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Decembers, 1996 The Blue Banner Page 9 OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES ■ JOB OPPORTUNITIES I JOB OPPORTUNITIES ACADEMIC A reminder to all PSI CHI members: Initiation for all new members will be held on Friday, Dec. 6 from 7-9 p.m. Please come by the Psychology Lab, Zageir 231, for more information. WHAT TO DO AFTER GRADUA TION? Dr. Melissa Himelein will give a presentation on options avail able for graduates. This event, spon sored by Psi Chi, will be held on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 5-6 p.m. in Highsmitb 37. All UNCA students are encouraged to attend—especially students in the helping professions. Notice to all persons seeking an out let for creative self-expression: The UNCA creative arts magazine is your answer! Submit any fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, song lyrics, one- act plays, photographs, photos of art work or any other 2-D form of self- expression for possible publication in the magazine. Look for submission boxes on campus or visit Carmichael 208B on Mondays at 4 p.m. Call Catherine at 255-7202 for more in formation. Deadline is Jan. 31, 1997. ^orsale: “Social Problems; Society in Crisis” by Curran and Renzetti, fourth dition for Dr. Frank’s class “Modern (ocial Problems” for $45($60 in the )ookstore). “The Capretz Method, rench in Action; a beginning course n language and culture” second edi- ion, Pierre J. Capretz for $30 ($45 in ookstore) for French 110, 120 and ligher. “Calculus” by Stewart, third dition for $75 ($91 in bookstore) for v4ath 191 and higher. Call Amanda t 255-7278 or stop by Craig 103 efore Dec. 9. I'he Mid-Atlantic Newspaper Ad vertising and Marketing Executives vill award $4500 in scholarships to ive deserving students interested in lewspaper advertising. Qualified ap- licants should be rising juniors or eniors. One $2000, one $1000, and hree $500 scholarships will be -Warded. The $2000 scholarship winner will be invited to attend the mid-Atlantic iummer convention. The deadline to apply is^March 1, 1997. Come by the Financial Aid Office, .LH 221. The Soroptomist International of Asheville will offer the local Training Lwards Program award of $500 fo a leserving woman. The award will be resented in the Spring of 1997. isheville’s award recipient will have he opportunity to compete on the egional level for one of two addi- ional awards of $ 1500. Regional win- lers will then compete for a national ward of $10,000. Candidates are preferably heads of ouseholds enrolled in undergradu- te programs or enrolled in vocational r technical training. Please encour- ge- eadline to apply: January 1, 1997. or application, please contact the inancial Aid Office, LH221. .equirements for the N.C. Farm I'^riters & Broadcasters Association: pplicant must be pursuing a degree n journalism, English, communica- ions, technical writing, broadcast- ng, or associated communications lelds at a four-year university or col- ege in N.C. Applicant must be a unior or senior at the beginning of he Fall 1997 term. Applicant should e including agricultural, life science r general science and technology ourse(s) in their degree program, ■ourses such as chemistry, physics nd/ or biology count toward this equirement. Applicant must have at east a 3.0 CPA. jo to the Financial Aid Office, H221. The deadline for applying is anuary 31, 1997. Volunteers needed at Manna Food Bank to sort, inspect, and repack food for re-distribution to area agencies serving the needy. Flexible hours. Also Thursday nights, 5-8 p.m. Please contact Rudi Sommer at 299-3663. Community Service: Looking for eligible financial aid students. Each year we make assignments to local area non-profit agencies to place our students at area elementary and middle schools, the YMCA, YWCA, Boy Scouts of America, or something which may be related to your major. You will be paid $5.00 per hour. Students eligible for financial aid may request consideration for these posi tions. To apply, contact the Finan cial Aid Office at LH221. The Circle of Life Health Care Cen ter wants volunteers! Do you want to work with energy medicine? We’re looking for volunteers, preferably those who have backgrounds in bio logical and medical sciences, to re search homeopathic medicine, botani- cals, microbiology, biochemistry, es pecially toxic chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides in our environment. You must have some computer and word processing experience. We are also willing to trade time for treat ment. Call Mark E. Davidson at 251- 2142. Do you have a problem with your professors? If you do, please contact the faculty conciliator. He can help you try to solve your problems with faculty and staff. Call J. W. Miller at 251-6441 or come by Rhoades 200. WWW Help Desk. Need help build ing your home page? CHIPS and the UNCA Computer Center are here to help you with a WWW Help Desk Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m. in RBH 005. Meetings are free, no appointment necessary. For more information, e-mail chips@cs.uncs.edu Internship available with Campus MCI Internet. Must know comput ers/internet. Flexible hours, great pay. Contact Richard Preston at 258-2559. Carat Scholarship Foundation is funded by the contributions of civic- minded individuals, businesses and various fund raisers. The Foundation offers $ 1000 scholarships semi-annu- ally to graduate and undergraduate students who are United States citi zens. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of career goals, financial need, and academic record. Completed applications must be re ceived byjan. 15, 1997 for the spring 1997 academic semester. Awards will be distributed by Feb. 15,1997. To receive an application, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Carat Scholarship Foundation Attn: Carol McAuliffe - Director 5 Magnolia Pkwy Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047 A scholarship of $1000 will be given to a North Carolina woman, 35 years of age or older, who is currently en rolled or accepted in an accredited school to pursue a certified course of training or undergraduate work. For an application, send a SASE, noting level of study and age, to the founda tion address no later than Jan. 15, 1997. Completed applications due March 1, 1997. Write to:Jeannette Rankin Founda tion, PO Box6653, Athens, GA30604 Marketing major, would you like to begin your career while still in school? Newly created local company dealing in Natural Alternative health prod ucts is ready to hire a National Sales Manager. Please contact Doug Smith, RPH, Natural Alternatives, 3 Breeze way Drive, Asheville NC 28803, or call 684-6734. FREE TRIPS & CASH! Find out how hundreds of student representatives are already earning FREE TRIPS and LOTS OF CASH with America’s#! Spring Break Com pany! Sell only 15 trips and travel free! Cancun, Bahamas, Mazatlan, Ja maica, or Florida! CAMPUS MANAGER POSI TIONS ALSO AVAILABLE. Call now! TAKE A BREAK STUDENT TRAVEL (800)95-BREAK! Hotel front desk position needed. Part-time or full-time with flexible hours. Please apply in person to the Super 8 East, 1329 Tunnel Road in Asheville. Call 298-7952. Help wanted! Part-time until Christ mas—evenings and weekends. Apply at Family Dollar on Patton Avenue. Call 254-3868 and ask for Kay. Graduates: International marketing firm expanding into North Carolina. Seeks individuals for rapid advance ment, recognition, and generous com pensation. Full-time or part-time available. Call 253-7222. If you can work five hours a week and are willing to learn while you earn, call 1-888-839-6036 (toll free) and leave a message. FUNDRAISER—Motivated groups needed to earn $500+ promoting AT&T, Discover, gas and retail cards. Since 1969, we’ve helped thousands of groups raise the money they need. Call Gina at (800) 592-2121 exten sion 110. Free CD to qualified call ers. SPRING BREAK 1997! SELL TRIPS, EARN CASH, AND GO FREE! STS is hiring campus reps/Group Organizers to promote trips to Cancun, Jamaica and Florida. Call 800-648-4849 for information on joining America’s number one stu dent tour operator. Earn Money and Free Trips! Absolute bust spring break packages available. Individuals, student orga nizations, or small groups wanted. Call Intercampus Programs, 1-800- 327-6013, or visit the web site, http:/ /ww.icpt.com TCN needs your help. We’re look ing for independent representatives for a long-distance telephone com pany. Part-time work is available with earning opportunities up to $ 10,000 and fringe benefits such as free long distance service. Serious inquiries only. Call274-5185 andaskforjanet or Howard, or call 277-8444 and leav€ a message. SEMESTER BREAK/HOLIDAY WORK National firm expanding for the holi days, full- and part-time work avail able. Earn $8.75 to start. Flexible hours, work part-time now, full-time over breaks. Full training provided, scholarships are available. If you can only work on breaks, call after finals. Apply in Greenville, work in WNC. Call (864) 322-9060. $7 per hour plus cash bonuses! Per fect Christmas job or year-round op portunity. Part-time telephone work for people who love to talk! Call 252- 1153. Energetic, early riser needed for in novative, highly successful in-home child developement and pre-school program in Marshall, 5:30-7:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, and/or 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays, two evenings a week if possible. Excellent compensation. Dependability critical, telephone es sential. Call 649-9103, leave mes sage. Great opportunity to be close to the action and for great experience in the customer service field! City of Asheville part-time ticket seller avail able at the Asheville Civic Center. Apply at Personnel Department, 6th floor. City Building. Contact Person nel Department