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Willingness to share clinches high honors for WLU staffers Jan Basso (foreground), manager of placement and career services at Wilfrid Laurier University, and Marjorie Miller (back) director ot university development and alumni attain, were recipients of a national award of merit for their role in the development of a series of computer systems designed to improve service to employers and students. PM mm pinto Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff Two staff members of Wilfrid Laurier University's Placement and Career Services office have been named joint winners of the Univer- sity and College Placement Associ- ation's national award of merit. Marjorie Millar, director of mi versity development and alumni affairs. and Jan Basso, manager of placement and career services, were jointly honored at the organi- zatiort's recent national conference in Toronto for their "unique con- tribution to the association." The two were selected for the award, given only three times since 1979, for their role in the develop- ment of several innovative com- puter systems, designed for use in a university placement office. and for the subsequent sharing of that information with colleagues in Can- ada and the US. Work on the system began in 1979 when Millar Joined Laurier's Ofriee of Placement and Career Services. At that time, all information and records had lobe stored manually, she recalled. "uri' seemed the most practical way to god' she said of the new sys- Since then, the Laurier placement office has become the most fully A gnaw: (mum r02 TQMAL PLOPLL DY mam WM: St' mmwm mxmn‘nm " Tloc man HALL or TuLuuMAmTIL‘; anpwz mmwuumn UNIVLKblTY pr Manama The httportance gmeing {calmed mm»; warm?” 4min itlst autumn! n so rm. [Iftc(fi"v- iilFiit'riii.7iie' 'lit/i-tid 8854250 tT? 't ATLKWMZKD 746-0517 02 AT THE; paw, TIt Mum/02:43 mum; 020w” VQLDLNTD IT: PRLNCRL WMTIONr “on. Jun. " " 7:30 on. Than. Jun. " Fri. m Mpss' a, 1.” - - 8m..My1Mnoozp.m.85 m.m2m29.n.36 Wombat Petmlttlng Wed. Jun. 20 Pavlov " Tao gun. 113m. Jun. 21 Opening at“ " ASO on. Fri. Jun. " " T:SO on. Set. Juno 2; tr W.8tt an. computerized facility of its kind in Canada. Already available on com- puter are results of a graduate survey with statistics on the number of WLU grads who are employed, an employer data base listing the names of 2,500 employers, a second data base containing the names and addresses of approximately 500 em- ployers which students can gain access to from any computer termi- nal on campus, a job referral service and information on the on-campus recruiting program. While both women said that they are thrilled with the award, particu- larly in light of the calibre of past winners, Millar feels the willingness shown by both she and Basso to share their techniques with col. leagues in other placement omees clinched the award for the WLU staff members. "This allows us to handle great volumes of information that we couldn’t handle manually. explained Basso.” It makes it a lot easier administratively and also allows us to pass that information along to the students in a much more complete manner." "We gave them the idea and got them started. People liked the way we did it and went on to make a few improvements to the system them.. selves." she said. " 1:30 Am. Emmum All dinners include fresh vegetables, potato, rolls and butter, relish tray and pate. Prime Rib of Beef $695 1 / 2 PRICE HIGHLIGHTS 'tt.ooo.rS"lllrYlLE CUTS OFFIB GOOD " BOTH TOTAL IIAOI LOCATIONS FAMILY DAY Oneco-tst-toe-Ott-ttet-oth-et-eu""""- Way. In! Spock In effect 'til June 30/84 KM my. mo Coll hte - 515.3030 TOTAL IMAGE Welcomes The Summer Ell-m, padvup or 0.0va Idolwqry .Iltl] farm, met-up or dummy idelteery exlva‘ I. Universlty fre, W. mm m. can; p'JTu'é'u' BIT-ion .'e.'_ha.-. v-ho7cmn I. viva-lit: Ave. W. may 2-8-Sli008999.-_ Thumpodmml would": -s'oeoet.)owttrtootVtrhmtaat 2-tt-Stieq $999 .. - Tttest-tet poo lot M I duv‘m 's-tor-ro-o""""- m. met-up or tHtrvery (coin/ow cum I. Dyggglty Me, W. ”-6122 - ti! 1mfreetr_a_v_e.y, 9!!!! 8‘90! $5.49 "ee 3-8.9. 85.49...“