Western Michigan University - Brown and Gold Yearbook (Kalamazoo, MI)

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Y ll' . l pg. . H, - x I .'l'fU-gtk, ui , , I A Helping Hand The Occupational Therapy depart- ment here, at Western, claims the third oldest curriculum in existence. Currently, there are two hundred and five students seeking an under- graduate degree and thirty-six more students who are engaged in the master's program. As part of the course requirements, occupational therapy students have to take part in two, three-month affiliations. I' 5 iq The occupational therapy depart- ment's major role is to treat chronic and acute disabilities and they ac- complish this by engaging the person in his own treatment. Screening the patient, working with the parents, providing remediation activities, and teaching day-to-day survival skills, fosters independence in the person and helps minimize the pain for the family. The health related professions are becoming more pertinent today as society finds a way to include all its members. The O.T. department at Western is making a meaningful con- tribution by alleviating the affects of illness and making a disadvantaged individual a more productive mem- ber of our society.

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ag' . I Applied Sciences -What Do You Think O Damn car! I knew I shou1d've never bought a foreign car. Maybe it's only a loose distributor wire. Hmmm. . .I wonder where the distributor wires are. Maybe the battery's dry. No, that's not it. I know! It's probably out of gas. Hell, I can't even get it to turn over. It sure is dark out here. I wish I was on a main road. I'm going to get the hell out of here. Maybe I should register for an auto tech. class. When someone says College of Applied Sciences to you, what do you think of? These and many more areas of study should come to mind: Agri- culture, Military Science, Food Dis- tribution, Aviation, Engineering and Technology, Home Economics and many more. Students in the College of Applied Sciences learn more than just theory. They get actual training that pre- pares them to step out of the class- room into a job. Almost every stu- dent graduating from the College of Applied Sciences finds a position immediately. Even teachers coming out of the College have relative ease in finding jobs, much easier than in- structors in other areas. The College of Applied Sciences does work on a strict University budget but outside help from con- cerned businesses is accepted by the 0

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transportation . The Industrial Education Depart- ment offers students a background in Industrial orientated subjects. The Department prepares teachers and supervisors of general industrial arts and teachers of vocational sub- jects in high school and community colleges. Manufacturing, product develop- ment, energy conversion and con- struction are fields emphasized in the Mechanical Engineering Tech- nology Department. The College of Applied Sciences encompasses many areas of study. Some of its departments are consid- ered to be among the best in the United States. The College of Ap- plied Sciences here at Western Mich- igan University is preparing gradu- ates for the futureg not only their personal future, but also the world's future. '11 ,T . r P P. Lx if I . 'NMA-R X.: . lf. 'lb-' Qi