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Internships ensure future jobs Securing your reputation begins freshman year

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Get off to a solid start on campus

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Clubs: Get involved with one of these clubs Q&A: Recruiter offers her insight

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Editor: Sarah Binder | sarah.binder iowastatedaily.com

Abroad: Study all around the world

In the midst of exploring campus, adjusting to lecture classes, enduring midterms and sustaining passing GPAs, officials at many universities say college freshmen nationwide are increasingly paying visits to career centers.

According to the Associated Press, college career offices in the University of Hartford, Duke University and Temple University — to name a few —have reported an increase of more than 20 percent in freshman career counseling appointments and attendance at career center programs, compared to previous years.

However, being new to college and unfamiliar with the job market may still be challenges for ďŹ rst-year seekers. “There is no doubt the ďŹ rst few months of the college transition are overwhelming, and most freshmen struggle adjusting to where they ďŹ t in on campus. Nonetheless, they need to be ready to go with things and have their resume in place,â€? said Mike Gaul, Career Services director of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Freshman reputations start the moment they step on campus. What’s great is that recruiters are in touch with who the up-and-comers are, and who are the leaders or future leaders of clubs and majors. Recruiters are in touch with what’s going on in campus, so it’s important to get off to a good solid start in college,â€?

Gaul said.

Those recruiters — from more than 160 conďŹ rmed companies — will be on campus for the fair and looking to hire.

Students talk with prospective employers during the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Ag Career Day in the Memorial Union on Oct. 21, 2008. The event featured more than 160 companies. The Career Day is a good way for freshmen to begin to get involved in the college and with future prospective employers. File photo: Iowa State Daily

“We look at our interviews last year, 82 percent of our interviews here took place from career day through the Finals Week in December. Fall has really become prime-time recruitment season,� Gaul said.

For Agriculture and Life Sciences students, many of the orientation classes require a resume as an assignment. “If your resume is ready to go, the most important thing you need to do is dispel the campus-wide myth that there’s nothing out there for freshman,� Gaul said. “Many freshmen will go to career fairs thinking, ‘Nobody is going to talk to me, there’s nothing out there’ — that’s the farthest thing from the truth.

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There are so many companies that are going to hire freshmen,� Gaul said.

Landing an internship during the ďŹ rst year of college “shows initiative to recruiters and employers,â€? Gaul said. “It may not be the most glamorous job, but it sends a message: ‘I’m not afraid to work.’ It will open up doors for bigger and better opportunities, and ultimately internships have become the feeder system for the full-time employment these days.â€?

A recent study performed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers reported that of the students hired from the class of 2009, 44.6 percent came from employers’ internship programs and 34.9 percent came from their co-op programs.

The study also showed that students who have taken part in an internship are a better “risk� in terms of reten-

Many freshmen will go ... thinking, ‘Nobody is going to talk to me, there’s nothing out there’ — that’s the farthest thing from the truth.� tion. Within one year of hire, approximately 86 percent of those that have taken part in an internship at the hiring organization — and 85 percent of those who served an internship elsewhere — are still on the job, compared with about 81 percent of those who didn’t do an internship.

Gaul said working in a nonrelated major position seems to be another reason why freshmen do not value early internship opportunities, he emphasizes, however, that the greatest thing about an intern-

ship is that it’s not a marriage. “They’re a three-month experience and you can walk away from it in the end with two directions: either, ‘I want to do this for the rest of my life, or I want to explore this career path,’ or ‘I didn’t enjoy this and it reinforces in me that this is not the right career path for me,’� Gaul said. “Never again in your life will you have the opportunity to sample these experiences.� “If you had two people side by side, one with a resume that emphasized internship and leadership experiences, opposed to someone that solely emphasized the academic experience, the internship candidate would win out.�

On a ďŹ nal note to freshmen Gaul advises: “Don’t waste your ďŹ rst year. [Internships] will pay dividends down the road and will open up a lot of doors.â€?

Editor: Sarah Binder | sarah.binder iowastatedaily.com

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Get involved with ag-related clubs

By Kendra.Alley iowastatedaily.com Iowa State University offers many opportunities for students to get involved and gain work-related experiences prior to graduation.

Agricultural students are networking with industry leaders, being offered internships and learning life-long skills through membership of clubs on campus. Get involved today.

Block & Bridle Club:

Website: www.ans.iastate.edu/clubs/bbclub Membership: Open to all majors who complete initiation process Dues: $10 juniors and seniors, $20 freshmen and sophomores Upcoming Events: Summer Sausage and Cheese Fundraiser. Prices range $5-7. Look for stand on campus now through Finals Week.

