Externships to Give UA Students Hands-On Experience

  • UANews
  • May 10, 2013
This summer, students will work with Arizona Cooperative Extension on sustainability projects throughout the state - providing them valuable on-the-job experience and allowing them to contribute to the UA's land-grant mission of bettering the community. Said the UA's Mark Apel: "It really helps them to get ready for the job market, to understand sustainability and get some real-world working experience."

UA Offers Continued Career Support for New Grads Entering Workforce

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  • May 9, 2013
More than 5,700 undergraduates just earned UA degrees, and while the job market is starting to look up, it remains competitive. For those still looking for jobs, a variety of UA Career Services resources continue to be available, including online job postings, career fairs, seminars, career counseling and more.

UA College of Medicine-Phoenix Holds Third Graduation

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  • May 9, 2013
Fifty UA College of Medicine-Phoenix students were conferred with their medical degrees at ceremonies on May 8 in the third graduation for the downtown Phoenix medical school. The college, which has graduated 114 physicians in three years toward addressing Arizona's doctor shortage, opened in 2007.

UA College of Nursing to Honor 64 Graduates at Convocation

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  • May 8, 2013
The UA College of Nursing on May 9 will honor 64 graduates at its spring convocation. In all, the college has 588 students and ranks among the top 10 percent of graduate nursing programs in the United States. The college is recognized for excellence in nursing and health-care education, research and practice, as well as for leading-edge online access to learning.

UA Student Earns National Fellowship

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  • May 7, 2013
Incoming UA graduate student Natiely Munguia Nunez has earned a Woodrow Wilson‐Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship for Aspiring Teachers of Color. With $30,000 in funding, Munguia has decided to pursue her master's degree in education through the UA's Teach Arizona program.

After Graduation, Senior Hopes to 'Pay it Forward' to Future Wildcats

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  • May 7, 2013
Graduating senior Devin Gregory was diagnosed with a lifelong health condition just prior to starting at the UA, and invasive surgery delayed her start date by one year. This hurdle served as a propelling force toward her future UA success, in part as president of the Bobcats Senior Honorary. Gregory will graduate from the UA on May 10.

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