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On Friday, March 13, Presi- dent Eugene Habecker an- nounced a significant leap ahead in the fundraising prog- ress for the new Science Learn- ing Center. Within the last nine months, collected funds and commit- ments have increased from $5 million to $22 million. Vice President for University Advancement Ben Sells was especially encouraged to see progress despite the uncertain economic climate. “I think it’s a signal that peo- ple believe in Taylor ... and they want to make it possible for students to be here,” Sells said. “(Donors) know that tuition doesn’t pay for resources like this. We hope it’s an encour- agement for students and their families as well.” A commitment of $36 million is required to begin construc- tion on the addition to Nuss- baum, which will include state- of-the-art labs and equipment, wide communal areas, and an eco-friendly geothermal heat- ing/cooling system. “Our science program is a leader among Christian col- leges throughout the world,” Habecker said. “This new facil- ity will provide our outstanding students, world-class faculty and excellent programs with a mission-critical tool that will allow them to thrive.” The current structure is over 40 years old and meant for a smaller campus, Sells said. Today, approximately one in five Taylor students are science majors and the science depart- ment’s faculty and staff has in- creased from 13 to 40 members since 1965. Provost Steve Bedi described the motivation behind aspects of the design: “green” compo- nents will give the building a Leadership in Energy and En- vironmental Design (LEED) certification, and glass atriums will provide natural lighting to all four floors. The new struc- ture will have 34 classrooms and labs, as well as 39 faculty offices. Additionally, multiple communal areas will give stu- dents space to study and so- cialize. The planning stage for the center started in the mid-1990s and has gone through several design variations, Bedi said. “This project has been a high- priority need for a long time,” Bedi said. “It is such a reward- ing experience for me to see this emerge from a concept and a thought to a reality. And it’s going to benefit students in so many ways.” Those jobs aren’t going to find themselves. You take a deep breath and plunge into the online abyss of job offers, requirements and resources. After hours of sifting through endless companies, your head is pounding from information overload and your brain feels like mush. You are unable to tear your eyes away from the screen, although you know staring at the word ‘ré- sumé’ will not make an impres- sive one appear magically. A looming sense of panic threat- ens to overwhelm you. You are not alone; college students across the country are facing the same fear. As the economy plunges deeper into recession, everyone is affected. Amateur college graduates face tough competition from expe- rienced workers, and the strug- gle to secure a job after college has become a widespread one. College students are equip- ping themselves in every pos- sible way to push ahead of the pack. Sites like Monster.com, Hot- jobs.yahoo.com and Career- Builder.com provide everything from job listings to career tools to professional advice. Other resources include FastWeb. com and CollegeGrad.com, where students can perform searches for jobs in industries of their choice. But online resources alone are not enough. Preparation and relevant work experience are key to attracting the inter- est of hiring companies. Programs like the University of Dreams and the Washington Internship Program provide training and networking op- portunities to connect partici- pants with the internships of their choice. “Internships are no longer an option; they’re a necessity,” said Eric Normington, Chief Marketing Officer of the Uni- versity of Dreams. “The num- ber one thing that employers are looking for is relevant work experience, so the value of an internship is more important and more impactful than ever,” he said. Luke Burket, ’06 Taylor grad- uate and current sales manager for the Columbus Blue Jackets, also highlighted the need for students to be well-equipped and prepared to face the com- petitive job market. “With the economy the way it is, people are being pretty picky about who they hire,” Burket said. “It’s very com- petitive, and if you can’t show a return on their investment (in hiring you), you’re really go- ing to struggle to land even an entry-level job.” While he was at Taylor, Bur- ket found connecting with faculty in his department ex- tremely beneficial in landing a job. “You realize how many peo- ple they know, both on campus and away from campus, that may be beneficial to you ... in landing your future job,” Bur- ket said. Taylor’s academic depart- ments have shown to be dedi- cated in their commitment to preparing students for gradu- ation. Senior capstone courses are mandatory for many depart- ments, like mathematics, phys- ics, media communication, vi- sual arts, Christian education and biology. These range from field trips or retreats during January term to research proj- ects and presentations. Practicums and internships are usually required or encour- aged for larger departments. Professors provide guidance A keynote address by shuttle astronaut Col. Kevin Ford and special tribute to the late Indi- ana State Sen. David Ford are among the highlights for the third annual Access Technol- ogy Across Indiana (ATAIN) Conference on Aerospace and Space Science on March 19 at Taylor University. Ford