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Show A4 NEWS Jake Buntjer/UVU Review Teaching survival skills to new students, a UV Mentor addresses the audience. UV Mentors try to help students go from simple survival to oatright success during their college years. College Survival 101 By Emily Burdett News Writer *:• hi lit On Aug. 31, the UV Mentors launched their first in a series of lectures for the school year. Entitled "College Survival 101 " the lecture offered the audience a list of the top 10 survival tips to be successful in college. Each mentor presented a tip, giving his or her own personal experiences and advice as to why that particular tip is an important one. These tips were mostly geared toward freshmen students, who made up the majority of the audience. The mentors made an effort to engage the audience with funny anecdotes, personal experiences and handouts. Sierra Wall, a mentor in her junior year, presented a skit on the dangers of stereotyping people encountered in classes. "Consider the students around you," Wall said. "If you stereotype them, you can be missing out on all they have to offer you," Tips and advice covered: Purchase used books Utilize the school labs or writing centers Have an open mind regarding other students Have a set study schedule Budget your money Plan ahead Get involved Practice healthy eating habits Stay active Talk to your instructors outside pf class V Another mentor, Lance Wright, informed the audience on the importance of having a set schedule. "Rank your classes that you are taking this semester," Wright said. "Your harder classes should have top priority and you should allot an efficient amount of time for that class. Then allow less time for the classes that you feel more confident in." These tips are not anything new or revolutionary, but are commonly overlooked in the hustle and bustle of a new semester. If students take the time to make rules for themselves and follow these tips, they may have a more successful time in school, according to the UV Mentors. "I only attended this lecture because it was required for my student success class, but I was surprised at how much I learned," said freshman Bethany Williams. "I'm definitely glad I went." For those who missed out this time, the UV Mentors will be back in October for the next lecture in their series. Stand out with an international internship •••••••:ieS»tr By Melissa Garrett News Writer • The chance to live or stqdy abroad can be a great experience, but one needs to stand out when competing in the market with others who , have gained similar experiences and skill sets. Completing a successful >:Courtesy of Maria Groves Majfe Groves, second from left, goes scuba diving with her Geology students. international internship can be a way to enhance superiority above competitors. On Thursday, Sept. 9, a panel discussion will be held to inform students about the Mills benefits and advantages of Groves aim is to prepare lectures that pact on the planet," Groves said. exploring and completing Writer she herself would want to sit through. Groves has taken her students to an international internship. She often sorts through material late into Seabase in Grantsville, Utah where they it-CThere are many people who feel it the night while her family sleeps in an were able to dive with sharks, rays and Lunch will be provided for •g^their calling to pass along knowledge effort to find content that will engage other tropical fish in the middle of the all participants who attend. Ca who enjoy participating in the learn- her students. The lectures focus on top- desert. Dr. Danny Damron, Di*:of others. rector of the International ics that will appeal to a broad range of In high school, Groves thought she VCpne of these people is Maria Groves, majors. Center, will be participating wanted to be a doctor because she enaqjunct professor of Earth Science. She in the pariel discussion and Self-proclaimed as an "inquisitive joyed the sciences so much. It wasn't teaches Geology 1010, along with three and curious" person, she feels most until she took an introduction to geolemphasizes, that internationof the accompanying lab, Geol- at home when she is in nature. Groves ogy class at Penn State University that al internships take a lot of 1015. initiative on the part of thft shares her passion, for Earth witl%her she got hooked on the life sciences. She T like teaching at UYU because the family, who she often takes onfieldstud- appreciates the diversity within her field student, but. the investment (phasis is on havingtfie learners be re- ies. Her adventurous spirit has taken her of study, and Utah provides Groves with opens many doors. " sible for their learning as vye guide to 10 volcanoes, all continents except an "amazing" landscape rich in geology. "Students need to un," Groves said. "It is not ab^ut how Antarctica and on over 30 scuba dives derstand that this is not an Daniel Horns, Earth Science deiy facts the professors know p r how from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean. partment chair, said that when he hired *extra activity, it is an invest-y research papers they hav e pubment in their future careers," Earth Science comprises many areas Groves, he felt she had demonstrated id, but ratter how prepared sJtudents of study. For instance, environmental is- experience, enthusiasm and passion for Damron said., "Ground exce thev have been taught Ijy you." sues "put a nice perspective of our im- what she teaches. perience provides them with gtom Carribean scuba dives to classroom instruction " * i .„ „ . . . . . . . . . . _ ' „..>. knowledge and a skill set for work." . Leanna Escobar of the International Center is a key player in the organization of this event. Its purpose is to help students understand that in a vibrant LDS culture, a lot of people have had international experiences. That alone may not be enough io stand out to employers anymore because so mariy people have those aptitudes./ "Competing againsl; the same LDS network can be hard and students/have to step up," Escobar said. "An international internship helps students become globally competent and more of an asset to future employers." Escobar als6 encourages students to visjt the International Center and make an appointment jvith an! advisor to discuss international internship possibilities: The meeting wiUJae held from 11 a.m. to nodnVin the Sorenson Student Center (SC 213b). An international education panel will immediately follow. a - : •:.,:::-::^^^ |