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JUNE 2023

Make the Most of Your Campus Visits

Choosing the right college can be a daunting task. Size, location, and available resources are all factors that need to be considered by prospective students and their families. Taking time to tour a college campus is the best way to get a sense of what it’s like to be a student there. Here are some tips to make the most of your college visits.

 

Do Your Homework

Before visiting a school, do some research to learn about the programs that are available, the school’s demographics, and campus culture. This will give you a basic understanding of the institution. Even if you’re not quite sure what major you want to focus on, it’s helpful to have a general sense of how the school operates.

 

Prepare Questions

After doing your research, generate a list of questions you may still have. It can be intimidating to ask questions while on a large group tour, but don’t be afraid to ask your tour guide when the tour concludes. Student tour guides are trained to be able to answer directly or at the very least find an answer for every visitor’s question. So make sure to ask all your questions — others on the tour probably have the same ones.

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Tour guides witness the stress and anxiety of the college admissions process firsthand. They interact with dozens of prospective students and their families on any given day and do their best to inform them about what their college has to offer and how they’ve adjusted to campus life. While guiding people around campus, they engage with visitors, answer questions, and provide as much information as possible. Here are some tips from the student ambassadors who greet families for campus tours.

 

Take some snaps. Don’t be afraid to take some photos as you're walking around campus. They will help you recall your visit once you’re back home.

 

Go beyond the Admissions team. Do you want to meet other members of the college community? If so, reach out to the Admissions Office before your visit and inquire about meeting with a professor, a student, a coach, or someone from the student support staff. 

CAREER CORNER: EXPLORING STEM PROFESSIONS

To help you on your journey to determine a career pathway, each month we'll highlight one STEM profession and how you might use that career to support and build your tribal community after earning your degree. Many career paths are worth exploring — even those you've never heard about. Keep an open mind as you learn about various options within STEM, and discover your path to opportunity.
Pharmacist

What they do:

A pharmacist dispenses drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners while providing information to patients about the medications and their use. They may advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of various medications.

 

A person in this career:

  • Reviews prescriptions to assure accuracy, ascertain the needed ingredients, and evaluate their suitability.
  • Provides information and advice regarding drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage.
  • Maintains records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, control records for radioactive nuclei, or registries of poisons, narcotics, and controlled drugs.
  • Plans, implements, and maintains procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements, to ensure quality, security, and proper disposal.
  • Assesses the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
  • Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to plan, monitor, review, and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of drugs and drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
  • Orders and purchases pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, and drugs, maintaining stock and proper handling and storing.
  • Analyzes prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
  • Advises customers on the selection of medication brands, medical equipment, and healthcare supplies.
  • Compounds and dispenses medications as prescribed by doctors and dentists by calculating, weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.

How can I use this type of career to help my community?

  • Advise tribal community members on medication in a relational way that aligns with your Indigenous identity and place connections.
  • Serve as a pharmacist for your tribal health center and provide direct care and service to your tribal community.

AISES Career Hub and Opportunities Board have free online job and career resource information.

At the Career Hub job seekers can scan jobs, upload a resume or explore career resources by industry, state or job function. The Opportunities Board is a centralized hub of information with opportunities like scholarships, internships, and more. You can get access to complete, verified, and updated information that can help you grow your skills and expertise. What are you waiting for? Go to or .

PK-12 STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

- Seattle, Wash.

TELUS International is looking for participants for an on-site Video Research Study to improve movement recognition in technology.

 

TruthFinder – San Diego, Calif.

The TruthFinder Women in STEM Scholarship aims to support and promote women pursuing higher education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The selected recipient(s) will receive a monetary award, which can be used towards tuition fees, books, research materials, or other educational expenses.

 

Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences – Boone, N.C.

The Fermentation Experiential Learning for Women and Minority Youth program is a two-week, grant-funded residential program at Appalachian State University that uses hands-on food fermentation science training, research and classroom learning activities to encourage participants’ integration into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.

 

University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering – Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The IDEA (Indigenous Design and Engineering Academy) LIT (Leader-In-Training) program is an 8-week, Indigenous-led program grounded in Land-based learning. The program is designed for Indigenous secondary students who are interested in exploring leadership concepts and taking on community-serving leadership roles.

 

University of Minnesota Morris – Morris, Minn.

The University of Minnesota Morris offers tuition waivers to eligible American Indian students.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Cientifico Latino, Remote

 


Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, N.Y.

 

Biomimicry 3.8, Brazil

 

Native Americans in Philanthropy

 

Native Governance Center, Remote

 

Harvard Radcliffe Institute – Cambridge, Mass.

GRADUATE/POSTDOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES

The SEEDS Collaborative – Boulder, Colo.

The SEEDS Collaborative is a community initiative with the University of Colorado Masters in Environmental Design (MENV) graduate program. The Collaborative seeks additional minority and Indigenous university students to participate in a research study examining the conditions in Original Town, Superior, Colo., for designing and highly sustainable (Net Zero Energy) mixed use development.

 

UCLA – Los Angeles, Calif.

SS2M is a new organization dedicated to providing guidance for pre-med students as they pursue medical school and beyond. We hope our free, virtual platforms, and easily-accessible resources will help pre-meds feel supported and connected to medical students who know what the process is like.

 

Volta Foundation JEDI proudly presents the Battery Career fair on June 24 for those who are early in their career. Sign up to meet recruiters from companies like Tesla, Exponent, ChargeNet, and more.

 

COMPASS – Portland, Ore.

This nine-month program is designed to support people in conservation who are working to advance solutions that will lead to a future where the people, wildlife, and wild places of western North America thrive.

 

GSA, Technology Transformation Services – Washington, D.C.

Help shape government innovation from the outside in. Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) is accepting applications through June 23 for its FY24 cohort.

 

Sandia National Laboratories – Albuquerque, N.M.

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas.

 

EnCorps Inc.

EnCorps STEM Teaching Fellowship

 

EnCorps STEM Teaching Program

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