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^CAMPUS HAPPENINGS
Co-op Prepares Students for the World of Work
By Stefany Sowell
StaH Writer
Winston-Salem State
University’s Cooperative Education
program directed by Angela
Chasten, is designed to give stu
dents experience in their major,
minor, or concentration.
The Cooperative Education
Program is a voluntary program.
Academic credit is awarded through
the various Academic Departments,
and students may receive up to 6
hours of credit to use towards grad
uation.
To be eligible for this program,
students must have a minimum
grade point average of a 2.5, and
WSSU’s Career
Services Dept.
■ Helping prepare
students for the future
By Stefany Sowell
Staff Writer
Winston-Salem State
University’s Career Services
Department provides students with
locations of jobs, and gives students
the opportunity to engage in intern
ships and co-operative work. This
gives students with any major the
chance to acquire the experience
needed after graduation, which will
open doors for their future careers.
“Seventy to 75 per cent of our
students utilize the Career Services
Department for different purpose”,
says Mrs. Sandra Sosnik, director of
Career Services.
Job Location Development
Coordinator Greg Hairston assists
students who do not qualify for the
work study program in finding jobs
to help finance their college expens
es. Through this program, part-
time jobs are available for students
throughout the Spring and Fall
semesters. Hairston also contacts
employers and recruits students who
meet the requirements needed for a
particular job.
having to had completed 60
semester hours. The student must
then complete the required Job
Survival Skills orientation and
workshops.
These sessions assist students
with their resumes and prepare them
for interviews.
Ms. Chasten has a file of each
qualified student available for em
ployers. Employers notify her when
an opening for a Co-op student is
available. Applications and resumes
are then sent to the employer.
The Cooperative Education pro
gram gives students the chance to
acquire experience before gradua
tion. Recruiters look for experi
enced students with extra incen-
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tives. The program also pays stu
dents a salary above minimum
wage.
Chasten says, “It saddens me
that more students do not take ad
vantage of this program.” Chasten
also stated that a very small percent
age, less than 2 percent have en
rolled.
Additionally, workshops for the
Co-op program are geared to help
students understand the purpose of
the Cooperative Education Program.
It informs students of benefits for
employer/employee relationships,
and stresses the imponance of the
process.
Cooperative Education can help
determine one’s career choices. It is
necessary to take advantage of these
facilities.
Many students have found per
manent employment after gradua
tion by enrolling in the Cooperative
Education Program while recruiters
were on campus.
Circle K = Superb Service
By Altonya Washington
Staff Writer
Sandra Sosnik
Director of Career Planning
and Placement
The Career Services Department
also sponsors seminars which are
pertinent for job search. Over the
last year, more than 160 students
have taken advantage of these semi
nars and have received helpful in
formation. For the convenience of
WSSU students, flyers are circulat
ed and posted around campus to no
tify students about recruiters.
RECRUITERS;
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March31, 1992
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March 30, 1992
Research Triangle Institute
March 26. 1992
There is an organization on
Winston- Salem State University’s
campus that is dedicated to com
munity service and leadership .
That organization is Circle K.
Circle K is also the world’s
largest service organization which
is represented by over 700 clubs.
Circle K is a unique service or
ganization for college students.
This club provides activities
that include meetings, social
events , and service projects that
benefit some area of the Communi
ty-
Sponsored by the Twin City
Kiwanis Club, Circle K’s current
advisor Herbert Wayne Jr., is a
senior vice-president at Wachovia
Bank. On campus. Circle K is
headed on campus by Dr.
Manderline Scales and Robyn
Mack , serves as chapter presi
dent.
Twenty-two WSSU students
are involved in the organization’s
various activities.
These activities have included:
tutoring sessions for local middle
and elementary schools, partici
pating in charity drives for the
homeless and needy, and adopting
a domiciliary or rest home where
activities are held to give the resi
dents something to look forward
to every month.
The members of Circle K in
clude:
Robyn Mack, Erika Avent,
Altonya Washington, Yolanda
WiIliams,Wesley Chapman, Fran
Hoyle, Kim Peoples, Robyn
Williams, Angie Colbert, Erica
Jones, Tonia Miller, Carolyn
Miller, Richard Vinson, Neil
Veneble, Michael Carroll,
Timothy Johnson, Rob Brown,
Petrina Gentry, Michelle Griffin,
Shonda Kelly, Sherri Mangum,
and Andrea Chisholm. New mem
bers are always welcome and
needed. This semester promises to
be our best yet.
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