Film
Festivle
Eagle Creek Travel Gear presents the 23rd annual Banff
Mountain
Film Festival World Tour 98/99.
Wednesday, March 24- Special limited seating, Tradewinds
Coffeehouse show-$3 students/ $4 all others.
Thursday, March 25- Large screen viewing in IG Greer
Auditorium-$4 students/$5 all others.
Shows start at 8pm and different films will be shown
each evening. For more info. call Outdoor Programs (262-2475) or
Footsloggers (262-5111).
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.
University
Writing Center
The University Writing Center, Room 203B Sanford Hall,
offers students tutorial assistance with writing assignments. We help students
identify common writing problems such as poor organization, unclear focus,
wordy or ineffective sentence structure, and incorrect grammar usage. We
also assist with documentation styles. Students should call 262-3144 to
schedule an appointment.
Monday through Thursday: 8:30 - 4:30
Friday: 8:30 - 1:00
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
Renewable
Energy Workshops
Appalachian State University’s Solar Energy Society (ASUSES)
will host a series of renewable energy workshops Mondays at 7:30 p.m. The
free hour-long workshops are open to the public. Interested individuals
should meet in Kerr Scott Hall in the auditorium. Workshops follow the
club’s weekly 6:30 p.m. business meetings.
Spring semester workshops are as follows:
March 29 Building inspectors
April 5 Wind / Micro-hydro systems
April 12 Photovoltaics / Solar water heating
April 19 Tax credits for renewable energy
April 26 Utility issues
For more information, call ASUSES president Marcus Renner
at 262-2949 or Anne-Marie Suddreth at 264-6026.
Women’s
Center Volunteers Needed
Applications are available for all students, staff, and
faculty interested in volunteering at the Women’s Center for the 1999-2000
school year. Volunteers are needed to staff the center, work the desk,
participate in committees and/or work on special projects. Come by the
Women’s Center to pick up an application or call 262-6744 for more information.
The deadline for all applications is Thursday, April 15.
Be
a Peer Career Counselor for Fall 1999
Peer Career Counselors are undergraduate and graduate
students who staff the Peer Career Center 5 hours per week and attend a
weekly staff meeting. Twenty hours of intensive training in career counseling
skills is provided. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience
working with people, to advance your own career development, and to make
lasting friendships. Applications are available at the Peer Career Center
and are due April 5, 1999. For information, call 262-2029.
Student
Judical Board member needed
The Student Judicial Board is currently accepting applications
for the position of Student Judicial Board member. Successful applicants
must not be on probation, and must have a minimum GPA of 2.25 at the time
of their appointment. If you have any questions, or would like an application,
please contact the Office of Student Judicial Affairs, second floor, Student
Union or call 262-2704. Applications are due by March 30.
Now It’s Your Turn
ASU students, faculty, staff, student groups and classes
are invited to create a poster that attempts to document and publicize
the existing positive alcohol use norms among Appalachian students. Any
group or individual may enter the contest by submitting an original poster
to the Wellness or Counseling Center no later than March 31, 1999. Posters
will be judged by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Committee, and
may be reproduced for campus-wide distribution as a part of the media campaign
currently in progress. Posters will be judged on the merits of artistic
quality and creativity and the creative use of a positive message that
tells the truth about alcohol use at Appalachian. Please contact Dale Kirkley
at 262-3148, Wellness Center or Denise Lovin, at 262-3180, Counseling Center
if you are interested in the contest for further guidelines.
Career Development
Center
Third floor, John E. Thomas Hall. 262-2180
http://careers.appstate.edu
The Career Development Center offers assistance to students
in the areas of career planning and job search. We offer assistance with
resumé and cover letter composition and critiquing, preparation
for interviewing (including practice interviews), and job searching (including
Internet job searching).
To serve you better, we are open late on Wednesdays from
5 p.m. to 7 p.m., and we have walk-in hours on weekdays from 2 p.m. to
4 p.m.
Upcoming Workshops
Finding an Internship • March 18 at 3 p.m., Thomas
387
Resume Writing • March 25 at 3 p.m., Thomas 387
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:
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).
Essay Contest
Celebrate the Centennial by participating in the University
Library’s essay contest on “A Life-Changing Book.”
There are books...which rank in your life with parents
and lovers and passionate experiences, so medicinal, so stringent, so revolutionary,
so authoritative. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Have you had the experience of a book touching your life
in an exceptional way? As a child, a story may have taken you on
adventures fay beyond your backyard. As an adolescent, a novel may
have given you a refuge during a troubled time or exposed you to a thoughtful
way of examining the world around you. As an adult, a book may have
inspired you to pursue a career not yet considered. Experiences of
these types can leave a lasting influence.
As part of the Appalachian Centennial Celebration, the
University Library invites faculty, staff and students to share your experience
by writing a brief essay (1-2 pages) on “A Life-Changing Book.” Deadline
for submission is March 29, 1999. The authors of the first 25 essays
received will be awarded with a centennial coffee mug. Selected essays
will be displayed in Belk Library’s display case the week of April 12,
1999 and at other times during the spring and summer 1999 semesters.
Include with your double-spaced, typed-written submission: your name, department
or major, phone number and e-mail address. Please indicate if you
prefer your essay to be displayed anonymously.
Submit essays to: Essay Contest c/o Patty Wheeler,
Belk Library, ASU Campus or via e-mail: wheelerpn@appstate.edu
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March 23, 1999