THE BATTALION
Thursday, March 10, 1966
College Station, Texas
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Continuing Education Office Handles Short Course Assignments
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BY JAMES BASINGER
Special Writer
The Memorial Student Center
— sometimes called the “living
room of the campus” — appears
at times to be the living room of
everyone except the students.
On occasions the MSC is so
crowded that it is nearly im
possible for many to find seats
in the coffee shop or sometimes
seats in the lounge areas.
This crowded condition is often
caused by special short courses
sponsored by various depart
ments on campus and usually
held at the Student Center.
Before any student feels these
courses should be held somewhere
other than in his “living room,”
he might think about the services
‘ it renders.
If a person really considers
how the MSC pays for all its stu
dent services, he might realize
that buying a cup of coffee and
a couple of doughnuts really
doesn't go far in keeping the
Center in existence.
Without revenue obtained from
the short courses, the MSC could
cease to function.
These courses are scheduled
and organized by the Office of
Continuing Education, whose di
rector is F. W. Hensel.
How does a short course come
into existence ?
“A group of individuals con
tact a department and indicate an
interest in a particular field and
from this a conference will
grow,” Hensel said.
He added that a department
that has received a request for a
subject will send out feelers to
see if there is enough interest to
warrant a course. If there is,
the course will be scheduled by
the Office of Continuing Educa
tion.
A&M, being a land-grant col
lege, is obligated to offer these
kinds of courses. Also, the ex
tension services, both in agri
culture and engineering, are made
up of many teachers and instruc
tors who hold conferences in
their various fields.
Some of the courses are aimed
at students while others are of
fered to help businessmen stay
up with new trends in their busi
nesses.
Hensel estimates the short
courses enroll from 15,000 to 20,-
000 annually . The number is
difficult to calculate, he said, be
cause of additional students and
staff members who attend.
Length and size of the con
ference varies. Some last only
two or three days, attracting few
people, while others will last a
week or more and register sever
al hundred.
For example, a Naval Seminar
held last summer lasted 11 days.
The Pest Control Operators Con
ference, on the other hand, lasted
only two days.
The 4-H Roundup Conference
draws about 2,000 people. The
Firemen’s Training School at-
[ tracts about 1,800 people. Other
conferences are consider
ably smaller: Only 22 people
| were on hand for “Make it with
Wool,” and the Municipal Police
1 School attracted only 15.
“There have been no real hard
| feelings in a number of years,”
Hensel said a fultime versus short
| course student conflicts.
“We have attempted to work it
out so the facilities of the MSC
are used during the weekdays be
cause student groups hold their
meetings at nights.”
Hensel also said the facilities
are left for students during week-
|ends for dances and other activi
ties.
Not only do the short courses
offer services to many business-
[men, but they also benefit the
students.
“The Center couldn’t exist
(without conferences or students,”
1 Hensel said.
“The money spent on meals and
board keep things going that
normally couldn’t go on with
only student usage.”
He added that priority of the
MSC facilities are reserved for
students, then the former stu-
| dents and finally to conferences.
Although no credit courses are
I offered, the conferences award
some recognition to those attend
ing. Also,, some industries re-
I quire employees to attend re-
Ifresher courses.
The Office of Continuing Edu
cation, although not having any-
Ithing to do with the programs
[offered, is responsible for sched-
[uling the conferences and regis-
jtering those who lodge at the
IMSC.
Future plans for the Continu-
ling Education call for the office
[to expand into a division with a
[new wing of the MSC to house
Mt.