| Show News Briefs Projects With In Gets Award year old Projects With Industry program a division of the Skills Center received the Outstanding Award for 1996 The program p gram provides a self-paced self computer training program program program pro pro- gram for individuals with severe disabilities Students are required ired to dress professionally maintain good performance and attendance A work environment of the business world is simulated for students Motivated students have the possibility to work themselves up to a management level within the program Insurance for Foreign Students First Continental Life Accident Insurance Company now offers an innovative and cost effective program for foreign students studying in the United States The insurance program offered by First Continental a wholly owned subsidiary of Salt Lake City's Wasatch Crest Insurance Company focuses on providing medical insurance that meet the federal requirement for foreign exchange students The company also wants to provide a quality coverage at a price that is accessible to students Insurance plan information is translated into native languages and skilled personnel are available available available avail avail- able to assist the students applying applying applying apply apply- ing for coverage and on-going on claims administration Information about the program program program pro pro- gram can be obtained by calling the Student Medical Marketing Department of Harden 1 Company W Work ork for Public lands Imagine spending this winter of spring monitoring nesting bald eagles and ospreys at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Florida researching the effects of avian malaria and pox virus on Hawaiian forest birds Giving guided nature walks surrounded by javelina javelins deer mountain lions and black bear in Texas' Texas Big BigBend BigBend BigBend Bend National Park These are some of the 1200 expanse paid positions offered by bythe bythe bythe the Students Conservation Association throughout the year in national parks wildlife refuges conservation areas and other public lands throughout the United States is now accepting applications applications applications for positions offered during the winter spring season Program applicants chose from a catalog of detailed position position position tion descriptions provided to toSCA toSCA toSCA by cooperating agencies from Alaska to Florida Hawaii to Maine Resource Assistants receive funds to cover their travel travel travel trav trav- el to and from the site food expenses and free housing Housing can range from tent camps to apartments In exchange volunteers are expected expect expect- ed to work the equivalent of 40 hours per week There is also plenty of time for exploring writing and relaxing in some of Americas America's most beautiful lands Assistants must be at least 18 years old Many are college students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents exploring careers in conservation conservation conservation conser conser- and earn academic credit for their work experience Some are older adults looking for a chance to volunteer and try a new challenge is currently hiring volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- for the winter and an l spring seasons Additional opportunities ties will be available during the summer and fall For more information about the Resource Assistant Program contact the Student Conservation Association PO box Charlestown NH or call 1 1700 New Leader at Emma Lou Thayne Center Hired in June Susan Andersen will oversee the Emma EmmaLou EmmaLou EmmaLou Lou Thayne Center at Redwood Campus Andersen has a bachelors bachelor's degree in history and was a former former former for for- mer paralegal in Dallas will be in charge of two time full-time VISTA volunteers six student leaders and other campus and community volunteers Andersen who has been honored hon- hon honored honored ored to receive the Distinguished Community Service Award also has helped others throughout her life She has tutored English in inthe inthe inthe the Guadalupe Center and to refugees in the Philippines She had read and played games to terminally terminally terminally ter ter- ter- ter ill children in hospitals and has helped with other community community community com com- service projects through several organizations |
