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

Page 253 text:

junction with the LSU School of Nursing and the State Nurses Association. Guest speakers for the workshop were Hotel Dieu's chief therapist, JoAnn Mari- nell a RN. and Charlene Coco, RN., staff developer, Ochsner Medical Center, Q Student Nurse Family Night was a chance for all first-year students to find out what the policies of the profession and the curriculum were by attending with their families. Second-year students served as host- . ,Y..... ,'J-' fl F 4 esses. One of the highlights of the nurses' year came in March with the striping cer- emony. A total of 58 students were awarded their Nicholls University stripes to wear as part of their official student nurse uni- form. Dr. O. E. Lovell, vice president of aca- demic affairs, presented the stripes to the students in a public ceremony. Plans for the coming year include initi- f W Y,,v f f by ,YL 4 'Fl' D, X . . 4-.L 'J' A A ' ,, , K 7' ZA Vyv, ,.,..ri A fl .L - , msn, N' , Mm-if i---5 5, '4',, '.'-:1 2, tw A i ,g ' 1 H, A, '- '-41-12f 'V -W G. 2 . I gl? . - Y A hi! A' M ' ,iii 'Q 5 G - ' V 3 I , it ar' .fr It 'Nj S .,,, 4 fi ' ' 1' L.. A ' 1 ' 12 I fr , f 6 L 4 P 1 as 4 ating a revised, shortened curriculum. based upon recommendations made by an accrediting survey team for the National League of Nursing. Others on the nursing faculty include Eula Brinkley, Janice l-lartman, Ester Keyes, Edith Lynn and Velma Westbrook. Carey Flowers and Dean G G Varvaro, Ccenter and at rightb listen to a description of an oil rig inthe Gulf of Mexico. The petroleum technology program has allowed many people to attend Nicholls who might not have. College of Life Sciences 2 9

Page 252 text:

College ol lllt Sciences and Technology nursing, was project director for training nurse assistants, the first organized edu- cational program in the state to train and elevate nursing assistants. Georgia Coy, assistant professor of nursing, conducted a state wide work- shop on coronary care nursing for the American Heart Association in May, assisted by Emma Clark, also an assistant professor of nursing, Faculty members were on the go tor further training as Blackmon attended the Council of Associate Degree Nursing Schools' annual meeting and workshop in Washington, DC., with Clark, Jolley, and Grace Monk, another assistant pro- fessor of nursing. Monk and Clark also represented Nic- holls at the Southern Begional Confer- ence sponsored by the National League of Nursing in Atlanta, Ga. in February. Instructors ot nursing, Shari Bich and Marie Black, planned and conducted a medical and surgical nursing class in West Jefferson Hospital in Marrero. Blackmon was also busy negotiating a Helping a student by giving a reference to an inter ested employer, Dr Charles Monier heads the Department of Engineering Technology, which acquired a new building in the fall Home Economics Association: Kneeling: Leslie McWhorter and Andrea Vernon. First row: Mary Bae Hudgins, Geralyn Boudreaux, Bonnie Bychurch, April Stall, Grace Mayer, Debbie Bar- berot Second row: Debbie Melvin, Anne Labit, Tanya Alleman, Marcia Duplan, Gayle Goudia, Carol Ann Cousin, Third row: Peggy Antill, Maria Spinella, Kathryn Eambrough, Brenda Minter, Fourth row: Joy Acosta, Marilyn Fonseca, Carma- lisa James and Marla Detivieux. f ollr-ge of lu ite Sciences 43.1 contract with the new ChiIdren's Hospital in New Orleans so Nicholls nursing stu- dents could take their pediatric nursing laboratory classes in a children's hospital setting. Audrey Love, assistant professor of nursing, teaches these classes. Love was also the only person from the Southern District to be selected as an item writer tor the State Board Test Pool Examination. In the spring the university sponsored an intravenous therapy workshop in con- Heading one of theslarger dephartments in the col- lege, Jean Holland is the head of the Home Eco- nomics Department. . ' ,egg N r'? lb K is fw- ...X 'r I 6 .4 1.?rt?'fi'v 'tl' X ' ur I ,,,..., -4

Page 254 text:

Giving students an awareness of the importance ofthe sci- ences and technology in today's world, the College of Sci- ences has continued to grow under the leadership of Dean Merlin M. Ohmer. The college concentrates on the natural sciences, mathe- matics and computer science, and provides continuing edu- cation to the community. In order to acquaint students with the departments and curricula of the college, a brochure was prepared during the fall semester. The booklet was written by members of each of the colleges departments. A second edition was printed in the spring. One of the features of the brochure is French and Spanish translations of messages by President Vernon F. Galliano and Dean Ohmer. Dr. Frank Avonda, professor of chemistry, was the chairman of the committee which produced the brochure. Citlltglt ill SUCIICCS Metric education begun, Aeronautical degree approved for 1976-77 r tfwi-'ATV rfltlistl 'iillltttf 'qw .,, X 0 iris.. N, A H.. -an 3' . . V -JI fag., ., iq.. M I -':x.z's, -' Assisting sugar cane growers with insect pest con- trol, Stanley Viator and his business partner, Calvin Viator, associate professor of biology, were featured in Agri-Fieldmanf' a national agriculture maga- zine. There are no fancy chemicals or formulas needed to power Dr. Frank Avonda's bike as pedal power gets the professor of chemistry started. ft College of Sciences Under a joint metric pilot program of Nicholls, Lafourche Parish and the State Board of Education, a Metric Education Center was opened in room 121 Peltier l-lall for use by stu- dents, faculty and area residents. The center contains reference materials, posters, charts and other equipment designed to make learning the metric system easier. Part of the 850,000 appropriated by the state legislature and approved by the State Board of Education were used to equip the center. Signs announcing the pilot program were placed at all the entrances to Lafourche Parish, and information about the metric system was given to parish teachers and students. In conjunction with the program, workshops for elementary and secondary school teachers were given. A new associate degree program was instituted in the spring. A two-year curriculum in aeronautical science now leads to an associate of science degree. i but 5 why- 'rv-63 5 ? E E