Oregon daily emerald., April 21, 1994, Page 6, Image 6

UNIVERSITY
Class to examine at-risk youth
By Lori Bettlneski
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One of lint most difficult challenges facing par
mils and young adults today is managing misbe
havior in juveniles, said Jim Dippard. a i ounselor
for Ijiiui (anility Department of Youth Services
University students enrolled in the Juvenile See
vices Prevention and Intervention Workshop Sat
urday will hove an opportunity to learn more
about juvenile misbehavior from laippard and his
partner in the field. John Aarons
"We plan to help students gain an inside look at
working with families who are dealing with dis
couraged or delinquent youths." Aarons said
"Students can read a lot of textbooks and listen to
lec tures, but we spend 40 to SO hours a week on
this We believe this hands-on experience is
important when working on ways to deal with dil
ficult children."
Leppard said Saturday's workshop will provide
students with current information in dealing with
delinquent youth that is not only useful for par
ents. hut for other adults who interne t with juve
niles as wall
During the eight-hour workshop, students will
have an opportunity to work in group settings
where mock interviews involving a practitioner
anil a family member seeking advice on how to
deal with delinquenc y will take place After play
ing out these* roles, students will come together as
a whole and discuss the experienc e* and share
ideas on how to deal with juvenile delinquent
behavior effectively
In addition to this interview assessment activi
ty, students will gain an overview of major theo
ries in human Ixihevior, on understanding of com
mon practices in youth work, learn and practice
methods for effectively dealing with misbehavior
and practic e methods for assessing issues chal
lenging youth.
"We think the workshop will bring students up
to speed about current theories in the field and
how to work with delinquency." Aarons said "My
impression in talking with students is that they get
‘My impression in talking with
students is that they get
hooked into the media and
television vision of
delinquency that is very
misleading
John Aarons
counselor Lane County Department of Youth
Sorvtces
hooked info the media and television vision of
delinquency that is very misleading We want to
help them understand what happens to juveniles
who i ome into the courts and how to work with
them."
Leppard and Aarons both have masters' of s< i
em.e degrees from the University in interdiscipli
nary studies in corrections with post-graduate
work in counseling. They have more than 30 com
bined years of experience in working with at-risk
youth
In addition to working for the Department of
Youth Servii es, Leppard and Aarons have con
ducted several seminars in working with disturbed
and delinquent youth at professional organiza
tions. agencies and University classes
"Jim and I have lots of energy and ideas about
this topic,” Aarons said "Students vyho attend this
workshop will leave challenged and excited about
the field "
Students enrolled at the University run register
for Saturday's workshop by completing an add
form in Room 170 Education. Undergraduates may
take the one credit workshop graded or pass/no
pass, hut graduates must take the i ourse graded
Required course pat kets are available at the EMU
Copy Center for $.15.
l or more information, contact sponsoring Pro
fessor Kenneth Viegas at 140-3896
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Graduate dance thesis
proves no easy step
By Gayt* Forman
for fhr iV#pon (iattf f
Michele Bloom would like
to dispel the misconception
that students of the arts are
la*y flakes who don’t work as
hard ns their academic coun
terparts.
Bloom, a graduate dance stu
dent, has been working on her
thesis project since fall 1992.
Like most thesis projects, hers
involvos a lot of research and
a written paper
But her thesis also entails a
dance production that she
must produce entirely on her
own The choreography, pub
licity. technical direction and
costumes are among the
responsibilities she must bear.
Students do not receive a bud
get from the University or
dance department for their
projects. They are entirely
responsible for the cost of tiieir
productions. Bloom, however,
received o grant from the Cen
ter for the Study of Women in
Society for her project.
Graduate dance students are
not required to produce a con
cert thesis. There are three dif
ferent degree programs for a
masters in dance. Only two of
those require a thesis, and only
students working toward a
general masters degree in
dance have the option of doing
a thesis concert. Of those, only
about half choose to do a pro
duction, said Steven Chalfield.
director of graduate studies.
Before graduate students
even begin to think about
choreography or casting, they
must first submit a proposal to
the thesis committee. This
process generally begins a year
Iwforo the thesis project actu
ally begins. If the proposal is
acxwptwd, the student then con
tinues with the research, cast
ing. choreography, rehearsals
and the show. Often, students
are both teaching and attend
ing classes while working on
their productions.
The concert usually takes a
full academic year to put
together, according to Chat
field. "It would take a rare bird
to put it together faster,” he
said.
Bloom began working on the
choreography for her project
last fall. The semi weekly
rehearsals ran through winter
term. The performances were
In mid-April, and by May 30.
Bloom must complete her five
chapter thesis paper.
For many students, an inter
est in a social or academic
issue becomes the focus
around which their dance
spins Students incorporate
their academic research into
their choreography.
Bloom based her research
around gender issues. She eon
dueled her research from a cul
tural as well as a dance per
spective, and then she tried to
hlend those perspectives into
her choreography.
In her thesis statement
Bloom examined the gender
based categories in which peo
ple have been — and continue
to be — placed. These cate*
florins are out of date and no
onger coincide with reality,
she concluded. “Reality
changes while the myth
remains." she said.
Bloom wanted her choreog
raphy to challenge these myths
and to question how people
categorize gender. “My thesis
statement guides my choreo
graphic process." she said.
Bloom translated this con
cept into dance by using
dancers with different body
types and tnovoment prefer
ences to show breadth and
challenge stereotypes.
For the dancers involved,
working on a graduate thesis
project can be very rewarding.
Gwendelara tiendee danced in
Bloom's project and found the
whole process "a valuable
experience and really fun.”
Hendeo feels that the grad
uate thesis projects tend to be
more progressive than facul
ty projects, and that the chore
ographic process is more inter
active.
"The whole process is expe
riential and experimental. The
idea is to figure this out togeth
er." Hendee said.
Bloom wanted her project to
ho interactive and hand-picked
dancers who could help her
express her vision "I picked
people that I wanted to work
with." she said, "1 rely on their
artistic sense as much as ray
own."
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