JC Corny curriculum. Lisa Rushing, a senior from Miami, FL, spends time at the Curriculum Lab preparing for her teaching classes. Rushing was also a member ofSABA, which was a club designed to aid education majors. The Curriculum Lab was the place for education majors to go when they needed help or ideas for their classes. -- photo by Bill Tripp. SAEA Student Arkansas Education Association. Front row: Banks, Kilpatrick, Grile, Reed, Hendon, Whitlock, Briggs, Jones, Griffin, Peck. Back row: Ayers, Spivey, Mars, Dearin, Bergdahl, Burgan, Brooks, Huffaker, Griffis, Purswell. - photo by Bill Tripp. PRSSA Public Relations Student Society of America. Front row: Ulrey, Kipple, Bullin, Maxwell. Back row: Reynolds, Hupp, Talley. - photo by Bill Tripp. rowth and opportunities for experience were the focus of the Public Relations Student Society of America this year. The club offered members the chance to practice what they learned in their chosen field. Foremost among their projects was continued service to the Searcy Area Chamber of Commerce. While working closely with many of the local businesses, the public relations students wrote, designed and laid out a quarterly newsletter which was distributed by the chamber. Other activities included trips to state and national PRSSA events. A workshop in Little Rock featured prominent professionals in public relations and taught techniques and the art of creating publicity. "The speaker gave us a lot of good advice about working in public relations," said Karen Reynolds, a senior. Mike Hupp, president of the Harding chapter, attended a meeting in California. Chapter development and personal writing skills were stressed there, he commented. Also, one student from the local chapter attended the monthly meeting of the state PRSSA. "I get practical experience in PRSSA," said Leann Bullin , a member from South Carolina. Over 60 students from ~all of the different areas of the Education program joined together in the Student Arkansas Education Association. Dr. David Burks capped off one of the Harding chapter's many activities when he declared a teacher appreciation day on November 20. The organization was responsible for a teacher's appreciation brunch, teacher appreciation bulletin boards at community schools, and for special teachers' lounge refreshments on that day. The group of future educators, in cooperation with their sponsor, Mrs. Jeanine Peck, held several workshops that addressed topics of teachers' concerns such as classroom management and how to build self-esteem in students. Later in the spring semester, the SAEA finished a busy year with a student-teacher banquet for Harding student teachers and their supervisors. From the SAEA, three students were chosen to serve on the Teacher Education Committee which was the governing body for the Teacher Education Program. . The SAEA is affiliated with the Arkansas Education Association. Cindy Isenburg, the chapter president, attended the meetings of the SAEA where she gained valuable tips about the teaching profession. She, in turn, conveyed the activities of the statewide organization to the Harding chapter. ''Attending the meetings of the professional teachers i~ Arkansas, and joining with some 60 other students who are interested in the future of education has been a learning experience with advantages that help us now and will help us in our future careers," remarked Isenberg. - Greg Taylor Student Arkansas Education Association 115 Public Relations Student Society ofAmerica
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