text: CAREER SERVICES CENTER "EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR GOALS AND DREAMS" Annual Report 2010-2011 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Career Services Center Mission Statement/Services ................................3 II. Staff Profiles ………………………………………………..………...….4 III. Advising and Counseling ……………………………………..………..5 V. Career Development Educational Programming ………….......……...6 A. Career Management Series, Internship Focus Sessions & Other Educational Programming ……………………………………….…7 B. Field/Major Specific Career Events ……………...………………....7 V. Strategic Partnerships for Student Success …………………..…....….8 A. On-Campus Collaboration …………………………………….……8 B. Multi-Institutional Programs and Events ……………………….…..8 C. Community/Recruiter Programs ……………………………............9 D. Co-Sponsored Faculty/Academic-Related Programs …………...…..9 VI. Graphic Overview of CSC Career Development Programming ….10 VII. Internship Program …………………………………………………11 VIII. Campus Student Employment/Work-Study ……………………...14 IX. Annual Graduating Class Outcomes Report …………….………...16 X. Diverse Endeavors Taken By the Class of 2011 ………………...…...17 XI. Goals and Accomplishments 2010 – 2011 …………..……………....18 XII. Career Services Center Goals 2011 – 2012 ………..…………….....22 2 I. CAREER SERVICES CENTER MISSION STATEMENT The Sweet Briar College Career Services Center provides comprehensive career services to students during their four years at SBC and to alumnae for a lifetime. As a bridge from college life to the world of work, it is our mission to support the exploration of career and academic options, the development of job search skills; and to facilitate connections between employers and students that lead to successful and satisfying futures. We view career development as a lifelong process and feel that it is vital for students to begin their quest for a fulfilling career their first year as SBC students and to continue the process throughout their college years and beyond. Our many services encourage self-confidence and professional competence, personal initiative, responsibility, an appreciation for diversity, flexibility, and the development of strong leadership qualities. We believe that each woman at SBC deserves a tailored career advising approach that is created to market the advantages of the liberal arts degree. Since the 2004 – 2005 academic year we have extended our mission to include business, engineering, and graduate students in education. This customized career advising approach is possible because of the development of a strong career services model that offers each student the opportunity to utilize a variety of services focusing specifically on her field of interest in relation to the world of work. Our center is committed to building strong relationships with faculty, employers, graduate schools, and alumnae to empower Sweet Briar College students to reach their goals and dreams. CAREER SERVICES CENTER PROGRAMS & SERVICES Services provided by the Career Services Center include: career and job search counseling, job listings, workshops on resume writing, interviewing, last minute job search strategies, internships, mock interviews, employer panels on field/major topics, employer networking events, and career fairs. For a full list of programs and services, please visit http://www.sbc.edu/career-services II. STAFF PROFILES Mr. Wayne Stark – Senior Director of Career Services email@example.com ext. 6463 3 BA – Political Science – University of Arizona MA – History – George Mason University Doctoral Studies – University of Kansas – History and Higher Education and Governance Wayne has sixteen years of solid commitment to teaching, education, and student development augmented by administrative and managerial experience in corporate human resources and higher education. Mr. Stark is a polished presenter, a highly motivational career counselor, and a results oriented collaborative professional with energy, enthusiasm, a commitment to excellence, and a genuine concern for the growth and advancement of college students and the organizations that serve them. Mr. Stark has been recognized as a leader among his peers as the Virginia Association of Colleges and Employers awarded him a commendation for Leadership in 2002. Wayne has also presented well-received programs at regional conferences such as the Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers and the Southeastern Association of Colleges and Employers. Wayne was also asked to serve as the Business Manager for the SACE 2004 Conference. Most recently Wayne presented a well received program at the 50th anniversary 2006 NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Conference held in Anaheim, California. He followed up this presentation with a nationally broadcast NACE "webinar" in April of 2007. During 2007 Wayne also served as an external reviewer for the Hampden–Sydney College Career Development Office. During the 2007 – 2008 academic year, Wayne presented well reviewed programs at the first annual SoACE Conference in San Antonio, Texas in December of 2007, and the 2008 VACE Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Wayne also serves the community as a sitting board member of two social services organizations. Mrs. Tandilyn Phillips - Assistant Director of Career Services email@example.com ext. 6465 BA - English/Government – Liberty University MA - English/Classics – University of Texas San Antonio Tandilyn began working in Sweet Briar's Career Services Center in February of 2011. Native of San Antonio, Texas, Tandilyn brings with her a passion for making a positive difference in the lives of students, an enthusiastic and vibrant personality, and strong experience working in a variety of higher education settings and student focused positions. Before coming to Sweet Briar, Tandilyn served as the Transfer Evaluation Coordination Supervisor at Liberty University. Prior to that, Tandilyn was a student development specialist for the College of Education and Human Development Dean's Office at the University of Texas San Antonio. There she gained a deep knowledge of student development and marketing of academic programs. Preceding her tenure at the University of Texas San Antonio, Tandilyn sharpened her skills in academic and career advising, when she served as an Academic Advisor at Wayland Baptist University. Mrs. Samantha Ayers – Campus Student Employment Coordinator/Office Manager firstname.lastname@example.com ext. 6580 BA - History/NK-12 Education endorsement –Roanoke College Salem, Virginia native Samantha Ayers is a Roanoke College graduate holding a B.A. in History, with a NK-12 Education endorsement. She has taught at both the elementary and high school levels, and enjoys helping students of all ages. Prior to coming to Sweet Briar, Samantha also spent ten years in the golf business including positions as Assistant Golf Professional, Tournament Director, Membership and Events Director, and Director of Human Resources. 4 III. CAREER SERVICES CENTER – ADVISING AND COUNSELING Individualized career advising and counseling remain at the core of the CSC's array of services and resources and are designed to effectively reach out to all students. The counselors engage in highly individualized career development sessions and employ well recognized assessment tools such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Strong Interest Inventory. Through the use of these tools, combined with motivational counseling techniques and many other resources, the office is able to assist students and other individuals in areas such as major selection, student employment, internship guidance, full-time job placement, graduate school/professional school selection, and mid-life career change. The Career Services Center's appointment schedule indicates that for the 2010 – 2011 academic year the Career Services staff completed 722 advising appointments. It should be noted that the number is down from the 865 appointments during the 2009-2010 academic year, due to the loss of the Assistant Director, who resigned in the fall, and was not replaced until February, 2011. The Coordinator of Campus Student employment meets individually with each student as she begins her employment career at SBC when the federal and state paperwork must be completed. Although not recorded in the statistics below, these students and returning students meet with the Coordinator at various times during the year as they turn in CSE applications and monthly timesheets. There were 375 students employed in the fall and 458 employed in the spring. It should also be recognized that the NACE 2010-2011 Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities, has restructured its survey to reflect schools with enrollment under 1,700 instead of 1,000 in previous years. It should also be recognized that the NACE 2010-2011 Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities no longer captures the mean number of appointments conducted by a school of under 1,700, but rather assesses the average number of students served. During the 2010-2011 academic year Sweet Briar Career Service's staff advised 359 individuals which is higher than the 271 individuals advised in 2009-2010, and slightly lower than the average of 397 students served for a school under 1,700 as recorded by the 2010-2011 NACE benchmark. 5 During the 2010 - 2011 academic year the number of students who took advantage of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Strong Interest Inventory were recorded (according to the 2010-2011 NACE Benchmarking survey for schools under 1,700, 74% use the MBTI and 66% use the Strong). This is only the fourth year that these have been recorded and the office is still determining the best process in order to accurately capture all assessments taken. According to our records, 20 individual students took the MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory. An additional 24 students in the Introductory Management class as well as 25 in the Leadership Certificate Program were also required to take the assessment. The Associate/Assistant Director discussed the results with the students during the management class and LCP sessions. 