Employment opportunities are plentiful for UNM spring graduates, said Sheri Wharton, coordinator for Employer Relations at UNM Career Services. Students who pursued degrees in business or civil engineering are in particular demand.

“We always have a number of engineering jobs, but this year we have a lot of accounting firms and businesses hiring UNM students. Sales types of positions are also plentiful,” Wharton said.

In addition to numerous accounting firms, employers such as Lockheed Martin, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Los Alamos National Lab, the Department of Treasury‐Office of the Comptroller, Naval Audit Service, Goldman Sachs and Raytheon conducted interviews at UNM.

“A lot of opportunities exist for students who fully utilize our services,” Wharton said.

Students should begin employment preparations early, Wharton said. Often a business will want to see the resumes of students who match the criteria in their job description.

“We really encourage students to put their resumes in the e‐Recruiting system, and we’ve seen a rise in the number of students contacting our office,” Wharton said.

From May 1, 2006, to May 1, 2007, there was an increase of 1,108 to 1,651 documents (resumes and cover letters) uploaded into e-Recruiting – a 49 percent increase.

For more information, call Career Services, 277‑2531 or visit the Website.

The Second Annual National Survey of Future College Parent Expectations was conducted by College Parents of America in conjunction with partner organization, Colleges of Distinction. The survey was recently completed online by 860 parents of college‐bound children.

Developed to help those in higher education better understand future college parents, the survey explored the expected frequency, types and topics of parent‐college student communication. UNM is conducting a similar survey, the results of which will be released in the fall. 

“Future college parents believe that they will have much greater levels of concern on nearly every topic, from health and safety to finances, academics and even personal relationships,” said James A. Boyle, president, College Parents of America. “These soon‐to‐be college parents also believe, much more so than their current college parent brethren, that they will be asked for advice or assistance early and often." 

Complete UNM’s first parent survey to be eligible for cash prizes or a Lobo stadium blanket. Parents of current students are the focus of the study. Your participation will help us plan programs and services for parents and students. Truly, it will help us tremendously, and you could win! (The parent survey is now closed — check back in the early fall for survey data).
UNM Parent Study

Thank you so much!

~ The Management

Registration for Summer and Fall 2007 semesters is underway. For students enrolled in UNM’s University College, the college in which students are placed during their first semesters, an advisement session is a necessary first step. In fact, an advisement hold has been placed on UC student accounts.

Any hold can be frustrating because it prevents students from registering. Holds are not hindrances, though, rather they are essential to keeping students on the right track. “Advisers need an opportunity to review students’ course selections to verify that they are applicable and will transfer to a degree granting college,” says University College Advisement Director Vanessa Harris.

A hold ensures the following:

1. Students will seek advisement
2. Students find answers to assist in course selections
3. Students learn when it is time to transfer into a degree granting college
4. Students learn about possible degree options, if still undecided about a major

In addition to general advisers that assist freshmen in University College, a cohort of pre‐major advisers assist students who have decided on a major and who have over 26 earned hours. These advisers are experts in particular colleges and majors’ requirements. We have pre‐major advisers for the College of Arts and Sciences, Health Sciences Programs, College of Fine Arts, College of Education, and Anderson Schools of Management. A general/pre-major adviser assigned to represent the Ethnic Centers is housed in Mesa Vista Hall.

Reminding your student that advising is an important and necessary part of the academic experience is of help to the college. “It is to the students benefit that they come in for advisement in a timely manner. We look forward to assisting all of the students of University College to ensure that they are successful in their course selection and their academic pursuit,” said Vanessa Harris, advisement center director.