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Appalachian
News
Official University News
and Announcments
Need
a job try Cap
Lunch
and Learn Series Scheduled
Undergraduate
research projects sought
Writing
Center offers assistance
Free
van shuttle for JobFest 2000
Attention
Financial Aid appllicants
Co-op
orientation sessions scheduled
Computer
Based Testing Center
Counseling
Center programs available
Truman
Capote Scholarship Competition
Do
you want a personal trainer?
Research
workshop scheduled
Education
Career Fair
Career
Development Workshop Series
Self
defense classes for women offered
Looking
for summer internships
What
is the Women's Center?
Attention
ASU students
Want
to be a newspaper person?
Calendar of Events
March 7...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU Baseball at Elon, 2:30 p.m.
ASU School of Music, Faculty Recital Series, The Music of the Americas,
Broyhill Music Center, 8 p.m.
March 8...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU Baseball vs. UNC Charlotte, 2 p.m.
ASU School of Music, Sigma Alpha Iota Pledge Recital, Broyhill Music
Center, 6 p.m.; Amy Proctor, guest clarinet, Broyhill Music Center, 8 p.m.
March 9...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU School of Music, Percussion Quartet, Broyhill Music Center, 8 p.m.
March 10...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU Baseball at East Carolina, 4 p.m.
March 11...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU Baseball at East Carolina, 1 p.m.
March 12...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU Baseball at East Carolina, 1 p.m.
March 13...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
March 14...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU Baseball at UNC Greensboro, 6 p.m.
March 15...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU Baseball at UNC Greensboro, 6 p.m.
March 16...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
ASU Baseball at UNC Greensboro, noon.
March 17...
Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Works from the Permanent Collection, Farthing
Auditorium, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Need a job? Try CAP
Study and get paid at the same time! CAP is hiring student assistants
to sit in residence halls from midnight to 5 a.m. Jobs include checking
IDs, making rounds of the hall, dealing with minor violations. Pay begins
at $5.75 per hour, with a 25 cents raise each semester. If interested,
call 262-2161.
Education Career
Fair
Education majors: Don’t forget the next education career fair on March
27, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Broyhill Inn & Conference Center.
Visit the CDC web site at http://careers.appstate.edu for more information.
Career
Development Workshop Series
The CDC is sponsoring a series of free career development workshops
on Tuesdays this Spring. Each “Take-Charge Tuesday” session will be held
in Room 387, John Thomas Hall, 3 - 4 p.m. The following is a list
of session dates and topics to be discussed: Interviewing, Feb. 15; Creating
an Online Portfolio, Feb. 22; Salary Negotiation, Feb. 29; Internships,
March 21; Resume Writing, March 28; Behavioral Interviews, April 4; Job
Searching on the Internet, April 11; Financing 1st Year out of College,
April 18.
Co-op
orientation sessions scheduled
Cooperative Education is a planned learning process that integrates
academic study with work experience in a field related to your academic
major. You can put classroom theories into practice by spending two
or more academic terms doing paid work in a professional, career-related
position.
Cooperative Education opportunities are available during the spring,
summer and fall terms. Students who want to participate in
Co-op are required to attend an orientation session. Join us at an
orientation session from 4 until 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 2; Wednesday,
March 22; and Thursday, April 13. All sessions will be held in the Cooperative
Education Office, Room 100, I.G. Greer, (phone: 262-4891).
Computer-Based
Testing Center
Need to take the GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, and/or PRAXIS-I this spring?
