BECOMING A
BROWN SCHOOL
ALUM
MAY 2014
Table of Contents
Alumni Benefits
Career Services
Graduate Career Survey
Professional Development
Library Services
Ways to Stay Involved
Alumni Connections
Brown School Social Networking
An Introduction to LinkedIn
Practical Information
Email Access and WUSTL Key
Student Accounts and Loans
Transcripts
Career Services
After graduation, we encourage you to continue to use the support of
Symplicity and Brown School Career Advisors.
Symplicity
After graduation you will have alumni access to Career Services’ job search database
Symplicity. This access can be reached by clicking here.
To request a Symplicity account as an alum, please contact Tina Kennett at
[email protected]. Please write "Symplicity Account Request" in your
email subject line and be sure to include:
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Your first and last name
Email address
Phone number
Brown School graduation year, and
Your name at the time of your graduation, if different from your current last name.
Within 10 days you will receive a welcome message with instructions on how to open your
account and set up your profile.
Once you have access to Symplicity as an alum, you can continue to:
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Update your Profile/Transition & Search tab
Upload current resumes
RSVP for workshops and information sessions
Request Career Advising (phone or in person)
Appointments
After graduation you will still be able to make appointments with a Career Advisor.
Career Advisors are available for phone appointments and can help with your job search.
Whether you need to troubleshoot your search or you are just starting the job search process,
Career Advisors are available to provide guidance, resume and cover letter reviews, mock
interviews, tips and strategies, and more.
To make a phone or in-person appointment with a Career Advisor after graduation, log in to
your alumni Symplicity account (see steps in previous section) and click “Request a Career
Advising Appointment.”
Social Work Licensure Information
Career Services provides step-by-step information on licensure, including requirements for both
LMSW and LCSW in the state of Missouri. To access this information, go to your alumni
Symplicity account and click “Resources - Document Library.”
Public Health Certification Information
The CPH (Certified in Public Health) is a recent voluntary professional credential representing
mastery of core knowledge. For information on this credential, which is not a license to practice
regulated by U.S. states, go to www.nbphe.org. Some fellowships and employers prefer a CPH
at this time. MPH alumni are encouraged to follow CPH growth as part of their career
management.
Location
Brown School Career Services office is located on the third floor of Brown Hall.
Contact Information
For general questions and requests,
contact [email protected]
For assistance with Symplicity, contact Tina Kennett,
Administrative Coordinator for Career Services, at (314) 935-3245.
Graduate Career Survey
Your next career step is important to the Brown School.
Please take about three minutes to tell us what you will do after you graduate and complete the
Brown School Graduate Career Survey before May 18th.
The career data you provide will be de-identified. All information is confidential. However, for
those of you still in the search process, we may follow up with you to provide any targeted
assistance you may need.
Your response is critically important to the Brown School. We must report aggregate information
about our graduates to our accrediting bodies, and we will use your information to improve our
services for students.
Thank you for helping us to tell the story of Brown School alumni after graduation!
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please contact Robert Cazy, Assistant Director,
Career Services for MSW and MPH Programs, at [email protected].
Professional Development
After graduation, we encourage you to commit to lifelong learning
by continuing to take workshops and lectures offered by the
Brown School Professional Development Program.
Discounted admission to workshops is offered to all Brown School alumni for the first two years
after they graduate.
The Brown School's professional development program is designed to serve the needs of social
workers, public health professionals, and those in related fields. We offer a constantly
changing array of courses pertinent to clinical practice, management, and evaluation. The
program leads the professional community in its commitment to innovation, renewal of skills,
and integration of new learning into daily practice.
To register and to view the most current list of workshops and lectures, click here.
Contact Information
If you need any assistance, contact Janet Gillow, MSW, Professional Development,
at [email protected] or (314) 935-7573
Library Services
Alumni Access
After you graduate, you will no longer have access to Inside Brown, interlibrary loan requests, or
library services that require your WUSTL key. However, graduates may register for alumni
access to five useful databases by clicking here.
On-Campus Resources
Alumni have access to the databases, journals, books, and computers on campus; just ask for
the visitor password. You can also ask the Social Work library to extend your check-out
privileges for one year after you graduate. Once the year is up, you can join the Washington
University Century Club which provides library book check-out privileges.
Off-Campus Resources
As long as the Brown School subscribes to RefWorks, you will have access to your RefWorks
account. Please update your User Profile in your account and change your status to alumni.