is the brother of the late Sen. David Ford. This year’s conference will memorialize the life and contributions of the senator. He served District 19, comprised of Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant and Wells Counties, from 1994 until his death in 2008. ATAIN is a consortium of research institutions and orga- nizations promoting scientific advances and developments and facilitating their transfer to industry, according to its Web site. The event brings gov- ernment officials and profes- sionals from the aerospace and defense industry to campus for presentations and network- ing opportunities with Indiana collegiate students, faculty and staff. A panel discussion of tech- nology and economic develop- ment initiatives championed by Ford is on the agenda. Panel members include Ron Gifford from the Indy Partnership, Mark Lawrence from the In- diana Chamber of Commerce and Mark Shublak of Ice Mill- er, LLP. Two separate sessions follow, with the first option being an aerospace technical advances one and the other a K-12 edu- cation one. Col. Kevin Ford’s keynote ad- dress is titled “Making Space for Our Future.” Ford, a retired United States Air Force colo- nel, NASA pilot and astronaut, is scheduled to pilot the space shuttle Atlantis in August on the STS-128 mission. Ford will also speak to K-12 students at 4:00 p.m. His speech, “Taking America to the Moon and Beyond in the Com- ing Decades,” will focus on his training and expectations of what life in space will be like. The launching of a balloon into near space will end the confer- ence. Don Takehara, director of Taylor’s Center for Research & Innovation (CR&I) and as- sociate professor of research, said poster and vendor dis- plays from universities and companies in the defense and aerospace industry will be available. Past universities and companies include Purdue, Notre Dame, Rose-Hulman, Taylor, ITT, Raytheon, Rolls Royce and NSWC Crane Naval. “Senator David Ford unself- ishly served others and gave them opportunities to grow,” Takehara said. “At this confer- ence, we want to follow in his footsteps by spurring technolo- gy, education and economic de- velopment in Indiana through aerospace and space science.” Sen. Ford helped with the ATAIN conference in 2007 be- cause “he genuinely wanted to help people,” Takehara said. This conference is free to the public. Online registration is required. March 13, 2009 Volume 96, No. 20 The Voice of Taylor University since 1913 A&E Still LOST five seasons later “Think Jack Bauer has a stress- ful day? How would he handle being transported through time every 15 minutes?” Five Worst Dictators “Al-Bashir received the dubious distinction of being the first ac- tive head of state to be sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity.” What’s wrong with religion? “Without form, not only would religion die, but so would rela- tionships.” I N B RIEF AAA Wok Night “A Taste of Siam” is the theme this semester, and students can look forward to a variety of Thai food from the Asian Awareness Association. Wok Night will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the DC on Tuesday, March 17. New center closer to reality WORLD OPINIONS Aerospace conference comes to campus Science Center has 60 percent of funds needed to begin construction By Hannah Beers Co-News Editor Upperclassmen: the (job) hunt is on Seniors press on in their search for jobs as graduation approaches By Benita Lee Co-News Editor By Stephanie Leis Contributor WEEKENDWEATHER TODAY 57 / 47 SATURDAY 41 /25 SUNDAY 49 /35 PARTLY CLOUDY SUNNY CLOUDY Learn Self-defense Interested in learning Tae- kwondo? The Asian Awareness Association is hosting a series of self-defense classes taught by highly-qualified professionals from the Downtown Martial Arts Club. Starting from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, each session costs $2 and will contin- ue until the end of the semester. Classes are weekly and will be held in the KSAC aerobics room. Anyone is welcome. See Job Hunt, Page 2 ReadeAvenue.com Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) has created an online art gallery to display and promote student work. The aim of ReadeAvenue.com is to help artists gain recogni- tion, sell their artwork and share their stories. Artwork of various media cov- ering differing subjects are now on display on the Web site. A portion of each sale will go toward the funding of other SIFE programs like Cheat Your Neigh- bor Cheat Yourself, Our Town Upland, Nicaragua spring break trip, Financial Literacy, seminar series and SIFE Conference. Provided by Office of University Advancement Sarah Neel An artist’s rendering of the Science Learning Center near the Reade academic building. Director of Career Development Jill Godorhazy-Smith assists sophomore Phillip Pinegar in improving his résumé.
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PARTLY CLOUDY AAA Wok Night By Benita Lee Co-News Editor I N B RIEF Learn Self-defense See Job Hunt, Page 2 An artist’s rendering of the Science Learning Center near the Reade academic building. The Voice of Taylor University since 1913 What’s wrong with religion? “Without form, not only would religion die, but so would rela- tionships.” Five Worst Dictators “Think Jack Bauer has a stress- ful day? How would he handle being transported through time every 15 minutes?” 57 / 47
Transcript of Echo1.2009-03-13
On Friday, March 13, Presi-dent Eugene Habecker an-nounced a significant leap ahead in the fundraising prog-ress for the new Science Learn-ing Center.
