1979-1980 Yearbook

On the Inside 148 0 SCHOLARS INTRODUCTION. St.....ing the common interests of students and faculty I Cg:e4itors Lora Reener and Carolyn Flinchum cover the activities of academicians and extracurricular organizations. 150 0 PRESIDENT Oifton L. Ganus Jr. declares Harding to be a university on August 27, 1979 and assumes the , directorship of the American Studies Program. 152 0 ADMINISTRATION. Meet the people who make things work at the University, providing a multitude of services. 157 0 BOARD AND DEVElOPMENT COUNCIL. Both groups playa part in the "The Decade of the Eighties." 158 0 STAFF. Miss latina Dykes and Stan Green receive Distlnguished Staff Awards and the jobs of Herman Spurlock and John Boyer are covered in features . 168 0 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. Departmental clubs are revitalized as is the School's curriculum. 166 0 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION students, ranked second in number among the academic divisions, experience a high employment rate upon graduation. 170 0 SCHOOL OF NURSING. The School prepares itseU for an on-s1te visit from the National League for Nursing. 174 0 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. The major audemic unit of the University, the College is created in the reorganization during the change to a university . 176 0 ART. Kappa Pi presents its annual exhibit January 2()'Z6. 178 0 BIBLE. Mission / Prepare includes over 340 students in world· wide summer campaigns . 184 0 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE. Herpetologist Mike Plummer continues his research on turtles and arboreal snakes. 186 0 ENGLISH AND JOURNALISM. The Departments establlsh a writing laboratory open 27 hours a week, while student publications receive All· American ~wards. 192 0 FOREIGN LANGUAGES. Summer campaigns to France and Venezuela allow students to absorb new cultures . 194 0 HISTORY. The Barristers prepare for the LSAT and a career in law, and the Americ~n Studies Program presents an impressive slate of guest speakers. 198 0 HOME ECONOMICS. AHEA and the Dietetics Oub sponsor consumer information projects. 200 0 LIBRARY SCIENCE. Personnel emphasize making maximum use of the library's resources. 201 0 MATHEMATICS. Greater demand for trained computer scientists increases enrollment. 202 0 MUSIC. Dr. William HoDoway composes "An Amerlean Creed" for chorus and brass choir for the dedication of the George S. Benson Auditorium. 210 0 PHYSICAL EDUCATION. Introduction to Physical Activity becomes a required course for all freshmen . 212 0 PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Spelunkers search for new passage. in Cushman Blowing Cave. 214 0 PSYCHOLOGY. Psi Chi checks out the graduate program at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. 215 0 SOCIOLOGY. The Department's undergraduate major in social work receives national accreditation. 216 0 SPEECH. A speech therapy clinic open 30 hours a week aids the handicapped of Harding and the Searcy area . -- - ----- - - - -- --

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