6 IV. CAREER DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING A. CAREER MANAGEMENT SERIES, INTERNSHIP FOCUS SESSIONS, OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING Multiple educational career development programs were hosted by Career Services during the 2010-2011 academic year. These programs typically occurred over the lunch hour or on Wednesday evenings and were conducted by Career Services staff. Below you will find a list of the multiple programs provided. These programs allow SBC students to learn more about career-related topics in an informal setting. Depending on the topic, the attendance varied greatly from 0 students to 94 students at the best-attended educational program – Senior Welcome. Fall Spring Senior Welcome Resumes/Cover Letters Workshop Preparing for Graduate School Super Session: 1st & 2nd year Students Effective Alumnae Networking Career Fair/Interviewing Roundtables Resumes/Cover Letters Super Session Internship Focus Sessions Tough Economy Roundtables Interviewing & Salary Negotiation Effective Job Search Strategies in a Tough Economy Marketing Your Liberal Arts Degree How can Career Services Enhance Your Resume First Year on the Job Success How Campus Employment Can Enhance Your Crucial Internship Paperwork Sessions Resume Last Minute Job Search Strategies Preparing For Career Fairs Tough Economy Roundtables/Workshop Internship Focus Sessions Internship Student Spotlight Late Night Career Catch Up Session Financial Literacy Workshop B. FIELD/MAJOR SPECIFIC EVENTS The Career Services mission statement highlights the importance of meeting the career development needs of each student. The Field/Major Specific Career Events this year allowed many students the opportunity to connect with all the Career Services Center's constituencies in an effort to provide both educational, internship, and employment opportunities in a highly collaborative format that is specific to students' fields of interest and majors. This year's events were: Commerce/Business Engineering, Mathematical & Computer Sciences Government/International Affairs/Law Natural Sciences/Environment The events featured participation from SBC faculty, off-campus recruiters and SBC alumnae. Student participation numbered from a low of 15 to a high of 50. Student evaluations for these events, as well as the others were very positive. Field/Major Specific Events are developed and implemented after an analysis of the numbers of students in particular majors and other factors. It should be noted that many faculty, alumnae, and employers have commented on the success of these programs. It should also be recognized that according to the NACE 2010-2011 Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities, the mean number of career fairs conducted by a school of under 1,700 is 2. 7 V. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS A. On-Campus Collaboration The Career Services Center staff successfully teamed with SBC faculty, fellow Co-Curricular Life departments, and administrative departments such as the Alumnae Office, College Relations, and Admissions throughout the academic year. These programs and events featured participation by Career Services staff which assisted a variety of Sweet Briar administrative offices as well as providing substantive information for students. For the programs designed for students, they participated at a rate from a low of 3 to a high of well over 100. Through the strong number of student attendees and the variety of faculty and administrators, these events attest to the strength of the Co-Curricular program at Sweet Briar College. In bringing the SBC community together, students are empowered for life-long learning through this exposure to a nexus of their peers, those who teach them and Co-Curricular Life and other administrators who work closely with those students. These programs also strengthen relationships between Career Services and other constituencies within the Sweet Briar community. Fall Spring Resident Assistant Training Breakfast Young Alumnae Panel Learning on the Land SYE Declaring a Major International Student Orientation Resident Assistant Initiated Internship Program Campus-wide Resources Fair Senior Celebration Student Relations Committee Retreat (SRC) Super Session: 1st & 2nd year Students Homecoming Career Services Roundtables Admissions Admitted Applicant Weekend Parent Steering Committee Panel CCL Awards Ceremony Faculty/Staff Panel Senior Dinner (President's Office) Day and Turning Point Lunches/Dinners FAC- Golf Fundraising Event Theatre Dept. – Annual Arts Day Diversity Monologue Orientation Program B. Special Multi - Institutional Programs and Events Multi-institutional events are those with which Sweet Briar College and other Virginia schools, colleges, and universities were involved. Students and administrators from various colleges were extended invitations to participate and the programs saw SBC student attendance ranging from a low of 1 to a high of 25. Strong collaboration with other colleges and universities continues to be an important part of the career development program. Students not only gain new opportunities for full-time job and internship possibilities, but they also benefit from interactions with peers, alumnae, administrators, and faculty from other institutions. Career Services will continue to find new ways to stimulate interest in these programs. The Tri-College Education Career Fair, a partnership with Lynchburg College and Randolph College, saw 24 school districts participate with students from a variety of regional colleges in attendance. Fall Spring UVA Diversity Career Day Tri-College Education Career Fair CHALLENGE Job and Internship Fair Career Premiere Law School Fair at Lynchburg College UVA Education Expo 8 C. Community/Recruiter Programs The Career Services Center took part in the following community sponsored/recruiter sponsored and Career Services sponsored events and programs, which featured opportunities for students and Career Services staff to interact directly with employers and other professionals. These events and programs were geared towards increasing students' knowledge and skills in regards to their personal career development and potential opportunities. Many of these events are indicative of the increased outreach to, and collaboration with, local and regional organizations. Fall Spring City of Roanoke Mock Interviews Army Recruiter Big Brothers Big Sisters Interviews Washington Semester Recruiter VFIC – Finance Key Employer Panel Washington Center Recruiter VFIC – Government Key Employer Panel SALT BLOCK Conference Washington Center Recruiter GLAD Site Visit Northwestern Financial Mutual Recruiter D. Co-Sponsored Faculty/Academic-Related Programs Fall Spring MBTI with Professor Calvert Business Mgmt Class Resumes/Cover Letters with Dr. Brinkman's Internship Training with ARMG 106 Engineering Management Lab Graduate School Program MBTI with Joan Lucy's Leadership Certificate Nursing Program Meeting Program LCP Level 1 Pre-Law Program with Janow Leadership in the Workforce with LCP Level 2 CSE/Financial Aid Information Session & Level 3 Fulbright Workshop Engineering Mock Interviews 9 VI. Graphic Overview of CSC Career Development Programming Staff from the Career Services Center was involved in events with both on- and- off campus partners. For 2010 – 2011, the office was involved with at least 77 programs, despite being short one staff member. It should also be recognized that according to the NACE 2010-2011 Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities, the mean number of workshops presented for a school of under 1,700 students is 23 with an average of 288 students in attendance. Our office solely hosted 26 workshops and career educational programs with well over 500 students in attendance. Career Services Center Programs and Events 2010-2011 10 VII. Internship Program A Sweet Briar internship is defined as "any carefully monitored work or service experience in which an individual has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what she is learning throughout the experience" – as defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. An internship may include but is not limited to: student teaching for licensure, research / field experience and hands-on experience within a profit or not-for-profit company, organization, foundation or individual. Several resources are available for students to research internships. Online resources include Experience, and Career 15, an online database created in conjunctions with the Alliance of Virginia College Career Services institutions including Randolph College, Mary Baldwin College, and Hollins University. This database has over 2,000 local and national internship opportunities. Students may also research internships through several Web sites including three we subscribe to: Internships-USA.com, Vault.com and Internships.com. During the 2010 - 2011 academic year (which includes the summer '10, fall '10 and spring '11 semesters), 82 students registered and completed academic internships. These internships were completed in several departments across campus including: Archeology (1), Arts Management (8), Biology (3), Business (22), Economics (1), Education (10), English (3), Engineering (6), Environmental Science/Studies (8), Government/Law & Society (10), International Affairs (2), Sociology (1), Psychology (2). 11 Most Sweet Briar students complete their internships during the summer. In 2010 - 2011, 7 internships were done in the fall 2010, 18 were done in the winter/spring 2011, and 57 were done in the summer 2010. While not all paperwork is in for 2011 summer projected numbers indicate 54 academic internships will be completed in the summer of 2011. The chart above indicates the number of internships completed by class year. In 2010 - 2011, 5 first year, 19 sophomores, 62 juniors and 50 seniors completed academic internships. (Because the summer of 2011 was incorporated in these statistics many of these students were rising into the class represented above). 