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Fighting “Brain Drain” New Partnership With MyCareerNetwork.com Helps Bring Young Professionals Home The concept of “brain drain” is based on a shift in our modern economy. The muscle of manufacturing is no longer the mainstay of the American marketplace. It’s the influence of intellect that pays the bills these days. In states like Kentucky, where people have long relied on occupations like farming and manufacturing, jobs for citizens who specialize in intellectual capital have traditionally been few and far between, forcing some of our best and brightest people to leave the state for hotspots like Silicon Valley. However, the latest report on economic trends from the Economic Development Cabinet shows that jobs in areas like business and health services are increasing. Today, the number of Kentuckians employed in service jobs is almost double that of the number employed in manufacturing jobs, and the trend shows no sign of slowing. Many professional jobs are opening up in Kentucky, but the problem becomes filling them with qualified workers, and that is where the brain drain begins. In August 2000, some of Louisville’s most influential business, education, and government leaders met to discuss the city’s economic future; 45 percent of those polled agreed that brain drain is the greatest obstacle that the region faces as we move into the new American economy. Governor Paul Patton made stemming the drain of highly educated Kentuckians to surrounding states one of the priorities of his administration. Until recently, one facet of this brain drain hasn’t gotten much attention. Even if the state is able to keep young professionals from leaving, how does it bring back young professionals who have already established themselves elsewhere? Can Kentucky convince former citizens that the job market here can support them? Cumberland College and MyCareerNetwork.com are new partners in an initiative to bring Kentuckians back to the Bluegrass State. MyCareerNetwork.com is a web site devoted to linking college-educated professionals with Kentucky roots to jobs in some of the bestknown corporations throughout Kentucky. Kentuckians who accept a job through MyCareerNetwork.com not only get a new job in one of Kentucky’s growing companies, but also they get a $500 “hiring bonus.” And with the help of Cumberland College, MyCareerNetwork.com hopes to bring others back to Kentucky. According to Collie King, the president and CEO of MyCareerNetwork.com, “A lot of our brightest citizens graduated from college and found professional jobs in Kentucky were either hard to find or non-existent. It was easier to just pick up and move to one of the boomtowns like Austin or Charlotte to find good jobs. If we can just make that job search easier, we can show those folks that the jobs they want do exist in Kentucky.” Becoming a member of MyCareerNetwork.com is easy, but it involves more than just posting a resumé like on other Internet recruiting sites. MyCareerNetwork.com matches people to jobs based on an assessment of a member’s skills and his or her personal profile. This matching process allows corporations to find an employee to fit its specific needs, and it helps the potential employee to find a place where he/she will truly fit into the culture. King says MyCareerNetwork.com will stop Kentucky’s brain drain because it shows former residents how much the state has to offer professional workers in the 21st century. And because of help from partners like Cumberland College, he sees a bright future for the Bluegrass State. To find the career opportunity that’s right for you, go to www.mycareernetwork.com today and complete your Professional Profile. Remember, if you find a job through MyCareerNetwork.com you will receive a $500 hiring bonus! Mountain Outreach 20th Anniversary Reunion In celebration of our 20th Anniversary and in anticipation of the building of our 100th house, Mountain Outreach is inviting all alumni who previously participated in the program to a special reunion. The Mountain Outreach reunion will be held as part of Homecoming weekend, November 9-10, 2001, to reunite friendships and share funny stories, pictures and life changing experiences. During the reunion, we will also work together to plan the construction of the 100th house, which will be built in June 2002. We appreciate all of the volunteers who helped to mold Mountain Outreach into a Christ-centered ministry that continues to bring hope to people in Appalachia. We hope you will join with us in this special reunion. Come and remember, celebrate and help us envision the future together! For more information contact the Mountain Outreach office at 606-539-4346. 10
Kentuckian of the Year Cawood Ledford Endowed Scholarship Established Endowed scholarships are usually created 1953, that Ledford began a life-long career that can in honor of someone who has impacted only be described as legendary. Cawood Ledford a community so tremendously that their was with WLEX for three years before moving on to name is not likely to be forgotten. The WHAS in Louisville. With his quick wit, smooth Cawood Ledford Endowed Scholarship established at Cumberland College by WHAS legend Wayne Perkey, is no different. Perkey, who retired from WHAS in Louisville after a broadcasting career that spanned forty years, established the scholarship fund recently in honor of the man who has been the heart and “the Voice of the Kentucky Wildcats” for over four decades. “Cawood Ledford is a friend, mentor and personal hero,” states Perkey. “He served as a professional role model for several generations of broadcasters and print journalists, not just in sports. Cawood Ledford voice and love for the game, Cawood Ledford brought Wildcat games into the living rooms of Kentuckians for nearly forty years. Ledford was named Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year 22 times. Horse racing fans counted on Cawood Ledford for twenty years to keep them updated on events at the Kentucky Derby. He was announcer for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship, The Masters Golf Tournament, The World Series, and the Final Four. In 1979, he created his own production company, Cawood Ledford Productions, which he operated Cawood was the standard.” Perkey continues, “In his 1972 ‘how-to’ book, Sports: Before the Camera and Behind the Mic, which was used as a course text at the University of Michigan and other schools, Cawood revealed this basic tenet — do your homework, follow your passion, and demand the very best of yourself. At the beginning of his book Cawood quotes Thoreau, ‘If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.’ Cawood has led the parade. This scholarship will give deserving students the opportunity to follow Cawood’s path.” Cawood Ledford was born April 24, 1926 in Cawood, KY. Before becoming the Commonwealth hero, Ledford, a graduate of Centre College, taught high school English in his native Harlan County. His first introduction to sports casting was during his teaching experience, nearly fifty years ago, when he began calling games for WHLN in Harlan. It wasn’t long before his deep, resonating, baritone voice caught the ear of producers at WLEX in Lexington. It was then, in until 1993. During his celebrated career, he was the author of seven books. Upon his retirement in 1992, the University of Kentucky retired a jersey in his honor; a tribute normally given only to their basketball players. Dick Vitale, ESPN television analyst, only recently compiled a 16- member list of his favorite college basketball radio personalities entitled the “All-Cawood Ledford Team,” in honor of this Kentucky legend. In 1998, Cumberland College presented Cawood Ledford with an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree. Cumberland has also honored Ledford with the “Outstanding Kentuckian of the Year 2001” award. The award is given annually to a citizen or native of Kentucky who has been a shining example of continued leadership and dedication to the betterment of the Commonwealth. Since the Cawood Ledford Endowed Scholarship has been established by Wayne Perkey at Cumberland College, Ledford’s legacy will live on in those who benefit from this gift. Proceeds from the fund will be used to assist Kentucky students attending Cumberland College. The Cawood Ledford Endowed Scholarship Fund Please find enclosed my gift for the Cawood Ledford Scholarship Fund. Name __________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________ City ___________________________________ State__________ Zip _____________ Phone __________________________________________________________________ Return Coupon to: The Cawood Ledford Endowed Scholarship Fund Office of the President, Cumberland College 6191 College Station Drive Williamsburg, KY 40769 11
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