Jacksonville State University - Mimosa Yearbook (Jacksonville, AL)

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Changes improve home ec image What comes to mind when someone says Home Economics? Housewives? Wrong, It isn't o major just for housewives anymore I The Department of Home Economics offers a wide range of majors and career opportunities with majors in home economic education, general home economics, food services. dietetics, and clothing. These majors prepare a person for a variety of jobs, for instance: social work, consumerism, dietary science, nutrition areas, food services and textile clothing areas. And you thought home economics was just for housewives!! The Home Economics Department is rapidly changing, with more courses being offered and required throughout the University to prepare students for their careers and give them more well-roundOd educations. More elective courses are being offered to help students in their everyday lives. These classes include family and parenthood, home furnishings, fundamental food preparation and introduction to nutrition. — Doug McCrary 29

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Music fine arts equal rich experiences The College of Music and Fine Arts is a growing center of higher learning. The college has departments in Mason Hall, Hammond Hall and Stone Center. The Department of Music is the largest department, well-known throughout the Southeast for its expertise, Much of this recognition is due to the reputation of the Marching Southerners and Ballerinas and the A Cappella Choir. Much attention is focused on the Jazz Band and Chamber Singers. The Department of Home Economics offers majors in home economic education. general home economics, food services, dietetics, and clothing. That department is forming a solid foundation for its students' careers and lives. The Art Department offers degrees in art and art education. This department offers a multitude of expressive mediums to suit the individual. The department also houses a gallery. The Drama Department offers a bachelor of science degree In drama and drama education. Various plays are performed by the department throughout the year to give students firsthand experience in the field. — Doug McCrary 28

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Center services there for using To help them in their various studies, students and faculty alike can find valuable aids at the media center. The media center's purpose is to provide audio-visual services to the campus and to Kovide the students and faculty mem-3rs with a resource area where research and the preview of software may be conducted in order to support classroom requirements and to meet individual needs. The center assists students and faculty in making transparencies or other visual aids they may need for a course requirement. It also assists the faculty members with teaching aids such as films and projectors, by making these available for check-out. Responsibilities of the center include equipment loan and maintenance; production; and acquistion of software. The task of updating software is a continuous, yet often expensive procedure. In the future the center hopes to increase the staff positions to help insure better faculty student support in the area of audio visual services. Other plans include increased classroom space and a greater software collection. — Terrie Carpenter 30