Career Services Center – Santa Monica College

Data Science in STEM Information Day 💡

Community college students interested in STEM should attend our Data Science in STEM Information Day to learn more about:

• Data science in STEM
• Information on paid summer research experiences for community college students
• Information on transferring to a 4-year institution
• Student experiences via a student panel

When: October 23rd, 9am-12pm (Light breakfast will be provided)
Where: UCLA (more specific information will be provided after you register)
Register to attend: https://forms.gle/8Ce7hReFyZf751AK6 (by October 11)

This program is sponsored by the Institute for Data Driven Dynamical Design (ID4)
ID4 is funded by the National Science Foundation through award #2118201

Dear New and Returning SMC Students,
Fall 2024 is officially here! 🍂📚 We look forward to meeting each of you!

Our services include:
🔍 Major Exploration
🔍 Career Exploration
🔍 Job Search Strategies
🔍 Resume & Cover Letter
🔍 & more!

🕒 Our Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 2pm

📞 You can make an appointment by calling: 310-434-4337
🌐 Or online at: tinyurl.com/careercenterappointment

Thank you for visiting the Career Services team today at VIP day! 🤩

🌟 Advanced Technology Technician Training Program 🌟

Are you a technical education student eager to enhance your expertise? Apply now at CareersInTech.us for the 8-month Advanced Technology Technician Training program, designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for a successful career as a technician in the micro and nano technology industries.

Participate in hands-on learning sessions, gain insights from industry partners, earn up to $3,000 in stipends, and receive application support for internship opportunities.

🖊️ Program Website and Application: https://www.careersintech.us/
🖊️ Deadline: September 30, 2024
🖊️ Program Dates: The AT program runs from October 18, 2024 to May 9, 2025

Program Focus Areas:
- Micro and Nano Technologies and Semiconductor Tech
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Computer Science
- Robotics and Automation
- Biotechnology
- Advanced Manufacturing and Precision Machining
- Quantum Tech

Application Requirements:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Must have a U.S. Social Security Number or Tax ID Number
- Must be a U.S. community college student or technical school student enrolled in an accredited technical education program
- High school dual enrollment participants are welcome!
- Students must be enrolled in at least one technical education course in each of the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters

What You'll Experience:
- Engage in weekly Friday Zoom meetings hosted by MNT-EC (Micro
Nano Technology Education Center)
- Complete challenges in the MNTFolio on-line ePortfolio
- Complete 3 core modules using TAP3D virtual reality simulations
- Earn up to $3,000 in stipends based on completion requirements
- Receive application support for summer internships in tech fields
- Earn an extra $500 stipend by completing 3 more TAP3D modules

Questions? Please contact: [email protected]

Attention aerospace enthusiasts! Applications are now open for the Base 11-Caltech Aerospace Mentorship Program for Fall 2024. This internship takes place at Caltech in Pasadena, California, and is offered exclusively to COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS! 🚀

If you or a community college student you know is interested in working alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace at one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world, check out www.base11.com/caltech2425 today!

Attention aerospace enthusiasts! Applications are now open for the Base 11-Caltech Aerospace Mentorship Program for Fall 2024. This internship takes place at Caltech in Pasadena, California, and is offered exclusively to COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS! 🚀

If you or a community college student you know is interested in working alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace at one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world, check out www.base11.com/caltech2425 today!

Attention aerospace enthusiasts! Applications are now open for the Base 11-Caltech Aerospace Mentorship Program for Fall 2024. This internship takes place at Caltech in Pasadena, California, and is offered exclusively to community college students!

If you or a community college student you know is interested in working alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace at one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world, check out base11.com/caltech2425 today!

🔔 There are two kinds of common scams that randomly arrive in student email accounts:

1. "job opportunity" emails are always phishing scams. SMC never advertises jobs through email messages. The SMC Career Services Center only advertises legitimate job opportunities using an outside vendor through a web-based HireSMC service at: www.smc.edu/hiresmc

2. "account/storage termination" are phishing scams. The College NEVER requires students to click a link or fill out a webform to keep any student online service (email or anything else) active. If a former student's online services are going to be terminated after the grace period, the former student must submit a new admission application. The grace period information is online at: www.tinyurl.com/student-it-help

Do not engage in any way with scammers. Do not give them money, gift card numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, or any other information. It is highly unlikely that they have accessed any we**am, even if they claim to have done so. (They are criminals, and criminals lie.)