Test at your convenience at Appalachian’s Computer-Based Testing (CBT)
Center. If you would like to schedule a time to test, please call
the CBT Center at 262-6801. Advantages include flexible scheduling
and immediate scoring with official scores in 2-3 weeks. Testing hours
this spring semester are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:30
p.m.. Friday hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday
hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Counseling
Center programs available
These Counseling and Psychological Services Center groups are designed
to provide growthful experiences for both students who want to resolve
specific concerns and those who generally want to enhance the quality of
their interactions with others and feel better about themselves. To arrange
to participate in a group or for more information, contact the Counseling
and Psychological Services Center at 262-3180. Groups are: Understanding
Self and Others (3 group times: Tuesday, 3:30-5; Wednesday, 4- 5:30; Thursday,
3:30-5); Understanding Self and Others ? For Women (Monday, 3:30-5); Acting
on Body Images (Tuesday, 3:30-5); Chronic Illness Group (Monday, 3:30-5);
Rape Support Group (Wednesday, 5-6:30, Yadkin River Room); Dream On (Tuesday,
5:30-7:30); Therapeutic Weekend for Self Enhancement (Friday, March 24th,
5:30p.m.-Sunday, March 26th, 5 p.m.); Cultural Identity Encounter Group
(Tuesdays, 3:30-5); Family, Addictions and You (Thursday, 4-5:15). For
more information, contact Tom Stanger at The Counseling and Psychological
Services Center ® 262-3180
Lunch
and Learn series scheduled
The Learning Assistance program offers weekly workshops designed to
help students improve their learning skills. Workshops are held each Wednesday
at noon in Room 143 of Rankin Science Building. Sessions last no longer
than 50 minutes. Bring a lunch. Scheduled topics are: General Study Skills,
Feb. 16; Note Taking, Feb. 23; Textbook Reading, March 1; Test Taking Strategies,
March 8; Memory Skills, March 22; Composing Effective Papers, March 29;
Battling Test Anxiety, April 5; Oral Presentation Techniques, April 12;
Final Exam Study Plan, April 19.
Writing
Center offers assistance
The University Writing Center offers editorial assistance on all academic
writing projects. Hours for spring semester are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday,
and 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday. Stop by 203B Sanford Hall or call 262-3144
for an appointment.
Do you
want a personal trainer?
University Recreation at Appalachian State has introduced a new Personal
Trainer Program for students, faculty and staff. The program is designed
to provide participants with an assessment of their current fitness level,
an exercise program that meets their specific needs, and assistance in
achieving and maintaining their individual fitness goals. The cost
is $15 for the initial interview and $10 an hour for each individual training
session. For more information contact University Recreation at 262-2100,
the Quinn Center console at 262-3035, or Wendy Leveau at 262-6310.
Truman
Capote scholarship competition
Appalachian State University’s English Department announces competition
for the 4th annual Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship in Creative
Writing. Rising junior and senior English majors are eligible. The scholarship
provides in-state tuition for one year. Deadline for submissions is Thursday,
March 9, 4 p.m., in the English Department office, 2nd floor, Sanford Hall.
The judge for this year’s competition is John Holman, fiction writer and
director of creative writing at Georgia State University. For more information
on the scholarship and entry guidelines, contact Susan Weinberg at 262-2871
or Jade Huynh at 262-2313.
Self
defense classes for women offered
The Appalachian State University Police Department will offer two Rape
Aggression Defense (RAD) classes during the Spring Semester. To sign
up for either class call Sgt. Stacy Sears at the A.S.U. Police Department
at 262-2150, or send email searssr@appstate.edu. There is a $10.00
fee which includes a lifetime return and practice policy, a RAD t-shirt,
and a student manual. The class dates are: Class 1, Tuesdays, March
21,28, April 4 and 11, 6-9 p.m., Linville Falls Room and Yoself Room;
and Class 2, Wednesdays, March 29, April 5, 12, and 19, 7-10 p.m., Roan
Mountain and Linville Falls rooms.
Looking
for a summer internship?
Internships are still available this summer, but not for much longer!
Make an appointment and visit the Career Development Center soon. Call
262-2180 today.
What is the
Women’s Center?
