Glendale Community College - El Ano Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

Page 43 text:

l M. C. at the hub of campus The Instructional Materials Cen- ter is both the hub of academic activities and the geographical fo- cal point of the campus. This com- plex learning center goes far be- yond the definition of a library. Some of the many services of the I.M.C. include microfilmed ref- erences, free typewriters and a coin-operated Xerox machine. A reference librarian service is avail- able for assistance and to conduct tours. Listening stations, where French, Spanish and German spo- ken by experts can be heard, are open to students and faculty. The I.M.C. contains a complete Audio- Visual department which among other services provides a pool of equipment for use in classrooms. More than 24,000 volumes are housed in the I.M.C. and it sub- scribes to more than 360 periodi- cals. More than 1000 people enter the I.M.C. each day. A special type of individual study stall, the carrel, makes studying and reading more profitable. Com- fortable lounge furniture and an open air reading patio lend an air of relaxation to the center. Circulating art exhibits graced the walls during the year. They in- cluded a collection of-serigraphs by Sister Mary Corita of the lm- maculate Heart College in Californ- ia, a collection of prints from the Phoenix Art Museum and some ceramic sculptures from the facul- ty of Northern Arizona University. William T. Sickrey I.M.C. Director Roy Jordan A-V Director '. 7 .... , -' 4, I . ,I ,Z ' A Mrs. Elaine Flint Reference Librarian Phillip J. Moloso Head Librarian ,W ,

Page 42 text:

IJCQENQSERVEEL idiots! C 4 A40 Aoruwlsrnn-mn Bus. IJALY H The most recently added fea- ture on campus is the Counseling Department. The new concept of counseling adheres to a philoso- phy based on the premise that each person is worthy of- receiving the singular attention necessary to establish his own dignity and worth as an individual. G.C.C. is the second junior college in the nation to incorporate this new con- cept in counseling. Divisions in the counseling de- partment include a job placement center, which helps both students and graduates to find profitable placement in society and a testing program which provides individual intelligence tests and offers other placement, aptitude, and person- ality tests. Group counseling acti- vities which assist students in ad- justing to college life and in mak- ing plans for the future, and a di- 36 Head Counselor Dr. Merle L. Lange H. W. Hurlebaus Al J. Hoeffel Counselor Counselor Counciling department Features new concepts agnostic clinic to assist with diag- nosis and referral-to therapy agen- cies of emotionally disturbed stu- dents are also available. The vocational counseling pro- gram assists the individual to choose, prepare for, enter, and progress in an occupation. The ultimate goal is to help the student make a realistic appraisal of his occupational choices.

Page 44 text:

Business Division Faculty and graduates Miss Charlotte Backus Ronald Charvonia Wiliam J. Dotterer Imon R. Gammage Dr. Hal F. Holt Chairman Business Department Mrs. Larue N. Hubbard