What are the steps in choosing a PULSE placement?
PULSE placements are NOT assigned. You must choose and be chosen by a PULSE placement. The placement selection process occurs throughout the month of September. You are expected to actively participate in each of the following steps.
Step 1: Read the PULSE Print
PULSE Council members will visit your first PULSE class and distribute PULSE Prints. The PULSE Print is your first source of information about the over 50 available placements. You should read the short descriptions of all placements and make a preliminary selection of those agencies that interest you.
Step 2: Read complete placement descriptions on the PULSE website.
Once you have read the short descriptions in the PULSE Print, learn more about the placements that interest you here. The descriptions on our website contain more complete information on tasks, scheduling details, contacts and locations.
Step 3: Submit your Town Meeting Registration Form.
By Friday, September 7th at 3:00 pm, you must fill out the online Town Meeting Registration Form. You will choose four placements to visit at the Town Meeting.
Step 4: Sign up for Advisement
Come to the PULSE office in McElroy 117 to sign up for an advisement session.
Step 5: Attend the Town Meeting **MANDATORY!**
Wednesday, 12th at 6:45 p.m in Devlin 008
The evening begins with an initial assembly outlining the placement process. Next, you attend four informational sessions conducted by representatives from the PULSE placements. Here you have the opportunity to ask questions about the placement to help you determine if you would like to serve there.
Step 6: Go to your advisement session
In a 15-minute meeting, two PULSE Council members will help you decide what placements are best suited to your interests and your schedule. They can also answer any lingering questions about the process ahead
Step 7: Tour placements
Council members organize group tours, which give you the opportunity to see firsthand the setting in which you would serve. Sign-up sheets for tours are posted outside McElroy 117, beginning Thursday, September 13. Some placements also choose to conduct short interviews during this time, which take place either at the placement or on campus. Depending on the placement, interview sign-up sheets may be posted outside the PULSE Office.
Step 8: Begin placement work!