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SEEK Transfer Club: Career Development Opportunities
SEEK Series: Time Management
SEEK Series: Why is Major Declaration So Major?
SEEK Mentoring Program
SEEK Learning Center Update!
SEEK Accounting Tutor Position Available!
On Campus Opportunities
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Pre- Nursing Info- Sessions
Mock Application Review: What an admissions officer thinks as she
reviews actual applications!
Tips for Pursuing Research Opportunities and Graduate School
Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine visits Hunter
College
Off Campus Opportunities
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Open House - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Open House - Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Public Service Fellows Program, Washington, DC
Neuroscience Research Experience for Undergraduates
The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
SEEK Services
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Counseling Services
Tutorial Services
Computer Lab
SEEK Program Contact Information
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Hunter Academic Calendar
 Thursday, November 6, 2014
 Last day to drop with the grade of 'W' NO REFUND OF TUITION
 Thursday, November 27, 2014 – Sunday, November 30, 2014
 College is closed. No Classes Scheduled
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SEEK Announcements
SEEK Transfer Club: Career Development Opportunities
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Place: 405 Thomas Hunter
Learn about career development services offered at Hunter College, including events, informational sessions, and internship
opportunities!
Please RSVP.
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SEEK Series: Time Management
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Place: 922 East Building
Managing your time in college is a vital skill. Learn how to deal with procrastination to ensure that you have allotted a suitable
amount of time to complete a task and achieve your academic goals.
Please RSVP.
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SEEK Series: Why is Major Declaration So Major?
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: 922 East Building
Having trouble choosing a major?
Learn how to effectively plan ahead, using your strengths and interests to help guide you to make your major declaration
experience smooth sailing.
Please RSVP.
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SEEK Mentoring Program
Apply to become a SEEK Peer Mentor!
Are you a full-time student in good academic standing?
Do you have at least 31 credits and consider yourself a leader?
If so, you may qualify to become a SEEK Peer Mentor!
Interested students are encouraged fill out the SEEK Mentor Application. For more information, email [email protected]
with the words “Peer Mentoring” in the subject line or call (212) 772-5725.
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SEEK Learning Center Update!
Beginning Monday, October 6, 2014, tutoring will be available for Computer Science, Economics and Psychology.
To make an appointment, click here.
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SEEK Accounting Tutor Position Available!
Are you interested in working as a SEEK Tutor?
The SEEK Learning Center has an opening for an Accounting Tutor. Qualified candidates should be well versed in Accounting;
Accounting Majors preferred with experience in upper level courses.
Tutor must have at least 24 credits, a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) and a grade of “B” or better in the subject area.
If you are interested, please fill out and submit a Tutor Application, your resume and a copy of your unofficial transcript to
[email protected]
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On Campus Opportunities
Pre- Nursing Info- Sessions
All Undergraduate Prospective Nursing Students are encouraged to attend an Info-Session for the Fall 2014
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Accelerated 2nd Degree
Date: Monday, October 20, 2014
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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RN to BS
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Time: 3:00 p.m.
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Generic
Date: Monday, November 17, 2014
Time: 6:00 p.m.
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RN to BS
Date: Friday, December 5, 2014
Time: 10:00 a.m.
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Accelerated 2nd Degree
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2014
Time: 3:00 p.m.
TO RSVP to an Info-Session kindly send your confirmation of attendance to [email protected]
All Info-Sessions will be held at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing-Brookdale Campus , 425 E 25th Street –
between First Avenue and the FDR
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Mock Application Review: What an admissions officer thinks as she reviews actual
applications!
Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Time: 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Place: Room 417 West Building
Theresa Hallet, Director of Admissions, St. John's University School of Law, will share the ways she approaches applications and
systematically evaluates their content. She will discuss matters including how she views grades on the transcript (what about
that W?), multiple LSATs, the addendum, and the personal statement. Get inside perspective on the admissions process.
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Tips for Pursuing Research Opportunities and Graduate School
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Place: Room 704 West Building
A panel of Hunter College faculty and staff will provide tips for preparing applications for research and graduate programs,
building your CV, and writing a personal statement.· The session will include speakers from Anthropology, Psychology, and
Career Development Services who will share advice for identifying program opportunities and making your application stand
out!
Panelists Include:
 Keith R. Okrosy, MPA Career Development Services
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Regina Miranda, Ph.D. Department of Psychology
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Michael Steiper, Ph.D. Anthropology Department
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Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine visits Hunter College
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2014
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Place: Room 112 Thomas Hunter
Topics covered in this presentation are, the osteopathic medical profession, the admissions process for medical/professional
school, interview skills, being a competitive applicant and professionalism.
For more information contact [email protected]
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Off Campus Opportunities
Open House - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2014
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: Mount Sinai Medical Center 1468 Madison Avenue, E 100th Street, Annenberg Building, Stern Auditorium
Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.
