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■THE WEST GEORGIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987
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Newsbriefs
Spring Quarter positions available now:
Company Major
Area Bank (parallel) Computer Science
CIA Computer Science
Math
Pre-Engineering (Freshmen & Sophomores ONLY)
Data General Computer Science
DOT Accounting
AT&T Communications Computer Science
Bell South Services Computer Science
IBM Corporation Communications
Computer Science
Business Information Systems
Other Business Majors
IRS Accounting
Computer Science
Lockheed Accounting/Finance
Marshall’s Marketing/Management
Martin-Brower Marketing/Management
Nynex Business Information Systems
Computer Science
Other Business majors
Southern Company Services Business Information Systems
Computer Science
USI Distribution Accounting
Management
Walmart Marketing/Management
Martinique offers
students a chance
to study abroad
Each year, the University of
Georgia system offers to foreign
language students a chance to
study in a foreign country. The
IISP Program in Martinique, a
French island in the Caribbean,
will be held in the University of the
Antilles Center overlooking the sea
and within five minutes from one
of the nicest beaches on the island.
In addition to the regular pro
gram, which offers room and
board at the Center, a special op
tion is offered to students who can
not afford the regular package
and/or would prefer to stay with
local families. These students will
he given free room and board by
Martiniquan families who have
sons and daughters of college age.
In exchange, the latter will be in
vited at a later date to spend the
same amount of time in the U.S.
This option is also intended to
foster friendship between
American students and their
French counterparts. The host
families have been selected with
care.
The International Intercultural
Study Abroad Program in Martini
que is recommended for students
who need fifteen credit hours in in
termediate and/or advanced
courses in French. The forthcom
ing IISP poster will give additional
information. Interested students
may also contact Dr. Pierette
Frickey, Department of Foreign
Language at 834-1230.
NOTE: No visa or passport is
necessary to enter Martinique.
Identification such as a driver’s
license is sufficient.
Conference for
liberal arts
students at Sheraton
The Atlanta Chapter of the
American Marketing Association
is hosting the 1987 Southeastern
Marketing Careers Conference
Feb. 27 and 28 at the Sheraton Cen
tury Center Hotel. The conference
will focus on “Careers in
Marketing,” with seminars and
promotions targeted at marketing
and liberal arts students. Guest
speakers will include J. Raymond
Lewis, Jr., Vice President,
Systems Marketing Hotel Group
Marketing for Holiday Inn, Dr.
Michael Mescon, Dean of the Col
lege of Business Administration,
Georgia State University, and
other marketing professionals
from Atlanta and the Southeast.
Conference sessions will
highlight a number of marketing
related topics such as advertising
and public relations, brand
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management, high-tech
marketing, international
marketing, marketing research,
retailing, sales, and services
marketing. Additionally, students
can participate in the “Chrysler-
Plymouth Career Search
Workshop” presented by Business
Week Careers. This workshop
covers all aspects of the job search
process including self-assessment,
interviewing, writing an effective
resume, dressing for success, and
following up on job leads. Also, a
workshop structured to help
students build, motivate, and bet
ter manage their collegiate AMA
chapters will be offered.
Students interested in the 1987
Southeastern Marketing Careers
Conference should contact Aaron
Lester at 658-2740.
Rotary club offers
scholarships for
German scholars
Two scholarships to study in
Germany for a year are available
through the rotary clubs of
Georgia. The scholarships will
cover tuition, room, and board but
travel expenses must be paid for
by the student.
Requirements include the ability
to speak German (a Proficiency
Examination will be given).
Preference will be given to
graduate students.
Interested students may pick up
information in the office of the
Vice President of Student Services
(Room 116, Mandeville Hall). Ap
plications must be returned to this
office no later than Feb. 13 for
consideration.
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BLOOD IN THIS TOWN
DOBING THE HOLIDAYS.
Give a special gift; a blood donation.
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American Red Cross
Blood Services—Atlanta Region
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CAMPUS VOICE ENCOUNTER
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Placement
ON-CAMPUS RECRUITMENT
Jan. 14 Marion Laboratories Marketing or Science with
min. GPA 3.0 for Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives.
Jan. 14 U.S. Army Recruiters in Student Center hallway
9-12 only.
Jan. 20 Hill Fister Engineering (Civil Eng. Firm)
Marketing or Business majors for Marketing position. Inter
views begin at 1:00.
Jan. 21 Metropolitan Life Insurance Cos. Open to
undergraduates, MBAs or alumni interested in
Sales/Marketing positions.
Jan. 22 Acosta Sales (Food Brokerage Cos.) Open ma
jors for Territory Managers.
