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Show Career Planning Appropriate Dress—Appropriate dress is expected for the campus and in all buildings. Use of Liquor—Weber State College does not permit the use of alcoholic beverages either on the campus or at College-sponsored functions off the campus. Any violation of this rule is subject to disciplinary action. Drug Abuse—Possession, or distribution of marijuana, LSD, narcotics or other illegal drugs on College-owned property except as expressly permitted by law will not be tolerated. Any violation of this rule will result in disciplinary action. Smoking—Smoking is prohibited in all buildings on the campus except in designated areas. Provisions for Appeal—Any student who has received disciplinary action for academic or social reasons will have the right to appeal his case as stated in the Student's Rights and Responsibilities document. CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES CENTER Purposes and Objectives: The objective of the Center is to assist all students in formulating a career development program, starting at the earliest possible time that will permit them to put their education to work in a career field that will be both satisfying and rewarding on a lifetime basis. The Career Development and Services Center also provides services to students needing part-time employment through its Student Employment Center, and to alumni needing assistance in furthering and broadening their careers through counseling, job referrals, and updated career information. The Career Development and Services Center, located in Suite LB21 on the bottom floor of Stewart Library, provides centralized and education oriented career development, work environment, and job placement programs with related facilities of the college. Career development is an important part of the educational resources available to all students at Weber State College. Career Planning: Ideally, the career decision making process should begin as soon as a student enters college. Students are provided opportunities to talk with career advisers, join in self-exploration and career exploration classes and seminars, use audio visual facilities and career exploration modules, and avail themselves of other programs and personnel at the Center to increase their knowledge of occupations of interest or learn about new ones. Testing is also an important tool used by the Center to help students evaluate and select tentative vocational goals, and correlate academic cboices with career interest. The objective is to have students become their own experts in formulating career plans that will be compatible with their academic pursuits, serve as a motivational factor while a student, and become a career direction after graduation. Tbis kind of planning insures students maximum future employability. Cooperative Education: Beginning with their second year, students should take advantage of the Center's facilities to further refine career plans through Cooperative Education classes and work environment experiences. Besides giving the student an opportunity to gain marketable work experience, they are also given the opportunity to test the reality of their career decisions. In preparation for the Co-op experience or entry into the job market, the Center provides on-going programs in personal job search plan development, communication skills, and interviewing skills and techniques. Finally, the Center provides students with the opportunity to interview with many employer representatives from business, industry, government, and educational institutions. These representatives are invited to campus and hosted by the Career Planning, Cooperative Education, and Placement Center for the express purpose of giving Weber State students the broadest and most direct access to the job market possible. Placement: Through its professional staff, the Career Development and Services Center provides placement counseling and employee selection education for any student desiring career employment. Hundreds of national and local businesses, industry and public service agencies actively recruit through the Center each year. In addition, Utah Testing Center State Job Service assistance is available to all students within the Center. The Career Development and Services Center maintains a career information library of current resource material and company information from firms and agencies as well as graduate school and scholarship information. A computerized tracking system is also on line to follow-up graduates to learn more about their success or to assist in adjusting future career direction. COUNSELING CENTER Purpose—The purpose of the Counseling Center is to contribute to student development through supplementing existing campus programs in the areas of intellectual and physical development, and to foster development in emotional, social and career areas through programs initiated by the Center itself. Assistance to existing programs is provided through curricular planning, class scheduling, and sometimes monitoring individual student progress. Occasionally students encounter circumstances that induce frustration, stress, and personal disruption. Assistance in this domain generates emotional growth. Conducting needs assessment surveys allows the Counseling Center to initiate programs to facilitate growth in social, spiritual, and career areas. While the Counseling Center sponsors efforts to foster student growth through Environmental System Intervention and Research and Evaluation, the most direct service to students comes through some of the following interventions: Test and Math Anxiety Desensitization Working with academic standards students Communications Skills Training Assertiveness Training Career Decision-Making Workshops Values Clarification Workshops Decision-Making Workshops Wilderness Retreats Constructive Response to Divorce Workshops Inproving the Quality of Heterosexual Relations Individual Counseling Human Potential Seminars Counselors—Counselors in the Counseling Center include persons from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds who are trained in counseling psychology, social work, educational psychology and other fields related to the helping professions. Assistance in any of the aspects of personal development noted above can be obtained by scheduling an appointment through the Center receptionist. The Counseling Center is located in the basement of the Library. Psychiatric Service—A psychiatrist serves as a consultant to the Counseling Center and is available for limited psychiatric assistance through referral by/and conjoint treatment with, a member of the Counseling Center staff. TESTING CENTER The Weber State College Testing Center offers a variety of standardized tests for the purpose of placement, evaluation of achievement and granting of credit. In addition, aptitude, interest, personality and intelligence tests are given as aids to counselors in helping students select a major or deal with personal concerns relevant to college adjustment. The following national testing programs are also administered at the college. 1. American College Test (ACT)—It is recommended that students take the ACT test as early as possible during their senior year of high school. The test is offered on a national basis for high school students and on a residual basis for those who failed to take the test during high school. a. National ACT tests are given five times each year at testing centers in all states and in many foreign countries. National ACT test dates for the 1981-82 school year are as follows: October 17 and December 12 1981, February 20, April 3, and June 12, 1981. Dates for the 1982-83 school year were not available at the time of this publication. Registration deadlines are approximately four weeks before the test dates. Registration packets may be obtained from high school coun- 38 39 |
