The Salemite
November 1984, Page 7
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Peer Advising Successful I Salem FastS, Supports Oxfam
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By: Laura Petty
August 1984 marked the beginn
ing of college for the Class of 1988,
as well as the introduction of the
Peer Advising Program. The Peer
Advising Program arose in
response to difficulties cited by
freshmen in the past, regarding
adjusting to and meeting the
pressures, both academic and
social, of college life. The purpose
of peer advising is three fold: to aid
freshmen in the transition from
high school to college academics,
to foster the desire for academic
achievement, and to promote the
establishing of friendships between
freshmen and upperclassmen.
The Peer Advising Program is a
system comprised of faculty,
upperclassmen, and freshmen.
Faculty advisers are paired with
peer advisers, chosen by Dean
Sullivan and Dean Russell,
coordinators of the program. Peer
advisers are selected from juniors
and seniors with cumulative grade
point average of 3.0 or better, who
are effective leaders, concerned
about the freshmen's academic
success. The faculty advisers and
his/her peer adviser are matched
with seven to ten freshmen,
generally on the basis of desired
school of study. The faculty
members, peer advisers, and their
freshmen advisers work together
to form a group through which
academic, as well as social
questions may be answered. A peer
■ adviser is a liaison for both faculty
and freshmen.
After receiving the results of the
peer advising and orientation
evaluations. Dean Russell, Dean
Sullivan, and the peer advisers are
happy to report that the peer
advising program has received
only praise from the freshmen. The
overwhelming response seems to
be, "What was it like without peer
advising? I can't imagine. I think
peer advisers are great."
By: Izumi Sekildawa
On Thursday, November fif
teenth (the Thursday before
Thanksgiving), the Fast Commit
tee organized a fast at the refectory
to give Salem students a chance to
make a personal contribution to
those who are suffering from
hunger. Students were able to sign
up for giving up one, two, or three
meals, and the money that was
saved by the refectory was donated
to support Oxfam America, a non
profit international agency that
funds self-help development
projects in poor countries in Latin
America, Asia, and Africa.
Dr. Thompson, chairman of the
Fast Committee emphasized that it
is not the amount of money we
raised, but the fast was an attempt
to focus students' attention on the
disastrous famine. Moreoever, this
fasting was a good opportunity for
the individual to focus upon how
, much food we leave behind to feed
' the trash and not the hungry
children dying from starvation.
Last year, more than 370
students participated in the fast for
a World Harvest at Salem, this was
Salem's fourth year to help Oxfam.
SGA on the Road Again
continued from page 4
conference; however, we can
attempt to increase the AWARE
NESS of the current issues and
problems. Hopefully, Salem will
host such a conference in the fall of
1985.
Of course, no conference would
be a success without support;
hence, Angie, Vicki, and 1 will
soon hit the road to obtain just that
support. Hollins, Sweetbriar,
Randolph-Macon Women's Col
lege and Agnes Scott are the
Southern Women's Colleges we
plan to visit. In these visits we will
meet with several of their student
leaders, propose our ideas, and will
hopefully be received with equiva
lent enthusiasm.
Speaking of support and
enthusiasm, how do you feel about
the idea of a conference dealing
with Women Student Leaders in
the South? Any feedback from you
would definitely help and would
greatly be appreciated.
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