Resident
Student Helpdesk
http://studentsupport.appstate.edu
datadorm@am.appstate.edu
Located in the lobby of Coltrane Hall, the resident student
helpdesk is designed to provide basic technical support to all Appalachian
students in the areas of hardware, software and networking. The helpdesk
is staffed exclusively by Residence Hall Technical Assistants who are full-time,
undergraduate students living on-campus who have demonstrated an above-average
working knowledge of today’s common computing difficulties. All students
are encouraged to utilize this free service by dialing 262-TECH between
the hours of 7:00 p.m. - 12 midnight, Sunday - Thursday evenings.
Vote
for Your President and Vice President
Vote this Wednesday and Thursday for the candidate party
that you think should lead the student body into the next century! The
Student Body Presidential Elections are now! On-campus students vote in
your Residence Hall lobby from 5-9 p.m. and off-campus students please
vote as you venture through the Student Union between 9 and 4 p.m.
Alpha
Kappa Alpha Skee Week Week
Sunday, March 14- Friday, March 19
March 14-Hospitality House at 5:30pm
March 15-Big Sister/Little Sister Fellowship 6:00pm-7:45pm
March 16-Resume Workshop in Multicultural Center 8:00pm
(Guest Speaker/Open to the public)
March 17-Aerobics with Rodney Morrison in the Quinn Center
8:15pm-9:15pm (Open to the public)
March 18-Clean the Street 1:00pm (Sisterhood at 6:00pm
in the Gold Room
March 19-Party sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha and Alpha
Phi Alpha in Ballroom of Student Union 10:00pm-1:00am with DJ Brad Sherrill;
General Admission is $3; NPHC Greeks $2; First Family (AKA’s and Alpha
Phi Alpha’s) $1 (Wear Greek Letters)
Summer
Leadership Opportunity
The Center for Student Involvement and Leadership announces
an exceptional student leadership opportunity: serving as a student assistant
for the Trailhead Academies, a summer leadership conference for incoming
Appalachian students.
Dates: Thursday, June 17 — Sunday, June 20 (women’s academy)
Thursday, June 24 — Sunday, June 27 (co-ed academy)
The Academies: Each Academy will host 20 incoming freshmen
who have demonstrated outstanding leadership potential. These students
will participate in four days of leadership development activities, focusing
on a model of leadership called the Social Change Model, which emphasizes
community, civility, and personal accountability. There will also be teambuilding
activities, including a hike and a group interaction course experience.
Student assistants will be undergraduate student leaders
interested in positively affecting the college experience of incoming students.
Responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
• Attendance at a training session (approximately 3 hours)
in June, prior to the academies (date will depend on student assistant
availability)
• Availability from 9 a.m. the day the academy begins
until 4 p.m. on the last day of the academy. This is a 24-hour-a-day commitment
during this time. Student assistants will eat their meals with and stay
on the same residence hall floor as the academy participants.
• Student assistants should be willing to spend significant
time encouraging interaction among participants, engaging in conversations
and processing the work done during the academy.
Compensation: A $100 stipend will be given to each student
assistant (or $200 for two academies), in addition to housing and meals.
We are seeking three student assistants for each academy.
You may apply for one or both opportunities. For more information and an
application, contact Lee Williams in CSIL at 262-6252 or e-mail lee@sister.com
Outdoor
Programs Open Enrollment Calendar
The following trips are open to ASU students, faculty,
and staff. Most trips are designed to accomodate beginners. All prices
include costs of instruction, technical equipment, transportation, and
food.
For trip sign-up and additional information, visit the
Outing Center on the second floor of the Student Union or call 262-4077.
The Outing Center is open Monday - Friday, 1 - 5 p.m. Come early, as many
trips fill soon after the start of the semester.
Caving @ roberts cave • Saturday, February 13
An introduction to the underground world. Join us in
this fabulous introductory cave.
Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15
Caving @ grindstaff cave • Sunday, February 14
With its tight passages, crawls, streams, and route finding,
this cave offers an interesting adventure.
Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15
Day hike to mount rogers • Sunday, February 14
We will explore the rugged beauty of the highest point
in Virginia. Featured on this trip are stunning views, feral ponies and
rock outcroppings.
Students $10, Faculty/Staff $15
Kayak pool session @ broome-kirk pool • Wednesday, February
17
Practice your roll in the pool with experienced instructors.
Meet at the Outing Center.
