Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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IN GRAPHICS, Kelcie Losh organizes a clip art book. Money: Something everyone wants especially such places as the cafeteria, bookstore, Feaster Cen- college students. For 2,1 18 students, money ter and library. Money for work study was from was what they received when they were eligible for federal and state grants. Auxiliary funds, from cam- financial aid. pus establishments making a profit such as the The total financial aid package for Fairmont Bookstore and the Nickel, were also used to help pay State exceeded $8 million. This money was from work study students. Going to college both federal and state grants such as the Basic Edu- cation Grant, West Virginia Higher Education Grant, SEOG, and work study. New government changes reduced the amount of money available to students. The BEOG grant was the most widely distributed grant as $855,000 was received by 1,056 students. Approximately 968 stu- dents received $2.1 million from guaranteed student loans. Work study involved 750 students who worked at Some students were also able to receive Social Security and veterans benefits. However, 1985 will be the last year for students to receive this particular Social Security money. The financial aid package of $8 million helped put 2,118 students through a year of college. The college students got what they wanted, Money AS PART OF HIS JOB, Don Costilow renews index file cards. PRE-REGISTRATION materials are being prepared by a work study student. FOR SOME STUDENTS going to college means working part-time. Mike Mallory works at Lums Restau- rant for extra money. 26 Money ilUi t —

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The seventh year of the Clarksburg Center was another year of success for the Fairmont Com- munity College. The total enrollment at the center was 1,100, ranging from high school age to senior citizens. Classes in general studies, business, EDP, and tech- nology are among those offered. Located in Colonial Village, the Clarksburg Cen- ter gives students an opportunity to begin work on of the year. The faculty is composed of part-time specialized instructors and Fairmont State professors. The ratio is four part-time instructors to every one FSC pro- fessor. Robert Stemple, the director of the Clarks- burg Center, and various campus division chairper- sons coordinate the workings of the faculty. The center ' s well-coordinated programs enabled many students to get a proper start on their college A chip off the old block two-year and four-year degrees. The center offers degrees. continual educational classes to Clarksburg area resi- Clarksburg ' s no-frills, class-oriented programs as- dents. sure students of total education concentration. The Students have full access to the Center ' s library Clarksburg Center was once again a key building and data processing machines throughout each week block in the Fairmont State College organization. PSYCHOLOGY INSTRUCTOR Joe Shaver empha- sizes an important point. DELVING INTO SUBJECT in the library is Kara Mines. ERRORS MUST BE FOUND and corrected before a data processing program can be run. CHEMISTRY FORMULAS are the subject of one class taught by Dr. William Ruoff at the Clarksburg Center. Clarksburg Center 25

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ICED TEA is placed on a tray by a work study student in the cafeteria. Money 27