12 Over the last few years it appears internships have leveled off (with a slight increase this year). However, compared to five and six years ago there has been a large increase in academic internships. This most likely is related to the focus on internships in the Shape of the Future campaign. After an analysis of the 2010 NSSE, it can be shared that career development related categories show Sweet Briar students scoring higher than their peers and the NSSE cadre as a whole. Numbers are also up in all categories from the 2007 NSSE. Of those categories it is interesting to note that Sweet Briar participate in Internships, Practica, and/or externships at a rate 23% above the averages for peer institutions and 32% greater than other NSEE institutions. Thanks to the many professors who along with the staff of Career Services, help to secure, develop, and monitor those experiences. Evaluation of Academic Internships 57% of employers completed an evaluation of their intern (47/82). Of the evaluations received, 77% of the employers ranked their interns overall performance as excellent. An additional 23% ranked their intern's overall performance as above average. 48% of interns completed an evaluation of their experience (40/82), when asked to respond to the statement, "I now feel better prepared to enter the world of work after this experience" 57% strongly agreed and 35% agreed. Non-Academic Internships It is always extremely difficult to record the number of non-academic internships students are completing. A student may not realize the experience she is completing over the summer satisfies the requirements we use to define an internship (see above NACE definition). In these instances students do not report their experience. We are aware of 14 students who completed non-academic internships. We are working diligently to make sure students understand what the definition of an internship is as well as to encourage them to report this information. This is being done through a non-academic internship form which is found on the Career Services website and can be filled out and returned to us. As well as an end of 13 the year Survey Monkey survey which asks students to report their summer plans. Almost 80 students completed the summer 2010 internship survey. The results for summer 2011 will be included in the 2011- 2012 annual report which records summer 2011 statistics. VIII. Campus Student Employment/Work Study Sweet Briar College's Campus Student Employment Program is located in the Career Services Center and encompasses the Federal Work-Study Program (financial aid need based), the SBC Work-Study Program (financial aid need based) and departmental student employment. TOTAL STUDENTS EMPLOYED BY SEMESTER During the 2010 – 2011 fall semester 375 individual students were employed in on-campus positions. The Registrar reported that there were 595 full-time undergraduates in the fall term. Thus, 63% of the fall full- time undergraduates were employed in on-campus jobs. During the 2010 – 2011 spring semester 458 individual students were employed in on-campus positions. The Registrar reported that there were 585 full-time undergraduates in the spring term. Thus, 78.2% of the spring full-time undergraduates were employed in on-campus jobs. This percentage has remained consistent over the last several years. During the 2009-2010 academic year the percentages were 67.1% in the fall and 71.1% in the spring. It should also be recognized that according to the NACE's 2010-11 Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-Year Colleges and Universities, the mean number of students who apply for student employment by a school of under 1,700 is 112, of which only 62% are accepted. PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL WHO WERE WORK-STUDY During the fall there were 74 or 19.7% of the 375 employed students who were FWS. During the spring there were 106 or 23.1% of the 458 employed students who were FWS. During the fall there were 81 or 21.6% of the 375 employed students who were SBCWS. During the spring there were 99 or 21.6% of the 458 employed students who were SBCWS. During the fall there were 155 combined work-study students, or 41.3% of the 375 employed. During the spring there were 205 combined work-study students, or 44.7% of the 458 employed. PERCENTAGE OF ENROLLED WORK-STUDY STUDENTS EMPLOYED FWS: In the fall the FWS list consisted of 115 students of which 74 or 64.3% were employed by the end of December 2010. In the spring the FWS list contained 131 students of which 106 or 80.9% were employed on campus by May 15, 2011. SBCWS: In the fall the SBCWS list contained 115 students of which 81 or 70.4% were employed by December 2010. In the spring there were 121 SBCWS students of which 99 or 81.8% were employed by May 15, 2010. Combined Work-Study Totals: FALL - There were 155 or 67.3% of the 230 WS students employed by December 2010. SPRING - There were 205 or 81.3 % of the 252 WS students employed by May 14, 2011. Note: Enrollment lists were provided by the Financial Aid Office. The student is offered a campus job as part of her financial aid and she must return the FAO application as her acceptance of the 14 offer. Not all students return the FAO application and are therefore not considered Work-Study even though their name may appear on the lists from the FAO. NUMBER OF JOBS PER STUDENT The number of jobs held by a student changes every month, as some students add jobs and some leave jobs. Also, jobs should not be considered equal in scale, as some jobs are sporadic and the student is only needed occasionally, while other jobs require regular yearlong hours. Using a query generated from Banner, a sampling has been taken using the month of April, 2011. Data from students who submitted time sheets for each job worked in April show the following number of jobs held at that point: 231 (1 job); 53 (2 jobs); 27 (3 jobs); 2 (4 jobs); and 2 (5 jobs). TIMESHEETS From August 25, 2010 – April 30, 2011 a total of 3,684 timesheets were processed. The May time sheet count is unavailable for this annual report. Approximately 200-275 sheets can be expected by June 3, 2010. SURVEY RESULTS The Coordinator continued to administer the Student Employment Assessment Survey to include several specific questions that allow the students to evaluate their supervisor. This assessment was conducted April 2011 using Survey Monkey. This year, 2010-11 there were 94 students who responded using Survey Monkey, compared to a total of 101 responding students for 2009-10. Students were asked to "Please check all the reasons why your student employment position is important to you:" The number 1 reason at 89.1% was to "Enhance my resume". The Coordinator also used Survey Monkey to have the department heads/supervisors complete an assessment of how they view their impact and the position's impact on the student employee. This is the third year that supervisors have been surveyed. There were 32 supervisor responses this year 2010-11, compared to 26 supervisor responses for 2009-10. The overall response for both years show that supervisors feel they and the position(s) they supervise have both a positive influence on the student employee (75% Definitely) and provide the College with significant services (90% Definitely). Additionally, 97% of supervisors say they have had the opportunity to build relationships with their student employees. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION For 2010-2011 a workshop was offered to students to help them learn the student employment system, enhance their understanding of the transferable skills gained through student employment, and how these skills can be marketed to better prepare them for the world after Sweet Briar. In October 2010 the 15 business office transitioned campus student employment to using web-time entry, an electronic time sheet process through Banner software, thereby eliminating the need for paper time sheets in most situations. The Campus Student Employment Coordinator continues to smooth this transition by providing one-on-one and small group training sessions for students, faculty and staff. The entire campus was not converted to WTE until January 2011. IX. ANNUAL GRADUATING STUDENTS OUTCOMES REPORT 2010 - 2011 The Career Services Center's Graduating Students Outcomes Report for the 2010-2011 academic year provides an overview of the known outcomes of SBC students who graduated in May of 2011. Annual outcomes report data is obtained through the Graduating Senior Survey administered by CSC staff to 2011 May graduates and through communications with SBC faculty, staff, and the families of the students themselves. The report below is for the "At the time of Graduation." Another report will be created with a more detailed analysis of the outcomes for the "six months out" point which is the traditional reporting time for outcomes per NACE. As of graduation, 91% of seniors have reported their post-graduation plans to the Career Services Center. Of those students, 79 % had either secured a job, (part-time or full) been accepted to a graduate school or other advanced study opportunity such as nursing school; or were pursuing a personal endeavor such as an internship or overseas travel. Research shows that the outcomes for the Class of 2011 compare favorably with those of the last couple of years graduating classes with 79% actually being the average of the successful outcomes for the past three years. This shows a consistency in strong outcomes even in tough economic times. Although there is no national benchmarking to compare to for the classes of 2010 or 2011 as of this writing, according to NACE's (National Association of Colleges and Employers) 2010 - 2011 Career Services Benchmark Survey for Four-year Colleges and Universities, the most recent survey available, which looked at the Class of 2009, Sweet Briar graduates from that graduating class were ahead of national averages for employment by 2.05 %, and for further study by 6 %. This statistic shows that even in tough times, SBC students truly excel when it comes to pursuing advanced study after graduation. It does appear that a brightening economy may help in this endeavor. For example, NACE projected that employers plan to hire 19.3 % more graduates in 2010-2011 than they did in 2009- 2010. It has been communicated to all graduating seniors that the Career Services' resources and staff are available to them throughout the summer, and of course, for the rest of their lives. It is interesting to note that with schools under 1,000 students the number of students reporting jobs between graduation and the follow-up reporting period, 8 months for the NACE schools, 6 months for Sweet Briar, there is almost a 23% increase in the reported number of students employed. This shows that a large number of students accept employment between graduation and 8 months out. It is projected that the Class of 2011 will have similar outcomes as previous classes and continue to outperform their peers on objective and professional survey instruments. The "At the Time of Graduation" statistics bear this out, and as survey data from other instruments such as the 2010 CSS and NSSE, come in further analysis will be undertaken. The next formal analysis of graduate outcomes will take place six months from graduation. 