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Cooperative Education fair
draws 50 employers to A&M
BY SAM EH FAHMY
The Battalion
Bore than 50 national em-
loyers and 700 students partic-
)ated in the spring Cooperative
dilation fair Monday and
tiesday in the Zachry Building.
Cooperative education is a su-
ervised, academic program for
tulents that integrates academic
tudy with paid, full-time work.
The fair, sponsored by the
&xas A&M Cooperative Educa-
on Office, is designed to enable
mployers and students to make
ice to-face contact.
Martha Boerema, associate
irector of the Office of Cooper-
tive Education, said co-oping
an provide students with a
ompetitive edge.
“Relevant work experience is
o longer optional,” she said.
When employers are looking to
ire graduates, they are looking
ir experience.”
Companies use cooperative
ducation as a recruitment
iratlegy, and 80 percent of stu-
ents are offered full-time posi-
ons upon completion of their
a-ops.
Jennifer Dieterle, a represen-
itive of National Instruments,
aid companies gain exposure
nd maintain a presence on
amjpus by attending the co-op
nr.
"We recruit a lot of people,”
tie [said. “[The fair] is our best
pportunity to see students and
how off our products to them.”
SALLIE TURNER/The Battalion
John Carliste (left), a senior industrial engineering major, speaks with
Jeremy Eubanks, a recruiter with General Electric, at the Cooperative
Education fair Tuesday in the Zachry lobby.
Lindsay Bridges, a junior me
chanical engineering major who
is co-oping for Chevron, said co
oping has showed her how aca
demic studies apply to real-
world situations.
“I get lots of hands-on expe
rience,” she said. “[The co-op]
has taught me how to apply
common sense and what I
learned in school to real-life ap
plications.”
Clay Daigle, a senior comput
er engineering major who is co
oping with National Instru-
On Sale Now at MSC Box Office:
Singing Cadets / Alpha Delta Pi
Concert Benefitting
Ronald McDonald House of Temple
Feb. 12 • Rudder Theater • 7:30 p.m.
With Special Guests:
The Aggie Wranglers
I Students/Children $5 Adults $7
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A representative will be on campus:
Information Table
Thursday, February 11,1999
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
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REPLANT
February 27, 1999
Plant a Tree!
• l acre of trees can keep 18 people alive.
• l large tree can release up to 400 gallons of water into the air each day.
• 1 tree less than 3 inches in diameter can absorb the amount of carbon
dioxide produced by a car driven 10 miles.
• 1 acre of trees can absorb the amount of carbon dioxide produced by a
l car driven 26,000 miles.
Replant Sign-up
1. Fill out form below.
2. Attach a list of the participants’ names.
3. Turn in the form and list of participants to the Fish Aides Desk in Koldus 127.
4. Have one representative from your group attend an informational meeting.
The informational meetings will be February 22 @ 8:30 p.m.
in Rudder 301 and February 23 @ 6 p.m. in Rudder 301.
Organization:
Contact Person:
Telephone #:
• of People Attending:
*If you are signing up as an individual, try and find 4 or more Ags to come out with you!
Please check off your preferred time and site:
Time: 8:00 a.m. Kickoff 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
Site: Tree Farm School Landfill Park
ments, said co-oping has al
lowed him to explore career op
tions within his field.
“It’s a chance to see what’s
out there,” he said, “and it’s al
most like a little break from
school.”
Boerema stressed the impor
tance of early planning when
considering cooperative educa
tion.
Finding employment is just
as competitive, if not more, than
getting into A&M,” she said “The
earlier you start, the better'”
Society of Women Engineers
General Meeting
When: Wed., Feb. 10 th
Time: 6:45 p.m. -Subway Sandwiches
7:00 p.m. -General Meedng
Where: ZACH 102
Topic: Salary Negotiation
Flannigan’s
2010 S. College
Across from The Ptarmigan
*3.50
Black & Tans
4-11 p.m.
MONDAY
Golden Tee Golf
Local & National
Tournament
$1.25 Longnecks
$1 Well Drinks
Irish Bourbon $2 Shots
Do you wanna have fun?
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Expect big laughs, big songs and big fun,
Erom the show with the BIG name!
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February 10 & 11 at 8 PM A 0
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For tickets, call 845-1 234. Visit our website at
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