The Loveliest Village

A group of 20 Auburn University students will be attending PowerShift 2007 in Washington, D.C. on November 2-5. Powershift is the first national youth conference to address the issues of global warming and lobby for energy bills.

The organizers of PowerShift 2007 hope to “inspire, engage and empower a generation of young people to create a fresh, positive and inspiring vision of the future, a future focused on our potential to overcome the challenges of the 21st century.”

Funding for the trip will be provided by the College of Liberal Arts (COL), Dean of Students and Natural Resources Management & Development Institute (NRMDI). The students were selected by the COL Civic Engagement Planning Committee after an essay submission.
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hen it comes to the presidential election, many college students have shown little interest. Students don’t know who or what they believe. Much of the political information on news broadcasts tends to be slanted towards either conservative or liberal views points. Auburn students are aware of their political affiliations but very few acquire sufficient knowledge on the running mates. According to Project Vote Smart this problem is about to change.
 On Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Project Vote Smart will bring their motor coach to Auburn University to offer information on candidates and the voting process. Their primary focus is to inform college students across the country about politics but everyone is welcome to take a tour of the bus and learn about the services Project Vote Smart provides. (more…)

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Most college graduates hope to make the world in which they live better somehow by the time they are established. Some live up to this. Some do not. Others like Scott McMillan not only help make their community better, but also their state and the place they got their start.

Scott McMillan is the Senior Legislative Affairs Manager for the governor of Alabama. His job mostly consists of lobbying with the Alabama Senate, which has 35 members, and the House of Representatives, which has 105. In total, he works with 140 of the state’s top government officials, not to mention the governor, Bob Riley.

“I’m the liaison between the governor and the Alabama Legislature,� McMillan said. “I lobby the Legislature on behalf of the governor on initiatives he is in favor of or trying to defeat.�

McMillan, 38, entered the lobbying business just like his father who does the same for different businesses across the country. Originally from Little Rock, Ark., McMillan still works in the town he was raised in since he was two, Montgomery.

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eith Credo is one of the GTAs for the class Organizational Behavior in Management. Unlike some GTAs that try to put their foot down on the first day of class, Keith is open to every student that he teaches.

He is always willing to help you understand every chapter by using numerous life examples, remaining on call at any moment that you may need his undivided attention and he’s willing to meet with any student at their earliest convenience.

Keith is just not your ordinary, laid-back instructor. Sometimes he feels the anxiety pains, too. He often desires class feedback to know what type of job he’s doing within the classroom.

He cares about your everyday concerns, and is more then willing to put his career story out in the open to help others get to know him not only as an instructor, but as a friend and person.

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s the end of the year quickly approaches, senior public relations student Michelle Parmer is spending most of her time scouring different resources looking for her first real job. Some of her peers have already secured jobs, and that fact only makes her work harder to find a job that she will be happy with.

Seniors across Auburn University’s campus are sharing a similar experience with Parmer as time winds down until the end of the spring semester. The situation proves to be even more challenging because many seniors face the duty of completing major final projects at the same time. Parmer says that this is why she began her job search early in the semester. “I started looking over a month ago,” she says.

The process of applying for jobs can be very different for different individuals. While Parmer has been applying to an assortment of companies of different kinds, some applicants only choose to contact a certain kind of organization, or have their heart already set on a particular position. Parmer knows that she can increase her opportunities by making her job search all-encompassing. She says, “I’ve applied to a lot of big organizations as well as to small ones. Not all of them have been public relations firms, but some have in-house departments.”

Parmer’s method may show students who will start their job search soon that there are many different kinds of opportunities to be examined. When asked what advice she would give to future public relations job applicants Parmer says, “Save your internship for your last semester. I didn’t, and I regret that now.” Waiting to do the required public relations internship may lead to future job offers if a student is ready to graduate. These lucky students are able to avoid the job search all-together.

 

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