Non-profit career fair to be held at Bryn Mawr College

By Jesse Gaunce Staff Writer

For the last six years, Bryn Mawr College has hosted the Philadelphia Not-For-Profit Career Fair which gives students in the area an opportunity to discover different career opportunities in not-for-profit organizations.

This year will be no different.

Bryn Mawr College will again host this career fair on Friday, Feb. 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., with over 65 non-profit of employers expected to attend.

There is no advanced registration and the event is free.

“All students and alumni are welcome to attend,” Nancy Hutchison, director of cooperative education and career services at Cabrini College, said. “Last year, there were well over 1,000 people and we are expecting about that same number this year.”

Some of the many organizations that will be in attendance this year are the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S Department of Labor, Cuddle My Kids, The Peace Corps, Friends Seminary, Education Works, Child Guidance Resource Center and Campus Philly.

According to Hutchison, about 90 percent of graduating Cabrini students are usually employed or in graduate school six months after graduation. She also said that a lot of them have found success because of career fairs.

Hutchison says it is very beneficial for students to attend due to the fragile economy and the rise of networking.

“I’d like people to think more about giving a year or two of service,” Hutchison said. “With the way the economy is right now and the quantity of jobs, students really need to take advantage of every opportunity and start building relationships while they are sophomores and juniors.” advocate in Chicago.

“I have studied sexual violence since college and have always been really passionate about it,” Ernst said.

When Ernst first arrived in the Congo there was a 57 yearold-woman who had been raped and was very sick. The woman had been raped in her home by

There’s just no judicial system or structure. It’s purely chaos.” Ernst helped the woman get to a treatment center but after about three weeks the woman passed away. Ernst continued to help more rape victims throughout the Congo.

“I was just getting really frustrated and wanted to con-

FRDC soldier who was being watched by his supervisor. When asked about rape the supervisor stepped in and told Ernst that the soldiers do not rape women because if they did they would be blindfolded and shot.

“It was absolutely a huge lie,” Ernst said. “I had just left a village where I was working with women raped by FRDC soldier. His group was the one in that area.” a man who paid off the mayor and was walking around the city free with no repercussions. front someone and see how they would react to me,” Ernst said. “You have to handle it very carefully because soldiers have guns and they have no one to really keep track of them. They would definitely kill you if you asked the wrong questions.”

Something that may also encourage students to attend this career fair is the “Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program,” which was created for students to work full-time in public service jobs. Under this program, students can qualify to have the remaining balance on federal student loans wiped out after they make 120 payments on loans under certain repayment plans.

“You may not be making any income but if it’s going to help you pay off your loans, why not go for it?” Hutchison said.

“There’s absolutely no authority figures in the area. Even the governmental soldiers are involved,” Ernst said. “They’re raping women and stealing from people and killing them.

Ernst approached a young

Since returning to the U.S. after spending six months in the Congo, Ernst has returned to the Congo to help more rape victims and learn how we can help spread awareness to people around the world.

“Not a lot of people know about what is going on in the Congo,” Ernst said. “People knowing is how you get people moving in terms of taking action.”

Hutchison stressed that networking is what will help students become successful in the modern day.

“It’s all about social networking now,” Hutchison said. “Usually at career fairs, employers don’t have formal interviews on the spot. However, if you come in looking and acting professional and have a bunch of resumes ready, you could be called back for a more formal interview later that day. It has happened before.”

For more information, visit www. cabrini.edu/careerservices.