Block & Bridle Club can help students interested in the animal science industry gain experience and networking opportunities. The club consists of six different interest groups that allow members to learn more specifically about what animal group they are interested in.

To become a member, students must attend a new initiates meeting and complete the initiation process, which consists of different activities for the new members to network with faculty and its older members. Block & Bridle puts together many functions and trips that further members’ education in the animal science field.

Agricultural Education Club: Website: www.ageds.iastate.edu/clubs.htm Membership: All ISU students interested in agricultural education among youth Dues: $20 a year Upcoming Events: National FFA Convention — Wednesday through Saturday If you are interested in the importance of providing agricultural education to youth, Agricultural Education Club club can help you gain experiences and apply your skills. AgEd consists of three distinct clubs: Agricultural Education Club, Collegiate FFA and Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow.

The connection between these clubs provides a lot of networking opportunities and great experiences to its members. One of the events that helps members gain experience outside of Iowa State is the 15-Hour Challenge. The challenge inspires members to reach out to other educational programs and engage in their classrooms.

“Agricultural Education Club is all about providing hands-on experiences for students who are interested in furthering agricultural education,” said Jacob Hunter, Agricultural Education Club president.

Farm Operations Club:

Membership: Open to all ISU students

The Block and Bridle Club is a popular animal sciences club which hosts several animal shows a year, as well as fundraising and community service.

Courtesy photo: Block and Bridle Club Dues: $20 a year Upcoming Events: Farm Operations Meeting — Oct. 28, 5:45 p.m. at Ag 450 Farm The Farm Operations Club helps members learn life-long skills, network with industry leaders and gain potential jobs and internships. Farm Operations business meetings are held once a month and will cover different topics that will advance member education. The club is affiliated with The National Post Secondary Agricultural Students Organization, and members attend the Fall Leadership Conference where they will attend workshops to prepare them for the Iowa State Career Fair.

Agricultural Business Club: Website: econ22.econ.iastate.edu/~agbus Membership: Open to all ISU students Dues: $20 per year Upcoming Events: Alumni Homecoming Breakfast — Oct 30.

Agricultural Business Club is open to all students but most beneficial to students who are majoring in agricultural business. The club was awarded “Most Outstanding Club” for the fifth year in a

Human resource specialist gives advice to students Ask recruiters what they are looking for

certain size or have a huge agricultural department. In fact, a fair number of our entry-level hires have no agricultural background at all.

By Amy.Thompson iowastatedaily.com

How many of your positions get filled by students that you interviewed at a career fair?

There will be more than 160 future employers Oct. 19 at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Career Fair, and every year it keeps getting bigger and bigger.

There will be companies there that have been coming for years and companies that are new to the fair this year.

Lynn Lotocki is a human resource specialist with the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Va.. She answered a few questions concerning the career fairs that they choose to attend.

How do you choose which career fairs to attend?

It is usually based on the university career fairs where we have had success in the past in recruiting students. Although we do conduct an annual review of our recruiting events.

We hire for approximately 15 entry-level positions nationwide each year and students recruited at career fairs fill almost all.

Piece of advice for students job searching at career fairs?

It helps to have an unofficial transcript as well as a resume to hand to a recruiter. Ask recruiters what they are looking for in an ideal candidate — specifically what knowledge, skills and abilities are they looking for.

If you are asked to interview, be well prepared and able to cite specific assignments, projects or extracurricular activities that support your knowledge, skills and abilities.

Be able to describe those assignments in detail.

Do you go to the same ones every year?

Usually, although some fairs are dropped from the schedule and some are added depending on the previous year’s experience.

By Amy.Thompson iowastatedaily.com The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Career Fair is coming up, and some won’t attend. Not because they don’t want to hand out a resume or obtain a job, but because they already have a career.

Farming There are more than 3,000 undergraduates in our College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, but some of them are in college as a backup plan, which may seem odd to other majors. Russell Mullen, professor in agronomy, says that 20 to 25 percent of agriculture students commonly go back to farm after graduation.

“The large capital investment to start farming is the biggest obstacle to our students, not the lack of interest or the lack of skills or knowledge to start farming,” Mullen said.

Farming is more than planting and watering. It essentially is a business, and to run a business efficiently people need to have more skills than just the basics.

“Many of my classmates

Does the college/university have to be a certain size or have a huge agricultural background for you to attend?

