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Wednesday, Dec. 11
What: Ecumenical Christian Ministries Faith Forum: Queering Christianity - Celebration and Evaluation
When: 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Where: ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave.,
Main Floor
About: Come hear stories from people who have realized in their faith journeys that there is nothing wrong with being queer and Christian.
What: The Maderati
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: William Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy Hall
About: The comedy, directed by Jeanne Tiehen, is $14 KU faculty/staff and $10 for students. Engineers (SWE) hosts an event to welcome students back to campus and introduce them to the organization.
Thursday, Dec. 12
What: Last day of classes
When: All day
What: SUA and the KU Memorial Unions
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When: 3 to 4 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union Lobby, Level 4
About: Free tea and treats
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What: Establishing and Nurturing Teams
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, International Room
About: Workshop presented by Human Resources
Saturday, Dec. 14
What: School of Business Fall Recognition Event
When: 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: The Lied Center of Performing Arts
About: School of Business commencement ceremony
"It can be really challenging to
Payton spoke Monday to students at the University about her experiences working internationally, a potentially attractive option for students
What: School of Education Fall Recognition Event
When: 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Where: The Lied Center of Performing Arts
About: School of Education commencement ceremony
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job as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. State Department.
University students prepare for jobs abroad
CODY KUIPER
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Only three months after graduating with a degree in Slavic Languages and Literature, Cassandra Payton was living 5,000 miles across the world.
For the past 11 years, Payton, a 2001 graduate of the University, has lived and worked in Slovenia, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and Bosnia. In a matter of months she will move to Colombia. She got her start as a recruiter for U.S. State Department-funded programs that set up foreign exchange programs for high school students in America and Eastern Europe before being awarded her current
move overseas without a job in place," she said. "Logistically it can be difficult, for example with a visa. If you go on a tourist visa and you're hoping to find a job and you do, great. But if you overstay that visa while you're trying to find a job and you don't find one, that can get pretty questionable and risky for yourself. It was essential that I had a job in place before I went."
"You've got to be open to other cultures and other sets of values."
Although Payton found her career abroad quickly after graduating, she said the decision is not something students should take lightly, as it requires a great deal of planning.
before and after they graduate.
DAVID GASTON
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Payton said students who are considering a career outside of the U.S. also need to make sure they are familiar with the country they plan to move to.
"Hopfully you're moving somewhere where you have some frame of reference, whether you studied
i've lived there or have a support system in place," she said. "But it's always a bit of a gamble no matter what."
fers a multitude of programs and resources to help students get internships abroad and help find jobs in other countries like Payton did. One of the more popular programs is an international career class, in which students travel abroad during spring break to visit
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potential employers in places like London and Costa Rica.
Cassandra Payton, a 2001 graduate of the University, spoke to students Monday night about her experiences living internationally for the past 11 years.
David Gaston, director of the Preparing for International Careers course, said the program experience is greatly beneficial for students looking for a job overseas and even those who want to stay in the U.S.
Most people will have an international career," Gaston said. "Some people will go abroad and work, but more than likely they will have an international career because they're working here and working with international partners. In this global economy, you need to understand who your business partners are and [have a] background in what their culture is."
Gaston added that many foreign countries are looking for jobs that are technical in nature, like engineering and computer science. But a degree in one of those fields isn't enough to land you a job, he said.
"You've got to be open to other cultures and other sets of values." Gaston said. "A lot of times if you're rigid in what you think, it makes it more difficult to get along with people different from you, so figure out what you can be open about. You've got to be adaptable."
Katie Gilbaugh, a junior from Wichita, spent a summer in London where she produced online content as an intern for technology website KnowYourMobile.com. She found the internship through the University's Study Abroad Program, and said it has inspired her to pursue a permanent career across the pond.
I would love to go back to London and work," she said. "When I was there I absolutely fell in love with the city. I would definitely go back and work there if it was possible."
Gilbaugh said in addition to the practical work experience she got.
the internship was able to provide benefits she would not get if she were to work locally.
"I met people from all over the world," she said. "That's totally different, because if I was working in Kansas I would be working with people pretty much only from Kansas."
Edited by Chas Strobel
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Supply chain management program takes students abroad
MCKENNA HARFORD
While listening to alumnus Antonio Dominguez speak about his opportunities at Maerks, the largest ocean shipping company in the world, executive lecturer Roger Woody began to think about how he could give his students similar opportunities. That's how the Supply Chain Management and Logistics Panama trip was born.
Last May, Woody and lecturer Joe Walden took 15 students to visit the Panama Canal and get an inside look at supply chain management businesses. This January for 10 days, Woody and Walden will take a new group of 18 students to experience the South American logistics cluster.
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"Panama represents those places around the world where supply chain activities take place." Woody said. "It just seemed like there would be an opportunity to expose students to some really great activities."
Once they are in Panama, students keep a daily log of valuable things they learned — what Woody calls the "wows" — and share them to create a dialogue.
students prepared by at
tending pre-trip events, a global trade simulation, reading about logistic clusters and writing a paper to help get them in the international supply chain management mindset.
"From a supply chain perspective, it's a really rich experience for students." Woody said.
Walden hopes that this trip will help students better understand concepts by seeing them in action.
"It reinforces in the person what they're seeing in their classes." Walden said. "You can talk forever, but until you see it in person ... then you start understanding"
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Joe Walden took 15 students to visit the Panama Canal last May for the Supply Chain Management and Logistics Panama trip.
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