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Show Volume XXXVIII, Issue V Westminster College of Salt Lake City Tuesday, October 16, 1990 Student Constitution: What Is It? ASWC or a sophomore doesnt really matter Forum production assistant anymore. Representation by major would make moro of a diff6rencew The average The Student Governance Task Force, age of a student at Westminster is now 30. With the current constitution, the appointed by President Charles H. Dick, has been meeting weekly to write a new Executive Cabinet makes all of the decisions, according to Swanson. Those student constitution. The current constitution is from 1982, four people are not enough to represent when the student body was made up of everyone truly, he said. The current constitution is a method 1200 students, and the majority of them to disperse a lot of money to for students to Jeff were traditional students, according Swanson, ASWC parliamentarian and campus bodies, Swanson said. It snot set chairman of the Student Governance Task up properly to deal with much else, like Force. , library facilities, parking, or child care. The current school constitution doesnt Studentgovemmentsimpactisntfelt and we want to change that, he on saidSwanson. 400 over campus, students, represent Our goal is to get students to represent said. Ever since 1987, members of ASWC themselves in every facet of the college. Representation was based on class, as started tonoticethattheconstitution wasnt well as academic school, such as nursing, as good as it should be, Swanson said So arts and sciences, business, and pre- - they presented a trial constitution, which professional (now defunct) which included just changed a lot of names for offices, but etc. Representatdonfor new college not much else, pre-laThe constitution to follow, presented programs, such as MBA and MED are not even included, said Swanson. by judiciary, was called Proposal A. Its form of representation was by minority Were not a class school anymore, student, Swansonsaid. Whetheryoure a freshman group, such as by Bill Kilpack w, non-tradition- al should put out a flier or something telling the students what ASWC does, what theyve done, and what they do. I dont see a lot of involvement in administrative Executive Staff on April 2, student government," said Kathy Pagel, a 1990. traditional juniorbiology and physics. 'Hie President Dick didnt pass it because most involvement is when ASWC rewrites felt it wasnt thought out well enough, the constitution. Otherwise, I dont see a he Swanson said. lot of interaction between the constitution This year, the Student Governance and the student body Task Force intends to write a constitution She would like to see the constitution that can be flexible enough to change as the utilized to a greater extent. If theyre needs of the student body change, said spending so much time writing it, Id like to Swanson. see ASWC use it, she said. Pagel suggested Our whole goal is to increase student that copies of the documentbe dispersed to awareness and participation, Swanson the student body through the mail prior to said. With a student body of roughly 2000 student ballot, showing exactly how the students, the highest turnout for a student new document differs from the old one. election was 500, for the Proposal A vote. What is the purpose of a school The old constitution didnt support student constitution? Moore asked. Theres still a involvement at all. constitution that governs it. Few Most people dont know enough about higher even know what the constitution what student government does to comment peoplelet alone how to change it. says, one way or the other about their actions, With the Student Governance Task said Nyna Moore, a rc made JP of members of the Board of freshmanhistory. Before they go asking for a vote on the constitution, I think they Trustees, administration, faculty, and students, the new constitution will be a result of input from a wider campus base, , not just a few students trying to quickly solve a few problems, Swanson said. The new constitution is turning out a lot like the one vetoed by administration last year, but i ts a be tter document because of the increased input, Swanson said. Id like to know exactly what is being be successful finding employment, said changed, said Mindy Pace, a traditional Despain. freshmancommunications. I dont really know what our constitution contains and Thisisanopportunitytogetarealjob, must not ke taken lightly. It is important does. to begin now preparing for future careers. Karen Macfarlane, a traditional junior market is competitive, and honors, suggested that copies of the new requires time, planning and careful document be made available in much the same manner as the academic catalogs, for preparation, said Despain. Westminster students will only have students to pick up and look over at their one chance this year to make a good leisure, Apublic forum for student input on the impression with employers on campus. If students prepare themselves for the expo, finished document will be held in January, these employers will be back, said Despain. 1991. student parents, etc. but it failed to pass student vote, he said. The latest rewrite of the constitution, presented last year, was vetoed by the non-tradition- al Bring Real Jobs Corporate Recruiters and Get a Real Job at the Career Expo Quit Flipping Burgers excellent opportunity to interview, submit resumes and interview on site, Despain said- - The first annual Westminster Career Expo will be held Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Shaw Center Cafeteria. This will be one of the biggest events to hit Westminster in years, said Gary D. Fitzer, dean of students. This is the first time Westminster has had major corporations recruiting on campus, giving students the opportunity to interview with them. Over 40 employers are coming to the career expo, including Eaton-Kenwa- y, American Express, Discover Card, the FBI, Eastern Airlines, 3M Corporation, AT&T, the CIA and Blue Cross & Blue Shield. The intent of the career expo is to bring students and prospective employers together on neutral ground, and to discuss and explore career options, said Karen Despain, director of placement at Westminster College. Employers will have an opportunity to meet with the deans of the schools and faculty members. Despain said that many employers will be coming to Westminster for the first time. We want to present the best that Westminster has to offer. The expo will inform employers about the uniqueness of Westminster and make them aware of its student body, said Despain. All Westminster students, freshmen through seniors, will have an opportunity at the expo tobecome informed about careers in industry and meet major employers face to face. For graduating students, this is an In order to be ready for the expo and take advantage of this career opportunity, Despain strongly recommends that students approach the expo on a professional level, Students are encouraged to begin preparing their resumes now, before the expo. Peer 9 to counselors will be available Oct. help students prepare resumes. Call the resource center for counseling times. Craig A. Oreshnick, career counselor, and several peer career counselors will also be available in the Shaw Center during the 16-1- expo. Information will be available on resume Students are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to better prepare themselves for the job market, Despain is hopeful that Westminster students will realize that the expo is a unique opportunity for them to talk to employersandtobetter educate themselves about the job market in major industries, Jobs currently available through the resource center are posted weekly on bulletin boards around campus. Job opportunities are sent to students by mail according to major. Despain suggests that students take these seriously and contact the resource center when a job opportunity is received in the mail. She feels many students are not taking advantage of the Career Resource Center for possible job placement. The career center is registering students now for June graduation. Students who utilize the centers help will Leinster College ir g C4T Y ) M, A. Jodi by if. Thurl Bailey flexes for the camera at Jazz Camp Media Day at Westminster College on Oct 5. The Jazz will practice regularly in Payne Gymnasium. |