Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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lay Green takes an order while preparing a snack for a previous customer. The Bagel and Deli Shop offers assorted delectable treats to students. Adryan Shillitos' employees, Jane Griffin and Cathy Gross, wrap gifts as a convenience for shoppers. thorh ymdy hm helped me gdz'h a better uhdemmhdihg of my profession? - Ellen C olmsz' Stacks of computer cards and bundles of printouts make Ruth Ravis' job quite tedious. Employment at the Computer Center is one facet of the work study program. Student Employment h 29 Adryan

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JOBS THROUGH JOYNER Financial H mdacloey Get Relief An annual inflation rate of eight percent has widened the gap this year between the cost of a quality education and the student's ability to meet it. Therefore, the Office of Stu- dent Financial Aid is becoming increasingly important. Without its support, many students would be forced to at- tend college at another university. Financial aid basically came in three forms from the same source -- the federal overnment. Students applied for loans, grants-in-aid am? work-study employment. The Of- fice of Student Financial Aid, located at Joyner House, de- termined the combination of programs for each individual, based on need. Loans were founded by both the University and the Fed- eral government. The loans were interest-free while the student was enrolled in school, but acquired a three percent interest rate once the student left the school. The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant tBEOGl was a service awarded by the federal government to students who demonstrated financial need. The student's application was sent to Iowa City, Iowa, where it was ranked with the other applications from across the country to establish the amount of that individual's grant. For the first time, the U.S. Office of Education randomly selected 10 percent of all of its applications to be audited. Concerned that federal tax dollars were being misappropriated, the federal govern- ment initiated this validation effort to be carried out by the indivudual universities. Consequently, many students had their BEOG money delayed until verification of their records occurred. The College Work-Study program provided more than 1,000 students an opportunity to earn money by staffing University positions. These positions included employ- ment at the dining halls, residence halls, libraries, data pro- cessing center, the ice arena, the intramural office, the Tammy Hannum seems pleased with her rich, decorative topping. Dining hall employment enriches students' chances to fatten their wallets. 28 l Campus Life Adryan

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JOBS THROUGH JOYNER Continued maintenance department and academic offices. Because 80 percent of the money committed to a work-study student comes from the federal government, the University relied heavily on the federal subsidy. The long range ramifications were that the employer increased his production rate With- out a significant increase in his budget. Therefore, gener- ally, both the student and the University benefited from the College Work-Study program. Because the Office of Financial Aid did not place the stu- dents into their jobs, it was up to each student to find his own job. Competition for jobs betwen the Work Study stu- dents was keen during the first few days on campus. Students not qualified for these financial-aid programs or refusing to deal With the hassle of the paper work involved, searched for local business employment. Delivery services and some retail stores employed the majority of these energetic people seeking extra money for a variety of reasons, possibly even to pay their own college fees. '2': In addition to his theater studies, Eddie Moore does double duty by working at Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream Store. A bartender at Mac and foes, senior business major, Marion Plump passes out change to a local customer. Plump, like many students, works at an uptown establishment to afford the high cost of education. 30 i Campus Life