VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR SUCCEEDING WITH STUDENTS
   PROGRAM THIS FALL


by Diana Pounds

The call is out for 150 volunteers to guide discussion groups 
this November during the campus-wide learning exercise 
Succeeding With Students.

"This exercise will involve faculty and staff from every 
department and position in the university, and we hope to 
recruit discussion leaders from across the campus," said 
Vicky Thorland-Oster, intern in the President's Office and 
Human Resource Services training specialist.

"Volunteers don't need special qualifications other than 
willingness to participate," Thorland-Oster said. "Their task 
will be to guide small discussion groups through an easy-to-
follow format developed by Root Learning Inc., the 
Perrysburg, Ohio, firm that is assisting Iowa State in the 
project."

Root staff will train about a quarter of the ISU volunteers, 
who, in turn, will train the remaining volunteers.

Volunteers will be asked to work at least two of the five 
days set aside for Succeeding With Students sessions. 
Sessions will be held Nov. 13, 14, 20, 21 and 30.

"We hope many faculty and staff will help with this program 
and that their supervisors will provide them release time to 
serve as volunteers," said Steve Richardson, chair of the 
Succeeding With Students steering committee. "This is one of 
the most ambitious, exciting and different faculty and staff 
learning exercises ever tried on this campus. It has enormous 
potential to move this university forward."

All 6,000 ISU faculty and staff are encouraged to attend one 
of the Succeeding With Students sessions. The three- to four-
hour sessions are designed to open campus-wide dialogue about 
trends in higher education, what those trends mean for Iowa 
State and how the university can better serve its students.

The Succeeding With Students program is designed to get 
employees involved in interpreting information, generating 
ideas and ultimately, helping Iowa State change, Thorland-
Oster said.


HOW TO VOLUNTEER

To volunteer, contact Vicky Thorland-Oster by Friday, Sept. 
8, by telephone (4-9443) or e-mail (vlthorl@iastate.edu). 
Provide your name, campus address and phone number. Also, 
indicate on which of the five November dates you can provide 
training and whether you are available for a full or half 
day.

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contact:  Diana Pounds, Internal Communications, (515) 294
4845
updated:  9-1-95