College of the Albemarle - Beacon Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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AFTER HOURS WORK STUDY CONOP . .1 'V' 'L. fir' ...I Haig! I iii l 'X AMW ' rub, L i +-ff-U L LuAnn Jordan Financial Aid Secretary-Work Study-COA with Mr. Lloyd Armstrong My College Work Study job in the Financial Aid Otiice has been both a fulfilling and challenging part of my two years at COA, Lisa Bunch, Carolyn Forbes, and I are in charge of the College Work Study records in the office. Almost all Financial Aid applicants request work study for a limited number of positions, so that alone is quite a job! We also do the little things-typing memos and award letters, tiling the nearly two hundred lifty student folders for 1980-81, and helping students. l have had the opportunity to meet and work with people in departments of COA in addition to academics. I have found that it takes many qualified people doing their jobs well to keep a college running smoothly. Mr. Lloyd Armstrong, Director of Student Financial Aid, and Ms. Carolyn H. Hopkins, Loan Officer and Financial Aid Assistant have taught me the ropes and more importantly, they have been expert role models in dealing with people, They live by the Student Services motto: The students always come first. The money earned and new friendships made have given me a greater sense of independence. Best of all, working at something I enjoy with such fine people has let me be a part of COA and COA a better part of me, 16 i 1 511 fig - l25'f i ' Ai 1 I ,.c L Jerry Jernigan Drama Technician-Work Study-COA with Ms. Lucy Vaughan There is a good opportunity and advantage offered in the work study program here at COA. The department I am involved with is Drama-Fine Arts, under the direction of Ms. Lucy Vaughan. The education she offers me is unbelievable. While working with Ms. Vaughan I've had colorful experiences. I feel she is the one to teach me, and I'm eager to learn. Our relationship is quite a pleasant one. In this program I have realized that there are many without whose help the show would not go on. The hours are long, yet not too frequent, in the long run it's worth it all. Thanks to you, Ms. Lucy Vaughan. As a second year student, I realize the value of work study. With the 53.10 it pays per hour, somehow the end justifies the means. Being a mother of three and a housewife, I can assure you it takes a loving, giving, and understanding family to make the load light. I am blessed in many ways.

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it 9 uni we CQ . Juan Sanchez is a foreign student attending COA. He is from Costa Rica. Juan has been in this country since December, 1979. Before he came to America, he attended the University of Costa Rica for five years. While in his country, he learned basic English in high school. In Costa Rica, schools have eleven grades, six years of primary school and Eve years of high school. Juan is majoring in Business at COA. His goal after graduation is to become a manager. Because of his ability to speak two languages, he would like to work with tourists. He started at COA in the spring of 1980. When asked how he liked the school, he said although he had trouble getting acquainted, he soon made friends. He said people were very friendly toward him and were interested in him and his country. Juan is married and works part-time at night. His wife teaches at Elizabeth City Junior High School. Juan's hobbies are riding bicycles, sailing, water skiing, and playing soccer. Juan said if there was one thing he could change in America, it would be the climate. He feels that it is too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Costa Rica is about 78 degrees all year round. He said someday he may return to his country, but that is in the distant future. 15

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I- l l i i I i -Q Working at l'The Lion Heart gift shop has given me a lot of practical business experience, I have learned to communicate with people, operate the cash register and calculator, keep inventory, balance out at the end of each day, make bank deposits, take framing orders, and keep the store clean and in proper running order. Since my boss is my mother and the store is our private business, I know quite a bit about what is involved in owning and operating a business, 1 have learned many important things that will help me to get the kind of job that I would like to have when I get out of college. Donna Suermann Cashier-The Lion Heart Southgate lVlall, Elizabeth City, N.C. P -L4 -334 IN fl if Qg if 'S- 4'5- x W Ni 31? iiiiliii. nwill,iiiillllllilIl ' iiiiil wir, Randy Overton CashierfStock Boy-AAP Supermarket 511 W. Ehringhaus St. Elizabeth City, NC, Sharon Dale Biology Lab AssistantfADN Bus Driver-Work Study-COA with lVlr. David Gregory, Nlr. William Straka, and lVlrs. Wilma Harris 17