European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes monday november 5,1990education students deploying for Gulf will get refund on tuition by Jimi Jones education writer Heidelberg Germany a military members who Are enrolled in University of Maryland courses and suddenly find themselves deployed to saudi Arabia need not worry about drop out penalties officials say. Maryland a director of student services said Friday that the school had taken Steps to rectify enrolment problems associated with saudi Arabia deployments. For those students who had registered and paid their 25 percent share of tuition assistance a your Board of regents in Maryland gave us authority to use not Only the academic withdrawal process but offer financial help for those students deployed to the Middle East a director Paul Brewer said. If University officials receive verification that a military member has been deployed to saudi Arabia a we will refund All monies that the student paid a Brewer said. Over the past two years tuition assistance dropped from 90 percent for some Active duty members to 75 percent. And in some cases service members May Only take Carcer related subjects. Brewer said its difficult to measure the Overall effects of the scaled Down tuition program but a people certainly Are continuing to take  he said that a a enrolment figures stayed pretty much on Par with other  the paring Down of the program was one reason the University improved its scholarship program and other forms of financial Aid to students Brewer said. He said the presidents scholarships program has grown in its 4-year-old existence. A we know that education is expensive for everyone and tuition assistance Isnit always available Quot Brewer said. The school will award about 85 scholarships during the 1990-91 school year compared to about 60 last school year Brewer said. The University is taking scholarship applications for the second term beginning january 1991. There Are More than 40 scholarships still available. The $500 tuition awards can be applied to any combination of Maryland courses or seminars Brewer said. A three semester hour course costs $246 in Basic tuition or $82 per semester hour. The scholarships Are awarded on the basis of Scholastic achievement and academic potential. They Are open to eligible students even if they Are already receiving other funds Brewer said. To apply applicants must write a theme addressing the topic of a How my Maryland degree will help me in achieving my career and educational  the University of May land a Heidelberg office must receive the applications by nov. 12. They should be sent to the University of Maryland attn presidents scholarship committee in Boss Eldorn 30, 6900 Heidelberg. Applications May also be hand carried to the Heidelberg  close ups amps Jimi Jonett Becca Jenkins a dressed As a Sheik Cally Tell stories to elementary school Complete with her own Camel a enter pupils. Becca and her sister Beth often gains kindergarteners at prism Elemen Tell stories based on what they re Wear tary school. High school students from ing ranging from the Sheik attire to Linda Larson a English class period that of a ballroom dancer. Libraries Check out needs for 21st Century Library questionnaire my no 1. Are Dodds libraries staffed by certified Media specialists 2. Do armed services libraries have children s and Young adults service programs staffed by librarians 3. Do armed services libraries have a network for sharing resources that provide Access for All users to school and special libraries a 4. Are they placed accessibly in communities 5. Do they provide convenient hours of service 6. Do policies practices adhere to intellectual Freedom and the right to read 7. Does Dodds provide Media consultants at regional and Headquarters Levels 8. Are iral Ned children s and Young adults Library consultants part of the armed services Library system 9. Do All children regardless of geographic location or physical disabilities have equal Access to information resources 10. If Only a school Library is accessible is it open to children year round 11. Do collections support the schools curricula. 12. Do children a Young adults and general collections in armed services libraries meet the educational recreational and personal needs of All youth regardless of race or National origin a 13. Do collections maintain a High level of currency having been published within the past three years in areas such As science and health 14. Do students have free Access to electronic data bases 15. Do armed services and school libraries have fax machines for resource sharing 16. Do school libraries have telephones do students have free Access to computers in school and other libraries do armed services libraries have established programs serving children and Young adults 119. Are graduate coursed offered to prepare librarians to serve children and Young adults clip and malt to White House conference on libraries attn Susan Lenz Box 5393, Apo 09633 by Jimi Jones education writer Mainz Germany a resources staffing and facilities in the nations libraries Are not adequate to prepare Young people for the challenges of the 21st Century american Library association officials say. Many school and Public libraries have drastically Cut programs that help children and Young adults develop self esteem Reading habits and Confidence in learning according to the National association. Sizable chunks of Federal Money that established or helped strengthen school and Public libraries in the 1960s and Early 1970s have shrunk or stopped said Susan Lenz a member of the librarians and Media specialists association of Germany. Nationally several proposals have been recommended As future legislation to improve Library service to children and Young adults. These proposals and other information will be presented at a second White House conference on libraries scheduled for next july 9 to 13. Conference planners have identified productivity literacy and democracy As themes that apply to Young people voters and leaders of the future. Planners want a input into what our information service and libraries should be like. What we can do to meet the Chal Jentges of the 21st Century through libraries a said Lenz a Media specialist at Mainz elementary school who is heading the overseas project. The conference will seek to develop a Long term plan for the United states to compete internationally in information gathering and dissemination As Well As to meet other social challenges Lenz said. A fall states Are holding conferences to assess the competency of school and Public libraries a and each state is asking its citizens what they know about their libraries and How important they think they Are Lenz said. The summer conference will a look at input from across the nation and the department of defense and make recommendations to strengthen libraries and information services a Lenz said. The  has identified several needs of children and ways that libraries can help them meet those. Some Are a the belief in a worthwhile future. A a sense of self Worth. A the ability to think critically in order to solve problems. A the desire and ability to become lifelong learners. Americans overseas can contribute to the Pool of information to be presented to the White House conference on libraries by answering the questions pertaining to base and school libraries listed in the Chart at left. Other concerns May be addressed on a separate paper. Mail both to White House conference on libraries attn Susan Lenz Box 5393, Apo 09633