University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, August27, 1991
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Internships offer new twist for applicants
Opportunities with Disney interest students
By Jennifer Bach Kansan staff writer
KU students now can receive a part of their education at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., but homework is more than shaking hands with Mickey Mouse and touring the Magic Kingdom.
Ann Hartley, assistant director at the University Placement Center, said many students at the University were interested in the program.
Students from colleges and universities nationwide have been attending school at Disney World since 10 years ago, when Walt Disney World Co. extended its entertainment empire to the world of education. However, Disney recruiters did not come to the University of Kansas until last year.
"They are trying to get a lot of diversity in the students. They hire people from all over the country."
"We did not used to be on the list of schools the recruiters stop at, but we are now," Hartley said. "We are glad they decided to come here, because there is a lot of interest in it.
The Disney program is designed to teach college students more about the leisure industry by allowing them to participate in internships at the theme park.
Some of the internships involve lifeguarding, merchandising, wardrobe, transportation and recreation
recreation.
Hartley said that although the students worked at one of the world's largest amusement parks, the job was not all fun and games.
"The they are looking for people with a lot of outgoing energy and a sense of adventure," she said. "It's good experience, but you have to be able to work under pressure.
The nature of being in that business is a lot of public relations. There are long days, but you learn how to deal with crises and people from all over the
world."
The program is a paid internship, but students who participate should not expect to save much of their income, Hartley said.
"They make enough to live there, but you're probably not going to bring anything home," she said. "If you don't have to work to pay tuition for the fall and if you can afford it, that's great."
However, Hartley said thousands of students competed each year for a few positions.
"Last year there were over 50 people from KU interested," she said. "I anticipate there will be a lot interested this year too. It’s a really good program. The people who come back are die-hard Disney."
Jay Steinmetz, St. Louis senior , is one of those fans.
He is one of four KU students who participated in the program last summer.
Steinmetz, whose job was to drive a monorail through the park and to nearby Epcot Center, said working at Disney World was a great experience.
"There were 1,300 college students there, and we all lived together in a place like Club Med," he said. "It was a fun job, so the days flew by. It was all serious stuff. We just had a lot of fun with it."
June Kautz, scheduling coordinator at the placement center, said participants had a wide range of jobs to choose from.
"There is a long list of possibilities they can participate in," she said.
Hein, she said.
The students also are required to go to school each day for two hours a day, and they must attend weekly seminars.
19 Seminars.
In the seminars, students learn about the park's operations and listen to guest speakers from Walt Disney management, Kautz said.
The students are required to spend at least 30 hours a week working and to participate in a job-related project.
Jennifer Hoeffner/KANSAN
Jay Steinmetz, St. Louis senior, sports a T-shirt and cap that he received during a summer internship at Walt Disney World. Steinmetz attended seminars, executive meetings and drove a monorail at the park.
Religions form schools to help Detroit inner-city
The Associated Press
DETROIT — Three unusual Christian schools developed with cooperation among three religious denominations were opened yesterday by organizers who hope to lift inner-city children out of a cycle of illiteracy and poverty.
The Cornerstone Schools were formed last year by a Roman Catholic archbishop, a Baptist minister and an Episcopal lawyer.
"As a single church, we can't address all the city's problems," said Archibishop Adam Maida. "But I had a feeling if we joined all the other faiths we could do great things."
Religion notwithstanding, the schools are designed to provide year-round classes to better educate urban African-American youths and help them escape a future of poverty and crime.
The three-campus system started with 170 students, most of whom are African-American, and who each pay $1,800 tuition. With $1.7 million from corporate and private donations, officials have been able to help those without money for the tuition.
Children attend class 240 days a year. Parents can choose whether to take a one-month break in the summer.
mauna, Eddie Edwards, pastor of Detroit's Independent Baptist Church and attorney Clark Durant, chairman of Cornertone's Law firm, toured the Lilim Wood campus yesterday.
"I look at you and I see the leaders of our country." Maida told first-graders.
The system has a two-year waiting list for spaces at Linwood or the other campuses, called the St. Louis School and the Camden Campus.
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