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Jiume 63, Issue 3
Thursday, October 19,1989
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Mars Hill College’s Campaign for the
ture received a $1 million boost last
'dnesday when a member of the
hool s Board of Trustees issued a
allenge gift to the college’s sup-
rters.
The board member, who wishes to
main anonymous, will match any
3ney pledged after Oct. 11 by the
hool s Board of Trustees and Board
Advisors dollar for dollar up to
00,000. He will match one dollar for
ery two dollars given by alumni, busi-
isses, foundations and individuals up
an additional $500,000. One condi
gn of the challenge gift is that pledges
ust be paid by October, 1991.
^ This board member has had Mars
II s future on his mind for some time,”
id college president Dr. Fred Bentley,
nd decided to take the initiative in
oviding for the challenges before us.”
The funds will be applied to building
new Mfeteria at the college.
This challenge gift has the potential
allowing Mars Hill to move forward on
e construction of the new cafeteria by
iring,” Dr. Bentley commented. “It is
Dnderful to have a board member who
''es the college enough to make this
>rel of commitment and sacrifice to our
—ool- We hope our alumni and friends
will respond generously to this once-in-
a-lifetime challenge.”
The new cafeteria, which is expectec
to cost $2.4 million and take ap
proximately 18 months to construct,
currently has approximately $500,000
towards its funding. In an earlier inter
view with the Hilltop, Dr. Bentley ex
pressed concern about the rate at which
funds were being pledged for this con
struction.
When completed, the cafeteria wil
have a total area of 22,000 square feel
and will seat 600. The exterior plans
have been completed, and final interioi
design is in progress with the architect
Marriott Food Service will be providinc
input on the interior service areas of the
new building.
The fund-raising for the cafeteria is
part of Phase II of the Campaign for the
Future. Phase I, which entailed raising
$4 million for scholarship endowment,
completion of the chapel, repairs on
Cornwell Hall, construction of the ad
gallery, and work on the PE facilities, is
complete. Phase II also includes the
renovation of other campus buildings
totalling $1 million. Phase III will be con
struction of the cafeteria and the new
library and CEP facilities, and a parking
deck on Women’s Hill.
^HC Welcomes Serendipity Singers
ce.
arion Ward
taff Writer
ee photo, page 5
On Wednesday, October 25, at 8:00
n, in Moore Auditorium, the Seren-
pity Singers will perform their fast-
iced show of pop, country, folk songs
Id show tunes from the 40’s to the 80’s.
s a mix that appeals to all audiences
Id keeps them “toe tappin’ and hand
appin. The show is an enthusiastic
resentation of musical harmonies, in-
rumentals, comedy and colorful cos-
imes that will delight all.
The Serendipity Singers were
trmed in the 60’s at the University of
olorado. Since then, the group has
aveled approximately 200,000 miles a
9ar stopping In places such as Las
egas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, and the Vir-
in Islands. The group also has per
formed in 22 foreign countries with their
latest engagement at the Palm Beach
Casino in Cannes, France. Also to their
credit is performing on a Campaign
Tour with former President Ronald
Reagan.
Their current tour brings them to
Mars Hill College on October 25. The
show will start at 8;00 pm on that Wed
nesday evening. Tickets are $5 in ad
vance and $7 at the door. Mars Hill
students will be admitted free with valid
I.D. and this event counts toward the
Community Life Program. Come out
and support the Serendipity Singers as
they perform their mix of times that have
been all over the world.
Career Day: October 25
Tammy Condrey
Co-editor
Mark your calendars-Wednesday,
October 25 is Career Day at Mars Hill,
the first one for almost ten years.
Career Day, according to Nancy
Harmon, Director of Counseling and
Career Programs, “gives our student
body, especially juniors and seniors, ac
cess to potential employers and
knowledge and information about the
working world.”
The day begins from 10 to 12 when
recruiters from various places will be in
the Wren College Union answering
questions anyone might have about
their line of work.
From 3 to 5 in the afternoon,
recruiters will be giving interviews to in
dividuals who sign up for them. The in
terviews are good practice for juniors
and seniors. Ms. Harmon says it will be
nice if a resume was ready for some of
the interviewers are really looking to fill
positions. People wanting to be inter
viewed can sign up in the Student
Development Office or at individual
company exhibits on Career Day. The
interviews are first come, first serve. The
interviewers are limited to the number of
students they can interview in the two
hour period.
The day ends with a panel discus
sion with various professionals in Belk
Auditorium from 7-9. Students can get
information on companies and in
dividual career development.
Career Day came as result of mainly
two things. One was the great response
to the panel held last year. More than
150 students came to the panel and
there gained valuable information on
career opportunities, what companies
are looking for in prospective
employees, what to include in resumes,
details on salaries, what writing skills are
needed, additional training that might
be needed, specific qualities needed for
jobs, personalities in the working world,
the reality of job making, expectations
in cover letters and interviewing ap
proaches taken by employers.
The second thing Career Day
resulted from was the overwhelming
want for more recruiters on campus by
the seniors when they filled out their
senior placement surveys.
The day will also give opportunities
for networking. Networking is building a
base of people you know and don’t
know so you can get employed easier.
According to Ms. Harmon, the more
people you know, the more easily it is to
get employed.
Career Day is not only for juniors and
seniors, but also for freshmen,
sophomores and faculty. Ms. Harmon
stressed the fact that choosing a career
is a process not just an event.
Freshmen have taken the Myers-
Briggs and Strong-Campbell test and
know what occupations their per
sonalities lean toward. They can use
these two tests in choosing a major.
Freshman need to know that 80 per
cent of all college freshman change their
major at least once. It’s important for
them to make a choice of major but to
remember it is okay to change it.
Career Day is good for them be
cause they will migrate toward people
with similar interests; therefore, they find
out what types of careers they are inter
ested in.
By the sophomore year, students
have had a great deal of the liberal arts
courses and have been exposed to
many areas in education. Decisions of
major begin to clear and one con
centrates on his/her‘interests and
abilities to find out what major will be a
“good fit” for the junior and senior years.
Sophomores can use this year as a
reflection time and should be open to
concentrations, minors or double
majors.
Career Day can be used to discover
whether one wants to lead, follow, work
with people, work independently and a
variety of other verifications.
Sophomores will be networking and
finding out factual information, putting
themselves a year or two ahead.
For Juniors, a choice has been made
and it is now time for application. It is a
time in which the GPA should become
somewhat more important. Many com
panies only look at the grades of the last
two years of school and/or in the major
area.
Career Day for juniors can be used
to practice communication skills
through talking to the recruiters and in
interviews. Also, great amounts of net-
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