The following guides also provide links to free databases, articles, and websites:
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Social Work Research Guide
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Public Health Research Guide
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Washington University Library Research Guides
Other Resources
Public Libraries
Public libraries have databases, journals, books, and computers. If the library’s resources do
not cover your topic, suggest that the library purchase the needed items. Ask if interlibrary
loan services are available, so you can access items that the library does not own.
College or University Libraries
Many educational institutions allow visitor access to databases, journals, and books. Larger
universities, and schools supported by your tax dollars, usually allow visitors. Ask to speak
with the head librarian, if needed. Investigate whether the college/university provides book
check-out privileges through an annual fee program.
Professional Organizations
Check with your professional organization(s) to see if database access or journal article
access is included with membership.
Employer
Suggest that your employer purchase access to the databases, journals, articles, and/or
books that you need. Vendors may negotiate a lower price based on your employer's
industry and the number of simultaneous users.
Grant/Funding Proposals
Include the cost for access to databases, journals, articles, and/or books in your funding
proposal. Organizations realize that you may need support materials.
Developing Countries Reduced Cost Journals Programs
Some vendors have special programs for developing countries. If you are in a developing
country, investigate whether your institution/agency qualifies for reduced or free access to
journals through an international program. For example:
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Contact Information
If you need any assistance regarding library access after you graduate, contact
Sylvia Toombs, Library Director, at [email protected] or (314) 935-8644.
Alumni Connections
As an alumnus, you have access to a tremendous network of leaders in
social work and public health who form a community of innovators
and problem-solvers in their fields.
After you graduate, whether you are in a new city or even a new place in St. Louis, we would
love to stay in touch. Visit the Brown School Alumni and Development website to keep up with
the latest news and events. Our office hosts events in St. Louis and around the country, so
make sure we have your information to send you invitations.
Alumni Development Directory
To update your information, click here. Either update your information using your WUSTL Key,
or create an account if you can’t remember your login information.
Distinguished Alumni Awards
Annually, the Brown School hosts the awards ceremony in the spring. Stay tuned for an invitation
to the next event, and consider nominating a graduate that is changing the world.
Contact Information
And let us know how we can help!
If you need anything, reach out to fellow Brown School grad Emily Maltby, MPH ’11,
Associate Director of Development, Brown School
at [email protected] or (314) 935-7992
Brown School Social Networking
We invite you to stay connected with your fellow alumni
and with new generations of Brown School students.
Follow us for updates on research, events, and happenings at the Brown School.
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Facebook: facebook.com/BrownSchool
Twitter: twitter.com/BrownSchool
LinkedIn: Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
Instagram: instagram.com/BrownSchool#
YouTube: youtube.com/wustlbrownschool
iTunesU: Washington University in St. Louis channel
WUSTL Reader: reader.wustl.edu
What is LinkedIn
& Why Join?
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network
with over 250 million members and growing rapidly.
LinkedIn connects you to your trusted contacts and helps you exchange
knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with a broader network of professionals.
Establish Your
Professional Profile
LinkedIn gives you the keys to controlling your online identity. Have you Googled
yourself lately? You never know what may come up. LinkedIn profiles rise to the
top of search results, letting you control the first impression people get when
searching for you online.
Stay in Touch with
Colleagues and Friends
In today’s professional world, people change jobs and locations constantly.
By connecting on LinkedIn, your address book will never go out of date. Your
contacts update their profiles, keeping you current with their latest jobs, projects
and contact info. You’ll stay in closer contact with great tools to communicate
and collaborate.
Find Experts and Ideas
Sometimes your immediate circle can’t resolve a unique business challenge.
Tools like Answers and Groups let you locate and interact with experts through
trusted introductions. LinkedIn Search lets you explore the broader network by
name, title, company, location, and other keywords that will help you find the
knowledge you’re looking for.
Explore Opportunities
Whether you’re looking for a career opportunity, winning new clients or building
your professional reputation, LinkedIn connects you to jobs, sales leads and
ideal business partners. With its powerful search engine, company research
tools and a jobs board that shows who you know at listed companies, LinkedIn
is the place to turn for new opportunities.company, location, and other keywords
that will help you find the knowledge you’re looking for.
Join our Group:
Brown School at
Washington University in
St. Louis
You can build new relationships
quickly by joining shared interest
groups on LinkedIn.
Share
Once you’ve been accepted to
the group, you can share relevant
content by starting a discussion
or posting a link in the share box.
Sharing consistently in a group is
a quick way to gain feedback on
topics important to you and brand
yourself as an expert in your field
or industry.
Participate
Be sure to check out other
discussions and cast your vote by
liking or commenting so the group
can see the most interesting and
relevant conversations. You
can also see all discussions
sorted chronologically or sorted
by popularity.
