La Sierra College - Meteor Yearbook (Arlington, CA)

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1.25 -,mzlwy , . A,,A I Mr. Roger A. Churches, Chairman THE DEPARTMENT OF ART The art department serves art-oriented majors and general students. All beginning courses are open to any major from any department. The art department feels that we all have a respon- sibility to the whole man-to the creative and intuitive falbeit non-verbalj right hemisphere of the brain, as well as to the cognitive and verbal left hemisphere. Through the arts we are able to reach, to open, to un- derstand our non-verbal right hemisphere. Studies in art help the student explore and put more meaning into the visual and spacial objects the right hemisphere perceives. In studying especially the basic elements of line, texture, plane, and dimension, the student is able to grasp and understand the abstract elements fper- ceived in the left hemispherel. An appreciation for these abstract elements as well as the more obvious element of color is also a departmental concern. In the study of art, its order, we attempt to come clo- ser to understanding the meaning of the world's crea- tion-and the image of God through it--God as a play- fully creative and happy god. We are interested in shaping artists who are inter- acting with the aforementioned elements. Some possi- ble professional outlets for the student include sculp- tors, painters, designers, potters, teachers, Commercial artists, bio-medical illustrators, photographers and printmakers. ' l4-r '- -LA 'wifi me , S . ,, 4, Mr. Robert H. Seyle .C Dr. Agnes R Ero Q ff,,,3! , .,', ,,,.f Q.-PX , F' F N

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Mr. John E. Carr, Chairman EVERYBODY HAS TO EAT The Department of Agriculture Everybody has to eat and somebody has to provide the food to eat. The Agriculture Department is active in producing food and teaching interested students how to produce food. By combining commercial production with its academic programs, the Agriculture Depart- ment is able to offer career work experience as well as a college degree. Students looking forward to a career can specialize in Intensive Food Production, Plant Sciences, Dairy Science, and Poultry Science. Students who are only interested in providing food for their own needs can take classes which offer practical experience and tan- gible results. Students who complete the Vegetable Gardening class know that if the future doesn't promise all they hope for, at least they won't have to go hungry. The rapid growth of the department to its current size of 45 majors plus the increase in the number of non-majors taking classes is a reflection of two factors. First is a greater awareness among students of the need to learn some skills for a changing lifestyle. Second is the increasing need for more and better food around the world. The expanding career opportunities for Food Producers both in the U.S. and throughout the world is now at the point where there are more jobs than skilled job applicants. To meet the needs, the department is involved in training and research to prepare Food Producers for both domestic and international employment. Through the Loma Linda University Agriculture Assistance Program, the department is participating in projects in several countries outside the U.S. This participation, involving both faculty and students, demonstrates that not only is there a need but that the Agriculture De- partment is actively engaged in meeting some specific needs and providing a vital service to the church, com- munity and the world. MW 3W Dr. Fred W. Riley Mr. Arnold C. Boram W. t -nf y i 1 'i , MTL2 0 if Mr. Dale L. Anderson Mr. George R. Burgdorff Mr. Harry M. Grubbs Mr. Richard L. Peterson 111

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Dr' C' Douglas Eddleman Dr. Leonard R. Brand-Chairman Associate Chairman I , f .11 .11 . . Dr. Anthony W. Lewis Dr. Lester E. Harris Mrs. Carolann R. Rosario Iwvh-C l 'Q . in ,av 4 :X 4 . Hz Y ii fs- ' ' I Q . ,J 'fc Q 5 ' it I X ,gs 4: 1 4 BIOLOGY AT LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY- STRENGTH AND VARIETY In addition to having a staff of teachers who are committed to the welfare of students and the Chris- tian ideals of Loma Linda University, the biology department has several other assets that add strength to the program. The department has a gra- duate program that offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in biology. Association with the graduate program add strength to the undergraduate program by in- creasing the variety of courses available, and by stimulating more interest in research. A goal of the department is to strengthen this relationship by combining the undergraduate and graduate pro- grams on one campus. Faculty research currently in progress on the La Sierra Campus includes cyto- logical studies of insect reproduction by Douglas Eddleman and study of the population genetics of yeast by Gary Bradley. The department encourages student research, expecially through the research curriculum, which providesamore opportunity for undergraduate involvement in research and research seminars. Antoher strength of the biology department is the variety of field station courses that it offers. There are two biology field stations in the Galapagos Is- lands, and one of them is operated by the Loma Lin- da University Department of Biology. We teach at least one course there each summer. Also we are affiliated with the Walla Walla marine biology field station near Anacortes, Washington, where a variety of courses are taught each summer. Our third option is a wilderness ecology course taught each summer in the California mountains. The 200+ biology majors are receiving training that prepares them for further training and jobs in research, college, academy, or professional school teaching, forestry, environmental study and pollu- tion control or for further study in medical fields. ,aww Dr. Norman L. Mitchell Dr. Harold R. Milliken Mr. Gary L. Bradley