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/ GRADUATION GUIDE / THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
Wide range of options available for new graduates
BY CLAIRE MCINERNY editor@kansan.com
As some seniors are preparing for jobs and planning their lives after school, some students are experiencing a different scenario: the end of college panic.
Four years of classes and one degree later, some students do not know what they want to do post-college, and instead of turning right to the work force find other al
er. One opportunity that enables students to make that happen is through Teach for America. Teach For America is a program that allows recent college graduates to teach in public schools in low-income communities. The assignment lasts for two years.
Gina Littlejohn, the campus campaign coordinator for Teach For America, said the program accepts people of all majors, and appl
a way to prolong having to find a job, but rather look at it as a way to find new opportunities and new ways for students to use their passions. She said a lot of politicians who now work in Congress were in the program and are now fighting for education rights.
PEACE CORPS
Like Teach For America, the Peace Corps is another way for
Wiechman spent his two years in Saint Lucia doing community development. He helped a farmers' cooperative develop a grant proposal to get funding for a composting project from the United Nations and also taught reading and music at a school.
The Peace Corps was an attractive option for Wiechman because he did not have a clear direction for his future at the end of col-
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Quote of the Day
"What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade."
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Cover photo by Chris Bronson/KANSAN
You may not be thrilled to be in classes or on campus this summer, but check out our 10 recommendations to making the summer more fun on pages 10 & 11.
Welcome, summer students! Take care that your summer doesn't slip by too fast! The summer session ends in only 36 more class days.
Fact of the Day
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Opinion
See what other students on campus are thinking in the Free for All and read commentary on a certain Congressman and his digital habits.
Entertainment
Try out this week's sudoku while reading your horoscope and this week's cartoon.
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Read about Jayhawk Motorsports' most recent race finish in the team's formula SAE car.
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Campus police records from the last week.
A driver was arrested for driving under the influence at Naismith Drive and Irving Hill Road on Saturday.
A resident of Stouffer-Place apartments reported an iPad stolen May 31 at a loss of $800.
An assualt was reported from the basketball court near McCollum Hall Monday. No arrests were made.
A desktop computer was reported stolen from Snow Hall May 31 at a loss of $836.
A driver was arrested for driving under the influence in the 1800 block of Iowa Street on Sunday.
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