SEMINARS
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lovvur division ( lass
Sheridan and many of this
Storm's 10 other seminar ttrai hers
said itini iV'Hms: (u know ihtoir
students is the mam reason that
they enjoy teat hing the semi
n.irs
I Slunk that vvhnt happens in
a small class is Shot it's not just
tlm student learning, hut tin
ttoiii her learning. too." Sheridan
said
I expei.t to learn as mill h. i(
not more, from the siudttnls as
they learn from me," she said
"It's not a hierarchical process
vv lien* one has nil the know ledge
and the others are there to soak
it up like a sponge "
John l.tikai s. w ho like Sheri
dan is teaching his first fresh
man seminar this term, also said
he is enjoying the small group of
students in his i lass on ( ulliii
at Riii ism
It's a hit ol an eye opener for
me he i a use ol the fa* t that up
until now mv < outset w ith
freshmen has been ill c lasses
that range Irom 250 to 500 stu
dents, and sou are kind of iso
Inti'il up in front ol the i lass
l.ukai.s said "You see faces, hut
you might have conversations
with only a dozen throughout
the term
"So tar I would say that this
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Asian Perceptions of the West, a freshman seminar taught by
room environment than larger, lecture-oriented classes
Atl V **» ( *»AHtv* ir» t
Jack Bennett, provides a more personal class
c lass is invigorating." he said
' l ht* ideas of the youthful stu
dents arts refreshing, and it
seems like there's a lot of fertile
mind matter out there in the
i lass
With onh 20 students in eat h
i lass, the teat hers hase designed
t nurses that are more partu.ipo
tor\ in nature than most fresh
man level courws
Students art' ollim graded on
pnr1u ipating in ( lass, leading
dismissions and giving ora!
reports instead of lining graded
solely on exam scores
The students in Sheridan's
tiass will interview women
CORPS
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SUite Kep ( iarl Hostii ka. a Uni
sersits associate vii e president
and lormer Peace Corps volunteer
in Nepal, said tliat while a large
nurntxir of former volunteers are
at live m the U N . there lias net
er been this organized an effort to
direct their activities in places
which need it most
"It s good to sis' the l) of O take
the lead." said Hostii ka. who not
ed that the Unisersils was one of
We need to get
residents in rural
areas more
actively engaged in
determining their
own future.'
David Povey.
director of urban and
regional planning program
I lit; lirst in the nation to train
Peace Corps volunteers
Brand also proisod the University s longstanding relationship with
tin? Peace Corps, saying that nearly 1.000 University graduates have
served in the I’eai e Corps since 1061. making the institution the 1 ^th
highest University producer ol volunteers in the c ountry Seventy
four University alumni currently are serving in 30 countries world
wide.
"It's quite remarkable, given the size of the institution." Brand said.
r
community leaders Lukucs' stu
dents will duplicate the cranium
measurement experiments that
led many Will ccnturs scientists
to conclude that there is biolog
ic ,il evidence to support racist
sot ial outlooks
In n freshman seminar, you
t an design the t ourse in a way
that all students can blossom."
Sheridan said
If it's all reading and exams
and you get stage fright over
exams, the whole course is
stress Freshman seminars allow
a diversity of teaching and learn
ing styles," she said
The instructors said they hope
the seminar atmosphere and
individual attention from the
instrui tor may give students the
writing, critical thinking and
speaking skills they will need to
have a suci essfnl academic
i-nrwer
"1 wish the funding wore such
that every freshman could take
one of these." said Professor
Daniel Kimble, who is teaching
a seminar on mental disorders.
"I had 170 people who want
ed to take this class," he said,
"and I could only have 20. The
only solution to that problem is
to have more o! them, but of
course the departments have
other courses that need to be
laught Mv hunch is that if we
had twue ns main freshman
seminars those would fie filled
too
Jack Bennett, an academit
i ounselor who has fieen on the
advisory hoard of the program
s:me the first seminar was
taught in 1984. has a similar
hunch.
I think the popularity of the
seminars speaks for itself.- he
said. "The students like the sem
inars and enroll and fill them
very quickly.
"Over the years the responses
have been very positive," Ben
nett said. The students like get
ting to know each other and
getting to know a teacher The
participatory nature of the learn
ing gets the students involved
Bennett said he hopes the
University offers more freshman
seminars so more students can
participate.
"it all depends on money, of
course," he said.
The seminar program will
continue as long as it receives
financial support from the
provost office, said )il! Conklin,
student coordinator for the sem
inar program.
Each instructor is paid $2,200.
and Conklin and the assistant
coordinator are paid a stipend.
The investment is worthwhile
for the University, Conklin said,
because recruiters can tell
potential students about the
individual attention given to
freshmen.
Amanda Pomeroy, one of
Sheridan's students, said she is
looking forward to receiving
some of that individual atten
tion.
Her classes last term were all
taught in huge, packed lecture
halls.
"In one of my classes the PA
system didn't work very well,
and I didn't want to go,” she
said.
"I was just longing for a small
class.”
Pomeroy is looking forward to
her freshman seminar a great
deal.
GOALS
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The mayor suggested the c ity relocate
Agripec, address housing needs along the
river, enhance the links between the river,
downtown, the University and Riverfront
Research Park and experiment with shut
tle buses that make frequent stops at river
iinms The city could also reopen the Mill
race into the Willamette River, she added
"I'm not advocating massive planning."
Hast orn said "I believe we can return to the
river anti capitalize on all that it offers by
dusting off plans already on our shelves
and recommitting ourselves to the goals
they contain.*'
Hascom also reflected on the city's
achievements last year The city was able to
reduce the general fund budget $5.4 million
by eliminating services, reducing employee
benefits, cutting positions and raising user
fees.
Bascom said the city was also successful
in meeting urgent housing needs. The Cen
tennial (iar Camp opened Iasi year and pro
vided emergency shelter for more than 200
people. Also, more than 75 units of low
income housing were built by loc^il agencies.
Community policing was a major city
accomplishment in 1993, Hascom said A
neighborhood police station opened in the
Whitenkur area and people worked to clean
up Washington-Jefferson Park.
"Many, distracted by our differences, will
find it hard to believe that we build so solid
ly in 1993," Bascom said.
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