Sul Ross State University - Brand Yearbook (Alpine, TX)

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J At the Peak of Perfection . . . where we studied . . . A college education does require a great deal of time in the classroom, but that isn’t all of it. So much of a Sul Ross education involves actual “hands on” experience. In 1983-84 the majority of Sul Ross students were involved in courses that make them more mar¬ ketable in the labor force. After all, we need a job to pay back all these student loans! Trend indicators showed that peo¬ ple were finding more available ca¬ reers in vocational areas and stu¬ dents jumped on it. The student vocational nursing program trained students for ca¬ reers in health care. The RAS courses were filled to overflowing, especially in the areas of farrier technology, meats technol¬ ogy and animal health technology. The Business Division stayed busy giving students actual experi¬ ence in the business world with sec¬ retarial and managerial training as well as the regular classroom courses. The Business Division teamed up with the Math Department to offer computer science as a minor for the first time. The Industrial Arts program at Sul Ross was even more popular than before, giving students the op¬ portunity to learn by doing. Voca¬ tional skills were practiced in weld¬ ing, wood working, drafting and auto mechanics, to name just a few. While one would expect lab courses in the more technical areas of study, they have also creeped into the Liberal Arts, Education and Sci¬ ence Divisions. Criminal Justice majors had the opportunity to intern with local law enforcement agencies, while stu¬ dents in Political Science were work¬ ing in several government agencies. Student teaching was one of the main activities for education majors. Field trips and laboratory re- search pulled science majors’ heads out of a textbook where the drawing never looked exactly like the real thing. Communication and Theatre ma¬ jors were always involved in produc¬ tion activities which went much fur¬ ther than just acting. There is a lot to be learned in the classroom, but it is of more benefit if it can be applied. Many young men and women enter the armed forces to get the experience they need to help them get a job, but we entered Sul Ross ... to set ourselves apart, in more ways than one. Desert ecology — Dr. A. Michael Powell, right, and graduate botany class members, Richard Pfeil and Larry Muhammad, stand¬ ing, check out yucca, ocotillo and lechugilla. - I can do it myself — assistance or in indus a horse leg or create a 28 Where we studied

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Looks like a hospital — Mountainside dor- mintory was the home of 336 students each semester. Rock and Roll — The rock cottages were cheap to build and cheap to rent at $165.00 a month. r Where we lived 27

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V, Laboratory courses give Sul Ross students “hands on” experience, whether it be in RAS courses like clinical trial arts courses like woodworking. Valuable skills are learned — how to handle an animal in an office, x-ray, wooden work of art. Get it on film — Dr. George Bradley, chair¬ man of the Communication and Theatre De¬ partment, and grad student John Montgom¬ ery film the baseball season opener in Octo¬ ber. r Where we studied 29