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Students earn credit,
experience in UYA
By MADELEINE MATTHEW
Of the Emerald
University Year for Action (UYA), a program that
gives students a chance to earn academic credit
while employed full-time, will still accept applications
for admission into the program this spring, according
to Linda Gebhardt, administrative assistant for UYA.
The program, which operates this term through
the Wallace School of Community Service and Pub
lic Affairs, (CSPA), is federally funded to serve a
low-income population by employing University stu
dents in experienced-based learning.
The 1978-79 grant period will begin spring term
with a year-long placement of 50 students.
The program will move to the Division of De
velopmental Studies in the College of Education but
applications are available in the CSPA office, Hen
dricks Hall.
Students who apply must be either juniors or
seniors in any academic field. They are screened for
motivation, maturity, skills and past experience.
Those accepted are placed into schools or so
cial service agencies for a full year to develop new
programs or expand existing services. They earn
$215 per month in addition to health benefits and one
year of civil service credit.
The student volunteers work four days a week
and spend a fifth day attending seminars. Each term
they receive six hours credit for work experience and
six hours credit for a theory-practice integration
seminar. Students are encouraged to take other
classes and practice the theories they have learned
in class.
Field instructors, members of the 'JYA staff who
arrange student placements and agency super
visors, meet with the students several times a year
and provide necessary guidance and support. The
field instructors also conduct the integration semi
nars.
Gebhardt says UYA has a very low dropout rate
because most students are enthusiastic about the
program.
Cliff Jones, a senior majoring in community ser
vices, works at Whiteaker Community School, coor
dinating, developing and organizing volunteer prog
rams for people of all ages.
Jones says UYA is a good program because it
involves and integrates the University and the com
munity.
Jones says the seminars are beneficial, provid
ing an “academic framework" and positive support
group to turn to. The seminars help the volunteers
work out frustrations because students are empathe
tic with each other's problems, he says.
The greatest benefit the UYA provides, Jones
says, is it gives students a chance to go to school and
work in the community at the same time.
"It's nice to be able to have your feet in both
worlds,” he explains.
Linda Mann, a senior in sociology, is an assis
tant coordinator for the Springfield Big Brother/Big
Sister program. Her job is to develop new projects,
expand publicity, screen interviews and recruit new
volunteers.
Mann also believes students can become too
'‘isolated” while at the University, and through UYA,
students have a chance to "remove themselves”
from campus.
“It’s the smartest thing I’ve done since I’ve been
in college," says Mann. “It's also valuable in terms of
knowing the different jobs that are available in agen
cies. And some people find out that they don't really
want to do this kind of work at all."
Larry Sutherland, a senior in public affairs, a
grees the program gives students exposure to job
opportunities in other agencies.
Sutherland works in the Springfield office of the
Oregon State Employment Division. He also plan
ned, organized and developed Youth Employment
Services while supervising a staff of four.
Sutherland says he was given “total flexibility” in
developing the program for economically disadvan
taged youth, and says working with them is "a very
satisfying experience."
Travel center picks new head
By KEITH NEAKRANS
Of the Emerald
The International Education
Center (IEC), a campus organiza
tion that helps students with the
travel bug, boasts a new director
this term.
Kathleen Keating, a junior in in
ternational business, has returned
from a trip to Asia to head the
center.
She explains the purpose of the
IEC, saying, "We are really a
travel referral service,” She calls it
a travel agency where students
can get trips to the places they
want with arrangements to fit their
budgets.
“A student might have $1,000 to
go traveling on and will want to
know what to spend it on,” she
says. “We can find the cheapest
way for the student to get where
he is going, plus since the staff
here is well-traveled, we can ad
vise him on where to go and what
to see.”
Keatings travel credentials in
clude jaunts to Australia, South
America, Europe and Asia.
The center also issues two val
uable cards. The first is the $3 In
ternational Student Identification
card.
“There are enormous benefits,
such as reduced airfare, trainfare,
and boatfare, and reductions in
admission to places such as
museums and churches,” says
Keating.
The other card is the American
Youth Hostel card, which can be
used to get cheap lodging
throughout Europe. This card
costs $11 and will provide food
and lodging for between $2 and $5
a night.
Keating has a few new ideas
she will try to implement.
“I would like to get a list of stu
dents who have traveled, so I can
refer prospective travelers to
them,” she says. “That will give
the student a more personal per
spective of the places he wants to
see."
She also plans to design a
standardized form for students so
that the center can be more effi
cient in helping make travel ar
rangements.
The center plans to set up a
travel fair booth in the EMU lobby
during the Feb. 4 Duck Preview,
when prospective students will be
shown around the campus.
Prospective travelers are ad
vised to plan in advance.
"Some people come in a week (
before they want to take a trip,”
Keating says, “and it's pretty hard
to make arrangements by then.”
The center is located at 202
EMU, and its telephone number is
686-3721. Office hours for the
center are 11 a m. to 5 p.m. Mon
day, Wednesday and Fridays, and
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursdays.
SALSC to hold demonstration
The Southern African Liberation Support Com
mittee (SALSC) urges students to join in a demonst
ration today in front of Johnson Hall to demand that
the question of South African stock divestment is
answered soon.
The State Board of Higher Education’s
November decision to sell its stock in those corpora
tions doing business in South Africa has come to a
standstill pending Attorney General James Redden's
formal opinion on the legality of the action.
The demonstration is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
on the EMU terrace. It will include skits and speeches
by various student organizations. From there the
students 'will march to Johnson Hall.
Jonn Lanier, one of the coardinators of the
event, says the demonstration’s purpose is to force
the state board to "quit stalling and "let them know
the students haven't forgotten about the issue.”
Ed Branchfield, chief counsel of higher educa
tion says it is unfair to claim the board is stalling
because members sent a letter requesting Redden's
opinion almost two months ago.
However, Branchfield says Redden is currently
waiting for the first draft of the Attorney General's
formal opinion, which is being prepared by Bran
chfield. The Chief Counsel says he has been waiting
for letters from the ASUO and the People for South
African Freedom (PSAF), which will be included with
the draft.
SALSC will also provide rides to Friday's state
board meeting in Monmouth. Rides will leave from
the EMU terrace.
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