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Monday, May 5
What: "Cramming for Employment:
The Millennial Career Path" by Jim McKelvey
When: 4 to 5 p.m.
Where: Spahr Engineering Class-
room, Eaton Hall
About: A lecture from Jim McKelvey,
entrepreneur and co-founder of
businesses such as LaunchCode
and Square Inc.
What: Idea Cafe-Pleistocene Rewilding: The Reintroduction of the Large Mammals of North America When: 3 p.m.
Where: Spooner Hall, The Commons About: Cornell Professor and biologist Harry W. Greene will discuss a movement to restore the large wild vertebrates of North America. Attendance is free, but limited to 50. RSVP to the commons@ku.edu.
Tuesday, May 6
What: Peace Corps Information Table When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Watson Library, Lawn
About: Students can stop by the Peace Corps table any time between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to ask questions and learn about volunteering in the Peace Corps.
Wednesday, May 7
What: KU Symphonic Band
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Lied Center
About: A concert from the KU Symphonic Band. Adult and children's tickets are $8, students and seniors are $6.
What: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Panel
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Centennial Room
About: Returned Peace Corps volunteers will talk about their personal experiences in the Peace Corps.
What: Jewish Studies Spring Gathering
When: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Traditions Area
About: An open event for anyone to
socialize with students and professors in the Jewish Studies program.
Light refreshments will be served.
Thursday, May 8
CAMPUS
What: Veggie Lunch
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus
Ministries
About: A free vegetarian meal every Thursday at the ECM across from The Oread.
What: Pussy Riot Panel Discussion
When: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Jayhawk
Room
About: Three University professors will address a number of topics related to the Pussy Riot phenomenon in Putin's Russia.
Interviews for academic director conclude today
AMELIA ARVESEN news@kansan.com
The third and final interview will take place today to hire an academic director for the KU Academic Accelerated Program (KUAAP), a 12-month program for international students that will begin in the fall.
The new position will work to support degree-seeking international students who already have a high level of English proficiency and will be expected to meet the regular academic admission requirements, but still need to
adjust to life at an American university.
"This person will have his or her finger on the pulse of what's going on in the classroom because ultimately, that's what makes or breaks any program like this," said Mark Algren, search committee chair and director of the Applied English Center (AEC).
Courses are structured to provide language support within degree-focused classes and an introduction to life and the academic culture at the University of Kansas, and to prepare students to launch
into their sophomore year.
In the fall, there will be between 40 and 60 students in the KUAAP, but Algren said he sees the program growing into an enrollment of hundreds to allow for cross-cultural interactions and an opportunity for American students to have a global outlook.
The program is a partnership between the University and Shorelight Education, and is cooperative with the AEC.
Edited by Amber Kasselman
Q&A
Entrepreneur to speak at Eaton, discuss LaunchCode
MADDY MIKINSKI
news@kansan.com
Entrepreneur Jim McKelvey will speak in the Spahr Classroom in Eaton Hall today at 4 p.m. McKelvey has started numerous businesses, such as the Third Degree Glass Factory in St. Louis and, most recently, LaunchCode, a business designed to teach students computer coding and close the nation's talent gap, which refers to talented professionals who cannot utilize their potential at their current job.
McKelvey has seen instances where aspiring computer coders aren't able to connect with other companies who can use their skills. LaunchCode is a course that teaches students how to code then sets them up with possible employers.
WHAT ABOUT STARTING
BUSINESSES INTERESTS YOU?
I don't see myself as an entrepreneur. I see it as a tool for solving problems. If I see something that isn't working then I'm drawn to it.
My current company, LaunchCode. I started because I saw a huge need to fill a talent gap. I know enough about programming. I was frustrated. LaunchCode is free, world-class education. The hiring rate is 95 percent and it's completely free. It's a real game changer. I know that wandering around campus are soon-to-be graduating seniors who have no job. The opportunities are profound.
WHY DID YOU START LAUNCHCODE?
Take hard courses. Study the hardest stuff you possibly can. It's a magical time in your life and take advantage of it as much as you can.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU USUALLY GIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS?
WHAT WILL YOUR TALK IN EATON BE ABOUT?
Cramming for employment. It's all about getting a great job. We're going to talk about something that really hasn't happened before. The talk is really fun to give. The students have a good time. I love doing it. It's a fun presentation; it's quick. I'll definitely take questions after. I'm interested in talking to Jayhawks. I'm really hoping the place is packed. The more people there, the more fun we're going to have.
McKelvev
WHAT IS THE GOAL FOR THE FUTURE?
Edited by Amber Kasselman
The current goal is solving the talent gap. I'm focused on that until I've seen some progress. There are people who are smart, but have crappy jobs and companies that have plans, but not the talent to implement them. That's my plan.
Powerade halts use of controversial ingredient
HEALTH
NEW YORK Coca-Cola is dropping a controversial ingredient from its Powerade sports drink, after a similar move by PepsiCo's Gatorade last year.
The ingredient, brominated vegetable oil (BVO), had been the target of a petition by a Mississippi teenager, who questioned why it was being used in a drink marketed toward health-conscious athletes. The petition on Change.org noted that the ingredient is linked to a flame retardant and is not approved for use in Japan or the European Union.
In response to customer feedback, PepsiCo said last year it would drop the ingredient from Gatorade. At the time, Coca-Cola declined to say whether it would remove the ingredient from the two flavors of Powerade that contain it as well.
But this week, bottles of Powerade in fruit punch and strawberry lemonade flavors being sold in the Detroit, Mich., Omaha, Neb., New York and Washington, D.C. areas no longer list the ingredient. Some bottles still list it, however, suggesting Coca-Cola Co. may have started phasing it
out recently.
Powerade's website still lists brominated vegetable oil as an ingredient for its fruit punch and strawberry lemonade flavors.
A representative for the Atlanta-based company confirmed Sunday that its Powerade brands are "BVO-free." But no details were immediately available on when the change would be complete or how the drinks were reformulated.
The Food and Drug Administration says brominated vegetable oil is used as a stabilizer for flavoring oils in fruit-flavored drinks. Coca-Cola has said in the past that it uses it to "improve stability and prevent certain ingredients from separating."
The decision by Coca-Cola to remove BVO from Powerade is just the latest evidence that food makers are coming under pressure for the ingredients they use. While companies stand by the safety of their products, some are making changes in response to the movement toward foods that people believe are natural.
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