NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 19, 2005 - 7 GRANTS Continued from page 1 they were first awarded in the 1970s, with one-third of all college students currently receiving them. The financial pressure on the program is expected to intensify when the United States graduates its larg- est high school class ever in 2008. INTERNSHIPS Continued from page 1 But for many, the Internship Fair is only the beginning of their search. "This may have gotten my foot in the door, but l definitely have more to do," Kemerling said. The Career Center offers other internship resources, including the Mployment Link, a 24-hour internship posting website for University students and a library with internship listings. The Career Center is located in Room 3200 of the Student Activities Building. U programs encourage minorities to apply MINORITIES Continued from page 1 In an e-mail to black alumni last semester, Coleman asked the gradu- ates to refer specific high school stu- dents, especially black students, to an official in the admissions office. "As you know, admission has become increasingly competitive," Coleman wrote in the e-mail. "How- ever, if you are aware of prime audi- ences, or top students with B or B+ grade point averages, who have not heard from Michigan yet, contact Chris Lucier, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions ... He will be standing by to follow-up." Explaining the procedure, Lucier said that the University seeks out tens of thousands of prospective applicants before they apply, includ- ing minorities. "All we're asking for is contacts that we might not have contacted through other means," Lucier said. But some students say that such tactics border on preferential treat- ment and belies the argument that the admissions process is fair. "Targeting any minority group just because it's a minority group is wrong," said LSA senior Laura Davis, who is a former co-chair for Young Americans for Freedom, a nationwide conservative group. Business senior Michael Phillips, who is editor-in-chief of The Michi- gan Review, a campus publication, said he is worried that the University is using too much of its resources to increase minority enrollment at the expense of others. "I wonder, are we giving you an equal opportunity or are we really giving benefits that other students can't qualify for simply because of race?" Phillips said. "Is the goal to increase opportunity or is the goal to increase that percentage of minori- ties enrolled?" The University has used a multi- pronged strategy to increase the number of underrepresented minori- ties on campus. "We're getting great support from the student organizations," Lucier said. "This is one area that I'm particularly excited about because I think it will build a lot of momentum." '-- i i Student volunteers have been call- ing potential minority applicants to answer their questions and spark interest in attending the University. The admissions office formed a Mul- ticultural Student Recruitment Coun- cil, consisting of representatives of the office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and the Black Student Union, among others. The University has enhanced cer- tain college visitation events, such as Slice of Life, a program where a prospective student trails a current student for a day, and Latino College Visit. Slice of Life, which focuses on underrepresented minority students, has been extend- ed from twice a "A lot of th year to at least five times last students n semester. "I know the first gener: admissions clg office has drasti- Colege). cally expanded there to h their visitation programs," Wil- them, pro liams said, add- ing that many some guid students have a vested interest in and answe recruiting minor-- ities because it questLonS. also strengthens the communities they represent. Assoc Williams praised these Undergradu programs because she said they give students a realistic per- spective on what its like to be at the University. When Williams came as a freshman, she experienced "culture shock," because she was unprepared to be in a majority white atmosphere, she said. La Voz Latina has also been heav- ily involved in the recruitment pro- cess. In addition to participating in the Latino College Visit and call- ing prospective students, its mem- bers have also participated in panels during events tailored to minority students, such as the Pursuit of Excel- lence symposium in December, said LSA sophomore and La Voz member Alicia Benavides. The recruitment process has also received more attention from Cole- I le a1 e )v la °r Cio a man herself. Last semester, the president sent letters out to 20,000 potential minority applicants encour- aging them to apply. She has encour- aged faculty and staff members to participate in minority recruitment and has spoken at a few events. Recently, she spoke at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, an event that draws hundreds of black youth. This year, several hundred more were invited to the event than last year. The admissions office is also run- ning application workshops across the state and held meetings with high school administrators in places like Grand Rapids. The workshops are part of a broader 1se attempt to reach out to minorities ay be outside of south- east Michigan in ltlon (in places like Muske- We're gon, Flint and the Upper Peninsula. lp "A lot of these students may be Tide first generation (in college)," Lucier inCe said. "We're there to help them, pro- r some vide some guid- ance and answer some questions." Counselors from - Chris Lucier the admissions ate director of office have also sent personalized te Admissions reminder cards to prospective minority CRISTINA FOTEO / Daily Jessica Moreno speaks at the Diversity in the Workplace program Tuesday night in the Michigan Union as a part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. applicants who have not yet applied. The e-mails - at least two were sent out last semester - state "what (the University) can bring to them and what they can bring to the campus community," Lucier said. While the University's outreach to minorities is extensive, Lucier stressed that this is only part of the recruitment process, and that the office reaches out to well over 1,000 high schools through its counselors and alumni. "We've always been holistic," he said. "Recruitment is broad, and it is focused on some specific targets, such as minor- ity students." "A student who has gone to seven different high schools in his life can bring an interesting perspective," he added as an example of the various forms diversity the office seeks. MLK Continued from page 1 Science and Engineering, the Nation- al Society of Black Engineers and the Minority Engineering Program Office, were emphasized as means of support and networking. "There's always people challeng- ing your right to become an engineer," Taylor said. Besides reaching out to the support groups, other tips were given to women pursuing a career in engineering. "Consciously work on diverse teams in your classes. Communicate with a vari- ety of people," Taylor said. She added that learning about other cultures and having an open mind will increase the range of workers' problem solving skills. 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