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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1981
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ngineering college
vins reaccreditation
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By SUSAN FLORENCE
_ Battalion Reporter
(Icxas A&M University’s bache-
level engineering programs
I received reaccreditation by
■ Accreditation Board for En-
lering and Technology.
IBET, which uses certain stan
ds to judge the quality of en-
ave OC faring and technology prog-
s, is approved by the U.S.
missioner of education and
Council on Post-Secondary
Meditation.
lobert Page, dean of the Col-
of Engineering, said the
T approval covers the en-
ering programs of aerospace,
[culture, bioengineering, che-
»al, civil, electrical, industrial,
ihanical, nuclear, ocean and
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The only engineering depart
ment not included is the mining
department, which is in its first
year. A department has to gradu
ate a class before it is eligible for
accreditation.
“This reaccreditation is very im
portant to the students because
you must graduate from an accre
dited school to become a regis
tered engineer,” Page said. In
most cases. Page explained, job
opportunities are open only for re
gistered engineers. The better
paying jobs are given to the regis
tered engineers, he said.
"As far as I am concerned, Texas
A&M is first class,” Page said.
Dr. Terry Shoup, assistant dean
of engineering, said the re
accreditation is not an honorary
title, rather it just means ABET
has recognized that the Texas
A&M engineering college met the
minimum standards set by the
board.
“Most universities’ engineering
schools apply for accreditation be
cause more than likely a student of
engineering would not attend a
school without accreditation be
cause if you graduate from a non-
accredited school you have a
tough time on the job market,”
Shoup said.
“The accreditation is very im
portant to graduate students be
cause it puts a mark of quality on
the department they graduate
from.”
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Bv NANCY WEATHERLEY
Battalion Stall
tudents looking for non-credit
ities to fill their leisure time
register starting Wednesday
short courses offered by Free
iversity, an MSC committee.
Free U offers activities for
iple to do in their spare time
won’t interfere with their
dole, said David Peterson, a
ner chairman of Free U.
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ree U registration
egins Wednesday
This is the second registration
1 el) has had this semester and
?tom n Jy will offer courses lasting
ack of ,( 0 s j x W eeks and costing be-
md this
Iter yet
clever
phtofk
to mi
fter all,
tween $2 and $12.
Courses in fitness, dance,
guitar and hobbies will be offered.
Instructors include Texas A&M fa
culty and staff members, students
and local citizens.
New courses offered this semes
ter include a five-week bartending
course costing $9.50. Another
new course is a country and west
ern dance course, which promises
to teach advanced moves such as
aerials and jumps in jitterbug for
five weeks at a cost of $12.
A how-to-study-for-the-GRE
(graduate record exam) course, a
$2, five-week course designed to
hort course will
notorcycle safety
help prepare for math and verbal
portions of the test, is another new
offering.
Registration will begin
Wednesday in 224 MSC, between
10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Registration
information includes name, mail
ing address, telephone number
and a Texas A&M ID or social
security number.
One person can register only
two people per class. No refunds
will be given. Checks can be made
payable to Free U. There will be
no pre-registration, phone regis
tration or late registration.
teach
tactics
By DANIEL PUCKETT
Battalion St aft
heret lefective visual perception
most motorcyclists into trou-
and the Motorcycle Rider
ry Idta irse is the best way to improve
erry Ockert of the Texas A&M
ity Education Program says.
The course, which is offered
each semester, begins Nov. 7
lemsii
ibout
ote tht
') has
ten, b
* continues through Dec. 5.
jTwo sections, of the class are
ilipMl ilable. one will meet Mondays,
dnesdays and Saturdays; the
studet er Tuesdays, Thursdays and
AAAI I urdays. Weekday classes meet
ti 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday
psesare from 9 a.m. to noon for
Tuesday-Thursday section and
from noon to 3 p.m. for the Mon
day-Wednesday section.
Each section is limited to 12
members who need not be stu
dents but must be at least 15 years
old. Those under 18 must have
completed a driver’s education
course and must have written
parental consent.
Classes will be held at the Uni
versity Research and Extension
Center on Highway 21 west of
Bryan. Participants should re
ceive a map after enrolling and
must provide their own transpor
tation .
Ockert said participants can ex
pect to spend 12 hours on a motor
cycle and 12 hours in the clas
sroom learning techniques for
avoiding and escaping dangerous
situations. At the end of the
course, successfid participants
will obtain a certificate, which en
titles him to a 10 percent discount
on his motorcycle insurance from
some insurance companies.
The course costs between $45
and $47 for insurance and operat
ing costs, and $2 for the textbook.
Students will be provided with
motorcycles and helmets.
Anyone interested may enroll
in 118 Thompson (formerly the
Mechanical Engineering Shops)
between 8a.m. and 5p.m. Ockert
said both sections are filling rapid
ly, so students should sign up
soon.
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n environment
By DARLENE JAN1K
Battalion Reporter
ames H. Steele, an environ-
health professor, will dis-
is man and his role in the en-
onment tonight as part of the
University Lecture Series,
lecture will be in 108 Har-
gton at 7:30 p.m.
Steele, a professor of environ-
intal health at the University of
(xas School of Public Health in
>uston, is the former assistant
tgeon general for veterinary
airswith the U.S. Public Health
irvice in Washington D.C. and
lanta.
to the earth.
Steele also will discuss man’s
good state of health and recent
medical advances.
The University Lecture Series
is a rotating system involving
Texas A&M University’s nine
academic colleges. Three lectures
are presented every year and each
college sponsors one every three
years. In addition, one lecturer
from within the University partici
pates each year.
Steele’s lecture is being spon
sored by the College of Veterinary
Medicine.
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Steele will discuss the forma-
n of life, man’s impact and his
jfcou** togingrole in the environment,
uesifsaid the discussion will include
■Ai’s original role as survivor and
11 ■ , niter, his move to exploitation in
^ j? jj e removal of forests and pollu-
t ^ t) “' mand his role as protector, as he
^ cognizes what pollution is doing
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