University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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The School of Nursing is moving on. Nursing is a four year undergraduate pro- gram offering two years of the liberal arts with an em- phasis in the sciences. After the liberal arts program, a nursing student goes into practical clinical training. Clinical training gives nurs- ing students a chance to apply their knowledge in practical situations. Among the special areas nursing students experience are geriactrics, pediatrics, and obstetrics. They become familiar with every aspect of the nursing field. The nursing school not only offers a degree in R.N. but goes beyond that, offer- ing a masters degree which enables a nurse to be a prac- titioner licensed by the state. A practitioner may give a physical examination. UM nursing students have formed a Student Nurses Association which is af- filiated with the state and na- tional divisions. This organi- zation has had great suc- cess with running Car- diopulmonary Resuscitation courses and helping the students join the exciting world of nursing. Suzanne Trainor is a ju- nior in the program of stu- dent clinical nursing. Her day entails going to a few liberal arts classes and then to her practical training in the hospital. Her favorite field is obstetrics. After she completes her requirements for her B.A. she plans to ob- tain a masters. I would enjoy being a nurses prac- titioner in obstetrics — a midwife, that is. 24 ACADEMICS

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CC CD z 2 The School of Continuing Studies offers various courses to anyone interested in their offerings. Admission is open to anyone who feels they can benefit from an education and doesn ' t feel they need to acquire credits. One of the many classes offered by the school is a beginning Yoga class. Taught by a student of the renown Swami Vishundevcnd, Marjorie Huffman, the Yoga class meets once a week in the Wesley Center. Though the class is a beginning course, it is taken very seriously by the students as well as Marjorie. The classroom is very dim and quiet. The soft chanting of the students gives one the impression of being in a Hindu monastery. Only the softly spoken instructions from Ms. Huffman brings out the reality of the moment. The students are taught not only the physical discipline of Yoga, but the philosophy of the art as well. US The Dade County Public School System has agreed to let education majors at the University of Miami have the opportunity to teach classes at local elementary and secondary schools. The School of Education would like to stress that they offer teaching theory as well as on the job training. The School of Education has four departments: education (ACI), educational psychology, elementary education, health-physical education and recreation. 5e, . a» ' i aiMfc. T, o z ACADEMICS 23

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A new and vibrant chair- man lias tal en the reins of the biology department, l nown as one of the best in the country. The biology department is located in the science building and is headed by Dr. Leonard J. Greenfield. The newest de- velopments in the depart- ment are the studies in re- ptilian science taught by Dr. Julian Lee, and Dr. Evans ' work concerning the en- dangered alligator species. His work has been funded by the federal government. Biology, the science and study of life, encompasses many diverse topics such as botany, parasitology, and bio-physics. Two under- graduate degrees are avail- able in biology.