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POINTS OF INTEREST ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT The NDSU Career Center sponsors career events throughout the REPORT HIGHLIGHTS 2007 ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT REPORT school year to connect employers with students and alumni seeking Data for this report was collected through mail and electronic full-time positions, part-time jobs and internships. surveys, follow-up telephone calls and academic departments/ August faculty. The Career Center surveyed graduates of baccalaureate degrees from NDSU for terms ending in December 2006 and Part-Time Jobs Fair Career Center May 2007.* This report is based on responses from 1,147 graduates September (77.1% of the reported 1,488 undergraduate degrees granted). Meet the Firms (Accounting) Engineering & Tech Expo Of the 1,147 respondents: NORTH DAKOTA October • 821 (71.6%) reported “Employed.” Agriculture Career Day • 276 (24.1%) reported “Post Baccalaureate & Professional.” STATE UNIVERSITY Tri-College Graduate School Day (Students connect with FARGO representatives from regional and national post-baccalaureate • 50 (4.3%) reported still “Active in Job Search.” schools.) November Of the 821 employed respondents: Tri-College Career & Internship Fair • 741 (90.3%) reported: “Employed Related to Major/Minor.” (Business & Liberal Arts majors) • 37 (4.5%) reported employed in part-time positions. February • The average annual “related” reported salary of respondents Spring Career Fair (all majors) was $40,000. The highest reported salary was $85,000. Design Expo (Architecture & Landscape Architecture) • Graduates reported accepting employment in 36 states and April one foreign country. ND Education Connection • 429 respondents (52.3%) reported accepting employment in Internship/Cooperative Education North Dakota. The Internship/Cooperative Education program is a structured, • 217 respondents (26.4%) reported accepting employment paid work experience for academic credit affording students an in Minnesota. opportunity to gain relevant, professional experience in the career • 431 respondents reported their original home state as North they have chosen to pursue upon graduation. Students accept work Dakota, of which 298 reported accepting employment in assignments locally, regionally and nationally and the work can be North Dakota (69.1% retention). full or part time during the summer and/or academic semester. • Of this year’s employed graduates from the College of NDSU Career Center Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, 14.6% The Career Center is a comprehensive employment information have chosen to farm or ranch. and resource center connecting students and alumni with employers. The NDSU Career Center supports and implements state and *Special Note of Report Period Change: To align this publication’s federal laws in the matter of Equal Employment Opportunity reporting period with the same reporting period used by Registration and and nondiscriminatory practices. Services are available only to Records, the 2007 report covers only December 2006 and May 2007 employers who submit assurance that they are equal opportunity graduates. The 2008 report will include semesters ending in August 2007, December 2007 and May 2008. employers. Bison mural art by Kathryn McCleery, Grand Forks, N.D. North Dakota State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, Vietnam Era Veterans status, sexual orientation, marital status, or public assistance status. Direct inquiries to the Executive Director and Chief Diversity Offi cer, 202 Old Main, (701) 231-7708. Th is brochure is available in other formats by request. COMPANIES THAT EMPLOYED NDSU GRADUATES Advanced Engineering Big Blue Bird Early Chaska Valley Veterinary Clinic Drake Public Schools Garmin International JC Penney Co. Advanced Engineering Childhood Center Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Duluth Public Schools Gate City Bank Jennie-O Turkey Store & Environmental Services Bismarck Public Library CHS, Inc. Eagle Creek Software Services Gausman & Moore JLG Architects AFLAC BKBM Engineers, Inc. Cingular Wireless Eagle Systems & Service, Inc. General Mills Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson AgCountry Farm Credit Services Black & Veatch Cirrus Design Corp. Eau Claire Golf Global Safety Network Kensal Elevator Agriliance Black Gold Farms Clay County Juvenile & Country Club Goldmark Property Management Kern Electronics & Lasers, Inc. AgStar BlackRidge Bank Detention Center Eide Bailly LLP Goodrich Corp. Cargo Systems Kiewit Engineering Corp. Aldevron Blattner, D.H. & Sons Clay County Extension Electrolux Granite Construction Co. Kiewit Industrial Co. Alien Technology Corp. BLT Architects Clinix Emerson Process Management Great Beginnings Child Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. Allied Agronomy Blue Cross Blue Shield of ND Coldwater Creek Enterprise Rent-A-Car Care Center Kindness Animal Hospital Allied Engineering Services, Inc. BNC National Bank Coldwell Banker Real Estate Ericksen Roed Structural Greey Pickett Kindred Plumbing & Heating Engineers Allina Health System Bobcat Cole Creek Construction Gremada Industries K-M Regional Alpha Gamma Delta Intl. Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik Colorado State University Ero-Guard Halliburton Energy Services Veterinary Hospital Alstom Power, Inc. & Assoc. Community Living Services Estee Lauder HDR Engineering, Inc. Knife River Corp. Altru Health System Bremer Bank ConAgra Foods, Inc. Excel Engineering Hensel Phelps KVLY TV 11 American Family Insurance Brian Clark & Assoc. Construction Engineers, Ltd. Fact Set Research Systems, Inc. Construction Co. Lake Agassiz Development Group American Gold Gymnastics Brown & Saenger Business Contemporary Builders Fair Hills Resort Heyer Engineering Lakeside State Bank Interiors American Income Life Insurance Cornerstone Bank Fairview Southdale Hospital Hinkley High School Lakota Public Schools Buccino Associates, Inc. Amity Technology Crary Co. Faith Christian School Hogenson Construction Lamb Weston/RDO Burlington Northern Railroad AMVC Nutritional Management Crop Production Services Faithful & Gould Hollister Lancaster Engineering Burns & McDonnell Animal Health Clinic CRS Lawrence Service Fargo Assembly Co. HOM Furniture Land O’Lakes, Inc. Burns, Michael J., Architects Anvil Corp. Crystal Valley Co-op Fargo Automation, Inc. Honda Research & Development Landecker & Associates, Inc. Campus Crusade for Christ Apple Valley Public Schools Cummins, Inc. Fargo Country Club Hope Lutheran Church Landscape Development, Inc. Cando Farmers Grain & Oil Applied Engineering Dahlco Seeds, Inc. Fargo Public Schools Hornbacher’s Foods Larson Engineering of Minnesota Cargill Financial Service Center Archer Daniels Midland Dakota Boys & Girls Ranch Farm Credit Services Horse Breakers Unlimited Larson, Allen, Weishair Cargill, Inc. & Co., LLP Arthur Companies Dakota Clinic, Ltd. Farmers Union Oil Co. Houston Engineering Cashwise Foods Life Time Fitness ASV Inc. Dakota Community Bank Farmers Union Service Assoc. Hub City, Inc. Cass County Vector Control Lightowler Johnson Associates Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. Dakota Gasifi cation Co. Fiebiger Swanson West Hutchinson Technology Cass County Electric Co-op Litchville Marion Public School Bands Manufacturing Dakota Plains Cooperative First Bank & Trust IBM Corp. Casselton Veterinary Services Little Falls Community Bank of the West Dakota Prairie Public Schools First Hawaiian Bank IEH Laboratories Caterpillar, Inc. School District Banner Baywood Medical Center Daktronics First International Bank Innovis Health Center CBF Group & Trust Loffl er Companies Barnum School District Dalbol Flowers & Gifts Inside 515 CBI Business Services Flint Communications, Inc. Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. Barr Engineering Company Davidson Designs Integra Plastics, Inc. Celanese Florence Unifi ed Schools Lund Boat Co. Basin Electric Power Co-op Daxcon Engineering Interstate Veterinary Clinic CentraCare Clinic FOCUS Missionary M. A. Mortenson Co. Baxter Pharmaceutical Deere & Co. InverWood Golf Course Centrol Crop Consulting Forum Communications M3 Technology Group Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course Dickinson Public Schools J & D Construction Centrol, Inc. Foster Klima & Co. Macy’s Department Store Bethany Homes Dokken Engineering Jacobs Engineering Chahinkapa Park, Zoo FRA Minnesota Engineering Jacobs International Magenic Technologies Beverage Wholesalers, Inc. & Carousel Douglas Machine Frey Angus Ranch Jamestown Public Schools Magnum Companies (continued on inside) COMPANIES THAT EMPLOYED NDSU GRADUATES (continued) Mandan Public Schools Nash Finch Co. Octane Fitness Sam’s Club State Bank and Trust of Fargo US Dept. of Homeland Security Marcus Th eaters National Information Oppenheimer Wolff Scheels Stamart US Dept. of Defense Finance & Accounting Service Mathison’s Solutions Co-op & Donnelly LLP Schlumberger OFS Stearns County Government US Peace Corps Maxx Financial Partners NAVTEQ Ottertail Power Co. Schultz & Associates Strata Corp. USDA - Natl. Agricultural Mayo Clinic ND Air National Guard Oxbow Country Club Scimed Life Systems StrataCom Inc. Statistics Service McNeilus Auto & Truck Parts ND Dept. Industrial Comm; Packet Digital (Boston Scientifi c) Student Loan Finance Corp. Oil & Gas Div. Padgett Business Services SD Dept. of Health USDA - Natural Resources McCarthy Building Companies Sulzer Hickham, Inc. Conservation Service ND Dept. of Health Park Nicollet Health System Sears Roebuck and Co. McGladrey & Pullen LLP Swanson Health Products Valley Engineering ND Dept. of Transportation Parker Hannifi n - Allstate Insurance MDU Resources