Jan. 28 Selig Chemical Industries Business majors for
Branch Manager Trainee positions.
WORKSHOPS
Jan. 21 Dressing for successful interviews (For women
and men) 4-5 p.m., Library 208. Special guest Pam DeLoach
(Clothing Consultant).
Jan. 27 Resume Writing 3-5 p.m., Library 208.
NOTE: Sign up in advance for all on-campus interviews and
workshops. Seniors within three quarters of graduation and
WGC alumni are eligible to interview but must first establish
a placement file. Contact the Placement Office, 231
Mandeville Hall, 836-6431 for further information.
Mark your calendar!! Feb. 11 Summer Job Fair in the Stu
dent Center.
Yates honored on
Recognition Day
Jan. 27
Timothy D. Yates, a student at
West Georgia, is one of 34 students
being honored at the first
Academic Recognition Day in the
Georgia General Assembly, spon
sored by the University System
and the Board of Regents.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. T.D.
Yates, Rockmart, Yates will be
recognized for his outstanding
academic record and ac
complishments at West Georgia.
Yates is a senior majoring in
history and has a grade point
average of 3.89. He is student
honors council president, Vachel
Wallace History Scholarship reci
pient, Latin teacher at Oak Moun
tain Academy in Carrollton, and a
member of Phi Kappa Phi, na
tional honor society.
Academic Recognition Day, an
event honoring the top college
students in Georgia, will be held
Jan. 27 in the House and Senate
Chambers.
Each school selected one student
as a representative of scholastic
excellence. College will
accompany their representative
students to a dinner on Jan. 26 at
the home of University System
Chancellor H. Dean Propst.
The following day, a schedule of
events will include meetings with
Gov. Joe Frank Harris, House
Speaker Tom Murphy, and Ltnt.
Gov. Zell Miller.
Alpha Kappa Psi would Ilka to in
vite all Business Majors to its
Winter Rush on Jan. 26 and 27.
Rush will be in Rooms 201 & 202
of the Student Center from 4-6
p.m.
“This event is a tremendous
celebration and recognition of stu
dent academic achievement,” Dr.
Propst said. “And I hope it will be
a significant reminder to the state
that the first aim of the University
System is academic excellence.”
Oslo offers chance
for students to
study in Norway
To scholarships to the Universi
ty of Oslo for this summer are
available through the rotary clubs
of Georgia. The scholarships will
cover tuition, room, and board and
travel expenses from New York to
Oslo and return to New York. Reci
pients will be responsible for pro
viding travel expenses to New
York and return as well as per
sonal spending money.
The scholarships cover the sum
mer session which runs from June
27 to August 7,1987 at the Universi
ty of Oslo. English is the language
used so no knowledge of a foreign
language is necessary. Students
must have good academic records
and have completed their
sophomore year in college.
Interested students may pick up
information in the office of the
Vice-President of Student Services
(Room 116, Mandeville Hall). Ap
plications must be returned no
later than Feb. 6, 1987 for
consideration.
TONIGHT!
SOCIAL SCIENCE LECTURE HALL
7:00 and 9:30 p.m. $ 1.25 all tickets
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Student
Employment
ON CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES:
Seven foundation funded jobs are now open for application.
The following majors/areas of interest may apply.
Business, Economics job #I3F
English, English Ed. job #I4F
Interest in drug/alcohol abuse prevention job #ISF
Physical Educatidh, Human Performance job #I6F
Sociology, Psychology, Secondary Ed job #I7F
Marketing junior or senior job #IBF
Foreign language Ed job #I9F
OFF-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES:
Host/Hostess in area dining facility l5 hours week, over
$4.50/hour Job #284
Clerk-Typist with 2 years of college minimum, weekends,
over $4.50/hour Job #285
Biology Major, weekend work in health care field, over
$4/hour Job #286
Accounting Major, Assistant Office Manager needed about
25 hours/week, negotiable wage Job #282
Data Processor, experience with business machine helpful,
job nas a future Job #283
UPS Interviews Friday, January 16 SERS Office. Must
sign up in advance. (Fulton Industrial Blvd. location) sB
hour.
Internships
C& S Audit Accounting/Finance
Burroughs Graduate Intern Human Resource Manage
ment with strong computer skills
FBI Honors Internship Open Majors
Georgia Public Television Mass Communications, Public
Relations, Marketing majors
Governor’s Intern Program— Open Majors
Jekyll Island 4-H Center Education, Biology
Local Mainstreet Project Mass Communications,
Political Science, History, Art Majors
Sam Nunn Seante Intern Program— Open Majors
Six Flags Over Georgia Mass Communications,
Marketing Majors
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