16 DIVERSE ENDEAVORS UNDERTAKEN BY THE CLASS OF 2011 Ashley Adams – Employed – Fine Arts Academy in Richmond Kristen Anderson – Apprentice with American Continental Group – A lobbying firm Erin Aufox – Veterinary School – Auburn University Elizabeth Baker – Museum Studies Graduate Program – George Washington University Brittney Bolin – Graduate School for Psychology – Simmons University Wendie Charles – SBC MAT Jane Craddock – UVA Graduate Program in Engineering Emily Davies – Marine Science Technician – United States Coast Guard Ria Fyffe – Accepted at the University of South Carolina – Graduate Program in Chemistry but will work as a paramedic before applying to medical school Wendi Harder – George Washington University – Masters of Anthropology Morgan Harman – Professional Internship – Mullen Advertising Agency's Public Relations and Social Media Department Mariah Hoelz – Teaching in China Ashley Howard – Medical School – Edward College of Osteopathic Medicine Carolinas Campus Katelyn James – Ordnance Assessment – Department of the Navy at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Cassidy Jones – Engineer – Babcock and Wilcox Company Sarah Jones –Employed - Intelligence Specialist for National Ground Intelligence Center Kelly Kincaid – SBC MAT Corey Latta – Teaching Artist – Lexington Children's Theatre Melaina Macone – Group Manager – Anheuser Busch Emily Masiello – Graduate School Johns Hopkins Mary "Mai" McCarthy - University of Houston Masters in Public History Anna Newberg - Master's of Arts in Teaching at Sweet Briar Fazila Noorzad – IEAW – Initiative to Educate Afghan Women Leslie Price – Graduate School (Doctoral Program) for Physical Therapy – Shenandoah University Elizabeth Saccenti – Graduate School – Drexel University Sarah Schofield – Graduate School for Music Kelsey Smith – SBC MAT Jocelyn Stephens - Employed in the Management program of Abercrombie and Fitch in Nashville, Tennessee to become a manager of a retail store Catherine Tooke – Employed – End Station Theater Victoria Trudeau – University of Chicago – Arts and humanities (M.A.P.H) Catherine Waterman – Graduate School Acceptances at University of Edinburgh, University of Buckingham, Kent's Brussels School of International Studies, but will be going to the London School of Economics Laura Wheatley – Moving to CA getting married Elizabeth Wilson – Engineering - Babcock and Wilcox Company Ashley Winters – SBC MAT Laura Wolf – SBC MAT 17 Career Services Center Goals and Accomplishments 2010 - 2011 ► Continue collaborative efforts within CCL and more broadly on campus and to ensure that the efforts of the Career Service's staff to reach out to its constituencies to partner on career development services, events, programs continue at an even stronger pace. Also, to continue to build collaborative relationships with various constituencies to include: parents, faculty, employers, alumnae, SBC staff, community partners and others. The Senior Director and Associate/Assistant Director regularly participated on Admissions Office open house panels and Accepted Applicant Weekend presentations. The Assistant Director participated in several classroom and/or departmental outreach presentations. The Assistant Director coordinated a mock interview exercise involving Engineering students, a faculty member, and three professionals from regional engineering corporations. The Senior Director coordinated a mock interview exercise involving Business Management students, a faculty member, and two regional human resources professionals. He also gave a presentation to the "Negotiating" class. The Senior Director and Assistant Director partnered with the alumnae office to facilitate the continuing development and implementation of the Alumnae Advisory Councils. The Senior Director hosted a well attended panel of young alumnae and a breakfast break out session for students and alumnae focused on "navigating a tough economy." As is known, other programs, workshops, and events do occur during the evening. Some have excellent attendance others do not. This is common within the realm of career development programming. In collaboration with Rebecca Ambers, the Senior Director developed and implemented a successful "Graduate School Night" which featured strong student participation and panel appearances of faculty and recent alumnae. The Senior Director and Assistant Director continue to develop and utilize employer contacts through NACE Link, Experience, Career 15, and the networks inherent to NACE, SoACE, VACE, etc. All Career Service's staff regularly assist SBC alumnae with career related issues with the majority being served by the Senior Director. The Senior Director also works closely with other individuals both inside and outside of the Sweet Briar community. The Career Service's staff continues to design, develop, and conduct successful Field/Major Specific Career Events each year which include employers, alumnae, faculty, and other professionals attending. As a point of interest, the Assistant Director collaborated and coordinated with the Engineering and Math departments for the fourth year running by utilizing funding from an NSF grant partially earmarked for the design and implementation of a career fair. The result was the Engineering, Math, and Computer Science Careers Event which was held at the Florence Elston Inn Boxwood Conference Room. A dinner was held prior to the Engineering, Mathematical and Computer Sciences Careers Event at the Houston Bistro. Career Service's staff continues to provide regular workshops and other programming focused on common career development topics such as resumes/cover letters, interviewing skills, job search strategies, etc. The Assistant Director is regularly asked to present MBTI to student constituents including Professor Calvert's Management class and Joan Lucy's LCP I group. The Senior Director continues to be the advisor to the Day and Turning Point students working to find new ways to partner with various campus constituencies in an effort to better the experiences of that student population. The Senior Director serves on two local community services Board of Directors; the Center for Adult Learning and Literacy, and the Amherst County Department of Social Services. 18 Lynchburg City and Amherst County Office of Economic Development professionals attended the Government and International Careers Event and the executive director of economic development council for Virginia's Region 2000 attended the Commerce Careers Event on April 13, 2011. The Senior Director continues to serve on the VFIC's Career 15 Strategic Career Initiatives Advisory Board, and facilitated three special events this year to include three key employer panels and one key employer facilities visit. The Career Services staff again participated in the planning and implementation of the annual CHALLENGE Job and Internship Fair which involves staff and students from seven area colleges and universities. For 2019 Sweet Briar will be taking on the responsibilities of managing the entire event. The Senior Director and Assistant Director continue work to ensure that SBC students have opportunities to learn about, and travel to, other regional career events such as UVA's Diversity Career Event, and the Richmond Chamber of Commerce's College to Career Event. The Senior Director regularly distributes information regarding other college's career events and programs. For the second year in a row Sweet Briar students have attended the Career Premiere Career Fair in Roanoke. The Senior Director again partnered with the Directors of Lynchburg College and Randolph College to put on the third annual Tri-College Education Career Fair. The Senior Director worked with the NAVSEA Woman Owned Small Business Conference and the Burke Consortium to facilitate employer and student interaction during the April conference. The Sweet Briar Career Services Center is currently ranked # 8 in the country according to the Princeton Review's 2010 edition of The Best 371 Colleges and is a testament to all the SBC community partners that work with passion to ensure the success of our students. It should be noted that Career Services has been ranked in the "top ten" for the past three years. ► Continue development of internship opportunities and programs The new Assistant Director began in February 2011, and was able to successfully transition into the position. The Senior Director regularly consults with the Assistant/Assistant Director on internship workshops, seminars, and programs aimed at Career Services constituencies. The Assistant Director will complete multiple site visits to evaluate internships while building relationships with on-site supervisors and to ensure students and internship providers were having positive experiences. The Associate Director continued her efforts to grow and promote the internship program through hanging another internship bulletin board in CSC office of students who completed summer 2010 internships, Internship Student Spotlight to showcase student internship experiences and lunchtime Internship Focus Sessions to share information about internships with students. Academic internship numbers increased from the 2009-2010 academic year (59 completed) to the 2010-2011 academic year (82 completed). The Assistant Director will continue to work to seek out ways to increase the number of internships. (Tentative numbers for summer 2011 indicate 54 academic internships.) The Assistant Director will work to enhance internship website and resources available through website, including posting previous internship locations and utilizing Facebook. Currently, this