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NEWS The Battalion I 2.10.15 3 1 SERVICE | Volunteer fair to inform students of non-profit opportunities across state Leadership and Service Center to host event Wednesday By Sam Scott With all the career fairs on the calendar for the semester, one fair works toward the Aggie value of selfless service by informing students of volunteer opportunities. The Leadership and Service Cen ter will host a number of organiza tions Wednesday for the Spring Vol unteer Opportunities Fair. The goal of the fair, held in the fall and spring semesters, is to provide students the opportunity to interact with local non-profit and for-profit agencies looking for volunteers. Susan Miculka, administrative coordinator in the Leadership and Service Center, said 38 organiza tions are registered to participate Wednesday, including local groups such as Voices for Children, Elder Aid, the American Cancer Society and Scotty’s House. “We have agencies representing elder care, nursing homes, so on and so forth,” Miculka said. “We have agencies that work with children, agencies that work with animals, outdoor opportunities, local govern ment agencies, sometimes we have representatives from the Department of Parks and Recreation from Col lege Station.” There will also be agencies from outside College Station looking to recruit volunteers for summer op portunities in different parts of the state. Kate Mason works as the recruit ment and education coordinator at Voices for Children, a local court- appointed non-profit organization that helps find foster children per manent homes. She said the Volun teer Opportunities Fair isn’t just a good opportunity for students, but also for organizations like Voices for Children. “It’s a great opportunity for us to get to meet students and let them know what we do in the community and how we do it and how they can help,” Mason said. Melissa Shehane, assistant director of Student Services, said the event gives Aggies insight on how to serve the local community, and similar to a career fair, how to network with local service organizations. “Many of these agencies, or or ganizations, are meeting social needs in the local community, and it allows students to have the opportunity to volunteer with those specific needs,” Shehane said. “At times some stu dents find internship opportunities, but oftentimes that is after they vol unteer. It kind of depends on how the student builds that relationships with that agency. ” Miculka said the Volunteer Op portunities Fair has grown over the past few semesters. “It’s hard to determine how many students we actually reach, but in the fall we had over 300 students come by and visit the agencies in the time that we were there,” Miculka said. “We would like to reach lots more students.” Miculka said anyone can find a volunteer opportunity that’s a right fit for them and meets the needs of the community as well. “We hope that well have a great turnout of students, we’re really ex cited about the number of agencies participating, and I really think that there is something for everybody who wants to volunteer,” Miculka said. The fair will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in MSC 2406. TimJai —THE BATTALION The sole finalist for president, Michael Young, visited campus on Monday to give his thoughts on his upcoming term. YOUNG CONTINUED “What we discovered is that sharing that house with former stu dents, the Aggie nation, could re sult in a lot of goodwill and a lot of fundraising and things like that that were far more valuable than having somebody hve there,” Sharp said. Young joked about the housing decision. “The explanation to me was, ‘Get your own damn house,”’ Young said. Chancellor John Sharp intro duced Young at the press confer ence and expressed excitement that the nationwide search yielded such a qualified candidate. “He is, as you know, one of the elite presidents in the U.S.,” Sharp said. “We are very fortunate to have him here.” Young said he was happy on the shores of the Puget Sound, but the move to Aggieland represents a new and exciting venture for his career in academia. “For me, A&M represents a unique opportunity and a differ ent type of challenge than I’ve ever been involved with before,” Young said. “The areas at which the university works and the de gree that it has penetrated the state are different, and I’m excited about that.” Young said the attitude of A&M leaders was especially appealing when he was first contacted with the job opportunity. “I was fascinated by [Sharp’s] vision for this university,” Young said. “I’ve been preaching to deaf ears for quite some time how im portant to the future of the United States great public research univer sities are. These are the institutions that have transformed America, and at a fundamental level, made it what it is.” While Young believes that vi sion is a strong foundation, he said leaders should always be prepared for a changing landscape, unex pected obstacles and input from more than just an elite few. “If you bring in someone that has a fixed vision, then you’ve got the wrong person,” Young said. “I’m a fum believer in building on what is strong about this university and taking ideas from the bottom up and top down, meeting some where in the middle to develop a grand vision.” This vision could include some of the most pressing issues debated in the state capitol daily, including concealed cany on campus, in-state tuition for immigrants who entered the country illegally and whether or not schools should have the abil ity to individually set their own tu ition rates. While Young declined to comment on the concealed carry issue, he was straightforward in communicating his belief that state schools have a responsibility to educate all that will stay in their state, and that individual universi ties should be able to make most of their own decisions without getting caught up in the red tape of overly influential government policies. While many recent holders of the office have had some connec tion to A&M, Young is an outsider. He has already embraced this role, however, even joking that he’s still getting used to saying “Howdy” to greet and get the attention of a crowd of Aggies. This outside perspective, Young said, will have both pros and cons, but will hope fully bring fresh, new ideas. “There are always advantages and disadvantages to picking some one from the outside to come in as a university president,” Young said. “[They bring] a fresh set of eyes to things and new ideas that may or may not work, but at least get put into the intellectual mix.” These new ideas and perspec tives can be important, but Young said they are nothing if they tarnish the traditions Aggies hold dearly. “This place has traditions that have served it well, not just that they are cute things to do, but that they have meaning,” Young said. “When you think about Muster, the ring and things like that, they communicate a connection and kind of community that is repre sentative of something that mat ters.” Young will be named president of the university pending a vote by the Board of Regents after a man datory 21-day period after being named finalist. 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