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No snags involved in dressing for graduation ■ Commencement is coming up, and there are plenty of caps, gowns and tassels at the bookstore By Serena Markstrom Oregon Daily Emerald Graduating? Worrying about what you should do to prepare? Don’t. The Office of the Dean of Stu dent Life and the University Book store have made the logistics of graduation simple. Seniors who applied for gradua tion will receive a “Commence ment Brochure” from Student Life. The brochure details where students need to be and when and also includes four tickets in case the June 10 main ceremony is relo cated from Hayward Field to McArthur Court because of rain. For undergraduates, there is no deadline to order the cap, gown and tassel. Masters and Ph.D. stu dents must order their package be fore May 29 or pay a $10 late fee. Law students must order before May 12. “Don’t panic, just relax — we can take care of it whenever you come in,” said Serra Morrison, a senior environmental studies ma jor and bookstore employee. The main commencement cer emony will last about two hours, and only in the event of rain will students’ families and friends need tickets to attend. Because the details of the cere mony are so straightforward, said Mary Hudzikiewicz, commence ment coordinator for the Office of the Dean of Student Life, seniors should use the last weeks before graduation to position themselves for future employment by polish ing their resumes and contacting references. For undergraduates, the cap, gown and tassel cost $35 and can be purchased anytime before grad uation. Students completing more than one major can purchase ex tra tassels at the bookstore for $3.50. Morrison said students need not worry about the bookstore running out of their size because they order more as supplies in a size are running low. Javier Hernandez, a senior ma joring in international and envi ronmental studies, suggested stu dents buy their caps and gowns early so they have time to get the wrinkles out. A tip for wrinkle removal, Her nandez said, is to hang the gown in the bathroom and take a hot sho'»»ci to steam the wrinkles away. Thd bookstore’s policy on re tu os is that students who buy cap a’id gown and choose not to par ticipate in the ceremony can re turn them if they are unworn until June 9, the day before commence ment. None of the departmental cere monies requires tickets for entry, and there is a full list of times and locations at the bookstore and on the Office of Student Life Web page. Students who wish to send graduation announcements or in vitations can order them at the bookstore at 1-800-433-0296 or or der them on-line. Hudzikiewicz said announce ments can be sent at anytime, but invitations should be sent at least a month before commencement. Graduation packages $35 Bachelors: No deadline to buy cap, gown, tassel (own) $51 Masters: May 29 deadline to order cap, hood, tassel (own) gown (rent) $59 Ph.D: May 29 deadline to or der hood, cap, tassel (own) gown, tam (rent) * Prices include diploma cover and commencement fee $45 Law: May 12 deadline to order cap, tassel (own) gown, hood (rent) Announcements: Order them at the bookstore or call 1-800-433 0296. Or order on-line; cbgradan nouncements.com SOURCE: The University Bookstore University receives grant for computer education * ■ Intel awardsthe UO computing department a > grant for more terminals and networking classes By Ben Romano Oregon Daily Emerald With the number of high-tech jobs in Oregon expected to triple in the next six years, a recent grant from Intel to create a computer networking laboratory will help the University fill the state’s grow ing demand. The Department of Computer and Information Science was awarded a $70,000 grant to add a 20-computer, configurable labora tory and eight new courses devot ed to teaching the hands-on as pects of networking. Many CIS courses are currently based on computer principles, said Virginia Lo, CIS undergradu ate education director and one of the professors who put together the grant proposal. In the new lab oratory-based courses students will “actually be doing the physi cal work of setting up a network,” she said. The first course, Enterprise Net working, began this term. “They actually started with tak ing the PCs out of the boxes,” Lo said. The course is business-orient ed. Students leam about installing hardware and software and net work security issues. Other new courses, scheduled to begin in the next three terms, will simulate network congestion and other computing problems and teach students how to adapt and deal with them, Lo said. Jobs that demand networking skills will be one of the most in tense areas of growth in the near future, she said. The grant is part of Intel’s Fac ulty Fellows program, which is in its second year. Intel reviewed 30 grant applications and awarded five. The University’s grant is by far the largest of those selected. Morgan Anderson, Intel’s edu cation relations manager, said the microchip-manufacturing giant supports higher education in tech nical fields because there is a large demand for skilled graduates. The support benefits the entire high-tech industry, not just Intel, Anderson said. Partnerships between Oregon’s universities and private compa nies are crucial to Oregon Univer sity System’s ability to provide training in engineering and tech nology fields, said Bob Dryden, OUS vice chancellor for engineer ing and computer science. In addition to funding programs such as the University’s CIS cur riculum additions, industry part ners can help direct educators to ward the kind of skills that will be in demand in the future, he said. “Having industry partners is critical because they’re really the ones we’re serving ultimately,” Lo said. OUS hopes to at least double the number of graduates in engi neering and high-tech fields in the next five years, Dry den said. The industry partnerships “help us jump-start the system and more rapidly achieve the state of the art level than if we just had to rely on state resources,” he said. Take the Test [It's free, and you don't have to study!] Practicing safer sex includes knowing your HIV status. For a limited time during spring term 2000, free HIV testing will be % available to current University ; of Oregon students at the University Health Center. Call ^ (541) 346-2770 to schedule a * test with an HIV counselor. 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