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VOLUME I, NO. 6
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1985
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NEW USE FOR OLD HEATING PLANT - North Carolina Wesleyan College’s old heating
plant is scheduled to become the new Fine Arts Center as part of a $12 million capital
program by the college. The heating plant, at a cost of about $2.5 million, will eventually
include faculty offices, rehearsal halls, costume storage, and a J ,200-seat auditorium. Until
the capital funds are raised, however, construction of the project could be three to five years
away. A feasibility study on the project is due to be released by Thanksgiving.
New Center
Supported
By REGGIE PONDER, JR.
Members of the North Carol
ina Wesleyan College commun
ity believe that the addition of a
Fine Arts Center to the campus
would provide many benefits to
the institution. Means of raising
funds for such a project are now
being considered.
Dr. Stephen Fritz, Dean of the
College, said, “The plans for a
Fine Arts building are being
developed; an architect has
been on campus several times
this year.”
Professor Chuck Ackerman,
Director of Theatre, believes
that the Fine Arts facility is a
good idea. “Wesleyan needs it,
and the community of Rocky
Mount needs it. It would build a
tremendous relationship be
tween the community and the
College,” Ackerman said.
Professor Ron Rodman of the
Music Department believes a
Fine Arts Center would benefit
Wesleyan. “I think the presence
of a good Mne Arts center in this
part of the state would revolu
tionize Wesleyan as a Liberal
Arts center and a Fine Arts cen
ter,” Rodman said. He added, “1
wish it were built already. We
need an administrator who will
push for the Fine Arts Center.”
Ackerman is cautiously op
timistic about the Fine Arts fa
cility. He says, “A project like
this will not happen overnight. I
believe we are looking at three to
five years before we would have
the physical structures in
place.”
Indeed, the Fine Arts Build
ing cannotbebuiltuntil more
money is available. Steps are
being taken to develop means of
obtaining funds for the con-
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Career Planning Works With Students
By NINA SOLOMON
Finding a job after gradua
tion is a very trying task, espe
cially if you are going about it
alone. Itissadbuttrue. Many
graduates approach the job
market unprepared, not know
ing what goals they have or
skills they offer the employer.
The Career Planning Office,
directed by LaRue L Elliott,
provides students with services
such as career goal assessing,
determining potential employ
ers, resume writing, and devel
oping interview skills.
“Placement is the student
findinghis/her own job upon
graduation by using the servi
ces and resources provide by the
Career Planning Office,” said
Elliott.
With the help of the services
provided by this office students
may explore and articulate their
goals. Students get help in clari-
fjdng their long-range and shor-
t-range goals. The Career Plan
ning Office and Co-Op Educa
tion co-sponsor Career Aware
ness Day. This activity, sche
duled for spring semester, will
bring company representatives
to campus to answer career-re
lated questions for students.
Students are encouraged to
complete a credential file. A cre
dential file contains a resume,
letters of recommendation from
professors and/or employers,
and a permission slip which will
permit the office to send copies
of the students file to employers,
at the student’s request. Career
Planning also provides on cam
pus recruiters, whenever possi
ble. Notices of interviews are
posted in the halls and informa
tion is given to professors to
pass along in their classes.’ They
also provide student tours of
companies at the request of fa
culty.
Career Planning sponsors
seminars and speeches. Semin
ars on resume writing and in
terview skills are scheduled for
spring semester. Students learn
what recruiters look for on re
sumes and during interviews.
Career Planning doesn’t end
after graduation. Files are
maintained by the office for five
years after the students’ gra
duation. Generally recommen
dations beyond this time limit
are not accepted by employers.
However, graduates may al
ways use the resources of the
office.
The Career Planning office
also assists students who want
to apply for graduate school.
They provide information on
the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT.
They also sponsor graduate
school awareness day. During
this day different graduate
school recruiters come to Wes
leyan to discuss continuing ed
ucation.
“The Career Planning Office
provides assistance, resources,
guidance, and support. Howev
er, just as it all other facets of
life, it is the individual respon
sibility to land his/her job. The
job hunt is time consuming. The
student needs to begin now by
using the services of the office,”
said Susan Morris, a career
counselor.
COUNSELORS — LaRue Elliott (left), director of the Career
Planning Office, discusses counseling needs with counselor
Susan Morris.