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■THE WEST GEORGIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1987 12 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 OH SAy '"f Co-op 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. WE NEED SOME NEW BLOOD IN THIS TOWN DOBING THE HOLIDAYS. Give a special gift; a blood donation. + American Red Cross Blood Services—Atlanta Region 10:05am AND 2:ospm ON 90.7 CAMPUS VOICE ENCOUNTER ALbOjm&l 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 ... 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 A 14 6 (f THE ADVENTURES OF A GALACTIC GUMSHOE w j \\'r *' RUBY, ON FM 90.7 - 2:45p/11:55p