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Survey says: UA grads among most employable
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When employers come to Tucson they really believe we have a lot to offer.
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— Kasey Urquidez, associate vice president of student affairs
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The UA was recently named one of the best colleges at producing employable students. In a survey published by a French consulting group, RH Emerging , the UA was No. 124 on the list of the world’s top employable universities. The survey asked employers what factors they considered when employing university graduates, to which the most common responses in the U.S. were past experience, rankings and quality of staff and research facilities. The UA provides many resources for students to find jobs in their field after graduation. One of those resources, Wildcat JobLink , is the biggest tool UA Career Services has to offer, said Jacob Brainerd, a junior studying English and a student ambassador representing the College of Humanities. “It helps students find jobs, internships and apply for graduate school,” Brainerd said. Another resource the Career Services website offers are ideas for what to do with your degree and a resume-builder for students and recent graduates. Kasey Urquidez, associate vice president of Student Affairs and dean of undergraduate admission , said UA Career Services helps connect students to employers. “I think that our Career Services does a great job about developing relationships with companies,” Urquidez said. “When employers come to Tucson, they really believe we have a lot to offer.” Interning, working or conducting research alongside professionals is what gives students the experience they need to impress future employers, said Eileen McGarry , director of UA Career Services. “Our students tend to get very engaged,” McGarry said. “From the moment they step foot on campus, we talk a lot about the importance of getting involved.” Alexis Chavez , who graduated
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ANUSHKA MOHIDEEN, REHABILITATION COUNSELING alumna, harvests olives from trees at Main Gate on Monday. The olives will be sent to Queen Creek Olive Mill to be processed and turned into olive oil as part of the LEAF project.
The UA community is working on harvesting olives on campus to be made into olive oil BY MAGGIE DRIVER
The Daily Wildcat Student and community volunteers spent Veterans Day harvesting olives on campus to be made into olive oil. Volunteers lined the sidewalk near Park Avenue and University Boulevard using rakes and standing on ladders to glean olives from the trees. Others were on the ground collecting olives from a tarp and separating them from their leaves into a bucket. Funded by the UA Green Fund,
Linking Edible Arizona Forests is working to harvest many of the olive trees on campus. Angela Knerl, a co-olive coordinator for the LEAF Project, said they asked Facilities Management not to spray chemicals on certain trees so they can be harvested. The chemical prevents trees from blooming and making fruit, which keeps the sidewalk clear of olives that passersby might step on, according to Knerl. Many of the olives from the 27 trees being harvested are Mission Olives and European Olives,
Knerl said. Melanie Lenart, an adjunct professor with the Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science and the project manager of the LEAF Project, said 60 percent of the olives should be black and ripe, while 40 percent should be green in order to make olive oil. “That was another trick in trying to plan the timing of the harvest,” Lenart said. “It’s just, are the trees ready?”
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Fair to showcase study abroad options BY MAGGIE DRIVER The Daily Wildcat
Students will have the chance to learn about opportunities to continue working on their degree outside of Tucson at a Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday. The Study Abroad Fair, which will take place in the Student Union Memorial Center,will provide information about study abroad and student exchange programs, as well as financial aid. The fair will also feature tables from Campus Health Service, among other non-faculty related services. Harmony DeFazio, director of Study Abroad and Student Exchange at the UA,said the fair will teach students about UA faculty-led programs that also provide UA credit. The Arizona in Paris program, for example, offers French credit and is taught by French department faculty, DeFazio said. “For the student who wants to have a little bit of that comfort of home with them,” DeFazio said,
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STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT study abroad options at the Study Abroad Fair. The fair this year will be on Wednesday in the Student Union Memorial Center South Ballroom.
“going with the cohort of your peers and the faculty you know is a benefit.” Most faculty-led programs are in the summer, but there are a few available in the fall and spring semesters, according
to Rudo Moyo, a study abroad coordinator for the UA. There are need-based and merit-based study abroad scholarships available. Some of the benefits of the program include making friends, a better
chance for future employment, as well as resume building, according to Moyo. “It’s a life skill to be able to have that multicultural experience,” Moyo said. “It also just makes you a more tolerant person.” Computers will also be available for students who want to start their applications, DeFazio said. The fair also features a photo contest from previous study abroad students. This year, staff decided the fair would be held in the Student Union South Ballroom instead of on the Mall, like in previous years, DeFazio said. The new location makes it possible to set up computers for applications and to project photos of other students’ study abroad experiences, she said. The UA offers many other types of study abroad programs, such as a student exchange, DeFazio said. “They’re very different types of experiences,” DeFazio said. “We help the student pick the program that’s the right fit for
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