Hot on the job beat, listen to advice in rhyme
Drew Van Patter
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: News
While helping students get on the right career path, the UA Career Development Center is staying hip with the times by creating their own rap production.
The "UA Career Development Center Rap" surfaced earlier this year when the U.S. economy and job outlook were at their worst.
The rap's lyrics, written by Career Ambassador Greg Renick, explain what uses the career center has at the UA. From beginning a resume, to helping with mock interviews, and searching for jobs in general, the rap covers it all.
Renick said he made a basic beat and bass line using the Mac program Garage Band, he then added the lyrics and produced a video to go along with the rap. He even choreographed his own dance moves.
Barbara Batson, director of the career development center, heard Renick make mention of the possibility of creating a rap for the CDC. What started out as somewhat of a joke became a reality after it got tossed around the center.
"Mrs. Barbara wanted me to do the rap, and I just had fun with it," Renick said.
Batson said she thinks the rap shows a whole new side of the CDC to students. It makes the center look like more fun than work.
"Greg had talked about doing a rap for the career development center for a long time. I told him to follow through with it, and he did," Batson said. "He even wrote the lyrics and did his own dance moves."
Batson can be seen in the video wearing black shades and proclaiming "Word" towards the videos end.
So, if UA students need help getting on the right track career-wise, they need to look no further than their friends at the CDC.
"At the CDC they help me out for free. There's no way there could be any better place for students than the CDC," says Renick in the rap's chorus. "So everybody please make sure you come see us at the C.D.C."
The rap's video can be found on YouTube.com by searching for "UA Career Development Center Rap."
The "UA Career Development Center Rap" surfaced earlier this year when the U.S. economy and job outlook were at their worst.
The rap's lyrics, written by Career Ambassador Greg Renick, explain what uses the career center has at the UA. From beginning a resume, to helping with mock interviews, and searching for jobs in general, the rap covers it all.
Renick said he made a basic beat and bass line using the Mac program Garage Band, he then added the lyrics and produced a video to go along with the rap. He even choreographed his own dance moves.
Barbara Batson, director of the career development center, heard Renick make mention of the possibility of creating a rap for the CDC. What started out as somewhat of a joke became a reality after it got tossed around the center.
"Mrs. Barbara wanted me to do the rap, and I just had fun with it," Renick said.
Batson said she thinks the rap shows a whole new side of the CDC to students. It makes the center look like more fun than work.
"Greg had talked about doing a rap for the career development center for a long time. I told him to follow through with it, and he did," Batson said. "He even wrote the lyrics and did his own dance moves."
Batson can be seen in the video wearing black shades and proclaiming "Word" towards the videos end.
So, if UA students need help getting on the right track career-wise, they need to look no further than their friends at the CDC.
"At the CDC they help me out for free. There's no way there could be any better place for students than the CDC," says Renick in the rap's chorus. "So everybody please make sure you come see us at the C.D.C."
The rap's video can be found on YouTube.com by searching for "UA Career Development Center Rap."
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