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Show 4 Signpost-Friday, May 10, 1985 :- i --nn u n -z Internships-getting the jump on jobs by Pam Stoker Assignment Editor Interns, to most people, are persons who work like slaves in hospitals and aspire to be doctors. They are dramatized in films and on TV as a unique breed of individuals who thrive on poverty and whose days last 96 hours. Not so at Weber State College. We have a program of internship (Cooperative Work Study) in 62 department majors and supportive areas from accounting to zoology. Last year, between 2,000 and 2,500 internship openings were filled with WSC students. The national average for internshipcooperative work study openings per college is 400-500. Internships provide opportunities for students to test the professional waters of their chosen fields. As Dr. Steven Eichmeier, from the career development center views it'Not all size 40 coats fit alike." Internships enable a student to see if a career really suits them. Some of the internshipcooperative work experiences are paid, all are for credit and must be approved by Eichmeier and the department. On the student's transcript, an internship shows as actual experience in the field and a grade is given. Hours are flexible; students can take from one to three credit hours per quarter. Each department limits the number of on-campus and off -campus internships that can be taken for credit. The selection process for a profession is hard. College at its best is hard. Two to four years of your life, not to mention money, is invested towards obtaining an education. As as returning student, I felt I didn't have the years to waste in school, on a job or in a profession I didn't like. An internship was the answer for me. I spent the summer of '84 as an intern to Chris Hall, marketing director at the Ogden City Mall. Some of the tasks I did were less than exciting: typing, phoning the parent companies of over 90 business, etc. Some I really enjoyed, such as meeting the various mall merchants and their personnel, answering the phone and dealing with some relatively small problems, usually of a security nature. It was a learning experience I could not have had otherwise. I have learned that a textbook, assignments and tests are not all my college years have given me. I have found close friendships and wonderful people and real-life, on-the-job experiences that couldn't fit in a book. Changing Times magazine states " Work experience in co-op programs, summer jobs, part-time jobs during the school year: the more directly your experience is related to the field you want to make your career in ,the better." This is the best way to get the "edge" over others wanting to be in the same field you've chosen. Before graduation time gets too close, students have an option they might not have considered before. MI6HT SUMINATE CHARITABLE KDOCTIOHS.n Sgn-O7-Recapturing the essence of WSC by Colleen Mewing Sign-Off Editor School is supposed to be a memorable experience. And yearbooks, though expensive, are supposed to capture the memories of school so we can cherish our "learning" days forever. Weber State College doesn't have a yearbook. The last time Weber printed a yearbook was during the 1981-82 school year. And even then, the yearbook wasn't a very big success. With all the work that was put into it, the yearbook never sold -the cost was too high, and student interest too low. The Signpost has come up with an alternative to printing a yearbook. For the second consecutive year, the Signpost is publishing a year-end supplement, free to students. We must emphasize the fact that this special edition will come out as a supplement in a regular issue of the Signpost. The supplement is called Sign-Off and will re-cap the entire year at WSC. Included in the Sign-Off will be highlights from the year's sporting events, happenings on campus and everyday student life activities. The Sign-Off will be an over-all view of what took place during the year and will also be a "farewell" edition to those who will be graduating from WSC. The special edition, which will be published toward the end of May, will be printed on special paper-thus eliminating the yellowish color that is sustained by newsprint after a short time. With this added feature, we hope the Sign-On will replace that once-coveted yearbook, and students will then save their Sign-Oft edition in place ot a yearbook. It is also being used as a recruiting tool for in- ; coming freshmen to WSC. Several thousand extra ; copies have been ordered so incoming freshmen j can get an over-all view of what goes on at WSC j and will take an active interest in becoming a part of Weber State. The edition will be quite lengthy, but there is only room enough to emphasize the major events , of the year. There is too much happening at WSC! to put everything in the edition. A large portion of the edition is devoted to pictures, because pictures and cutlines tell a complete story on their own. The edition will capitalize on those events that highlighted the college, as well as recapping special events and important activities for students to want to remember. We hope the Sign-Off will provide everyone with a fair and accurate picture of what has transpired over the year, as well as giving them a reminder of their lives at Weber State. The Sign-Off will be published in the May 21, 1985, edition of the Signpost - look forward to this special edition and keep it as a remembrance of your days at Weber State College. pos: Editor-in-Chief Rae Dawn Olbert Publisher Harold Y. Hunker Signpost Advisor Larry Stahle Executive Secretary Karen Erz Managing Editor Mark Espenchied News Editor Betty Edmondson Assignment Editor Pamella Stoker Sports Editor Steve Spafford Asst. Sports Editor Chris J. Miller Entertainment Editor JaNae Barlow Signature Editor Lynn Soltys Senior Reporters Chris Larsen Lorelta Park Reporters Mayvonne Wells Mark Hadley Joleen Simmons TedAnn Olsen Matthew Brown Parker Barney Cory Sylvester Charles Harrington Don Guthrie Ad Sales Manager Kevin Carrillo Ad Salespersons Loni Dayton Mike Waterfall Photo Editor Eric Christensen Photographers Jeff Bybee Kirk Pugmire Delivery Rick Weir Bruce Grow Editorial Production Manager Emilie Bean Editorial Staff Brian McCleery Leta Ronayne Advertising Production Manager Michael Nordenstrom Ad Staff Chad Hassell Cartoonist Steve Thorpe The Weber State Signpost is published twice weekly during the school year and once a week during the summer. The Signpost is published by the WSC Department of Communications. Editorial comment appearing in this publication is that of the Signpost and not necessarily that of WSC. The Signpost is located in the Union Building, room 267. Mail correspondence to WSC Signpost 2110. WSC. Ogden, Utah 84404. The Signpost is distributed to students on Tuesday and Friday free of charge and is available by subscription for $9 a quarter. Letter Policy The Signpost welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be typed. The Signpost reserves the right to edit for reasons of space and libel and reserves the right to refuse to print any letter deemed inappropriate. Letters must include name, address and signature. |