This document provides information about associations, committees, awards, and resources for career and professional development. It lists international and national associations related to cooperative education and internships. It also provides details about committee opportunities and deadlines for conference presentations and awards within the cooperative education field. Finally, it recommends books, productivity tools, online news sources, and slide presentation formats for professional growth.

2.  Enhance your network
 Take charge of your career
 Broaden your knowledge

3. INTERNATIONAL/ NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
* American Society for Engineering Education Cooperative &
Experiential Education Division (ASEE/CED)
 Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA)
 National Association for Colleges & Employers (NACE)
 National Society for Experiential Learning (NSEE)
 World Association for Cooperative Education (WACE)

4.  Be on a committee
 Region 5– Lisa Garza (Lisa.Garza@utdallas.edu) with UTD is the Region 5 VP
 Conference Committee- Dawn Koeltzow (dkoeltzow@fsmail.bradley.edu) with Bradley University is
conference chair
 Awards Committee- various VPs handle different awards
 Mktg. & Member Services Committee- Joe Catrino (joseph.catrino@quinnipiac.edu) with
Quinnipac University is VP of Membership & Marketing
 Research & Information Committee- Tracey Bowen (tracey.bowen@utoronto.ca) of the
University of Toronto is VP of Research & Surveys
 Professional Development Committee- Connie Dietz (connie.dietz@wichita.edu) with Wichita
State is VP of Professional Development
 Presenting @ conferences- deadline to submit is Oct. 30
 Submit for awards- deadline to submit is Nov. 15
 Two Year College Student Achievement Award
 Intern Student Achievement Award
 Best Practices Award

5.  True Resources for You & Your Career
Suggested Reading
 The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains- Nicholas Carr
 The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills- Daniel Coyle
 The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life & Business- Charles
Duhigg
 Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us- Daniel Pink
 To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Others- Daniel
Pink
 The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Right- Atul Gawande
 Quiet: The Power of Introvert in a World That Can’t Stop Talking- Susan Cain
 Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces That Shape How We Think,
Feel & Behave- Adam Alter
 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity- David Allen

6.  True Resources for You & Your Career
Productivity Products
- Evernote: Bring all your life’s work together in one digital space
- Drop Box: Keeps your files synched, safe and easy to share
- ScanCard Personal Organizer- For people who like to see the
forest, then the trees and have everything in one place.
- Luminosity- Brain Training Games
- SlideDocs- visual document, created in presentation software,
designed to be read and not projected.

7.  True Resources for You & Your Career
Online News Sources
- Alltop- Helps you answer the question of what is happening in all the
topics that interest you
- Fast Company- Great source for innovative and creative business
news
- Wall Street Journal- Classic source for business news