Free
Lunch and Learn
Program
The Learning Assistance Program office offers individual
and group workshops designed specifically to help students in various areas
realated to their academic studies. We invite you to attend one or
all of our exciting new workshops. Please leave room in your schedules
to attend these hour-long lunch sessions from noon to 1 p.m. beginning
Wednesday, Feb. 10. Registration is not required; so please feel free to
bring your lunch and drop in anytime during these workshops. The LAP office
is located in room 155 in Rankin Science Building.
Attention May
Graduates
If you will graduate in May and you have borrowed from
any of the Federal Stafford Loan Programs (subsidized and/or unsubsidized),
you must complete an Exit Counseling Session. The Office of Student Financial
Aid offers two options for you to complete this requirement.
The first option is for you to complete the on-line Exit
Counseling at www.mapping-your-future.org. You can access this web site
from any of the computer labs on campus. This option allows you to meet
this requirement at your convenience.
The second option is for you to attend one of the Exit
Counseling Sessions listed below:
Monday, March 22, at the Broyhill Inn
8:30, 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m.
Monday, March 22, at the Student Union
2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 p.m.
Notification of the dates and times has been mailed to
Appalachian PO Boxes for students who must complete this requirement by
attending one of the above sessions or on-line. If you have not received
this information and you will graduate in May, please contact your financial
aid counselor.
Student
Social Workers Sponsors Speaker
The Student Association of Social Workers at Appalachian
State University will feature Joyce Lowder, a social worker at Watauga
County Hospice, as speaker on Wednesday, 6:00 p.m., in the Linville Falls
Room of Plemmons Student Union. Ms. Lowder will speak on the experience
of working with a hospice. The talk is open to all students, faculty and
staff. For more information, contact Julie Wolfe, 295-0267.
College
of Business Scholarship Applications
College of Business Scholarship Applications are now
available!
Room 4126 Raley Hall
Deadlines: Beta Gamma Sigma and Study Abroad Scholarships
- March 1
All other scholarships - March
26
Career
Development Center Workshops
The Career Development Center is here to assist students
in the areas of resume and cover letter writing, preparation for interviewing
(includingpractice interviews), and job searching. The Center is
open until 7:00pm on Wednesdays, and walk-in hours on weekdays from 2pm
until 4pm for the spring semester. Call 262-2180 or stop by the office
in Thomas hall for details.
Upcoming Workshops
Preparation for Job Fairs • Thursady, February 25 at
3pm Thomas 387
Job Fair Resume Clinic • March 8 at 1-5pm Thomas
387
Graduate School • March 10 at 3pm Thomas 387
Interviewing • March 11 at 3pm Thomas 387
Finding an Internship • March 18 at 3pm Thomas
387
Don’t Miss This!
JobFest ‘99
March 16, 1999 1-4pm
Broyhill Inn & Conference Center
Over 40 employers will be here to talk to you about jobs
after graduation.
Brain Awareness
Week
The brain. Neuroscientists, or brain researchers, tell
us it shapes everything we do. No surprise there. What is surprising is
that ten percent of traumatic brain injuries are caused by sports and recreational
activities. The issue of football players wearing top-of-the-line helmets
draws much attention, but no head protection is required for other contact
sports such as soccer or basketball. Head injury is the leading cause of
death in children who ride bicycles. Traumatic brain injury can be prevented
by wearing head protection such as helmets while riding a bicycle or by
wearing a seat belt in the car.
The graduate students in the Communication Disorders program
at Appalachian State University would like to provide you, the community,
an opportunity to learn about how the brain enables us to talk, think,
and remember during Brain Awareness Wekk, March 15-21. These students,
along with area businesses, will be sponsoring programs on the campus of
ASU as well as area elementary schools to educate about the importance
of head protection during sports and the possibility of head injury without
protection.
For more information, contact Dr. Heather Clark at 262-7044,
or check out the Brain Awareness website at http://www.appstate.edu/~clarkhm/baw99
Dr. Clark may also be contacted by e-mail at clarkhm@appstate.edu
Cooperative Education
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 on:
Wednesday, March 10 3 - 4 p.m.
Thursday, March 18 3 - 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 8 4 - 5 p.m.
All sessions will be held in the Cooperative Education
Office, Room 100, I.G. Greer (phone: 262-4891).
Red Cross Bloodmobile
ASU and the Red Cross will hold a bloodmobile on Tuesday,
March 16 between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the Plemmons Student Union.
There is no substitute for human blood, and someone, somewhere requires
blood every 12 seconds. Be a hero, donate the gift of life.
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February 25, 1999