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Show news B2 MONDAY - AUGUST 20 • 2007 UVSC students work with bitat for Humanity , Jennie Nicholls News writer Building construction students of UVSC will have the opportunity to help build a house with Habitat for Humanity this year, as part of fulfilling the degree's curriculum. Approximately fifteen building construction students plus volunteers will build the home in its entirety, from foundation to completion. "It's giving our construction students a chance to have an engaged learning experience, and we're making a positive impact on the community," said Alexis Palmer, director of the Volunteer and Service Learning Center, Not only is UVSC helping to build the home, but volunteers will also help landscape the yard. Students that cannot actually go out and build will have an opportunity to contribute through a campus-wide food drive which will be donated to the family in need. Palmer said, "We're leaving a lega- (?cy. We're building a house, we're landscaping and we're ' filling a pantry." The family will be working with volunteers in what is known as 'sweat equity' where they work side by side with volunteers on the home which they will live in when the project is finished. $5,000 has already been raised for the project and fundraising efforts to raise more money forthe house are in the works. On August 24, a groundbreaking ceremony for the building project will take place at 161 E. 800 S. in Orem at 12 p.m. Guests to the event will include President Sederburg and Mayor Washburn of Orem, along with UVSC cheerleaders and the Wolverine also in attendance. A short program will be presented followed by a barbeque. The project is not limited to just building construction students. Other departments on campus have the opportunity to sponsor different rooms in the house by donating money or labor. Spencer Shell/College Times Construction workers hard at work on the newest addition to the UVSC campus, the digital learning center New bachelors degree offered in Biotechnology Britnee Nguyen News writer Biannual job fair hosted at UVSC Sarah Brimhall News writer Students will be able to meet with over 50 employers during the Part-Time Job Fair held August 23 in the Hall of Flags and Physical Education building from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.' Although recruiters are seeking part-time employees, some students may be able to find those with fullme Dositions available.^ ers^isting the attending Employers are available outr i d e Career Services & Stu' dent Employment (CSSE). ";-A: list vof employers and A . / company websites are found " f|hrough _the CSSE website. Most/! of the employers ittending,: the fair list job openings on the UV Job Board.. Depending on employment needs, many recruiters continue to come to the school's job fairs. "It's a great way to bring employers and students together to meet each other's needs," said Gary Gardner, CSSE counselor and manager. While meeting employers and seeking out openings that fit their interest, job fairs are a great way to network. Though most employers will ask job seekers to apply online, studehts are advised to take copies of up-to-date resumes if they are to attend the fair. A part-time job fair is held at the beginning of Fall Semester while car reer and internship fairs are held twice a year. UVSC is offering a bachelor's degree in biotechnology, the 56th baccalaureate degree at UVSC. Biotechnology is technology designed to work with biological systems. This includes research, development, quality control and manufacturing in fields such as genetic engineering, medicine, ag- riculture and forensics. UVSC is the only Utah public college that has a baccalaureate program in biotechnology. "Graduates of this program will have the opportunity to continue into graduate course work and degree programs at the University of Utah and Utah State, neither of which have baccalaureate program in biotechnology," said Karl Worthington, interim vice presidentforacademicaffairs. The program will focus on giving students hands-on experience and the opportunity to work in many laboratories. This is to prepare students for their careers and make them more marketable in the growing biotechnology industry in Utah. "Typical biology graduates accepting jobs in industry take up to a year to reach a productive level due to their real lack of hands on experience, regardless of which school they come from," said Mark Bracken, chair of the biology department. "Now, instead of taking a year or two to train, these students can be independently productive in just a few weeks to a few months. This makes them more competitive not only in the industry, but with graduate schools as well." the college lime/ Editor in chief Eleanor Takahashi Managing editor Jack Waters News editor four College TOW Needs your store (801)863^641 TOLL FREE 866-507-5253 Spencer Shell Opinions editor Jared Magi 11 life editor Luke Hickman Sports editor Ben Webster Web manager Jason Adkins Photo editor Mark Johnston Designers' Brandon Schelin Carol Acevetlo Copy editors Amy Wilson Jason Pyles Office manager Robbin Anthony Adviser.. Brent Sumner CONTACT US: Student Media 800 W. University Parkway Orem, UT, 84057 TEL (801) 863-8688 FAX: (801) 863-8601 E-MAIL: anthonro@uvsc.edu The College Times is a siuilent operated newspaper which is published once a week during FaJI and Spring semesters. Views expressed do nm necessarily reflect line views ofThc College Times or UVSC. 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