Southwest Baptist University - Mozarkian Yearbook (Bolivar, MO)

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business, economics Expansion in the business .. .M department leads to new is courses and degree plans 'ff A number of significant changes occurred in the Department of Business and Economics during the 1972-73 academic year. These included changes in faculty, new courses, and changes in curriculum. Several new courses were added to the Business and Economics Department. These included two new courses in Economics: Economic Development and fMicroeconomic Analysis. In addition two new courses in Business were offered during the January term. The latter included Salesmanship and The Professional Secretary. The B.S. Degree is now offered in Secretarial Science, Business Education, and Business Administration. Programs of study leading to the B.A. Degree have also been revised. The new programs are designed to provide more specialized training in the student's area of concentration. The shorthand courses offered at SWBC aided students in achieving speed and accuracy. Concentration was seen on the faces of Dorothy Sneed and Ftayma Short as they took dictation. , Wu, .-.i-. . -.....-... 1.A,-i....-,, .,.., ..,. -...l l i .1 f . . if tv' ,lm-kb ,,,, ' T lui l Q I : l A course in Principles of Economics is a must for business students. Dr Larry Jenkins explained a chart which dealt with the distribution of the gross national product. , if tri. wafilw ,,,,i', 1 t -an L 5 l V 1. x s i , Ejifi ' . .4

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biology, chemistry Biology students travel to Arizona to study desert biology school year to build an animal room next to the L tg The Biology department made plans during the 1972-73 if 'Q greenhouse which is attached to the Casebolt g , Science Building. The animal room will be used I I ' Q by several courses. This room will provide cages . for terrestrial animals and tanks and aquariums i g '-':' T 1 for those requiring more moisture. ' ': A Students who were interested in life under very dry i C 1 ' -. , conditions had the opportunity to take desert A biology during the summer school session. These M ' ' A . . students traveled around six thousand miles and Xt f g q T54 visited four different desert biomes. They also spent , . it approximately three weeks studying at the Arizona M' 'V State University. Several students in the biology and chemistry departments finished their required college courses at SWBC during the spring term of 1972-73 and went on to Cox Medical Center or Missouri Baptist Hospital to complete the requirements for their B.S. in Medical Technology. , .gin J giirha-. . , - 'lf' Students learn best when they have the actual objects to work with. Dr. Scientists find that an important part of their work ls recording their data Clark spent a number of hours out of his busy day growing plants in the in a lab report. Mr. Robert Smith gave a few suggestions to Mlke Cowan, greenhouse f0r Student use, Kathy Hawkins, and Phyllis Weems for their lab reports. 2'l

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. K x rx, K Keeping records, bookkeeping, and writing is made easier through the use of business machines. SWBC students, such as Marcy Adams, learned the techniques of using business machines during Jan. term. I -'75 ' Ii-ii' F-gf Q ,il if A NE i ' if f-5141 Business students at SWBC often found that accounting was one of the most frustrating courses offered. Kent Nichols struggled to balance his debits and credits. The most valuable asset when entering into a secretarial career is to be a skilled typist. The Business Department offered three courses in typing. Terry Boyd practiced to achieve speed and efficiency.