The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Page: 3 of 12
twelve pages : ill.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
3
NEWS
If
I
■
experience.
95
Special to The Prospector
Martinez said she thought the internship gave Olivia Olivas, junior, interned at the Tempe, Arizona headquarters of Edward Jones, an investment firm, throughout the summer.
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
........
E
I
I
#SeeYouAtTheRubin
Students highlight the benefits of interning
The best way for students to prepare as they enter a competitive job market
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am- 7:00pm
Additional hours by appointment
facebook. com! rubincenter
instagram @rubincenter
rubin.utep.edu
EDITOR IN CHIEF VALERIA OLIVARES, 747-7446
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Opening Reception:
September 26, 2019
5 - 7:30 pm
ties, post them in Job Mine, purchase subscrip-
tions to internships.com for students to access
and provide feedback to help them prepare and
polish their resumes.
For students interested in networking with
recruiters, a career expo will be held from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 19 and Sept. 20 at the Don
Haskins Center.
Castro-Duarte said there is one thing she
The University of Texas at El Paso
500 West University Ave.
El Paso, TX 79968
915-747-6151
- BETSABE CASTRO-DUARTE
UTEP Career Center director
66
Internships solidify
your interest and
expectations for the
job, allow you to de-
velop a professional
network of contacts
and (acquire) more
V W
i
L 1
Brian Maguire:
Scenes of Abscence
‘ Lh
M
MOTTTMMBbmsss
2019 Fall Exhibitions O
E-
hrd
igl
Mh
This internship also helped Olivas build on
her communication skills and it allowed her to
discern the type of company for which she’d like
to work
Olivas is currently a peer career advisor at
UTEP’s Career Center, helping students build
their resumes, conducting mock interviews and
assisting other students in career development.
k
A
-Treat clients fairly by
selling appropriate,
quality investments,
and treatemployees as
partners in the busine-s"
3-.Ve
I -
IN
- m
III......Ilf* 'Ul
her valuable experience and a better idea of
what her future looked like. She added that she was born into a lifestyle of
During her internship, Martinez promoted addiction and now wants to prevent others from
the program and created infographics while her descending into that same lifestyle.
training centered on evidence-based interven- Daniela Quinones a junior, is currently major-
tion and programs offered to clients as an ad- ing in rehabilitation sciences with a concentra,
ditional service. Guevara said the purpose of the tion in physical therapy and is working toward
programs are to teach life skills and encourage, her goal. She participated in an internship at a
support and empower women. Martinez left Marquette University program in Milwaukee,
with Guevara acting as her mentor, Wisconsin last summer that provided room
Martinez advised undergraduate students to and board for her. She says the internship was
spend time on campus, work closely with fac- “tensive and forced her to learn about different
ulty and get to know them. She graduated this things through participation.
past May with a degree in health promotion Quinones dissected a human cadaver, par-
and, after her mentor’s encouragement, is cur- ticipated in weekly clinics and observations
rently back at UTEP working toward her mas- and learned about taking “SOAP” notes, an ac-
ter’s in public health ronym that stands for “Subjective,” the patient’s
Roxanne Arzola, graduated in 2014, recently recounted reason behind the visit; Objective,
embarked on an internship at Trinity Home- the physical ^therapist’s observable, measurable
ward Bound, an addiction treatment center. gatherings; Assessment, the analysis and ar-
Trinity informed her they were not hiring riva at a diagnosis; and “Plan,” the proposal for
when she first began due to their limited posi- treatment.
tions and resources. However, after seeing how Olivia Oliva, junior, is a finance major who
receptive the patients were with Arzola, her ex- interned at the Tempe, Arizona headquarters
ceptional attitude and work ethic shone through of Edward Jones, an investment firm, this past
and Trinity hired her as a licensed chemical de- summer as part of the operations division of the
pendency counselor intern. mutual fund trade’s team.
Arzola now oversees the intake of new pa- divas got to network with associates in vary-
tients preparing for the detoxification process ing divisions, which is another reason why peo-
through assessments and evaluation, leads psy- ple say internships are essential. Meeting other
chological educational groups, and even offers people within the field can make transitioning
counseling to patients on an individual basis. out of college and into the workforce easier.
I “
i
The career center is an advantageous resource wants to stress to students: Its never too early
for students seeking internships. They verify the t0 start applying for these opportunities._______
legitimacy of incoming internship opportuni- SashaMiniorezmaybereachedatprospector@utep.edu.
September 26 - December 13
- . Total Collapse:
• Clay in the Contemporary Past
b - ,
[ Both Sides of the River:
Endangered Species in the Borderlands
Il J 1 ■
I
Sasha Minjarez
The Prospector
Internships are meant to prime students be-
fore entering the labor force and prepare them
for a competitive job market.
Betsabe Castro-Duarte , director of the UTEP
Career Center, believes internships are a crucial
part of students’ undergraduate careers.
“Internships are a great opportunity to iden- A
tify if you are in the right career path,” Castro-
d
Duarte said. “Internships solidify your interest Aa
and expectations for the job, allow you to de-
velop a professional network of contacts and •
(acquire) more experience, which is something | ‘
you can use to negotiate a higher starting salary ‘
m theta..- )
Alyssa Martinez interned as an undergradu- . •
ate for Priscilla Guevara, the program coordi-
nator of Por Mi Familia, a UTEP program that‘ 1I
provides services to pregnant and postpartum
women who have had substance abuse problems I • •
and mental health disorders.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
University of Texas at El Paso. The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 17, 2019, newspaper, September 17, 2019; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1582563/m1/3/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.