[UWAB] FW: Pearson Student Advisory Board - application

[Biggers, Maureen Short]

VERY interesting opportunity for sophomore and junior women in CS!!!!

 

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From: Lucinda Sanders [mailto:Lucinda.Sanders at Colorado.EDU] 
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 12:34 PM
To: group-academic at 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

 

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From: "Chung, Teresa" <teresa.chung at pearson.com>

Date: February 4, 2008 9:26:23 AM MST

To: Jill K Ross <Jill.Ross at Colorado.EDU>, Lucinda M Sanders
<Lucinda.Sanders at Colorado.EDU>, "Waples, Margaret"
<Margaret.Waples at pearson.com>

Cc: jslade at ncwit.org, "Chung, Teresa" <teresa.chung at pearson.com>

Subject: RE: Pearson Student Advisory Board - application

 

Here you go.

 

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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 at 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 at 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. 

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