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Having shared its commons with the Honors College in the M.D. Anderson Library, the Bauer honors program now has a place of its own.
Any time you give a group of people a place where they can meet, it’s going to improve the connectedness they’re going to have together because they will get together to do more things.” Jonathan Shirley, said Bauer activities adviser about the new Bauer Honors commons
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“It is exciting to know that the Bauer honors students have a home. Any time you give a group of people a place where they can meet, it’s going to improve the connectedness they’re going to have together because they will get together to do more things,” said Bauer College of Business activities adviser Jonathan Shirley. ”I can see this lead to more of an involvement with the College, which is also great because it gets students more involved, more likely for them to graduate and more likely to do better.” This new addition will also serve as a great asset to Bauer, as students are provided a great space to network. “I love the class sizes because they are small and you get to know your professors well,” said prebusiness freshman Vidha Dixit. “The new Bauer Honors Commons will be a way for all of us to interact more.”
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their interviews. “As of today, we have over 2,548 registered companies on eConnection and 2,316 interviews. The (Engineering) Career Center is growing exponentially in helping the students provide all the help they need in getting the right job. Mechanical engineering is the most-in-demand major, but students from all majors are getting offers,” Como said. “We have recently got our cameras installed to provide the students with online mock interview preparations as well. The time that follows the career fair is very crucial; I would ask the students to be prepared for the interviews and if they ever need anything, the Career Center is there to help them.” The fair is held at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters and is open to all students.
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liquid will remain on the surface as if you had poured it on a sheet of plastic. The liquid never soaks into the strands of fabric, so no evidence of a spill is left behind. The technology developed at UH is being used in the marketplace, Curran said. “There is a return on the investment that has been put into research,” he said. Curran recommends students in all disciplines pursue business courses so they can learn the skills required to turn ideas and
technologies into reality. He also recommends all students reach out to faculty for work and research opportunities. “Looking to the future, or the whole art of discovery and understanding, is wonderful,” Curran said. “However, right now the United States economy is hurting and it requires us to change our focus a bit. If we have the potential to generate technology that can pull us out of where we are, we have to contribute to that. We have to actively participate. It’s not just teaching that will create those jobs.” Renat Tatarin, a mathematics senior pursuing an honors thesis, is one of the students working at
C-Voltaics. After a year of working with the team, he has developed a newfound confidence in communicating with industry partners. “Research is a great opportunity to get important people to know you, to secure that recommendation later on and improve yourself before graduating while it’s free and easy. A lot of professors need help and you do have to work really hard,” Tatarin said. “Just because you don’t want to go to graduate school doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t do research. The other side is about getting to know people in the industry.” news@thedailycougar.com
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