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Being green makes green at eco-friendly career fair
Learning community turns sustainability into jobs
Kara Apel
Staff Writer
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: News
The Green Quad is promoting the environment and future "green" jobs for students with their first ever Green Career Fair tonight at 7.
Learning Center Program Coordinator Jason Craig said the event is beneficial for students interested in the environment.
"I think it's a good opportunity to see what options are available to do something positive for the environment," Craig said.
The event will at the Learning Center located in the center of Green Quad and will feature a presentation by the USC Career Center about careers focused on the environment.
The presentation will inform students on where to find "green" jobs and how to prepare for them. Tegan Plock, first-year international studies and French student, said she did the majority of the organization for the event. Plock said she sees this as a great event for students leaning toward careers dealing with the environment.
"I think it's a good opportunity to see how something you're interested in that isn't necessarily mainstream can be used as a career choice later in life," Plock said.
The event will also host guest speakers with real-life experience from green careers. Confirmed guest speakers are Debbie Parker from the Conservation Voters of SC, Trish Jerman from the State Energy Department and environmental lawyer Christina Larney. There will also be a free dinner for students with pizza from Mellow Mushroom beginning at 6:45 p.m.
"It seems like there are a lot of people [at USC] who are interested in the environment," Plock said.
The Green Career Fair will give environmentally conscious students ideas on how to possibly extend their interest into a career.The purpose of the Green Quad is to create a community that integrates sustainability into all aspects of its facilities so as not to impair future generations of the world's resources, Craig said.
Craig said sustainability is a necessity.
"Living in a way that doesn't rob future generations ... is a good way to live," Craig said.
Plock said she agrees that sustainability is very crucial for the environment.
"I just see all the things that are happening in our world and it just seems there's no way, if we continue on the same path we're on, that the human race can survive," Plock said. "I think we're digging ourselves into a hole and we have to do something to fix that."
Learning Center Program Coordinator Jason Craig said the event is beneficial for students interested in the environment.
"I think it's a good opportunity to see what options are available to do something positive for the environment," Craig said.
The event will at the Learning Center located in the center of Green Quad and will feature a presentation by the USC Career Center about careers focused on the environment.
The presentation will inform students on where to find "green" jobs and how to prepare for them. Tegan Plock, first-year international studies and French student, said she did the majority of the organization for the event. Plock said she sees this as a great event for students leaning toward careers dealing with the environment.
"I think it's a good opportunity to see how something you're interested in that isn't necessarily mainstream can be used as a career choice later in life," Plock said.
The event will also host guest speakers with real-life experience from green careers. Confirmed guest speakers are Debbie Parker from the Conservation Voters of SC, Trish Jerman from the State Energy Department and environmental lawyer Christina Larney. There will also be a free dinner for students with pizza from Mellow Mushroom beginning at 6:45 p.m.
"It seems like there are a lot of people [at USC] who are interested in the environment," Plock said.
The Green Career Fair will give environmentally conscious students ideas on how to possibly extend their interest into a career.The purpose of the Green Quad is to create a community that integrates sustainability into all aspects of its facilities so as not to impair future generations of the world's resources, Craig said.
Craig said sustainability is a necessity.
"Living in a way that doesn't rob future generations ... is a good way to live," Craig said.
Plock said she agrees that sustainability is very crucial for the environment.
"I just see all the things that are happening in our world and it just seems there's no way, if we continue on the same path we're on, that the human race can survive," Plock said. "I think we're digging ourselves into a hole and we have to do something to fix that."
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