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Show Wednesday, May 2, 1990 Hon They also have seminars, workshops, cardfiles and the Brown Bagger lecture series to help these students. The Mentor program helps non-traditional freshmen students who score 16 or below on the ACT Test or students who have not taken the ACT. They give supplemental instruction for math and English compentency. The Adult Student Services deals with admissions, registration, academic advisement, counseling, graduation and career planning and placement. The honor society for non-traditional students is Pinnacle. To be a member you must meet the non-traditional student requirements, have senior status, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above, be involved in three campus or community activities, demonstrate leadership and maintain high ethical standards. There is also a preschool available through the education department for the children of non-traditional students and faculty. For information or counseling you may call hotline available for all students at 1-800-848-7770. There are also seminars held for non-traditional students. On Wednesday, May 2, Marjorie Anderson presents "Adapting to Campus Life ." Thursday, May 10, Dr. Randy Chatelain presents "Parenthood, Children and the College Challenge ." Friday, May 4, the Utah Council on Family Relations will be holding a conference in the Union Building. All students are invited to attend. fern it a d A non-traditional Pinnacle: By Necia Palmer Signature editor of The Signpost To be listed in national honorary publications such as Who's Who of America, ODK, Alpha Chi or Gamma Beta Phi, you've got to be an outstanding student. High grades, public service and involvment are what qualify one to be noted in them. "It is good for a resume when you're recognized in something like that," said Dan Alsup, former non-trad senator. To be listed in one of the books a student needs to TIIE SIGNPOST I student enjoys spring while studying a lift for non-trads be nominated by someone on campus. "You have to really stand out or be noticed for that," said Alsup. It is worth the effort, he said, because it tells employers something they like to hear: the person was interested in more than just grades. As a vice president for Murray State University for 20 years, Pinnacle founder Frank H. Julian found himself up against a wall when it came to getting non-traditional students voted into such honoraries. Faculty and eni on Weber State's lawn. staff felt that non-traditional students did not fit the picture. Who did? The basic 22-year-old traditional student did. Non-trads are defined by the the college board as those students who are over 25-years-old, married or have legal dependents. The case that really bothered Julian was a woman who carried a 3.6 GPA, had a double-major and was involved in a variety of off-campus organizations, including acting as the president of the local PTA. But the members di d not want to vote for her. "If she had served on the student senate, she'd have gotten it," said Julian. "It was just that she didn't serve on a campus organization." About two and a half years ago, Julian attended a southern schools vice president's workshop. There he voiced his Signature 9 feelings on the struggle to get non-trads into the honor societies. He found that other people were having the same problems. Julian's sabbatical came up at the same time he stepped down as vice president and colleagues encouraged him to organize an honor society for non-trads. Weber State College was one of the first schools to respond to chartering Pinnacle, the new Non-trad Honor Society. There are now approximately 50 charters across the nation. They are in "public, private, big, small, and predominantly black or white schools," said Julian. "The biggest benefit is national recognition of the problem that non-trads are overlooked. Pinnacle is opened to all non-traditional students including any students who are physically challenged or veterans. The qualifications to be nominated for pinnacle are: Have a 3.0 GPA Be a senior Be involved in atleast three campus, community or family organizations. Demonstrate leadership, persistence, future promise and maintain high ethical standards. After students are nominated, they must submit a resume' which is then reviewed by a committee. The committee consists of Alsup, a peer councelorfor the Adult Education Resource Center, Dr. Alan Dayley, director of educational resource programs, and previous society members. No more than 10 percent of any campus' non-traditional student population may be members of the society at any one time. Six members were inducted in 1988. This is Weber State's second year involved in the Pinnacle Honor Society. |