OCR Text |
Show A4 Career fair brings employers to the students • News Monday •September 29, 2008 Complete employer list BRITNEE NGUYEN; News editor Need an internship or a job? UVU Career Services Phone: 863-6364 & Student Employment Web site: (CSSE) will be hosting its www.uvu.edu/csse biannual Internship & Career Fair Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Sorensen Center for various types of positions ... you might see a healthcare Grande Ballroom. company and assume they Around 70 to 80 employers will be looking for arc only hiring for health-restudents to fill career and in- lated positions when in fact ternship positions available they could be hiring for acnow and in the near future. countants, human resources, Employers attending this education or other areas." Collins recommends that fall include Huntsman Cancer Institute, Intermountain students research the compaHealthcare, Internal Rev- nies attending the career fair enue Service, Northwestern to know beforehand what Mutual Financial, FedEx each company is looking for. Ground, Enterprise Rent-A- CSSE assists students in findCar, Provo Canyon School, ing work and internship o p Space Dynamics Laboratory portunities throughout their college education as well as and many more. "Students need to dress providing career counseling professionally, especially and coaching. They also help students those genuinely seeking an prepare resumes, prepare internship or a career position," said Amber Collins, a for interviews and offer netCSSE career counselor and working opportunities. C S S E project manager of the career is located at the south end of fair. "They also need to un- the Hall of Flags in BA 113. derstand that companies hire Time, talent or treasure are the three T's that Ali Johnson, creator of Start Something Beautiful, uses to describe her new organization at UVU. What is this new organization all about and how will it affect students at UVU? This newest addition to the many organizations at UVU is all about women. Their theme is "Engaging inspired women to share their success." Johnson was inspired to create this organization when her husband died last year. Instead of thinking of Giving golden wings I RYAN JOHNSON News writer Celebrating National Tutoring Week •HANNAH00GEH0PK1NS0H In an effort to support the nearly 80 tutors on campus and the academic aid they supply, Utah Valley University is celebrating National Tutoring Week, Oct. 6-10. "Our objective is to honor our tutors for the service they provide to University College and t o the University," said Maureen S. Andrade, associate dean of University College. " W e also want to highlight the special talents, skills, and backgrounds of our tutors." The academic tutors, trained through a nationally certified program, provide help to one third of the university's student population. With a variety of training resources on campus, tutor Tutoring does more than help the coverage ranges from math and writing to learning strating Scholars and former tuegies and peer tutoring. A c tor. "The value of the tutorcording to the National A s ing centers and labs is that sociation for Developmental they are centered around Educations, a tutor's main the idea of communal learndrive is to "help under-preing, of students helping stupared students prepare, predents." pared students advance, and Tutoring does more than advanced students excel." help the students; it also "It is often noted that positively affects retention learning does not take place at UVU. This, according to in a v a c u u m / ' said Shannon Kathy Van Wagoner, math Israelsen, director of Writ- lab manager, is a major goal of the institution. Academic studies show that students who work with trained tutors have higher GPAs and stay enrolled in college at higher rates. "We tracked the grades of students who use the Math Lab an average of once a week and the pass rates of that group of students are 20 percent higher than the department average ali the things that she missed something that they feel is day, all handmade and sewn about him, she chose to fo- beautiful; this could be their with love. Another member donated her time by coordicus on all the wonderful op- time, treasure or a talent. Johnson knows three nating a Christmas cooking portunities that he allowed women who have been able class taught by Chef Troy to her to have. "I always appreciated to give to UVU. One woman help earn funds for the culihow he gave me my own shared a treasure and took nary arts department. Start Something Beautiwings. He told me to go fly money that she inherited around and be my best." from her mother and bought ful officially began on Sept. This is the idea behind the hundreds of books for the 25 with keynote speaker organization, and Johnson new library; she did this be- Natalie Gochnour, the curhas handed out golden wings cause of her mother's love of rent Chief Operating Officer of the Salt Lake Chamber to every member of Start reading. Something Beautiful to reAnother woman who of Commerce; she also was mind them of their potential loves to sew shared her tal- a Wasatch Woman of the and of the liberating power ent when she heard that Year and an assistant to Gov. that all women posses. the care center on campus Leavitt. This new organization needed blankets. She de- Johnson is excited about encourages women to start livered 17 of them the next what has already happened SPECIAL OFFER 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Dave Iba/UVU Review students; it positively affects retention at UVU. initial Consultation Complete Chiropractic Examination X-Rays of the Problem Area (if necessary) A Report of Your Findings First Ttoo Adjustments Total Cos* Only $ao i Hershey, over 23 years experience Dr. Blair 115& South State Street, Suite IO6 Orenv Utah B4O&7 UVL's Coiitemporjri Dance Eibemblc and I^ Mockingbird A look M rising above the perceptions and problems of nee through music, dance and storv ^w;^wr:^(^^Kfe«w)^.m'-;: pass rates," explained Van Wagoner. "We often hear students say things like, 'I would have never gotten through that class if it weren't for the tutors.'" UVU plans to honor their tutors through food, gifts provided by local sponsors and letters of gratitude from the many students the tutors have helped. and invites people who feel they have something to give to join. "Our goal is that our lives will provide inspiration and hope to others. We welcome their stories lo be told," said Johnson. Start Something Beautiful Contact: Ali Johnson P h o n e : 863-7575 |