Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Dr. William Prigge, Dean of Library and Learning Re- sources, has been an adminis- tration at Chicago State Uni- versity for over 6 years. He was named acting Dean in January of 1982; and was then ap- pointed Dean in August of 1983. As Dean, his job involves be- ing responsible for the Library, Television and Audio Visual Center, The Academic Com- puters and the Learning Assis- tance Center. The Learning Assistance Center provides tu- toring for students who are ex- periencing difficulty in math and English. The Center helps the students reach the stan- Dean of Library Science and Learning Resources dards set by the university de- partments. He also provides leadership, sets policies develops goals and objectives. This will enable the library and Learning Resource Department to continue to strengthen and upgrade the collection of library materials not only to fit the university ' s academic program but the stu- dent ' s need as well. Besides us- ing the library for research, the library can be used for study and recreational reading. One of Dr. Prigge ' s most memorable moments as Dean was assisting in equipping the library with a computerized sys- tem which gives students ac- cess to 30 different libraries at various institutions of higher education in the state of Illinois. The library computer system (LCS) makes students accessi- ble to one of the world ' s largest libraries. Dr. Prigge ' s career in Audio visual did not began at Chicago State University. He has been in the Audio visual field for thir- ty-eight years. During this time, he has had the pleasure and experience of teaching at the University of Nebraska, Univer- sity of Virginia, University of Tennessee, University of Puer- to Rico, Arizona State Universi- ty and Eastern Illinois Universi- ty.

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Berlean M. Burris Dr. Berlean M. Burris, dean of the College of Nursing, is working very diligently to see to that the College of Nursing continues to progress as it has in recent years. Dr. Burris wel- comes the challenges inherent in helping to meet some of the needs of society by managing G program that prepares more nurses to provide care for the sick, injured, and handicapped. Chicago State University, as Dr. Burris pointed out, graduates the largest number of black nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the state of Illinois. The nurses who graduate from CSU not only obtain their degrees in their practice. We try very hard to make sure that our students are competent and the reports that I get back Dean of The College of Nursing from the agencies indicate that they are indeed competent. Once you get a degree in nursing it doesn ' t mean a thing until you can pass the National Licensing Examination. But once you do pass it you be- come a registered nurse (RN) with a bachelors degree and stand an excellent chance of being hired right away. Our stu- dents must be able to meet that challenge when they leave here and that is a major chal- lenge for me and my faculty members. So far, we have been able to meet that challenge and, OS a matter of fact, in 1985, our students scored 100% on that examination, being the only baccalaureate program in the state of Illinois to have every one of their stu- dents walk out and have passed their exam. As far as internships and jobs are concerned, CSU ' s College of Nursing has students in ev- ery major health care institu- tion in the state of Illinois. With the current shortage nurses, institutions are calling me up and asking me to please send over my students over to work for them, stated Dr. Burris. She went on to explain that, she recently set up an internship program with V.A. Lakeside Hospital that is willing to pay junior-level nursing stu- dents to receive their clinical training there with the hopes that they will stay there after graduation. Every student who graduates has at least three job opportunities made available to them. When students graduate from our program, I want them to be able to perform their skills at least as well as the graduates of other universities, but a training program can only do so much, and that means that the student himself should see to it that he gets all they can get out of it. I recommend that students strive for excellence. It is the student ' s responsibility to spend the necessary time studying, going to the library and doing all the things neces- sary that prepare him for his profession.

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Michelle Howard- Vital Dean of The Office of Continuing Education and Non-Traditional Programs is concentrating her efforts on expanding each of the several programs under her jurisdiction. From the Board of Governor ' s Degree Program to the CSU Extension Services Program. Dr. Howard-Vital ' s activities have managed to yield efficient and effective re- sults. The Office of continuing Education ' s most popular pro- gram is The Board of Gover- nor ' s degree program which consists of more than 500 stu- dents and is aimed at the stu- dent who is in the work force and who is trying to earn a de- gree simultaneously. Most of Dean of the Office of Continuing Education and Non-Traditional Programs the students in the Non-Tradi- tional degree programs already have good jobs. Usually they are over 21 years of age and what they are usually doing is coming back to school with the intention of upward mobility by earning a degree. We assess what they have learned from their work experience and credit that experience toward their degree, says Dr. How- ard-Vital. In addition to that program the Office offers the Individualized Curriculum Pro- gram. The program allows stu- dents to design their own ma- jors (particularly disciplines not offered at CSU). The University Without Walls program is designed so that students do not take tra- ditional classes, but students have learning agreements in which they gcither information by working with faculty. Those ore the three Non-Traditional Degree programs. In addition, there are non- credit on-campus classes for adults, teens and children called the Enrichment Pro- gram. Some of these programs ore: sewing and swimming. There are also training and de- velopment classes offered at various hospitals, companies and various public sector agen- cies. Also, there is the Exten- sion Services Program where the Office works as a producer for the Chicago Access Corpo- ration.