The two officially become one April 15. Until suitable quarters can accommodate the new Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education, career services will remain in 316 Colvard Union and cooperative education in 222 Walker Engineering Building. Open to all academic majors, the program combines schooling with practical work experience by allowing students to alternate semesters between campus classes and employment with businesses, industries or government agencies.
Career services provides job search assistance and career counseling.
Among other activities, the office arranges for employers to interview on campus and organizes a variety of career outreach programs. Students in several majors that participate heavily in the cooperative education program have achieved nearly 100 percent job placement rates in recent years. Dr. Luther B. Epting, cooperative education director since 1978, will lead the new office. An MSU graduate, he has received national recognition for his veteran leadership in the field.