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Change: Bailey's will split profit
with student life after moving to
the second floor of Loftin Student Center.
Adapt: Program helps speed up the
transition from foreign lands to USA.
Hiring: Search goes on
after top three finalists
show weaknesses.
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International Students Association provides support in assimilating
Gabriella Acevedo
Nettles said.
English Chair Alex Bernal said Sept. 12 that the pri-
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Bernal said.
The committee will begin advertising the scholarship
"To my knowledge, at least two contributions of $500
each has been made," Tom Osborn, associate director of
student life, said in regards to how much the cafe has
donated to the scholarship.
Bernal said personal donations, some from the fac-
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said Dilshan Edussuriya, association president
and 21-year-old Sri Lanka native.
Over a two-day period the workshop, held
in Moody Learning Center and the visual arts
center, covered placement testing, English as a
second language classes, Texas driver's licenses,
financial assistance, medical clearance for col-
replacement of Orozco as
by committee member Johnnie
Rosenauer, real estate professor.
Orozco will be replaced by
Susan Witta-Kemph, visual arts
and technology professor, and
Student Government President
Kimberly Martin by Stephen
Gammon, Student Government
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ments of the health department, he said.
When the cybercafe opens in its new loca-
tion in the lounge area north of the game room in April 2002.
The second $500 scholarship went to elementary edu-
"We did limited sales during this 30-day
period, and we were trying to figure out where Bailey Scholarship Committee,
to go from here," Nettles said.
In the new Bailey's Cybercafe, Custom
Foods, the district's food service vendor, will be
responsible for meeting city codes and require- ship can be awarded.
The first recipient was interdisciplinary studies fresh-
man Roxanne Dominguez, who received the scholarship
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lege, insurance, counseling, housing and trans-
portation.
Representatives from the Social Security
Administration and San Antonio Credit Union
attended and set students up with applications
for numbers and bank accounts, while counsel-
ors from international students' services and
student development spoke about requirements
for college life.
"It was so helpful because when international
students first come over, they basically don't
know anything about bank accounts or IDs or
what they're for," Amatova said."Representatives
were there to explain Social Security number
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and what they're for, and they were there to grab
our paperwork so we could apply for them right
then."
Once through with technicalities, students
watched a video provided by the San Antonio
Area Tourism Council and took a tour of the cam-
pus to become oriented with their surroundings.
Overall, about 85 students participated in the
workshop, with 20 to 30 attending both days.
In addition to the orientation, the mentorship
program assigned international sophomores to
arriving students to assist them in their transi-
tion to life in America and to help them cope
with problems such as dealing with the language
barrier.
"The mentorship program specifically targets
students who are going through a rough patch
and need someone to talk to who has been there
or could help show them activities they can do in
San Antonio," said member Frauke Steinmeier,
a 19-year-old foreign language and advertising
freshman who served as master of ceremonies
during the workshop.
This year, 257 new students joined the interna-
tional community at this college, which includes
students from 70 nations, Edussuriya said.
For international students to come to the
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The center should be a "safe place for
students and employees to come."
Also student health insurance cov-
ers injuries only and pays up to $5,000
for medical attention on or off campus,
Daggett said.
Students pay $4 for this during registra-
tion. Brochures explaining the policies are
available outside the center.
The staff at the health center are also
available for health counseling on a one-
on-one basis.
"We're here to provide any service we
can to help," Daggett said.
She is assisted during the day by Josie
Noriega, L.V.N., and the evening nurse is
Cynthia Smith, R.N.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday
and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
For additional information, call the
office at 733-2790 or visit the Web site at
www.accd.edu/sac/students/hs.htm.
within the hour time limit. tests and condoms. On average, the center
Other free services available to students provides assistance to about 40 or 50 stu-
are blood-pressure checks, pregnancy dents a day, she said.
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So far $11,000 to $12,000 has been raised, and it is set up
as an endowed scholarship, which is administered by the
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from interest earned on the principal.
Every year, two $300 scholarships or one $500 scholar-
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Bailey's Cybercafe, which is moving to Loftin Student
Center, stopped contributing in March to a scholarship
honoring the late English Professor Roger Bailey.
"Since they no longer sell, they can no lon-
ger contribute," Darryl Nettles, associate direc-
tor of student life, said Sept. 14.
Profits from the cafe had contributed to the
scholarship since the cafe opened in December
2001, four months after the former English
chair died.
The cafe, formerly located on the seventh
floor of Moody Learning Center, stopped sell-
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The college is re-advertis-
ing the position of vice presi-
dent because the three finalists ing drinks, doughnuts and packaged snacks to
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"not quite the appropriate fit,"
President Robert Zeigler said.
Advertising for the position
will continue through the first organizational changes, the office underwent some reor-
weeks of October, and the screen- ganization after Kathy Armstrong, student life director, negotiation with Custom Foods, he said.
"The room where the cafe will be is under contract in October and award it in the spring.
with Custom Foods," he said. Bailey's wife, English Professor Irma Ned Bailey, is on
"Items such as coffee, espresso, cappuccino, soft leave this semester, finishing a book. She is co-chair of the
committee.
For more information about this scholarship, call the
English department at 733-2505 or call financial aid at
733-2150 or 733-2153 . Students also may e-mail Bailey at
ibailey@accd.edu or Bernal at abernal@accd.edu.
Available on a first-come, first-served Two nap rooms in the health center are furnished with a television set and twin bed.
basis, the beds allow students to lie down
for up to one hour.
