Beginning thisFall 2009 semester, stu-dents are able to usetheir Flex Dollars atlocal businesses sur-rounding the OwingsMills campus.

With the new Flexplan comes “variety,more options andadditional times toeat,” says Rob Reed,director of auxiliaryservices.

In the past, FlexDollars were restrictedto on-campus usageonly. Students werelimited to Jazzman’s,Rockland Marketplace,Pandini’s and TheZone ConvenienceStore, located on theOwings Mills campus, and Mustang Grilland Sub-Connection on the Greenspringcampus.

Participating businesses includeDunkin Donuts, Edo Sushi, Granny’s,Little Tony’s Pizza and Pasta, Nino Taco,NY Pizza Company, Subway, Tahina’s andrecently added CVS Pharmacy.

Flex dollars, which are not to be con-fused with SUOne Dollars, are the allottedamount of money packaged in a mealplan. Regular meals and SUOne Dollarsare not included in the new plan.

Unlike the number of meals, FlexDollars roll over from semester to semes-ter. Students can purchase additional FlexDollars at the Student Solution Center

and on WebXpress.The idea of using university meal

plans off campus is not new. StevensonUniversity is one of many other schoolsfollowing this vastly growing trend. Near-

by Towson University also carries a simi-lar policy for students.

The number of participating loca-tions will not increase on its own. Themore students use their Flex Dollars off-

campus, themore business-es will join thenew Flex plan.For morei n f o r m a t i o na b o u tS t e v e n s o nUn i v e r s i t y ’sFlex Dollarsand the variouslocations, bothon and off-campus visitwww.s te ven-sonflex.com. Those whowould like tosuggest addi-tional busi-nesses to par-ticipate in the

new Flex plan or express general concernsand comments can attend a food servicecommittee meeting to be held monthly.Contact Reed for more information.

Although scholarship hours are gone,there is a new motivator for becomingand staying involved in campus life—thenew co-curricular transcript.

The co-curricular transcript providesstudents with the opportunity to list allextracurricular activities in one place.Activities that can be included are clubsand organizations, athletics, leadershipexperiences, professional development,honors, awards, and learning beyondexperiences.

This transcript is especially pertinentfor freshmen as they have just entered col-lege and have four years ahead of them tobe involved in the types of activities thatwould be included in this transcript.However, no experiences prior to this yearcan be included on this transcript.

Much of the excitement surroundingthis new transcript stems from the factthat it can be submitted alongside aresume for a job or an application to gradschool. It is also useful for faculty to aid inthe decision process for graduationawards at the end of the year. However,students should be aware that it is theirresponsibility to ensure that all details areentered correctly.

For athletics and clubs, there will be adesignated person entering the informa-tion onto participant’s co-curricular tran-scripts. All other information will beentered manually by whoever is the headof the participant’s activity.

While it may take time for all infor-mation to be recorded, students who finderrors in their transcript should go toWebXpress and fill out a Co-CurricularTranscript and Validation Form.

Many people have been instrumentalin bringing the co-curricular transcript toStevenson University’s Career Service’s

office. President Kevin Manning has beentalking about offering this type of tran-script for years. Manning asked ChristineNoya to look into it when she first tookover the Career Services department.

Rebecca Kruse, career and internshipadvisor, became involved when a commit-tee was formed. She was enlisted to findsoftware to create the co-curricular tran-script. Kruse is now in her second yearworking with Career Services and waspreviously in the arts and humanitiesdivision.

“It’s so important now to be wellrounded, and also, I think it is a reallygood tool to get students more engagedwhere they can see everything all in oneplace,” said Kruse. “It is kind of like aninventory of what they’ve done while theyare here.”

She hopes that students will takeadvantage of this new transcript andwatch it grow over the years.

NEWS2

University plans9/11memorialceremony by Kristen FerschVillager staff writer

The Villager, September 7, 2009

by Amy HenricksVillager staff writer

Campus activities to be chronicled on co-curricular transcript

Stevenson University will hold twoceremonies at noon on Sept. 11 at theGreenspring and Owings Mills campusesin commemoration of the terroristattacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001,which tragically killed over 2,900 andinjured over 6,000 American people.

Students can gather around thepeace pole on the Greenspring campus orthe flag pole on the Owings Mills campusto take part in these short, but very mean-ingful ceremonies.

Dean of the School of Humanitiesand Social Sciences, Jim Salvucci, will bethe master of ceremonies (MC) at theOwings Mills campus ceremony andProfessor of Business Communications,Dr. Heather Harris, will be the MC atGreenspring.

Salvucci and Harris will open theceremony with a few words in reflectionof the events that occurred eight yearsago and every student who attends will bewelcomed by student greeters and willreceive a carnation. Two students will alsoexpress themselves through poetry andsong.

“Not only did many people die thatday because of an act of terrorism and anact of hate, but it changed our world…Itmade us more aware of who we are asAmericans in the world and part of that isnot a good picture,” said Chris Noya,assistant vice president for experientiallearning and career services, as sheexpressed the importance of holding suchceremonies.

“I just think it is really important toremember all the people that lost theirlives that day and their families and theirfriends,” added Noya.

Last year, around 100 students andstaff members gathered around each ofthe poles. Noya said she hopes that thisyear there will provide an even biggerturnout.

Students have opportunity to use Flex Dollars at local businesses

by Oyinade KoyiVillager staff writer

“It made us more aware

of who we are as Americans in this world.”

-- Christine Noya

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