is contingent on support from the student web assistant, with participation in CCL communication sub-committee new ideas and ways to enhance both CCL and internship website will be created. Ideally, internship blogging will occur, this; however, has been stalled due to approval from the Media, Marketing and Communications Office. The Assistant Director will continue to outreach to students encouraging them to provide information about completion of academic and non-academic internships with an effort to increase the number of underclass women being served. ► Continue assessment of the quantity and type of programs, given evolving student needs and to continue to work hard to be a strong keeper and purveyor of essential information to the 19 College, and strive to keep the key areas of outcome and programmatic statistics at the high levels of recent years. The Senior Director contributes regularly to the President's Newsletters and Board reports. Both the Assistant Director and the Senior Director have been contributors to campus newsletter articles, faculty meeting reports and updates, and the Alumnae Office's magazines and newsletters. Both the Assistant Director and the Senior Director have contributed information about Sweet Briar College internships to the local Amherst paper. Career Service's staff continues to create a substantive annual report. The Senior Director regularly sends statistical student outcomes data to the Institutional Research administrator. The Senior Director and Assistant Director regularly review Career Services events and programs evaluations. Because of the hard work of Co-Curricular Life, faculty, administrators, alumnae, and Career Services; graduating classes have posted strong outcomes. Most recently in a report generated for Senior staff, the Senior Director reported that based on CSS (College Senior Survey) data Sweet Briar students indicated that in the majority of categories reflecting preparedness for life after college including employment and graduate school acceptances, students scored higher than their peers. Career Services student appointment numbers and programming numbers continue to exceed national averages. Annual updates are made to the Career Services SACS five column model with new qualitative information being incorporated for 2010 - 2011. This survey data being kept will be evaluated and incorporated in the SACS assessment process and will contribute to the on-going review of Career services' offerings. Two weeks were designated to collect anonymous evaluations of one-on-one advising appointments. Information collected was reviewed and an analysis will be included in the 2010- 2011 SACS. In an effort to address the tough economy the Senior Director scheduled regular student workshops and roundtables for students to learn about effective strategies to navigate a tough economy during their job searching. The extra career fair (Career Premiere) and the aforementioned VFIC Career 15 opportunities also gave students additional options to work within tough economic times. ► To continue to evaluate trends, resources, and services within the realm of information technology for the career development/services profession, and to evaluate what makes sense for implementation at Sweet Briar College. The Career Service's staff will work to identify and implement new ways of working with multi-media and technology as it applies to career development delivery of resources and services. The Senior Director has utilized LinkedIn to connect with alumnae to learn about and advertise employment opportunities for students. The Assistant Director and Senior Director have also used LinkedIn to garner participants for Field Major Specific Career Events. Career Service's staff continues to look at ways to improve and expand on the use of the current employment/internship databases to include: NaceLink, Experience, Career 15, and Vault. Career Service's staff has researched ways to utilize GoogleDocs for office management, career services surveys, forms, and general information dissemination. The Assistant Director created a strong Facebook presence for the Career Services Center. Currently there are 357 friends on board. The Assistant Director will also be looking into various venues for blogging, etc. and continue her work on technology career development. ► To ensure that Campus Student Employment moves forward during the process of transitioning out of the current Coordinator of Campus Student Employment during the fall of 2010 and the early spring of 2011. To evaluate new ideas and possibilities for Campus Student Employment in so far as personnel, duties, responsibilities, and potentially the location of the office are concerned. 20 The new Campus Student Employment Coordinator began in February 2011, and was able to successfully transition into the position with the help of a two-week intensive training session from the previous Coordinator of Campus Student Employment. The Campus Student Employment Coordinator is working closely with the Senior Programmer Analyst and Director of Accounting to create queries to better track job numbers, supervisor approvals, and student job activity. The Campus Student Employment Coordinator continues to develop a system to reduce unnecessary emails to students and supervisors. This process is accomplished through query interface between Banner, Sagan and Excel. The Campus Student Employment Coordinator continues to develop new ways to increase efficiency in the data entry process and other procedures for the CSE office; including, job description updates, student evaluations, job entries, job terminations, reminder email formats and schedules, The Campus Student Employment Coordinator continues to audit Banner system information and is making needed corrections. Since February, the Campus Student Employment Coordinator has volunteered with Sweet Day of Service, Annual Arts Day, and FAC fund raising golf tournament. The Coordinator is also a member of the Diversity Committee, and supervisor for the Student Business Office. ► Continue assessment and planning efforts with Campus Student Employment The Senior Director continues to encourage the efforts of the Campus Student Employment Coordinator to conduct workshops for students and supervisors. A workshop for students was held in the fall, and one-on-one training for supervisors began in March. The Campus Student Employment Coordinator also held a round table discussion with LCPIII students in March. The Senior Director facilitated the Campus Student Employment Coordinator's efforts to continue working on new ways to more effectively communicate with supervisors. The Senior Director facilitated the Campus Student Coordinator's successful efforts to save the College money and conserve resources in the administration of the Campus Student Employment Program. The Senior Director continues to work closely with the Dean of Students and the CSE coordinator to better understand CSE positions, numbers, and descriptions to better ensure that all students, particularly work study have jobs. The Senior Director worked closely with the Campus Student Employment Coordinator, AVP of Finance and Administration, and the Dean of Co-Curricular Life to develop a system for supervisors to request more money for their CSE budgets. The Senior Director will work closely over the coming year with the CSE Coordinator, the Dean of Co-Curricular Life, and others to ensure that the CSE program continues unhindered as a new individual potentially takes the helm after January of 2011. 21 Career Service Center Goals for 2011 -2012 Beginning in the 2010 -2011 academic year, our services will continue to extend to include career advice for the specialties of a new Musical Theatre major, and Renaissance/Medieval Studies minor Continue assessment and planning efforts with Campus Student Employment to evaluate new ideas and possibilities for Campus Student Employment in so far as efficiency, departmental collaboration, and job placement. Continue working on the on-going goals presented above, especially in the area of internship development and outreach to underclass women. This includes working to increase the number of student appointments and participation in events and programs. The Assistant Director is actively pursuing the collaboration of academic departments with Career Services to increase experiential learning and provide a larger number of internship opportunities that are major-specific. To continue to evaluate trends, resources, and services within the realm of information technology for the career development/services profession, and to evaluate what makes sense for implementation at Sweet Briar College. Career Services Staff are evaluating the capability of an electronic quarterly Career Services Newsletter, providing event/program scheduled dates, career advice, and student internship experience. Career Services Staff are researching the feasibility of using I-pads to increase efficiency and reduce costs as part of the College "Plan For Sustainable Excellence", that promotes "digitally sophisticated" opportunities To continue to evaluate and assess the services, resources, and programming of the Career Services Center, through data driven decision making To work collaboratively with First and Second Year Programs and Academic Advising in an effort to create substantive initiatives and programming for students. 22


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Instead of the same old side of garlic bread, serve up wedges of toasty, mouthwatering Spinach Flatbreads from Kristen Westbrook in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. "I always seemed to have spinach that would spoil before I could use it all," she explains. "So I started making these delicious and quick flatbreads. They're low-fat, work well with almost any vegetable I have on hand and can double as a light lunch."—Kristen Westbrook, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 20 min. YIELD:4 servings
- 2/3 cup sliced onion
- 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 4 whole pita breads
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach
- 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1. In a small skillet, saute onion in 2 teaspoons oil until tender; set aside.