for rate and descrip tion. Call 704-259-5690. EOE/AA/ ADA employer. Furnished room for rent, with kitchen facilities. Non-smoker, very near UNCA campus, single woman, pri vate home. Good for winter com muter. Rent for nightly or weekly basis. Call Sara at 281-3950. Housemate needed in the Charlotte Street area. $175 per month and one- third of the utilities. $190 deposit needed, male non-smoker. Call Kevin at 253-2590 or 253-7222 before 4 p.m. Wanted: mature student as a babysitter for one child, maybe twice a week in the Asheville area. If you’re interested, call 299-3905. Looking for someone to care for our 10-month-old daughter in our home on occasional evenings. Must have references and experience with in fants is preferred. $5.50 an hour. Call 251-5239. Retail Sales part-time position open at Ski Country Sports in the ladies’ department. Please apply in person to 960 Merrimon Avenue. Now hiring bicycle delivery driver for Two Guys Hoagies. Monday through Friday, 11-3 p.m. Call Gary or Kevin at 254-9955. Needed; A Spanish-speaking stu dent to tutor once a week (during middle-school hours) a 13-year-old Mexican girl at Owen Middle School in Swannanoa (near Black Mountain). The girl has just arrived and speaks practically no English. Call Dr. Turner, Department of Foreign Lan guages at 251-6419 or 251-6275. Christmas Cash—Sail into Christ mas with cash to spare. Full- and part-time positions available. Call 253-7222. Available to students only, movie tick ets for $3/ticket with UNCA student ID. Two tickets available per ID. Tick ets purchased are good at Beaucatcher Cinemas and United Artists Cinemas at Biltmore Square Mall. Wanted: singers, dancers, jugglers, skaters, clowns, bikers, float makers, clubs, etc. to be in the Fletcher Christ mas parade, Saturday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m. For more information or an applica tion, call the town of Fletcher Parks and Recreation Department at 687- 3985. Ask for Bunny or Ruth. The NSPA Annual Scholarship Award Who can apply? Students majoring in accounting with a “B” or better grade point average. Students enrolled full-time in a de gree program at an accredited two- year or four-year college or university. Evening program studies will be con sidered full-time if they are pursuing an accounting degree. Only undergraduate students are eli gible. Only U.S or Canadian citizens at tending a U.S. accredited business school, college or university may ap- ply. When to Apply: Students in an accredited two-year college may apply during their first year or during their second year if transferring to a four-year institution, provided they have committed them selves to a major in accounting throughout the remainder of their college career. How to Apply: Applications and appraisal forms may be obtained from your school or by writing the NSPA Scholarship Foun dation at 1010 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria VA 22314-1574, or call ing 703-549-6400, or faxing 703- 549-2984. The James Madison Memorial Fel lowship Foundation awards fellow ships to future and current secondary school teachers of American history, American government, or social stud ies in grades 7-12 to support their graduate study of the roots, principles, framing, and development of the U.S. Constitution. The foundation awards James Madi son Fellowships to college seniors and college graduates without teaching ex perience (Junior Fellows) and to ex perienced secondary school teachers in grades 7-12 (Senior Fellows) who will normally enroll, respectively, in full-time and part-time graduate study leading to one of the following master’s degrees listed in the order of the Foundation’s preferability. A Master’s degree in history or po litical science; A degree of Master of Arts in teach ing in history or social studies; or A related master’s degree in educa tion that permits a concentration in history, government, social studies, or political science. Each fellowship recipient must take at least 12 semester hours or the equivalent in topics directly related to the framing and history of the Consti tution of the United States. To request application materials for James Madison Fellowships, call: 1-800-525-6928 TOLL FREE (Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. GST) Twelve Fellowships will be awarded for three years of full-time study to ward the Ph.D. in an area related to integrated systems of manufacturing, including, but not limited to, large- scale systems and integration of prod uct design with manufacturing pro cesses. Fellowship awards provide an annual stipend of $20,000 and a cost- of-education allowance of up to $15,000. The application deadline is Dec. 6, 1996. Call (202) 334-2872 or fax (202) 334-3419. Our web site is http://fellowships.nas.edu Wilderness First Responder Scholar ships available for Jan. 10-1# for UNCA Outdoor instructor candi dates. For more information call 251- 6001.