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CareerBuilder.com is the largest database of job listings on the internet. Job seekers can search for jobs based on location, job category, and keywords. They can even save their searches and the site will send them notifications of new job listings that meet their search criteria.
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Corey Schwenke, senior in Public Horticulture, browses Monster.com for available careers. Job search databases like Monster allow students to access listings for available careers across the country.
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Youth competitor Shannon Kelly is all smiles after she and her gelding Impulsive Zipper win the Youth Halter Geldings class.
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Savana Floyd and "Dandy" stand for inspection before starting their Hunter in Hand pattern. Horse and rider teams often cross disciplines, performing in both English and Western classes.
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Peyton Carrell and "Bubba" canter a figure eight during the Youth Saddleseat Equitation class.
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Peyton Carrell rounds the corner with her gelding Country Hunter during the Open Hunter Under Saddle class.
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Youth competitor Ally Woodall smiles at the judge as he inspects her gelding Honkytonk Smoke during a halter class. Halter classes are divided between stallions, geldings, and mares.
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Savana Floyd and her gelding Dandy Zipper perform a turn on the haunches during a youth Western Horsemanship class. Horsemanship is a discipline focused on the horse and rider team as they perform a pattern.
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Non-Pro competitor Monica Weiss-Sharp and her gelding Goodwill Hunting show perfect form during a Saddleseat Pleasure class. Monica and "Wilson" took home the high-point non-pro award for the show.
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Youth participant Katie Coles performs a 360-degree pivot with her gelding Heir Mail during a youth Western Showmanship class.
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Peyton Carrell and "Bubba" cantering a figure eight during the Youth Saddleseat Equitation class.
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A beautifully colored Appaloosa weanling waits nervously to enter the ring. Appaloosa show horses' careers start when they're young and can continue for more than 20 years.
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Panelists discuss what today's students need to succeed in the industry after graduation. Among the panelists' arguments was the statement that students don't take online resources as seriously as print media, and that they need to understand how online media can contribute to mainstream journalism.
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Lyn Lepre, a representative of Merist University, where Communications is the biggest major on campus, explains why emphasizing online journalism is important in today's university curriculum. "Professional experience gives students the backbone they need to go out into the industry. Let's bring the real world into our classrooms," Lepre challenged.
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George Daniels, panelist from the University of Alabama, speaks to students attending ICONN during a Friday morning panel. "We ultimately want you to think. We are not here for vocational training," he said when describing the approach professors are taking to teach online journalism to students.
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Dr. Jim Stovall, professor of journalism at UT, introduces the panelists for the "Web journalism education: what do our students need?" discussion Friday morning. Panelists included Jim Miller, Harding University; Lyn Lepre, Marist University; George Daniels, University of Alabama; and Harry Montevideo, the University of Georgia Red and Black.
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Students and JEM faculty, like Dr. Paul Ashdown, attended the conference to learn more about the impact online journalism has on modern university curriculum.
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ICONN attendees use their personal laptops to follow Marcoullier's interactive presentation about Publish2.
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Tammi Marcoullier, Publish2 affiliate, gives a presentation detailing the function of the Publish2 site to ICONN attendees.
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