- 2. Place pitas on an ungreased baking sheet; brush with remaining oil. Layer with spinach, onion and cheese. Sprinkle with pepper. Bake at 425° for 6-8 minutes or until cheese is melted. Yield: 4 servings.
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1 flatbread equals 322 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 528 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 16 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 lean meat, 1 vegetable.
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Family mourns loss of son crushed under Sharjah school bus
School bus accident marks first of 2013
May the departed soul of lettle child may rest in peace.
sdzacrasta, sharjah, United Arab Emirates
I kindly request the authorities make it mandatory for all schools and colleges to install reverse cameras in their buses, it hardly costs anything. This is not the first accident of bus reversing and killing an innocent child. I have also noticed that rented school buses from rental companies use them on the weekends or nights to transport construction labourers. Safety and hygiene for the younger ones is a key issue and should be looked in to as a priority by making changes to avoid such shocking incidents to children.
Siju Chan, Dubai, India
All school bus drivers should be warned against using mobile phones while driving, and no music in the bus whatsoever.
yvonne Dsouza, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
He was the angle from Paradise and went back to his origin. The Road Authorities should make it mendatory for all school buses to install rear cameras/sensors to avoid these kinds of tragic incidents in future.
Mobin, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
My condolences to the family who have lost their loved one. May the All Mighty empower the bereaved to cope up the un-expected tragedy. Time and again people have highlighted the importance of using technology to assist drivers. Authorities like ESMA should come forward to engage with car manufacturers to provide parking sensors and rear-view display as standard for all vehicles. All local transport authorities in the country should enforce the use of such basic features which have been out there and in reliable use for the last 10 years.
Shahid, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
May Allah(SW) give his family Sabr and with this calamity, May Allah(SW) use his family for the work of this beautiful deen of Islam InshaaAllah Ameen. May Allah(SW) grant this boy Jannat and forgive his and his families sins and May he be the way to Jannah for every member of his family InshaaAllah - Ameen
Hassan Arif, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
vpz, dubai, United Arab Emirates
Children are angels and should be kept safe. May Allah shover his millions of blessings on that child and inshallah that angel will rest in paradise.
Hassan Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
It must be compulsary for every mid-size to heavy vehicle to have reverse parking sensors or camera to avoid such incidents.
shoeb, sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Simple question. Who was supervising the child when this incident happened? He was only a grade 1 student so would not have been more then 6/7 years old. He was too young to be out waiting for his friend on his own as stated by the article. While whatever happened is by Allah's decree, this tragedy could have been avoided with proper care.
Imad, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sharjah: A six-year-old Emirati boy who was crushed to death by a school bus was waiting for a friend after school, Gulf News has learnt.
The boy identified as M.A.A, a Grade 1 student of Al Ghafyah school, had returned early to his house on Thursday and went to the location in the same neighbourhood where his friend was about to disembark from a school bus.
"Grade 1 finished their school day early on Thursday," the victim's brother, 18, said.
He said it will be difficult for the family to bear the loss of the boy.
"Undoubtedly the loss of my brother is one of the greatest calamities for us but this was a test from almighty Allah. May Allah bless the soul of my beloved brother and send him to paradise," the brother said.
According to the preliminary police investigation, the young boy was waiting for his friends bus in the same neighbourhood of Umm Khanoor in Sharjah when the accident took place.
Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Bin Darwesh, Head of Patrols and Traffic Department at Sharjah Police, told Gulf News that the boy was killed instantly."The boy came under the wheels of the bus, which belongs to one of the private schools in the emirate, and died on the spot" he said.
Residents of that area saw the accident and they tried to alert the driver of the school bus but in vain.
"People shouted and waived to alert the driver to avoid the accident, but it did not work," said the victim's brother.
Bin Darwesh said the bus ran over the boy while the driver was reversing to leave the area.
The driver realised that he committed an accident when he heard screaming and shouting from outside. He then stopped the bus and exited to investigate what happened.
"The boy came under the wheels of the bus with a capacity of 24 students and belongs to one of a private schools in the emirate and he died on the spot," said Bin Darwesh.
The bus driver immediately rushed the boy to Kuwaiti hospital to no avail as the boy could not be revived.
A police patrol, ambulance and a public prosecutor reached the spot after receiving a call from police at Al Kuwaiti hospital.
The driver was taken into police custody.
Al Heira Police have launched an investigation into the incident, Bin Darwesh said.
Police say this is the first school-bus accident of 2013 and that in 2012 there were no school bus accidents in Sharjah.
Bin Darwesh issued a call to parents to not allow their children to play outside alone without adult supervision as an extra safety precaution.
Funeral prayers on the boy were held in Al Sahaba Mosque in Sharjah after Mugrab (sunset) prayer.
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On October 1st, our newly elected President, Mary Beslagic took charge of the leadership of the Club. David Foote, Lt. Governor performed the instalation. Denise Hoyt continues at the Club Secretary and Janet Cesar continues as Club Treasurer. Don Grimes, Past President, remains on the Board of Directors.
Follow-up to the Dinner Auction - Thank You!
Our dinner / auction was held on September 13th and was, once again, a huge success. We are grateful to all who attended. In particular we are grateful to all those contributors to the Scholarship Fund. We are also very grateful to all of the merchants and members who contributed auction items.
The Kiwanis Club of Port Orchard was chartered September 11, 1929 and for 85 years has been serving the children of Kitsap County.
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Sure, there's the costumes, the ghost stories and the pranks – but deep down we all know the best thing about Halloween is THE CANDY! That's why we're listing the WORST Halloween treats of all time! Back to Article
Why the hell so they have tooth brushes in this?!??! And candy corn is beast
wtf candy corns the best
i love candy corn
Im Sirry But I Likee CandyCorn
I love Jellybeans, but NOT loose ones!!!That's just gross!
u right,i hate EVERYTHING on that list.
candy corn shame! i love cc's. free apples god wat is this and an-e-way apple is a friut
I HATE CANDY CORN, TOTTSIE ROLLS, AND RAISONS! who would give that out for halooween?!?!? idiots
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awww i love all of these! except for the raisens hehe i luve toothbrushes
and they have carmel candy corn. does any store sell candy corn wrapped in little tiny packages with only a few candy corn in them? just wondering. ive just never seen that before
XD LOL they basically just listed everything that is given out on Halloween. the worst ive ever gotten was a fruit-nut gronola [i have no idea how to spell that] bar. i hate nuts and i just threw that away!
candy corn and hershey's candy bar
M y birthday is on halloween haha ... i hate halloween candy
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Wimbledon champion Andy Murray ended lucky loser Stephane Robert's unexpected run at the Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-2 win over the Frenchman in a fourth-round match Monday.
Murray wasted two match points on serve in the 10th game of the third set and two more in the tiebreaker before Robert rallied to send it to a fourth.
