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Hiatt works to improve services
by Lital Shair
News | 1/29/08
Posted online at 3:24 AM EST on 1/29/08
The Hiatt Career Center is developing new programs and expanding old ones in order to reach out more to students and become a better resource for them, according to Hiatt Director Joseph DuPont.
"We want to make Hiatt more visible," said DuPont, who took over as director last August.
The Hiatt Center recently developed the World-of-Work Internship program. Fifty sophomores and juniors receive a $3,500 scholarship to pursue unpaid internships of their choice this summer. "It creates a way for them to explore their passions, and at the same time, to learn more about a career field," DuPont said.
Some ways to focus student attention on Hiatt have included tours of the Hiatt office, the Hiatt in the Atrium program last Wednesday, consisting of workshops which are being held this semester, and increased publicity for the Job Shadowing program, which Hiatt offers over break, DuPont said.
"We're really trying to reach out to students and really be in the community," Assistant Director of Experiential Programs Rusmir Music said.
DuPont explained that Hiatt will also be hiring three new staffers, including two associate directors and someone to help with marketing, in order to deal with the increased student interest in the Center.
"The University's shown a really great commitment to Hiatt and to what we're trying to achieve on behalf of the students," DuPont said.
Student Union Director of Academic Affairs Kimberlee Bachman '08 said Hiatt is trying to address student concerns, but it will take one to three years to see palpable change. According to Bachman, the two main student concerns have been the need for more on-campus recruiting and alumni networking.
"I think that Hiatt is improving," Bachman said. "I think that there's still a long way to go. It's a priority for everyone on campus. I'm very optimistic about it."
Cindy Kaplan '08 said she would like to see more post-graduate programs offered by Hiatt and would like to see more diverse career fairs that are better publicized.
"We want to make Hiatt more visible," said DuPont, who took over as director last August.
The Hiatt Center recently developed the World-of-Work Internship program. Fifty sophomores and juniors receive a $3,500 scholarship to pursue unpaid internships of their choice this summer. "It creates a way for them to explore their passions, and at the same time, to learn more about a career field," DuPont said.
Some ways to focus student attention on Hiatt have included tours of the Hiatt office, the Hiatt in the Atrium program last Wednesday, consisting of workshops which are being held this semester, and increased publicity for the Job Shadowing program, which Hiatt offers over break, DuPont said.
"We're really trying to reach out to students and really be in the community," Assistant Director of Experiential Programs Rusmir Music said.
DuPont explained that Hiatt will also be hiring three new staffers, including two associate directors and someone to help with marketing, in order to deal with the increased student interest in the Center.
"The University's shown a really great commitment to Hiatt and to what we're trying to achieve on behalf of the students," DuPont said.
Student Union Director of Academic Affairs Kimberlee Bachman '08 said Hiatt is trying to address student concerns, but it will take one to three years to see palpable change. According to Bachman, the two main student concerns have been the need for more on-campus recruiting and alumni networking.
"I think that Hiatt is improving," Bachman said. "I think that there's still a long way to go. It's a priority for everyone on campus. I'm very optimistic about it."
Cindy Kaplan '08 said she would like to see more post-graduate programs offered by Hiatt and would like to see more diverse career fairs that are better publicized.
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06 Alum
posted 1/29/08 @ 12:10 PM EST
Hiatt did nothing for me. I graduated in '06, found a job at a prestigious company on my own, and after a promotion set up my an internship program. I feel confident writing that the resume advice I received from Hiatt was awful. (Continued…)
Pre-law '09
posted 2/01/08 @ 10:11 AM EST
I agree hiatt's services are abysmal. I recently went in for my first pre-law advising meeting and pretty much learned that they really know nothing about the process. (Continued…)
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