Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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L l l l in. Sea mh Of ERAL ART omen hadn't flocked to the beauticianls chairs to have their hair ?;bbed since the l920ls-they did lS year. Large rou s of colle e studentshadnlt raised their gprotgst signs against Ahd. Pglicy smce the l960ls-they did this year. ov e .ucators hadnit preferred liberal learning er scuentifc snnce pre-industrial daysethey l 1d this year reentifrgok are a time of change and of has puff ? or ways of the past. This decade tech ' e into light the tenswns between TE'Cal education and liberal learning. PTOfeESisgurlce of this illumination was the Specializgg world which found its very . analysts t Eomputer techmcrans anti operations and figuro e the very best at working formulas COmmunies 'flnd the very worst at Weak in cation. These college graduates were Communiana ysllS antl deduction, were unable to Clearly ancgtefln their own or any other language many Wer e fectively, anti along with it all, hiStory an: unsure, If not Ignorant of their own Thes culture. Specificefpelgple were very well schooled in a TOUnded '8 . but were not educationally well- World co liltpf frustration, the professional number :nnp :tned to the birthplace of these In res ac Ines-theiumversnies. unive home to the cries of employers. rsmes looked to the shadows of the past for r to the graduates shortcomings. A refocUsin philosophg on the minor rol lead and edueators arts, literature, and Yxthose fields that had taken on a 6-80 that the sciences could assume the and technological advances. University lechelogiiflros; the nation feel scientific anti of living les a yances hatfc made the-condltlons CduCatiOn ls tedious and time consuming. The time to e: sentiment IS that man again has things wh'JOy dance, muSIc, drama. and those tell he once had to reserve for his rare 0!: leisure time. The new language of SCienccs and Man has enthralled himself in the time for h' made his maehines, but now It IS 1m to broaden hlS intellect so he can better undt3rStand the w ' . - m ' or achmes exisLn 1d in Wthh hlS hr v ' ofOUgh educators influences there is now less a ttindency to think of technology and Slcvc Krupp: liberal arts as being at odds. Instead, people are beginning to realize the two complement and supplement one another. The Universityls Dean of Liberal Arts, Hart Nelson. said that the increased interest in liberal arts extends beyond the universities. It was a nationwide trend. uAs a nation we're asking how our resources should be spent, so were asking whatls important. and liberal arts and sciences are importantf' he said. Dean Nelson also said study groups like the National Institute of Education and the American Association of Colleges were researching the impact liberal arts training had on the specialized fields and added support for more liberal learning. Penn State followed the national trend, Dean Nelson said. liThe University is asking questions about how we can make the baccalaureate experience more meaningful. The fact that welre making an examination, as a university, shows our interest in reasoning and training? The Yuppies were also partially responsible for the renewed interest in liberal learning. These career-oriented individuals wanted high paying executive jobs and were influenced by liberal arts graduates. People are success-oriented, and they define success by the kind of income one makes. Seeing speeches from GM and ATKLT executives on the success of liberal arts graduates in their companies will encourage the college student to. if not major in, then to take liberal arts courses, to take philosophy, history. and writing, Dean Nelson said. Dean Nelson also said the University realized its job to perpetuate the liberal arts trend. ul know parents often tell their children to come to college to major in whats going to get them a job right away. It may be difficult for parents to see job possibilities from liberal arts as opposed to business or engineering. We at the University simply have to communicate to the parents that it is the broad training that serves the student so well and that there are very fine jobs in the liberal arts area. Article by-Lisa Lyles Layout by-Jan Cromo Maj- JimiT-VV'ExX'-'ik111?: :amuav '2-52 SPARKS BUILDING houses many Liberal Arts departments as well as the C ollcgc of Liberal Arts' Center for Computing Assistance. .. . mam. 1:35.11; sue: i-l: Eel ll; 3i l'w l3 ll ii L l' 1 12!; 52:; 115'E32iw Li! .,, L Steve Krcpps A SECOND LA NGUA CE, a requirement 0f the Liberal Arts degree. will be an asset to $00!! Davidson in any work he pursues. Liberal Arts Trend 23

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ONE TO ONE INTERACTION is oflcn poss'iblc wilh TAs. Jim Miller Inkcx Iimc Io unsu'cr 21 question u! the cnd ol' the lab session LOOKING 0 VER THE IIANDOUTS from lhc lhll TA workshop, this TA roads the rccommcndulions on becoming a morc cl'li'clivc inslrucmr. VISUA L AIDS, xuch us the blackboard. urc cspcciully hclpl'ul teaching tools. This Japanese I TA makes :1 point during class, Ucnnix U'Cunnur FOCUSING THE MICROSCOPE, BI'oVOgy 10! teaching assistant Laura Golden. guides two of her students through :1 tricky part of the lab. Tracy Kciacr