University of Dallas - Crusader Yearbook (Irving, TX)

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ECONOMICS: n. 1. the science that deals with the production, distribu- tion, and consumption of commodities. The Economics department constitutes one of the largest incursiors of reality at UD. The current nation-wide emphasis on conservativism, finance, and banking has created a de- mand in the field of econom- ics and UD students are rush- ing to fill it. The number of economics majors seems to increase every year and the department has thrived. The five year Through Plan is a program which the Constantin College offers in conjunction with the Graduate School of Management. TUnder this plan the student can complete both the undergraduate de- gree in any major and the gra- duate degree in management in five years including one full time summer. tThisi is an in- novation in education for busi- ness which prepares its gradu- ates for the rapidly changing and continually expanding concerns of the contemporary business world. Thus, the economics department pre- pares you for the Real World. The department also spon- siors guest lecturers, and the departments own professors have been known to partici- pate in Friday Forum discus- sions, apply theoretical eco- nomics to current political and economic situations. Samuel H. Bostaph, Chairman Assistant Professor Richard M. Ebeling Assistant Professor John B. Davis Assistant Professor Zoh reh Emami Assistant Professor

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EDUCATION: n. 1. the act or process of imparting knowledge or skill; systematic in- struction; teaching. 2. the obtain- ing of knowledge or skill through a process; schooling. .3. the field of study that is concerned with teach- ing and learning; the theory of teaching; pedagogy. Chen'e A. Clodfelter, Chairman Professor The Education department is of- ten one of the weakest in any col- lege program. This is not true of the Education department at UD. This is so because, while Dr. Clodfelter may look as if she is a mild-man- nered first grade teacher, she is ac- tually one tough cookie dedicated to turning out fine teachers. The department's curriculum is a rigor- ous one, due in part to the exacting standards of the Texas schools sys- tem. Their qualifications include the necessity of taking a number of lleducation courses designed to teach one not what but how to teach. These courses are easily fol- lowed but they do require a prodi- gious amount of work, mostly in the form of projects. Both Kappa Delta Pi and the Texas Student Education Association have chap- ters sponsored by the Education Department. These organizations Hazel McDermott Assistant Professor promote the professional aspects of teaching and offer encourage- ment to prospective teachers. Lec- ture series, such as Children's Book Week, are sponsored by the department and authors and edu- cators from across the nation are invited to participate. T here exist those who, tdespite themselvesl have learned something from their years at school and who have come to love learning. It is they who come to UD. They often come because at some time or another they had the good fortune to meet a teacher who valued knowledge and who passed their love of leam- ing on to their students. These are the teachers the Education depart- ment at UD hopes to produce. They will have a real education and it is this knowledge, and their love of knowledge, they will pass on to fu- ture generations. James O. Teller Professor Emeritus