Patzy Barrett works with senior, Angie Baskett, to count-homecoming queen votes. This wasjust one way in which Barrett helped the studen t body. Photo by Michael Bass. HU Health Services Staff Promotes Student Wellness The Student Health Services provided basic nursing care, physician referrals and some over-the-counter medications to Harding students each week. Pat Rice , director of the health services office since 1984, said the services they provided were well utilized by the student body. "We see about half of the students over the course of a year,'' Rice said. "Sometimes they just want an opinion about a sprained ankle or they have a sore throat or some minor problem and we help them. " Rice emphasized that her job entailed more than just handing out an aspirin or removing stitches from someone 's arm. "We are truly interested in the total student, " Rice said. "We' re not here to take care of the students' physical wellness only. We are interested in their spiritual and intellectual wellbeing, too." On a typical day, Rice said, anywhere from 35 to 40 students used the health services. On some of the busiest days, however, she noted that as many as 140 students were seen in the clinic. he also mentioned that her office provided a car for transporting students to and from medical appointments, but that of all the services her department provided, this was the least utilized by the students. The health center was only one of the many services provided for student support. These programs were designed to help make life a little easier for students outside the classroom. Pat Rice checks Mindy Center's blood pressure. Rice and other campus nurses kept everyonegoing through flu season and wrote an "occasional" chapel excuse. Photo by Michael Bass. Butch Gardner helps raise money during a phoneathon for the five-year "Dream Continues" campaign to fund new buildings and renovations. Photo by Michael Bass. - Rus ell Miller Student Support -~--=-=-------r===-- 129 Academics
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