Alcalá View 1981 2.6

April, 1981 • Alcala View - Page 3

FOR ADULTS ONLY: Continuing Education By Jan Chlarson

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Q. What do Mal Rafferty, Marlene Brasefield, Anita Welker and Penny Navarro all have in common? A. They all work for USD. They all work in the department of Continuing Edu cation. And they all enjoy their work very much. As Director of Continuing Education, Ma l Rafferty looks back on th e develop– ment of the departm ent. In 1975-76 th e department organized onl y 25 Continu– ing Edu cation prog rams. In 1980 in excess of 100 programs were offered . The emphasi s in Contin uing Edu– cation has been on the professional community. Programs are offe red which allow professional s to update their know– ledge and skills, and to fil l recertification requirements app licable to t heir partic– ular field . These programs in clude th e Update series for business, an an t it rust sem inar for the legal profession and several programs for registe red nurses. Non degree courses des igned fo r the mi litary and religiou s programs are other areas of emphas is. USD is we ll known fo r its rel igious semi nars. Marlene Brasefield , the Assistant Director of Continuing Education, is excit– ed due to th e number of positive re– sponses she receives regarding the programs offered. Re spon ses have been received from all fi fty states and from several foreign countries . The su ccess of the department is the res ult of a t eam effort. Although Mal and Marlene are res pons ibile for creating new programs, Penny and Anita do their share of t he tremendous amount of organ izati on involved in getting a new program off t he ground. The department is as sisted by two .W ork Study students,

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M arlene, Mal, Penny and Anita caught while discu ssing a new Continu ing Education program.

Jennifer Behnke and Bill Farr, who have been with Continuing Education for two years. In the future, M al w ould like to provide programs designed for USD employees. Suggestions for such programs are appreciated . Programs offered through Continuing Education must be self-supporting. Every parti ci pant in the program regard- less of his statu s, mu st pay the course fees. Th erefore, em ployee t uition ben efits do not app ly.

Although the Department of Conti nu– ing Education receives international attention, they are a service to the USD commun ity as we ll. Tu ition benefits do apply to courses offered for cred it. Anita Welker, assistan t in Conti nuing Ed ucation, is eage r to help any employee who is interested in taking cou rses for credit through th e Evening College. The summer catalog is now available and employees are en co uraged to register for courses early.

AROUND CAMPUS. . .

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE BUDGET CUTS PROPOSED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN? By Joan M urry Photos by Sandra Edelman

Carolyn Brennan, Spe cial Events Secretary " I don't like them. It seems his prioriti es are inappropriate- to put military spending ahead of social services is inhuman."

Don Johnson, Chief of Safety and Security "If it end s up helping th e economy, I'm all fo r it. Something has to be done- if I knew the answer I'd probably be a millionaire."

Dennis Briscoe, Ass't. Professor, School of Business " I think the public has spoken-that there is a need for less federal government. That may be the only way to reduce inflation and improve the economy, but I wou ldn't make the cuts in th e same places as the President is."

Lourdes Tilles, Senior, Business Administration " Th e sh ort te rm resu lts w ill adversely affect lots of people, especially students, but the long term effects will benefit society as a whole, and wi ll ben efit stu dents in regard to career goals and employment opportun ities."