Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLEGE 5

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' SOUTHERN AT ITS BEST i The men and women of Birming- ham-Southern ' s faculty care about the students, and it shows. An exceptional faculty is one of the main advantages of small col- leges in general, and of Birming- ham-Southern in particular. In CRI- SIS IN THE CLASSROOM, Charles Silberman writes that a teacher must do more than simply start where his students are; he must also take them somewhere else. ' Southern ' s faculty puts extra ef- fort to take us somewhere. In an era of large universities that sacrifice teaching on the altar of research, Birmingham-Southern remains an institution of learning. A faculty dedicated to educating students makes a school more than a diploma factory. ' Southern ' s professors are cer- tainly accomplished in their fields of study. Over three-fourths have doctorates or the highest degree in their field. But ' Southern ' s fac- ulty also possess an enthusiasm for the spread of knowledge that epitomizes the spirit of liberal edu- cation at its finest. Our faculty is the thread of con- tinuity that runs through the col- lege year after year. While stu- dents pass through, the professors remain to educate. In the body of the college the stu- dents are the blood, but the facul- ty is the heart. Our faculty is Bir- mingham-Southern at its best — caring about the students and spreading knowledge. — SHARON LYNCH Faculty Members (Clockwise from Op- posite Top): Donald Dixon, Michael Mclnturff, Dorothy Ward and Dean Moomaw, William Ramsey and Natwar- lal Bosmia, Charles Moore, Michael Flowers. (Center) Karen Drews. ' SOUTHERN AT ITS BEST 7