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Whither the Class of 2006? A quick survey of the Class of 2006 conducted on the day before their commencement revealed that over 62 percent were already “permanently situated” (i.e., employed full-time, continuing their education, in the military, or involved in volunteer or service organizations), with 140 employed in career positions and another 113 accepted to graduate or professional school programs.
Among the employers hiring 2006 graduates: Abbott-Northwestern Hospital Benfield Group Corporate Executive Board Courage Center Deloitte & Touche Fairview University Hospital Federated Insurance Gillette Healthcare Global Marketing Ventures Health East Care System Hennepin County Multicultural Services Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Selected Service Positions: Admission Possible Americorps Lutheran Volunteer Corps ELCA Global Missions Minnesota Conservations Corps Teach for America
Larson Allen Macy’s Mayo Clinic Merck Minnesota Vikings Office of the Minnesota State Auditor St. Paul Travelers South Metro Human Services Thrivent Financial United Healthcare U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs Wells Fargo
Among the Graduate Schools: University of Alaska University of the Americas University of Arizona University of California, Berkeley California State University, Fullerton Case Western Reserve University University of Colorado at Boulder George Washington University University of Illinois Indiana University–Bloomington Luther Seminary Marquette University University of Massachusetts–Boston Michigan State University University of Minnesota Pennsylvania State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Missouri–Rolla University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Oregon State University San Francisco State University University of Wales University of Washington Washington University, St. Louis University of Wisconsin Yale Divinity School Fall 2006
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