<html><head><base href="x-msg://2956/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Blizzard Internships are available for Summer 2012! Apply here: <a href="x-msg://2956/ur.blizzard.com">ur.blizzard.com</a><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">University Relations <<a href="mailto:universityrelations@blizzard.com">universityrelations@blizzard.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Blizzard's University Relations Program</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">November 7, 2011 4:36:46 PM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">University Relations <<a href="mailto:universityrelations@blizzard.com">universityrelations@blizzard.com</a>><br></span></div><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><table class="MsoTableGrid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: static; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr style="height: 717.75pt; "><td width="638" valign="top" style="width: 6.65in; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; height: 717.75pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><a href="ur.blizzard.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; "><img border="0" width="624" height="136" id="Picture_x0020_3" alt="Description: cid:image001.png@01CC5817.070A0110" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CC9D52.4AC252B0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">Greetings (again) from Blizzard’s University Relations Team!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><o:p> </o:p></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Many of you received our team’s first email blast a couple of months ago. Welcome to all of those who have been added to the distribution list since the first email! We developed this email list to make sure our university contacts have the most current information on Blizzard’s University Relations program.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">We have exciting news to share regarding the internship program, university relations website, and more! We appreciate being able to partner with you to get this information out to all of your students interested in video game development careers.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><i>Please feel free to let us know if you are<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>not</u><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>interested in being a part of this email list<o:p></o:p></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><i>or if there is someone you work with that would like to be added. Just respond to this email.<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><i><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="position: relative; z-index: 251659264; "><span style="position: absolute; left: -5px; top: -1px; width: 626px; height: 13px; "><img width="626" height="13" v:shapes="Straight_x0020_Connector_x0020_4" id="92c1ab67-c1bd-4e96-a9cd-6dfaacd462be" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image005.png@01CC9D52.4AC252B0"></span></span><o:p> </o:p></div><br clear="ALL"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b>/updates</b>:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><b>Summer 2012 internships</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>are now live (<a href="ur.blizzard.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ur.blizzard.com</a>)! Many exciting opportunities – programming, writing, design, art/animation, production, and more! Some fast facts:<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>All applications should be submitted online, and the deadline to apply is January 31, 2012.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>Due to the volume of applications we have to handle, please do not have students reach out to us directly for their application status. They will be notified by May (or potentially earlier) if we wish to move forward with their application.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>We’ve joined forces with World of Warcraft’s art team to present<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Blizzard’s first Student Art Contest</b>! For more information, direct your talented art students to our University Relations webpage (<a href="ur.blizzard.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ur.blizzard.com</a>).<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>We’ve made some exciting updates to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>the University Relations webpage<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>(<a href="ur.blizzard.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">ur.blizzard.com</a>), including sample entry-level job descriptions so students can see what skills are commonly needed. More content to come later this year!<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span>We’d like to encourage everyone to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>follow our Talent Acquisition team on</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/blizzardcareers" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Twitter</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>In addition to sharing updates on fulltime positions, we also promote appearances by the University Relations team, and answer direct questions from followers when possible.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="position: relative; z-index: 251661312; left: -3px; top: 13px; width: 626px; height: 26px; "><img width="626" height="13" v:shapes="Straight_x0020_Connector_x0020_5" id="c03b544d-ef65-4e0c-85a0-0ba894cc93a1" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:image005.png@01CC9D52.4AC252B0"></span><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><br clear="ALL"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b>About us:<o:p></o:p></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Blizzard’s University Relations team consists of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Sumer Faubert</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(<i>Global Programs Manager, Talent Acquisition</i>) and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Cat Kocher</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(<i>Senior Internship Specialist, University Relations</i>). A note for our longtime contacts -- Sumer Ortiz’s name has changed to Sumer Faubert. Not to worry though, any emails sent to her old email address will continue to reach her.<o:p></o:p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>