Focus on Your Future -Students Explore Career Opportunities

Posted February 19, 1999


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 19, 1999
99-02-10-AR

Students explore career opportunities at
FOCUS ON YOUR FUTURE

Arts and Science students can learn more about 13 professional
programs and six different career areas at the fifth annual Focus on
Your Future, on Saturday, March 6 at the Arts building on campus.

This event is sponsored by the College of Arts and Science, the Arts
and Science Students' Union and the Student Employment Centre.
Focus on Your Future aims to help students find out about various
careers and teach them how to get jobs. Students can attend up to
five different sessions during the all-day event.

The event is free. Students can register in advance at the Arts
General Office (room 235 Arts) or the ASSU office (room 248 Arts), or
can register at the door.

Last year, more than 300 students registered for the event.

It is primarily attended by first-year and second-year university
students who are deciding on their major. However, senior students,
high school students, part-time students and anyone interested in
pursuing a university degree can attend any of the sessions.

The morning sessions focus on professional programs at colleges
here and at other universities. Sessions this year include information
about the medical laboratory and radiologic technology programs at
SIAST (Kelsey campus), University of Regina programs including
journalism, Coop and Work Experience programs, architecture,
chiropractic, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy and
nutrition, physical therapy, law, social work, and speech pathology.

At noon, all students can meet together to hear career counsellor
Dawn Phillips and student employment centre director Doug Rain
talk about how to market their Arts and Science degree. This session
covers choosing a career and developing job-finding skills in today's
employment market.

In the afternoon, students focus on careers by attending "career
panels", hearing what various jobs are like from the people who
work in them. Each panel features three or four Saskatoon employers
or professionals who describe the work experience and opportunities
available in their field.

Panels sessions include Careers in Medical and Research Sciences,
Working in the Public Service, Working in the Justice System,
Studying and Working Overseas. Two new panel sessions have been
organized this year -- Words, Words, Words (careers in Web and
Book Publishing) and By The Numbers (careers in economic
forecasting, statistical surveying, and other choices for
mathematicians, economists and computer scientists . ) Panelists
include representatives from local businesses and consulting firms,
as well as federal and provincial employees and university faculty
and staff.

Available again this year is a Career Fair, featuring booths from
Saskatchewan employers interested in talking to Arts and Science
students about careers in their companies.

All students are welcome. People can register in advance at the
Dean's Office (room 235 ARTS) at the ASSU office (room 248 ARTS)
or at the Student Employment and Career Centre (lower Marquis), or
at the door.

For more information, contact:

Cathie Fornssler
College of Arts and Science
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-4247 or

Devon Teneyke
ASSU
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-7763