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Publications rank
A&M in top 100
by Robin Goodpaster
The Battalion
Texas A&M University holds
the title as one of the top one hun
dred universities in the country
for its excellent quality of academ
ic programs at a low cost, accord
ing to two national publications.
The 1992 Guide to 101 of the
Best Values in America's Colleges
and Universities lists A&M as one
of the top one hundred universi
ties in the United States.
In addition, 'Money' magazine
ranked A&M in the top twenty as
one of the nation's "best buys" in
its 1990 college guide.
"We are proud that we are list
ed as one of the best buys in the
country," said Don Powell, direc
tor of Business Services at A&M.
"We try to maintain the lowest
practical price level we can and
still offer quality services. For ex
ample, the housing rates did not
increase at all. In fact, one classifi
cation of dormitories actually
went down," said Powell.
David Wilson, editor of The
1992 Guide to 101 of the Best Val
ues In America's Colleges and
Universities, specifies three major
criteria for selecting the schools.
First, the national ranking pub
lished each year by magazines
such as "U.S. News" are consid
ered. The second factor examined
are the results of a high school
guidance counselors' poll based
on recommended schools. Finally,
data on costs versus quality of aca
demic programs, accessibility of
faculty, and strength of learning
resources and student services are
considered.
"Texas A&M met and indeed
exceeded our criteria in every cat
egory," said Wilson. "Today,
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Danny Colgrove, a senior business analysis major from White Coliseum while waiting for a running partner on
Shreveport, La., stretches out in the sun in front of G. Rollie Wednesday afternoon.
Program helps undergraduates make contacts with professionals
Career day gives students chance for networking
By Tammy Bryson
The Battalion
Texas A&M Department of Stu
dents Activities and the Houston
Aggie Professional Forum have
joined together to provide stu
dents with an opportunity to
make contacts in the business
world through a day of "network
ing."
Career Networking Day, to be
held Oct. 4 in Houston, allows stu
dents to talk to representatives
from companies such as Conoco,
Houston Chronicle and American
Express, said Felicia James, stu
dent activities adviser in the De
partment of Student Activities.
"The main goal is to provide
undergraduates at A&M an op
portunity to meet and network
with professional former stu
dents," she said. "The program al
lows students to visit different
companies and learn about a vari
ety of career options."
David Dupre, senior manage
ment major, said his experience
with Networking Day enabled
him to broaden his possible career
options.
"It provided me with many op
portunities in fields other than
(management), so I'm not too lim
ited," he said.
Dupre stressed that Network
ing Day offers a chance to make
contacts in a variety of profes
sions.
"One nice thing is that all the
companies have different oppor
tunities for different students," he
said. "It is not just limited to busi
ness or engineering."
James added that about half of
the students signed up to partici
pate this year are in the College of
Liberal Arts.
The former students go out of
their way to help Aggies with
their careers, Dupre said.
"They are so concerned with
finding you a job," he said. "If
they they can't find you one in
their department, they will send
you to someone who can."
Dupre added that the Aggie
professionals hope that some stu
dents who participate will pass
this favor down to other students.
"They really treat us with re
spect," Dupre added. "They want
students to become involved so
they can provide networking op
portunities for other Aggies in the
future."
The day begins at 7 a.m. at the
Pavilion where participants will
meet to be taken to Houston for
breakfast with Conoco representa
tives. From there, students can
choose between visiting the Hous
ton Chronicle or Enron, which
will be followed by lunch with the
corporation.
The next corporate stop will be
to IDS Financial Services and
American Express or Brown &
Root, depending on which compa
ny the student chooses. The day
will conclude with a forum of pro
fessional speakers discussing is
sues relevant to students and ca
reer networking.
Matt Lang, senior marketing
major, explains why he is partici-
prating in Career Networking Day
this year, "I believe this will be a
good oprportunity to look at differ
ent industries and find out what
I'm interested in, but more impor
tantly — I need a job."
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