1997-1998 Cedarville College Annual Report

"We want to build on the foundation established by the College by providing technological leadership in professional and ministry placement disciplines. This allows our students and graduates to have optimal opportunities to example Christ in the global workplace." Lew Gibbs, Director of Career Services T he Career Services home page (located by going to www.cedarville.edu , then clicking on Career Services) offers students a quick, high tech means of searching for jobs and internships. Through the site, students can access graduate school timelines and databases, as well as standardized testing and entrance exam information. Another facet of the home page, called Resume Expert, serves as a complete online resume builder for students and graduates. Accessible from around the world, the Resume Expert offers resume writing instructions and tips and lets students and graduates have their approved resumes posted on the web. Businesses review the postings, giving students an important edge on their job or ministry searches. ••••••••• • • • U se of interactive and multimedia technology has expanded to include more than faculty. Students in an education methods class used the College's pervasive computer network to create a world wide web resource for elementary teachers . The site provides a variety of both fictional and non-fictional stories for teachers to share with their students and includes review questions and lesson extension suggestions. Nadine Tomsa, an elementary education major from Watervliet, New York, focused her project on the experiences of a Civil War soldier by sharing his own letters with web browsers everywhere. Her project, as well as the projects of other future teachers, illustrates how Cedarville education students work with local school districts in leveraging technology. Anyone with an Internet connection can view the education majors' projects by visiting the Department of Education's web page at www.cedarville.edu/dept/ed/ and clicking on the "Stories" box. Y2K Update "Much has been written and said about the potential for disruption of banking, governmental, and other services on January 1, 2000. Generally known as the 'Y2K problem,' the issue concerns a potential failure in computer software which may not recognize the year 2000 as a valid date. "All of the personal computers on campus are Y2K compliant as is all of the major software on CedarNet. The College is taking further steps to make the telephone system and energy management system compliant well in advance of any actual problem." Dr. David Rotman, Director ofComputer Services 7