Evangel University - Lancer Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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siness arch was being Curtis to help the plan long range ould accomodate growth. ing the other curriculum, Clark lasses are pretty the program is -st in the country. r school because was poor. More- .chers here really how well the doing. Moreland, sen- d some possible 5. The implica- - Christian as a rson should be ore. Accounting ent principles are e students, how- ethical and what not be the same Rhoades, chair- department, said, employee means 1 people; it means Nking in a society. nd integrity are Iers consider first. 2 students build 1 integrity is a very art of our pro- :2 X 1'5 . Quick Carefully choosing the right keys, Gary Golden, senior, practices key punch. Computer programming was part of the degree in Business. Management major Dave Vogel, senior, utilizes an electric adding machine to complete his assignment. Modern technology has provided many aids for obtaining fast, efficient answers. Photo by Tom Quick. 7T??? Mn

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Business New major expands business t's been difficult, but excellent. When you leave the classes, you have a good handle of what it's all about, said Garry Clark, senior, evaluating the quality of :he business classes. The business and econ- omics department has grown into the largest department on campus with over 300 students enrolled. Two new faculty members, David Danford, a full-time instructor, and Tod Tiehard, who taught part-time, were added to the staff. The program was expand- ed by the addition of an office administration major. The other fields of study in the department included account- Ill faculty. Research was being done by Mrs. Curtis to help the department plan long range goals that would accomodate its continued growth. Concerning the other classes in the curriculum, Clark said, The classes are pretty good. I think the program is one of the best in the country. I left another school because , the program was poor. More- over, the teachers here really care about how well the students are doing. Lynnette Moreland, sen- ior, suggested some possible improvements. The implica- tions of the Christian as a business person should be emphasized more. Accounting and management principles are stressed to the students, how- ever, what is ethical and what ing, business education, econ- omics, and management. A new.class was offered in E; A v-?.n. .; :m'mv-t: .0 34...; ;.,...u,.t. the spring. The class, Word Processing, was designed to help prepare students to work in an automated office, accord- ing to Glenys Curtis, instructor of business education. Word processing is to offices what is legal may not be the same every time. Rebecca Rhoades, chair- man of the department, said, Being an employee means working with people; it means living and working in a society. Character and integrity are 5 data processing is to numbers, what employers consider first. 3;; she said. Helping the students build : j Eventually the department character and integrity is a very t It will include a minor in market- important part of our pro- ; l ing, a greater involvement in gram. the computer science minor, -PauIRay e l and the addition of more t at e :......;.t...' 1' ' ' 3 Tom Quid I junior Barb Caponiti keeps Ko- rect-type close at hand as she types from the textbook. Students from other majors also took typing to help flu t them with critiques and research l papers. l Accounting classes and labs are t liq required for almost all business mill majors. Cindy Klein, sophomore, i ll: studies at her desk in Lewis Hall. 1 76 Business

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4...:Mt e U 1 78 Biblical Studies Mush; Assistant professor of biblical studies, Larry Williams, presents his lecture in Greek class. A high enrollment in Elementary Greek resulted in the need for two sections to be offered. After Intro To Philosophy class, Larry Nichols, junior, and Randy Quacken- bush, senior, seek answers from assistant professor of philosophy, Ed MacAlmon. Focus on a true world View Robert H. Spence was a weekly occurance for faculty members of the biblical studies department. President Spence served as the depart- ment head for the year, and Twila Edwards, assistant pro- fessor of English, served as coordinator of the depart- ment. The faculty members viewed the department as the center of the college. Through the Essential Christianity classes, students were in- troduced to the ideas and liworld view of true Chris- tians. Many new things hap- pened in the department. The large increase in enrollment created some problems for the required Bible courses. Thir- teen sections of Essential Christianity were scheduled into the curriculum. Other classes, such as llNew Tes- tament Literature, exper- ienced enormous increases. . Other changes were wel- comed and included the divi- sion of the sophomore seminar into a minister-preparation class and a hermeneutics class. Another section of Elemen- tary Creek was also added. , Instructors also joined the B reakfast with President mmmwm , w, , we M xx MX Oxyaw staff as part of the increase. Wesley Smith, a former pastor, became a full-time instructor. Dan Menzie also became a full-time instructor. He was a part-time instructor the previous year. David Penchan- sky joined the staff as a part-time instructor in the department. The concept of integrating the Christian faith with a secular education was the main emphasis of the depart- ment. A manual, consisting of articles written by some of the department members, dealt with the issue of integrating faith and learning and how to apply the integration in the Christian's life. The manual is being finished and will hopefully be published during the summer, according to Mrs. V Edwards. A significant increase of majors in biblical studies helped the development of the department. Almost 200 students declared Bible as their major. Important in that number were the approxima- tely-ZO female Bible majors. Introducing and develop- ing major Christian ideas and views showed the importance of a Bible-based education. 6 Ruth Maasbach w