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Tuesday, April 16
**WHAT:** Resumes for Interviews
**WHERE:** Pearson Hall, Room 204
**WHEN:** 9 a.m. - noon
**ABOUT:** Free resume workshop to make sure your resume is updated and focused on helping you achieve your career goals.
Wednesday, April 17
**WHAT:** Celebrating Ronald Johnson and Poetry in Kansas
**WHERE:** Spencer Research Library
**WHEN:** 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Spencer Research Library will display the work of Kansas native Ronald Johnson. There will be a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m. and poetry readings at 6 p.m. The event is free, but RSVPs are requested.
Contact Rachel Karwas (rkarwas@ku.edu) to RSVP.
WHAT: Screening of "Corporate FM"
WHERE: Woodruff Auditorium
WHEN: 7 - 9 p.m.
ABOUT: IKHK and SUA will host a screening and discussion of the documentary "Corporate FM," directed by KU Alumni Kevin McKinney
Thursday, April 18
WHAT: Gun Control: Freedom vs. Safety
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics
ABOUT: The Dole Institute Advisory Board hosts a discussion on gun control. Patricia Stoneking, president of the Kansas Rifle Association, and Allen Rostron, former senior staff attorney at The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, will speak.
WHAT: Tea at Three
WHEN: 3 p.m.
WHERE: Kansas Union
ABOUT: Celebrate the imminent
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WHAT: African World Documentary Film Festival
WHEN: 7 - 10 p.m.
WHEN: 7 - 10 p.m.
WHERE: Wescoe Hall, Rooms 3139 and 3140
ABOUT: The Kansas African Studies Center hosts screensings of film selections for the African World Documentary Film Festival Thursday through Saturday. Thursday's films are "Woodstock in Timbuktu - The Art of Resistance" from 7 - 8:30 p.m. and "War Don Don" from 8:35 - 10 p.m.
Friday, April 19
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**WHAT:** ISA International Awareness Week - 61st Annual Festival of Nations
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, Woodruff Auditorium
**WHEN:** 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Check out this free international talent show, and enjoy talents ranging from flute to dance.
WHAT: University Theatre, the KU School of Music and KU Opera present: "La Boheme" by Giacomo Puccini
WHERE: Craftton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall
WHEN: 7:30 - 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Tickets are $10 for this classic operatic work performed by University students.
Wolfram recommends wearing a suit to an interview, but she said business casual is accepted in most industries. At The World Company, business casual is the dress code for interns and regular employees alike.
3. DRESS FOR SUCCESS
10 simple steps to rocking your summer internship
MARSHALL SCHMIDT
mschmidt@kansan.com
1. IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO APPLY
With the end of the school year around the corner, both employers and students are preparing for summer internships. Whether majoring in business, journalism, graphic design or engineering, there are opportunities for any student, said Erin Wolfram, assistant director of career networks at the University Career Center. Here are 10 tips students should know before diving into their internships.
Although the prime time to apply for an internship is January through mid-April, companies are still hiring, Wolfram said. Students can cold call companies or find postings on the KU Career Connection website. Even locally, Debbie Snyder, senior human resource consultant at newspaper publisher The World Company, said the Lawrence Journal-World is still hiring for a couple intends for its news department.
2. NAIL THE INTERVIEW
During an interview, Wolfram said students should use past experiences to explain their skills and abilities for the job. Additionally, she said, researching the background of the company shows your level of interest in a potential employer.
Regardless of whether you're offered a position, Wolfram said, always send a personal thank-you note or email after an interview.
"Let your employer know why you're interested in an opportunity in their organization." Wolfram said.
maintain an appropriate appearance that is business-like, neat and clean and as determined by the requirements of the area in which the employee works." Snyder said.
4. DON'T BE AFRAID TO MOVE
While many internships are available in the Lawrence or Kansas City areas, others may require temporarily relocating.
After accepting an offer to work as a hardware engineering intern for Microsoft, Joseph Sandt, a senior from Kansas City. Mo., realized he would have to move to Seattle for the summer. In Sandt's case, the company has arranged his housing near the office.
"The only Microsoft campus doing hardware engineering is in Seattle," Sandt said. "For the job I'm doing, moving to headquarters is necessary."