During the Open House you will have the opportunity to:
 Understand medical school admissions
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Learn more about the programs in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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How to get on track for a career in science and medicine
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Speak with current graduate school and medical school students, faculty and staff
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Tour the school
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Speak with a financial aid officer
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Open House - Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Date: Sunday, October 26, 2014
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Annual Diversity Student Open House will give you an opportunity to visit Albert Einstein College of Medicine and obtain
information about the medical school and the Graduate Division in Biomedical Sciences. You will also have an opportunity to
meet some of the diversity medical and graduate students that attend the college. Presentations will be made on the medical
school and graduate school admission process and summer programs for diversity students. Tours will be conducted of the
campus and lunch will be provided.
If you are interested in participating in the Open House, please register online.
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Public Service Fellows Program, Washington, DC
This program offered by the Partnership for Public Service is an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students as well as
recent graduates to contribute to the Partnership’s mission while developing valuable professional skills.
Fellows work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment; their responsibilities often include event planning and execution,
conducting research, writing and preparing correspondence, and conducting outreach to external partners, such as government
agencies and colleges and universities. Additionally, there is time allocated to support the organization by taking shifts to staff
the front desk and assisting other teams as needed.
The fellows program also incorporates opportunities for professional and personal growth through workshops and trainings
specifically geared toward students and young professionals.
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Full-time fellows with an undergraduate or graduate degree will receive a $1000 per month stipend.
Full-time fellows who are currently undergraduate students will receive an $800 per month stipend.
Part-time fellow stipends will be pro-rated accordingly.
Deadline: October 30 (for January – May, 2015)
For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit our website
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Neuroscience Research Experience for Undergraduates
The Brooklyn College NSF REU Program in Neuroscience is currently seeking talented and enthusiastic undergraduate applicants
for its upcoming Spring 2015 Program. This is an exciting 15-week mentored research opportunity! All NSF REU recipients will
receive a stipend of $3,100. Click here for more information.
Deadline: October 31, 2014
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The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
http://www.pdsoros.org/
Thirty fellowships of up to $90,000 of two -year study will be awarded for study at any graduate or professional
school. Applicants must be "New Americans", which includes Green Card Holders, naturalized citizens and children of parents
where both parents are naturalized citizens. Eligible candidates are graduate school students, college seniors or bachelors'
degree recipients up to the age of 30. Highly competitive. A successful candidate needs at least two of the following criteria:
1. creativity, originality and initiative;
2. commitment to and capacity for accomplishment;
3. commitment to the values expressed in the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution.
Deadline: November 1
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SEEK Services
SEEK Counseling Services
Walk-in-Hours
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (when classes are in session)
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Students can stop by during Walk-in-Hours and meet with a SEEK Counselor for answers to “quick” questions lasting no more
than 5 – 10 minutes.
Counseling Appointments
Email your counselor in advance to set up an appointment.
Dr. Jorge Fuentes
[email protected]
(212) 772 - 5760
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Mrs. Sandra Granizo-Cruz
[email protected]
(212) 772 – 5774
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Dr. Fredericka G. Liggins
[email protected]
(212) 772 – 5766
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Dr. Maria Giammerella
[email protected]
(212) 772 – 5754
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Mr. Wilson Benito
[email protected]
(212) 396 - 6842
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Ms. Carlixta Hernandez
[email protected]
(212) 772 -5764
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Dr. Patricia H. Martin
[email protected]
(212) 772 – 5767
E1010
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SEEK Computer Lab
The SEEK Computer Lab is open to all SEEK participants!
Lab Hours
Monday- Thursday
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(Schedule is subject to change)
SEEK provides all SEEK program participants with a supplemental 100 page printing quota per semester. SEEK participants are
also able to print via their OneCard at the SEEK Computer Lab.
*Please note that the Student Resource Center located at Room 202 Thomas Hunter Hall provides all students with a 300 page
printing quota per semester.
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SEEK Offers Free Tutoring!
The SEEK Learning Center, Room 929 East Building.
Subjects Currently Available:
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Anthropology*
Astronomy*
Biology*
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Science*
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Economics
English
History*
Mathematics
Music*
Organic Chemistry*
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Philosophy*
Political Science*
Physics*
Psychology
Statistics*
*available by appointment
If the subject you would like tutoring in is not listed, please complete a SEEK Tutor Request Form found in the SEEK Program
office Room 1013 East Building. To make an appointment, click here.
Drop-In Hours
Monday – Thursday
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
*Learning Center is closed Wednesday 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Friday
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(Schedule is subject to change)
SEEK Learning Center Drop–In Hours
Subject
Chemistry
Monday
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Computer Science
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Economics
Friday
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
English
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Math
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Psychology
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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SEEK Program Contact Information
The Percy Ellis Sutton SEEK Program
Hunter College of the City University of New York
695 Park Avenue, Room 1013 East Building
New York, NY 10065
Phone: (212) 772-4030
Fax: (212) 772-4819 (fax)
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.hunter.cuny.edu/seek