f riday, oct. 5, 1990
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
vol. xxxvii, no. 5
Graduatestu·dies enrollment -~doubles for·fall by Joseph Buda
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Co-op divisionshowsresults by John Gay
The office of Cooperative Education began its fourth year of operation this fall, placing 47 students in paid career-related experiences. Cooperative education (co-op) is available to all students who have completed 45 credits and have
earned at least 15 of them at Cabrini. The students must also be in good academic standing with a grade point average of at least 2.0. James Loftus, director of cooperative education, sees the program as a "win-win situation for the college. We're making contacts with employers. We 're giving students work experience. They're
acquiring credits and making money on the job, so it's a good avenue for selling the college to prospective students,' • Loftus said. The program is open to all majors, with students from 15 out of 16 departments being placed in more Co-op on 11
The Graduate Studies program at Cabrini College has been expanded, in both student and course size, for the 1990-1991 academic year. The Graduate Studies program at Cabrini College consists of two full-time faculty members and two administrative assistants. Dr. Jack McGovern and Dr. Marty Waring-Chaffee are the two fulltime faculty members and Nancy Malone and Maura Gustafson are the two administrative assistants. According to McGovern, director of the .graduate studies program since January, enrollment has "jumped" from 155 students and 202 registrations in September 1989 to 207 students and 276 registrations in September 1990. McGovern also added that in September 19 9 there \1;ere43 new students as opposed to 72 new students in September 1990. The number of courses. according to McGovern, has also increased. In September 1989, there were 11 courses, whereas, as of September 1990, 14 courses were offered. The new courses now offered by Graduate Studies are "Creating a Community of Readei:s,•· "Literature for Children and Youth," "Qualitative Research," and ''Writing Curriculum and Designing Instructional Programs." According to the '' Addendum to Graduate Catalog-1990," the ''Writing Curriculum and Designing Instructional Programs•' course are designed to teach the writing and planning of educating a learner
in a planned course while being able to identify the learner's needs. The "Literature for Children and Youth" course is offered as an introduction to the oral and modem traditions of children's literature, from nursery rhymes, myths, epics, and legends, which are designed to enhance the i~agination of today's children, to children's literaturepicture books, fiction and nonfiction, and fantasy. The "Creating a Community of Readers" course is based on literacy, language, and learning from first through ninth grades. It shows how rea ing and writing are important and efficient learning tools when used together, and how they create a more meaningful learning experience when used together. The last of the new graduate courses. · 'Qualitative Research,'· has been added to the core curriculum of Graduate Studies for those beginning their course work Jan. 1990 and after. The course is designed to allow students to theoretically research their own classrooms, research their own school settings, or research learners. The courses were added because, according to McGovern, "We wanted a way to strengthen the program academically.'' "We also wanted to make things more creative for our graduate students,·• McGovern said. Carla Skuuchas, a graduate student, said that she is trying to obtain certification and take graduate studies courses at the same more Grad on 12
New tenure plan under debate by Bob Healey Professors at Cabrini College and schools across the country strive for one common goal, receiving tenure. ''It is the most important professional thing that happens to them,·' Dr. Mary Ann Biller, vice president of academic affairs, said. This year at Cabrini the process by which a professor receives tenure is under proposed reform. According to Dr. Mar-
garet Reher, chairperson of AFRAT, the Committee on Academic Freedom, Rank, and Tenure, the Board of Trustees has not yet gathered to vote on the changes, but these changes appear imminent. Under the new policy, 'AFRAT will be abolished and two new committees will operate. .. AFRAT will be dismissed and more Tenure on 6 Many tenured faculty are noted for outspoken views.
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