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PVatiiros Till-: You K. For Students. Hv Stiidonts 11 f Courlesy n/uncfsu^u/cdhs By Theresa “Raey" Walker Are you interested in working to de fend the U.S. and world against natural and man-made disasters? You may be in lucic. On Fayetteville State Universi ty campus, the Center for Defense and Homeland Security (CDHS), is devel oping programs to do just that. CDHS is a cutting edge research fa cility that is spearheaded by Dr. Curtis Charles, senior associate vice chancel lor and director of CDHS at FSLI. The center is necessary to “prepare the next generation for the workforce specializ ing in national security and defense," United We Stand Dr. Charles said. "It also helps that Fort Bragg, the Headquarters [staff] of the Army, who work alongside FSU’s CDHS to help prevent and combat these catastrophic and man-made di sasters. is right in our backyard.” Training tomorrow's leader in STEM The recent emphasis placed on sci ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) within the last decade is helping students become more engaged in these areas in order to compete within the U.S. and around the world. Dr. Charles stressed the importance of having K.-I2 students being ex posed to STEM because, as cliche as it sounds, these children are the future and if they aren’t able to catch up with innovative science and technology they will be left behind. “We must prepare the next genera tion and in order to do that we must impact K-12 first.” said Dr Charles. When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, for instance there were few, if any correspondents that were able to communicate clearly with the victims of the storm. Some people didn’t understand the culture or lan guage. therefore communication was dwarfed and getting help to the victims was stalled. “When we incorporate more minori ties into the equation they can better help because they will understand how to communicate," Dr. Charles said. "It is vital that we ensure women and minorities are getting into the STEM fields." However, he added that devel oping communication devices specific to the needs and training people to use them properly is a vital necessity. What does CDHS offer Research provided by CDHS is an extra step FSU educators have em phasized, making competition for jobs in homeland security more realistic for students. The research at CDHS focuses on four main areas: Infra structure Protection & Disaster Man agement, Cyber Security Systems, Command. Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (or C4ISR), and Chemical and Biological Countermea sures. Each of these areas translates into research that continuously needs to be conducted and jobs that need to be filled in the near future. CDHS does not offer a degree. It is a catalyst for STEM, however, it provides opportunities and grants for students to participate in internships at Oakridge National Laboratory and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T). This past summer FSU sent six students to these institutions and al lowed for students to network within their chosen fields. The CDHS recognizes that in the very near future there will be a vacan cy of jobs within the national security and defense areas due to many retir ees. FSU hopes to fill those vacancies with some of its students. According to recruit.com, the average mean in come for an individual in STEM re lated fields $77,880 and only four of the STEM occupations were below $43,460. In order to to compete in STEM careers, applicants must have a clean police record. In fact, many of the jobs that involve national security require a background check and a se curity clearance. Just last week. New Orleans and sur rounding areas were threatened again with Tropical Storm Isaac. This time, the city, state, and surrounding areas were better prepared because they in vested in the infrastructure and im proved communication, which were direct results for CDHS’s research and technologies. So, the next time you wonder what you can do with a degree in biology, chemistry, computer science, mass communications or any field, stop and think about what CDHS at FSU can do for you. For more information about the Center for Defense and Homeland Security log onto their FSU webpage at http://www.uncfsu.edu/cdhs/cdhs- scholars.htm MO MONEY, MO-MONEY, MO-MONEY!!! Very soon your fingers will begin to itch in anticipation of the arrival of that ever faithful disbursement check from Financial Aid. While it might be very tempting, upon its arrival, to deposit/cash this money so that it can be spent on a WANT, the Office of Career Services would like to highly encourage you to invest a smalt amount of this money into a NEED. No college student should be without at least one professional suit Fall Career Fair, interviews, networking opportunities, and various other University events await you and we simply want to encourage you to be your best by first looking your best Professional .Attire Checklist Pressed snd professioniil suit; dark color*t: gray. n»v>. black, or brown. Solidx or muted pinstripes. Jacket and pnnts should be thr same color While or con$er>ative color dre^s shirt. Straight collar; long sleeves. Conserwtive tie Polished sho« and matching bell Dark socks C lose toed shoes no longer than 2** Hesh tone hosiery to coniplimeni suit and long enough that skin is not seen "hen legs are crossed (OJUcc ol Career btrviccj' cloihes cloict will alwHvs be «l your d»sposal, SHI Suite 230) Career and Graduate Sclu>t)l Fair September 20, 2012 ^ Capel Arena : ■ i
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