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Business 6 Wednesday, February 12, 1986 Job opporti mainrinn in ww jp w Ban ?| By MARIA FRATUS Businoss editor USC's Officc Administration program is a well-kept campus secret, but 3(K),()00 new positions will be open for students in the program annually for the next 10 years. Four years ago the Office Ad 1111111miiiiiuii piogiam iransierreu from the College of Business Administration to the College of Applied Professional Sciences. Although it began with only 25 students, 175 are enrolled this semester and are reaping the benefits, according to Professor Patricia Moody, department chairman. "There is a tremendous demand for our students," Patricia Moody said. "There are lots more people looking tor our students than we can possibly place." The program, which focuses on office management, prepares f USC's job fair helps students L_ SbNl \ Don't be ( Sign-up will be ( for the follow ( Sign-up is in the C 6th Floor, H. Wi / A.L. Williams \ American Natioi f Bryan Foods y Comptroller of t C Cybernetics & S M Deluxe Check Pi V Eli Lilly / Federal Highway 1 Firestone f First Investors I Gallo Winery V Greensboro I'ubl \ Johnson Control i Kimberly Clark l Kroger Liberty Life Macy's K f . ornct' ot M. Schcring Plough South Carolina 1 Springs Union Camp US Army Corps rr^-H-1 YO SPIi And the good ne for a 25% E Come by Avcom's Am c* ? < W3 N C i 0 H M AVCOM ffl K Mar ?CL, I airporTI mi-way i jua unities awai Office Adm students for the world of high technology. "When you say office, people immediately think secretary," Patricia Mondv s.-iiH Rut it i? much more technology oriented. The courses include word processing, computer applications and personnel management. The equipment used is some of the best in the country, according to Patricia Moody. An office administration senior, Leah Moody, is very pleased with the up-to-date facilities of the program. "It enables you to go into a variety of fields," she said. "I get a chance to work with newer equipment." When many students arc finally introduced to the program, they discover it is exactly what they wanted, Leah Moody said. The lower-than- average 11n111uci ui Muucnis in me program creates an excellent atA summer job fair will be in the Russell House today from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. About 20 summer camps will be represented, but members from C'&S Bank, Colonial Life Insurance Co., Riverbanks Zoo, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and ORS! i left out! ) February 10-14 ) ing companies. 1 Placement Office, 1 n. Close Building. 1 nal Insurance Company / he Currency f ysterns 1 -inters I Administration V lie Schools J s % ate Personnel I. SJational Bank \ of Engineers I % DISCOl >UR MULTITASK ;upi:r powi:rii HI) DEMON IS I iws is that students and fac Educational Discount on an / iga Center and see what th< L h lEilassoH St b >1 t 2 \S\ 1" ]"l ' if M / Is 111 l t students linistration mosphere for learning. According to Leah Moody, students usually have the same professor for more than one class. "The staff are very qualified and helpful." The program also offers an office internship for at least nine hours weekly during the senior year. In the past, students have worked for President James Holdcrman, the state lieutenant governor and currently, for the provost and speaker of the state House of Representatives. Sonic students have gone to Washington, D.C., for summer internships with the South Carolina Congressional Delegation offices also, Professor Moody said. "There arc tremendous opportunities to get jobs and move up," she said. "The students are very pleased. We rarely loose a student to another major." ? . Tourism and Encyclopaedia Britannica will also answer students' questions and provide applications. The summer job fair can make a difference for some students, said Susan Prinz, assistant director of cooperative education and student employment. 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At the Fire House, that will cost $1.65. "We want to cater to everyone, witl that perception that it's expensive to < want this to become a place where yc three or four times a week, as oppos Tuesday." While Swensen's Chocolate Ring-< seven-scoop Earthquakes arc gone, Seh cream lovers will still be satisfied wi restaurant's menu. "We'll still be serving homemade ice said. "While some of the flavors have lot of what we offer is about the same a We're pretty proud of our selection ai better prices, too." He said Fire House ice cream dishes ! WHEN m 4.-V- . .V :* ? :K\ i m r ?* ^ \.i I v-^graqai * >. * .*> _ O .L !_!_ n A n oomn main ax. jlaces two Si Banana Delightful ar Supreme will rival the )rices and a and customers will be a f Swenscn's of main course meals a iday and re- "We'll still have burj i new name. soups, stuffed potatoes lg hot food, "We definitely believ< Swenscn's better." n Street and In addition, he said available from the "Pui lanagcr and month. I the change "We'll be adding sp reasonable for people to come her lunity. evening," he said. "T the location we're able to do as a 1< lat the con- didn't offer." vensen's of- Schafer's family ov icalc' burger Main, and said that aft< same burger the Swensen's corpora switch to the Fire Hou hout having "It's that 'big compa :at out. We Schafcr said about the >u might go Pheonix, Ariz. "Whe ed to every tionally, it takes time I and finally get it into ! i-dings and "That's why we wa afer said ice corporate thing and be ; ith the new consumers' demands." "We'll also have da ilium, nu saiu. \^o it students g changcd, a would really like som s Swcnsen's. think they'll want to et nd it's all at The Fire House is o weekdays and II a.n ; such as the Saturday. ^ ^ BBS ro is IN R1 wrote las published . I.".'/v you've fi, send thei Committ >' A thenian S^SSvj 80053'c v:- ^om "> c Entries i and doul Submissii Wfcfi accePted c'.\Sj*A discipline ^ D 1 Fcfcr HS_ * > * * *** ** PMl c S 2 I ^ j C 7 ^ ;?- p.y 1 *j^*y'' !\*Yr?ss\ m SCAN KEEFERfTha Gamecock wfinsfin's id the Stawbcrry Hydrant best of Swensen's favorites, ble to order a greater variety is well. gers, but>now we'll also have ; and fresh salads," he said. ^ s this is a change for the w I, beer and wine should be mp House" by the end of the ints Dy the end ot lePruary e and enjoy a nice, relaxing hat's just one of the things jcal business that Swensen's /ns the property on South :r four years operating under tion, it was time to make a se. % tny' thing that bothered us," company, which is based in n something is owned na:o test the consumer market he store. ntcd to get away from that able to immediately adjust to ily lunch specials," Schafer et tired of college food and e good home cooking, we A )ine here." ^ pen 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on i. to midnight Friday and I IIINS... 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