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Meet over 50 representatives from: Baylor College of Dentistry Baylor College of Medicine California College of Podiatry Kirksville Osteopathic College MD Anderson Med Tech Prog. Military Medicine Programs Northwestern College of Med SW Texas State Allied Health Stanford U. College of Medicine Texas A&M College of Medicine Texas A&M College of Vet Med Texas Chiropractic College Texas College of Osteo Med Texas Tech College of Medicine Trinity U. Health Care Admin. U of H College of Optometry UT-Austin School of Nursing UT-Austin College of Pharmacy UT Dental Branch-Houston UT Medical Branch-Galveston UTMB PA/OT/PT Programs UT Southwestern College of Med UTHSC-San Antonio Dentistry UTHSC-San Antonio Medicine UT-Tyler Med Tech Program Univ. of Osteopathic Medicine Campus Page 2 The Battalion Wednesday, March 30, Women administrators hope to inspire othe Education dean wants to place more women in leadership roles By Renee Blackmon Special to The Battalion Jane Stallings holds an uncom mon position at Texas A&M Univer sity for a woman. As dean of the College of Educa tion, Stallings is the only female dean at the University. Stallings came to Texas A&M in 1990 after serving as a department head at the University of Houston. With her came a love of teaching and a desire to place more women in leadership roles. “College and department commit tees must now include women, eth nic minorities and representation from more than one department,” she said. “Diversity is essential to the development of professional educa tors serving the citizens of Texas.” Stallings credited the increase in the number of women and minorities hired at Texas A&M to the system for creating equity in committees. She said candidates who promise diverse perspectives on education are also pursued by die University. “In examining the small amount of female tenured track faculty I have concluded there has been no conspiracy to keep minorities and women from being hired or placed in leadership positions, but rather a tendency for selection committee members to choose individuals sim- Female engineers increasing, adviser sm By Renee Blackmon Special to The Battalion Karan Watson is a pleasant surprise to most of the fe male students in die College of Engineering. Watson, assistant dean of the college, advises many engineering students, including the 463 women in the college. Watson came to Texas A&M in 1983. Throughout her career, Watson has seen rapid growth of the number of women who are receiving engineering degrees. “In 1972 the graduation rate of women with a bachelor’s degree was about 1 percent to 2 percent nationwide,” she said. "Since then it has been in creasing rapidly and now is about 1 8 percent.” Watson said the enrollment of freshmen women in engineering at Texas A&M is 22 percent, which is above the national average. Watson credits the success of increased enroll ment to the quality of the programs that are offered at A&M. The University has to manage the enrollment be cause the amount of students can exceed resources, she said. “Some universities are trying to increase their en rollment of engineering students,” Watson said. Texas A&M, we have to keep some of them out." One of the areas Watson finds exciting about neering is teaching and being able to help others their research programs. “Teaching is a fun way to take new informal;: especially innovative techniques, and present it to> dents so they can be excited about what the learning,” she said. “With so few women intheCi lege of Engineering, this allows me to be a rolem* even if I don’t intend to be.” Watson said women engineers tend to intern: failures which can make them feel isolated. “Women don’t get the opportunity to networl talk about engineering or feel that they are unders: when they do,” she said. “1 have been abletoprt them with links like graduate students who share challenges." Watson said the number of women in leader positions is growing at A&M and nationwide. “Seven or eight years ago there were virtual! women in high leadership positions, hut today t are more," she said. "We are not in proportio what we want to be, but it is changing.” ilar to themselves,” she said. “Given that university leadership is predom inantly Anglo and male, it is not sur prising that committee composition reflected this leadership.” Stallings said appointing women and minorities to leadership posi tions is important to changing the social climate among female leaders at the University. “Seeking diversity among faculty and students is more than a slogan now,” she said. “It has become an action item with proper recognition for results.” Stallings said many women in leadership positions feel isolated. Most faculty members hold the deanship in some mixture of awe and fear which adds to the distance of relationships, Stallings said. "There are many intervening forces which contribute to the diffi culty in developing sustaining friendships from the dean's office, she said. “It may be more difficult for women because of an unstated sexual social barrier which doesn't allow even professional relationships between men and women peers to go unnoticed.” Stallings said good leaders can vi sualize where they are going and are good listeners. “My vision is being the crest of the wave ing,” she saic not following bill f*’ must listen nsen ulty, staff and students in irpjp " - 1 : their need." ^ 1 otiu One <>f Stallin', ■ ,u t - 'in: at A&M has been her deterni to build personal relationship! j all faculty members. “I have come to understa;:| channels which flow betwe dean’s office, department hea: faculty are subject to twists,! and misinterpretation,” she: “Clearly, more direct commii; tion is needed between the ;i\\ , , . and myself to combat runv establish trust.” flM—~ Autopsy Continued from Page 1 said. The baby was believed to have been born around 2 a.m. in the girl’s room. The woman denied having the baby when she was brought into the A.P. Beutel Health Center and contin ued to claim she was sick, Wiatt said. Doctors at the health center and later St. Joseph’s Hospital confirmed the woman had just given birth. UPD found the baby at approxi mately 4 a.m. in a garbage chute on the second floor, one floor below where the woman’s room was locat ed, along with bloody towels from the room. Dr. Wade Birch, director of Stu dent Counseling Services, said he does not knew the specifics of the case, but said the woman may have acted out of cortfusion. “Being in a situation like that can test where your support system is," he said. “Someone may be asking who their friends are, what it will do to their plans and what the young wonian’s relationship to the man was. “I’m sure all during this period, it’s got to have generated all these questions,” he said. Wiatt said UPD is also investigat ing the possibility that the woman was suffering from shock after the birth. Birch said such a situal might have caused the wohueI behave lrra<ionally. jb m i„ued In a traumatic situation, hurl beings can do a number of tliF mo !l t p that under normal situations!- nie 1 c: wouldn’t do." * J§ nevv , Charney Putney, assistant dire;: :w ^ v '_ n of Residence Life, said thecouii:^ 6 ^ ing center has been notified, atjaF own rn students in Mosher Hallvik;■ Newsweek EXPOSE YOURSELF!# Executive positions are open in the MSC L.T. JorcJan Institute For International Awareness If you are a MOTIVATED individual who enjoys involvement in INTERIVATIOIVAL issues and travel, come join our team! We're looking for a few good people\ Applications are available in MSC 223E and are due Monday, April 4, 1994. 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