Hood College - Touchstone Yearbook (Frederick, MD)

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SHADY LADY. A CE student finishes her homework while enjoying a beau- tiful day. CE students could use Rayford or the CE headquarters, Carson Cot- tage, to stay between classes. A STEP ABOVE THE REST. Two CE students chat on the steps of Roscnstock. CEs were proud their program was honored in U.S. News and World Report. (Continuing Education 1 1

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LIBERALLY SPEAKING. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend speaks at a Learn- ing Lunch prior to the presidential elec- tions. The Learning Lunch series is sponsored by the Continuing Education Office and is held in Carson Cottage. HELPING HANDS. A continuing edu- cation student and a traditional-aged student help each other with homework in the library. Many CE students found friends not only with other CE students, but the traditional -aged students as well. U.S. News and World Report thinks they are tops Hood College thinks they ' re tops, too ■m-m ■■?■ ' ' . CE Stiuden s Make The Grade Rising again in excellence, Hood was especially noted for academic and personal concerns regarding Continuing Education students — undergraduates age 23 or older — in a survey conducted by U.S. News and World Re- port. In a section entitled Success Stories, the article said that Hood was known for the classic campus experience that it strives to maintain for the one third of its older, under- graduate students. This experi- ence was achieved by mixing the elder students with the younger ones. As an older stu- dent, I very much appreciate the friendly and caring atmos- phere at Hood College. 1 ex- pected to make friends with other Continuing Education students but was very pleased to make some very good friends with the traditional aged stu- dents. I think it is exciting and rewarding being in classes that are mixed, said junior Mary Jo Paul, a Beneficial Hodson Scholar majoring in manage- menL Sometimes the case was that continuing education students were not only going to school and working, but they also had children. The article mentioned that many mothers with the school ' s blessing . . . leave their children with traditional aged students in Hood ' s dormitories or . . . bring them to class. Marcy Applewhite, a senior majoring in biology, said she was pleased with the wonderful job that students do in caring for her two sons. Hood welcomes its Continuing Education students with open arms in attaining their goals and dream. — Melissa C. Hubbard. 10 Continuing Education

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The hammering and pounding vjGr annoying to some, but it v ent along v ith Campus Construction Hood College under- went some massive construction. During, the summer, Smith Hall and Coblentz Memorial Hall were rewired, but the most construc- tion was in Coblentz Hall. The major portion of the ren- ovation centered on the base- ment of Coblentz. The entire basement and surrounding ground area were ripped out. Once completed, the basement will tout a new and expanded Campus Club with an outside patio for outdoor eating. The new Campus Club will have a larger kitchen to serve a more varied selection of food to a greater number of people. Another major project is the construction of a new entrance to Coblentz. An elevator will be built on the front for better access for the disabled, as well as a new stairwell leading to the upper stories. A third project includes re- building the food line for better efficiency and service. Other projects include the conversion from hot water to steam for the dorm heaters, new radiators, and the move of the laundry room to the third floor. Coblentz residents were in- convenienced by the construc- tion. Workers had to work around the students, slowing the completion, which was es- timated by Joseph Pastore, vice president for administration and finance, to be in late Fall 1989. Noise was a big complaint, with construction starting at 7 a.m. With patience and understand- ing, the Hood community will be able to use a new and im- proved Campus Club and kit- chen. — Kim Adams and Jenni- fer Levy. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. The construction workers work hard to put up a brick wall — even though they weren ' t expecting the many delays that pushed back the comple- tion date. :M0RTAR board, a construction f.worker adds a brick wall to Coblentz ' •Hall. Work started early in the morning, . ' annoying many Coblentz residents 12 ( ampus Construction