As you prepare for FINAL EXAMS:

• Surround yourself with a positive support group and STUDY INTENSIVELY
• Limit social activities (phone calls, tv, video games, mall shopping, loitering, etc.)
• Arrive to class ahead of time, in comfortable attire.
• Eat a high protein breakfast (turkey, sausage, wheat toast, scrambled eggs).
• Get plenty of rest.
• Alter after class work schedule (fewer hours).
• Talk with Advisors and Counselors to reduce test anxiety.

Use your SUMMERS wisely:

• Get a summer job to earn money for school expenses, to gain work experience, build good work reputation and work references.
• Develop job-related and computer skills.
• Develop maturity and knowledge about the workplace, the ability to function in a work environment, and how to get along with people.
• Stay focused and give attention to building and protecting your character.

Do you have family and friends who never attended college or attended and did not complete their degree? The Lane College Evening Classes Program, referred to as LEAP is the program tailored especially for them. LEAP was designed for students who might be a parent, working a part-time, full-time job, are a bit older than the average college student, or all of the above. LEAP offers baccalaureate degrees in four (4) majors: Business, Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Interdisciplinary Studies. Costs: Special 2013 Summer & Fall tuition discount for the first 100 eligible students (new and re-admit). Out-of-pocket costs will range from 0 - $500. For specific information, please contact Ms. Virginia Stackens Crump, Evening Director, at vcrump@lanecollege.edu or 731.410.6709.

The Hesselbein Student Leadership Summit invites fifty student leaders from around the world to The University of Pittsburgh campus for a four-day summit. The University of Pittsburgh covers the cost of registration, room, board, and up to $200 in travel assistance for each selected participant. The Hesselbein student scholars have the unique opportunity to work alongside and learn from professional mentors who are within their respective fields of business, government, education, and non-profit. APPLY ONLINE by May 5, 2013 for the Student Leadership Summit to be held July 20-23 at the University of Pittsburgh. Additional information is available at www.hesselbein.pitt.edu and you may contact Angela McGraw at angela@pitt.edu. We sincerely hope you will encourage your exemplary student leaders to apply for this prestigious, life-changing opportunity.

Fall 2013 Internship Personnel Placements Holdings, LLC. Internship will consist of basic human resources functions including screening applicants, new hire paperwork, and payroll support. The intern will also work in coordination with the President and Executive Vice President on strategic initiatives. Submit an electronic cover letter and electronic resume to Ms. Crump. Ms. Crump will forward documents to Personnel Placements Holdings.

Sutherland Scholars is a summer program offered at no cost for students from historically black colleges and universities. Spearheaded by Sutherland partner Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, the Sutherland Scholars program is an initiative to ensure the success of minority students in law school.
To date, more than 270 students have graduated from the program held in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Sutherland Scholars will be selected on a competitive basis. Applicants will be considered based on the following criteria: Enrolled full-time at a four-year college; a second semester college junior or senior, graduating from an accredited college no later than the summer of the current year;
submission of a completed application and supporting documents by the application deadline,May 15th, 2013. If you have any questions, please contact sutherlandscholars@sutherland.com.

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All About Education $3,000 Scholarship

• U.S. students 13 years of age or older
• Respond (250 words max): How will a $3,000 scholarship for education make a difference in your life?
• Deadline: April 30; Apply online now at:
  www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx

• U.S. students currently enrolled in college
• Deadline: April 30; Apply online now at:
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• U.S. students currently enrolled in high school or college between the ages of 16 and 22
• Respond (700 words max): How do I invest in my future?
• Deadline: May 1; Apply online now at:
  www.scholarshipexperts.com/notes/urp.jsp

• U.S. students 13 years of age or older
• Respond (250 words max): May is the fifth month of the year. Write a letter to the number five explaining why five is important.
• Be serious or be funny. Either way, here's a high five to you for being original.
• Deadline: May 31; Apply online now at:
  www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx

• U.S. citizens enrolled at (or recently graduated from) a 2- or 4-year college in the U.S.
• Complete survey, respond (200 words): "Assume you could go back in time and talk to yourself as a high school senior.
• Knowing what you know now about college life and making the transition, what advice would you give yourself?"
• Deadline: July 31; Apply online now at:
  campusdiscovery.com/start

UNCF/Avis Budget Group Summer Internship is a paid internship program that is hosted at the Avis Budget Group (ABG) corporate headquarters in Parsippany, NJ as well as Virginia Beach sites. It will start in late May and will run approximately 10-12 weeks. Minimum GPA: 3.0; Classifications: College Junior, College Sophomore or Graduate Student; Eligible Majors: Accounting, Business, Business-related, Communications, Computer- Science, Marketing; Application Deadline: April 30, 2013. Upon successful completion of the internship, interns will receive a $5,000 need based scholarship award in the fall of 2013. Interns will be responsible for their transportation and housing arrangements. Apply: http://www.uncf.org/sections/ForStudents/SS_Scholarships/scholarships.asp.For help, please contact Girmu Habte, Senior Relationship Manager.

White House Internship Program Fall 2013 application is open and the deadline is May 12th. For more information and to apply, please visit www.whitehouse.gov/internships.

RIFA INTERNSHIP (non-paid) Tutor an adult learner in reading and basic math; case management with clients facing various life issues; Tutoring/mentoring at risk children/youth; Grant research and writing; Assist in promoting agency programs and services. Submit an electronic cover letter and electronic resume to Ms. Crump. RIFA is a Christian nonprofit organization that feeds, clothes, and trains people in need by combining life-changing resources from area churches, businesses and individuals to show Christ’s love in action every day of the year. RIFA's programs include Thrift Store, Soup Kitchen, Relief Services, Adult Literacy training, Job and Life Skills classes, Club 4:12 after-school tutoring and mentoring program for children, and Food Bank. For more information, contact Jenni Thorn 731.427.7963 or jthorn@rifajackson.org.

Additional Jobs and Internships are posted throughout the campus and on website –www.lanecollege.edu.

State of TN Treasury Department - Information Resource Support Specialist. Treasury has a vacancy for Computer, Information Systems departments. This position is a full time position in Nashville, TN and the selected applicant will work the hours 8:00 – 4:30, Monday – Friday. Qualified applicants should send their resume to Treasury.Resumes@tn.gov by April 30, 2013.

Get rid of Lane College debt. Apply for UNCF Scholarships NOW!!! Go to www.uncf.org. Click FOR STUDENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, and My UNCF. Once your account is set up, apply first for the UNCF General Scholarship. Then apply weekly for other scholarships. Stop by CMAC, Room 100 and receive help from Ms. Virginia S. Crump in completing all UNCF scholarships and uploading transcripts.