Students may request a member of the
nursing staff to wake them up at any time
The San Antonio College health center
offers over-the-counter medication, treat-
ment of wounds or sprains and two beds
for resting.
Students and employees are welcome
will anytime during office hours for a chance to g
remain the same except for the be refreshed and re-energize to continue I
chair their day, said coordinator Paula Daggett,
R.N.
The center in Room 119 of Chance
Academic Center has two rooms furnished
with fans and a single twin-sized bed.
ing of applicants is expected to be was placed on administrative leave March 5.
in November. The district office of internal audit also began investi-
After receiving the approval of gating student life accounts April 1.
"The general agency account is being audited," Nettles drinks, and prepackaged foods will be sold in the lab,"
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account will be finished.
"Soft money is money raised from other areas and does mary reason for the cafe was to keep Bailey's name alive,
not to raise money for the scholarship.
Nurses offer help for ailing students
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The program was designed as "a way to
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have, and to help students with the transition
from their home countries to the United States," United States, however, requires applying for
a student visa, the first part in a long series of
applications and paperwork that doesn't always
end in permission to move here to study.
Those who do qualify must be able to support
themselves and to pay tuition, which for an inter-
national student costs $1,500 to the residential
student's $500 per semester.
They"are not allowed to come here in hopes of
getting a job," said Sandi Jarzombeck, counselor
with the international students office.
But despite difficulties and political tensions,
Jarzombeck said, students continue to apply
to come to the United States to benefit from
schooling.
"We have the best education system with
all of our freedoms," Jarzombeck said. "There
is no finer education than a college education
in America because that degree is accepted in
every country. Despite people's political views
about us, they still come here because we are the
benchmark for education."
on the second floor of Loftin, a percentage The second $500 scholarship went to elementary edu-
of the sales of food and drinks will go to the cation freshman Donna Gallegos in January 2003.
scholarship and a percentage will help fund stu- Qualifications for a student to apply for the scholarship
dent activities, Nettles said. are an interest in the teaching profession, a 3.0 grade-
The percentage of the future sales that will point average and a course load of at least 12 hours,
go to student activities and to the scholarship is under
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the screening committee on June ' “
3, Zeigler made his decision dur- said. He is
ing the first week of June.
The final candidates were
Dr. Mary Ann Grams, former not come from district funds," Nettles said,
computer information systems
professor; David Mrizek, director
of planning and budget; and Dr.
Cynthia Cone, dean of arts and
humanities at Austin Community
College.
Zeigler said each candidate
had strengths, but also had weak-
nesses.
The position became available
when Zeigler was named presi-
dent of this college in June 2002.
Dr. Thomas Hoy, former Title 5
director, will continue to serve as
interim vice president.
The college plans to advertise
in the San Antonio Express-
News, Chronicle of Higher
Education, Black Issues in Higher
Education, Hispanic Outlook in
Higher Education and Hispanic
Association of Colleges and
Universities and possibly
Community College Journal.
The initial closing date will be
Oct. 17.
Course of action will depend
on the number of applications
submitted and the process will
continue until the position is
filled.
"Nothing against the three
candidates, but they were not
quite the appropriate fit for this
job and this institution," Zeigler
said.
Zeigler explained the position
required a breadth of experience
in a large institution, knowledge
of academics and the experience
of working with student affairs.
Zeigler said the lack of diversi-
ty in the three finalists, who were
all white, did not play a part in his
decision to re-advertise.
"We always look, when we
advertise, to try and have as
large and diverse pool as we can,"
Zeigler said.
"It's always important to look
for diversity, but it's not the driv-
ing force.
Ignacio "Nacho" Orozco,
English professor and screening
committee chair said, "We picked
the best persons we could out of
the six finalists."
Even though the three finalists
have had previous experience at
this college, it wasn't a require-
ment for the position.
"I'm sure it helps in the sense
you know the environment, but it
wasn't a criteria. It just worked
out that way," Orozco said.
According to the Alamo
Community College District job
opportunities Web page, mini-
mum requirements for candi-
dates included a master's degree
and five years experience in col-
lege or university administration. _ _ ...
However, the deans and Refresh. Health center also
Zeigler concluded "a doctorate provides free condoms,
was a really important require-
ment a person needed to have."
The district's job opportuni-
ties Web page can be accessed
at https:peoplelink.accd.edu/
applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/
Frameset.jsp?time=10630395431
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The Vice President Screening
Committee members
She's still getting used to the climate.
After living in Turkmenistan until December,
when she spent time in Arizona as an exchange
student, international business freshman Nazira
Amatova, 19, feels adjusted to life in San Antonio
except when it comes to the temperature.
"It's just humid, so humid," she said, laugh-
ing.
Considering cultural barriers, her transition
may seem strangely swift, but Amatova had
an advantage over past international students:
the International Students Association of San
Antonio College.
For the first time, the association spon-
sored a two-day orientation workshop Aug.
19-20 and a mentorship program as part of the
jL new International Student Support Services
Program.
students in March.
"Organizational changes caused us to stop
selling for a period of time," Nettles said.
Although Nettles would not elaborate on the
He said the decision to stop selling food items, and
thus making money to contribute to the scholarship,
was not because of an inspection by the San Antonio
Metropolitan Health District Feb. 5.
The inspector gave the cafe 30 days to obtain a certifi-
cate of occupancy. Food could have been sold during that ulty through the United Way of San Antonio fund-raising
period, but student life personnel chose not to continue drive on campus, also contribute to the scholarship.
the sales. The department of English is primarily responsible for
The cafe never obtained the occupancy permit, he the scholarship, but other departments help, he said.
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