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Human Biology Program September 2023 Newsletter
September 5, 2023
September Highlights
📅 Human Biology Events 📚
- Welcome Back Event for HumBio Majors!
- Current majors, new majors, and students interested in the Human Biology major are invited to our welcome back event on Friday, September 8 at 1PM in Hunter West 417! This is a great opportunity to meet fellow HumBio majors, meet program faculty and staff, learn about the program, and get some tips on how to succeed this fall. We hope to see you there!
- Sign Up to Be Matched with a Peer Mentor!
- Would you like to meet other Human Biology majors, have someone to turn to with any Hunter-related questions throughout the semester, and form a support system? Whether you are a freshman or even a senior, you are welcome to sign up to be matched with a Human Biology peer mentor!
- Sign up here to be matched! The deadline is September 15.
- Graduation Readiness Workshop for HumBio Majors
- Join us on September 27 at 2PM via Zoom to learn more about how to prepare for graduation with HumBio advisor, Ms. Michelle Coleman! We will be reviewing how to read your DegreeWorks, when to apply for graduation, and how to prepare for life post-graduation. All students are invited, though Fall 2023 graduates and Spring 2024 graduates are highly encouraged to attend.
- RSVP here!
💼 Career Corner 🧬
- Download Handshake
- Handshake is a great app now working with Hunter to help Hunter students find entry-level positions across various career fields. Only employers who are specifically looking for Hunter students are featured, so this is an easy way to see exactly which jobs want YOU! All Hunter students already have an account; all you need to do is sign in!
- Learn more about Handshake here!
- Internships, Research, and PostBac Opportunities Resource
- We have created an online resource for all Human Biology majors to use when trying to find research, internship, and postbac opportunities! This list is regularly updated with new opportunities related to Human Biology or recently completed by Human Biology majors. Check it out here!
Upcoming Events
PreHealth
- 9/5: PPAP 1000- Time management for Pre-Health Students
- 9/6: PPAP 1000- How to Remember What You Have Learned
- 9/6: PPAP 1003- Preparing and Applying to Pharmacy School
- 9/6: 2024-2025 Committee Letter Application Seminar
- 9/12: PPAP 1000- Building Resilience 101 for Pre-Health Students: Skills for Personal and Academic Success
- 9/20: PPAP 1000- Professionalism 101 for Pre-Health Students
- 9/26: PPAP 1003- Update Letters & Letters of Intent Seminar
- 9/26: PPAP 1003- Preparing and Applying to Dental School
- 9/26: PPAP 1000-Resume Writing 101 for Pre-Health Students
- 9/27: PPAP 1003- Time Management for Applicants: from Application Submission to Applicant Interviews
- Events are added throughout the month and will be announced via the Pre-Health listserv. The PreHealth Advising office's listserv also advertises upcoming internships and job opportunities! This is a great resource for HumBio majors interested in gaining hands-on experience. Sign up here!
Career Center
- 9/19: Destressing before the Interview Presented by COOP Careers (RSVP here)
- Events are added throughout the month. Check the Career Center website here for upcoming events!
Counseling and Wellness Workshops
- 9/13: Meet the Counselors!
- 9/20: Stress Management: Strategies for Success
- 9/26: Building Resilience: Skills for Personal and Academic Success
- Please see here for more information and to RSVP for any workshops above!
- Contact via email at personalcounseling@hunter.cuny.edu.
Study Abroad
- 9/12: Hawks Abroad - University of Amsterdam Info Session
- 9/12: Hawks Abroad - Gilman Scholarship Info Session
- 9/13: Hawks Abroad - Study Abroad Alumni Panel Discussion
- 9/13: Hawks Abroad - Deakin University Info Session
- 9/14: Hawks Abroad - Queen Mary University of London Info Session
- 9/15: Hawks Abroad - Japan Study Abroad Info Session
- Schedule a Study Abroad advising appointment!
Please see here for more information and to RSVP for any events above!
- Contact via email at edabroad@hunter.cuny.edu or follow @hunter_edabroad on Instagram!
Other
- 9/12: Roosevelt House Open House (more info here)
- 9/13: Financial Aid FAFSA Filing Workshop (RSVP here)
Important Dates
- Please see the Academic Calendar here for important dates throughout the Fall 2023 semester.
- 9/7: Last day to drop a course for a 50% tuition refund; Late registration ends
- 9/14: Last day to drop for 25% tuition refund; Last day to change or declare a major or minor to be effective for Fall 2023
- 9/15: WN grades are assigned; Grade of W is assigned to students who officially withdraw from a course
- 9/15-9/17: No classes scheduled
- 9/24-9/25: No classes scheduled
Resources Across Campus
Major Advising
- In person and virtual advising are available in Fall 2023; appointments with Dr. Milena Shattuck or Ms. Michelle Coleman can be booked through Hunter Navigate. Ms. Michelle Coleman also offers walk-in advising twice per week, no appointment needed!
- Dr. Milena Shattuck
- By appointment: Mondays from 8:45AM-9:45AM
- By appointment: Thursdays from 2:30PM-4:30PM
- Ms. Michelle Coleman
- By appointment: Mondays from 1PM-3:30PM
- Walk-in advising (HN 713): Tuesdays from 9AM-12PM & 1PM-3:30PM
- Walk-in advising (HN 713): Wednesdays from 9AM-12PM
- By appointment: Wednesdays from 2PM-3PM
- By appointment: Thursdays from 9AM-12PM & 1PM-3:30PM
- Dr. Milena Shattuck
General Advising
- Please use Hunter Navigate to make an appointment with your general advisor.
- Virtual and in-person appointments are available in Fall 2023; walk-in advising with peer mentors is available.
- Unable to make an appointment with your advisor? Send them an email! Please allow at least five business days for a response.
- All general inquiries can be sent to advising@hunter.cuny.edu.
Tutoring (Virtual and In Person sessions available!)
- Dolciani Math Center
- Please follow @hunterdolciani on Instagram for hours and upcoming events!
- Skirball Science Learning Center (sessions scheduled through Hunter Navigate)
- Rockowitz Writing Center
- Please follow @rwc.hunter on Instagram for hours and upcoming events!
- Chanin Language Center
- Physical Sciences Learning Center
Mental Health Support at the Counseling and Wellness Center
- Reach out for FREE, confidential counseling!
- Contact via email at personalcounseling@hunter.cuny.edu.
