Recruiting season is in full swing!

Hey there!  I can't believe it's already the third week of school!  (Fourth for some freshmen!)  That means midterms are in two weeks, finals in eight, vacation in nine...ok I'll stop freaking you guys out.  Anyways, I wanted to quickly brief you guys on some things that have been going on in Ascend.

Our lovely table

If any of you were at the Involvement Fairs the second week, you probably saw our lovely table and got to learn a little more about us.  This was our chance to get more of y'all involved and from what I hear, it was a beautiful day filled to promote.  All of you guys showing up to our first general meeting proved how effective it was!

Shortly after the involvement fair, we hosted the Dodgeball Social and had a ton of fun.  One of our partnering schools, Northern Illinois, showed up to play and so did DePaul Dodgeball Club!  We played several rounds of 5-on-5 then decided to plan continuous dodgeball.  That's essentially the same thing as freeze tag with dodgeball--it was so much fun!  We've got videos to document some of the games that I'm sure will be uploaded to our YouTube pretty soon.  Hopefully, we can get an Ascend team going for the DePaul Dodgeball Club's annual tournament.  We can even make shirts!

Two days ago, we had our very first general meeting of the year.  Like I said, lots of you guys showed up and we really appreciate it!  But, we want you guys to attend our upcoming events even more--like I said earlier, recruiting season is in full swing!  For that reason, Ernst & Young has offered to present a Resume Building Workshop exclusively for you TODAY at 3:30 PM in the DePaul Center 11013.  You don't want to miss out on a chance to polish your resume before handing it to hundreds of employers next Friday at the career fair!

We're also hosting our Annual Mock Interviews & Networking Event next Wednesday and Thursday.  This will give you yet another chance to meet and greet with recruiters before you drop off your resume next Friday.  And, to make sure you're really benefiting yourselves professionally, we'll have a table at the Career Fair with all sorts of beneficial information to help you sell yourself to the recruiters out there!  You really don't want to miss seeing our faces. :)

As always, if you have any questions, contact us through e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, or even commenting on this blog!  We love you guys and hope to see more of you very soon.  Good luck on the job or internship hunt!

Hello Ascend-ers!

Fall and the 2010-2011 school year are just around the corner and the year has kicked off with the Third Annual National Ascend Convention!  Ascend DePaul's executive board members flew out to New York City this past weekend to take part in several days filled with inspiring speeches, presentations, and panels that gave us all insight into our future careers. We also had the opportunity to network with not only professionals from various industries, but other student chapters from around the country. Staying true to our Asian heritage there were many trips to Chinatown, St. Mark's Square (Japanese Area), and K-Town (Korea Town). Overall the trip was not only educational but filled with fun around the city. Here's hoping a fantastic weekend turns into a fantastic school year! 

Ascend DePaul & NIU at Oh! Taisho in St. Mark's Square