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		<title>Employers Report Record Intern-Conversion Rate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not only are employers expecting to increase internship hires by 8.5 percent over last year, but they’re also reporting record-breaking conversion rates, according to results of NACE’s 2012 Internship &#38; Co-op Survey. Read more&#8230;.]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/05/02/employers-report-record-intern-conversion-rate/</link>
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		<title>IT Student Rebecca Duxler Awarded AITP Scholarship</title>
		<description><![CDATA[School of Information Technology student Rebecca Duxler was named one of two Robert Half Technology/AITP Scholarship recipients during the 2012 AITP National Collegiate Conference  on Friday, March 30, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. Each year, Robert Half Technology and the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) offer two $2,500 scholarships to two outstanding AITP Student [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/04/24/it-student-rebecca-duxler-awarded-aitp-scholarship/</link>
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		<title>IT Student Jennilee Benda earns award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jennilee Benda, a Junior Information Systems major in the School of Information Technology, earned the 3rd place award for Computer Concepts at the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) 2012 State Leadership Conference, held at Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham, IL , April 13 &#8211; 14, 2012. She now advances to the national competition. The Computer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/04/18/it-student-jennilee-benda-earns-honors/</link>
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		<title>Helping Military Veterans Overcome Job-search Challenges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When military veterans try to enter of reenter the U.S. work force, they face several obstacles that career services practitioners should understand and help them overcome. One free resource &#8230;. is the Occupational Network’s online military crosswalk, which allows users to search military occupations to determine knowledge, skills, abilities, and more, and give a clearer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/04/13/helping-military-veterans-overcome-job-search-challenges/</link>
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		<title>Commencement Reception &#8211; School of Information Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The School of Information Technology will host a commencement reception for our May &#38; August graduates and their families prior to the commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12. The reception will be held in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center from 10:30-11:30 am. Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. Join our students [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/04/03/commencement-reception-school-of-information-technology/</link>
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		<title>Internship / Job Information</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now is the time to submit your registration paperwork for your summer Professional Practice internship. To receive your required Professional Practice credit, you must not only secure a qualifying professional position, you must register for IT-398.x. Registration instructions, forms and additional information can be found on the IT website. If you have secured your internship [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/03/27/internship-job-information/</link>
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		<title>Apply for IT Scholarships / Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IT Scholarships/Awards Available… Apply Today! Both need &#38; merit based scholarships as well as departmental awards are available for majors in the School of Information Technology. Graduate &#38; Undergraduate Students can find applications on the T: drive in the Scholarships-Awards folder or through the links below. Application Deadline:  March 9, 2012 Undergraduate_Award_Scholarship_Application_2012 Graduate_Award_Application_2012 &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/02/16/apply-for-it-scholarships-awards/</link>
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		<title>Internship &amp; Co-op Hiring Expected to Increase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hiring for experiential education programs is on the rise, according to results of NACE&#8217;s 2012 Internship &#38; Co-op Survey. This year, intern hiring is expected to increase 8.5 percent from last year, while co-op hiring is expected to jump by 7.5 percent. Read More]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/02/16/internship-co-op-hiring-expected-to-increase/</link>
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		<title>Internship or Job Search Help Available</title>
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		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/01/27/internship-or-job-search-help-available/</link>
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		<title>Information Assurance Scholarship program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because of ISU’s designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, the Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship program is available to ISU students. ISU students who are not currently employed by DoD may apply for scholarships through the IASP Recruitment Program. Under this program, DoD funds scholarships in eligible Information Assurance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.ilstu.edu/itk/2012/01/18/information-assurance-scholarship-program/</link>
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