The Women’s Center in Plemmons Student Union is a student organization
staffed by student volunteers, faculty and staff of both genders. It offers
support and information for members of the ASU community. The center offers
programs relating to different women’s issues and topics, as well as support
and assistance in program planning by any person or group. Anyone can volunteer
to help staff the center, as long as they amke a commitment to and hold
interest in issues concerning women. The center is located in the Nolichucky
River Room on the first floor of the student union. Hours are 10 a.m. until
6 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday.
Undergraduate
research projects sought
Undergraduate students in all majors at Appalachian State University
are invited to submit a proposal to present their research, scholarship,
visual arts, excerpts from performance, or other creative projects at the
2nd annual Celebration of Undergraduate Students’ Achievement in Research
and Other Creative Activity. The celebration will be held Thursday, May
4, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Grandfather Mountain and Roan Mountain
rooms of Plemmons Student Union.
Research, scholarship or other creative work presented at state, regional
or national conferences, senior projects or honors theses, and other independent
projects for which the submitting student can take primary credit are all
appropriate for submission. The deadline for submission is March 24. For
more information, point your browser at: http://www.cas.appstate.edu/news/
Attention
Financial Aid applicants
A renewal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been
mailed from the Department of Education to each applicant who applied for
financial aid for the 1999-2000 award year by Sept. 20, 1999. These applications
were mailed to the students’ permanent address.
If you have not received the renewal FAFSA, your best alternative is
the renewal FAFSA on the web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov. In order to complete
the renewal FAFSA on the web, you will need your PIN. If you do not know
your PIN, you may request it through this website.
If you prefer, you may complete the paper FAFSA that is available in
the Office of Student Financial Aid, 2nd floor, John Thomas Hall.
The priority date to complete and mail the FAFSA is March 15. Complete
the FAFSA by the priority date to receive financial aid for the next academic
year. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Student Financial
Aid at 262-2190.
Attention ASU
students
East Hall's International floor is seeking American students
interested in rooming with International students for the 2000-2001 academic
school year. This is an excellent opportunity to form wonderful friendships
and learn about different cultures at the same time. Applications
for a space on the International floor are available in the Office of International
Programs, IG Greer Hall between the hours of 8am-5pm. Interviews
will be scheduled during the week of March 27-31. If you have any
questions, contact Karen Pardue in International Programs at 262-2815 or
e-mail her at parduekl@appstate.edu.
Want to
be a newspaper person?
Would you like to learn about newspapers? Want to be a journalists?
Are you interested in what’s happening at ASU? If your are, then you might
want to work for The Appalachian, the student newspaper at Appalachian
State University. Student Publications is accepting applications for student
journalists, sales representatives, production people for the 2000 fall
and 2001 spring semesters. Pick up an application in the Center for Student
Involvement and Leadership, 2nd floor, student union, or call 262-6252.
Free
van shuttle forJobFest 2000
Don’t miss the Career Development Center’s first comprehensive job
fair of the new millenium! More than 50 companies will be anxious to “size
you up” as a new employee on today, March 7, 1 to 4 p.m., at the Broyhill
Inn & Conference Center. A Jobfest van shuttle to the Broyhill will
run every 20 minutes between 1-4 p.m. today with stops at Whitener, Raley
and the Corner of Rivers & Stadium. All majors encouraged to participate.
Visit the CDC web site at http://careers.appstate.edu for more information.
Research
workshop scheduled
All those interested are invited to a free workshop on Human
Subjects Research and the Role of the Institutional Review Board to be
held on March 8, room 224, I.G. Greer Hall, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The discussion
topic will be: How Can Research on Human Subjects be Conducted so
that the Welfare of the Subjects is Protected? Co-presenters are: Dr. Robbin
Derry, James E. Holshouser, Jr. Chair in Ethics, ASU Department of Philosophy
and Religion; and Dr. Robert Johnson, Associate Dean of the Graduate School
and Chair of the Institutional Review Board at ASU. In preparation
for this discussion, participants are asked to read the short chapter "Research
Involving Human Subjects" available from the Graduate School (262-2130).
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