Meantime, documents related to the proposed calendar change have been posted on the university's web site. President Freeland and acting vice president for co-op Richard Porter performed the ceremonial ribbon cutting to officially open the facility as more than 50 university officials and guests gathered for the celebration amid streamers and balloons adorning the center's walls. This is a new day for career services and a new day for our relationship with employers. Up and running since early October, COOL enables students to peruse more than 7,600 co-op positions posted online. Arthur Gallagher Jr., director of information systems in co-op, said COOL gives students a glance at job descriptions, compensation amounts and company profiles.
Students can search co-op positions in COOL either by their coordinator's name or by their college.
Students and recent graduates preparing to enter the job market can also surf the university's new Husky Career Link. Robert Tillman, acting dean of cooperative education, said the university's new online career service sites give students better employment information in a more convenient manner. We did not have a systematic way to make information available to students with respect to computer technology. Tillman added that security will be a primary concern among co-op officials as more students use COOL and Career Link to search for employment. Despite the wealth of employment information now available to students online, Tillman said employer contact information will not be posted on either of the two web sites.