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Overseas internships offer marketable experience The Global Graduate Program has helped more than 200 University students study abroad By Erin Snelgrove Oregon Daily Emerald Increasingly, employers through out the United States are looking to hire people who have more than a college degree. They are seeking in dividuals who possess leadership skills, internships, and overseas ex perience. Through the assistance of the Global Graduates International In ternship program, juniors, seniors, and masters, who attend any col lege or university in Oregon, can Oregon daily emerald worldwide WWW. uoregon.edu/~ode obtain these additional employ ment qualifications. “The idea of this program is to give students in Oregon the oppor tunity to receive some profession al experience overseas," said Kathy Poole, overseas program co ordinator for the Office of Interna tional Education and Exchange. “Some of these internships pay, while others do not. In general, the internships that require greater skill or specialized knowledge are the ones likely to offer some form of financial stipend, while non profit organizations and govern ment organizations are unlikely to offer any kind offunding.” Beginning in 1996, the global graduates program was formed from a $4 million federal grant. All Ways Travel New York Orlando Los Angeles Frankfurt -$322.00* -$322.00* -$222.00* -$478.00* 4tax not included, restrictions may apply. Eurail passes issued instantly and no service/ticket fees! E-mail: awt@luv2travel.com at Clancy Thurber's Pub (Downstairs at the Collier House) on the u of 0 Campus • 15 Ave. and university St. 7:00 to 9:00 pn No Cover, All Ages welcome, Smoke-free Microbrews, Wine & Meals .. . it Purchase any North Face Goretex Jacket from Berg's and get a North Face Vest FREE! A $69 value. 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Buxton believes this scholarship helped ease the finan cial burden of his experience. “1 interned with the Film Insti tute of Ireland in Dublin for 10 weeks," Buxton said. “I had a great experience there. I got to try some thing new and travel abroad for the first time. However, this expe rience was costly. I would say the cost of living in Ireland was about 40% more than it is here. With the aid I received, though, I was able to have some spending money, and I was also able to afford rent ing my own flat.” Since the program’s formation, more than 430 students have re ceived internships abroad and ap proximately 200 of those have been from the University of Ore gon. These internships were either posted on web sites or created by the student. The internships can last anywhere from 10 weeks to six months in duration. Shaun Wilde, a GTF working for IheOIEE, will receive an internship next summer through global gradu ates. For six months she will be working in a German consulting firm and participating on a finan cial or creative project. Wilde chose to become involved with this in ternship opportunity because of its built-in access to contacts and em ployment opportunities. “One of the ways I looked at it was that it’s a pretty big world out there and if you want to do some thing internationally, you don’t al ways have the contacts to make that possible,” Wilde said. “But with this program, there are three regional directors who each have contacts in a different region of the world. They know the com panies, and they try to match up the candidates for the internship that will best suit them. So really, this internship is a matching service in a lot of respects.” Nationally, the global graduates program was presented an Oregon Governor’s Award for Excellence in Economic Development last October. This award has been presented annually for the past six years and is bestowed to communities, busi nesses, organizations or individu als who "exemplify the mind-set necessary for Oregon to partici pate and compete effectively in the global economy.” Poole said it is unusual for high er education to be given this award. “This award shows that the gov ernor recognizes the purpose of this program is to give overseas ex perience to Oregon young profes sionals. Later, these young people can come back to Oregon and in For more infonration WHAT: Global Graduates Interna tional Internship program WHO: Juniors, seniors or master’s students are eligible. WHEN: Applications for summer are due March 1 and all posted or self arranged internships are acceptable. Applications for fall are due April 1 and students can apply for posted in ternships only. WHERE: Internships can be acquired on any continent. WHY: Students can obtain profes sional experience while still in school, receive a better understand ing of wodd affairs, form a competi tive advantage for the job market and make professional contacts for a fu ture career. crease the economic development of this state by using the skills they learned abroad.” For students like Buxton this pro gram offers an opportunity to learn unique skills that can be brought back to Oregon communities. “After having an internship abroad, people come back with skills they might have not other wise been able to receive," Buxton said. “It’s important for people to break out of their cocoons to travel overseas and see the world. Later, they can come back home and help enrich Oregon’s economy.” For more information about the Global Graduates International In ternship program, contact Kathy Poole at 346-3207 or access the program’s web site at http://www.orst.edu/dept/int_ed /globalgrads. me number of university student volunteers for Peace Corps increases A national funding increase will allow for more recruiting By Teri Meeuwsen Oregon Daily Emerald The University was ranked ninth in the nation by the Peace Corps for its number of volunteers overseas. The University recruited 58 vol unteers, tying with two other col leges, Indiana University and Cor nell University. The University of Wisconsin topped the list with 116 volun teers, followed by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Washington with 75. “The UO consistently puts out many qualified volunteers,” said University Peace Corps represen tativeFred Jaman. Now the University may be able to offer even more help overseas through the Peace Corps, thanks to an 8 percent budget increase in na tional funding. “The program’s budget increase to $240 million will allow the or ganization to sign up nearly 4,000 volunteers, including more from the University,” said Dan Chang, the acting public affairs specialist for the Peace Corps Northwest re gional office in Seattle. “There is more money to recruit a little more vigorously to fill those spots,” he said. “Last year the University was recognized as a high contributor by the Peace Corps,” he said. Around 2,000 volunteers have come from the University since 1961. Currently, there are 6,700 vol unteers working in 80 countries worldwide, and after this year they expect to have 7,100. This is the highest number of volunteers in the last 25 years. Among smaller colleges—those with fewer than 5,000 undergradu ates — three Oregon colleges were ranked in the top 25. Linfield Col lege was ranked seventh, Lewis and Clark was ninth and Reed Col lege was seventeenth. “The Northwest has always been a big producer of volun teers,” Chang said. “The feeling here in the Northwest is kind. They have a sense of adventure, volunteerism and community. People in the Northwest like the Peace Corps.” Need part- or full-time work? Want weekends and holidays off? fsraoo" Apply now - Springfield Public Schools is filling immediate openings for regular and substitute food service, custodial and transportation staff. Most custodial positions are 8-hour evening shifts; food service hours vary. Benefit packages for 4- to 8 hour regular employees. •Custodians start at $8.75 (regular, non-sub) • Custodial substitutes start at $8.33 • Food Service substitutes start at $7 • Transportation substitutes ^ (bus drivers) start at $7.43 Applications are available at Springfield Public Schools Administration Building, 525 Mill Street, Springfield. 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