New Generation, New Economy, New Opportunities

By Cristina Bonura

ORLANDO, Fla.----A major concern of graduating students is whether or not they will find a job in this economy. At the University of Central Florida on Oct. 12, Dr. Aubrey Jewett, moderator of the Department of Political Science, along with Stan Geberer, an Economist from Fishkind and Associates, spoke about just that.

“The Economic Forecast: Will There Actually Be Jobs for Us?” was one of the five topics spoken about in the Pegasus Ballroom. Another topic that had a great turn out was “A Conversation with Congress: The Economy, Higher Education and the New Generation” where Dr. Aubrey Jewett spoke once again with Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas and Congressman Lou Frey, Jr. about the current Florida economy and the impact it has on college students in the state.

Other speakers included John Bersia, special assistant to the President for Global Perspectives and Anya Kamenetz, author, Generation Debt, Staff Writer, Fast Company, and Yahoo! Finance Expert. Their presentation was titled “The Economy and Millennials: What Do We Do Now?”

The Keynote Address was given by Dr. Morley Winograd and Dr. Michael D. Hais, co-authors of “Millennial Makeover: Myspace, YouTube and the Future” at 11:30 p.m. Following their presentation, the authors signed copies of their book.

The all day event ended with questions/complaints from the audience. Many students gave Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas a hard time by telling her that she isn’t dealing with the problems people are having with healthcare in Florida. Another student complained about the fact that she had tried to contact the Congresswoman’s office many times and never got an answer.

The students that were coordinating the event said that there was a great turn out all day. The Pegasus ballroom in the Student Union building was full of people all day, for each of the presentations.