B-Start Kicks Off 2019 Program with Call for Applications

What: Applications have opened for the 2019-2020 B-Start cohort, a free pre-accelerator program for entrepreneurs who want to take their creative business idea and launch a for-profit innovation-driven business in Monroe County.
Who is eligible: Students and professionals residing in …

By Trudy McConnell
Trudy McConnell Assistant Director, Employer Relations
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Apply Your GIS Knowledge

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) identifies Digital Technology as one of eight requisite competencies for college graduates entering the workforce. Apply your basic knowledge and improve your proficiency of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) through relevant work experience.

By Kim Ecenbarger
Kim Ecenbarger SPH Senior Associate Director
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Prevention Insights’ Big Idea Challenge

Please find information about the Big Idea Challenge here: PIs_BIG_IDEA_Challenge.

This is an opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to win scholarship awards up to $1,000 in personal stipends (transferred to bursar account) and up to $10,000 for 1 year …

By Kim Ecenbarger
Kim Ecenbarger SPH Senior Associate Director
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Federal Government’s Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A FULL TIME JOB, SUMMER JOB OR INTERNSHIP WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND/OR MANY PRIVATE COMPANIES?

Apply for the Federal Government’s Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP).  On-campus phone interviews will take place this fall semester. All …

By Kim Ecenbarger
Kim Ecenbarger SPH Senior Associate Director
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IU Fall Career Fair Schedule

As a student in your first or second year at IU, you can get a jump start on the process of exploring potential careers, as well as a real sense of what employers are looking for in new hires. If …

By Kim Ecenbarger
Kim Ecenbarger SPH Senior Associate Director
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IU Funded Fellowships and Awards for Graduate Students

Fellowships and awards are great financial support options for graduate school. Graduate students at IU find support through internal fellowships and awards, which is money that comes directly from IU.  Students must be nominated by their schools or departments to …

By Kim Ecenbarger
Kim Ecenbarger SPH Senior Associate Director
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Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills | How to Master Both

You may have heard valuable workplace skills grouped into two categories: “hard” and “soft.” Just about everyone has a bit from both Column A and Column B.

But what’s the difference between the two categories? And how can you express …

By Alec Pena
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NRPA Parks and Recreation Salary Survey (2019)

When we think of employee compensation, base salaries are usually top of mind. However, compensation is not just salary: it includes a variety of benefits that can greatly increase the financial value of a paycheck. Valuable employee benefits—including generous vacation …

By Kim Ecenbarger
Kim Ecenbarger SPH Senior Associate Director
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5 Tips for Improving Your People Skills and Building Relationships at University

University is a scary and exciting time. It is when you will be leaving home, when you will be furthering your career and when you will also hopefully be making some life-long friends too. In order to make those bonds …

By Amy P
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The Role of the U.S Public Health Service in the Fight Against Opioid Overdose in America

Opioids are a class of drugs that include medications such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone, which are commonly prescribed to treat pain as well as illegal drugs such as heroin. Over the past 15 years, individuals, families, and communities across …

By LT Lewis K. Antwi, MPH, MA
LT Lewis K. Antwi, MPH, MA Lieutenant
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