Membership to ICICE is included in the $50.00 registration fee. Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and all conference materials.

To register, go to: https://indstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_03afQGBJ6V2pndW. To submit a workshop proposal, go to: https://indstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_07kqrQp7Ux3pMTq

Macomb Community College Career Services will be sponsoring the Career Services Job Fair on Tuesday, May 1st, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on South Campus in the Sports & Expo Center, P-Building. We anticipate having nearly 1,000 job seekers arrive.
Employer Registration is only $75.00!

Please contact Career Services for registration instructions at 586.445.7321 or email. us at careerservices@macomb.edu

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IN THIS ISSUE:
Preparing Students to Interview Effectively

Faculty Support: An Imperative
Work is Good for You: Demonstrating the Value of Integrated Work Experiences
Internship Standards and Co-op Accreditation
FASFA & Co-op Earnings AND MORE!

View the first issue here

While at conference in 2003, I was recruited to become the next Indiana State Director, which supported my ‘youthful’ mission. I took on tasks such as organizing the 2005 conference (Indianapolis, IN) where I live, and reorganized the Indiana State Chapter (Indiana Council for Internship and Cooperative Education). Afterwards I served in additional roles, such as Membership Chair, Conference Presenter, assisted the Young Professionals committee, Communications/Technology Chair, Leadership Council Chair, and other tasks before accepting the nomination for President. Proactivity led to earlier nominations to become president, but evolving maturity kept me from accepting. By this time I knew the position was much more than a fancy title and I knew I needed a good skill set to fulfill the position.

Therefore, I’m proud to say that I missed my goal to complete my youthful mission by a few years, but am proud to report that life experience and time with MCEIA have taught me patience, to listen, and that I have a network of colleagues, which I call friends, to rely upon. With over 10 years of career services and recruiting experience in my background, I am proud to step into the presidency role with the help of my MCEIA friends as we adventure into the chapter of MCEIA history as a TEAM-Together Everyone Achieves More.

I may not be the youngest president in MCEIA history, as originally planned, but my new goal is to carry on the MCEIA legacy as a TEAM so I want to thank each and every member for writing me into the books of MCEIA history. I look forward to servicing you with honor.

-Beth Haggenjos

David Hunt is one of the nation’s leading experts on cultural competence in healthcare and diversity-related issues in law and business. Prior to entering the diversity field, David worked for national public policy think-tanks on health policy matters and practiced law as an employment law and civil rights attorney. After serving as Vice President and General Counsel for a leading diversity training company, David founded Critical Measures in 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rider Bennett law firm. Critical Measures became privately owned and operated in 2004 and since then has developed a national reputation for excellence and cutting edge strategic advice on diversity-related matters in law, business and medicine.

A sought-after national speaker on issues of racial and ethnic disparities in health care and the legal aspects of providing culturally and linguistically appropriate care, David recently published a chapter on The Law of Language Access in Immigrant Medicine, the first international medical textbook on refugee medicine. Together with physician partners from the Harvard Medical School, David helped create, market and sell the nation’s first e-learning program on cross cultural medicine. (This product has since become the nation’s leading software program for training doctors and nurses on cultural competence in health care.) More recently, David created a new e-learning program on The Law of Language Access in healthcare to assist physicians, hospitals and health plans to comply with federal and state language access laws.

Over the last ten years, David has worked with leading American corporations such as Microsoft, Prudential and the Kohler Company on diversity matters. He helped Critical Measures land an exclusive long-term national contract to provide diversity training for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and its member institutions. David has also worked with leading law firms, the Minnesota Supreme Court, the Minnesota Attorney
General’s Office and the Minnesota State Bar Association to provide training programs for attorneys on diversity and the elimination of bias in the legal system.  A writer, speaker and current events commentator, David has appeared on the McNeill-Lehrer News Hour and published numerous articles. He received his B.A. from Carleton College and his J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law.

Join us in Milwaukee and learn from David’s expertise!

Minnesota News

What is the Minnesota Association for Experiential Learning?
MAFEL is a unique regional organization and professional forum fostering the development, promotion, and supervision of internships, community service learning, and field experience learning.

What are the goals of the organization?

• To promote internships, service learning, and experiential education as a means for students to enhance connections between academic learning and the world of work and service.
• To create and strengthen partnerships between sites and education institutions.
• To advance the practice of experiential learning by addressing common problems, developing new learning models and assessment tools, promoting principles of good practice, and asserting influence as a network of education, public service, and corporate professionals.
• To serve as a resource network for sharing information and ideas, and serve as a forum for members’ professional growth and development.

http://www.macalester.edu/mafel/

Last updated 08-2011

State Website Michigan – Brenda Paine, Oakland University

Current Report

New Organization:

In June 2009, members of both the Michigan Council for Internships & Cooperative Education (MC-ICE) and Michigan Association of Colleges and Employers (Mi-ACE) voted at the joint conference to merge these long-standing state organizations into one. Members of both organizations spoke loud and clear that this was a crucial time for the State of Michigan to create a more unified front to leverage resources and respond to the changing market conditions.

In August 2009, a Consolidation Committee of volunteers was formed to help shape the future of the new state organization. The ultimate goal of this Consolidation Committee was to introduce a new state organization that would capitalize on stronger relationships between colleges, universities, and employers in the areas of internship, co-op, and employment. As a result of developing a clear and focused mission fostering collaboration between higher education and the employment sector, a new name was created. The new State of Michigan organization is called Michigan Career Educator and Employer Alliance (MCEEA).

In June 2010, the MC-ICE and Mi-ACE joint conference took place in Troy Michigan called “Change: Navigating Our Future Together”. It was at this conference that the new state organization, MCEEA, was introduced to existing members. The results of the Executive Board nominations and elections were announced and introduced at this time in preparation for the transition to the new leadership board beginning July 2010.

The current 2011/2012 president of MCEEA is Cindy Brown, Internship Initiative Project Manager, West Michigan Strategic Alliance in Grand Rapids, MI. Past president was Lisa Phillips of Macomb Community College and President Elect is Wayne Thibodeau of Oakland University.

Collaboration:

There has been a significant collaboration between MCEEA and the State Of Michigan Civil Service Commission this year resulting in combined marketing efforts, shared employer databases, and best practices all around!

The state of Michigan organized several university locations to hire over 500 state employees in the field of counseling and human services.

Statistics:

There are 184 paid members in the newly formed MCEEA including 20 employers. Efforts are underway to recruit more employers into the organization.

Annual Conference:

The 2011  MCEEA Annual Conference was held in Mt. Plesant, MI and was a huge success with over 135 participants in attendance.  The 2012 Annual Conference will be in Lansing, MI on June 11, 12, 2012.

Last updated 08-2011

• State Website

IAICE is an organization that seeks to maximize the effectiveness of internships and cooperative education for  organizations.  As a state-wide professional organization for employers and higher education, IAICE acts to promote the use of internships and co-ops throughout the State of Iowa.

The goals of IAICE are to strengthen experiential education within educational institutions, among employers of all kinds and to foster strong working relationships and the interchange of ideas with peers and constituents, around the state.

Ultimately, our collective work with students helps to: DEVELOP TOMORROW’S WORKFORCE LEADER

Last Updated 08-2011