5. ACT PROFESSIONALLY
Besides dressing as a professional, students should also remember to act the part.
"You only get one chance to make a good impression," Snyder said. "Attitude speaks loud and clear, so come in with a positive attitude."
As for knowing how to refer to your boss, Snyder said many managers will introduce themselves by their preferred name.
The days of interns doing menial tasks such as filing paperwork or getting coffee for their superiors are over, said David Byrd-Stadler, director of employer relations & MBA career services at the University's School of Business.
"Many companies will hire interns to work on special projects or to perform the same or similar duties as regular employees," Snyder said.
"I recommend asking your boss how they would prefer to be addressed, if still unclear," Snyder said.
6. BE PREPARED TO DO REAL
WORK
"Interns can provide a fresh perspective, new ideas and technology to the company." Snyder said. "Interns and employees both have an opportunity to share information and learn from one another."
8. TREAT THE INTERNSHIP LIKE A THREE-MONTH INTERVIEW
7. DON'T BE AFRAID TO SPEAK
UP
Despite internships being temporary positions, Byrd-Stadler said many companies are looking for future full-time employees.
"Internships have become this real-world experience for students and an eight-to-12-week interview for the company." Byrd-Stadler said.
Even though students may be interns, their ideas are still valued.
"In a lot of places, a college degree is essential, but there's no specific major they need," Byrd-Statler said.
While Byrd-Stadler recommends applying for internships consistent with a students' degree, he also suggests applying anywhere a student interested in working.
9. WORK AT A PLACE YOU LIKE
10. LEARN WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO
Kylie Sheehy, a senior from Detroit, learned a lot from her mechanical engineering internship at MarkWest Energy in Tulsa, Okla., last summer. She realized she wanted a job where she could use her communication skills
"I found doing standard engineering work draining," Sheehy said. "Because of the experience, I decided I wanted to go into engineering sales."
Brownback fights for school funding
— which was not a part of her experience — especially now that she is preparing to graduate and search for a full-time position.
Edited by Taylor Lewis
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov Sam Brownback will visit leaders and students at public universities and colleges around Kansas to discuss his support for higher education funding.
STATE
The Republican governor says in a
release Monday that protecting higher education funding must be a priority as the state makes spending decisions for the next two budget years.
Brownback's tentative schedule begins with stops April 22 at Wichita State University and Butler Community College and concludes May 6 at Kansas State University.
Kansas legislators are still working on the state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. They return May 8 from a break that began April 5.
Brownback says all state agencies must find efficiencies but believes higher education spending must remain level.
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Mugaiy Byenka wakes the audience when he recites a poem screening at the first Justice Café meeting, a social commentary held by KU Students for Justice in the Middle East. Byenka's poem demonstrated the struggles of living in fear and oppression.
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JENNA JAKOWATZ
Through slam poetry, group aims to spark social change
KU Students for Justice in the Middle East (KU SJME) held their first "Justice Café," an evening filled with social commentary by students and performers, Monday evening in the Woodruff Auditorium of the Kansas Union.
"Justice Cafe is an event night of spoken word and slam poetry," said Salman Husain, a sophomore from Wichita and the event coordinator for KU JSIME. "The main focus is about social justice and solidarity. We had a lineup of student performers from different backgrounds to talk about their life experiences."
Stanisha "Nisha" Lott, known by her stage name, Nisha Star, used freestyle to convey her emotions in her performance.
Mugabi Byenkya, a junior,
started off his poem with a shrill scream to emphasize the emotions and struggles of what living in fear of oppression is like.
"Swallow your pride and digest this knowledge; higher education isn't just college. Stop saying you come from nothing because you
come from something," Lott said.
The featured artist was renowned spoken-word poet Remi Kanazi, a Palestinian-American based in New York City who spoke about oppression in his performance.
KU SIME is a new organization on campus. Its goal is to emphasize the perspectives of social justice not only in the Middle East, but across the world.
"There are problems that are universal to all humans across every border," Husain said. "We want to build coalitions and represent all different walks of life."
Over the last three weeks, KU SIME has been promoting the event. The group partnered with the Black Student Union, the Hispanic American Leadership Organization and other student coalitions focused on social issues.
Husain hopes that the event will be even bigger next year and that students who attend will be individually inspired to make changes in their lives that affect the society around them.
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