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Show i Converse renovation opens doors cation will be used for counselors to meet with Continued from page 1 recognizable building. Converse was chosen because it is the flagship and centerpiece of the college, said Joel Bauman, vice president of enrollment. Converse will essentially become the front door of the college and a place where everyone can go to with questions. Converse has been through many changes and served a variety of functions over the years. It has been home to administrative offices, an assembly hall, mens dormitories, classrooms, a chemistry lab, a lecture hall and a library. It survived a fire in 1926 and is rumored to have a ghost on the third floor. The basement of Converse was also the first home of the Do Flop Inn, a campus lounge founded in 1946. In the last few years, Converse has been mainly used for liberal education and bachelor of arts courses. President Michael Bassis first announced Admissions move to Converse in April during the All College Meeting. Renovation began in June and is expected to be complete at the end of August. The Converse lo Work-stud- y pro- spective students. Admissions is expected to move into Converse at the end of August and the 1100 East loca- tion by mid-Septemb- er. The Converse office will have a reception and waiting area, two individual interview rooms, a conference room for group interviews, a work room for work studies and an office for Bauman. An additional office mil be used on a rotating basis by the director, counselors, operations and work studies, who will be located at the 1100 East office. Initially, the move will be difficult. But according to Bauman, The benefit for students and families outweigh the difficulty for Admissions. To help adjust to the changes, Admissions plans to become more technology-oriente- d by using laptops and the Internet instead of paper documents. This allows for information to be accessed from anywhere on campus. As for commuting between locations, various options are being considered, including environmentally electric vehicles. friendly and street-leg- al jobs Continued from page 1 something different. Researching is interesting to me. I like learning about what we can do to improve the college. Other student workers parlay their skills into a career right away at Westminster. Jason Knott worked as a lab staff supervisor until his junior year. He spent most of his extracurricular time maintaining, programming and designing Web pages for various clients. He heard there was a staff opening for the web design specialist in the Giovale Library and applied. Knott got the job and has been working as a full-tistaff member since November 2006. It took a lot of convincing from my coworkers to apply, said Knott. I was unsure of jumping right into this staff position, but there were just so many pros to it that I couldnt pass it up. Knott enjoys the job and plans on keeping it for a while. The pay is awesome and the benefits are great, said stuKnott. The only difficult thing is being a part-tident. staff member include Knotts benefits as a full-tifull-tifree tuition. Although its free, employment makes it impossible for him to take a full load of classes every semester. Knott is still considered a junior and has fallen behind in his studies, but has been earning a lot of crucial experience in the field hed like to enter me me me Athletics Schedule 822: Volleyball - PurpleWhite Scrimmage 824: Volleyball vs. Albertson College 824: Soccer vs. CSU San Marcos 824: Volleyball vs. Point Loma University 825: Volleyball vs. National American 825: Soccer vs. Masters College 826: Soccer vs. Colorado School of Mines 829: Soccer vs. Albertson College 831: Soccer vs. Olivet Nazarene University me someday. I appreciate freedom, so I would like to do my own thing and start a company someday, but I plan on being here for a long time, said Knott. positions and Employment options like work-stud- y internships are posted in the restrooms in the Career News in the Loo newsletter. Theyre updated every other week and contain contact information for potential on- - and jobs. The Career Resource Center is another place for valuable occupational information. It is located in Shaw and is open Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. off-camp- us 91: Soccer vs. Biola University 92: Women Soccer vs. Hope College 92: Women Soccer vs. Great Falls Campus Calendar 822: ASWC Wild Wednesday 824: Fall Sports Tailgate 828: Nursing Global Health Day 828: Wasatch Front Forum 829: ASWC Casino Night 830: Clubs and Organizations Fair 831: Last day to adddrop classes 91: Ski Snowboard Club movie Photo by Daniel Iverson Luke Whittier, a freshman from Eugene, Ore., looks over employment paperwork at the job fair Aug. 18. AUGUST 21, 2007 1 g. 1 |