Show New Faces at Career Action Center Kathryn M. M Dean Staff Staf Writer A Anew new position has been created at th the Career Career Career Ca Ca- reer Action Center CAC to better serve disadvantaged students Boston College graduate Richard Starley started April 1 at the center as a Placement r Specialist for Special Student Student- Populations 4 The purpose for creating this position said Starley StaIley is to provide specialized help and support support support sup sup- port for disadvantaged students in seeking and maintaining employment I think there is a large need to help these students and the barriers they encounter in employment h he asserted Since having a specialist working solely w with th disadvantaged students is a new concept at t the CAC Starley's primary task is to help define the needs of disadvantaged students students students stu- stu I dents and use this information to develop policy and procedure for administering the placement program Starley StaIley will also be work- work ing closely with with- administration in developing developing de de- developing these policies Starley StaIley a native Utahn re recently graduated with an MBA from Boston College He has also earned a BS in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco In addition addition addi- addi tion Starley StaIley has worked for the last 20 years in profit non-profit organizations and government posts mostly in social services The CAC also has on board a new site on-site representative from Job Service Tom Ander Ander- son Anderson said I enjoy working with students and am looking forward to helping them find jobs and career opportunities Anderson also a native of Salt Lake attended attended attended at at- tended and BYU with a bachelors bachelor's degree degree degree de de- de- de gree in Social Work He worked with the Utah Department of of Social Services Service before going to work for Job Service in 1975 He later went into business for himself as an an independent contractor and has now returned to Job Service Service Service Ser Ser- Ser Ser- vice to work at the CAC Anderson is Jog Wendy Pickard |