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2012 graduates face healthier job market By Eliza Molk DAILY WILDCAT
Employers could hire more graduates from the class of 2012 than the class of 2011, according to a new report. Employers surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers said they plan to hire 9.5 percent more graduates from the class of 2012 than were hired from the class of 2011. This could be because
employers are thinking of their workforce on a more long-term basis, said Eileen McGarry, director of UA Career Services. McGarry explained that, because a large portion of the workforce is starting to retire due to the more settled economy, employers need a “pipeline” of new creativity and talent that can be furnished through college hires. This seems apparent through Career Services resources
alone — its most recent Career Fair saw about 5 percent more employers in attendance, and there were 55 percent more postings on Wildcat JobLink this August than the year before. McGarry also said that Career Services saw almost double the amount of resume referrals, which occur when an employer contacts the service to request the resumes of qualified candidates. “Employers are thinking of graduates
as positions open,” she added. Salaries for those in the class of 2012 may also increase. The survey showed that this year’s class of graduates will make on average about 6 percent more than their 2011 counterparts. While the projected increases may bring hope to some students, others are still concerned about finding a job after graduation.
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Avg. salary of undergrad students after graduation All students: Class of 2011: $48,000 Class of 2012: $51,000 Engineering students: Class of 2011: $60,291 Class of 2012: $61, 979 Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers
UA group jumpstarts kickback fundraiser By Samantha Munsey DAILY WILDCAT
able to get online. The same symptoms persisted with isolation from mobile phones. “The media device itself is like a friend,” Moeller said, adding that most students would be lost without their smartphones. “Smartphones are like a Swiss army tool; they are a device that does everything.” The Kaiser study showed that 51 percent of heavy media users, those who use above the average of eight hours a day, retain good grades of A’s and B’s. The remaining 49 percent receive fair or poor grades, below B’s.
The Arizona Refugee Connection will help raise money today to build a school in Abul, Sudan, with its second annual “Give Back Kickback.” The event, which will take place at Main Gate Square in Geronimo Plaza from 5 to 8 p.m., will have a variety of refugee performances, silent auctions, informational booths, handmade crafts and activities. “There is going to be a lot of different things going on and should be a good turnout,” said Max Goshert, a marketing senior and philanthropy chairman of the Arizona Refugee Connection. The Arizona Refugee Connection is a social responsibility project for students in the Eller College of Management. Cindi Gilliland, a management and organizations professor in Eller, started the project after doing some of her own volunteer work in the refugee community. She said she thought it could be a good idea to get students involved. “There was a real opportunity for students to develop some real world business functional experience while at the same time effecting positive change in the community,” Gilliland said. She added that there are more than 10,000 refugees living in Pima County. “There is a real role for university students to assist refugee resettlement agencies who welcome newer seekers of the American Dream,” Gilliland said. At the Refugee Connection’s first “Give Back Kickback” event last year, the organization raised $16,000 to build a hand-pump well in the middle
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Retail and consumer sciences freshman Jordan Pack and physiology freshman Christina Auclair, center, stand at the starting line of the annual “Bear Down Undie Run” on Thursday. ZonaZoo hosts the run on the UA Mall each year to collect clothing items donated by students. For more photos of this year’s event, check online at dailywildcat.com.
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Study says entertainment media could be addictive Children, teens spend 8 hours a day online, according to survey By Stewart McClintic DAILY WILDCAT
Teens and college students may be addicted to electronic media, according to a recent study. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit research organization focused on major health care issues, conducted a study showing that children and teens today spend an average of eight hours a
day using entertainment media. Entertainment media includes the use of the Internet, particularly social networking sites like Facebook, and devices such as smartphones. Yet because of multitasking on the Internet, students are able to pack the equivalent of 11 hours of use into an eight-hour period. Susan Moeller, a journalism professor at the University of Maryland, conducted a similar study and found that most students showed signs of withdrawal when separated from electronic media. She said students would often feel anxious, depressed and even lonely when they were not
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By Amer Taleb DAILY WILDCAT
A UA team’s device-in-progress could revolutionize the way glaucoma patients check their eye pressure. Eniko Enikov, an associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, is leading a UA team developing a handheld instrument, called a tactile tonometer, which will measure an eyeball’s thickness and infer its pressure. Elevated eye pressure can lead to glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness. The eye produces fluid to keep its tissues alive. If there’s an imbalance between fluid production and drainage, pressure starts to build up. Treatment
ranges from puncturing the cornea to release fluid to using eye drops, Enikov said. Measuring eye pressure at the doctor’s office forces patients to numb their eyes with liquid and have their corneas flattened with a sterile instrument, said Gholam Peyman, professor of basic medical sciences at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The tactile tonometer they’re developing might only have to be applied to an eyelid, as the sensors will do the rest. The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps program granted PHOTO COURTESY OF ENIKO ENIKOV
GLAUCOMA, 2 The new Tactile Tonometer that can measure eye thickness and pressure. Elevated pressure could be a precursor to glaucoma.
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