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On the issue of health in
surance, the GTFF originally
wanted full medical and dental
plans Union members since
have softened their position,
and now are willing to pay for
their own medical insurance —
scrapping the dental plan —
with the provision they can pay
in installments, rather than pay
for it in one lump sum at the
beginning of each term. Hunt
said.
Hunt also complained about
the lack of a detailed job
description for GTFs, claiming
that "a GTFcan get fired for not
doing his job, but the job
description isn't spelled out."
Furthermore. Hunt contends
GTF job status based solely on
student evaluations remains
unfair.
"I know GTFs who have been
dismissed for as few as three
negative evaluations." Hunt
said.
According to Hunt, the pro
blem wilh this practice is that
good GTFs can be the targets of
vindictive students, while
others will go elsewhere,
thereby decreasing the quality
of education at the University.
Campus distribution of the
GTFF newsletter "Update" was
another point of contention.
Hunt said the University
newsroom opens their mail and
denies distribution on the basis
of politics.
Hunt claims the GTFF receiv
ed a threatening letter front a
University attorney when the
{'.XU took sides with picket inn
teachers during the 4j School
District strike
Moreover, last October. cam
pus mail refused to distribute
"Update” because it contained
political endorsements
Sandra Nemeth, a GTF
business agent, i ailed this prat
ticc "censorship "
Not so. according to Muriel
Jackson, an assistant vice
president for administration.
Ja< kson stated the Univer
sity's policy of not distributing
non-campus related political
material was upheld by the
State Board, and that the
University wrote theGTFF a let
ter explaining how they could
conform to policy.
'i ne GTFF will meet Thurs
drt, in the KMU Ballroom to
discuss its next move.
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field matches his or her skills,
the search can begin.
Hut again, before checking
out the want-ads, one should
“scout" prospective employers
in the chosen field. This is the
second major step, according to
Roudebush.
“Know what you want and
get a good handle on the chosen
occupation. Know where the
jobs are and what's out there,"
she said.
She also suggested a searcher
should research his or her
career field thoroughly and try
to get acquainted with people in
that field. These contacts can
prove valuable when starting to
contact companies, because a
good referral can always help,
she said.
“It's like they say: H's not
what you know, but who you
know that counts." Roudebush
said.
Jeffries suggested that the stu
dent should be able to answer
two important questions about
prospective employers when
conducting research: “Where
can 1 make the best contribu
tion?” and “Where will my
needs most likely be met?"
From here, the student
should consider the type of in
dustry and work setting in
which he or she would like to bo
employed.
“By setting. I mean type of ci
ty. such as a small town or a
large town.” Jeffries said.
Contacting prospective firms
is the next step. There are many
ways to go about doing this. Jef
fries said, such as referrals from
friends, career placement of
fices. newspaper ads, employ
ment agencies, direct contacts
with companies through
research, and professional
groups.
Koudebush suggested reading
up on information pertaining to
the career field of one’s choice.
The Career Information System
in the University Library — the
first computer-operated system
of its kind in the nation — can
help in locating information in
the chosen occupation, she
said.
Both counselors agree that a
good resume is the key to get
ting a foot in the door of a pro
spective employer
"A good resume is a sales tool
and its purpose is to get an in
terview," Jeffries said He
stressed that a searcher must
write to the reader of the
resume’s perspective and
interest
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ideal for a seart her to prepare a
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different resume for every job
opening that he or she applies
for. bill this may not always* la*
practical
"Buf if there are two or more
objectives, there should be two
or more resumes.-' Jeffries said
“The person should fit their
resume with individualized
companies." Roudebush said
Jeffries said that the searcher
should put things in the resume
that will help the reader. He
said that the resume should
look good and possess a good
layout.
"Because il is a business cor
respondence. il should be typed
up on good paper stock,
prepared well, closely edited
and reviewed, and concise." he
said. The resume also should
perform a "risk versus profit
analysis;" in other words, the
author of the resume should
bear in mind such as questions
as. "Why am I presenting this
information?" "What will it do
for me?" and "What are the
risks in placing this information
in the resume?"
"It also should include iden
tification of the person and
career objectives. and the whole
resume should say why this per
son is a good candidate for this
job." Jeffries said.
The resume should include
educational background. work
experience, achievements and
honors, as well as personal
interests
Finally, the searcher should
know what he or she wants,
should tie comfortable with ar
ticulating that and should be
specific about wants and needs.
Koudnbush said
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that so many students of color
aren't making it to high school,
much less college."
According to (’.ary, the
University has t>egun to enac t
more programs to help minority
students through school One of
these is Middle School Visita
tion Day. which brings minority
eighth-graders and their parents
to the University and informs
them about the opportunities
available to them to attend col
lege. There is also a mentor
program, which pairs incoming
minority students with faculty
in an effort to "increase
students' knowledge of the*
academic process, to provide a
positive role model and to
develop an informal relation
ship with the U of O faculty,”
she said
One problem with such ser
vices is they are set up accor
ding to an "Anglo value
system," said |im Garcia, a
social studies instructor in the
High School Equivalency l'rt>
gram Garcia, a I-atino. feels
"the blame is pul on us for not
using the services, whereas
from our point of view the value
system is different from ours,
and it's not comfortable
"The University needs to in
tegrate multicultural perspec
tives into its general at
mosphere." he said
"One of the biggest obstacles
(to serving minority students) is
awareness of their needs,” said
laiurain Johnson, director of the
Native American Student
Union.
"The University has a real
committment to minorities, and
they're standing up to it as they
see it. But they don't see it the
way the students do." she said
"We have improved our ser
vice to students of color,
especially in the area of pro
viding support services." said
Hill
"However, those services are
limited and heavily taxed from
use" by the increased number
of minorities, he added.
"I don't believe we have the
resources to expand those ser
vices in the current biennium.”
he said
Mill acknowledged "we still
have a long way to go More
minority relevant content ought
to he integrated into our
humanities and social science
programs, and more recognition
should t>e made in courses of
the contributions that
minorities have made in this
country
"We continue to try to recruit
minority faculty, ami we have
not been very successful in do
ing so.” said Mill. "These pro
blems will continue until we an*
more successful.”
Gary feels that accusations hy
some of "reverse” discrimina
tion by the University on behalf
of minorities is unjustified.
"As long as the ratio of
minority students attending col
lege is four to one against. I
don't think we have to worry
about turning anyone off.” she
said
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