Focus On Your Future at the U of S Opens Doors For Students

Posted March 03, 2004


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 3, 2004 2004-03-03-AR


Focus On Your Future Opens Doors For Students

What: Focus On Your Future at the University of Saskatchewan
When: Saturday, March 6th from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m .
Where: Arts Building, University of Saskatchewan campus
Message: Career and Majors fair for current and prospective students.

Where can an Arts and Science degree take you? Come to Focus On Your Future
to find out the answer is broader than you might think! This Saturday, the
College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan invites both
current and prospective students to an event designed to help them build
their academic plans and nurture their career aspirations.

At this event, which runs from 10:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., U of S faculty and
professionals from a wide range of career backgrounds will guide students on
their career journeys through a variety of sessions. All events will take
place in the Arts Building on the U of S campus and are designed for current
and prospective Arts and Science students. Free parking is available in
Parking Lot G (behind the Arts building).

The sessions are:

- Choosing Your Major - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Room 146, Arts Bldg. Sometimes
it's hard to know how to "follow your heart."
(Speaker: Donna Bretell, Coordinator of Academic Advising, U of S)

- Career and Program Information Fair - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Main and
2nd floor Arts Bldg. Tour display booths featuring a wide variety of career
areas and professional colleges, as well as a full selection of Arts and
Science departments and interdisciplinary programs.

- Marketing Your Arts and Science Degree (Pizza Lunch) - 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Room 134, Arts Bldg. Pick up tips on job search techniques: how to get a
foot in the door; how to be in the right place at the right time; networking
and more. (Speaker: John Ault, Manager - Student Employment and Career
Centre, U of S)

For more info visit our website at www.arts.usask.ca/focus/.

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For more information, please contact:

Jennifer W. Webber Forrest
Communications Officer, Arts and Science
University of Saskatchewan
Phone (306) 966-1982
Email jennifer.webber@usask.ca