University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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HOUSING One of the more important things you needed as a college student was a place to live, somewhere to hang your hat at night, or maybe even a place to call “home.” The function of the Housing office, 112 Towers, was to help you find appropriate housing on- or off campus. Housing provided ten on-campus and one off campus residence halls for freshmen and sophomores who were required to live on campus when accommodations were available, and for upper classmen who wished to live in the dorms. Conveniences such as telephones, linen, mail service, laundry facilities, vending machines, TV lounges and study lounges were provided for the residence hall dweller. According to residence hall information distributed by Housing, “extensive social, cultural, educational, and recreational programs planned and organized by residents and residence hall staff supplement classroom instruction in the overall education of university students. Dorm living was meant to be a growing experience. An off campus housing list was kept current by the Housing office. Off campus students were allowed to live in the housing of their choice, but were urged to seek University-approved housing. The Housing office. located in 127 Towers, was directed by Dr. Douglas Hallatt and Robert Brisiel, associate director.

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LOBBY SHOPPE It had been one of those days. Your ID vanished. Your typewriter had gone bananas and you had a paper due the next day. You put a quarter in the vending machine but all you got was a groan and a click. You desperately needed a newspaper to study for that current events quiz and it was too late to go to the library. And you were in the mood for an engrossing game of chess. The Lobby Shoppe, a jack-of-all trades operation, handled these and other problems students and faculty had. Questions were answered over the counter and over the telephone (for those either far away or too shy to ask in person). The Lobby Shoppe rented typewriters; distributed schedules, directories and informational brochures; sold newspapers, Xerox, ditto and offset copies, stamps and postcards; checked out ping pong paddles and chess sets nnd provided a telephone directory service. The central Lost and Found for the campus was operated from the Lobby Shoppe. Wayward IDs, text or library books, dorm keys or other valuable items were turned in here and held for at least one week. Posters were stamped, dated and initialed here, and cards for the Wanted. For Sale. and Housing boards were approved. Reservations for the tunnel and meeting rooms for extracurricular activities were handled by the calendar secretory in one of the Lobby Shoppe’s back offices. Larry Appleyard, assistant director of University Operations, said that when the Davies Center addition is completed, there would be a new Lobby Shoppe offering more services to students and faculty, and even to the person who is just having one of those days. IS

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FINANCIAL AIDS College student have the reputation of being rather poor, and you may have found that you were no exception. The money you made during the summer just didn't go as far as you hoped it would and you didn't dare ask your parents for any more money. That’s when the services provided by the Financial Aids office may been of help. According to Bob Misenko, financial aids counselor, it’s a service that students should use any time they find the need to. Financial Aids offered financial counseling, provided the job board where students could apply for jobs posted, made scholarship information available and advised students about dependent and independent financial status. The office carried information on financial aids programs for minorities and provided summer joh tips. A short term loan program was offered students who needed to borrow money to be repaid in a short amount of time at no interest charge. There were also emergency grant funds available for students who may not have had enough money to handle a valid emergency. The office operated with other social organizations such as welfare, worked in conjunction with the summer orientation program, and was available to sponsor programs for organizations who wanted financial aids information. “The whole realm of financial aids is a service, says Misenko, “but many students are not aware of all the services we provide for them.” Health Service to