UNL resources offer internship assistance By Linda Garcia Staff rt©porter Summer is only about a month away, and some students are still scramblingforjobsand internships. Finding the perfect job, or one close to it, can seem like an impos sible task. However, numerous places offer student lists ofjob open ings and internships and advice. Job and internship listings cover the walls of the Student Employ ment and Internship Center on the third floor of the Nebraska Union. At the front desk, students can pick up copies of “Internship Weekly,” a newsletter the office publishes that offers facts about summer in ternships. “Students can find out about summer jobs and internships in lots of ways,” said Emily Wilber, stu dent employment specialist at SEIC. “We act as a clearinghouse of the different opportunities. We encour age students to go to orientation. We also have a formal register for contacting people about on-cam pus interviews.” For a $15 annual fee, a student can join that register. Part of the fee pays for a resume disk, an impor tant item for anyone trying to find a job. “This resume disk prompts a stu dent to define their preferred posi tion by figuring out where they want to be and what kind of pay they want, among other things,” Wilber said. SEIC also helps students polish their resumes and explore their job options. Students who go to SEIC also are encouraged to keep in touch with their colleges. “Even if you get a form letter, send in your materials. ” ■ RICHARD THIEN Journalism lecturer Charles Pinzon, assistant pro fessor of advertising, agreed. “The advertising department talks to student s in formal ly,” Pinzon said. “Students work with the fac ulty. Jobs and internships are an nounced in class and posted.” Pinzon said students should rou tinely pester faculty about avail able internships. After a student gets a resume together, compiles references and puts together a portfolio, he or she still has to apply for the job. Richard Thien, professional lec turer ofjoumalism, said persistence was the key to getting an internship, especially if a student had missed deadlines for internships and still wanted one. The news-editorial department encourages students to get summer internships. “Get a list of six to eight compa nies you would like to apply to,” Thien said. “Then send in your re sume, a letter and your portfolio.” If people don’t hear from any of those companies in about three weeks, Thien said, they should send the materials again. “Even if you get a form letter, send in your materials,” Thien said. “The companies will realize you are serious and may consider you for a position, despite being late.” Chancellor search to start soon i-romstan nepons President Dennis Smith could begin preparations for naming a chan cellor to succeed Graham Spanier on Wednesday, a uni versity spokesman <><>.<>———said. TRANQITIflM Smith was in TTuernn Seattle on Monday, AT THE TOP attending a meeting of the American Association of Gov erning Boards, said University of Ne braska spokesman Joe Rowson. Smith is expected to return Wednesday. Rowson said Smith planned to name a search committee within 30 days of Spanier’s announced departure. Part of that process requires Smith to ask the presidents of UNL faculty senate and student government to sub mit a list of candidates, Rowson said. Smith would then select one represen tative for each constituency to join other members. Shawntell Hurtgen, student gov ernment president-elect, said she had not heard from Smith. Hurtgen will be sworn into office Wednesday night. Hurtgen said current president Andrew Loudon nad told ner a stu dent representative would be in cluded in the search, but no list has been made. NU will advertise nationwide for candidates, Rowson said. Anyone can nominate a person for the position, he said, and anyone can be nominated. Although there has been much speculation about possible candidates from within the university system, Rowson said he hadn’t heard any ad ministrators express interest in the position. That was expected, he said, because no formal announcement has been made. Group promotes liquor education By Catherine Blalock Staff Reporter Local businesses and community members need to be aware of the dan gers and penalties of alcohol viola tions, a member of a local alcohol awareness group said. Responsible Hospitality Council of Lincoln is promoting alcohol educa tion to local businesses and the com munity, said Linda Major, environ mental policies program director. Responsible Hospitality Council is an organization that began in Califor nia in 1982. In 1993 the council started a chapter in Lincoln after members of the Lincoln Council on Alcoholism and Drugs Inc. presented the idea to a diverse group of the community, Ma jor said. This group included members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and establishments that sell or serve alco hol. Responsible hospitality is a term that is used to describe prevention and intervention for alcohol beverage li cense holders, said Jill Michel, envi ronment policy educator of Lincoln Council Alcoholism and Drugs Inc. The council would like to see 21 st birthday celebrations not result in the traditional bar crawl, Major said. The council also would like to decrease the number of intoxicated drivers by educating establishments that serve or sell alcohol about the signs of intoxi cation. By serving a minor or intoxicated person, a business owner could be charged with a misdemeanor and re ceive a $500 fine and three months in jail. If an individual leaves an estab li shment intoxicated and injures some one, the business is liable, and the victim’s family can sue. The goal of the Responsible Hos pitality Council, Major said, is to en courage an atmosphere that promotes group social interaction and provides activities other than drinking. It also would like to make servers aware of responsible beverage practices and to recognize the signs of intoxication. The executive committee of the council is composed of Major; Matt Herman, president of D & D Distribu tors; Jim Baird, assistant Police Chief; and Rand Wiese, president of Pack age Beverage Association. Herman said he was a messenger between the council and the businesses that sell and serve liquor in Lincoln. The response is not always the best, but the program is having a positive effect on the community, he said. The council previously has held forums throughout the community to promote alcohol awareness. Forums are a good way for mem bers of the hospitality community and Lincoln to get together and discuss issues of concern, Major said. Forums will be used in the future, she said. Osborne to receive Boys Town award From Staff Reports Boys Town will present NU head football coach Tom Osborne and his wife, Nancy, with the Father Flanagan Award for Service to Youth at a ban quet on May 4. Tickets are available for the pre sentation of Boys Town’s highest award at the price of $50 each or $500 for a table of 10. The event will be held at the AKsarben Coliseum in Omaha at 6 p.m. The award, in its 20th year, recog nizes those who show exemplary ser vice to youth. This will be the first time Nebraskans have received the award. Previous recipients include Mother Theresa of Calcutta, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, Michael Jordan, Julius Irving, Lou Holtz and Bob Hope. Wmw ^