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Nov. 30,2000 • News • Page 3 Students serve as technical guides for professors Erica Stanley The Pendulum Meningitis prevalent on college campuses nationwide A new technology program at Elon is helping professors integrate technology into their classes. Emerg ing Leaders in Technology at Elon, or ELITE for short, was started this semester. “We haven’t really made people aware of ELITE yet,” said Scott Hildebrand, Director of the ELITE program. “This is our pilot semester to work through and try some different things.” ELITE students serve as tech nology guides for professors and help them with web development, Microsoft Front Page, Photoshop, capturing audio and video, creating CDroms and the Microsoft Office program. “ELITE has been an incred ible opportunity,” Ed New, senior ELITE student, said. “The program has allowed me to help build the academic community here at Elon by interacting with and assisting faculty with the implementation of technology into their curriculum.” Students were selected through an application process, which included giving a five to 10 minute presentation in front of fac ulty and staff using technology that explained why they should be cho sen as an ELITE student. Looking for a Christmas Present for Mom and Dad? Buy them a subscription to The Penduluml Get 25 issues for $22 or 12 issues for $12 E-mail pendidum@elon.edu or call X7247 for more information. While most of the seven ELITE students chosen came in with a good working knowledge of computer ba sics, they have undergone training. At the beginning of the semester there was a training weekend, which con centrated heavily on web develop ment. ELITE students also attend training sessions each Friday. “I enjoy learning what all com puters have to offer,” Gretchen Smith, senior ELITE student, said. “I’ve learned to do things on computers that I didn’t know were possible.” Along with the prestige of be ing named ELITE, the students re ceive a stipend and a laptop, which they use throughout their stay in the program. “I feel like I’ve learned a lot more by training others,” Jess Fowler, junior ELITE student, said. “When you help others, you’re really help ing yourself too.” Already this semester, faculty members in several departments are taking advantage of these technology guides. “I’ve had a lot of faculty feedback,” Hildebrand said. “It has been very positive, the faculty enjoy working with the students and appre ciate having someone to depend and count on to guide them through their projects.” Professors have made use of technology students for creating web sites for their courses and to become more familiar with computer basics. such as Microsoft Office. “I’ve loved having an oppor tunity to work with ELITE student Jessica Fowler,” Jane Stephens, As sistant Professor of English, said. “Her know-how and professional ism have given me the technical support and personal confidence that it takes to weave technology into. my teaching after years of getting along in a tech-less classroom.” Faculty members interested in being paired with an ELITE stu dent to incorporate technology into their teaching can visit www.elon.edu/elite and download an application. Applications for spring semester are due Dec. 4. “The ELITE program has been most beneficial in helping me with course information, posting grades and making a nice-looking web page,” Dr. Tommy Gumm, As- sistantProfessor of Human Services, said. “It’s a good program for any one who needs help fine-tuning their computer skills.” Students who receive the ELITE designation are in the pro gram until they graduate. Some vacancies will be open for Fall 2001 and interested stu dents are encouraged to visit www.elon.edu/elite to download an application. There will also be an interest meeting held for students at mid-spring semester. Erica Stanley The Pendulum Meningitis is a deadly dis ease that is prevalent on college campuses* College students are more prone to the disease than other people due the fact that college students are around more germs than the average person. Smok ing and drinking alcohol also lower resistance. Meningitis is an infection of the spinal cord fluid and the fluid that surrounds the brain. There are two kinds of meningi tis: bacterial and viral. Bacterial meningitis symp toms include fevers and stiff neck. Viral meningitis symptoms are headaches and the flu. These symptoms can develop over sev eral hours, or they may take one to two days. Bacterial meningitis is con tagious as the bacteria spread through the exchange of respira tory and throat secretions. Elon students can receive a meningitis immunization from the R.N. Ellington Health Center. “We give immunizations twice a year: February and Octo ber,” said Kitty Parrish of the Health Center. “Because of this, many students at Elon have been immunized,” Parrish also reported that there has not been an outbreak of meningitis during the last two years. If you would like an immu nization, contact Health Services at Ext. 7230. 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