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Features Wednesday, January 21, 1987 5 nAMPrnrK?mwnwHmwyni IHUHMHI ni.mii' 'College-phob i Campus cla i By PATRICK JEAN Assistant features editor For some freshmen, entering the college atmosphere is no more tedious than a trip to the corner grocery store. For others, beginning college is comparable to their worst nightmare. For all of them, various classes and programs exist at USC, which help new students adjust to the unknown world of college. Perhaps the most well-known and popular program for freshmen is the University 101 course, offered as a three-credit elective. A. Jerome Jewler, co-director for instruction and faculty development ) for University 101, said the class covers all aspects tk of development ? social, vocational and physical ? a new student needs to survive college. "It's just coming to a totally new environment, having to cope with disses that are more demanding than what they (freshmen) had in high school, having to socialize with people from all over the country or all over the state, especially if they're from small towns," Jewler said. "Where they may have been an important figure in their class, they feel just sort of swallowed up in this mass of people here." To help freshmen cope, University 101 was first offered at USC in 1972. The course involves planning for careers, being introduced to all of the helpine resourcpc on ramnns. nnd hrushino un r>n such * skills as writing, studying and researching in the library, Jcwler said. "It's taught by an instructor who's there because he wants to be, whether it's a faculty member, or a student affairs professional or an administrator. They really care about helping students persist, so they becomc a mentor figure for the students," he said. The University 101 program has been a big success, Jewler said. "A total of 44 percent of the incoming freshman class enrolled in this course lasi fall, which is pretty incredible when you considei that it's not required. "We have been at the forefront at this university in csiaousmng programs 10 improve ine quality oi the freshman year, and it's become nationally anc internationally significant," he said. A less-recognized course is the two-credit Readinj 100 class offered through the College of Education which is open to all class levels. "It's basically a reading course designed to hel| students develop their reading comprehension Greek leaders travel By TAMARA WILLIS plans for the ^ Features editor said Journal! Fraternity and sorority leaders Boozer, a n traveled to Baruch Institute in Delta Pi soror Georgetown on Jan. 16 for their the USC Soro annual Greek Life Retreat. 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You / can't just literally read over the print and hope it f stays with you; you have to interpret and try to app1 ly the information that you have been reading." Reading 100 attempts to fill that gap, Pattison I said. "The goal of teaching all these reading skills is , for textbook mastery in terms of helping them understand the concepts and information in the 3 course that is presented through the textbooks, and , in helping them to better study their textbooks to to annua! conference upcoming year," Beta Tau fraternity and fraternity sm junior Laura council education trainer. lember of Alpha Officials from the Department ity and secretary of of Student Life served as guest rity Council. speakers. Issues such as cultural awareness, fraternity/sorority ipation level for the policies, and the new alcohol {ood, and it was policy were discussed. 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Is from $5 and up % ?a<^ * f 8866 ?J olumbia, S.C. 29205 F*. :00aiti-6:00pm Pomu freshmen in adjusting /Sue 7 /f~*s /fl 13111> 0^k IL y /? _ 1)4 v Vv I - 1^1 v^sa fi' prepare for exams ? especially essay exams, because that's where a lot of students have problems. "The study skills component involves listening and note-taking, and we do a little on formal study systems for test preparation. We also cover vocabulary development, which is part of the reading skills," she said. Reading 100 is not remedial, but is designed for any student who has inadequate study skills, Pattison said. "We have had a few juniors and seniors come through who said they wish they had taken it at the freshman level." Pattison coordinates the academic skills program, which is offered through the university's Counseling and Human Development Center. "It's a developmental assistance program for freshmen through graduate-level students, so this program has a much broader range of services and broader range of student clientele than the (Reading 100) course does," she said. DUI-IFYOC YOU'LL OMLY LOS ATTENTIOI ALL ORGANIZA' ' gg intending to r< ) I Activity fee fu I next year: IMAND. BUD WORE IS All treasurers mu i workshop to be el | Student Activity I for the 1987-88 s< I WORKSHOPS WILL . II Monday, Jan. 26 ... . 01 ? ucsuciy, oai.i. ^ / . . . . 1 Tuesday, Jan. 27 .... m Monday, Feb. 2 ..... I to university life Other vocational assistance is offered at the center, including a speed-reading program, and a skills enrichment program for minorities, Pattison said. "We offer students individualized assistance in reading and study skills. If students want to come in and get tutorial-type help, it's entirely free." The center also offers confidential social adjustment help for students, said Don Swanson, director of the center. Coordinators serve as consultants and give presentations to the University 101 course, as well as to fraternities, sororities and various dormitories and groups, he said. "We talk about friendships, how to get along with people, learning how to relax, learning how to handle stress, and lcarniniz how to deal with snccific issues that may come up in a life span." The university's Career Center offers vocational assistance to students. Ed Smallman, assistant director of career planning, said the center's staff works with students on an individual basis to help them choose majors or careers. "There may be lots of things that have to do with a student's individual difficulties in choosing a major. It could be that they don't know themselves very well. It could be that they don't have an idea of what their options are. It could be that they don't know what kinds of careers follow certain types of majors," he said. The Career Center can help a student's decisionmaking process, provide source materials, or offer inventories which evaluate his interests and occupational values, Smallman said. The number of students who come in for assistance nas oeen rising rapiuiy, ne saia. "Freshmen aren't really sure of what's available. j For example, they may want to be an accountant, but they don't know what an accountant does. That's where we try to help." Uppcrclassmen in the honors college began a program called "Contact" for its incoming freshmen in 1985 which has been very successful, said psychology sophomore Catherine Watt, who coordinated the program last semester. Honors students volunteer to get in touch with the college's incoming freshmen over the summer, and many develop a friendship, she said. "When they get to USC, they don't feel quite so lost, which is our main point. You don't feel like all of a sudden you're in the midst of 23,000 people." 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