Tuesday, February 6, 2024
OSU releases new experience-tracking app Ashlyn Bryant O’Colly Contributor
Courtesy of OSU News Associate Dean Sunderesh Heragu named IISE president.
CEAT associate dean holds visionary leadership ideals for new title of IISE president Courtesy of OSU News
IISE, established in 1948, is an international, nonprofit organization that provides opportunities to magnify the skills of its members, customers and the profession. It is recognized Sunderesh Heragu, associate dean for academic as the largest professional affairs in the College of En- society worldwide devoted to gineering, Architecture and advancing industrial engiTechnology, has been elected neering. “Representing a flagpresident of the Institute ship society for industrial of Industrial and Systems Engineers and will begin his engineers worldwide that is so close and dear to my heart term in 2025. is truly an honor,” Heragu
said. “I am grateful to have received numerous awards from the organization. I am especially proud to be following the footsteps of giants in the field who have led the institution since its inception. The giants include Ken Case and Joe Mize both of whom are emeritus regents professors in the School of Industrial Engineering and Management and National Academy of Engineering members.” See CEAT on 7
OSU is introducing a new app that allows students to track their experiences on campus, but not every student believes it will be beneficial. The app is a running cocurricular storage record. It will allow students to keep a list of their experiences on campus and in the community during their time at OSU. The goal of the app is to help students succeed after college in their chosen career paths. Career Services Director Kellie Ebert said she is excited about the release of a new app and dashboard for incoming freshmen starting in the fall of 2024. The hope is to include it in the curriculum for the required freshman seminar courses. “We want you to leave here and be successful, and we recognize that we’ve got to do those things, to give you the tools and the opportunities to gain those skills, to gain those experiences that will impact your future,” Ebert said. Ebert said resume builders and the experience tracker are different programs that may complement each other. She said students can use the experiences app to track their co-curricular activities over their four years on campus. “If nothing else, this will
be a record that informs a resume,” Ebert said. “When a student is ready to write a resume. We hope it’s more than that. We are hoping it is a document that the students have or are inspired by and encouraged by and motivated by this.” Although faculty may be excited about this new software, some students are underwhelmed with the idea. Summer Wilson, a sophomore, said she has no reason to use the new app after its release. “I wouldn’t use a new dashboard to collect my experiences from being at OSU because it’s not something I have needed or worried about,” Wilson said. Wilson also said she has not used OSU Career Services during her time at OSU. She said she uses other websites to formulate a resume more quickly. “When it comes to resumes I do not use anything from OSU’s website,” Wilson said. “The only resume help I have gotten from OSU is from professors, and that’s usually when they require us to send them our resumes for an assignment.” Shane Wolf, a sophomore, said a new app is a lackluster use of resources that could be better spent elsewhere. “I think it doesn’t really serve any value and students would like to just include their activities on a resume already,” Wolf said. See App on 6
Taylor Swift makes Grammys history, announces new album Cloe Campfield Staff Reporter
first artist in history to win this prize for the fourth time. She previously won Album of the Year for “1989,” “Folklore” and “Fearless.” Taylor Swift made Previously tied Grammy history afwith music legends ter receiving her 14th Frank Sinatra, Paul SiGrammy on Sunday. mon and Stevie Wonder, After receiving her who have also won the first award of the night, category three times, her 13th Grammy for Swift made history for best pop vocal album, music and women. Swift announced her After the Gramnewest album, “The mys, Swift took to Tortured Poets Depart- Instagram to confirm ment.” She said it will her album, revealing be released April 19. the cover that appears “OK, this is my to show the artist laying 13th Grammy,” Swift on her bed with the capsaid. “It’s just my lucky tion, “All’s fair in love number, I don’t know if and poetry. . .” I’ve ever told you that. I Although fans want to say thank you to were expecting a re-rethe fans by telling you cord of her 2017 “Repua secret that I’ve been tation,” because of keeping from you for hidden codes and hints the last two years.” on her “crashed” webReturning to the site, their excitement stage later that night, for new music from the Taylor Swift received artist left the internet another Grammy, buzzing. Album of the Year, the news.ed@ocolly.com
Tribune Content Agency Taylor Swift reacts to winning Album of the Year at the 66th Grammy Awards held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday.