{"id":46947,"date":"2015-02-18T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=46947"},"modified":"2015-02-18T10:12:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T16:12:36","slug":"eighth-annual-applied-sciences-career-fair-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/eighth-annual-applied-sciences-career-fair-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Eighth Annual Applied Sciences Career Fair Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_47175\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NJL_0257-E.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47175\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47175\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NJL_0257-E-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"The Career Fair is a great way for students to network with working professionals and gain information about future employment options. \" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NJL_0257-E-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NJL_0257-E.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/NJL_0257-E-580x326.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The career fair is a great way for students to network with professionals and gain information about employment options.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Most than 30 potential employers are set to be on hand for the University of Mississippi&#8217;s<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sas.olemiss.edu\">School of Applied Sciences<\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span> annual career fair, coming up Feb. 25 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinnatolemiss.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inn at Ole Miss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">&#8220;This is the most vendors we&#8217;ve had since the first fair in 2008,&#8221; said Teri Gray, coordinator of the Applied Sciences Career Fair, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">Career vendors will be available to meet and advise students from departments such as Legal Studies; Social Work; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Nutrition and Hospitality Management; and Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management. This year&#8217;s vendors include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mississippi State Department of Health, St. Joe Club and Resorts, and Oxford Health and Rehab.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">&#8220;The more vendors we have encourages student involvement,&#8221; Gray said. &#8220;In the past, we&#8217;ve had over\u00a0500 students attend the fair. We&#8217;re expecting a similar turnout for 2015.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">After the event, a networking reception begins at 4 p.m. Students are welcome at the reception, which will include the presentations of the Thomas Crowe Alumnus of the Year award and the Linda Chitwood Student Merit award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">The event not only offers career opportunities, but allows employers to meet talented students completing their degrees, said Velmer Burton, dean of the School of Applied Sciences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">&#8220;The hard work of our school&#8217;s faculty is evidenced by our highly-skilled students,&#8221; Burton says. &#8220;And this event has become a platform to showcase our students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; 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