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Tuesday, September 21,
All in the line of duty
Marty AUen/THE Battalion
A PITS officer directs traffic at the intersection of ploring this option of traffic control because the
Ireland and Ross Monday afternoon. PITS is ex- high volume of traffic is irritating drivers.
Council names
SWU instructor
as '93 Professor
of the Year
The Associated Press
GEORGETOWN- Students
who want personal wake-up calls
for early classes might be told
they're dreaming at some colleges.
But at Southwestern Universi
ty, they need look no further than
biology professor Vicente Villa.
He'll telephone students, on re
quest, to make sure they make it
to his 8 a.m. class. Once they ar
rive, he just might keep things in
teresting by imitating an amoeba.
"I think that this is one of the
advantages of a small college,
that I have to be more account
able, more available, and the stu
dents are also more account
able," Villa said.
"I have a very special feeling
for the discipline and the subject
matter . . . and I love to share it."
Now, the work he loves has
earned him national recognition.
On Tuesday, he'll be named the
1993 U.S. Professor of the Year by
the Council for Advancement and
Support of Education, an interna
tional association of colleges, uni
versities and private elementary
and secondary schools.
Volunteers offer positive influence for children
By Geneen Pipher
The Battalion
Approximately 70 Texas A&M University
students and faculty members are volunteer
ing their time as mentors in a support pro
gram geared towards helping junior high
school students.
The School Family Units program, was pilot
ed last year in a joint effort between the College
of Education and Jane Long Ivjiddle School, pro
vides an opportunity for middle school students
to discuss problems or concerns with caring,
non-judgmental adults said Dr. Jane Stallings,
dean of the College of Education.
"The program provides the students with
adults who will listen and are there consistent
ly," Stallings said. "It is important because of
ten students need adult friends to listen to
them and help them."
The School Families meet every week at
Jane Long Middle School during the mid-day
advisory period.
"The volunteers have to come to the school
once a week for about an hour and they are in
volved in organizing activities for the stu
dents," she said.
Keith Garinger, Jane Long Middle School
principal, said about one-third of the students
at the school will be involved in School Family
this year.
"The program was such a positive thing last
year that 20 teachers and around 330 - 350
middle school students will take juart in the
program this year," Garinger said.
Stallings said, "So many people have ex
pressed interest and want to be involved in
School Family this year that we will be need
ing many more volunteers to act as mentors."
Many students have two parents working
and School Family provides caring adults
who will help them face tough decisions,
Stallings said.
"Every problem found in the inner-city
schools was present (last year) among our 22
children," she said. "These included illegal
drug use, sexual activity, gang-related violence,
abuse, attempted suicide and delinquency."
Dr. Michael Duffy, psychologist and pro
fessor of counseling psychology, said the pro
gram is beneficial to young people who are go
ing through a formative time in their lives.
"People talk about the breakdown of the
American family," Duffy said. "I am not as
pessimistic as all that. I just think young
adults need to have adults to talk to and help
guide them during this time in their lives."
Stallings and Duffy agreed that the pro
gram was extremely well received by last
year's students.
"One hundred percent of the students inter
viewed at the end of the year said they would
like to be involved in another School Family,"
Stallings said.
Duffy said, "The kids really look forward to
it. It is a change in their busy academic sched
ule. They get to talk about topics with their
peers that they wouldn't normally talk about."
Campus News Briefs
Air Force holds
Career Day in
MSC Thursday
Contrary to recent rumors of
cutbacks in personnel in the Air
Force, many positions are avail
able to interested persons.
The Air Force will be spon
soring a Career Day on Thurs
day, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. - 4
p.m. in the MSC flagroom.
Approximately 30 active-
duty officers from fields ranging
from aviation to engineering to
medicine will be present to re
late, first-hand, their experiences
as an Air Force officer.
Commissioning options are
available to persons graduating
in the next four years through
the Officer's Training Squadron,
Reserve Officer's Training Corps
and the USAF Medical Service
direct commissioning program.
Animal life-care
center founder
dies after illness
Dr. Ned Ellett, veterinarian
and founder of the Stevenson
Companion Animal Life-Care
Center at Texas A&M, died Sept.
10 after a long illness.
Ellett lived long enough to
see his dream become a reality
when the center's first building
was dedicated on 10 acres of
land adjacent to Texas A&M's
veterinary medical complex in
College Station.
The privately funded Steven
son center is intended to give
veterinarians at Texas A&M a
place to study and care for pets
after their owners die or are no
longer able to care for them.
Ellett spent the last 10 years
of his life collecting donations
and getting University officials
to support the project.
In his will, Ellett left $400,000
to help fund the center.
The center is named after
Madlin Stevenson, an early ma
jor contributor. The facility's
core building is named for the
W.P. and Bulah Luse Founda
tion, another major contributor.
The Stevenson center is the
only one of it's kind in the Unit
ed States but officials from other
universities have visited and ex
pressed an interest in it.
Information
on graduate
school available
Anyone wanting to know
more information about gradu
ate school will have an opportu
nity to have their questions an
swered Wed. Sept. 29 from 6-8
p.m. in Room 212 of the Memor
ial Student Center.
Among the topics to be cov
ered are how to apply to gradu
ate school, graduate school en
trance exams, fellowship and as-
sistantships and others.
For more information contact
the Office of Graduate Studies at
845-3631.
Construction
course draws
'world crowd 7
Since Sept. 10, several profes
sionals from the United States,
Mexico, the United Kingdom,
Japan and Chile have been partic
ipating in the Construction Man
agement Program, a two-week
course aimed at mid-managers in
the construction industry.
Their curriculum includes the
most contemporary construction
management theory, interactive
workshops and and outdoor
ropes course.
Program participants are
leaders in the construction, en
gineering and design profes
sion. They all have at least 10
years experience in design or
management of construction-
related activities.
The program focuses on the
industry's best practices as well I
as allowing participants a ■
chance to share real-world ex- -
periences.
The center is counseled by
two industry advisory boards
to ensure an industry-needs fo
cus while the academic connec
tion assures the latest relevant
research.
How will we feed the people of the world?
How will our future energy demands be met?
Spark Your Interest?
Come join us!
Tuesday, September 21st
Room 228 MSC
7:00 pm
For more info Call 845-1515
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