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December 14, 2004 School Zone: By Cynthia Hodnett These are just a few of the questions addressed during Career Conversations
at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. This new series of presentations
shows how interdisciplinary studies — focused on practical problem-solving
rather than traditional teaching methods to encourage students to apply
what they learn to everyday issues — can lead to careers.
The sessions are a part of a yearlong emphasis, Interdisciplinary in
Action, sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
"Career Conversations will allow students to hear directly from people
who are working in those fields and how they moved from their education
and careers," said Joyce Salisbury, associate dean of liberal arts and
sciences and a humanistic studies professor at UWGB. "The students enjoy
hearing people say, 'I wish I would've studied a little bit more of this
and less of that.'"
The conversations, which are about an hour long, take place once a month.
Each focuses on a specific topic such as a recent one on how women can
gain leadership skills through civic involvement.
"Students sometimes feel that everybody else in the world has a really
straight career path," Salisbury said. "In reality, it isn't that way.
The more we can let them know that the path into the work force isn't
as obvious as they originally thought, the better we can connect their
learning to life."
Another session that took place focused on the arts and arts management.
The session featured several professionals from the Green Bay Symphony
Orchestra and the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.
Anne Lampert, a 50 year-old junior who is majoring in arts and business,
attended that session.
Lampert, who returned to college after working several years in culture
and the arts in Door County, said the session provided her some knowledge
about how to plan a career as an executive director of an arts organization.
Some of the presenters said what they'd learned in the classroom was
useful, "but what they had learned through their interaction, networking
and people skills were much more useful," Lampert said. "Everyone had
a different way to approach their careers. But overall, they all had a
passion for what they do."
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