Financial aid awards to be sent out next week
by Sherie Stark Sommer Trojan Editor
The bulk of the‘financial aid award letters for continuing students — between 3.000 and 3.500 letters — will be sent out next week, the financial aid office reported Thursday.
The rest of the letters will be sent out on a rolling basis between then and August. On many of these, the office is awaiting material to complete the students' files before making the awards.
“A lot of students have neglected to turn in their, or their parents, tax forms.” explained Linda K. Burkshire. director of the student aid program and resource development.
While notices have been sent out to students lacking the forms, she said that many ofthe students that have moved have left no forwarding addresses, so they are still unnotified.
“We sent out thousands of 'lack' notices in April. We re doing students a service to inform them of what
they're lacking to begin with, since the original forms they filled out explained what was required of them. But rather than drop the students when these requirements weren't met, we’ve sent them two additional reminders. We really can’t afford to do much more than that.” Burkshire said.
She said that the office will decide in September what to do about students whose files were never completed, depending on how much money it has left.
"A lot of the files are still incomplete because the students didn't keep a copy of their 1040. so they are waiting for IRS to send them one. And a lot of students, when they found out that the tax forms would be required this year, just decided they didn't need the aid enough, and decided not to submit their form.” she said. The tax forms are being required for the first time this year on the authorization of the Student Administrative Services Committee, under the President’s Advisory Committee. In the past, they were required only in special circumstances.
Burkshire said that students’ files must also include a
USC enrolled Financial Aid application, and a Financial Aid Form (FAF) or Parents Confidential Statement
fPCS).
?>ne said that the awards for continuing students are a little late in getting out this year (last year they were out by mid-July), but that this is not because ofthe missing tax forms.
"We got a lot of our information late this year,” she said. “We didn’t get the State Scholarship renewal list until about ten days ago, because they had to wait for grade confirmations. And we just got the information on the federal allocations in the second week of June.”
For the new students, the office receives the State Scholarship list in April, so it awards their aid packages first.
“It’s pretty much a nationwide policy to try to get incoming students their awards by May 1, so they can decide which school they are coming to,” she said.
She suggested that if students have not received their award letters within the next two weeks, they should call to see what their financial files are missing.
University of Southern California
Volume LXXII, Number 70_______________________	Los	Angeles, California	Tuesday,	July	19,	1977
Idyllwild Campus
Famous potter teachers ancient secrets in Indian craft classes
Summer
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98-year-old Maria Martinez finished teaching a month’s worth of workshops Friday to more than 200 students at USC’s Idyllwild campus.
Martinez and several others from the Navajo tribe have been teaching arts and crafts there for the past four summers.
"She is the most famous potter in the world, and has had a lifetime of study and experience behind her.” exclaimed Miriam Anstey, assistant director and academic dean at Idyllwild in a telephone conversation Thursday. “We've been very lucky to have her here."
She said that some of the students stay at the campus for two weeks, some for three and some for the entire month of workshops.
Besides the Tewa (black) pottery class Martinez teaches, there are classes in Hopi jewelry. Two Gray Hills Navajo weaving and Navajo sandpaint-ing.
The Idyllwild campus is located in the San Jacinto mountains, just west of Plam Springs. More than 1,000 students are taking classes there this summer — in music, art, writing, dance and photography.
During the academic year, Idyllwild offers educational workshops, conferences and classes in fine arts.
A COLLECTORS ITEM — Maria Martinez, (right) America' most noted Indian black pot maker, looks over one of her creations. She is the leader of four generations Martinez potters from San lldefonso Pueblo in Northern New Mexico. At 89, Maria still turns out pots that are prized by collectors.
RUGMAKERS — Bertha Stevens, (left rear) a Two Gray Hills weaver teaches student Kathy Hagerty the ancient art of Navajo rug making.
Women’s careers order of the day
by Cynthia Woo Alhambra High School High School Workshop
Women seeking to enter or reenter the job market or those interested in helping others find employment can attend a one-day conference July 23 to aid them in pursuing these goals.
The conference, “Career Planning for Women,” will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Davidson Conference Center on the USC campus. It is being presented by the College of Continuing Education.
This will be the first time this type of conference has been offered at the university.. Although it is centered on women and the job market, it is not limited solely to women.
For a $45 fee, participants can evaluate their skills and abilities, look at occupational requirements and develop sound strategies. A series of individual written exercises will allow the women to analyze their personal and professional needs and determine a success-
ful job search plan. They also write sample resumes and practice job interview techniques.
The workshop will be informal, with considerable audience participation and discussion.
Helen Zunic will head the conference. She is the founder and director of the Career Planning Foundation, a consulting firm in South Pasadena. Her career experience includes career counseling and placement, teaching, public relations, hiring and training personnel, management, sales and accounting.
Assisting Zunic will be Annette Bremner. program assistant at USC’s Human Services Center. Bremner has had teaching experience in Nevada public schools and counseling and administrative positions at the University of Nevada. Las Vegas. While at UNLV, she was Assistant to the Dean ofthe University College and Assistant Director of Admissions.
Those interested in attending the workshop can call (213) 741-5219 for more information or to register. The $45 fee includes lunch and all materials for the workshop.