Monday, March 2. 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Kristen Wiebe, Newton senior, receives information from Elaine Mann, Relations Relations Council Representative. The 12th international career conference was Saturday in the Kansas Union. Photo by Augustus Anthony Pazka/KANSAN
International experience key to jobs
By Emily C. Forsyth
eforsyth@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Students in all fields of study need to broaden their academic horizons, said Terry Weldner, Office of International Programs associate director.
Weidner was a panelist at the 12th annual international career conference Saturday. International Programs hosted the conference on the fifth and sixth floors of the Kansas Union. Anne Merydith-Wolf, project coordinator, said about 160 students and teachers from the University of Kansas and northeast Kansas high schools attended the conference.
Students paid $12 and others paid $15 to attend.
Welder said he hoped students
who attended would better understand international and global opportunities and how to prepare for those opportunities academically.
"Technology makes every other field global." Weindner said. "Even in the United States, a lot of positions are now globally oriented. Not just in business, but if you're a chemist, you have to know what's on going in your field worldwide. If you don't have global connections and information, you're less competitive."
To acquire skills for the global job market, students attended sessions led by professionals who had experience with international business, government, and humanitarian organizations. Workshops and an information fair provided students with information about internships,
and study abroad and teaching abroad opportunities.
James Biggins, regional manager for Marley Cooling Tower of Overland Park, presented the conference keynote address. Biggins, who oversees operations in 110 countries, stressed the advantages of an international career.
He said long-term employment prospects were better for people who worked for organizations with international operations.
Jamie Hart, Eugene, Ore., senior,
said she wanted to get a job in Australia after graduating in May.
"I've always wanted to go work overseas," Hart said. "Since I decided to be a social worker, I wanted to go and just get experience with different cultures over there before I come back."
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