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Show UNIVERSITY PREVIEW. SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY. FALL 1995 3I Phone-a-Thon aids in ntany ways Many say working for this S UU program is the best job on campus If you're a self-motivated person looking for students only work Monday-Thursday and what some call the " best job on campus," have all holidays !including school ones) off. then being a caller for SUU's Phone-a-Thon Rollins said he would be flexible, but he program may be for you. expects the students to be there every night. The program, under the direction of Cal The duties of the student include calling Rollins, calls SUV alumnae in search of and sending thank you letters. The calls will donations for 40 academic scholarships. But bring alumni up to date with campus money is not the main . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . activities and will also objective of the program. t"fjT , 1-~ ,t. solicit donations for "Our first and foremost rr 00.AJ.Dg I scholarships. But goal is to build our .L sometimes, said Rollins, relationship with the Stu WHO the alumni just like to al umni," said Rollins, visit with the students. 1 director of annual giving SQYS The letters are written to at SUV. include the particular A third goal of the student's degree and program, according to personal information. Rollins, is to provide If students are opportunities to students interested in working the who have financial needs. Phone-a-Thon, they He feels the Phone-ashould contact Rollins at Thon job is perfect for 586-7851 as soon as students who don' t qualify for work-study or possible. Rollins, with a student committee, a scholarship. This allows those students to will hire four to six new callers to begin pay their way through school. calling September 30, 1996. The job continues With starting pay of $6 per hour, students throughout the year. "We're lool<ing for should have no trouble doing just that. students who are involved." He said he tries Returning callers will receive a wage of $6.25 to recruit the best and brightest students at per hour. Another added bonus is that SUV. e re J or d eats are involved, s uu Director of Annual Giving Cal Rollins. Among those who engage in Phona-a-Thon activities are (I tor, back) Vanessa Nielsen. Kelli Cool<. Michelle Marsh. feff Tait, (front) Kim Parkin and Amy North. Entertainment Bureau offers avenue for expression The SUV Entertainment Bureau was organized in spent two weeks in Japan as guests of the Honda City, one of the most memorable occasions of the year. the fall of 1990 to showcase outstanding student Corporation in 1994, and in 1995 participated in a Auditions for the 1996-97 season will be held the talent and develop performing skills. This is done performance tour to hawaii with appearances at the week of September 23-28. To schedule an audition, through participation in major performing groups or Polynesian Cultural Center, the Sheraton Hotel on call the Entertainment Bureau Office at 180 I ) 865through individual performance engagements. Waikiki, the Alamoana shoppin.g center and many 80 75. Currently, there are three major entertainment others. The SUU Ballroom Dance Company was organized groups within the bureau: the Scarlet and Black In March of 1996 Acclamation visited the South in the fall of 1994, and the team has progressed Bagpipe Band, the SUV Ballroom Dance Company, Sea islands of Moorea and Tahiti on a nine-day rapidly, enjoying great success in its first seasons. and the SUV showchoir, "Acclamation." These performance tour. They presented several shows for They competed at the Ricks College Ballroom Dance groups perform extensively representing SUV local schools and villages and fell in love with the Invitational in March of 1995 anti had a team throughoutUtahandthe world. ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ me1nherplacei n nearly every category. DEi Beatty is employed as the Acclamation Students from SUU also swept the Entertainment Bureau Coordinator and country swing category at that arranges performances fo r several SUV competition taking first th rough sixth small student groups. He also works places. In April, the team competed at closely with the directors of each major the Desert Challenge, a competition performance group. The Ballroom hosted by the University of Nevada Las Dance Company is directed by Melissa Vegas. Again, memhers of the team Jewkes, the Bagpipe Band by Walt enjoyed great success with first place Kerksiek, and Acclamation by DEi awards in several styles of dance including waltz, fox trot, cast cost Beatty. DEL is currently working with Peter swing and cha-cha. Hanohano to create a new group within The team's greatest moment in the the Bureau. lt would be similar to the 1994-95 season came at the UNLV Lamanite Generation at BYU, which competition where their group number, would present shows celebrating ethnic " Sing, Sing, Sing," earne<l first place in heritage and diversity. the Single Team Formation category. Acclamation, SUU's premier song Auditio ns fo r the Ballroom Dance and dance group consists of 12 student Company will be hcl<l on Tuesday, performers who are selected by October I at 6 p.m. For additional audition in the fall of each year. In information, contact the Entertainment addition to the actual performers, there Bureau Office, or call 586-2652. are choreographers, costume designers The SUV Scarlet and Black and a technical staff. This production Highlanders Bagpipe Band is southern team works closely with the director in Utah's only pipe hand and is considered producing the shows each year. a traditional part of life in Cedar City. Acclamation performs extensively The band, made up of students from 1100 shows annually), and their tours the unive rsity and comm unity, is have taken them throughout the directed by Pipe Major Walt Kerksiek. United States and to several foreign Scarlet and Black Highlanders perform countries. Live and televised at many ga therings througho ut Utah, appearances at major attractions throughout the hospitality of the Tahitian people. including the competitions he ld at the Scottish world as well as performances in hospitals and This group also presents many school and Highland Games each summer. schools reach literally thousands of people each year. community shows in Utah, Nevada and California, If interested in becoming a member of the bagpipe band, contact Kerksiek at the Entertainment Bureau Acclamation has appeared as featured performers at and performed this past year as part of the SUV Disneyland, Sea World, Six Flags, Magic Mountain, commemorative gala at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake or call 865-0309 for more information . I |