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Volume 84 Number 27
ACU Deporlmeril of Journalism and Mass Communication
Friday Dec. 1. 1995
Program gives credit to experienced students
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dream and pursue a goal she has had for a long
time.
5ince the fall of 1992 the applied studies pro-
athy Jones is hardly an average' student at gram has provided many adults the opportunity to
CU. After working for 15 years in a tropical complete their first bachelor's degree through a
paradise witnessing the birth of a nation and liv- flexible degree plan at a reduced tuition rate. They
ing down the road from the president Jones has may also receive college credit for various life expe-
returned to her studies in the Applied Studies pro- riences.
gram. The program is designed for adults above the age
'Living the life of a wife mother and missionary of 25 who want to finish their college education
oh the island of Pohnpei Micronesia was just the after being out of school for several years said
beginning.. By enrolling in the applied studies pro Dandle Brand director of the applied studies pro-
gram Jones senior applied studies education gram
major from Odessa said she decided to fulfill a Only adults who have previously enrolled in col
lege and have had to disrupt their education may
be considered for the program Brand said.
A merit of the program U its flexibility said
Charles Allcorn graduate student in gerontology
from Tulsa Okla. and graduate of the applied
studies program.
According to an information leaflet about the
applied studies program what students know is
more important than how they learn; college level
learning can and does occur outside of the class
room.
An applied studies student is able to gain up to a
maximum of 24 hours of credit based upon their
various life and work experiences Allcorn said.
However the experiences used to gain credits
must be relevant to the co'urses offered at ACU'
Brand said .'..'
"ACU is taking what the .students have already
d6ne and applying it toward their degree" she.
said.
Allcorn also sees the reduced tuition rate as-
another important attribute of the program.
"The reason why I was able to come to school
was because of the reduced tuition" he said.
The students in the applied studies program
need only pay about half of regular tuition Brand
Please see Applied page 5
Senate
discusses
concert
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Monoglng Now Editor
The Student Senate discussed these
items of business at their meeting
Wednesday.
Concert. Thursday's concert featur-
ing PFR and Jan of Clay in Cullen
Auditorium sold out at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday said Students' Association
vice president John T. Wright senior
business administration major from
Hawkins.
Noah Project SA secretary Kalcy
Alexander junior secondary education
major from Mesquite asked members
to volunteer to operate a fund-raising
booth for the Noah Project at the Mall
of Abilene from noon to 8 p.m.
Monday. The Noah Project is an orga-
nization that provides aid and shelter
to the area's battered women and their
children.
Wildcat Kids. Three-hundred and
fifty children's gifts need to be wrapped
for distribution to Wildcat Kids before
Christmas said Wildcat Kids Comm-
ittee co-chairwoman Amy Srygley
senior psychology major from Nash-
ville Tcnn.
AEC Forum. Education and psy-
chology majors might find Monday's
Academic Forum especially useful said
Academic Excellence Committee co-
chairwoman Gina Prince senior polit-
ical science major from Helotes.
Panelists for the forum titled
Learning Styles are Matt Morrison
professor of general studies; Gloria
Bradshaw director of Alpha Academic
Services; and Al Ogren assistant pro-
fessor of education. Anyone is welcome
to attend the forum Monday in Room
201 of Mabce Business Building.
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Student Reporter
Dr. Jim Mankin chairman of the
Department of Undergraduate
Bible and Ministry will have two more
opportunities to present his paper
"When Shall I Reach that Happy
Place?" after his first presentation Nov.
The paper will be published in the
journal Restoration Quarterly in 1996
and will be presented at the 1996 Bible
Lectureship in the spring.
The paper covers the two basic apoca-
lyptic themes in hymns of the Stone-
Campbell Movement:
the theme of Christians longing for
Christ's return and seeing themselves as
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the theme of a
conquering spirit
that allows Christ
and Christians to
triumph over the
world a theme
adapted ' by Alex
ander Campbell.
Throughout his year of researching
Mankin searched more than 75 song-
books for hymns that reflected these
themes.
In his paper he also writes about the
tension created in.'the 1930s with pre-
millennium opinions.
Mankin
Mankin said the hymnbook Great
Songs of the Church was in question
because the editor was a believer in the
prc-millennium.
The people in the church were hesi-
tant to use die hymnbook because they
might get "marked" Mankin said.
"It was a very sensitive time and peo-
ple would actually change or leave out
words in hymns I'm sad some of
diis happened but it did and maybe
we can learn from it" he said.
His paper addresses the growing con-
troversies and changes in hymns that
occurred during the time of Stone and
Campbell's lives.
Mankin said he hopes to continue
writing and publishing papers on differ-
ent hymn writers.
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VP says pledging will receive 'fandamental analysis'
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Changes for social clubs seem inevitable as
administrators of Campus Life plan an orga-
nized survey of the pledging process.
Dr. Charles L Trevathan vice president for
Campus Life said Jhe and the deans of students disruptive of school work but
will meet with various individuals and student it will proceed with due
groups to conduct a "fundamental analysis" of club speed" the vice president said.
pledging.
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mature Christian manner?"
Trevathan said.
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process underway but not
completed before Christmas.
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we can further empower die students Individuals and groups to be involved in the
to conduct an effective pledging study will include the Administrative Council
process in a responsible way."
Campus Life has considered fur-
ther self-disciplinary empowerment
of clubs for a number of years
"Those proposals which I have
been making for several years with
club members faculty sponsors and students.
"We will be talking with the freshmen starting
with the freshman class officers many of whom
will be entering social clubs next year" Trevathan
said. "We think the freshmen will be valuable contributors"
The vice president would not speculate on the
very litdc success especially among
the students arc getting more attention now than extent of modifications to next year's pledging sys
We have heard a wide variety of opinions from they did in the past" Trevathan said "But I'm not tern "I am keeping my mind open" he said. "I
We will be more fundamental than simply ask- every constituent croup" he said. "Generally coinc to push those items into this investigation would rather not engage in that exercise while this
ing 'Should we shorten pledging . or lengthen based upon the many comments I have received because I don't want to prejudice the zero-budget process is beginning. I don't want to prejudice thb
it he said. there seems to be overwhelminc consensus to
"We're going to look at it item by item with an make substantial changes in the pledging process.1?
eye on serving the legitimate purpose of the The study will include other club issues
process in a Christian way" he said. Trevathan said.
Questions to be addressed will include "What "We will of course be looking at the ISCC's role
are the purposes of pledging?" and "How can those in clubs" he said. "We will be looking at ... how
base with any ideas of mine."
. Results of the study will be presented to
President Roycc Money for review.
"He has always favored improving this pledging
process" Trevathan said about Money.
agenda with any preconceived notions."
Ircvathan said administrators want to give pco
pie every opportunity to express themselves. He
said suggestions concerning pledging should be
addressed to: Pledging ACU Station Box 8036
Abilene Texas 79699-8036.
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