Adults find a new sense of direction on campus
March 3rd, 2011Lexington, KY – People are scared out there,” said Jerry Price, coordinator of Adult Student Services at the University of Kentucky. Indeed, recent years have given folks good reason to be scared. Economic challenges make many want to sharpen skills to hold onto jobs that may be in danger, or to position themselves for greater responsibilities at work. A compelling question runs like a silent creek through their lives: How and where can a person find opportunity?
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Green careers make ag school sexy
October 21st, 2010Lexington, KY – Although the population pursuing agrarian interests in the United States has diminished, our need for agricultural solutions has grown. How will we feed and provide fresh water for a global population projected to double by 2040? Manage climate change? Develop renewable energy sources? Manage land-use issues? The mere fact that more people are living in urban settings does not eliminate the need for effective agricultural practices. Instead, it underscores their importance as well as the ongoing relevance of schools of agriculture within the nation’s land-grant institutions.
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A Test Run for Young Talent
February 18th, 2010Lexmark, Alltech and Big Ass Fans may not have a great deal in common beyond the region in which they are headquartered. They are very different types of businesses run on very different business models. Yet, here’s one thing on which they all agree: internships are valuable.
Internships provide opportunities for companies to test young talent and for young talent to test the world of work. Billy Frey, who oversees Alltech’s marketing internship program, says that almost all new Alltech hires have previously interned with the company for three to 12 months. Each intern gets a “crash course in our culture and pace,” and interns and managers alike see plainly when the Alltech way is not a match. When it is a match, though, the internship experience can give the company a leg up in recruiting the employee.
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