San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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16 San Jose State College maintains a centralized job placement service in cooperation with the various deparments of the college and as part of the student personnel program. Under the guidance of Placement Officer E. W. Clements, the Placement Service carries out its function of providing business, educational, industrial, and part-time student placement services. The office provides inlormationmc the employment opportUnities and practices of schools, businesses, industries, and various government and private agencies; arranges for effective contacts with employers; and seeks to promote positive relations between employers and students and alumni. It also offers a counseling service to students interested in knowing what vocational opportunities are open to them. alumni Maintaining current address records on all graduates of the college is the function of the Alumni Association. The association sends a monthly alumni newsletter giving the latest information on college happenings to all members. The association arranges .Annual Fall Homecoming Activities for alumni and Spring Alumni Week, which is held during the first week of May. Library privileges at the college are granted to members of the Alumni Association. Mem- bership dues are $5.00 per year. Governed by a Board of Directors elected by the gen- eral alumni members, the association meets once each month during the school year. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, KEN ROED, AND SECRETARY MRS. MELBA HOOK, ASSIST IN COORDINATINGN ALUMNI AFFAIRS. 54C.-

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To help students maintain Their highest level of efficiency, The college provides the Student Health Services. Services include health examinations, health counsel- ing, immunizafions, X-rays, physical Therapy and laboratory work. The Audio-Visual cen- Ter provides filmstrips, films, projectors, re- corders, and all other audio-visual equip- menf for both students and faculty. ' 15

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extended .Tday classes In order To serve The enTire adulT populaTion of SanTa Clara CounTy, San Jose STaTe College offers exTended day classes. These classes run from 4:30 p.m. To 10 p.m., wiTh approximaTely one- Third of The enTire sTudenT body in aTTendance, of which The greaTesT maioriTy are classified as IimiTed sTu- denTs. CrediTs earned in These classes can be applied To- ward a degree. A program as varied as The day classes is available To boTh gradu- aTe and undergraduaTe sTU- denTs. extension classes The ExTension Service, San Jose STaTe College's off- campus educaTional pro- gram, offers a wide range of accrediTed courses To area Teachers, business people, and oThers. All classes musT meeT minimum enrollmenT numbers - dif- fering according To locaTion of The class - in order To conTinue beyond The firsT meeTing. School sysTems and oTher groups have The services of The ExTension Division aT Their disposal. The ExTen- sion Service covers SanTa Clara and five oTher area counTies.