CAPTIMES, October 5, 1995 Capital Region Internship/Co-op Fair to be held in CUB By Tina Shearer Staff Reporter With the emphasis on "experi ence needed" in the job market today, it is becoming important for students to gain experience while in school, through internships and co ops. The 3rd annual Capital Region Internship/Co-op Fair will be held on October 18, from 12-4, to help students start the process of finding a suitable internship. The fair will Dr. Thomas takes students on a tour back in time By Christine Brooks Staff Reporter Students who have class with Dr. Troy Thomas, Associate Professor of Humanities and Art, for "Western Tradition I" had a problem visualizing Greek and Roman struc tures that no longer exist. When Thomas showed slides of the largely destroyed Athenian Acropolis and Trajan's Forum, students could not picture them. So, Thomas came up with a way to solve the problem through mod em technology. Thus, the LOCUS project on CD-ROM was born. Through the use of digital computer graphics images, students can actually visual ly walk through the Acropolis and Trojan's Forum. A spectacular feature of LOCUS is a full-motion walk-through of Trojan's Forum in CAD (computer aided design). The magnificent space seems to come to life for stu dents. The illusion is given that they are actually walking through the fonim. Even the blueness of the sky and the mountain ranges surround ing the form are accurate. The reconstructions in the com puter images use the original colors of both sites based on archaeologi cal records. Students can sense how the two sites relate to their surroundings how. for example, the ritual func tions of the Athenian Acropolis involve alignment with the motm- be held in the Capital Union Building (CUB) at Penn State Harrisburg. The fair is free to students from all Pennsylvania colleges and uni versities. There will be approxi mately 90 different agencies attend ing looking for interns. Students can register for the fair in Career Services, W-117. The purpose of this fair is to bring students together with repre sentatives from all sectors of the business world. Min ranges to the east and the west, and how Trajan's Forum was ruth lessly imposed upon its site, Thomas said. The student makes the choice of pulling up either the Acropolis or Trajan's Forum. An outline appears to guide the student through the 60 page text. Words highlighted in the test are glossary words that can be pulled up with definitions. At the right of the screen is a ground plan of either Trajan's Forum or the Acropolis with various parts of the site labeled. By clicking a button, the student can pull up a "hot" plan with arrows or "hot" spots to click to get dozens of pic tures. Thomas has shown his LOCUS CD-ROM all over the country. But with copyright laws and a lot of "red tape" involved. Penn State Harrisburg is the only campus at the present time allowed to use this exceptional technology that Thomas has created. Eventually, Thomas said he hopes to solve the copyright proM lems. But for now, he has found that students who use LOCUS have much better insight into the organi zation and functions of the two sites than those who use only the text book, Lecture notes and reserve books. LOCUS offers students the rich resources they need to compare in a critical, thoughtful way differences between Greek and Roman approaches to the use of civic and religious space, Thomas said. "Discovering Leadership" Free and open to all students!! For more information, contact Student Activities Rm 212, 948-6273 sponsored by Student Government Association "We are fortunate to live in the capital region because being so close to the state capital we get a lot of government agencies statewide attending, " said Nancy Karlik, Director of the Penn State Downtown Center. Along with government agen cies there are also non-profit and large corporations that are looking for students. Those employers are looking for students from all majors, from public relations to accounting. "It is a great way for students to PSH wins first prize in banner contest Penn State Harrisburg's first prize banner Are You Confused, Don't Know What To Do? an amateur advice column on life, love, and dilemmas. Drop an anonymous letter in l'he Capital Times mailbox in Student Activities RM 212 or on the door of RM W-341 F4 l 4:tairyt EVcards RegiStration WelcmineAce breaker 1 Bob Curry, facilitator "Discovering. Your Leadership Sytiar Introductior)/survtzly Mini workshops Bob Curry. ; interactive experience Pasta Buffet I Bob Curry. continues f)valuation*_comp.l..ernenta_ty_t-shirtai t . 15 . Z30: 12'331.5' 13: i ' 4 54 . 30 ' '5-45 14'30" ' i 'Aik4t-15 15, , ' 7-46 N 515" ' 1 ' 7: Pm 4541.-- L.--- NEWS test their career objectives," said Karlik, "so they can find out before they graduate if that is what they really want." The fair gives students to oppor tunity to speak one-on-one with agency representatives. Students are asked to dress appropriately and bring their resume. There is a hand out on other tips about how to work an internship fair available in Career Services. There will be a list of the agency representatives scheduled to attend •• • • Ask DEAR NIITANY, Capital Union Building Penn State Harrisburg posted outside , Career Services within the next week. Transportation from the back parking lot behind Olmsted Building will be provided to all those attending. A shuttle bus will be making trips between the parking lot and the CUB continuously. Although this particular intern ship fair is primarily for the spring and summer semesters in 1995, there is the opportunity to find sum mer employment and make contacts for future internships. By Tina Shearer Staff Reporter Penn State Harrisburg's banner took first prize at the All-U-Day Banner Contest on September 16. The banner was chosen from out of 17 total entries The banner was designed by Jen Wilson, psy chology major and painted by Duane Brooks, information sys tems major, and Kathy Shebakis, behavioral sciences major. The contest was spon sored by the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments. The theme for the contest was "Penn State Pride-State Wide". The PSH student gov ernment association allocated the money for the banner and chose Wilson to design it. Wilson was on SGA last year but since this year she Sunday October 15 ' 1995 2-Bpm Karlik found, as a former intern ship supervisor for Public Affairs students, that internships are a "good way for students to land a job." While not all internships result in employment after gradua tion, it is a good way for employers to see if the intern in training would work out in their agency if a posi tion were available. "The experience interns get enhances their outlook when trying to find employment after gradua tion," Karlik said. did not have time, she said she would help at any time. She had designed a banner before and also been a part of CCSG , so SGA took her up on her offer to help. "I had been in CCSG before and knew how much they liked the idea of how other cam puses are just as important as University Park, so I wanted to show that in the banner" said Wilson. The banner shows the map of Pennsylvania as a puzzle that shows all the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses "When I heard we had won first prize, I was pleasantly surprised because we threw this together at the last minute, so I was very glad" said Wilson. Brooks, who was paint ing the banner just three days before the contest, said,"l'm very proud because we pulled together our resources and pro duced a splendid banner."
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