March 26, 2014
(L-R) University of Cincinnati student Akilah Patterson pose with Arthur Walton, U of C Student Employment and Internship Coordinator (pictured center;) U of C student, Brandon Reynolds and U of C student Taylor Smith, during a visit last week to the Chicago Citizen Newspaper headquarters as part of the schcools annaual ADVANCE Corporate Excursion Spring Break Trip.
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College Trip Equips Students with Sound Advice
Over the past eighteen years, African American University of Cincinnati (U of C) students and two administrators from the university have embarked upon an annual Spring Break Corporate Excursion Trip as part of the ADVANCE Organization, a professional development student organization designed to help students make the transition from college to career by developing their leadership and networking skills, developing business etiquette, and understanding corporate and workplace cultures. During the trips, students make connections on their visits with a mixture of black-owned, minority-owned, nonprofit and Fortune 500 companies as well as government agencies. The goal is to expose students to experiences that they’re not exposed to in a classroom setting.