Recently added articles from The Black Collegian:
Barack Obama 2008 the making of the president.
Jan 01, 2009; ... On November 4, 2008, the American voters elected Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., an African American, as the 44th president of the United States of America. This was the 56th presidential election held in the nation since its founding in 1788 and all previous winners had been white males. This ...
The Top 100 Employers.
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Top 100 Employers of the Class of '09 is an elite group of employers who in spite of the economic meltdown have maintained their on-campus recruiting programs. While their numbers of projected hires is down substantially (-42 percent), from the 2008 projections, the employers on the ...
The Top 100 Employers.(Statistical table)
Jan 01, 2009 ... <Pre> RANK COMPANY NAME TOTAL CAMPUSES HIRES1 Enterprise Rent-A-Car 8,0001000 2 Walgreens 4,500 843 ...
The Top 100 Employers by Major.(List)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Accounting/Finance American Airlines Ashland Inc. BAE SYSTEMS Blackbaud Boy Scouts of America CGI Federal City Year City Year Compass Group, North America ConocoPhillips ...
The Top 100 Employers Alpha list.(List)
Jan 01, 2009 ... <Pre> 68 Adobe Systems 69 Aerospace Corporation, The 75 American Airlines 72 Amica Mutual Insurance 73 ARCADIS 59 AREVA 78 Ashiand Inc. 87 Auburn City Schools 32 BAE SYSTEMS 85 Blackbaud 31 Boy Scouts of America 84 CGI Federal 40 CH2M HILL 8...
Ernst & Young: access to achieve your potential and make a difference.(PROFILE)(Emst & Young LLP)(Company overview)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Q: Why do you think that minority students have ranked your company as a top employer? A: Ernst & Young offers programs like Discover Tax and the Horizon Internship Program for ethnically diverse students. When students become aware of these programs, they begin to realize the ...
Job outlook for the class of '09: jobs harder to find.(year 2009)
Jan 01, 2009; ... After five years of robust growth in the labor market segment that is focused on new college graduates, the opportunities will be shrinking this year according to information provided by more than 900 employers to Michigan State University's annual college recruiting study, Recruiting ...
How to find your dream job in a nightmare economy.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Recently, the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private, nonprofit research organization, published a report stating that the American economy has been in recession since December of 2007. Although their definition of recession may differ from that most commonly used, two consecutive ...
Launch your career in the military.
Jan 01, 2009; ... With jobs evaporating and the economy in an upheaval, it's time to think outside of the box. Getting your career off the ground or jump-starting it requires creativity. Maybe you've never thought about the military. You might want to put it on your list of possibilities. Why? ...
Q & A with Dr. Wanda Austin.(questions and answers)(Interview)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Dr. Wanda M. Austin is president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation. She succeeded Dr. William F. Ballhaus Jr. upon his retirement last year. Dr. Austin was formerly the senior vice president of The Aerospace Corporation's National Systems Group in Chantilly, Va. She has been with the ...
40 years after Dr. King.(LIVING BEYOND THE DREAMS)(Martin Luther King)(In memoriam)
Jan 01, 2009; ... "Forty Years After King's Death His Legacy Still Resonates," echoes a subtitle in one of arguably thousands of articles that appeared in newspapers and magazines throughout the nation to mark the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination in 1968. Despite his appearance on ...
One of America's Top 10 Internships.
Jan 01, 2009 ... "The proof of the pudding is in the eating," or so the popular saying goes. It means that the true value or quality of something can only be judged when it's put to good use. Or, otherwise stated, "Results are what count." This is especially true when it comes to the valuable ...
Art of the African world Ed Dwight the renaissance man.
Jan 01, 2009 ... Ed Dwight, whose resume reads, former Air Force Test pilot, America's first African-American astronaut trainee, computer systems engineer, aviation consultant, restaurateur, real estate developer, and construction entrepreneur, has been described as a true "renaissance man." He has been ...
Diversifying Graduate and Professional school.(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... In this issue of THE BLACK COLLEGIAN we bring you an expanded section on Graduate and Professional school opportunities. All of the schools and programs featured in this section offer students and recent graduates an opportunity to enhance their careers or offer an opportunity to make the ...
Why include graduate school?(CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN:)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Today's undergraduate students receiving degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields have numerous opportunities and a multitude of decisions to make regarding the development of a successful career. After completing four to five years of undergraduate ...
The Ronald E. McNair: postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.(FOSTERING A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS AND GRADUATE SCHOLARS)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A thriving economic and social future requires a commitment to making advanced educational opportunities available to all individuals. The entrenched shortage of PhDs awarded to low-income, first-generation college, and underrepresented students (i.e., African American, Latino, Native ...
Why not consider a career in law?
Jan 01, 2009; ... Those who are faint of heart should not study law. The rigorous application process alone weeds out thousands each year. Between preparing for the exam, registering online at the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), deciding which law school to attend and, of course, taking the dreaded Law ...
Barack Obama: for President of the United States of America.(Publisher's Message)
Sep 01, 2008; ... I am proud to support Barack Obama for President of the United States of America. I am also proud, for the first time in my life, to be an American. I am proud to be an American because America, to a great extent, is finally overcoming its racist past by selecting a Black man, Barack ...
Not a sudden miracle or simple twist of fate.(BARACK OBAMA)
Sep 01, 2008; ... The nomination of Sen. Barack Obama as a major party candidate for President of the United States is an historic milestone. Coming just 45 years after Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, the Illinois senator's candidacy is the culmination of a period of enormous ...
Campus advisor.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Dear Campus Advisor: This is my sophomore year in college and I have fallen off my game. I used to see girls just as a past-time or a conquest. Nothing serious. Mostly sex. But I'm hooked. I mean seriously. I don't know what to do with these feelings. I can't believe it myself, ...