The three-time Australian Open finalist has faced only one player ranked inside the top 100 - No. 26 Feliciano Lopez, who he beat in the third round - in three of his four matches this tournament.
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A previous study from the research firm reported that worldwide …Read full article » Middle East: Monday, August 19 - 2013 @ 15:44
Opportunities for both local and international insurers are huge, according to Markaz (Kuwait Financial Centre) in their latest GCC Insurance report, which looks at the trends in Insurance Premium volumes across the GCC.
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'Tourism Highlights 2013' has been released by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and shows that tourism revenue reached $1.09bn – 2.3 per cent of all Middle East international tourism.
Oman has surpassed the …Read full article » Oman: Sunday, August 18 - 2013 @ 16:17
Representatives from some of the kingdom's top IT firms spoke out at a recent summit, saying the combined increase in electricity rates and income tax would be 'disastrous', Jordan Times reported. The government is intending …Read full article » Jordan: Sunday, August 18 - 2013 @ 13:50
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There were also significant increases in demand for gold jewellery in other parts of the world: the Middle East region was up by 33 per cent, and in Turkey demand grew by 38 per cent. …Read full article » Middle East: Sunday, August 18 - 2013 @ 09:27
Australia, Canada and New Zealand had previously comprised the top three in the NatWest International Personal Banking Quality of Life Report. The antipodean nation has now been usurped from the podium by the UAE.
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66,000 U.S. bridges classified as deficient in 2013
Amanda Bayhi | June 24, 2013
Following Transportation for America's release of a report stating that one in nine bridges is classified as structurally deficient, CNN Money has created an interactive map to demonstrate the amount of deficient bridges in each state in 2013.
According to CNN Money's report, the average lifespan of a bridge in the U.S. is 50 years. More than 66,000 bridges in the nation are classified as deficient; among those, the average age is 65 years old. The average age of American bridges is 43 years old, so within the next decade, another 25 percent of the nation's bridges will reach age 65, when they will become more likely to be classified as deficient.
Map data show that Pennsylvania has the largest amount–24.5 percent–of structurally deficient bridges, while Nevada and Florida each have the least amount–2.2 percent–of structurally deficient bridges.
Oklahoma, New York and Louisiana have each seen an increase of more than 50 deficient bridges since 2011, giving these three states the greatest amount of bridge deterioration in the U.S.
And in 2012, 25 percent of U.S. bridges were classified as deficient. (Pennsylvania had the highest number of structurally deficient bridges that year too.)
Despite these figures, the total number of deficient bridges has been reduced in recent years. Pennsylvania, for example, has been working to improve its bridges; the state repaired 8 percent of its deficient bridges since 2011.
And funding improvements may be under way. Just last week, House Democrats introduced a $5.5 billion bill to be spent on bridge repairs, while funding discussions continue to take place among lawmakers.
To view the interactive map of deficient bridges and compare your state to others, visit money.cnn.com.
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Firmware version 2.10 will add 'Profile 1.1' Blu-Ray playback, which is the technical name for a new standard of Blu-Ray films that support new features such as picture-in-picture playback.
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Flying into Hurricane Fran
USA TODAY Weather Editor Jack Williams wrote the following story after flying
into Hurricane Fran on Sept. 5, 1996 as it was coming ashore in North Carolina
It was a dream assignment. Our nine-hour flight would take us into Hurricane
Fran's eye several times. We'd see things few others ever see, have a thrill
to last a lifetime.
Then, we learn that this is to be the first flight ever to spend extensive
time inside a hurricane after it's over land, a harrowing mission given the
potential for tornadoes and other turbulence. We'll do it in the black of night.
Here's what happened:
2:30 p.m. Sept. 5: The adventure begins
We're in the conference room in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) hangar at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. Twenty people are on this
flight - 11 crew members, six scientists, two reporters and a photographer.
The airline version of our P-3 plane, the Lockheed Electra, carried up to 90
passengers in the '60s.
Scientists Peter Black and Peter Dodge explain their plans, among them taking
wind, temperature, air pressure, humidity and other measurements plus Doppler
radar images from inside the hurricane. These will radioed back to Hurricane
Center forecasters and also stored for researchers to pore over later.
NOAA pilot Ron Philippsborn gives a rundown on the flight and his basic fly-into-a-hurricane
rules: "Always have a plan. Always have a backup plan. Always have an escape
route.'' In this case, the best escape is navigating to calmer air. A water
landing would be the worst fate.
Then he asks the scientists about staying with Fran over land.
It's been done only once before, in Hurricane Opal last year and then only
briefly in daylight. We'll be there in the dark. Once they make landfall, hurricanes
often spawn tornadoes, which hurricane fliers would rather avoid. But the scientists
have a plan. We'll fly at about 5,000 feet over the ocean, but climb up to 14,000
feet over land. The scientists think that might keep us above the worst turbulence
and any tornadoes.
Veteran hurricane flier Jack Parrish is the Flight Director; the coordinator
between scientists and pilots. He puts us at ease quickly, ``We'll be really
wary. If we don't like what we see (on the plane's radar), we won't go in.''
3:30 p.m.: No-nonsense briefing, takeoff
On board NOAA WP-3D, tail number N42RF, Kermit the Frog (the other plane
is Miss Piggy), Philippsborn calls his first-time passengers together.
"I'm the government version of your flight attendant," he says. He shows us
how to use our military-style, 3-inch seat belts and over-both-shoulders harnesses.
We learn how to put on life vests.
He points at a rack of airsickness bags. "Use these if you need to. We have
one firm rule. If you make a mess, you clean it up before you leave the plane."
More words of wisdom: "If we have an emergency and have to exit the plane, follow
the regular crew out. This isn't because they are more valuable than you. They
can help you get down from the wing if we're on land. They know how to inflate
the life rafts if we're in the water.''
There's a handhold, actually a one-inch pipe, running the length of the cabin
ceiling, for passengers to hold on to if they're moving around in bumpy air.
Philippsborn points to a dent in the pipe: It was made by a life raft that broke
loose when N42RF hit incredible turbulence in Hurricane Hugo on Sept. 15, 1989.
"Make sure all of your stuff is secure. The only injury we've had is a photographer,
hit by one of his own cameras," he says with a glance at the photographer.
A few minutes later we take off from McDill Air Force Base.
After crossing Florida we see the Atlantic roiling with Fran's towering waves.
Fran's eye is still 450 miles to the northeast, its winds causing no trouble
Flight director Parrish will guide us to the eye, for our first encounter two
hours away. He's the "cop" on board, the guy who can veto the scientists when
they want to do something dangerous. After our first visit to the eye, Stanley
Czyzyk, 25, a meteorologist and a flight director in training, will take over.
He's in his second year of hurricane flying. Unlike his previous jobs in National
Weather Service offices, "We don't forecast the weather, we go to it. It's pretty
The eye, the nearly calm center of the storm, is critical to understanding
hurricanes. Winds around the eye, in the eye wall are the storm's strongest,
doing the most damage when a storm hits land. Also, those storm positions that
everyone plots on charts are the center of the eye. NOAA and Air Force Reserve
aircraft find that exact center for tracking charts.
4:50 p.m.: Crew's tale of one storm to forget
We're cruising at a smooth 340 mph. But that is likely to change the closer
we get to the eye. In the cockpit, flight engineer Steve Wade sits between Philippsborn
and co-pilot Bill Kenul. When the plane flies into rough weather, Wade's job
is to manipulate the plane's four power levers to adjust the four turboprops'
engine speed. That lets the pilots concentrate on keeping the plane level.
