CONNECT YOUR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The State of Arizona just rolled out a new statewide internship program that might interest Humanities Students. We met personally with the HR director, Susan Laurence, who said that there are many opportunities for students with the right skills. See the website here: http://www.hr.state.az.us/Intern/index.asp

Recruiters from companies at this year’s Career and Internship Fair were almost uniformly looking for students with the right skills, not the right major. Organizations as diverse as Goldman Sachs, Idaho State Government, Qualtrics,  Buckle, Smuckers, Sears/K-Mart, Eli Lilly, even an electrical engineering company offer internship experiences, career training, and eventually jobs to students from humanities…

In a down economy Apple somehow keeps beating Wall Street’s expectations. How do they do it? According to Steve Jobs, the liberal arts play a big role. For example, concerning their new breakthrough iPad, Jobs says: “The reason that Apple is able to create products like iPad is because we always try to be at…

From today’s Chronicle of Higher Education: “The employer survey, conducted by Hart Research Associates, asked 302 employers about specific emerging educational practices and their value in helping prepare college students for success.” If you have a subscription, read about them here: http://chronicle.com/article/Narrow-Skills-Training-Wont/63665/ The gist of the article is that students need more of the skills provided…

Given the costs of higher education, parents and students often think of college as a means to an end: the job. Students tend to choose (or are pushed into) majors promising immediate and tangible monetary rewards. Such choices obviously make sense, but they can lead to short-sightedness, especially when students look upon the liberal arts…

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner double majored in English and theatre. With the benefit of hindsight, he also encouraged his 3 sons to study the liberal arts. Why? Listen to Eisner: “Literature is unbelievably helpful because no matter what business you are in, you are dealing with interpersonal relationships. . . . It gives you…

In the wake of the recent economic crisis many business and financial institutions and even business schools have woken up to the fact that a liberal arts education is a highly valuable asset. Read this NYT article to find out why: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/business/10mba.html

Students often wonder what they can do with a degree in the Humanities or Liberal Arts beyond teaching, writing or editing. You might be surprised to see what the business world has to say. Read more: http://www.christendom.edu/images/pdfs/truth_liberalarts.pdf