Garden City Community College - Broncbuster Yearbook (Garden City, KS)

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Preventive measure-Mary Woodrow, sophomore mixes volatile chemicals under the fume hood as in- structor Gary Holmes supervises. A drop or two-Lab assistants Mary Woodrow and Karen VanDoren add drops of chemical into a flask. -Q-...N WWW! M f

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Kinder's approach Stresses structure FACELIFT CGMPLETE The Art Department under- went a facelift as instructor Dave Kinder worked to make his classes equivalent to those offered at a four-year universi- ty. His approach to teaching was simple. He stressed a structured, yet flexible classroom situation. According to Kinder, begin- ning drawing students especially seemed to want some form of direction. I feel they welcome that structure, Kinder said. They want to feel as though they've gained something specific from the course. Kinder put a great deal of ef- fort into his classes, and in turn he expected a great deal from his students. When a student takes my class, I ex- pect a lot, because I give a lot, he said. The first step in his transfor- mation of the program was separating Drawing I and Drawing II. This separation made it easier to concentrate on the specifics of each course. Students who enrolled in Drawing I spent their time learning to draw perspective, line drawings and value studies. Students enrolled in Draw- ing II concentrated on life drawing. Their models ranged from humans to animals to still lifes. Working toward perfection-Kelly Porter puts the finishing touches on his Hassignment' for Drawing I. The Art Department as a whole drew a variety of peo- ple, ranging from art majors to members of the community with an interest in art. Kinder's area of expertise was two dimensional work such as painting and drawing. He hoped that an additional instructor would be hired to take on the task of teaching sculpture and ceramics. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in painting from Bethany College in Lindsborg. Later, he went on to obtain both his Master of Fine Arts degree and Bachelor of Arts Education degree from Wichita State University. Kinder was absent from the field of education for several years. His las job as an instruc- tor was as a graduate assistant at Wichita State University. Try this-Art Instructor Dave Kinder demonstrates a helpful technique to student Wanda Christensen. Helpful hint-Dale Swank offers ideas to classmate Tonya Stockton during their Drawingl class. Academics!Art 83

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Du ties vary from chemistry SCIENCE From preparing specimens Phil Gilbert was the physics I e f or dissection to watering assistant for Warren Fousi plants to setting up chemistry He did everything from se experiments-the duties of a ting up labs to fixing projec lab assistant were diverse. tors. The lab assistant program It' d was a work study project for think you learn a lot more science majors. A minimal than if you just take the amount of background in classes, Gilbert said. science was required for ob- taining the position. There were two assistants each for the biology and chemistry departments and one for the physics depart- ment. Ken Overbay and Jennifer Ferranti-Ybarra were the biology assistants. Their duties not only included set- ting up labs for the biology students but also feeding the animals in the lab. Those animals ranged from a spider to a rat snake. It keeps us busy, Overbay said. According to Ferranti- Ybarra, some background in the biological sciences was helpful when applying for the position. Their financial status and their major fsciencej were factors considered when they applied for the positions. Overbay commented that the experience helped refresh his memory of what he had already learned in other science classes. His supervisor was Bill Coons. S 8. gOO CXIJCYICHCC Gilbert worked 10 to 1- hours a week and didn't hav to worry about getting bored. He fFouseJ always has something for me to do, he said. Mary Woodrow and Karen VanDoren served as chemistry lab assistants for the two years that they attend- ed GCCC. According to Woodrow, the worst thing about it was clean- ing up after students. However, she felt the benefits outweighed the disad- vantages. I have a better rela- tionship with the teachers in this building. They're more than just teachers, Woodrow said. Woodrow and VanDoren agreed that it took a while to get used to the job. The se- cond year is much easier, I know my way around, Woodrow said. Green thumb-jennifer Ferranti- Ybarra plants radishes-just one of her many duties as a biology lab assis- tant.