Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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 University gets bytes The computer network implemented in the Lan- guage and Literature Di- vision brought promi- nence to both the depart- ment, its instructors and students. The potential of this system is phe- nomenal,” Edwin Car- penter, language and lit- erature division head, said. Dr. Carpenter said the system will allow both students and faculty more flexibility than self- standing computers. The network allows faculty members to access data bases across campus. Faculty are able to ac- cess students' files, cor- rect assignments and as- sign grades. There will be a time when no papers actually have to change hands,” Carpenter said. The fac- ulty will also be able to send electronic mail to each other.” Faculty will soon be able to type in, edit and read the mail off the computer. According to Heinz Woehlk, associate pro- fessor of English, the net- work has advantages for students as well as facul- ty. Woehlk said that the computer center is more efficient. A reason for this is with the network, all of the computers will have access to a printer. In the past, only certain com- puters could access printers. The network offers flexibility by allowing more than one word pro- cessing program to be used. The division offi- cially supports Horton's Textra word processing program; although PC- Write is accessible as well. According to Rick Watson, student man- ager of the computer center, Textra work- shops will be offered at the beginning of the year. An additional advan- tage is the new reflex spread sheet program that allows the ability to record students' grades on computer. The network also per- mits writing in foreign languages. One good thing about the network is that I can now use ac- cents,” Ruth Bradshaw, instructor of French said. According to Carpen- ter, network completion was anticipated before the start of the academic year, but unforseen prob- lems kept the network from functioning at its full capacity. Most of the problems have stemmed from try- ing to implement pro- grams that individual fac- ulty members have re- quested. Integrating new programs takes time,” Woehlk said. Approximately 81 IBM system 2 (model 25) computers were pur- chased for the depart- ment. They replaced IBM PC jrs and Zenith com- puters. Some faculty kept the Zenith comput- ers. The old computers were re-distributed by computer services. I Val Mocpiwtcc Students prepare papers in the computer room in Violette Hall. The computers in Violette did not offer the same opportunities as the computers in the Division of Language and Literature.

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 Extras on the side Validines lost year 500 Meals served year 640 Gallons of PFM ice cream consumed year 5000 Green parking stickers is- sued year 1500 ft Blue parking stickers is- sued year 1100 Parking tickets given year 5200 4 Minor accidents on campus year 30 SAB stickers sold year 2000 SAB movies shown year 30 Movies rented from Video Castle year 40,000 ft Ronzas delivered to dorms year 6000 MMSU sports teams 21 riMSU presidents since 1867 10 4 Seats in Baldwin Auditorium 1500 ft Seats in the Little Theatre 300 Lbs. of green and white com- puter paper used year 22,100 Rolls of toilet paper pur- chased year 67,200 races focus on visual displays and keyboards as students word process in the Administration and Humanities building computer room. The Language and Literature division installed a network system which increased computer capabilities. In order to take care of business. Julie Krutsinger uses the mainframe computer at the cashier s window. The mainframe hooked up with all students' accounts. '24 Academics

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A world wise education Traveling overseas during the summer may be a dream for many, but for 10 faculty members it became a reality. A spe- cial grant program awarded up to $1,500 for each faculty member to travel to benefit them and accomplish the Uni- versity's mission. In its third year, the grant program was fund- ed through state appro- priations and school tu- ition, and then approved by Dean of Instruction, Darrell Krueger. We wanted a faculty with more international experience that would be able to speak with more authority on foreign af- fairs, Krueger said. Through the grant pro- gram, Associate Profes- sor of German, Dr. Greg- ory Richter, traveled to Finland last summer. The language was differ- ent than he expected. ”1 discovered that young people in Finland speak a type of slang, Richter said. It is com- prised of about 50 per- cent English and 50 per- cent Finnish. It is consid- ered cool' to speak Eng- lish — you are a citizen of the world. Eric Binnie, instructor of Fine Arts, went to northern Ireland. He re- searched theater troupes and spoke with them about their intentions and public response to their works. He was spe- cifically involved in politi- cal theater. He brought his learning experience with recent Irish plays home with him. He di- rected that knowledge to- ward the teaching of his acting classes. Dr. Gary Sells, selec- tion committee chair- man, said the university hoped to extend the lib- eral arts mission beyond the walls of the universi- ty- As a part of the grant program, faculty mem- bers were required to write a summary of their experience. Many faculty members have dreamt of trips overseas, and the University made those dreams a reality for some instructors.! 26 Academics Followup correspon- dence for his summer re- search gram occupies time in the office for Dr. Roger Cody. Cody trav- eled through rural China to learn about the native music and dress. The computer provides easier access to advi- sees, as Dr. Albert Cop- ley, Assistant Professor of Earth Science, brings up records. Faculty grants helped Copley ex- pand his research.