age 4AThe Battalion/Tuesday, February 21, 1984
^Speech communications:
new liberal arts degree?
Warped
by Scott McCulloi
By PAULA ODOM
Reporter
Good speech communication
I kills have become an increas-
igly important tool in the busi-
, ess world. That’s why faculty
, lembers of the liberal arts de-
, lartment have made a proposal
offer a bachelor of arts de-
| ree in speech communications
t Texas A&M.
“What is being proposed is a
normal liberal art curriculum in
other large state universities,
and since Texas A&M has a lib
eral arts program, I see no rea
son why it wouldn’t be appro
ved,” Dr. Kurt Ritter,
Coordinator of the Speech
Communications Program,
said.
Career interests for speech
communication majors range
from com m u nication-orien ted
positions in marketing and sales
to public relations and mass me
dia. Students may go on to pur
sue advanced degrees in law,
business, or the ministry.
Since there are 10 speech
communication courses already
offered at Texas A&M, only six
new courses will need to be
added if the proposal is ap
proved.
Because the course loads of
the present staff will stay the
same, one new faculty member
will need to be hired to teach
the six new classes (three per se
mester).
The number of students ex
pected to enroll in the degree
program has been based upon
national trends at other large
state universities. By this expec
tation, if the proposal is ap
proved, it eventually should at
tract 1 percent of the
undergraduate students here,
Ritter said.
“We hope it will be approved
in time for the Fall Semester of
1984,” Ritter says.
Since the proposal already
has been approved by the Fac
ulty Senate, it will be submitted
to the Board of Regents in
March.
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school board decides
to forego new staff member
By CHRISTINE MALLON
Stall Writer
MSC Hospitality Proudly Presents
Its Showtime.,.
The 5th Annual
Miss Texas A&M
Scholarship Pageant
Saturday, Feb. 25, 1984 7:00 p.m.
Tickets on Sale Now at Rudder Box Office
845-1234
Student &, Senior Citizens $3.50
All other $6.00
(It will be a great time!)
Under pressure from an au
dience of about 200 parents,
teachers and concerned citi
zens, the College Station School
Board decided to drop the idea
of hiring a new staff member to
act as a go-between for the
board and the superintendent’s
office.
During last month’s meeting,
Board President Bruce Robeck
introduced a proposal to hire a
staff assistant whose most im
portant job would be “commu
nication with the public when
ever a board member wasn’t
able to personally answer ques
tions.”
Robeck and Board Trustee
Charles Giammona agreed the
situation had gotten way out of
hand by Monday’s meeting.
Both said rumors had been cir
culating the community saying
the new staff assistant would be
paid about $30,000 and take
over most duties of the superin
tendent’s office.
Most of the participating au
dience held their ground on the
notion that such a position
would take away the executive
responsibilities of Superinten
dent H.R. Burnett. They ar
gued that the ideal position Ro
beck was looking for could be
filled by “a few extra secretar
ies.”
Robeck said his intentions
were to fill the position with a
graduate student, pay him
about $800 a month and give
him a trial period toseehowk
handled the job. Bui inenita
of the audience argued lhalif*
Ixiard had failed lo provide
job description and most®
ments accused the board
changing their objectives siim
the last meeting.
Nearly 25 people voiett
opinions on the matterandal
tei more applause and standiri
ovations than at the Acadeur
Awards, Giammona motiond
to permanently dose the si
ject.
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By ERIN PYLE
Reporter
“In 1984, the cost of freedom
for black women is academic ex
cellence,” Patricia Russell Mc
Cloud told a small audience last
night at Rudder Theater. Mc
Cloud, president of Patricia A.
Russell Consultants of San An
tonio, emphasized the impor
tance to black women of win
ning the “battle of the minds.”
McCloud said that college
students are faced with prob
lems such as unemployment,
grant and scholarship cutbacks,
and stiff academic competition.
She said that one out of every
four college students are taking
jobs which previously did not
require a college degree; “The
welcome mat has been pulled
away and a neon light blinking
‘No Vacancy’ has been left in it’s
place.”
Using analogies, McCloud
emphasized the importance of
individual effort in order to
achieve success. She likened life
to a baseball game with the
bases loaded and a student at
bat; “those who stay in the
game” she said, “will have to
avoid life’s carefree days or they
will hear an umpire say ‘you’re
out’” and “you must not only
learn to play the game, you
must learn the games people
play and remember that some
one will always be there to move
the bases.”
Some qualities McCloud
stressed that the black female
graduate will need are: aca
demic excellence, participation
in the political process, a good
mind, and clear, articulate
speech. In order to get ahead in
1984 she said, students must
know when to compromise and
when to stand firm.
“The cost of freedom rebtti
to where we’re going as i
where we are,” said McCloue
“We must have more tk
material wealth to win the 1st
tie.” McCloud said the answ
to the cost of freedom for tit
black woman lies in her o»:
hands.
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