Fair to showcase career opportunities
Service-Learning, internship, volunteer groups highlight nonprofit options
Timothy Langton
Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: Campus News
UW-Eau Claire students will get another chance to see the volunteer service opportunities available in the Chippewa Valley at this year's Community Action Fair.
The event, which will takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center, is a joint effort of the Center for Service-Learning and the Activities and Programs office's Community Action and Lifelong Learning program.
"There are lots of jobs and lots of opportunities in the common good," said Paula Stuettgen, student development coordinator and director of the CALL program.
Stuettgen said some of the opportunities available to students at the event include Service-Learning, internship and volunteer service prospects and said she encourages students to attend the event to explore the choices available in the nonprofit sector.
Senior Gabrielle Siciliano said she attended the fair last year looking for a volunteer opportunity. A molecular biology major, Siciliano said she ended up volunteering at Sacred Heart Hospital helping out with the central transport department every Friday, which she continues to do today.
"It is something I look forward to at the end of the week," she said. "It makes me feel good to know that the small amount of time that I share at the hospital can have such a big impact."
Stuettgen said there is a wide variety of agencies and organizations represented at the event this year. The groups listed range from the Peace Corps to the Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity. Organizations will be on hand to talk with students and give presentations about the different volunteer opportunities available.
Donald Mowry, director of the Center for Service-Learning, said in a press release that more than 130 million people are said to be working in jobs in the government or nonprofit sector.
Mowry said approximately 900,000 of those workers may be up for retirement soon, which creates a huge variety of opportunities for college students.
Siciliano said visiting the Community Action Fair has helped her in her pursuit of a career in the medical field by giving her a chance to experience hospital life. She encouraged other students to attend.
"There are a great variety of organizations in attendance," she said. "It is likely that there is an organization of interest to almost every student."
The event, which will takes place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center, is a joint effort of the Center for Service-Learning and the Activities and Programs office's Community Action and Lifelong Learning program.
"There are lots of jobs and lots of opportunities in the common good," said Paula Stuettgen, student development coordinator and director of the CALL program.
Stuettgen said some of the opportunities available to students at the event include Service-Learning, internship and volunteer service prospects and said she encourages students to attend the event to explore the choices available in the nonprofit sector.
Senior Gabrielle Siciliano said she attended the fair last year looking for a volunteer opportunity. A molecular biology major, Siciliano said she ended up volunteering at Sacred Heart Hospital helping out with the central transport department every Friday, which she continues to do today.
"It is something I look forward to at the end of the week," she said. "It makes me feel good to know that the small amount of time that I share at the hospital can have such a big impact."
Stuettgen said there is a wide variety of agencies and organizations represented at the event this year. The groups listed range from the Peace Corps to the Chippewa Valley Habitat for Humanity. Organizations will be on hand to talk with students and give presentations about the different volunteer opportunities available.
Donald Mowry, director of the Center for Service-Learning, said in a press release that more than 130 million people are said to be working in jobs in the government or nonprofit sector.
Mowry said approximately 900,000 of those workers may be up for retirement soon, which creates a huge variety of opportunities for college students.
Siciliano said visiting the Community Action Fair has helped her in her pursuit of a career in the medical field by giving her a chance to experience hospital life. She encouraged other students to attend.
"There are a great variety of organizations in attendance," she said. "It is likely that there is an organization of interest to almost every student."
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