Find Others
On the members tab you can
review all group members, see how
closely you are connected to them,
and send a message. You can also
review new member or search for
specific members.
Jobs
Some groups feature a “Jobs” tab,
where you can review jobs posted
by other group members, or post
a job of your own to increase
distribution for the opening.
Basic Information
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• Display a professionally appropriate photo.
• Keep in mind to include keywords that describe
your expertise. This will help recruiters, employers
and potential collaborators find you when searching
on LinkedIn.
• Be concise & typo-free.
• Create the right headline. Be specific.
Example: Experienced Transportation Executive,
Visionary Entrepreneur and Investor
Experience
• Include both current position and past positions.
• Detail specific accomplishments in each.
• Let “typeahead” find your company,
so you can connect with past colleagues.
Education
• If you are an alumni of the Brown School, be sure
to add “Brown School at Washington University
in St. Louis”.
• Adding your school will authenticate your area
of expertise, help you join an alumni Group &
be discovered by other alums looking for talent
by school.
Summary
• Describe your specific expertise, your career
accomplishments and professional goal.
• This is part of your profile where you might let some
personality come out by writing in the first person
or describing the aspects of your job that you are
passionate about.
Email Notifications
You can control the frequency of your LinkedIn
update emails to help you stay in touch.
Here’s how: hover your mouse over your photo in
the upper right hand corner. Choose “Privacy & Settings”
from the drop down menu. In the main screen, navigate
to “Communications”. From this area you can choose
what type of email notices you receive and how often
you receive them.
Public Profile
• Under your “Public Profile”, choose a Vanity URL.
Example: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleysturm
• Tie your LinkedIn profile to other efforts. Add the
LinkedIn URL to your email signature, business card
and feature LinkedIn on your resume.
Recommendations
• Think of a recommendation as a reference.
Only request/write recommendations for those
you would request/write a traditional reference.
• Keep recommendations brief, effective and to the point.
Email Access and WUSTL Key
Email Access
After graduation, your GO WUSTL account will not expire as a result of graduation. Washington
University has no plans to discontinue use of the GO WUSTL email system in the foreseeable
future. Should changes occur, we will communicate that to account holders well in advance.
For instructions on how to forward your GO WUSTL account messages to another email
account or how to connect to your GO WUSTL account from various devices and email clients,
click here.
WUSTL Key
If you need help with your WUSTL Key for WebSTAC Access, link to the WUSTL Key selfservice tools for assistance. For all other questions, visit the FAQ section.
Student Accounts and Loans
Student Accounts
Before you graduate, make sure that you have a $0.00 balance with the university. You can
check your balance through Account Inquiry on WebSTAC.
If you have any outstanding charges, you need to pay this amount before you leave Washington
University so that your balance is not sent to Collections. Contact Student Accounting if you
have questions about your charges.
Federal Student Loans (Perkins, Unsubsidized Stafford, Graduate PLUS)
Complete Exit Counseling through the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) website.
This will outline your rights and responsibilities as a borrower of federal student loans.
While you are on NSLDS, you should also view your Financial Aid Review. This will give a
comprehensive outline of all federal student loans you have borrowed for undergraduate and/or
graduate programs. For each loan you borrowed, you will need to find the Servicer contact
information. The Servicer is the company to whom you will make repayments.
Click here for tools to estimate your repayment options and explore alternative repayment plans.
Private Student Loans
If you borrowed a private student loan through a bank, lender or credit union, you need to
contact the company as soon as possible to find out when repayment begins.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
If you work full-time in a public service job, you may qualify for loan forgiveness. Click here for
more information.
Contact Information
If you need any assistance regarding financial aid matters after you graduate, contact
Matthew Newlin, Assistant Director of Financial Aid at [email protected] or (314) 935-6655.
Transcripts
Public Access Transcript Request
After graduation, you can request through the public access webpage.
PLEASE NOTE: placing a transcript order from this website requires you to submit a signed
consent form; refer to the online instructions when placing your order. You may also track an
order previously placed from this website (not from WebSTAC) or reprint your consent form
(order number and email address or phone number required).
WebSTAC Transcript Request
You are not required to submit a signed consent form when a transcript order is placed through
WebSTAC. Students are encouraged to review their academic record at WebSTAC before
requesting an official transcript, particularly when final grades are being posted. An unofficial
transcript report is available in WebSTAC for this purpose.
There is a $5 fee per transcript, payable upon submission of your order.
The Brown School Student Coordinating Council
wishes to congratulate all 2014 graduates!
“Oh the places you’ll go,
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting
So…get on your way!”
– Dr. Seuss