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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 a 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 apa 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 ofcol
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The KU Student Alumni Association is here to help you through Finals Week!
Finals Dinner
Student Alumni Association members can enjoy a free dinner and massage to ease the stresses of Finals Week. Each SAA member can bring one friend to the dinner.
5-7:30 p.m.
Monday, May 16 Adams Alumni Center 1266 Oread Ave.
Study Hours
The Adams Alumni Center offers quiet study hours and free snacks for SAA members during Finals Week. The Center is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 16-7
Go to www.kualumni.org/students to join today and take advantage of these great opportunities!
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