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ATTENTION ...... Metro, Education, Feature and Broadcast Editors: Despite gloomy news, university graduates are finding good jobs Mike Hix, interim director of the university’s Career Center, says that while certain sector of the economy may be in a well-publicized downturn, employers are still actively hiring newly minted college graduates, particularly from the University of South Carolina. He says hot fields include those in engineering, healthcare and accounting as well as computer-related areas. He says on-campus interviewing by employers and participation by employers in campus job-fairs are excellent indicators.
Hix is available Friday, May 9 after 1 p.m. for interviews. To schedule an interview, call Peggy Binette at 803-777-5400.
ATTENTION ...... Metro, Education, Feature and Broadcast Editors: University to hold commencement for Columbia campus May 9, 10 The University of South Carolina will hold commencement exercises for its Columbia campus May 9 – 10. To accommodate the growing number of graduates attending the ceremonies, the university has added a third ceremony for bachelor’s and master’s graduates. That ceremony will take place Saturday afternoon. Outgoing President Andrew Sorensen will address graduates of the first undergraduate ceremony, set for 3 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the Colonial Center. Pete Dye, who has been called the “father of modern golf architecture,” will receive an honorary doctor of business administration degree at the ceremony.
Barbara McConnell Barrett, the new U.S. ambassador to Finland, will address both undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, May 10, in the Colonial Center. Those ceremonies are set for 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The weekend of ceremonies will get under way with commencement exercises for the School of Law at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 9 At 12:30 p.m., the School of Medicine will award 76 medical degrees during its commencement ceremonies in the Koger Center. The university will hold commencement exercises for 161 doctoral-degree candidates at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Koger Center.
The university’s Office of Media Relations has compiled a list of outstanding students who are receiving degrees.
To arrange interviews or commencement coverage, call Karen Petit or Margaret Lamb at 803-777-5400. Archives |
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