Looking Forward to 2011

Well as the clock winds down on 2010, I just wanted to offer a Year in Review roundup of things that we did this year and a Look Forward to the things we hope to accomplish with this blog in 2011:

1. We are up and running! This blog started as a means for communicating job announcements, internships and other information of interest to the Spelman College community from the alumnae in the Washington DC Area. And that is still our purpose, with a few tweaks to the format and objectives since this summer. We hope that as you continue your search for opportunities in the New Year, you have bookmarked this site for updates.

2. The search for jobs and internships in 2011 starts NOW! We anticipate that there will be a lot of activity in the next few weeks as internship opportunities become available for the spring and summer. And in a few weeks we hope to post some other career information that may be helpful to you such as well.

3. Not just for Spelman students, this blog is geared towards the entire Spelman community of students, recent graduates and seasoned alumnae. As we get job announcements that are of interest to specific populations, we tag them so that you can determine which opportunities are best for you.

4. Join us on Facebook at the DC Spelman Alumnae-Student Connection. We want to use that space to actually connect alumnae and students of similar interests. There are many alumnae already signed up who want to connect with students to serve as mentors, so all we need are more students to join us.

5. Upcoming events and opportunities in 2011 - Another Spring Break Mixer, the Glee Club and Jazz Ensemble Tours, the Joint MD-DC Founders Day, Reunion and Graduation, the New Student BBQ, and Homecoming 2011. Whew!

So, please check us out in 2011! Alumnae, remember to send job and internship announcements my way at SpelmanDCRecruitment@yahoo.com. Students and recent grads, be sure to check this blog weekly for updates. And to the entire Spelman Community, we hope to offer something for everyone so bookmark us. Happy New Year!