University of Central Missouri - Rhetor Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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School of Public Services George Hutcheson practices using measuring devices during an industrial hygiene lab problem. lames Graham and Raymond Hawley watch Tom Admire during a fire science demonstration. .-,jg Y I The National Center for Criminal Justice Administration conducts classes in traffic manage- ment and traffic administration for officers in all parts of the nation. The safety department regularly furnishes instructors for both high school and special adult groups.

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,, ff' ,. ' , A school is a center for learning, a place where teachers, students, and curriculum are brought together to achieve specific learning obiectives. CMSU has five such schools, the largest of which is the School of Arts and Sciences. lt has the largest number of faculty and students and the largest curriculum. Eighteen academic departments span the arts and humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences and mathematics to form a center for learning about man-his past, present, and future capabilities. The School of Arts and Sciences continues to promote the liberal arts traditionp its faculty still believes that a person must learn to understand himself, those with whom he works, and something of the culture and society within which he lives. For example, the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics offer general studies courses designed to prepare non-scientist citizens to understand the role of science in society. ln addition to preparing teachers for the future, professional scientists are equipped to participate as scientists and as citizens of the future. A school is also a place where teachers and students can interact on a meaningful level, sharing ideas and learning from each other. Therefore, the School's first concern is the fulfillment of student interests and needs. A good example ofthe personalized instruction students are getting in developing skills for earning a living is the private tutorials conducted by English faculty members with each stu- dent in the freshman writing courses. Students and faculty also work closely with each other in extra-class organizations under the leadership of the students themselves. The Department of Sociology alone sponsors a Sociology Club, a Social Work Club, and a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the National Honor Society in Sociology. Gamma Theta Upisilon, the International Honor Society for Geography, is sponsored by the Department of Georgraphy. Such societies and organizations assist students in developing communication skills, in better understanding their chosen discipline, and in discovering job opportunities for the future. The School is proud of its thousands of graduates who are making significant contributions in the areas of teaching, medicine, industry, government, media, and numerous other fields. Dr. Richard Luehrman, Professor of Art, lane Luehrman, student, and Dr. Ken Meredith, Director of the Grinstead Gallery, discuss an exhibition of water colors and sculpture by Dr. Luehrman. Craig Sterrett and Michele Bodine check the location of an opening to be cut in a piece of plywood, part of a theatre shop project. if QE. f. ff ct-- ts-- ,,

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The School of Public Services began in 1971. In keeping with the University's motto, Education for Service, the School consolidated into one academic area the departments of Safety, Criminal Justice Administra- tion, Industrial Safety and Hygiene, the Missouri Safety Center, and the National Center for Criminal Justice Administration. The variety of public services courses and the number of students enrolled at the graduate, un- dergraduate, and non-degree levels represent one of the largest programs of its kind in the nation. lts unique laboratory facilities have been chosen to help illustrate how CMSU has developed special facilities to increase the ex- cellence of the School's program offerings, whether in degree offerings or non-degree programs through the Missouri Safety Center. MJ., Ray Landis demonstrates how to match btillet markings as a part of criminal investigation. F Almost a symbol of the Missouri Safety Center, tems the Highway Safety Instructional Park facility ' has been the scene of a wide variety of training programs in traffic safety.