Variety of topics, workshops offered to students
Questions about majors to be answered at second annual Career Services event
Nicole Strittmater
Issue date: 10/13/05 Section: Campus News
The second-annual "Explore Your Possibilities Week," put on by UW-Eau Claire Career Services Monday through Friday, will address important questions for students such as deciding on a major, an internship, a study abroad program or a career choice.
Workshops and information sessions will be held on the second level of Davies Center in the conference rooms Monday to Wednesday. Faculty, employers and alumni will present on a wide variety of topics, said Jeanne Skoug, director of Career Services.
"It looks like it would be helpful to freshmen," senior Michele Gullikson said. "I never got to go to anything like that, and I think it would have been very helpful."
"The Ins of Internship," "Starting a Career in a Financial Institution," "Explore Your World: Peace Corps" and "Studying Abroad ... Oh the Places You Will Go" are just a few of the topics that will be covered, Skoug said.
"We wanted to get an event to attract all students," she said.
On Thursday and Friday, students will have the chance to tour the Career Center, meet the staff and mascot Possibility Pete and learn about the resources the center provides, Skoug said.
The center offers materials such as books and brochures about career planning and job searching, as well as an Internship Center Database, she said.
Career Services strongly encourages internships, since it has been found some students do not receive jobs after they graduate if they do not have an internship under their belt, Skoug said.
About 4,000 internships can be found in the Career Services office, so it is a good idea for students to take the tour and look at the office, she said.
Sophomore Colleen Russell attended the event last year.
"I felt like it gave me the information I needed if I wanted to pursue an internship," she said. "I actually had an internship this summer, and I used some of the information that I obtained from it."
There are also chances to win prizes at the event. Each student will receive one raffle ticket for every presentation he or she attends, and if people pre-register online at the Career Services Web site or visit the office in Schofield 230, they will receive an extra ticket, Skoug said.
A variety of different prizes are available, such as 18-round golf passes to Wild Ridge Golf Course, tanning packages, restaurant coupons, T-shirts and more. The winners will be picked on Friday during the open house. Refreshments will also be served at the event.
"It's a real campus-wide event," Skoug said. "What Career Services is all about is making good decisions about the future, and we encourage everyone to come."
Workshops and information sessions will be held on the second level of Davies Center in the conference rooms Monday to Wednesday. Faculty, employers and alumni will present on a wide variety of topics, said Jeanne Skoug, director of Career Services.
"It looks like it would be helpful to freshmen," senior Michele Gullikson said. "I never got to go to anything like that, and I think it would have been very helpful."
"The Ins of Internship," "Starting a Career in a Financial Institution," "Explore Your World: Peace Corps" and "Studying Abroad ... Oh the Places You Will Go" are just a few of the topics that will be covered, Skoug said.
"We wanted to get an event to attract all students," she said.
On Thursday and Friday, students will have the chance to tour the Career Center, meet the staff and mascot Possibility Pete and learn about the resources the center provides, Skoug said.
The center offers materials such as books and brochures about career planning and job searching, as well as an Internship Center Database, she said.
Career Services strongly encourages internships, since it has been found some students do not receive jobs after they graduate if they do not have an internship under their belt, Skoug said.
About 4,000 internships can be found in the Career Services office, so it is a good idea for students to take the tour and look at the office, she said.
Sophomore Colleen Russell attended the event last year.
"I felt like it gave me the information I needed if I wanted to pursue an internship," she said. "I actually had an internship this summer, and I used some of the information that I obtained from it."
There are also chances to win prizes at the event. Each student will receive one raffle ticket for every presentation he or she attends, and if people pre-register online at the Career Services Web site or visit the office in Schofield 230, they will receive an extra ticket, Skoug said.
A variety of different prizes are available, such as 18-round golf passes to Wild Ridge Golf Course, tanning packages, restaurant coupons, T-shirts and more. The winners will be picked on Friday during the open house. Refreshments will also be served at the event.
"It's a real campus-wide event," Skoug said. "What Career Services is all about is making good decisions about the future, and we encourage everyone to come."