THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
NEWS
JESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009
3A
LIFE AFTER COLLEGE
Career Center sees dramatic increase in visits
BY RACHEL BURCHFIELD
rburchfield@akansan.com
rburchfield@kansan.com
The number of students who visited the University Career Center for individual appointments skyrocketed last semester. up 25 percent in Fall 2008 from Fall 2007.
UCC director David Gaston said attendance at UCC workshops was up, as more students attended last fall's UCC workshops than attended UCC workshops for the entire previous year. Gaston said more than 5,000 students were in attendance at UCC workshops last semester. He attributed the number to a combination of good marketing by his office and possible uneasiness caused by the struggling economy.
"There's apprehension of the unknown and students realize that
they need to pay attention to what to do in the future". Gaston said. "Hopefully they realize we'll be there to help them."
Jennifer Jordan, director of Business Career Services, said her office always had a steady flow of student traffic, but she had recently seen an increase in alumni visitors.
"These alumni have been laid off, and as a result they're making a transition,"ordan said. "So they're calling, e-mailing and coming in because they need assistance with that transition."
Jordan said although the flow of traffic to her office was as steady as it always had been, there was an adjustment in what she spoke about with students.
"I'm definitely talking to more discouraged students than in past years, without a doubt," Jordan said.
"I think students have to apply for more jobs and go through more rejections, so they have to be even more polished and prepared because the competition is tighter."
Lauren Lacey, Trov, Mo., freshman, said she used the career services offered through the School of Engineering to help her find an internship this summer.
"I went to the career center because I felt that, with the economy going down south, I would need some assistance in making my resume and interviewing process a lot smoother to impress employers." Lacey said.
Patty Noland, career development coordinator for the Journalism Career Center, said she, like Jordan, was speaking to concerned students.
"I think the word to use would be
worried about getting a job because the economy has taken a downturn." Noland said. "They hear the news and realize, wow, hundreds of people are getting laid off, and that worries them."
Noland said students had always been concerned, but they were just more concerned now because there were fewer jobs available. This concern, she said, would eventually fade as the economy grew stronger.
"I'm a very positive person, and I know the economy will get better," Noland said. "No one has a crystal ball and no one knows how soon it will start picking up, but I believe it will be sooner rather than later."
Gaston said that, despite difficult economic times, jobs still existed, and the key to finding those jobs was a positive attitude.
by the numbers
"There are still jobs out there for
Fall 2007:
At the University Career Center:
904
Appointments
86
Fall 2008:
2,634 Workshop Attendees
162
1,144
Workshops Offered
Appointments
5.634
Workshops Offered
Source: Wendy Shoemaker, UCC Senior Associate Director
5,634 Workshop Attendees
recent college graduates," Gaston said. "It just may take a little longer to find it. It may not be where you want it to be or you may not make
as rruch, but there are jobs ava- able."
STUDENT SENATE CANDIDATE BIOS
Edited by Carly Halvorson
The following candidates' biographies did not make it to publication in Monday's Kansan. The candidates e-mailed the Kansan information about themselves and why they are qualified to be a student senator. Senate elections are Wednesday and Thursday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Chris Martin Geneva, Ala., Junior School of Engineering Envision
Chris supports Envision's push toward sustainability and the benefits this could bring to the department of engi-
meering as well as its promise to restore accountability to student government. He is running for a School of Engineering seat in
the Senate and would appreciate your support and your vote on election day.
Julia Barnard
Lawrence freshman
Fr/So CLAS Envision
Julia is a Lawrence freshman majoring in history. She is involved with many organizations on campus including Alternative Breaks, the Spencer Museum of Art Student Advisory Board, From Blue to Green, the Center
for Service Learning, KU Hillel and Sigma Delta Tau, where she serves as the community service chairwoman.
Paige Blevins
Great Bend freshman
Fr/So CLAS Unstudents
Paige is a freshman pre-law
student majoring in political science. She currently lives in Dennis E. Rieger Scholarship Hall where she serves on the Proctor Council.She is vice president of special events for Student Alumni Association, and serves as associate senator for the Student Rights Committee on Student Senate, and believes that United Students will bring in the positive leadership KU needs and deserves.
Forrest Woods
Wichita sophomore
Off-Campus Viva la Bosque
His hobbies include helping students find and use all the resources available to them, and yelling boom, goal and Viva la.
Bosque in inappropriate situa tions.
ENVIRONMENT
— Compiled by Michelle Sprehe
'From Blue to Green' events prelude Earth Day
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BY AMANDA THOMPSON
athompson@kansas.com
Blue to Green will host 26 events on or near campus from row until Earth Day. The events focus on educating students about sustainability.
For the next two weeks leading up to Earth Day on April 22, environmental efforts on carapus will fall under one name — From Blue to Green: Conserve KU.
Jeff Severin, director of the Center for Sustainability, said the
movement incorporated 25 student groups on campus that focused on environmentalism or social activism.
Tyler Enders, Leawood sophomore, spearheaded the combined efforts of the different groups involved with Blue to Green. Enders said Blue to Green was not a group, but a movement that promoted a culture of sustainability. Enders said he wanted to make the movement as visual as possible to engage more students.
"We want students to feel more
pressure to be involved in it," Enders said. "We're making people realize it's a huge thing going on and they should participate in it."
Chelsea Mertz, Topeka junior, helped Enders make Blue to Green a reality. She said she hoped students would learn that they could do small things every day to help the environment.
"Each student can make their own difference. It doesn't have to take something like this to get something done." Mertz said. "It's all about individual efforts."
Chance Dibben/KANSAN
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
Tuesday April 14:
Environmental Justice
Q&A with activist Richard
Brandi Groth, Iola junior, explains the Freecycle program to Lawrence resident Sara Thomas during the Green Fair, which took place in the Kansas Union Ballroom Monday afternoon. Freecycle, a program aimed at reducing waste by gifting unwanted items, is part of the University's "From Blue to Green" month-long project, which promotes sustainability across campus.
■ Film:"Manufactured Landscapes" from 8:9:30 p.m. in woodpore Auditorium.
Monday April 13:
Green Fair in the Kansas
Union Ballroom from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
Mabion from 4-5 p.m. in the Multicultural Resource Center.
Race, Justice, and the Environment: Getting a Place at the Table, speaker Richard Mabion from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium.
Who Killed the Electric Car?
From 7-9 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Kansas Union.
Wednesday April 15:
Wednesday April 15:
Bike Event on Wescoe Beach, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Community Climate Protection: Addressing Climate Change in Lawrence and on the KU Campus from 7:80 p.m. in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union
Thursday April 16:
Three Cheers to the Environment From 7 p.m.
to 8:15 p.m. at the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.
University Dance Company: Other Ramifications at 7:30 p.m. in the Lied Center. Energy panel with Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy and state representative from 7-8:30 p.m. in Parlors in the Kansas Union.
Friday April 17:
Critical Mass Bike Event: Bike Ride for Sustainability, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Kansas Union parking garage.
Blue to Green (Thumb):
Vegetable Gardening 101 from 12-1 p.m. in the Olympian Room of the Burge Union.
Enders said he was happy with the momentum that had gathered behind the Blue to Green effort.
Alternative weekend break at the KU Ecological Reserve.
Lawrence City Earth Day Parade from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Park.
"At this point we can't fail at all," Enders said. "At some of the events we may only have five to ten people, but that's fine. We're not basing it on attendance. Any attendance is great, but if any one person is educated, that's even better."
Saturday, April 18:
Severin said he had played a minor role in organizing the events and efforts of From Blue to Green.
"The students were the ones who wanted to make this happen," Severin said. "The student initiative is so strong on our campus."
Severin said the diversity of the student groups involved allowed for the events to be focused on broad spectrum of themes.
Severin said he looked forward to the Rain Garden planting next to the Ambler Student Recreation Center on Earth Day, April 22.
"Bringing together diverse organizations and events illustrates how all-encompassing sustainability can be," Severin said.
"It taken two years to make that a reality," Severin said. "It shows how a student initiated project can happen through collaboration with students and University officials."
Severin said he was not surprised at how well the movement
had been received.
"I hope everyone will take something away from the events that they can apply daily in their own lives," Severin said. "I hope it inspires them to make a change."
Edited by Susan Melgren
5th annual 5k Alpha Delta Pi presents Race for Ronald
Registration: 9:15 AM
Race Begins: 10 AM
Located at the Lawrence Traffic way
just South of South Wind 12 Theaters
Registration: $15 Students/$20 Adults
Prizes and free t-shirts
Saturday
April 18, 2009
For more information, email
laphilh@introppy@gmail.com
All proceeds and donations
benefit the Ronald McDonald
House Charities
LATE REGISTRATION
Important Q&A about JCCC Enrollment Changes
Will late enrollment be allowed in the fall?
No. Beginning with the fall 2009 semester, students who wish to enroll in a course must do so before the first day the course meets. Students may not enroll on or after the first day a course begins, regardless of what time of day the class meets. No late enrollment will be allowed.
Will I be able to add a class?
Once the fall 2009 semester begins, you will not be able to add to your schedule a class that has already begun. You, however, will be able to add a class that begins later in the semester.
If I can't enroll late, what should I do? Enroll early - enrollment begins April 23 for the fall semester! Enrolling early means you will get the best schedule and the best instructor match, and you'll be in class on the first day. Research shows that students who enroll after a class has already started usually don't perform well in that course. By enrolling early, you'll be positioned for a positive start to the semester.
What if I can't enroll early? JCCC offers many courses that begin later in the semester. You can enroll in a late-start course and be there the first day of class. To search for classes that have not yet begun, select the "Late Start" tab on the Credit Class Search on the JCCC Web site.
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