Idaho State University - Wickiup Yearbook (Pocatello, ID)

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Looking for a Job? lSU's By Sian Martin Are you looking for a job? If so, the Idaho State University Placement Bureau might be able to help you. No, the Placement Bureau isn't de- signed to replace initiative of job seekers. Nor is it attempting to be a lifetime employment agency for pres- ent and former ISU students. How, then, can the Placement Bureau be of help to you in obtaining a new position? When applying for a job you un- doubtedly will have to supply cre- dentials and references to the Prospec- tive employer. If you have kept your records up-to-date with the Placement Bureau, the school will send, free of charge, the required material to the employer. This is just one of several programs conducted by the Placement Bureau, created on the Idaho State campus in 1948. Now in its 16th year of operation, the Placement Bureau aids the univer- sity students in obtaining part-time work while in school and seeks posi- tions for graduating seniors besides its programs for alumni. The bureau, with files dating back to 1911, attempts to keep all records current for graduates of the Pocatello school and Southern Idaho College of Education, whose records were trans- ferred to ISU a few years ago. By arranging interviews between seniors and prospective employers, the Placement Bureau has greatly increased job placings in recent years. Whenever possible, the bureau will recommend persons for advancements. Credentials play an important role for teachers. More than half the cre- dentials prepared for employers and students related to education majors.

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Many ISU buildings also serve as fallout shelters. Several ISU buildings also can serve as fallout shelters. We have not prepared for lengthy occupancy for the campus fallout shelters because of their limited size and amount of supplies, Korbis reported. Plans call for living in the fallout shelters only a matter of days. Chances of a major fire breaking out in Idaho State dormitories is slim except for two buildings-Turner Hall and Residence Hall, both wooden structures and among the oldest campus buildings. Though the likelihood of a large dormitory fire is minute, plans have been formulated to relocate students who would have to move because of ire or smoke damage to a part or all of a dorm. Temporary housing could be set up for students in a variety of ways. Moving some students off campus, doub- ling up students in rooms, setting up special living quarters on campus, utilizing vacant dorm rooms usually existing second semester or other ways of juggling the housing situtation could be used in this type of emergency. Since the days when the Hrst planning was done on the disaster and emergency program, civil defense has been added to coordinate ISU activities with those of the city and county. Idaho State's Maintenance and Operations De- partment can function for the city-county organization in times of disaster, Korbis said. Little money has been involved with the planning for emergencies and disasters on the ISU campus. In fact, said Korbis, there has been no investment other than plan- ning. Organized to avoid as much panic and confusion as pos- sible, the emergency and disaster program for Idaho State University is prepared for a calamity at any time. But, as Korbis remarked, I hope we never have to use it. E-fm rs :fum 312914 U KYUIB Milli BMX f....t.m. BTI I na In-1 ch mi W 'I 'Z' . .Q ....,, .,, '52 Lynn Tillorson, assistant di- van rector of maintenance and operations at Idaho State, checks emergency drinking water which is stored in case of a local emergency.

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Placement Bureau Could Help You Because of this, the ISU Placement Bureau annually checks on every Idaho State graduate of the College of Edu- cation and compiles a teacher follow- up report. The replies are candid about the teaching ability displayed by Idaho State graduates in their first year as instructors. Weaknesses and areas of improvement are pointed out by principals. Even ISU students planning to enter graduate school find the Placement Bureau useful. Most graduate schools require complete transcripts and cre- dential files from each applicant. This task is also handled by the placement oflice. Service-to students, graduating seniors and to alumni-is the main objective of the Idaho State University Placement Bureau. As the university enlarges, so will the Placement Bureau. Even with future expansion, however, the bureau's goal will remain the same-to aid persons in finding suit- able employment. Maybe this will in- clude you, too. J' sd? U-X Q 2 if S, . K' n ir ' I In , er J ge nfit ah ' cv 4. if 'Y 3 H I 31 I Willie. Riggs discusses job opportunities with three Idaho State University students