Faculty in Residence: Selk presents

Feb. 26, 2004, Page 7
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Many students wonder what they are going to do after graduation and how they are going to apply their education to their work.
Theatre professor Eric Selk showed some techniques that students can use to solve this problem. He started off by having everyone list their majors. Then he told them to write down three or four activities that they like to do.
Before explaining the reason behind this, he read a few personal stories about his friends. In sharing these stories, Selk explained that people can use their hobby or favorite activity and make a living off of it.
Selk encouraged everyone in the group to get their creative juices flowing and brainstorm ideas about jobs that they could do involving their hobby.
The students gave a wide variety of ideas, including a restaurant on a lake so that people on boats could drive up at any time and order food.
This activity was simple, but was helpful to many students. It helped them realize that, by combining the things they like to do, they could start their own business and not only be successful at it, but also really enjoy their work.