Collegian February 20, 1986 Placement Center aids in career planning by Risa Glick Collegian Contributing Writer "What am I going to do when I finish college?" "I need to fmd a summer job." "What should I declare as my major?" "I am get ting this degree but what type of work can I do?" These are just a few perplexing questions asked by college students. The Career and Placement Center, located on the second floor of the Administration Building, is equipped with a varie ty of reference materials to aid you in the search of a major, career, summer job and many other areas of career and placement. Mary Beth Peterson, assistant to the dean of student affairs, directs Career Planning, Place ment and Financial Aid for Behrend College students. Through the efforts and profes sional aid that Peterson provides students, -"You are given the op portunity to become aware of your interests and goals and to ob tain knowledge of how to match these to various occupations," she said. "I believe in teaching so meone how to find a job, and not finding it for them. How to ac tively pursue a job is important Behrend Rangers take winter ITALIAN RESTAURANT 3512 Buffalo Road Westeyville Phone 899-3423 NOW DELIVERING TO BEHREND Buy Large Cheese and Pepperoni Pizza for only $5.99 plus tax. Quart of Pepsi is only 75• with delivery EXPIRES MARCH 20, 1986 Free Delivery of Items listed with coupon throughout life," Peterson continued. Among the various resources available to students are Career and Placement Workshops held every Wednesday from noon until 12:50 p.m. in the Reed Seminar Room_ "The purpose of these workshops," says Peterson, "is to educate as many students as possi ble on the techniques of choosing a major, matching jobs to majors, and job• hunting." Additional job search materials available include DISCOVER, a computer program that enables students to learn more about their interests, skills and occupational preferences. DISCOVER provides information about job prepara tions, salaries and requirements. Career guidance can also be ob tained through the use of the career development books and job search guides. The Career and Placement Center recently pur chased a series of books entitled "Career Choices" in which qualifications, responsibilities, salaries, job outlooks and major employers for each particular field are discussed. Additional reference materials regarding career opportunities can also be used in or out of the Career and National sorority formed at Behrend by Patrick Schlipf Collegian Staff Writer A new sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha, is making a name on Behrend Campus. ASA is a national sorority on a probationary period at Behrend. The probation period will last for a one year, determining the effec tiveness of the sorority on the campus and in the comunity. ASA has seventy-five chapters nation wide, not counting the thirty seven members that make up the Behrend chapter. Alpha Sigma Alpha has to write a "constitution", which com Placement Center on a temporary loan service. Students considering graduate school can visit the Career and Placement Center to utilize the "Graduate School Guide" to become familiar with the specifics of the Graduate Record Examina tion. DISCOVER also offers an extensive list of graduate schools and programs. The Career and Placement Center can also .aid in the search for a summer job or internship. Job openings for full or part-time positions are posted on the center's bulletin board. Behrend is also involved with the University by Thomas Milley - Collegian Staff Writer In what began with freezing rain, and ended with sub-zero temperatures and stiff winds, the Behrend Rangers took to the field practicing the skills of winter survival. "Our purpose was to familiarize the rangers with a wide variety of survival techniques: how to move, find shelter, food and water in the winter environ ment," said Cadet First Lieutenant Mike Gavrilis, cadet commander of the ranger detachment. The exercise was conducted at Wilderness Lodge, east of Erie, on the first two days of February. But prior to this, two special sessions were necessary. Classroom training on wearing proper clothing such as the Army Arctic Parka, vapor barrier boots and snowshoes (acquired from the C Company, P/312 National Guard and Gannon University ROTC), and the construction of one-man shelters was taught by Eric Blumensaadt, a local survival ex pert. MSG Young also provided a class on finding water and the proper way of killing and preparing a live chicken for survival food. Properly prepared, an expedition of 14 cadets and e4,4lgPiMlow, wiK~foqpirflPoSPirliriM4llSre stagy theme" staged at the Behrend Studio Theatre on Feb. 21, 22, 23. Call 898-6331 for more information. poses sorority guidelines. All constitutions _ are- modeled after each other. The Student Govern ment Association must approve the constitution, and if it does not pass, it must be rewritten. The Committee of Student Af fairs governs Greek life organiza tions. If the constitution passes and all goes well during the proba tionary period, money will be funded for newsletters and the purchase of a sorority house. "KDR is excited about the new sorority," said Jamie Grimm, assistant dean of student affairs. KDR is also a national fraternity. Park recruitment program which gives students the opportunity to interview with companies throughout the country.- Addi tionally,. various employers visit Behrend College to interview Behrend students. , In order to obtain a job, students must have an organized well-written resume. Resume guides and sample resumes are available in the Career and Place ment Center. A well-written resume could open doors to an in terview. Once an interview is set, a browse through the center could provide interviewing advice. at its worst three cadre, Blumensaadt, MSG Young and MAJ McDavid set out on their two mile trek over varied terrain to the west of the lodge. In snowshoes they marched, single file, with an emergency toboggan in the middle, over fields, hills and through ravines. That night, the rain caused some difficulties with the shelters. "Weston and Wagner's igloo collaps ed," said Brian Anderson. "They had built it of sticks and snow, and during the night the snow on one side melted in the rain, and there they were, set ting up their tent in the dark. with rain pouring down." • Anderson felt the best part of the weekend was, "...Watching the people who hadn't camped out in the snow before, or worn snowshoes..." In reference to preparing live game Anderson said, "No, I hadn't killed a chicken before, but I've gone hunting and I was used to skinning things." Anderson added that the girls had a good time, and MSG Young noted with a laugh, "They even brought their own milk and hotdogs, and I gave them some oatmeal." Heidi Gebhardt, another participant, commenting on the weekend said, "It was cool." The difference between national and local frats and sororities are that nationals charge higher dues, and there are "frat brothers" or "sorority sisters" all over the country. Jamie Grimm said, "I think having fraternities and sororities are good ideas because they are a benefit to the community." Frat and sorority members must have a grade-point average of 2.0 and the organization as a whole must have a cumulative average of 2.25. The Little Sisters of Sigma Kap pa Nu are about to become a local sorority at Behrend, also. The Career and Placement Center staff is well-trained to aid you in your job search. Peterson says her interests have always been in the area of Career Plann ing and Placement. She received a B.A. in Psychology from Edin boro State University and she earned a M.Ed. in Counseling from Slippery Rock State Univer sity. She worked for two years as Assistant Director of Admissions at Villa Maria College before coming to Behrend in 1980. "I hope to meet as many students as I can through the Career and Placement Center," says Peterson.
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