4D THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY,AUGUST 16,2004
OFF THE HILL
Courtney Kuhlen/KANSAN
Students get jobs for cash, kinship
Carly Pearson, Topeka junior, hands a customer her change at The Market in the Kansas Union. Pearson, who has worked at The Market for two years, said she appreciated working for a campus business because they were more flexible about her hours.
Marc Ingber
minger@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Jugling between being a full-time student and a part-time employee can be difficult at times. But when new students come to Lawrence, some find jobs have benefits beyond extra cash for the weekends.
Fawn Carroll, a recent graduate from Great Bend who works at The Market on the third floor of the Kansas Union, said having a part-time job could strengthen your social life rather than be a hindrance to it.
Carolyn Tharp, Lawrence junior, whisks eggs as part of breakfast preparation at Jubilee Café. Tharp, who was working on July 27, said she found out about volunteering at Jubilee Café through CCO's volunteer fair in the Union last year. On Saturday, August 21, Jubilee Café will hold an event as part of Hawk Week and in conjunction with CCO to get students involved in volunteering at the café by teaching them how to cook all of the food the café prepares.
"I'd definitely recommend getting a job," she said. "Even if it's a just a few hours, because you get to meet a lot of people."
Carroll recommended that freshman not work more than 10 hours per week so they could get accelimated to classes and University life.
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Carly Pearson, a Topeka junior who also works at The Market, said working on campus had benefits over working elsewhere in Lawrence.
Kohl's, Old Navy, Target and Bath & Body Works, but had no luck because they were all looking for employees with more daytime availability.
"It's convenient," she said. "They are definitely more flexible about your schedule."
Kirk Isernhagen, general manager of Jimmy John's Gourmet Sub Shop, 1447 W. 23rd St., said a lack of daytime availability was the biggest problem with hiring students.
Pearson, who works about 20 hours per week, said when she was looking for a job she applied at places off campus such as
"You have to work around their class schedule, which is difficult at times," he said.
Another problem at Jimmy John's, which has about 50 percent student employees, is that none of the students want to work the night shift until 3 a.m. when they have a test the next day at 7 a.m., Isernhagen said.
He said students tended to make better delivery drivers because they were more familiar with the campus and its buildings.
Pearson, who started working at The Market as a freshman, said there were only a couple times when her job got in the way of studying, which she combated by staying up later.
"There seem to be those periods when all your tests are in one week," she said. "Those times are the hardest to find time to study."
Volunteer opportunities available
- Edited by Jay Senter
By Ahby Tillery
atllery@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Center for Community Outreach, which strives to promote volunteer among KU students, is in room 405 at the Kansas Union. According to the center, more than 7,000 students access its services. There are 14 student-based volunteer programs highlighted at CCO, not to mention numerous partnerships throughout the community.
Education in the classroom is just part of the learning experience at the University of Kansas. Beyond that you will meet new people and maybe take advantage of the volunteer opportunities on and off campus.
"If you're willing to volunteer on any level we'll find a place for you," said CCO co-director Katie Iensen.
Jensen and her co-director Mark Lyda said there were volunteer opportunities ranging from being a statistician to working with elderly. They said some of the volunteer requests they received from community organizations qualified as internships.
"It's a great experience, a good way to get involved and you learn a lot about yourself and the organization you volunteer for," she said. "You can explore different career interests while helping others."
Elizabeth Hamel, Chapman sophomore, began volunteering her first semester on campus because of requirements for two different classes. Volunteering was not new to her — she had volunteered since middle school. The volunteer program she focused on was called Mentoring in the Lives of Kids.
Lyda said it didn't matter what major a student had when they walked through the CCO doorway because there was some-
The program works with local grade schools' after-school programs. Hamel didn't just volunteer on site, but also took an additional hour each week to help coordinate certain site locations. Hamel encourages other students to get involved in their community.
unning for everybody. If students have just one hour a week to spare, the center will have something demanding for them, he said. Lyda also said there were short-term volunteer opportunities, so not everyone had to commit to an entire year or semester.
Kylie Neal, Newton junior, is a pre-nursing major, but she volunteers and co-coordinates at the Jubilee Café.
The cafe, which is held at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St., primarily serves homeless people breakfast Tuesday and Friday mornings from 6 to 9. Neal sought out
volunteering a little more than a year ago and has been dedicated to it ever since.
"You kind of build a relationship with them and you see them on Massachusetts Street and you know their name," she said.
Joe Alford, episcopal chapain for the Canterbury House, helped start the café about 10 years ago with four University students. The dedication and drive of the students has always surprised him, he said.
"It's been wonderful just having the people digging in and helping." he said.
Jubilee Café is one of the 14
student-based organizations run through CCO. Alford said he had turned away community and church help because he wanted students to have a place to volunteer.
Lyda said students should stop by the office and someone would be there to help place them with an organization they were happy with. He said his job was to facilitate people who wanted to volunteer.
"The most important people in CCO are the volunteers. It's what it's all about," Lyda said.
Edited by Marc Ingber
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