Show celebrates American African-American History Week Black History Month is being celebrated this week at Activities will include lunch lectures panel discussions discussions discussions discus discus- poetry dancing and a gospel music extravaganza Utah correctional and discrimination anti-discrimination professionals will present a panel discussion Incarcerations vs Education Education Education tion on Feb 13 at noon in room of the College Center On Feb 14 a celebration consisting of poetry dancing and other activities will be held in the Sunken Lounge at 1000 am a.m. and will continue on Feb 15 at 1130 am a.m. in inthe r the auditorium on the Riverside Campus The finale of the weeks week's events on Feb 15 begins at pm p.m. in room of the Technology Building with a Gospel Extravaganza Gospel Choirs from the community will celebrate American African-American Month by singing spirituals Between each choir performance will be an in informational informational informational in- in formational presentation on health problems in the American African-American community Utah Air National Guard to build Jamaican schoolhouses In March 1991 a civil engineering unit with the Utah Air National Guard has been assigned to build three schoolhouses in Jamaica These buildings will serve approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately students The basic school in Jamaica provides educational needs for children ages two through eight In addition to schoolhouses these communities also need basic educational supplies for their teachers and stu stu- dents Needed items include paper pencils crayons chalk erasers chalk boards books maps globes curriculum programs and educational toys Individuals and organizations organizations organizations interested in providing any items to be flown to Jamaica with the Utah Air National Guard can contact Bill BillJ J Harvey assistant controller on Annual Job Expo to be held in February The annual Job Expo will be held on Feb 26 1991 in inthe inthe inthe the basement of the College Center starting at am a.m. There are arc more than forty local businesses planning to tobe tobe tobe be at the Job Expo this year representing a large segment of possible employers in this area These businesses will send representatives to explain to students what education and qualifications are arc needed for jobs There will be com corn companies companies panics that have products to sell seII from cosmetics to aerospace technologies to real estate service industries like hospitals and hotels tv and radio stations child care and managerial consultants Students who are unsure of what direction they are going will be able to talk to knowledgeable people about their career goals and what classes they will have to have to qualify in this job market SUSU to talk to students For those students who are arc planning on transferring to toa a year four-year college or university now is the time to begin planning Students will have the opportunity to visit with Redge Johnson from Southern Utah University on Friday from am a.m. to pm p.m. in the South Cafeteria Freshmen enrollment at year two-year campuses soared census says CPS Freshmen classes at the nations' nations year two-year campuses campuses campuses cam cam- increased an average of 10 percent between 1988 and 1989 while the numbers of freshmen at year four-year schools fell feIl by 1 percent the College Board reported Jan 23 economy may account for some of the growth of year two-year colleges said Jean Marzone of the College Board These days the practical economical and convenient convenient con con- offerings of these colleges may be attracting students students stu stu- stu- stu dents who want to save money during their first two years of college or who need to acquire level entry-level job skills quickly Ineligible students have received millions in college college col col- col- col lege loans CPS There is so little control over federal college loan programs that the US U.S. Dept of Education and its predecessors sors have loaned more then million to ineligible students students stu stu- stu- stu dents during the past 25 years the General Accounting Office reported Jan 28 Critical internal controls over the program are missing the GAO report concluded |