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Scott: Pac-12 not expanding The Pac-12 Conference announced Tuesday night that it will not seek to expand following rumors of the league adding Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. An official release said that conference presidents and chancellors made the decision. In the release, commissioner Larry Scott said, “after careful review
we have determined that it is in the best interests of our member institutions, student-athletes and fans to remain a 12team conference. “While we have great respect for all of the institutions that have contacted us,” Scott added, “and certain expansion proposals were financially attractive, we have a
strong conference structure and culture of equality that we are committed to preserve.” Scott went on to cite the already procured television deals and launch of a Pac-12 network as reasons to bypass any financial gain from expansion.
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Students seeking employment get ‘fair’ shake at UA Fall Career Days
Programs allow two degrees in 5 years By Eliza Molk Daily Wildcat
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UA students speak with AT&T representatives at UA Fall Career Days on Tuesday in the Student Union Memorial Center. UA Fall Career Days is the largest job fair hosted on campus.
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The UA Fall Career Days is seeing more participation in students and vendors than last year. The number of booths enrolled in the career fair this fall has increased with spaces for employers looking to recruit sold out, said Susan Miller, senior coordinator for the UA Career Services. “There are some great employers at this event, and some we decided to add because we couldn’t say no to,” Miller said. “We are slightly ahead of last year as far as employer participation.” The fair hosted 129 booths at the Grand Ballroom in the Student Union Memorial Center on Tuesday with companies looking to employ and enroll UA students for internship programs. “It’s the only time in your life that the recruiters are going to come to where you are,” Miller said. “I mean, in 10 years when you are out in the regular workforce for a while, if you decide you want a new job, no one is going to come to your house.” The career fair continues today in the student union from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers expect 100 booths, 60 of which participated yesterday, at the event today. Kate Brown, a university relations manager for Dick’s Sporting Goods,
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Why did you come out to the fair? “It’s a really good experience to get your name out there and get your foot in the door, that’s why I am here. I’m looking for internships Alysson Paxton this summer and marketing junior I am really trying hard to get something lined up now, so I can be really productive and not worry about it last minute. The companies here have a lot of information about internships already, so I feel the earlier you apply the better chances you have.”
What should students know before going to the career fair? “Come prepared. Definitely know how to answer questions and know some facts about yourself that Ryan Mcabee make you difregional ferent from development other people. senior Employers want to see you and they want to see the real you.”
Certain majors allow undergraduate students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years. The Accelerated Master’s Program allows students in these majors to “double count” some courses toward an undergraduate and graduate degree if the classes are taken at the graduate level, according to Dianne Horgan, the associate dean at the Graduate College. Horgan said this is a “great way” for students to leave the UA with a master’s degree, instead of double or triple majoring. “The program allows for much better credentials than a double major,” she said. Although each department decides on requirements for its individual Accelerated Master’s Program, general admission requirements include a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 on a minimum of 12 UA undergraduate units. In addition, applicants must have earned at least 12 undergraduate credits in the major at the UA and completed a minimum of 75 undergraduate credit hours. A minimum of 90 credit hours will be required at the time of entry into the student’s Accelerated Master’s Program. Rachel Stringer, a senior studying French, decided to pursue her accelerated master’s degree when one of her professors recommended her for the program and she learned she could earn both her undergraduate and graduate degree in five years. “Taking graduate level coursework this year is so exciting,” she
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ASA names aid, textbook Regents set to talk prices among year’s goals Byrne, update on ABOR
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Addressing the cost of higher education and encouraging UA students to vote are the Arizona Students’ Association’s main goals this year. The organization outlined its initiatives and recruited members at a kickoff Tuesday night. About 50 students attended the event, which was held in Old Main. The association, a non-partisan advocacy group made up of students from Arizona’s three universities, lobbies at the state and federal level on issues affecting students. Main initiatives for this year include addressing the total cost of attending the university, textbook prices, financial aid and creating a student voting initiative. Collaboration between students and by student organizations can produce change, said James Allen, president of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. He said people at the event are responsible for using their voices to create change at the university. “When that voice is well researched, well prepared and passionate, it makes a difference,” Allen said. ASA represents more than 130,000 students in Arizona’s three universities. This enormity gives students
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ASA Chairman Dan Fitzgibbon and freshman Ryan Weaver discuss ways to improve student voting on campus at an ASA meeting in Old Main on Tuesday.
influence over legislators, said Ariel Molk, a director for the organization. “We have a lot of power that you don’t realize,” she said. At the kickoff, Molk presented background information on the goals of the organization and its recent accomplishments. Last year, ASA helped pass a common course numbering bill as well as worked to protect Federal Pell Grant funding. “We can organize around any
issue that’s important to students,” Molk said. Event attendees split into small groups based on numbered name tags to discuss the four main initiatives for this year. They then brainstormed strategies to raise awareness in the student body. Tressa Points, a freshman studying pre-pharmacy and math, proposed
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The Arizona Board of Regents will weigh operating budget requests for fiscal year 2013 and capital development plans from 2013 to 2015 at its meeting on Thursday and Friday at the High Country Conference Center at Northern Arizona University. The UA is presenting a request $29 million in funds for fiscal year 2013. According to the proposal, the funds would be used for the construction and development of large classrooms that can help the UA keep pace with higher enrollment. The UA is looking to fund eight classrooms that can house 250 to 600 students each. The UA’s capital development plan dictates what institutional improvements can be made on campus. The UA is submitting six projects, at a total cost exceeding $255 million, for approval, including the construction of an engineering research building, bioscience research labs, improvements
to campus infrastructure and adding classroom space. The regents will also debate whether to approve a contract extension for UA athletic director Greg Byrne. Under the proposal submitted to the regents, Byrne’s pay would increase Greg Byrne by 33 percent, UA athletic from $330,000 director to $440,000, and his contract would run to Sept. 29, 2016, 17 months later than his original contract. Byrne was approved as athletics director on June 10, 2010. The regents will also hear a report from Regent Rick Myers and Regent Dennis DeConcini, the chairs of the UA Presidential Search Committee. DeConcini and Myers will present an update of the search process.