Although we are very passionate about agriculture, the university need not be a

Website: www.sust.ag.iastate.edu/gpsa/sasa.html Membership: Open to all ISU students Dues: none Upcoming Events: National Campus Sustainability Day, organized by the Green Umbrella — Thursday The club is affiliated with the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture, and the two work together to enhance the degree program. The club also educates the campus through different forums

If you are interested in getting involved contact the following: Block & Bridle Sergeant in Arms Charlie Hild at Charlieh@ iastate.edu.z Agricultural Education Club: E-mail Agedclub@iastate.edu Farm Operations Club: E-mail President Samantha Holland at sholland@iastate.edu Agricultural Business Club: E-mail president Neil Krummen at nk83@ iastate.edu Sustainable Agricultural Student Association: E-mail President Drake Larsen at dlarsen@ iastate.edu or join the listserv at sustag@ iastate.edu

who are planning to farm after graduation already have excellent skills when it comes to tending the earth and growing crops. But farming is more than just having a really big garden. Farming requires knowledge of soil science, crop physiology, climate, biology, chemistry and many more disciplines that are better learned at an institution,” said Thomas Mullen, junior in agronomy and environmental studies.

Calvin Pudenz is a senior in agricultural studies, and he

plans on returning to his family farm and getting into traditional Iowa products of corn, soybeans and cattle. He chose Iowa State because the college is well known for having strong agriculture and agronomy programs.

Pudenz’s farm is a familyrun farm, which is normal for most farms in Iowa. Making sure a farm is family-run is a big reason why some men and women choose to farm after graduating.

“Having a family farm has a

huge influence on why I want to stick with farming. There is a lot of pride and joy that comes from a hard day of work on the farm,” Pudenz said.

“I believe that the farming community is the key steward of Iowa’s land, and I am glad to see so many of my educated classmates taking their knowledge home to enhance Iowa’s farms,” Mullen said.

There is also a club on campus called Beginning Farmers Network that students can join and network with each other.

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Why do you choose the ones you choose?

We look for a career fair, which will attract students with majors in finance, accounting and economics with an emphasis in finance or accounting.

row by the American Agricultural Economics Association. The club educates its members by having speakers attend meetings to talk about their profession and what it entails, hosting and attending agricultural business-related events, and by creating networking opportunities for members with industry representatives.

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Opportunities to study abroad are available

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By Giovanna.Rajao iowastatedaily.com The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers many opportunities for students to study abroad.

Travel courses Recurring travel courses: Ag business/agronomy travel course — spring and winter travel courses in various countries China — summer travel course Dean’s Leadership Program — summer travel courses in Rome Ghana — winter travel course Horticulture travel courses — summer travel courses in various countries India — summer travel course on alternating year Panama — summer travel course on alternating year Peru — summer travel course on alternating year Uganda — summer servicelearning program

Current travel courses: Winter 2010-11 Panama — tropical agricultural production, international business and trade in Panama — agronomy, economics and GAP — application deadline: closed Ecuador — soils and crops in Ecuador — agronomy — application deadline: closed Spring 2011 Australia — agricultural production, business and trade in Australia —agronomy, economics — application deadline: Nov. 11 Costa Rica — soils, crops, and water of Costa Rica — agronomy —application deadline: Nov. 15 Costa Rica — integrated management of tropical crops — plant pathology, entomology

and horticulture — application deadline: TBA Summer 2011 Brazil — agricultural technology and automation adoption in Brazil — ABE China — study abroad program to China — NREM Europe — study abroad program to Denmark, Germany and Poland — ABE Europe — comparison of American and European manufacturing/management techniques and procedures Ghana — ecological zones and natural resource management Greece and Turkey — study abroad program to Greece and Turkey Ireland — horticulture study abroad program to Ireland Italy — Dean’s Global Agriculture and Food Leadership Program: Rome Panama — ISU in Panama: Sustainable Development in the Tropics Uganda — service learning in Uganda Ukraine & Bulgaria — study abroad program to Ukraine

Exchanges Australia — La Trobe University Austria — BOKU — University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Brazil — Federal University of ViÇosa, Federal University of Campina Grande Canada — Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia Canada — The Marine Institute of MUN, St. Johns, Newfoundland Costa Rica — University of Costa Rica England — Royal Agriculture

College France — Institut

Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais Germany — Hohenheim University Ireland — University College Dublin Mexico — Autonomous University in Baja — Inactive due to Travel Warning Mexico — Technological Institute of the Oaxaca Valley (ITVO) — inactive due to travel warning

