Know Your Academic Society!

Hey all!

This is my very first blog since starting as the new Career Planning Peer at CSC at the end of August. It has been a crazy few weeks for me, trying to learn as much as I can, as fast as I can, but all in all it’s a great experience, and everyone here at the office has been so welcoming and accommodating (as I’m sure you’ve all noticed in your visits here…)!

Anyway, enough about me. I’ve been brainstorming how I can best help you get in the right direction as far as making connections and building your networks. A great first step would be to find out about the academic societies/honor societies that USF offers that are specific to your major. Most programs have some type of organization or society that is major-specific. This is a great way to meet other students in your program and to network with older students, previous members and advisers. Each organization has a different way of doing things, but many are directed towards expanding your knowledge of the field and helping you succeed in your academics and beyond!

A list of the organizations that USF offers can be found on the USF organization database at http://sle.orgsync.com/. Once you’re there, there is a section titled “Browse By Category”. Here, you would click on the link to “Academic/Honorary/Professional”.

Student Leadership and Engagement has set up these organizations and their contact information nicely and neatly for you, but I always encourage you to talk to advisers within your department to find even more information.

Remember, network, network network!

--Allison