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Phone 346-4331 RIGHT ©N TARGET Call our Advertising De( irtrnent 546-3712 Project eases isolation, provides support Dy Karen t n.ge s r '• .<.1 -1 Women returning In college after years m Ih« home nr work form fare tl»ffi• ri• 111 pr..{» lotus than many of their < allege peers The Non -Traditional Student i’r t an ASI'O Womens (.enter program, -nri'e, to address and assess these women'-, m - I-. h\ developing and implementing a support system for them Helen (ioche, project pniltiium worker said she returned to school ill her late shir ties after U lew false starts l-amilv piahiems, the birth of a child wtlli lluvn's Syr. !:• :• e and I lien a di\ ■ ■: e ail kepi hi : I: :.. - . ho When she entered the f'nuersity t a fiai! ago, she realized tfi.it 1 he system Is not geared lor the returning student at all (h.i tie. who Juggh s si hold at el . an:,,; fur three children, shares tie plight of m„iH women Zella Ml ! fan n'i \ is I'A \ . r ! ordinalor, said' she sees a lot id w - men vvh. M isolated on this campus and the pro gram helps the in link up It's hard (or them to cunneet with oilier is, en w i;h the ■ m.e n -ij Mi n.iiliri wild i! In.il. (.■ urge l ux (.oflege in 19'IJ xvrib ii I it !.• . <r •• d. i;r.r in management nl hum.in u miuii rx. xv.e. ,i luiti It,i 11liiui.il student heralt Slid lx.nils peupli lldl lu stereotype non in ii. 111 • I i. l! x! 111 i e 111 x Nun-lf.nl 11 uni.:'. students situations x.jrx xx i d e I y III it v o.in lid married. single di von oil. dixplared homemakers or older women Olid xxiiiimn student on i.iiiipux ix a 1 y o.irx Mi Daniel s.n.i 1 In- jiro)«u:t loosely defines nun trodition .il -indents .ix women .ii Id.ixl .'-i xd.11x nil! During (.ill term, 2.72H women a! ihd 1 no xi-rxilv ft-tI into lliix category .in.| ihd mini lii-i x ,ird groxv t ng Mi Dun id I s.ml Wonidii .ifi or oliiur xvho have dm ided their economic xiirxix.il ile|Hindx on com pletmg or fieginnlng u col luge education of ten eont.u t the Women x t enter Manx are accustomed to full time work and are in a low -Inc rune bracket They face an even loxx er income brut ket by returning to school I he goal of the non traditional student project ix to Involve and empower these xxoinen in addressing and defining their tm eh 7 - I S !! 1 i M' Photo m»T5 thorn Iclt) l ynaen Search. Chrissy Fnedcman and VISTA Coordinator Zetta McDaniel enjoy cotlee and companionship during the Non-T radilional Student Project s social hour. fMr entry into the University. support through degree t ornpletion and gaining ade quate employment Ison-traditional students am often mn cerned aiiout issues such .in child cure. (ml nigs ill alienation. low self-esteem, class scheduling to act ummoduU' Jobs and (man i la 1 ii1111; cities The Hi month prtJjto t. hiigun last Mari h, aims to identify mtvh cn and mtvh I■ gaps ill lhe-.e amas in order to make recommend.i turns to: < hanges. McDaniel said lint in oilier to do this. We want input she said We reaiiy need to hear from women There Is a need lot women to have a voice on campus as well as to have their needs addressed Some of the specifii projects designed to help women ill tills category UK hide the de volopmenl of a resource handbook, a six hi! coffee hour and a questionnaire The handbook is in the final editing stages, McDaniel said It will Include infor Illation useful for unv college student, but is geared toward returning women students For example, il ini Unit's information on l.juil stanijjs Tin' ln*r toller and six;uiI hour is held Wednesdays from li il) to KICK) am just outside the Women's (hunter, LMl Suite I Niki Winelrout, project volunteer, said the coffee hour is both informational and an informal contact point. McDaniel said the i ollee hour aims to help non trailitional stu dents identity each other, gather informa tion and learn how to get involved. A ijueslionnaire developed by the project allows students in this group to identify problems they have experienced with Uni versity services and suggestions lor changes The Non-Traditional Project doesn't at tempt to tie a referral service At this point, volunteers are gathering information that is geared tovs art! a permanent structure to help these women, Winelrout said When the 111 month project is complete, What we've started here can he handed to someone else to continue. 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