By Melissa Whether you’re thinking about going to graduate school, applying to grad school, choosing a grad school or just starting out in your first year, this is a VERY helpful book. Is graduate school the right choice for you? Do you want to get a master’s degree or a Ph.D.? How do you choose the right school? This book helps you answer each and every one of these very … [Read more...] about “Getting what you came for: The smart student’s guide to earning a master’s or Ph.D.” by Robert L. Peters, Ph.D.
Archives for April 2013
“Never Eat Alone” by Keith Ferrazzi
By Janelle In his book “Never Eat Alone”, Keith Ferrazzi offers advice on how to build and utilize meaningful networks and relationships with others. Ferrazzi grew up under the care of a lower-middle class family and applied his networking power and prowess to work his way up to Yale, a Harvard M.B.A., and more than a few top executive job positions. Throughout the book he … [Read more...] about “Never Eat Alone” by Keith Ferrazzi
“How to Find Your Mission in Life” by Richard N. Bolles
By Shannon, Biology, Class of 2016 Many career books are written from a secular perspective. These are helpful, but some people want to have their work and their religious life overlap. This does not mean that they want to work in a religious setting. There are people who want to feel as if they are in a career because it aligns with what God’s mission for them is. In … [Read more...] about “How to Find Your Mission in Life” by Richard N. Bolles
Looking for a summer internship? Have you heard of REUs?
This past summer, I had the opportunity to do an REU at Georgia Tech University and Imperial College London working in a material science laboratory (http://www.mse.gatech.edu/surf-program#D1) . Because University of Portland is mainly a teaching institution, there aren’t too many opportunities to do research with your professors. Through this program, I had the chance to work … [Read more...] about Looking for a summer internship? Have you heard of REUs?