If a scammer ever makes any threats of violence or attempt to extort money from you, immediately contact your local police agency or get advice in person from the SMC Police Department at the station on Pearl Street. (The SMC police station staff will call a police officer to the station to meet with you if appropriate.) Your local police agency where you live has jurisdiction over this kind of crime.

If you ever receive an unrequested envelope or package in postal mail or from a delivery service, that unsolicited mail may also be from a scammer, This happened a few years ago to SMC students who gave their home address to email phishing scammers. Scams pre‑date the internet and email.

SMC recommends that students run personal anti-malware scans every so often on on the student's personally-owned devices. Most people run full scans overnight since scans slow the device down. Most scam emails do not carry malware anymore, but an anti-malware scan every so often is a good idea.

If you ever click on a link in a phishing email, please close and delete the email and then change your SMC password immediately.

📣 Have you considered pursuing a career in health administration? With the increasing focus on health economics, business and patient care support services and public health infrastructure, careers in health administration are in demand. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Careers in Health and Mentorship Program (CHAMP) provides young adults in Los Angeles a paid opportunity to gain practical experience and competencies essential to an entry-level career in health administration.

⚕Apply at https://webapps.chla.org/projects/champ/

📣 Examples of Industry Careers:
- Hospital Management
- Marketing and Communications
- Patient Relations
- Office Management
- Information Technology
- Community Health, Education and Outreach
- Finance and Accounting
- Human Resources
- Advocacy and Public Policy
- Population Health
- Philanthropy

📣What Do CHAMP Interns Gain?
CHAMP interns participate in a series of career readiness workshops focused on, but not limited to, understanding hospital operations and infrastructure, finance, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance. All interns are then matched with one department within the hospital, where they will gain practical experience through a project-based internship with an administrative healthcare professional. The internship will provide the opportunity to learn essential skills for entry-level employment, build significant professional relationships, and establish a defined career pathway.

📣Eligibility Requirements:
- The paid CHAMP internship will be 14 weeks, September 2024 – December 2024, 16 hours a week.
- Be age 18 or older
- Be currently enrolled as a student
- Have a High School Diploma or GED or equivalent
- Have the legal right to work in the U.S.
- Must complete a CHLA Health Screening
- Must clear a background check
- Must clear a drug/alcohol screening test
- Must provide proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
- Meet all mandated requirements for internships at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

The SMC Fall Semester Begins on Monday, August 26, 2024 📚 Enroll in Counseling 12 Exploring Careers and College Majors!

📌 Section #3240: 8:45 am - 10:50 am (Thursday) Trachtenberg, on ground class

📌 Section #1637: 2:15 pm - 4:20 pm (Thursday) Johnson, on ground class

You’re invited to virtually step inside one of the greatest international achievements with a behind-the-scenes guide to space exploration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur.

Revealing a new perspective into the world of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possible, Dr. Levasseur will guide you through the Smithsonian’s Behind the Scenes at the Space Station and take you on a once-in-a-lifetime virtual tour of the International Space Station.

You will learn what the astronauts do once they make it to the space station, from experiments to repairs and so much more! Have you ever wondered if plants could grow in outer space? Or how the space station doesn’t break down in outer space? Or how astronauts go to the toilet in microgravity?

Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is a treasure trove of information. Did you know that during a 24-hour period, the space station completes 16 orbits of Earth and the astronauts on board see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day? Or that the International Space Station is so enormous that it was launched in pieces and constructed in orbit?

Brimming with astonishing visuals, step-by-step explanations of everyday space work in action, and job profiles of the adventurous people who make it happen, Dr. Levasseur’s tour Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is the perfect way to spend an hour and experience life in space.

Register now for your all-access pass to a spectacular home in space at https://libraryc.org/smclibrary/52409

Repost from Looking for a career in aerospace? Look no further than UNITE-LA’s Future Forward Forum on Aug. 15! Here, you will virtually explore opportunities within the field of aerospace engineering and technology through professionals in the aerospace sector with Alpha O Group. Attendees even have the chance to win one of eight $25 Amazon gift cards! Register now through https://tinyurl.com/UniteLA2024 💥

LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING HANDS-ON ENGINEERING PROJECT? 🚗🏁

Enroll in Science 10: Principles and Practice of Scientific Research for this upcoming Fall semester!

Dates: Wednesdays and Fridays
Time: 2pm - 4:05pm (In-Person)

Focus on designing, building, and testing a mousetrap car using physics principles, and the scientific method.

