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Students worrying about what to do after graduation can take a new class next semester focusing on professional development.

In the new course titled Professional Development 2101, students will learn about career exploration, internships, resumes, mock interviews and personal statements.

Baylor Career Services will present the Make a Difference Career Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Barfield Drawing Room on the second floor of the Bill Daniel Student Center.

The handling of unpaid internships is being challenged by former interns who claim they were exploited by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Many struggling undergrads have wondered if all the time and money spent on a four-year education is worth it. This might become a more legitimate concern to one who reads new statistics published by the Texas Workforce Commission on Jan. 19.

As spring classes get under way, glimpses of the summer can be seen on the horizon, and many students are making preparations for a summer internship.

The Paul L. Foster Success Center is starting a Most Likely to Succeed Career Challenge, in which students must complete nine out of 13 events, such as attending a mock interview or going to a career fair. Once these events are completed, students become eligible for a drawing for an iPad2. Events start Tuesday and the competition ends Nov. 11.

In the midst of preparing for final exams, maintaining good grades and counting down the days to graduation, searching for a job still lies on the horizon for many seniors. Over the next several weeks, Career Services is offering several opportunities to students seeking assistance in their job search.