Free lunch and the potential to win a survival kit, various DVD's, donated apparel, twenty dollars in cash, or a fleece blanket; could one ask for anything more? If you were one of the 150 or so students to attend the 10^th annual UMPI job fair on March 26 you know very well what I speak of.

Various organizations, local and state agencies, and private enterprises were represented at this year's Job Fair. The room was bustling with activity of young learned individuals seeking employment. And, if you wanted free corporate knick-knacks you might have as well been in heaven.

Aroostook Technologies, Border Patrol, Avon, SITEL, Peace Corps, and Northeast Publishing were among the thirty or so employers that filled the rows of the Multi-purpose room in the campus center. The eclectic groups of participants at the job fair were ripe with facts about their field of expertise and more than content with talking with any individual that approached them.

The Maine State Police were represented by Henry Carpenter and Daniel Deschaine of the Houlton barracks with the aim of recruiting community members, paying special attention to criminal justice majors and those with an appetite for law enforcement. They talked to students on an individual and personal basis informing them of the ins-and-outs of law enforcement. Even the Girl Scouts showed up. Membership manager of the Maine Girl Scouts, Wendy Viel, was looking for summer camp counselors with outdoor skills, lifeguard experience, and some knowledge of health professions.