Wade was flight engineer Sept. 15, 1989, when the plane connected with Hurricane
Hugo's violence. "When I applied power, the number three engine ran away. It
was like a car with the accelerator stuck," he recalls. He pulled on the emergency
cutoff for number three, stopping the engine. Otherwise it could have blown
Being in the eye of a hurricane over the Atlantic, 350 miles from Barbados,
the nearest land, with one of the four engines down and no way to get it going
again "kept us all busy and frightened,`` Wade says. Even now, he says, seven
years later, ''It's always there'' when he flies into a hurricane. "It's a life
experience, but it's not as bad now as it was. However, "if it happens again
I'll have to think about quitting.''
Adds Philippsborn, "One person on that flight quit hurricane flying, and two
others ran out and got married."
5:00 p.m.: Heading for the eye
Still a smooth ride for us. 16,000 feet below, whipping wind is blowing the
tops off waves, turning our ocean white.
In the plane, we go to the rear galley to fill paper cups with Animal Crackers,
sourdough pretzels or party mix. I pass up the Laffy Taffy lollipops. Maybe
some coffee later.
At 5:45, the computer screen shows we are flying at 5,000 feet, toward the
northwest about 150 miles southeast of Wilmington, N.C. in 102 mph winds. Over
the intercom, Parrish announces the eye is 90 miles away. Smooth ride.
Three minutes later, rain begins hitting the windows and the wind outside is
115 mph., but the ride is still smooth.
How can this be? Fran is throwing out 115 mph winds, but they're steady winds,
having little effect on us. Quick changes in wind speed or direction cause turbulence.
So while a drop in wind speed from 100 to 50 mph in a few seconds could severely
bounce a plane, a steady 100 mph wind won't. The danger is with up and down
winds near the eye, but radar usually helps pilots snake their way around these.
6:09 p.m.: We're in the eye, with company
Before we even know it, Parrish announces we're in Fran's eye. Those of us
on the left look out to see an Air Force Reserve WC-130
hurricane hunter about 5,000 feet above us, flying in the opposite direction.
Both the Air Force and NOAA track hurricanes. But NOAA's airplanes have more
scientific equipment, including Doppler radar, which is why they concentrate
on scientific experiments.
Philippsborn turns on the fasten-seat-belt sign for the first time, as we head
out of the eye and into Fran's northwest side eye wall. Fran's eye measures
about 30 miles across, taking us less than 10 minutes to cross at 240 mph.
The plane jolts like a car speeding over a bumpy road, but probably not as
bumpy as roads in TV commercials for four-wheel-drive pickups.
On a radar screen, light rain shows up as green, yellow is heavier rain, red
is very heavy and magenta is extreme. Normally, the heavier the rain, the rougher
the ride. Hurricane pilots avoid magenta splotches on the radar and aren't happy
about going into red. they also try to avoid areas when the colors change quickly.
A sharp boundary between a downpour and hardly any rain is likely to be turbulent.
7:14 p.m.: Driving through the storm
In Fran's eye again, there's a thinning of clouds. But it isn't the 40,000-foot,
open-air stadium made of clouds I had hoped to see. Black says it's nothing
like the beautiful photo he took a week before of the full moon rising over
the eyewall clouds of Hurricane Edouard.
Below the ocean roils. Intercom voice: "I'm glad we're up here, not down there.''
And for all the excitement in the intercom voices of the pilots, navigator
David Rathbun, Czyzyk guiding us to the eye, Black, Dodge and other scientists
and technicians, they could be talking about assembling a new bicycle. Radio
calls by our plane and other plains to and from air traffic control can also
be heard as background on the intercom. From time to time, we hear routine calls
from airliners flying above 30,000 feet on their way between the U.S. and Bermuda
or Europe.
We're flying toward and away from Doppler radar stations on land and also over
ocean buoys sending out wind measurements. Researchers will use these readings
to check the accuracy of those from our plane. This is the winds at landfall
experiment, which scientists from NOAA's Hurricane Research Division in Miami
are conducting in various storms. (Click
here for a detailed, scientific description of the experiment )
In three hours, we've made three passes through the eye over water. Now it's
time to see if we can follow it ashore at Wilmington. Parrish says airplanes
haven't flown into hurricanes over land at higher altitudes before because they
couldn't record useful data about ground-level winds. Improvements in the gear
may allow better readings now.
We're about to find out.
9 p.m.: Following the hurricane ashore
Our pilots ask air traffic control for permission to climb from 5,000 feet
to 14,000 feet and to fly inland over the Carolina Coast. We expect air traffic
control to say something like: NOAA 43 Romeo Foxtrot, climb and maintain 14,000
feet. Instead our clearance is: "Maintain 4,000 to 14,000 feet." No one else
wants to fly here tonight. The sky is ours.
At 14,000 feet the shaking starts. It will be almost continuous for the next
two hours. It's the worst we will encounter, but it's never bad enough to spill
my coffee. At 10:18 p.m., we fly through the eye west of Wilmington. It's impossible
to see anything outside.
The bumping ends at 11:30. Everyone relaxes, members of a team talking about
the game they've just won. The crew's data will keep scientists busy for two
years at least. The smell of popcorn wafts forward from the microwave in the
Kenul, the co-pilot, walks to the rear of the plane. "It wasn't a rough and
terrible ride after all,'' he says. "That's good. It saves the airplane."
Dodge, finally able to relax, says, "We collected a lot of data." Scientists
will probably spend a couple of years going over it, seeing if something our
instruments "saw" can help with future forecasts.
Philippsborn says before the flight he was "very concerned" about flying over
land. Even though it went well for us, it's not going to become routine. Each
storm is different; professional hurricane fliers don't rush into any of them.
Black says Fran is surely doing a lot of damage on the ground, but it could
be a lot worse. Fran was weakening when it came ashore. That helped make our
flight seem almost routine. A storm like Andrew, which was strengthening when
it hit Dade County, Fla., in August 1992, might have tossed us around violently
as well as doing more damage on the ground.
Now, at 1 a.m., the lights of Savannah and Brunswick, Ga., gleam off to the
right. The lights of Jacksonville, Fla., are ahead. The stars are out and the
air so smooth that the airplane seems to be suspended in the sky as the earth
below slips by. Behind us, Fran is ripping apart the Carolina coast.
By Jack Williams, USA TODAY
More information about hurricane research


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Introduction: This research evaluated the effect of tendinopathy on the cumulative transverse strain response of the patellar tendon to a bout of resistive quadriceps exercise.
Methods: Nine adults with unilateral patellar tendinopathy (age 18.2+/-0.7 years, height 1.92+/-0.06 m and weight 76.8+/-6.8 kg) and ten healthy adults free of knee pain (age 17.8+/-0.8 years, height 1.83+/-0.05 m and weight 73.2+/-7.6 kg) underwent standardised sagittal sonograms (7.2-14 MHz linear-array transducer) of both patellar tendons immediately prior and following 45 repetitions of a double-leg decline-squat exercise performed against a resistance of 145% bodyweight. Tendon thickness was determined 5-mm and 25-mm distal to the patellar pole. Transverse Hencky strain was calculated as the natural log of the ratio of post- to pre-exercise tendon thickness and expressed as a percentage. Measures of tendon echogenicity were calculated within the superficial and deep aspects of each tendon site from gray-scale profiles. Intratendinous microvessels were evaluated using power Doppler ultrasound.
Results: The cumulative transverse strain response to exercise in symptomatic tendinopathy was significantly lower than that of asymptomatic and healthy tendon (P<.05). There was also a significant reduction (57%) in the area of microvascularity immediately following exercise (P=.05), which was positively correlated (r=0.93, P<.05) with VISA-P score.
Conclusions: This study is the first to show that patellar tendinopathy is associated with an altered morphological and mechanical response of the tendon to exercise, which is manifest by a reduction in cumulative transverse strain and microvascularity, when present. Research directed toward identifying factors that influence the acute microvascular and transverse strain response of the patellar tendon to exercise in the various stages of tendinopathy is warranted.
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