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Friday, August 21, 1998
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Backstreet BoysThis fall, a program will be launched at UW to help new students cope with those changes and "develop the skills to succeed and excel in all aspects of university." Bridges, "a series of fun programs for first year students" explores such issues as balancing work and fun, dealing with alcohol, preventing sexually transmitted diseases, overcoming procrastination, and managing money.
Developed by teams of UW student services staff and Federation of Students representatives, in consultation with experts for each topic, the programs will be presented by student facilitators using the "just in time" delivery method. The aim is to gear presentation to times when student interest is high, explains Catharine Scott, associate provost for human resources and student services.
Based on the findings of a survey of first-year students conducted by first year student life coordinator Kelly Foley, as well as on data from a variety of other sources, a schedule was created which will give new students information about entertainment venues in September, responsible drinking prior to Oktoberfest, dealing with midterm denial and stress just before the exams hit in November, and on money issues in late November as Christmas shopping looms.
The programs focus not only on prevention, but on developing resiliency -- helping students already in deep water bounce back, says Foley. "The campus has an extraordinary safety net of resources," Scott adds, "but students seldom know how to access them in the first year.
"Since most of us are bored by someone talking for an hour about something that's good for us," presentations will be animated by the use of multimedia, games, interactive media, and lots of fun and humour.
A key to the success of the program will be referrals made by academic advisors, the Federation of Students, and others on campus. To get the word out, an information session on Bridges for faculty and staff is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, at 10 a.m. in Needles Hall room 3001.
Volunteer opportunities currently available in Kitchener-Waterloo include:
"To learn more about our fabulous designers," says this page from UW's graphics department, "click on the photos to see samples of their work or email them directly to set up a meeting." In fact, it's the home page for the design unit, and the soft-edged photos of seven people are links to portfolios of the kind of work UW's designers can provide.
Colette Nevin, the marketing manager for graphics, explains that the page was created "to introduce visitors to our design team. Clicking on any of the portrait photos will bring up a concise biography of that designer's work with a sample portfolio of some projects completed this year. Clicking on the thumbnail examples will enlarge them for viewing.
"The design team members all have different styles when creating various projects. Our customers will want the choice of choosing (where possible) the designer they wish to work with. Viewing a portfolio gives the customer an idea of the type of style each designer tends to follow, although our designers are by nature very flexible with a variety of design choices that can range from funky to elegant, subtle to bold, and so on. They create stunningly different pieces that are compiled from the customer's vision of aesthetic and functional requirements."
The page also provides links to other services offered by graphics, from the bindery to the copy centres.
Barbara Elve
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