Eastern Kentucky University - Milestone Yearbook (Richmond, KY)

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Campus Work ... sometimes fun; maybe work; always experience For many University students, working becomes a fact of life before graduation. According to Herb Ves- cio. Director of Financial Aid. the University is employ- ing 1400 students on the College Work Study program and 750 students for Institutional work in 1982. Vescio comments. Eastern appears unique in stu- dent job placement in that our Student Employment office is run similar to a personnel office: we try to place students in jobs that relate to their major. Inspecting the girls ' dorms gets a little hairy some- times, especially when my escort leaves me standing in the hall by myself. One time when this happened, a girl stood in the hall, holding the phone in her hand, threatening to call Security. They just don ' t realize I ' m only there to inspect the fire extinguishers — nothing more, Greg said. And that ' s just what he ' s there for, Greg Stapleton is an active Institutional worker in the Fire Extinguisher lab, located in the Stratton building. Being little known, but a vital part of campus life, the lab inspects and services 700-800 fire extinguishers a year for the University. Greg comments, The lab has progressed a long way since 1 first began to work in it three years ago. We did have a small, unorganized room; now we have a real lab and the quality of our work is just about to the point where we can guarantee service within 24 hours after a report, at half the com- mercial cost. As a Fire Prevention and Control major, Greg finds working in the lab rewarding because, of the practical experience and the added responsibility we ' ve as- sumed. I ' ve also enjoyed getting the new people settled into the work scheme. We ' re a unique lab in that the lab is completely student run. We do our own inventory and report any items needed to Ron Hopkins, our supervisor. If we run out of anything, it ' s our fault, said Greg. Greg and the lab team maintain and repair the breathing apparatus and air tanks used by the Universi- ty in fire drill programs, and as a public service, they maintain the air tanks for the Richmond City aDd Madi- son County fire departments and the Madison County Rescue Squad. Greg came to the University four years ago, from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, because of the reputable Fire Prevention program. 26 Student Life Whether for practical experience or financial assis- tance, work is reality for these 2. 150 students. Juggling work and study responsibilities demands a delicate balance of time and a mature attitude: often, a lot to ask. The following seven students work for the Univer- sity for a collage of different reasons, but they have one thing in common — they are successful at both their work and study. How do they do it? Read on ... .

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LEFT: Chris Keller and his mother. Kate. (Jordon Hines, Carol Ann Cornett) argue about his future with Ann, his brother ' s widowed wife. PHOTOS BY THOMPSON. EFT: George Deever (Robert Hoagland II) tries to convince his sister, Ann Monica Roberts), to return home with him. ABOVE: In one of the play ' s lighter noments, Kate tries on a hat made by neighbor, Lydia Lubey (Karen McLean). ABOVE: Chris and Ann confess their love for each other in the first act Student Life 2

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The highlight of it all is giving away flowers to pretty girls, says freshman Gregory Thompson, who works in the A.B. Carter greenhouse as part of his 7 hour a week College Work Study assignment, and he hands me a gorgeous, fragrant, white mum. With the scent of mums, roses and daisies filling the air of the greenhouse, Gregory says he basically spot waters, fertilizes and weeds the plants. Also, when absolutely necessary, Gregory cuts the orchard ' s grass behind the greenhouse, which, as he puts it, makes your feet smell and my two roommates don ' t appreci- ate that too much. Gregory says the University is a terrific place, but he is less satisfied with his job, saying, It ' s hard to find the time . . . I ' ve got to budget it. It ' s a long walk to the A.B. Carter building from Mattox, and I ' d rather be doing something more along the line of my major — Comput- er Science. Next year Gregory plans to find a job that compli- ments his major better. Possibly a Co-Op job where I can work with computers, he said. This is Gregory ' s first semester at the University; he graduated from Lincoln County High School, in Stan- ford, Kentucky. Organization is the key to James Meade ' s success as Medical Technology Lab assistant. 1 have a full day, so 1 have to use my time wisely. It ' s not hard, says James. Working ten hours a week on the College Work Study program, James is responsible for keeping the lab and equipment clean and in good working order. Not such an easy task, since the lab serves approxi- mately TOO students a week. Keeping the shelves stocked with chemicals, glassware and lab material, adds to James ' responsibility. Laughing, he adds, Oh, and I clean test tubes . . . lots of test tubes! This being James ' third and last semester as lab assistant for the Medical Technology lab, he says, I learned quite a bit that will help me after 1 graduate, mainly how a lot of lab equipment is assembled. James will begin his five-month internship at Good Samaritan Hospital, in Lexington, this Spring. James transferred to the University two years ago from Somerset Community College, because, he says, I like the University ' s Medical Technology program. Mansfield Student Life 27