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The right career may be lurking with liaisons ■A new program could lean on unsure students deciding their professional futures By Kristy Hessman Oregon Daily Emerald For students majoring in fields such as architecture or education, future job options may seem obvi ous. But for students majoring in various fields offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, career objec tives may not be so clear. Three new career liaison positions have been created to help arts and sci ences students answer a simple ques tion: What can I do with my major? The positions have been filled by University graduates Liz White, Jen nifer Sowins and Jessica Best. Each li aison has a separate focus modeled af ter the three subject divisions within the College of Arts and Sciences: sci ence, social science and humanities. The liaisons help students to ex plore future career paths within their majors. “The College of Arts and Sciences has one of the biggest student popu lations, but it was one of the most underutilized,” Best said. According to Sowins, the new po sitions are a response to student in put regarding counseling within the College of Arts and Sciences. To ensure that arts and sciences students receive resources similar to other majors, the College of Arts and Sciences faculty and the Career Center came together to coordinate this year’s new positions. “It’s a very innovative program,” said Clarice Wilsey, assistant direc tor of the Career Center. In addition tq,answering students’ major or ca reer questions, she said, the liaisons also provide a place where students can go for resume questions, to get help with career development or to get referral information. “One of mv main focuses is to raise the awareness of how many opportunities and different things you can do with a social science de gree.” Sowins said. “I want to help students find a career that matches their interests, values and skills.” In addition to meeting with stu dents at the Career Center during drop-in hours Monday through Fri day, the liaisons also have offices in various buildings across campus in order to be more accessible to stu dents. Students can make individual ap pointments with a specific liaisons or stop by the center from 11 a.m. to noon, and 1:30 to 4 p.m. “When I was a student, it would have been nice to have this outreach,” Best said. “We want to help students realize we are concerned about the is sues that they are concerned with.” Since the program is so new, one Tom Patterson Emerald University graduate Jen Sowins (left) offers job resource infomation to new students. or the tasks the liaisons are currently undergoing is letting people know that the resource exists. “So far, we are trying to get the word out to faculty and within dif ferent departments,” Sowins said. “We have also been in contact with peer advisor groups. ” The liaisons will have an infor mation table in the EMU from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday to answer any questions about the program. Write-in mayoral candidate big on local kids and community ■ Michael Glownia ot Eugene may give incumbent Jim Torrey a run for his money as a write-in this election year By Bennett Lacy for the Emerald Though the ballot may indicate otherwise, voters have more than one option this Tuesday when they cast their vote for Eugene mayor. On Saturday, Michael Glownia shared his vision of a stronger com munity with about 50 people at the Saturday Market downtown. Glownia, who ran an unsuccessful primary campaign in May, has stepped it up in November with a stronger campaign against incum bent Jim Torrey. “I believe I can offer Eugene a real solution where we can let our chil dren play and we can be happy,” Glownia told the audience with his own children by his side. Glownia’s decision to run for mayor did not involve years of plan ning. It wasn’t until last summer when he decided to run. Because Glownia had not garnered enough votes in the May primary to appear on the ballot, his only option to run was as a write-in candidate. Glownia said he was inspired af ter losing his job to run for mayor and decided he wanted to make an impact in the community. “[Being laid off] set off a fire in side of me not to rely on a corpora tion that can, in a day, take it all away,” Glownia said. Although Glownia does not have as much political and financial am munition as Mayor Torrey, he does have a strong support base. Kyle Schweighauser, a Glownia campaign supporter and close friend, was on hand Saturday show CC In order for a society to be sustainable, we need to use resources fairly and efficiently to meet basic human needs. Michael Glownia candidate for mayor ing his support. “Michael really cares about young people and what they have to say,” Schweighauser said. “A lot of change comes from the youth.” Schweighauser said the cam paign is informal but serious about getting underrepresented voices heard. “We laughed and thought about it for awhile and then decided it was time we had a voice,” Schweighauser said. If Glownia wins, he has a lot of is sues he will address. The most visi ble issues in his campaign are pro tecting the environment and strengthening the community. “We need to work on reaching true sustainability,” Glownia said. “In or der for a society to be sustainable, we need lo use resources fairly and effi ciently to meet basic human needs.” Glownia also mentioned the need to maintain priorities when dealing with jobs versus the environment. “We currently have a mayor sup porting Hyundai, who is taking away our wetlands,” Glownia said. “We are sacrificing our future and environment for jobs.” Mayor Torrey said Friday that al though his success in the election is a virtual lock, he is not taking his opponent lightly. “I am always concerned,” Torrey' said. “People can vote for whomev er they want to, and until I have at least one more vote than my oppo nent, I will always be concerned.” With the big day coming quickly Tuesday, Glownia has high hopes for himself as Eugene’s potential new mayor. “We have had enough of business as usual,” Glownia said. “Wecanbe a model for cities throughout the na tion to look at us and say ‘this is how it’s done’.” THERE’S ALWAYS A REASON TO PICK UP THE ODE Laura Smit Emerald Mayoral write-in candidate Michael Glownia talks to voter Claudia Lapp at the Eugene Saturday Market during the ballot drop-off party Glownia hosted this weekend. w in # lift f i ill IB % VP ■ ISP 2000 election night party tue j nov 7th 16pm | emu fishbowl Etl^> screen live music free food election results sponsored by student octivities resource office
