Are you looking for a rewarding
leadership opportunity?
Teaching Assistants (TA)^hd
Academic Assistants (FA) for
the Freshmen Interest Group
Program (FIGs) are
needed! (Previously
called FIG Leaders)
Earn upper-division credit and
a cash award. Attend the interest
session February 1 or February 7, 2001
in the Alsea and Coquille rooms in the EMU'
from 4-5 to learn more about the exciting, new
academic leadership opportunity. For an application
stop by 372 Oregon Hall, or call 346-1079.
Application deadline is Friday, February 16th
Robinson Theatre
Jan. 26 & 27
Feb. 1, 2, 3, 9,10- 8 pm
Sunday, Feb. 4-2 pm
Benefit Performance:
Womenspace: 485-8232
UO Tix: EMU- 346-4363
UT Box Office:
346-4191
Day of Performance Only
Tuesday February 13 11:00 a.m. - Noon 12 Hendricks Hall
Wednesday February 28 Noon -1:00 p.m. 12 Hendricks Hal! <
Learn to identify your strengths and skills and communicate them clearly
to a prospective employer. Learn how to best highlight your education 's*fjL
and activities. Covers standard, scannable and Internet resumes. * v'fs
These sessions are a "must" if attending the Winter Career Fair on January 24th.
Job Interviewing Made Eas
a
Friday February 16 11:00 a.m. - Noon 12 Hendricks Hall
Thursday March 1 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 12 Hendricks Hall
Preparation is the key to a successful job interview. The more you know
about yourself and the more you practice, the better you perform. This
workshop covers types of interviews, the structure of an interview and
the major steps to get ready for an interview.
How to Find the Job You Want
Wednesday February 21 11:00 -12:30 a.m. 12 Hendricks Hall
Friday March 9 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. 12 Hendricks Hall
To get the job you want, develop a strategy. This workshop presents the key
steps for an effective job search. Also covers strategies such as:
informational interviewing, networking, positioning, and want ads.
Internship Options
Friday February 23 3:30 ■ 4:30 p.m. 12 Hendricks Hall
It's a fact that internships lead to jobs. Discover the exciting world of
internships in this workshop. This workshop covers off-campus and on-campus
internships, national opportunities and international possibilities.
Net a Job! Use the Web
Wednesday March 14 3:00 -4:20 p.m. 144 Knight Library
(Electronic Classroom)
Link up to thousands of jobs, internships, employers, companies and
organizations. Learn how to submit your resume electronically.
CAREER
&
Calendar
Wednesday, Jan. 31
Music Lecture-Demonstration: The
Okros Folk Music Ensemble of
Budapest, the leading folk revival
band in Hungary, presents “The
Music that Inspired Bartok,” village
music from Hungary and
Transylvania. Joining the ensemble
are Kalman Balogh, a cimbalom
(hammered dulcimer) virtuoso;
Aladar Csiszar, one of the last great
Gypsy fiddlers from Transylvania;
and singer Agnes Herczku. 11 a.m.
12:20 p.m., Room 192, Music Build
ing. Free.
Russian Film Series: “Anna Kareni
na," a dramatization of Tolstoy’s nov
el of desire and retribution, in Russ
ian with English subtitles. 6:30 p.m.,
Room 115, Pacific Hall. Free.
EMU Board: House/Budget Commit
tee meeting. 4 p.m., Board Room,
EMU.
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the vote of the students one year and
the approval of the Programs Fi
nance Committee the next year. But
the Senate had to approve the budg
et last year because PFC meetings
had already concluded by the time
OSPIRG members realized they
needed to reapply to receive fund
ing.
Although OSPIRG, which has
been on campus since 1971, is asking
for $149,904 this year, its total budget
will be about $329,724. OSPIRG will
receive its remaining funds from a
pool of resources at a statewide level
with Portland State University and
Lane Community College.
OSPIRG also went to the ballot
three years ago, when students vot
ed to revoke the group’s campus
funding.
The group faced opposition from
a variety of students who, according
to OSPIRG State Board Chair Melis
sa Unger, used OSPIRG’s budget as a
way to confuse people about how
OSPIRG spends its money. Opposi
tion in the past has centered around
the fact that OSPIRG sends some of
its money off campus in its lobby
ing campaigns.
According to Unger, at the time,
OSPIRG members didn’t clearly ex
plain to students how the group was
funded and the issues it represents,
including the environment, public
safety and health.
“Our money goes to Portland to
make sure we can win issues on a
statewide level,” Unger said.
“When we talk to students, we want
them to understand how we operate
on a statewide level. ”
Unger said the state PIRG in Port
land has allowed the organization
to have the resources to hire a pro
fessional staff that works to protect
the environment, consumers and
democracy.
This year, OSPIRG members have
a different plan of action to keep
their message from being skewed.
OSPIRG secretary Alysa Castro
said OSPIRG members are working
through tabling and increased visi
bility of information to educate as
many people as they can about the
group’s campaigns.
“The students vote on us because
we work on issues that affect them,”
Unger said. “When students vote on
OSPIRG, they tell people they care
about [issues such as] the Arctic Na
tional Refuge.”
Along with the campaign to in
form students about the ballot
measure, OSPIRG members are re
focusing attention on environmen
tal campaigns because of President
George W. Bush’s recent declara
tion in support of oil drilling in the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
OSPIRG members will protest to
day outside the EMU Amphitheater,
along with students nationwide,
against British Petroleum stations,
which promote drilling in the
ANWR. Castro said students will be
able to sign an EcoPledge, or an
agreement not to buy, invest in or
work for BP.
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