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The Indiana Daily Student

College Luminaries advances professional experience

Applications to be part of the IU College of Arts and Sciences Luminaries Program are due Friday.

The College Luminaries Program invites distinguished alumni back to campus to engage with students about gaining success in their field. This fall, the program will bring five alumni Luminaries, one from each division of the College — Natural and Mathematical, Arts and Humanities, Social and Historical, Global and International, and the Media School, Program Co-Director Maeve ?Bartiss said.

Senior Emily Zhang said being part of the team means being able to have a maximum effect on the ?college.

“We try to choose alumni that will most inspire students and be able to give them advice,” Zhang said.

The program is scheduled for ?Nov. 8-10, Bartiss said.

Co-Director Samantha Strong said this will allow all students in the college to see successful people that were once in their shoes.

“It’s having the opportunity to integrate a liberal arts education with the opportunity to network with the Luminaries,” she said.

The positions being filled are Hoosier Hosts and the Luminaries Marketing and Communications Task Force.

Bartiss said the Hoosier Hosts will guide the Luminaries between events and talks on campus. As a Host, she said, students will have one-on-one time with their ?Luminary.

As a former member of the program, Zhang said Hosts are able to foster long-term relationships with the Luminaries.

“The goal of the program is to get them to stay in touch with their Hoosier Host,” she said.

The main goal of the LCM Task Force is to market the program to the ?University, Bartiss said.

The Task Force will work on web design and graphics to use in promotional materials, she said.

Bartiss said the two groups will each participate in professional development training as well.

“It teaches you how to connect with people outside of your field,” she said. “It taught me that there is a way to present yourself professionally and there is a way to communicate with these people.”

Zhang said the professional development gave her skills that could not be taught in class.

“I got to learn what it meant to be passionate about something and make something happen,” she said. “It is one of the most rewarding and valuable learning and growing ?experiences.”

Joining as a freshman in 2012, Bartiss said she has been involved with the program since its ?beginning.

Bartiss was a Hoosier Host her freshman year and said she still stays in contact with her Luminary.

“The opportunities don’t stop with the weekend,” Bartiss said.

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