I certainly feel for Arielle, but I hope she realizes that part of her difficulty finding a job may have to do more with our economy in general than UCF’s lack of help.
I believe UCF’s primary role is to educate students, and the task of finding a job is largely the responsibility of the student.
Most of the professors and administrators at this school have other responsibilities directly related to teaching and research and cannot devote adequate time to locating jobs for students.
When I went to MIT as an undergraduate student, I harbored no illusions that the staff at MIT was going to help me find a job.
Incidentally, they didn’t, but they did give me the skills to try to find one on my own. I was lucky to have graduated in the 1990s and found a job here.
The school’s job was to help me learn how to think as a computer scientist. As a graduate, one should use the resources available to all adults to assist in finding a job.
It’s unfortunate that President Hitt didn’t e-mail Arielle back. I know that even as a measly lecturer who receives far fewer e-mails than Dr. Hitt, I have real trouble responding to all of them. I simply don’t have the time.
I try as best as I can. Sometimes I respond in 10 seconds, other times in a couple months, and sometimes never. It’s simply a fact of life that very few of us with public jobs, such as teachers, have the time to get to every e-mail we receive. Some of them will slip through the cracks.
So, in summary, I empathize with Arielle, but I also hope she realizes some of the reasons for her predicament.
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