VERY interesting opportunity for sophomore and junior women in CS!!!! ________________________________ From: Lucinda Sanders [mailto:Lucinda.Sanders@Colorado.EDU] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 12:34 PM To: group-academic@ncwit.org Subject: Fwd: Pearson Student Advisory Board - application Hi all - here is an opportunity for your students, in case anybody is interested. It's a short fuse, alas, but passing it along anyway. Pearson Prentice Hall is forming a student advisory board ..... Have a great weekend, Lucy Begin forwarded message: From: "Chung, Teresa" <teresa.chung@pearson.com> Date: February 4, 2008 9:26:23 AM MST To: Jill K Ross <Jill.Ross@Colorado.EDU>, Lucinda M Sanders <Lucinda.Sanders@Colorado.EDU>, "Waples, Margaret" <Margaret.Waples@pearson.com> Cc: jslade@ncwit.org, "Chung, Teresa" <teresa.chung@pearson.com> Subject: RE: Pearson Student Advisory Board - application Here you go. ****** Earn $1,000 stipend, travel to Boston and other cities - all expenses paid, gain valuable business experience with the leading education publisher - Pearson (www.pearson.com <http://www.pearson.com/> <http://www.pearson.com/> ), receive complimentary copies of Pearson textbooks, and develop a wide network of contacts by participating in the Pearson Student Advisory Board (PSAB) program. Our overall PSAB goal is to establish a dialogue with ten savvy, motivated college students around the country from June 2008 - June 2009. During their term of service, PSAB members will experience first-hand the inner workings of a global publishing business, collaborate and brainstorm with other talented students, and network with many of the top executives within Pearson. Not only are we looking for the best and brightest, but those students who are passionate about learning, want to make a difference through their work, and care about helping other students achieve their potential. We want to encourage computer science majors to apply. Students must be either sophomores or juniors at the time of the application and must submit the following: cover letter, resume, two letters of recommendation from faculty or employer, and transcript of courses and grades (official or unofficial). The application deadline is February 15, 2008 and should be submitted to teresa.chung@pearson.com. For more detailed information, go to http://pearsonstudents.com/psab.shtml. Electronic submission of the application is encouraged. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to teresa.chung@pearson.com and the subject line should read "PSAB - student name." If the transcript is not available in an electronic format, send it to my assistant at the address below. Stephanie Hartzband Pearson Education 75 Arlington St. Suite 300 Boston, MA 02116 Students can participate in the program while they are going to school. The time commitment is anywhere between 0 - 5 hours a week. Since projects vary year to year, here's what we are doing now. The Board has been split into three committees: PR, Editorial, and Marketing. We met as a group in Boston for 1 1/2 days where the students interacted with Pearson executives to discuss issues in higher education. Each committee was assigned to a special project and has created a business plan. For example, the Editorial Committee is creating a national website to enable college students to submit photos/artwork to be used on the cover and inside of our books. The Board members are also playing a critical role in shaping new products and revisions of our textbooks. To complete their special assignments, they have traveled to Boston, Denver, NYC, and San Francisco on weekends, and summer and winter breaks. All in all, students have had opportunities to develop their professional skills and to network with other talented students across the country. ******