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Through the Peer Advisor Pro gram, a program designed to let stu dents counsel students, juniors and seniors in the College of Business Administration are lending a hand in the counseling center. Jackie Zander, coordinator of the peer adviser program, says “Budget restrictions have made the hiring of more administrative advisers cost preventive, so we decided to recruit students to help with the growing work load.” About 150 peer advisers partici pate in three programs: a prospec tive students program, a registration assistance program and a study skills workshop. All three were initiated in Fall 1985, but some will be tried for the first time this semester. The prospective students pro gram allows students who are con sidering entering the business col lege a chance to speak with students already enrolled. Ralph Beasley, a peer adviser, says he thinks students get intimidated. “I’ve gotten a lot out of this school, and if possible. I’d like to give some thing back,” he says. In addition to helping prospective students, the peer advisers in the registration assistance program do some counseling under Zander’s su pervision. Pat Hoffman, a peer adviser, says he really doesn’t do much advising. vn« Ifc Amy Dawson (left), a senior marketing major from Corpus Christi, Leslie Haskins (center), a senior business analysis and accounting major Photo by ANTHONYS. C.tSfl from La Marque and Jeff Zaruba, a sen counting major from Sealy, conduct a woi on how to survive BANA 217. Accord; live dir« ,iat Tucii by i<|Legisl /he Legs [Mr, and lid tot 311. Nail sai ey we , and 12-ra whi they want, all they really need is some support, he says.” Hoffman says the size of the busi ness department often leaves stu dents feeling like just another num ber. And students who think they are just another number on probation can get help through the study skills program. Peer advisers will be helping stu dents on scholastic probation make To create a better understanding between the peer advisers and stu dents on probation, it’s required that all the aavisers must have been on probation themselves. Zander says. “I feel that sometimes the best knowledge of a course is acquired through the mistakes a person has made in the past,” Zander says. ‘The students usually know what their grades by giving them study hints. The program will get its First try at mid-term. She also said students often feel it’s easier to relate to a person that didn’t make an A in the class. In the workshop, the peer advis ers suggest ways to study for courses (hey have already finishedi falls to avoid. Zander says many first i students must learn newstm or f ace scholastic probation. Zander hopes to begin i more students for the peri program at the end of Apni;»,Q send out letters asking for D®( | erne unteers. Fout-of-s “The big picture is studec Bnore ing students so this depaco r p cj t City less impersonal and people jyk ecre more than just a number." diU accor< says. Business workshops helping students ecord« execi 20,000 Ices be essf’ul By Steve Thomas Reporter Students are Finding hints on how to survive business classes through a series oF workshops presented by the Peer Advisory Committee, a group of student counselors in the College of Business Administration. The series, appropriately named “How To Survive In . . . is de signed to help students overcome fears of mathematics, accounting, economics, finance, management and business analysis classes. Jackie Zander, a counselor in the business college and coordinator of the workshops, says the series will emphasize personal contact because students feel more comfortable talk ing with other students than with professors. This is the first time that workshops of this type have ever been implemented through the col lege of business, Zander says. The series was planned to coin cide with the first round of tests in the spring semester, she says. At the Business Analysis and Re search 217, Business Data Proc essing Concepts workshop Thursday night, students expressed their anx ieties about the computer class, and Amy Dawson, Leslie Haskins, and Jeff Zaruba, survivors of Bana 217, were there answering questions. Dawson said the first round of tests can be intimidating, and stu dents “don’t have any idea what’s going on right now.” She said most of the questions she heard before the meeting were about tests and general information. She feels the workshops will give stu dents a better understanding of the classes that they are in. In the Marketing 321, Marketing workshop, peer adviser Elizabeth Thompson, a senior marketing ma jor, said, “It helps if you read the chapter before you go to class,” and she urged students to take good notes. She also advised against waiting until the last minute to study. “Don’t ever cram," she said. “You might as well go to bed ar:l good night’s sleep." Most students asked at» tests and computer prograirj in Bana 21V, and the t brought old exams with themi explain. Students who went to tiil workshops found themhelpfe Mary Ann Gaas, a marked; jor, said she hoped to gets lit of how to handle Bana 217 ^ Clem she has no experience with Id the F< Shoi ►pping for contact tens exc a expert? You’ll find TSO a custom fit. ■vs smmm <@Da& sms pnvs m& cpmS The contact lens experts at TSO know predsely how to fit Your special needs. We offer the widest variety of hard and soft contact lenses available. 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