01 Page 2-The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition-University - Thursday, September 10, 1992 Campus Info Center gives all the answers by Wendy Law Daily Staff Reporter - anything from restaurants to fi- Students research, study, socialize in Feeling lost on campus? Don't know how to find Lorch Hall? Trying to find out what the regents really do? Curious if there is life in Ann Arbor outside of the University? The Campus Information Center (CIC) is here to answer these questions. The CIC is a service organiza- tion affiliated with Orientation that fulfills the needs of the University's students, faculty, staff, and visitors by providing information about nancial aid to hotels. The CIC also allows students to access information through phone and computer lines. For students who are stumped, the CIC can be contacted by phone at 763-INFO. Current film and event listings are available by calling 763-FILM and 76E-VENT. Students who have a computer and modem can receive campus- wide info, film listings, and current events information through the UM- CIC database on the MTS network. 'U, by Rachel K Daily Staff Rep These information troubleshooters know about everything listed in the Student Directory and all University offices. They can give directions around Ann Arbor and campus. They even know the equation for the circumference of a circle and the phases of the moon. i Where do want to find a 1 Civil Rights m from the sixte about an AID campus weathe And where do need to get o study or sociali The library, The only< one? The Univer is comprised o campus excep Business librar and Clements University Li largest in the r lection size, s dean of the U Riggs added th best mathemat United States. "Our library sure," he said. University when it comesI brary. It all boi vironment t Undergraduate generally cons whereas the1 quieter. "People are grad). There'sa said LSA junio "That's ex, study there," ibrary stacks atz Cathie Levine. "I need the porter distraction." you go when you The UGLi is certainly a more book of songs of the social place to study and meet ovement? Or a map friends. "The only time I'd want to enth century? How come here is to study with other S bibliography? Or people," said LSA junior Kerri r reports since 1988? Berkman. you go when you Catherine Waterfield, an LSA ut of your room to junior, said "many people go to the ze? reading room at the grad or to the of course. law library more to be seen than to question is, which study." Most students will need to use sity Library system the library for term paper research f all the libraries on some time within their first year at t for the Law and the University. For most, enough ries and the Bentley resources are available at the UGLi. s collections. The "It's relatively easy to find mate- brary is the fifth rials at the UGLi so I go there nation based on col- first," said LSA senior Grace Rim. ;aid Donald Riggs, MIRLYN - the University's niversity Libraries. computerized card catalog - can at the library has the be a challenge when students first ics collection in the arrive. "It took me a while to get used y is a national trea- to it," said LSA sophomore Gabrielle Civil. "It's a lot easier students are picky when you know specifically what to studying at the li- book you need." ils down to what en- Lynne Westbrook, a librarian at hey want. The the UGLi said staffers answer ap- Library (UGLi) is proximately 200 questions a idered more social, dayduring the Fall and Winter graduate library is terms. Librarians are also there to teach more serious (at the students how to use the library sys- a better atmosphere," tem, she said. r Andrew Bronsnick. "We teach someone how to find actly why I don't and evaluate information on any said LSA junior See LIBRARIES, Page 11 0i 0 University and city services, organi- zations, and events. It also provides service to University departments and organi- zations by acquainting students with various offerings and assisting in their appropriate use. The CIC was founded in 1980 in response to frustration with the diffi- culty of getting information on campus. The CIC is located at a semi-cir- cular desk in the first floor lobby of the Michigan Union. Student staffers are available to answer questions from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sundays, and 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Mondays. These information troubleshooters know about every- thing listed in the Student Directory and all University offices. They can give directions around Ann Arbor and campus. They even know the equation for the circumference of a circle and the phases of the moon. The CIC also has Info To Go terminals set up at Orientation and in the Alumni Center. These terminals offer a broad range of information about the University and Ann Arbor The UM-Go For Blue database is also open for consultation on the MTS network. These networks can be accessed at any University com- puting center. The CIC publishes the Student Handbook and the Rounding Out A2 handbook guides each Fall to give undergrad and grad students on-hand info to help them acclimate to University life. Both handbooks are available through Orientation, vari- ous offices on campus, and can be purchased at campus bookstores. The CIC also provides bulletins, maps, schedules, brochures, and news publications. Members of the CIC and the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity also answer student questions at miniature information booths around campus at the start of Fall term. The CIC has a satellite desk in the North Campus Commons lobby which provides in-depth information about the North Campus area and its schools and colleges. The North Campus Information Center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and can be reached by phone at 763-NCIC. I I SHARON MUSHER/Dali "Serious" students like to do their studying at the grad, which is said to be quieter than other campus libraries. Its stacks, however, are much more confusing. 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You can respond "undecided" for a while - maybe even for a few years. But sooner or later you'll have to stop living off your parents' money and make a career for yourself. Before you decide on a career, you need a major, or concentration, as the University calls it. But beware - most people don't have a con- centration in an area in which they will actually work in the future. Career Planning and Placement (CP&P) assistant director Tom Lehker could also tell you that the average person changes careers three to five times and has 10-15 different jobs in a lifetime. CP&P has a great deal to offer students whosneed help deciding on a career or concentration, as well as students who have known they were going to be doctors, computer opera- tors, or English teachers since they were eight. Each year CP&P hosts an aver- age of 300 programs on various top- ics, including career choices, gradu- ate programs, and job search tactics. First, you may want to attend a tour of the facility. These are usually offered in the first few months of Fall term. Then you could attend one of the sessions devoted to exploring career options, such as "Choosing Your Major," the "Minority Career Conference Workshop," or "Opport- unities in U.S. Government and Foreign Affairs." Once you decide on an area of study, and the time to enter the "real world" is nearing, you will probably want to attend one of two types of workshops - those on graduate, law and medical schools, or those on the job search process. Of course, CP&P offers all of these - from practice interviewing for medical schools to applying for graduate schools to writing your re- sume. CP&P will be sending a schedule of this year's events to new students at the beginning of fall term. While programs and seminars are important, they are not the only ad- vice and aid CP&P has in store for you. CP&P also hosts the On-Campus Recruitment Program, which high- lights open houses by major poten- tial employers. Attend these infor- mation sessions to receive help with interviewing skills, to learn more about potential jobs, and possibly to even land that once-in-a-lifetime job. Other services are available at the office. CP&P has an extensive career library, as well as pamphlets from graduate, law and medical schools. CP&P also has information about internships, long-term employment opportunities and summer job openings. SIGI plus is a comput- erized system of interactive guidance and information given through CP&P. ight track One of the most helpful services CP&P offers is a reference letter service. Here's a hint: open a file now. Once you have a file, and have buttered up a professor or TA enough, you just give them a form and ask for a recommendation. You'd be surprised how difficult it is to get three letters of recommenda- tion at the last minute from profes- sors who don't have the time and don't even remember who you are anyway. CP&P also staffs career coun- selors. 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