Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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This early entrance into schools both prepares the student and helps to eliminate the uncertainty of their choice of pro- fessions. The College of Education consists of the Departments of Education, Men's Health and Physical Education, VVomen's Health and Physical Education, Psychology and Counselor Education, and Special Education. Education Department The Education Department contains the largest number of majors, due to the many curriculums offered, Dr, Seemen retires After nineteen years in the College of Education Dr. Edna B. Seaman retired at the end of the spring semester. A pro- fessor of education, she was honored, with a special lunch- eon, bythe Nicholls Reading Council, which she organized. One of the first instructors in the college, Dr. Seaman first came to Nicholls in 1957. She received her BA from North- western University, lvl.A. from Stephen F. Austin College in Texas and Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. gr -4. ,,, S tudent I. oulsianct T ectchers A SSOCIGTIOH The SLTA, one of two student education groups, holds a welcom- ing party for new members in one of the Student Union confer- ence rooms during the fall semester. Dr. Charles Vlleimer, director of student teaching, supervises the many elementary and secondary majors who workin area schools for their teaching degree, 1 ,, , l , , The Summer Enrichment Program held during the summer ses- sion gave area kindergarten and elementary children a chance to come to Nicholls and work with education majors. College ot Education 227

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When fall registration figures were tallied, the College of Education ranked third in size with 1,348 majors. Although usually first or second, the college still had the largest num- ber of students majoring in one field: elementary and sec- ondary education. All students who receive a bachelor's degree from the Col- lege of Education are required to complete a semester of stu- dent teaching in cooperating schools. ln order to begin stu- dent teaching, one must have an overall minimum grade- point average ot 20, with no grade lower than a C in profes- sional courses and a minimum average of C in areas of aca- demic specialization. Director of Student Teaching is Dr. Charles VVeimer. New additions were made in the second year ot the Nic- holls-Teachers Education Pilot Program CN-TEPPJ, a pro- gram designed to prepare student teachers for their roles in the classroom. Funded by the Louisiana Department of Edu- cation, Dr. D. G. Joseph, dean ot the College of Education, has been working with Dr. Lacy lvlarcotte, N-TEPP director, in having students gain valuable teaching experience early in their studies. A special block program combines two or more courses into a single two-hour class giving the student six credit hours. This fall, block programs in audio-visual aids and psychol- ogy were added to the existing ones in education and psy- chology. Students are also given heavy field-experience with observations in area schools beginning in their sophomore year. The students assist supervising teachers in small tasks designed to expose the student to actual teaching situations. A voluntary program its first two semesters, the program is now required for all entering education majors. CIDIICQIC 0l ftllICilli0Il NSU students get field experience early in education curriculum Dr, D G. Joseph, dean ofthe College ot Educa- tion, helps a student during the registration bat- tle, while Georgia Andry, a junior in education helps children at the co-op with their lessons. 9 College ol Education

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Student Louisiana Teachers' Association: First row: Debbie Adams, Madelyn Dupre, Paul Simoneaux, Christene Collins and Jo Ann Oli- ver. Second row: Terri Martin, Brenda Hebert, Charlene Oubre and Jane Deroche, Third row: Cecile LeBlanc, Sue Bankester, Cynthia Ber- geron, Jerilyn Williams, Linda Frye and Dr. Ralph Cremillion. S K' 28 Education Department A 1 limi Ctilltgt 0l lfllllfillitill Under the direction of Dr. Robert Cle- ment, the department offers thirteen fields to the education-minded students. A student can select from art, elementary education, English, foreign language, industrial arts, kindergarten education, library science, math, music, science, social studies, speech, and speech ther- apy. Students vvho major in these curricu- lums take courses offered by the depart- ments in the fields they specialize in, and in addition, they take education and psy- chology courses. Students begin observing in area ele- mentary and secondary schools, leading up to the semester in which they do their student teaching. Dr. Jo Ann Cangemi, coordinator of graduate studies in education, helped with the Louisiana Tech-Nicholls State Rome Summer Semester for the seventh year, although she didn't attend. She works with Nolan LeCompte, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, in the pro- gram to offer students the chance to study and earn semester hours while in Rome. CSee College of Liberal Arts, page 2343. Members of the education department have served as instructors in the pro- gram. Other members of the education are Sarah Buckmaster, Drs Harrel Carpenter, Dr. Mathilda Crain, Dr. John Dennis, Rus- sell Galiano, Dr, Ralph Gremillion, John Harding, Martha Harmon, William Hick- man, Eva Jacobs, Cecile LeBlanc, Dr. Lacey Marcotte, Clement Raynal, Jean- ette Reed, Dr. Edna Seaman, Nassir Sedarat, and Dr. Elizabeth Zimmerman. The STUDENT LOUISIANA TEACH- ERS' ASSOCIATION was established to promote the development of professional interests and attitudes among college students actively engaged in preparing for the teaching profession. Benefits to its members include an insurance policy which covers damages inthe event that a student teacher is sued while completing the student teacher requirements. Officers of SLTA are Paul Simoneaux, president, Terrel Roy, vice president, Madelyn Dupre, secretary, Karen Knight, treasurer, Christene Collins, reporter, JoAnn Oliver, historian, and Debbie Dr. Robert Clement, head of the Department of Edu- cation, is in charge of one of the largest single departments on campus.