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Annual Business Week Is Underway
Broaden horizons by enrolling in one of four study abroad programs
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he Business Interclub Council and the College of Business and Economics kicked off Business Week 2006 with their annual networking breakfast Tuesday morning. Teddy Bourgeois, recently elected president of the council, said the Cal State Fullerton Latino Business Student Association and the American Marketing Association were able to host a successful event. “There was a lot of energy put in from a lot of people,” Bourgeois said. The theme headlining Business Week this year is “Leadership and Ethics.” The networking breakfast is a good opportunity for students to get their foot in the door, Bourgeois said. Several executives representing different companies, such as Lending Tree, Target, Apple, Enterprise and Balboa Capital, networked with Fullerton students in an informal setting for potential internship opportunities. The breakfast began with a few words from Bourgeois and Anil Puri, dean of the College of Business and Economics. First time attendee Rishi Desai, a senior finance major, said he enjoyed the informality of the breakfast and was pleased with the companies that attended. Victor Chen, a senior finance major, has attended previous networking breakfasts and noticed the setting was different than past years. “I think the informal setting might be more friendly,” Chen said. Both students did not come prepared with resumes but thought attending the networking breakfast was a good way to meet people while supporting the council. While the networking breakfast can be a good opportunity for employers to take a look at resumes and give advice, Bourgeois said, “Itʼs not really a resume workshop.” Bourgeois said students should come to events with an open mind, dressed to impress, and prepared to talk to employers. He explained by saying that many students come and see companies like Enterprise and think itʼs just a place to rent cars. What they donʼt realize is that there are really several different job opportunities available within the company. David Normandin, vice president of sales for Balboa Capital, was very pleased with how the event turned out and mentioned that they are hiring 63 sales representatives SEE NETWORK = PAGE 2
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AN AMERICAN IN IRELAND: CSUF student Jeff Kelley poses on a seacoast in Ireland, where he is studying abroad for the semester.
Lights Out for Solar Energy Plan Parking considerations overshadow electricity, money saving proposal By Natalie Murillo
Daily Titan Staff Writer
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al State Fullerton reneged on a yearlong project to install a solar panel canopy over the Nutwood Parking Structure – a move that not only would have shaded the structureʼs upper level, but also would have produced 250 kilowatts of onsite renewable energy. The program was halted because the projectʼs construction would have taken 500 parking spaces away from students and some faculty and staff parking. But advocates of the project say the opening of the State College Parking Structure would have supplement the loss. “We worked our tails off for four days to save it,” said Tylor Middlestadt, environmental affairs officer for the California State Student Association. He said if the project had gone through, CSUF would have been No. 7 among the Top 10 largest solar projects on a university campus. Recently the Board of Trustees approved a new policy that required a total of 10 megawatts of onsite renewable energy by 2014 for the 23 CSU campuses combined. The renewable energy project that was turned down would have supplied approximately 3 percent of the 10 megawatts needed, said Middlestadt, who is also the Associated Students Inc. president for Cal
Poly San Luis Obispo.“We would summer, however, Middlestadt be one of three campuses to have said it would be more costly to them,” said Arya Hawkins, direc- start later. tor of Statewide Affairs. He said He said they were interested in the solar project wouldnʼt have pursuing the project later – perbeen an inconvenience to stu- haps during summer break – but dents because the construction they acknowledged the projwould have taken place during ect would be more costly later spring break when there are fewer because the school would not qualify for certain cash rebates if students on campus. Hawkins said that he felt stu- itʼs not completed by June 13. dents would be tolerant of the The construction was intendsituation and that the cost did not ed to start during spring break, Middlestadt said. outweigh the benefits. He added that Hawkins said the new parking “It’s always dishe tried to save the structure would solar project by be open by then appointing when calling all of the and would supwe let an opporply students with Board of Directors tunity like this 1,500 new parkand asked them ing spaces by the to call Associate slip through our completion of the Vice President fingers.” solar project. for Facilities Ferrer said he Management Jay Tylor Middlestadt was told the new Bond and CSUF Environmental Officer State College President Milton Structure will A. Gordon to show open April 3 and they advocated the will be subject to solar project. Hawkins said 60 to 80 stu- inspections and certification for dents called the offices to sup- occupancy. port the project. He also said last He said the elevators would not Wednesday was the deadline for be opened for several weeks after the structural steel bid. “The proj- the opening forcing students who ect would require temporary loss park there to take the stairs. of parking spaces in the Nutwood “It would not have been a Structure as a construction lay- prudent decision to support the down area and construction site,” photo-voltaic project and its Joe Ferrer, the director of Parking potential parking impacts knowand Transportation, said in an ing that the final inspection and e-mail interview. He declined certification for the State College an in-person interview. He also Structure have not been completsaid the faculty and staff parking ed and the elevators inoperable,” area would be mildly impacted Ferrer said. Middlestadt said he realizes because the materials for the project would be lifted from there. He said it would be better if the construction began during the SEE SOLAR = PAGE 2
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Students who seek to enrich their academic career are encouraged to take advantage of study abroad programs offered by Cal State Fullerton. More than 15,000 CSU students have studied abroad since 1963, according to the International Education and Exchange Web site. Currently four different programs are available at CSUF. Students can choose from the CSU international program, the CSUF exchange program, the CSUF departmental program and non-CSUF programs. The CSU international program, which is available at all 23 CSU campuses, is affiliated with more than 70 universities and academic institutions in 19 different countries around the world. Over 100 majors are available to students in the CSU international program. “It is a very competitive program,” said Matthew Walters, study abroad adviser. “We receive between 1,200 and 1,700 program applications on average [but] there are between 680 to 700 open slots available each year.” Within the CSUF exchange program, the university has the opportunity to send students to other campus affiliated universities or institutions in Germany, France, Mexico and Japan, in exchange for their students who wish to study at Fullerton. Japan currently has the highest exchange rate with CSUF. Host campus fees “are exactly the same cost as CSUF,” Walters said. But students are responsible for living and personal expenses. Departmental study abroad programs only currently apply to the College of Business and Economics and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. “I have always wanted to experience the Italian culture,” said CSUF senior Laurel Exon, who will be traveling to Italy this summer with
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in the departmental study abroad program. “This will be the first time that I will really be on my own, so hopefully I will get a real sense on how to be independent.” The independent study abroad program is available to all students who wish to participate in an accredited program outside CSUF approved programs. There are currently 400 to 500 non-CSUF study abroad providers throughout the nation, with over 4,000 academic programs available to students, Walters said. “The most interesting thing Iʼve learned through this program is about Irish/European culture and how motivational it can be to be taken out of your familiar environment,” said CSUF student Jeff Kelley in an e-mail interview. “Everything is new and exciting.” Kelly is currently independently studying abroad at the University of Limerick, Ireland for one semester. Students are advised to meet with a study abroad advisor for program approval before selecting a nonCSUF program to ensure that academic credit will be awarded. “It is important that if students decide to go outside the program that they contact my office first,” Walters said Study abroad programs require students to meet specific CSUF requirements. “The biggest mistake that students make is assuming they will be able to simply sign up for study abroad,” Walters said. “In reality, there is a great deal of work and preparation to find the right program for each student that will fit their major, their budget and their time frame.” Students who plan on participating in a study abroad program are encouraged to begin all financial, academic and personal preparations at least one year in advance. “You go with your stereotypes, prejudices and assumptions,” Walters said. “If you have not done your homework, that is when you get in trouble.” Academic advising and planning is only one of several preparation steps for all exchange programs.
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