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Show MONDAY. APRIL 25.2005 DTA^TATESMAN STUDENT From Page 7 university. After two weeks all of the students were sent to different places to finish out the summer. Eccles was chosen to remain at the Grant Kohrs historic site, where the internship had begun. "Experience in the field and hands-on work was huge for me. And to do it for pay was great "Eccles said. Brunson said he noticed Eccles' passion for drama and theater last summer during her internship. Eccles found time to act in plays at Deer Lodge in Montana. One thing the CNR does not stress enough is involvement in the community, yet Eccles is doing this on her own, Brunson said. "What she really puts her heart with is how to be a member of the community," Brunson said. Eccles said the entire internship was a great experience, and she had a wonderful time participating in community theater in Montana. Eccles participated in drama during high school but has had a hard time finding room in her schedule for any classes at USU, she said. She said she was excited to finally find time her senior year to take some theater classes. "She's not only this 3.9 GPA person, but she's got an interesting combination of arts and science," Brunson said. "Someone who loves calculus and drama." Michael Sharp/michael$harp@cc.usu.edu Eccles has loved being a part of the KATE ECCLES completed an internship in CNR. She was born and raised in Montana last summer. During her time there, she Houston, Texas. She landed in Utah participated in community plays. because she said she wanted to find a school with the best program available, so She has helped the students in her college she came to USU after researching and by giving up hours of her time every deciding it was the school for her. semester by peer mentoring. She has Eccles' father got his undergraduate spent the past two years being a rhetoric degree and masters from USU. She associate and a teaching fellow. admits he may have been "little bit of a As an RA, Eccles was assigned to a push" in her decision, but she knows it class and was responsible for helping was the right choice. them in any way necessary. She would "I love the College of Natural Resources read papers and have discussions with the because we are so small. Everyone knows students, Eccles said. She mainly assisted each other. The classes are small enough students in CNR. to know teachers and students by name. "She is helping a lot of students while My adviser, Mark Brunson, has helped me she is an undergrade Brunson said. quite a bit. I feel very lucky to have had As a teaching fellow she said she has him," Eccles said. learned to work with people. She had to After graduation Eccles plans on learn to cater to the individual needs of returning to Montana for the summer to different students. continue working on the same ranch as Eccles explained that being a teaching the last summer. fellow helped her develop skills she would Eccles said she will be doing a lot of need in her profession. volunteering for the Grant Kohrs historic "There is a lot of dealing with people. site and then hopes to acquire a seasonal There is a social aspect of natural position at Grant Kohrs. She said she resources that people don't usually think wants to continue working in parks or on about," Eccles said. ranches as positions become available. Eccles spent last summer in Montana Like many seniors, Eccles looks fordoing an internship at the Grant Kohrs ward to graduation with a bit of unbelief Historic Site. Brunson encouraged her to that it is happening. apply and she was chosen' for the "I am excited, but I haven't realized Tehabi internship. This is a natural that September will come and I won't be resources career-mentoring program going to school," she said. administered by the college. Although graduation may seem overEccles spent the summer working and whelming, she is ready to begin her being trained on a ranch. Eccles laughed career. as she recalled her experience living on a "She's driven to perfection. She asks a field in tents for two weeks. lot of herself and then she proceeds to "It rained every day, but it was so much meet her expectations. She is the kind of fun. I really enjoyed myself. I loved it," she student that we are most proud of being said. able to say comes out of our program," The interns were able to experience said Brunson. "She is going to be a sucwhat their careers would really be like. cess. She really makes us proud to say They were given hands on training in a she's from Utah State. way that is not possible at a Announcing... 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The presentation was based on her book "Ethics, Choices, Success, [and a very large rabbit)," which she said is a fable that talks about some barriers society faces. "Honesty is a tough thing," Jennings, director of The Center of Applied Ethics, said. "I know it's difficult" But she said it is the key to success. She instructed students to avoid justifying, and instead think of the values. "The issue is that there is a -way to solve the problem ! without compromising your Rvalues," she said. *. Sixty-two percent of high -school students cheated on an lexam last year, Jennings said. JBut she said the problem wasjjn't limited to high school students, but extended to college students where last year 75 percent said they had cheated as well. Jennings quoted an undergraduate business student saying, "If people can lie and get away with it, good for them." Honesty in the workplace is also a problem. According to a KPMG organizational integrity survey conducted in 2000, it reported 76 percent of employees observed a high- "The issue is that there is a way to solve a problem without compromising your values." Marianne Jennings ASU professor er level of illegal or unethical conduct at work in the past 12 months. Describing the downfall of companies such as ENRON, Jennings said it's easy for people to wonder what the company was thinking. But she said, "You ease into it People don't always embezzle $100,000, they start small." She gave an example when someone gets a new car, the rule is water only. However, as time goes on, she said the rule gets changed to brown beverages, and then before the owner of the car knows it, Hawaiian Punch and hot fudge sundaes are being allowed in the car. Jennings, author of several textbooks, said "As long as humans run companies, there will be mistakes." But she said the difference with businesses that have been around for 100 years is when they make a mistake theyfixit. "They have gone through their ups and downs, but have strategically gotten themselves back up without compromising their values," she said. Businesses that behave unethically can't expect to stay in business, Jennings said. She said people wonder why good people and family people cheat and she said she believes it's because first, they overestimated their ability to manage the truth, and second, they underestimated the truth coming out "TYuth has this percolating quality," Jennings said. "It wants to come out." She said everybody is at risk for unethical behavior. "If you don't have those values, you will succumb. And the more successful you are, the more at risk you are." -sarahwest@cc.usu.edu Fall 2005 Kampus Korner We've..., propped Our Rates! Forest Gate East Old Main View We Get You Closer to Campus! LOGAN PREFERRED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 435.752.5000 |