Within the last nine months, collected funds and commit-ments have increased from $5 million to $22 million.
Vice President for University Advancement Ben Sells was especially encouraged to see progress despite the uncertain economic climate.
“I think it’s a signal that peo-ple believe in Taylor ... and they want to make it possible for students to be here,” Sells said. “(Donors) know that tuition doesn’t pay for resources like this. We hope it’s an encour-agement for students and their families as well.”
A commitment of $36 million
is required to begin construc-tion on the addition to Nuss-baum, which will include state-of-the-art labs and equipment, wide communal areas, and an eco-friendly geothermal heat-ing/cooling system.
“Our science program is a leader among Christian col-leges throughout the world,” Habecker said. “This new facil-ity will provide our outstanding students, world-class faculty
and excellent programs with a mission-critical tool that will allow them to thrive.”
The current structure is over 40 years old and meant for a smaller campus, Sells said. Today, approximately one in five Taylor students are science majors and the science depart-ment’s faculty and staff has in-creased from 13 to 40 members since 1965.
Provost Steve Bedi described
the motivation behind aspects of the design: “green” compo-nents will give the building a Leadership in Energy and En-vironmental Design (LEED) certification, and glass atriums will provide natural lighting to all four floors. The new struc-ture will have 34 classrooms and labs, as well as 39 faculty offices. Additionally, multiple communal areas will give stu-dents space to study and so-
cialize. The planning stage for the
center started in the mid-1990s and has gone through several design variations, Bedi said.
“This project has been a high-priority need for a long time,” Bedi said. “It is such a reward-ing experience for me to see this emerge from a concept and a thought to a reality. And it’s going to benefit students in so many ways.”
Those jobs aren’t going to find themselves.
You take a deep breath and plunge into the online abyss of job offers, requirements and resources. After hours of sifting through endless companies, your head is pounding from information overload and your brain feels like mush. You are unable to tear your eyes away from the screen, although you know staring at the word ‘ré-sumé’ will not make an impres-sive one appear magically. A looming sense of panic threat-ens to overwhelm you.
You are not alone; college students across the country are facing the same fear. As the economy plunges deeper into recession, everyone is affected. Amateur college graduates face tough competition from expe-rienced workers, and the strug-gle to secure a job after college has become a widespread one.
College students are equip-ping themselves in every pos-sible way to push ahead of the pack.
Sites like Monster.com, Hot-jobs.yahoo.com and Career-Builder.com provide everything from job listings to career tools to professional advice. Other resources include FastWeb.com and CollegeGrad.com, where students can perform searches for jobs in industries of their choice.
But online resources alone are not enough. Preparation and relevant work experience are key to attracting the inter-est of hiring companies.
Programs like the University of Dreams and the Washington Internship Program provide training and networking op-portunities to connect partici-pants with the internships of their choice.
“Internships are no longer an option; they’re a necessity,” said Eric Normington, Chief Marketing Officer of the Uni-versity of Dreams. “The num-ber one thing that employers are looking for is relevant work experience, so the value of an internship is more important and more impactful than ever,” he said.
Luke Burket, ’06 Taylor grad-uate and current sales manager for the Columbus Blue Jackets,
also highlighted the need for students to be well-equipped and prepared to face the com-petitive job market.
“With the economy the way it is, people are being pretty picky about who they hire,” Burket said. “It’s very com-petitive, and if you can’t show a return on their investment (in hiring you), you’re really go-ing to struggle to land even an entry-level job.”
While he was at Taylor, Bur-ket found connecting with
faculty in his department ex-tremely beneficial in landing a job.
“You realize how many peo-ple they know, both on campus and away from campus, that may be beneficial to you ... in landing your future job,” Bur-ket said.
Taylor’s academic depart-ments have shown to be dedi-cated in their commitment to preparing students for gradu-ation.
Senior capstone courses are
mandatory for many depart-ments, like mathematics, phys-ics, media communication, vi-sual arts, Christian education and biology. These range from field trips or retreats during January term to research proj-ects and presentations.
Practicums and internships are usually required or encour-aged for larger departments. Professors provide guidance
A keynote address by shuttle astronaut Col. Kevin Ford and special tribute to the late Indi-ana State Sen. David Ford are among the highlights for the third annual Access Technol-ogy Across Indiana (ATAIN) Conference on Aerospace and Space Science on March 19 at Taylor University.
