Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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REV. WILLIAM P. LEONARD, M.A. Assistant Professor Several other people were added to the department. Dr. John Curtis is working in the field of student pui- sonnel work and counseling. Dr. John Hess has come to Loras after working in public school teaching am administration, as well as college level teaching. Mi. Leo Hallahan has taken charge of the Audio-Visual cen¬ ter and the curriculum library. f There has been a great increase in the number o students involved in teacher education during the past few years. There are well over one hundred undergrad¬ uates and nearly two hundred graduate students in¬ volved in the Education department’s program. 22 JOHN T. CURTIS, M.S. Instructor LEO R. HALLAHAN, M.Ed. Instructor

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RONALD I. KIRCHER, M R.A. Instructor PETER J. BRUST, M.A. Instructor JOHN B. DIETRICH, M.B.A. Instructor EDUCATION Dr. John E. Mack took on the chairmanship of the Department of Education in his first year at Loras, and has laid the ground work for several large plans. He hopes to institute a professional semester in which stu¬ dents involved in teacher education will be allowed to do eight weeks of full time teaching and have concen¬ trated education courses for the remainder of that se¬ mester. Dr. Mack feels that this will give students a better idea of what teaching involves. The present plan of having students teach half-days gives a very super¬ ficial glimpse at this exciting profession. Dr. Mack also planned to involve other departments in the Education programs. This would allow students to take specialized methods courses in their major. JOHN K. MACK, Ph D. Assistant Professor ELMER V. MICHELS, M.A Assistant Professor 21

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I CORWIN A. HELLMER, M.S. Assistant Professor Chairman ENGINEERING Loras’ Department of Engineering is renowned for its flexible curriculum that provides for study in a wide range of engineering and engineering related fields. To further develop its potential, the department, for the first time, offered a Pre-professional Architect program this year. As evidenced by national urban renewal pro¬ grams, housing projects, and the general demand for newer and bigger structures, the face of the United States is changing. As a result, many architects are needed, and Loras is helping to meet this challenge. The new program is based on a solid liberal arts education until the end of the second or third year of study. Then the student transfers to an affiliated univer¬ sity to complete his architectural training. This format is like the other programs of pre-engineering which provides an engineering student with the opportunity to acquire the necessary background in mathematics, the physical sciences, and basic engineering courses, as well as other courses of interest. The Loras engineer¬ ing graduate has the technical as well as liberal arts background. The Department is making good use of one of Loras’ newest additions, the computer center. To engi¬ neering students, as well as students in the physical sciences and mathematics, a course in computer science is offered. DONALD I. MANOR. B.S. Pt.-tirne Instructor iliP 11 KENNETH O. SWITZER. M.S. Pt time Instructor 23