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EDITORIAL: Oklahoma is falling behind in education
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THE April 5, 1990
Vol. 88, No. 46
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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
CSU job placement office not effective, SA senator alleges By Kama! Mazlan Staff Writer
Resident hall students enjoy a game of volleyball during spring weather on Thatcher Lake north of University Center. "Thatcher Lake" will be renamed next fall as part of CSU Centennial celebrations. (Photo by Steve Wann)
Debate team nabs first By Ann Hamilton Staff Writer Central State University debate teams placed first, third and sixth at the Cross Examination Debate Association National Tournament held March 29 through April 2 at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. Winning the national title was the team of Charles Mallard and Josh Hoe. Placing third was the team of Wayne Harrell and Bartley Logsdon and placing sixth
were Jon Parsley and Sean Huffman. Two hundred thirty-eight teams competed, representing 115 schools. "This is the stuff dreams are made of," Mallard said. "I never imagined it would happen." "We had really good coaching throughout the year, and it made a difference," Mallard said. Twenty individual speakers were recognized at the national tournament. CSU had five speakers in the top 20. Huffman was
fifth; Mallard was 14th; Parsley, 17th; Harrell, 18th and Hoe placed 19th. "This is everything I've been working toward for eight years," said Hoe. "It represents an awful lot of time." Doug Duke, debate director, said the teams were somewhat superstitious during the tournament. "I wore the same clothes, shoes, even underwear," said Mallard. Please see DEBATE on page 4.
Student wins logo contest
college of business motto into the design, Fortenberry said, and will be printed on College of Business Administration materials. such as memos, banners, letterheads and envelopes.
By Erin Mitchell Student Writer A "very innovative and creative" logo design, submitted by Dana Palmer for a Central State University College of Business contest, was chosen from more than 100 entries, said Dr. Ed Fortenberry, chairperson of the business department. Palmer, a junior advertising major with a minor in graphic design, will be awarded $250 for her entry April 13 at the Annual College of Business Spring Fling at Hafer Park.
Palmer said she first designed the logo for an assignment in class, then submitted it in the contest. The winning logo was selected by a committee of a faculty representatives from each department in the College of Business Administration and the presidents of all business clubs, Fortenberry said. The logo incorporated the new
The motto written by Delena Lang, "Learning Today—Leading Tomorrow," won the college of business contest last semester. The logo-motto contests were held to find a design expressing the mission of the College of Business Administration as a part of CSU's centennial celebration, Fortenberry said.
The Central State University Placement Office is not doing an adequate job of finding job opportunities for CSU students, a student senator alleged Tuesday. "The placement office is a joke," said the senator, Robyn Walker. "I think they are grossly inefficient because they don't do a job they were established to do." "The placement office does not organize regular, campus-wide events, like the Career Day held by the College of Business Administration for their graduates, or the jobs fair sponsored by the Nigh Institute of State Government," Walker said. The biggest problem, Walker said, is that the office does very little to encourage business organizations to come to the campus and speak with potential CSU graduates. The problem is compounded by the fact that CSU's placement services are bunched together in one office in the University Center with alumni and special events, Walker said. "Those are very important university functions that should not all be lumped together under one. person," Walker said. "They really need to have separate offices." Also, CSU students receive little help in their job search, Walker said. "Most people who had gone to the office for assistance just got frustrated and blew it off," Walker said. Instead, Walker said, CSU graduates have to find jobs through newspaper advertisements, employment agencies and networks of friends. Kent Todd, director of alumni, placement and special events, was not available for comment at presstime. However, a spokesperson from the office denied the students' complaints. "We go out of our way to help students," the spokeperson said.
"We will provide job vacancies to students if they need them, but we don't have the resources to meet each and every need." One full-time and one part-time staff provide placement services to students. "It is a student's responsibility to come to the office, and the services we provide students are on a first-come, first-served basis," the spokeperson said. The services include maintaining job files, posting vacancies, holding interviews, mailing out fliers, and assisting students in transcripts, recommendations and resumes, the spokeperson said. About 30 companies have set up interviews in the office premises since Feb. 6, with a student turnout of about 250. The last interview is scheduled April 19, the spokeperson said. "A majority of the companies wants business graduates, or majors with emphasis on business," the spokeperson said. The University of Oklahoma held 8,000 on-campus job interviews last year, according to Bill Audas, director of OU's Career Planning and Placement Services Office. "We have 300 different organizations that come to OU annually, with about 2,000 students registered last year for on-campus interviews and job referrals," Audas said. "The office's mission is to further opportunities employers provide to the potential of OU students," Audas said. "We are in the opportunity business." Carla Derrick, coordinator of Student Employment and Placement Office at Rose State College, said most job interviews are conducted in employers' office, not at the campus. "Our objective is to assist students with job-seeking skills and to assist students with job skills," Derrick said. Workshops on how to write resumes and how to interview for job positions are among the office's services, Derrick said.