Internships (Iowa State/ISU-affliated internships) China — internship with Blue-Sky Landscape Company (check with the office) Greece — American Farm School Spain — summer internship in Spain (check with the office) The Borlaug Summer Internship Program Thailand — summer internship in King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok RISE Summer Internship in Germany (Non-ISU internships) Indonesia — Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program The World Food Prize Foundation — George Washington Carver Internship U.S. Department of State Summer 2010 Internship Program is available

Dana Jensen Where I studied: Cirencester, England Major: Global resource systems Year: Junior

countryside in County Cork, Ireland, and getting lost in — according to my Irish friends — the only mountainous part of Co. Cork.

The bike ride totaled over 70 km and lasted 13 hours up and down and all around the mountains. I have never been so sore in my whole life, but I will never forget it.

What was the biggest thing you learned from the experience?

Don’t ever be afraid to try. It’s scary living in a foreign country and traveling on your own for a whole year, but if I wouldn’t have done it, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life and never have met so many amazing people or seen so many amazing things.

What advice would you give to students interested in studying abroad?

Never say never. I thought I would never make it outside the U.S., and even if I could I thought I could never afford it, but I did and it was so worth it.

Q&A

How did you hear about the program?

Through the College of Ag Study Abroad Office.

Why did you decide to study abroad?

I’ve always wanted to travel to a foreign country but hadn’t had the opportunity to. It just seemed like the perfect opportunity, and I couldn’t pass it up.

What year did you do it?

2009-10 school year.

What was your favorite memory about your trip?

There are so many amazing memories, but one of my favorites has to be biking through

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town, the biggest thing I learned was about myself and I learned how much I love my rural home and the farm life.

But with this experience I also learned about living in a big city (population approximately 815,000 in the city — about 16 times the size of Ames, and the urban area population 1,175,000) and learning public transportation, like using the metro, the bus, the tram, the train and highspeed trains all in Spanish.

What advice would you give to students interested in studying abroad?

If you have an interest and the desire to learn about another country and culture, do it.

Apply for as many scholarships as you can; it helps out a lot.

What was your favorite memory?

Spending the day with friends to explore Valencia’s old part of the city and climbing a really tall tower to see out across the city.

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Major: Agronomy Year: Senior Where I studied: Valencia, Spain How did you hear about the program?

A friend that was on the ISU Soil Judging Team with me told me about it.

Why did you decide to study abroad?

I wanted to improve my Spanish and take more Spanish classes.

What year did you do it?

Six weeks in the summer of 2010 What was the biggest thing you learned from the experience?

Coming from a farm background and living where the population is 300 people in my

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I love how people will stand right next to a stranger on CyRide, but they won’t sit next to a stranger. ...

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I graduated with 20 kids, I didn’t learn shit. I’m paying for you to teach me here! ...

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Just Saying ...

To the girl in Phil230, when the teacher asked if you are Scandinavian, and you said no I’m Lutheran, are you dumb? Just Sayin’ ...

Just because you speak a different language doesn’t mean it’s ok to talk during an exam. Just Sayin’ ...

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Today’s birthday (10/18/10). Let this be the year when you accept romance into your life. This does not have to involve heavy spending. Romance thrives when you take the time to include your partner in your adventures and follow lucky impulses. Travel may figure in your plans.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Others seem happy enough to handle their own quests at work.

Accept guidance from an elder whose logic is impeccable. Celebrate with someone tonight.

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Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Problems at work occupy you and distract from dealing with family matters. Express your doubts out loud, so others understand. Then you can focus.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -Establish a reservoir of ideas for future use. Not every day is filled with great inspirations like today. Don’t bother to seek agreement. Just write it all down.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Apply your imagination and give your self-esteem a boost at the same time. Let others fret about how the details come together. Make a payment.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t jump to conclusions.

What first looks like a massive change resolves into workable alternatives. A nearby clown lightens the atmosphere.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Someone you know falls in love head over heels. This has been a long time coming. Keep an appropriate distance as you congratulate them both.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- Your best bet today is to act as though everything’s proceeding exactly as planned. Roll with any punches and reserve comments for later (or never).

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Create your own agenda early in the day and pursue it diligently. Others fret about details. Stay out of that discussion, if possible.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Business matters cause circular thinking when you don’t immediately perceive a solution. Take a break for a phone call and come back to it.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Most of your efforts flow smoothly today to produce desired outcomes early. Try to contact an absent team member to get their approval.

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