Be part of the first SCIENCE 10 Group to use our Makerspace!

In this course, you will:

* Learn about the Scientific Method

* Explore Physics Concepts: Learn about potential and kinetic energy, friction,
motion, force, and acceleration.

* Design and Build: Sketch your mousetrap car, gather materials, and
construct it.

*Opportunity to use 3D printers/ CNC machines to create your mousetrap car

* Test and Iterate: Conduct experiments, measure performance, analyze
results, and refine your design.

*SPECIAL CHALLENGE: Build a human-sized Mousetrap car!!

* Final Presentation: Showcase your car and present your findings.

NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED. This will be a fun interactive class where
we will learn together.

QUESTIONS?
EMAIL Prof. Cervantes - [email protected]

ENROLL NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED TO 18 STUDENTS.

📣 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is recruiting applicants for a PAID internship for current college students and recent graduates.

This internship focuses on gaining experience in the field of outdoor education and working with Title 1 4th Grade students from Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.

Work will also include participating in both virtual and in-person outdoor educational experiences. In order to make this year another success, we are looking for a new cohort of curious, passionate, and hard-working individuals for our Every Kid Outdoor Internship.

This internship is a great opportunity for folks to gain experience working in the field of outdoor education as well as get insight on both CA State Parks and the National Park Service.

🔗 For more information, please visit https://www.nps.gov/samo/getinvolved/every-kid-outdoors-intern.htm

📣 Enroll in Counseling 12, Exploring Careers and College Majors, for the Fall 2024 semester at SMC! 📣

📌 Section #3240: 8:45 am - 10:50 am (Thursday) Trachtenberg, on ground class

📌 Section #1637: 2:15 pm - 4:20 pm (Thursday) Johnson, on ground class

📌 Section #1638: 3:45 pm - 5:50 pm (Wednesday) Srapyan, scheduled class

📌 Section #1635: 2:15 pm - 4:20 pm (Tuesday) Gurrola, on ground class

Level up your career game this summer with the SMC Career Services Center! Our staff can support you with your resume, cover letter, mock interviews, major exploration, career exploration, and more! 💥

To make an appointment:
📞 Call 310-434-4337
💻 Visit tinyurl.com/careercenterappointment
🏫 Visit us on the 1st floor of the Student Services Center

Our office is closed on July 4 and 5 for Independence Day. Our office will reopen on July 8, 2024 🎆

Our very own Adjunct Career Counselor, Jessica Trachtenberg, was awarded the 2024 Santa Monica College Faculty Equity Award 🌟👏🏽

Our AMAZING social media intern, Sonya, is transferring from SMC to CSU Long Beach! 🌊🎓 CONGRATULATIONS!! Thank you for managing and growing our Instagram account over the last two years! We are so proud of you and we know you will continue to be successful at CSULB! 🚀 Let’s congratulate Sonya in the comments down below! 🥳

The SMC Career Services Center is closed in honor of Juneteenth on June 19, 2024 📣

Summer session at SMC begins on Monday, June 17, 2024 🌊

Congratulations to the 2024 graduates from SMC Career Services Center! 🎓 Take a look at these photos capturing our Career Counselors’ support during the commencement festivities.

Santa Monica College students, it’s finals week—I wish you all the best and have a world of confidence in you! Don’t forget to stop by for “fuel for finals” at the locations mentioned in the link below: there will be breakfast, coffee, snacks intended to help you focus, reinforce your confidence, and lessen anxiety. All of this is just for you!👇🏾
https://www.smc.edu/student-support/health-wellbeing/basic-needs/fuel-for-finals.php

📢 Share your exciting summer plans with the SMC Career Center! Whether it’s an internship, job, volunteering, or research project, we want to hear about it. 📢 https://bit.ly/4c4AKkx

Semiconductor Manufacturing Program Pilot 🌟

Be part of an enriching experience designed for community college and university students this summer 2024! Led by UCLA instructors and industry partners.

Training Module for Lithography only - 7/1 to 7/16

6 lectures and learning material
4 laboratory sessions at UCLA

Training Module for Lithography + Internship - 7/1 to 8/23 (full-time 10-week paid internship)

7/1 - 7/16 Training module for lithography as above
7/17 - 8/23 Stipend internship with UCLA or industry partners

Application Deadline: June 7

Application: https://forms.gle/Now65VdL1KK9ojNP9

Burton wishes you good luck on your finals! 🐶🙏📚