I'm off to a Recruiting Conference in Chicago tonight, Thursday and Friday.   Many professional organizations for career people include career center practitioners AND recruiters from employers that typically hire college gradautes and interns.   THIS little fact is what makes trips like this so valuable to me.    

While I'm in the windy city, I will also be connecting with an HR Recruiter from US Bank in Chicago who will be attending our Career Fair back here at Creighton in February, 2010.      

The Career Center staff usually tries to make some independent employer visits when we travel to conferences and professional meetings -- this provides us more bang for the buck in our travel budgets.    

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A Labor market update -- We are seeing some bright spots on the
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Creighton University’s student newspaper, The Creightonian, won a national Pacemaker award, one of the highest awards a college paper can earn, at the National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, Oct. 28 - Nov. 1.

The Creighton competed with 228 papers among three categories: four-year dailies, four-year non-dailies and two-year papers, according to the Associated College Press, which directs the competition.

Entries were judged based on the following criteria:

• Coverage and content: Were all aspects of student life covered (academics/sports/clubs/local news, etc.)? Was the use of wire/syndicated copy limited (especially on pg. 1)? Was there evidence of sound news judgment?
• Quality of writing and reporting: Was the writing concise and the reporting thorough? Was writing free of opinion (with the exception of editorials or columns)? Was the copy edited for consistent style?
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Research is a big deal at Creighton. It should be. After all, nearly half of Creighton’s undergraduates intend to major in science--FIVE TIMES the national average.

In fact, Creighton was recognized yet again this year by U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges" for undergraduate research and creative projects. Of the 50 universities and colleges listed, many of which are elite institutions, Creighton is the only Jesuit and the only Catholic institution honored.  

Recently, eleven undergraduate students who participated in the 2009 Ferlic Summer Research Scholar program showcased their original research at the fourth annual poster presentation on Monday, Nov. 2.

The posters are summaries of what the students learned and discovered over the summer on topics including tooth remineralization, the role of butterflies in the eco-nature of the prairie, and understanding the molecular
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