College of Arts and Sciences Foundation of Learning When Harding moved to university sta tus on August 27, 1979, t he Co llege of Arts and Sciences, comprising 15 departments, was the core of the Un ive rsity. The Sc hoo l of Bus iness, the Sc hoo l of Edu cat ion, and the School of Nursing depended upon the Coll ege of Arts and Sciences to provide the basic educat ion in the arts and sciences for the ir somewhat highl y p rofess iona l programs. The graduate program of education on the Searcy campus was part of the School of Educa tion. The general educatien pro- ' gram provided by the Cell ege of Arts and Sc iences gave every student an acquaintance with our cultural heritage, ou r hi sterical and social backgreund , our bio leg ica l and physica l world , eu r own emotiona l natures, and ou r great Judeo. -C hri stian heritage. It also was des igned to develop bas ic ski ll s in oral and written cemmuni cation and in quantitative reasoning . The general education program was designed not only to prepare students for upper-leve l courses in va ri ous di sc iplines but to provide also the intellectual maturity and ski ll s t hat w ill enab le the student to continue hi s educati on after grad uation and to. have the f lex ibility. to adjust to the rapidl y changing demands of modern soc iety. Concepts and appreciation we re stressed so that students cou ld apprec iate the truly great in te ll ec tual heritage of 20th-century man. In the fa ll of 1982, the Co llege of Arts and Sc iences had 1,191 declared majors w ith 134 additional students spec if y ing on ly profess ional goals in architecture , eng in eer in g, law, and va ri ous medical sc iences. The Scheel e f Business had 863 declared majors; the Sc hoo. l of Ed ucat ion had 299 and the School ef Nursing had 171, of whom 92 we re actuall y prenursing students in the Co ll ege and Arts and Sc iences. During t he per iod, July 1, 1982-June 30, 1982, there we re 284 ba cca laureate degrees granted through the Co ll ege of 178/College of Arts and Sciences, Art Arts and Sc iences, 164 in the Sc hee l of Business, 72 in the Sc heel ef Educat ion, and 46 in the Sc hool of Nu rsing. Through the Sc hool of Education, t here we re al so 33 Master of Education I degrees granted. With the exceptien ef three business educatien majors in the Sc hoo l o f Business, all students who cer tified to teac h at the secondary leve l received their degrees threugh t he Coltege of Arts and Sc iences. Only majors in e lementary educatien and spec ial educati on were obtained t hroug h the Scheel of Education . Four profess ional bacca l aureate degrees were offered in t he Ce ll ege of Arts and Sc iences - t he Bachelor of Soc ial Work degree, the Bachelor of Science in Med ica l Technology degree, the Bachelor of Fine A rts degree for majors in adverti si ng art, ceram ics, and pain t ing, and t he Bache lor of Music degree for majors in piano, viol in/viola, and vo i ce. In October, Harding Uni ve rsity was informed by the Cou nci l on Socia l Work Educatien that its soc ial work program had been reaccred ited for the maximum peri ed of t ime. The Bachelor of Sc ience in Medica l Techno logy degree was offered t hreugh an aff iliation with acc redited hosp itals fer the didacti c and c lini ca l work ef the seni or yea r. Harding had an aff il iation wit h six hospital s - three in Memphis, Tenn., two in little Reck, and one in Fort Smith, The ether two deg rees became avai lable t hi s f all. Stro ng preprofess iona l programs we re effered by the Co llege of Arts and Sc iences in architectu re, chirop ractic, dentistry, engineer ing , l aw, medi c ine, optomtry, pharmacy, and veterinary sc ience. There was a marked increase in the numbe r of p r ee ngineerin g studen ts and pre law studen ts in the fa ll of 1982 over the last few years. Premedi ca l students were the l argest si ngle group of preprofessiona l students, tetaling 75. O ve r the past several years, the accepta nce rate ef Hard ing students to medi ca l sc hool s has been about 70 percent, about double the nat ienal average. Harding University attempted to ac hieve exce ll ence in all ef its programs and this was very evident in the Co ll ege of Arts J~n d Sc iences . The Arkansas Eta Chapter o f A lpha Chi , a national honor sc ho l a rship society, r ecogni zed high sc ho l ast i c ac hievement in all areas. In addition, there we re 12 nat ional honor scho l ars hip soc iet ies in spec ifi c disc iplines of the Co llege of Arts and Sc iences . The School ef Business had two. suc h soc ieties. The Scheel of Education and t he Sc hoo l of Nursi ng had one eac h. Student members participated active ly at the sta te, reg iona l, and national level. Comment ing en the Co ll ege of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Jeseph E. Pryer, dean ef t he co ll ege sa id, " There is not a weak department among the 15 departments that Department of Art make up the College of Arts and Sciences. Each depa rtment attracts students with outsta nding ability, many of whom pursue graduate or profess ional study w it h a high degree of success. Faculty members in every department are filling important ro les in state, reg ional , and even national organizations. It is act ually amaz ing the ro les that are f illed year after year. In areas whe re competition is available for co llege/university students, Harding students ac hieve a phenomenal number of awards year after year. Continuing study is given to the curricul um to prov ide a strong, relevant program. Faculty members take seriously their respo nsibility to teach, to demonstrate Chri stian princ ipl es, and to serve the students. The interaction betwee n facu lty members and students is a ve ry signifi cant part of Harding." ~ Weaving the Future To provide t he preparat ion needed by t he increasing number ef art majors geing to. graduate e r professiena l sc hee l , t he Bachelor e f Fine Arts degree f er majors in advert i si ng art, cerami cs, and painting, became avai lab le fe r the first time this fa ll. Two add itiona l courses we re added to the program in interior des ign so. that a minor in in terior design could also be obtained . The scu lpture ceurt was enclesed and refurni shed so as to incorporate it in t he Stephen's Art Center. Fie ld trips conducted fer art students during 1982-83 incl uded a v isit to the " Metropolitan Museum's 5,000 Years ef Art" show in Littl e Rock, the 100th anni ve rsary ef the crafts festiva l at Heber Springs, and a t rip to. Da ll as and Fert Worth to. see an EI Greco and a Dutch shew. A watercoler werk shop was held on campus by t he noted waterco lerist, Jerry Elli s. An interi or design werk shop and two weaving workshops we re also. held . Dr. Faye Deran attended t he Midwes t Weaver's Conference in A lA, and Pau l Pitt attended t he Pref essiona l Potter's Cenference in Littl e Rock. Stan Green attended the national meeting ef the Nat ienal Associat ion for Intercoll eg iate Athl etes ef the Counci l for the Advancement and Suppert ef Educatien . Don Reb in· sen, chairman ef t he department, attended the Conference e f Chri st ians in the Visual Arts in Ad ri an, Mich. Rebinson cempl eted feur major paint ings. Pitt did extensive work toward perfect ing a slipburnishing tec hn ique for ref ined su rface quality on pettery and did a ene-man exhibi tion of we lded stee l sculptures. Dr. Doran presented programs on Guatea-
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