Ford is the brother of the late Sen. David Ford. This year’s conference will memorialize the life and contributions of the senator. He served District 19, comprised of Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant and Wells
Counties, from 1994 until his death in 2008.
ATAIN is a consortium of research institutions and orga-nizations promoting scientific advances and developments and facilitating their transfer to industry, according to its Web site. The event brings gov-ernment officials and profes-sionals from the aerospace and defense industry to campus for presentations and network-ing opportunities with Indiana collegiate students, faculty and staff.
A panel discussion of tech-nology and economic develop-ment initiatives championed by Ford is on the agenda. Panel
members include Ron Gifford from the Indy Partnership, Mark Lawrence from the In-diana Chamber of Commerce and Mark Shublak of Ice Mill-er, LLP.
Two separate sessions follow, with the first option being an aerospace technical advances one and the other a K-12 edu-cation one.
Col. Kevin Ford’s keynote ad-dress is titled “Making Space for Our Future.” Ford, a retired United States Air Force colo-nel, NASA pilot and astronaut, is scheduled to pilot the space shuttle Atlantis in August on the STS-128 mission.
Ford will also speak to K-12
students at 4:00 p.m. His speech, “Taking America to the Moon and Beyond in the Com-ing Decades,” will focus on his training and expectations of what life in space will be like. The launching of a balloon into near space will end the confer-ence.
Don Takehara, director of Taylor’s Center for Research & Innovation (CR&I) and as-sociate professor of research, said poster and vendor dis-plays from universities and companies in the defense and aerospace industry will be available. Past universities and companies include Purdue, Notre Dame, Rose-Hulman,
Taylor, ITT, Raytheon, Rolls Royce and NSWC Crane Naval.
“Senator David Ford unself-ishly served others and gave them opportunities to grow,” Takehara said. “At this confer-ence, we want to follow in his footsteps by spurring technolo-gy, education and economic de-velopment in Indiana through aerospace and space science.”
Sen. Ford helped with the ATAIN conference in 2007 be-cause “he genuinely wanted to help people,” Takehara said.
This conference is free to the public. Online registration is required.
March 13, 2009 Volume 96, No. 20The Voice of Taylor University since 1913
A&E
Still LOST five seasons later“Think Jack Bauer has a stress-ful day? How would he handle being transported through time every 15 minutes?”
Five Worst Dictators“Al-Bashir received the dubious distinction of being the first ac-tive head of state to be sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
What’s wrong with religion? “Without form, not only would religion die, but so would rela-tionships.”
IN BRIEFAAA Wok Night“A Taste of Siam” is the theme
this semester, and students can look forward to a variety of Thai food from the Asian Awareness Association.
Wok Night will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the DC on Tuesday, March 17.
New center closer to reality
WORLD
OPINIONS
Aerospace conference comes to campus
Science Center has 60 percent of funds needed to begin construction By Hannah BeersCo-News Editor
Upperclassmen: the (job) hunt is onSeniors press on in their search for jobs as graduation approaches
By Benita LeeCo-News Editor
By Stephanie LeisContributor
WEEKENDWEATHERTODAY 57/ 47
SATURDAY 41/25
SUNDAY 49/35
PARTLY CLOUDY
SUNNY
CLOUDY
Learn Self-defenseInterested in learning Tae-
kwondo? The Asian Awareness Association is hosting a series of self-defense classes taught by highly-qualified professionals from the Downtown Martial Arts Club.
Starting from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, each session costs $2 and will contin-ue until the end of the semester.
Classes are weekly and will be held in the KSAC aerobics room. Anyone is welcome.
See Job Hunt, Page 2
ReadeAvenue.comStudents In Free Enterprise
(SIFE) has created an online art gallery to display and promote student work.
The aim of ReadeAvenue.com is to help artists gain recogni-tion, sell their artwork and share their stories.
Artwork of various media cov-ering differing subjects are now on display on the Web site.
A portion of each sale will go toward the funding of other SIFE programs like Cheat Your Neigh-bor Cheat Yourself, Our Town Upland, Nicaragua spring break trip, Financial Literacy, seminar series and SIFE Conference.
Provided by Office of University Advancement
Sarah Neel
An artist’s rendering of the Science Learning Center near the Reade academic building.
Director of Career Development Jill Godorhazy-Smith assists sophomore Phillip Pinegar in improving his résumé.
