Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Wm H , wmmu . p111. E ,N :u - '-i m .4 -4 SNVIG NEHVN MACHINERY is used daily in the education of students in industrial education. Lanny Hulland from Hazard is a sophomore machine-tool technology major. WORKING TOGETHER often helps students to gain a better understanding of the material to be learned. Seniors Robbie Bowlcamp and Jim Vice, both of Maysuille, are industrial technology majors. NOL'IEA VDIELVd

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Industrial Ed 8 Technology Teaching Tomorrowls Technology Today Dr. Robert Newton, head of Industrial Education and Technology at Morehead State, sums up the theme his depart- ment works under in four words: iiTeaching tomorrow's technology today. That technology has taken shape in Morehead's robotics pro- gram, which Newton admits is his pet. lil think that the whole con- cept of robotics is what will be prevalent in the year 2000. Robotics combines all the concepts of each of our programs. MSU broke the groundwork in this field in 1982, becoming the only school in Kentucky and among the first 20 colleges in the country to commit to an extensive robotics program. Last spring, the university was granted approval for a four-year option in robotics engineering technology. Training in this program has included designing and building three stationary robots and one that moves around. Newton ex- plains that the goal uis not to invent a better robot, but to train students to go into industry and implement robots. -The depart- ment has done just that in assisting the Browning Manufacturing Corporation in installing and operating robotic equipment. Instruc- tors have also worked with a blue-collar worker re-training team to operate the new high-tech equipment. Newton says that he would like to up-grade all the programs under his department, but like most departments, limited resources are a problem. ROBOTICS is a strong program at MSU. Students learn to operate, assemble, and communicate with these i'mechanical friends in their classes. Industrial Ed. and Technology The drafting program took a step forward with the installatio of the CADD system tComputer Assistant Draft and Designl. ilAll of our programs are very solid. Obviously, we could alway use new resources, but we do everything we can with what w have, says Dr. Newton. HWhat America can do best is develo technology. We're the highest educated country in the world an we have a fantastic amount of people resources. BY TERES HlLL

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COMBING a patient's beard is a normal part of any nurse's daily routine. Kelly Liles, a nursing major from Garrison, does the things for her patient that he can- not do himself. Nursing and Allied Health For years MSU' s nursing program has combined classroom lec ture with clinical experience to turn out top-quality health-car: personnel. Now, through the efforts of Charles Derrickson, Dean of th College of Applied Sciences and Technology, and others in th program, the Council on Higher Education has approved a pro posal to replace the two-year associate'degree with a four-yea- Bachelor of Science and Nursing program to take effect in the fal of 1986. Currently, the nursing program accepts forty students eac semester. With the new program, many new applicants can be ex pected along with former graduates wishing to obtain a four-yea degree. Derrickson says, iiThe area of Eastern Kentucky needs this Society demands a higher degree. Current requirements to enter the nursing program include . composite score of 17 on the ACT and a B average if enterin from high school, or a 2.5 GPA if applying from college. Training in this program requires intelligence and the ability to perform the technical skills required, explains Janice Brumager assistant professor of nursing. She says nursing is a challengin field that is well respected. Hands-on experience is essential and students in the progra gain it by working in area hospitals a specified number of hours While there, they are each assigned specific patients to care to and get the feel of hospital life.