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Show THE THUNDERBIRD SUSC THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1990 PAGE 3 Club spotlights are posted BY HEATHER COX ASSUSC has started a campaign to highlight campus clubs and to promote awareness of the different organizations SUSC has to offer. We are doing a spotlight of the active clubs on campus, said Assistant Director of Student Activities Sallie Cooper. With the assistance of Matt Walters, a sophomore communication major from Castledale, and ASSUSC Clubs and Organizations Director Cathleen Castle, Cooper will the clubs. A bulletin board in the Student Center will be devoted to the club spotlights, featuring photographs of club members, officers and activities, said Cooper. The campaign began with Sigma Nu, one of the colleges fraternities. The bulletin board will continue with two clubs per week. Were going to try to feature a smaller and a larger club each week, she said. The purpose of highlighting two clubs each week, Cooper said, is to promote greater awareness of SUSCs clubs and organizations and also to inform students of the activities and functions the clubs perform. Cooper also hopes that the spotlight board will help students become more familiar with the clubs and their members. We felt that students werent aware enough of the clubs on a personal basis, she said. She feels that the weekly spotlights will be successful, as well as fun for those who participate and those who come to see the board. I think its going to be fun, said Coopep, Its fun for me because I get to know. the people in the clubs. Clubs or organizations wishing to participate can talk to Cooper about being featured on the spotlight board. If they want to be highlighted, they can come talk to us, she said. We arent choosing the clubs in a certain order. The club spotlights will continue until all of the clubs on campus have been highlighted, said Cooper. Directories to arrive Friday BY KIRK NIELSEN The SUSC 1989-9- 0 student directory will be ready this Friday, said Sallie Cooper, assistant director of student activities. Publication of the student directory was postponed due to unexpected delays, said Tina Turner, ASSUSC special projectsmarketing director. We had a number of things go wrong, and its been very frustrating. I feel like I have let many people down, said Turner. We went about everything like we thought would be appropriate. We gave students two months notice by informing them in Thunderbird newspaper ads, and there were notices placed around the student center, she said. Only 500 names were gathered this way, Turner noted. Considering the number of students enrolled at SUSC, the number of responses indicated a great lack of interest, she said. The directory was typed by Turner and others who helped prepare the directory for the printers. I spent a lot of hours at the typewriter; I had to go through and get rid of multiple submissions and bogus entries as well, she said. In the past, student directories were put together by going to the computer printout and taking names from there to do the directory. Many people the computer lists dont live at the listed addresses, or they are no longer at school, she said. Turner has asked people to be patient, adding that she wants the quality of the directory to improve with each new printing. There are plans to update the directory every quarter, but that is only I with the current administration. would like more people to help out their names when we advertise for it. No one has to submit their name, but the purpose for the directory is for social purposes and for personal. People might find it easier to get a hold of another person to do homework or some other reason that may be very important, Turner added. Ellen Wheeler, an actress seen on 'All My Chddren and a former student of SUSC, was featured yesterday in a workshop as pan of week-lonFestivention 90 activities the annual meeting of draia lovers from five Rocky Mountain states. Some 400 participants will be on SUSCs campus until Saturday, attending more than 90 workshops and eight productions. The Festivention will end with a Renaissance Feaste and awards ceremony. g Student election nominations, primaries scheduled BY AMANDA REESE There is nothing more wonderful than working with committed people, said Sallie Cooper, assistant director of student activities, concerning involvement with student government. Primary elections for the 1990-9- 1 school year will be held Feburary 21, 1990. Several student government positions are available, including the 12 student senatorial jobs four per school of arts and letters; business, technology and communication; science; and education. A nomination assembly is slated for Feb. 14, primaries Feb. 21, and elections will be held on Feb. 28. New officers will be sworn in March 9 and move into their offices March 17. Applications for potential candidates are available in the student government offices and must be turned in by Feb. 14 to Tony Pellegrini, director of student activities, or at the nomination assembly. Senators are expected to attend a weekly meeting, which could last anywhere from half an hour to three and a half hours, said Retta Judd, academic vice president. Some of them have been lengthy, but weve had a lot of fun, she added. Senators also help with campus projects and are assigned to executive council committees. They are required to be in their office for two hours daily and are assigned one line-iteinvestigation for the senate to vote on. Many other responsibilities can come along; you can spend 48 hours a day with student government, said Judd. The executive council has seven members and oversees all campus activities out of the classroom. Included are the directors of the Spirit Committee, clubs and organizations, activities, promotions, intramurals, united arts in charge of the Starlight Club, and controller in charge of finances. The Executive Council also has regularly scheduled meetings and spends two hours a day in the office. The Executive Council is chosen by resume and personal interviews. Interviews are in early March, the week after elections. All applicants must be approved by the senate. The Presidents Cabinet has three members student services, special projects, and college relations. Student services include services such as daycare. The special projects coordinator organizes educational weeks, such as Drug Awareness Week. The college relations officer works with statewide issues, such as the current debate about a name change to SUSU. You have to be able to give 101 percent, said Jan Shelton, ASSUSC president. Anyone can get involved in student government. The one credential that is stressed above all is commitment. You shouldnt do this if you arent willing to live and die for the students of this campus, said Shelton. tuition Student government officers receive an waiver along with a $50 stipend per quarter for their work with SUSC students. |