Gannon University - Lance Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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BUSINESS Wm. N. Latimer, Management David M. DeFazio, Management 26 Charles A. Bennett, Economics

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Shirley Levin, Speech and Drama Charles R. Smith, Jr., English Robert L. Vales, English J SPEECH AND DRAMA Technical Training Aids Gannon Theatre During the past two years, Gannon students have been offered a different career choice in the Speech and Drama Program. The program has aimed at giving students a background in theatre arts, and permitting them to develop their individuality and talent in a creative, practical atmosphere. Some of the course offerings have included play directing, use of make-up and costuming, and T.V. directing. Possibilities for increased technical knowledge have resulted from the new audio-visual equipment in the Learning Resource Center. Because of their greater potential in technical areas, students have a- chieved a new level of competency, re- flected in this year's theatrical pro- ductions. Rev. Robert C. Ein, Languages 25

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OPEN UNIVERSITY A Degree Off-Campus One of the newer programs Gannon College has offered this year is the Open University Program, which makes college degrees possible to those adults who are unable to attend classes on campus. The student, who may obtain a degree in any major, works under the guidance of the Gannon facul ty. All classwork is done by the student on his own, and he never attends an official class on campus. The program, open to any high school graduate, has counseled students toward courses and majors which would most likely serve their needs and ambi- tions. Some study aids, such as audio-visual tapes, have been available for individual student use. But group activities, including field trips and experiments, have also been successful in off- campus studies. Open University students have had the same curriculum choices as the on-campus students, and have earned the same number of credits for complet- ed courses. But the advantage of the Open Univer- sity Program is the flexibility given to adults who are working or caring for a family, to continue an education at their own convenience. Joseph L. Bressan, Accounting Ronald Volpe, Marketing 27