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IN THE LOOP	JULY 2008 DC Edition

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Congratulations on your new co-op job!

For those of you who don't know about Co-op Connections, we are an office created through student affairs that provides students with support and services designed to help with the unique issues and transitions related to the co-op experience.

Whether you are working for a company in Massachusetts or out-of-state, Co-op Connections keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Northeastern community. One of the ways we work to achieve this is by sending you this monthly newsletter! Read In The Loop this semester to gain important information and reminders such as when to register for classes or housing deadlines, as well as upcoming events happening in your area. Is there something you'd like us to include in the next issue? Just send us an e-mail and let us know!

Consider Co-op Connections, Your Link to University Life, while you are on co-op and away from campus. Questions? Concerns? Contact the Office of Co-op Connections for help and we will be sure to get your the answers you need!

Location: 4 Speare Commons

Email: coopconnections@neu.edu

Phone: 617-373-2814

Contacts:

Sonya Mariotti (Manager)

Julia Weisman (Program Coordinator)

Olivia Kalinowska (Co-op/ Program Coordinator)

In this Issue

:: Recent Events

:: Upcoming Events

:: Important Information

:: HousingShare

:: RideShare

RECENT EVENTS

We partner with Alumni Relations to host fun and exciting events nationwide where students can meet and network with alums and other students.

In May, co-op students in San Francisco joined the Northeastern California Alumni Chapter in Oakland to see the Red Sox take on A's. Later that month, DC area co-op students joined the Washington DC Alumni Chapter for a pre-game BBQ and the Red Sox vs. Orioles game in Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Dinner at Tortilla Coast in DC

Wednesday July 16, 2008
7:00pm- 9:00pm

Meet members of the Washington DC Alumni Chapter as well as fellow co-op students in DC while you enjoy dinner courtesy of Co-op Connections! This is a great opportunity to meet some alums and gain some insite from them about what life is like working in our nation's capital.

An email will be sent with more information and registration details.

Have an idea for an event you'd like us to host in your area? We want to hear from you! Send us an e-mail explaining your idea and we'll try to help coordinate it!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Relief Effort Information

The International Student & Scholar Institute (ISSI) is organizing a fundraising effort for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan, China and the cyclone in Burma (Myanmar). ISSI will be routing donations to three reputable charities providing resources and services to both of these areas. If you would like to make a donation via personal check, please visit ISSI, 405 Ell Hall, or contact them at 617-373-2310. You can also make a donation by transferring funds or online. Please contact ISSI for more information.

HousingShare

Nervous because you just signed a one-year-lease for an apartment in the DC area and you're only there until the end of December? Find someone to sublet using HousingShare, accessible only to Northeastern Students.

NU Housing Share is located in the "Co-op/Career Services" tab of your myNEU portal.

RideShare: A Carpool For NU Students Only!

Planning a summer trip back to Boston and have extra room in your car? Need a ride back to Boston but want to avoid public transportation? Either way, check out the NU RideShare located in the "Co-op/Career Services" tab of your myNEU portal. Organize a carpool through this great site that is just for Northeastern students.