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Project eases isolation, provides support
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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
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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. ' Winelrout said
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