Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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High enrollment forces purchase of Sheridan Hall Increased freshman enrollment necessitated the purchase of an ad- ditional dormitory last summer, ac- cording to James R. Doyle, vice president for student personnel and dean of students. 135 sophomore, junior and senior men moved last fall into the former Guest House motel, renamed Sheridan Hall in memory of the late Rev. Michael P. Sheridan, S.J., former administrative assistant to the president. The dormitory is located at 24th and Dodge, three blocks off the main campus. Security considera- tions led to the decision to make Sheridan an all-male residence. Rooms were remodeled to ac- commodate desks, shelves and extra beds, but the individual bathrooms and wall-to-wall carpeting remained. Sheridan residents were located farther from university facilities than most dorm students, and they walked to Brandeis Student Center for meals, but the majority of resi- dents, nevertheless, found the ad- vantages of Sheridan outweighed the disadvantages. At first I was apprehensive about being off campus, said Arts junior Tony Cafaro, a resident adviser. But now I really like it. I ' d go any- where to get my own bathroom! Arts sophomore Ross Fujimoto echoed Cafaro ' s sentiments. I think Sheridan ' s a great addition to the university — bigger and quieter rooms, the luxury of having your own private bathroom, free carpeting, and thermostatic air conditioning! Dean Doyle said security meas- ures at Sheridan included placing fire-bolt locks on all doors other than the main entrance, and the es- tablishment of a 24-hour-a-day guard at the main desk. Above, Ann Timmins and Mike Byrne from Public Relations and Paul Jonas, Arts senior, attend the dedication of Sheridan Hall. The staff of Sheridan Hall consists of Pay Sweeney, Bill Nelson, Sheridan direc- tor, Bill Swift, Tony Cafaro and Keith Monroe, below. The Guest House, bot- tom, is converted into Sheridan Hall with a new security system for protection.

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Dorm Nurses sacrifice sleep to treat cuts, colds University Dorm Nurses who provide immediate medical care to students on campus are Rhonda Thompson and Carol Troll in Swanson and Celeste Schlader in Kiewit, below. My only complaint is that I wish the service was used more. Nursing senior Rhonda Thomp- son ' s above complaint was echoed by Nursing senior Celeste Schlader who added, Many people on campus don ' t know about us. We would like for people to know we ' re available. Schlader and Thompson, along with Nursing senior Carol Troll, worked during the past year as dorm nurses. The function of the dorm nurses is to provide medical service for students when the student health center is closed. Schlader said the nurses rotated shifts during the week so that at least one nurse was on duty at all times other than the health center ' s regular hours — 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Each nurse carried an electronic beeper to alert them whenever they couldn ' t be located in their rooms. Schlader said the nurses usually treated cuts or illnesses and gave medical advice. For instance, if someone was sick with a cold, we could call a doc- tor and get a prescription to hold the student over until the student could see a doctor, she said. Troll said she felt the service is a necessary one. Many students go to the emergency room at St. Joseph ' s for services which we pro- vide free of charge in the dorms, she said. Not only is it expensive to go to the emergency room, but it is a mis- utilization of emergency services when students go in for minor first aid services. Troll said she applied for the posi- tion because of the learning experi- ence involved. You are on your own as a dorm nurse, she said. We have to per- form the initial assessment and pro- vide the treatment. This is impor- tant because nursing is tending more toward specialization, as is medicine. Nurses must know how to diagnose and provide profes- sional medical care and emergency treatment. Thompson, however, pointed out some of the drawbacks to the posi- tion. She said she sometimes had trouble getting sleep the nights she was on call. I was also called several times while in the shower, she said. That ' s a real pain! 22 — after the classes

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Lou Scallon, Arts junior, types a last minute paper, below. Pat Rooney, Michele DesRosiers, Sharon Dingwall, the Rev. Tom Shanahan, S.|., CEC director, and Dr. Richard Super, assistant professor of his- tory, join in seminar discussion at the CEC house, bottom. ™ ' f ' Diverse CEC members live, ' share in ' spirit of humanhood ' Posted on the CEC house bulletin board is an inheritance from the community of Spring 1978. The hand-lettered CEC award was presented for showing that true, genuine love can be had by a diverse group when they open up their feelings and their hearts to one another in the spirit of brotherhood (i.e. humanhood). Although every semester brings a new set of participants to the Creighton Extension Curriculum, the sentiment is perhaps applicable to them all, for in the CEC house, diversity seems to yield friendship. The seminar aspect of CEC is a program designed to provide stu- dents with interdisciplinary per- spectives on a social, historical or theological topic. The members meet once weekly for a discussion led by various fac- ulty members and twice weekly for dinner. Beyond the confines of the house, students were involved in special interest projects which ranged from doing a survey on American art to compiling demo- graphic data for a political campaign. Approximately 17 students, a di- rector and a faculty member com- prise the CEC household each semester. This year the Rev. Tom Shanahan, S.J. directed the house and Dr. Kathryn Thomas, assistant profes- sor of classical language, was the resident faculty member. The members customarily take a weekend trip in addition to plan- ning group activities. This year the first semester group traveled to the Black Hills in South Dakota and to one CEC member ' s home, a ranch in the northwestern corner of that state. Beyond the activities and the academic aspect, there is an uniqueness to CEC that members attribute to the experience of com- munity living and learning itself. Arts junior Steve Lutz found value in the opportunity to know new people on a deeper level than would be possible in a dorm, while Arts junior Lou Scallon recognized an increased sensitivity and aware- ness that what one does may in- fringe on the rights of others. It ' s almost like a family, he said, and in that context, it allows one to share interests with the other mem- bers of the house. Arts senior Kathy O ' Connor saw a wholistic approach in the at- tempt to bring education into the home and community setting, which minimizes the dichotomy between education and private life. It shifts traditional limitations of education in such a way as to pro- vide new challenges and a fresh perspective, she said.