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CAMPUS UPDATE Volume 6 Issue 10 Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI ~ Pema 1, 1984 New Health Services Building #7. — Strengthens Program _ An open’ house’ was held recent- ly to celebrate the opening of the Health Services building at ACC. The new. facility is located in what used to be the Fisheries build- ing, near the west end of Van Lare Hall. Campus workers oo the building and d it in- various parts of the campus as in previous years. However, many of the first year courses, such as bio- logy and anatomy will. still be taught by instructors specialized in those fields in their own labs. The building is. complete with ni to a fully equipped study area for future. Licensed. Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and E- mergency. Medical Technician stu- dents. According to Helen Malindrinos, Director of Health Services at ACC, the facility condenses nearly all of the program into one. building, “instead of =being~-spread- around at. ‘Whether you're a small fry 0 adult, interested in space art, ead decorating, drawing, or smocking, the Jesse Besser Museum has some- thing for you in its line-up of spe- cial programs to be offered in Feb- ruary and March. Five different courses, four aim- ed at adults and one particularly for children, are being scheduled in the next two months. The drawing workshop for a- dults, instructed by Brian Gougeon, will cover basic drawing skills and techniques for both the beginner and the individual with an art back- ground. Drawing will be done from still life and models. using the traditional drawing materials. En- rollment is limited to 15 students. Advanced registration and $25 fee payment is required. A course on. “basic smocking” * the decorating of fabric with small 'regularly-spaced stitches to form a gathered pattern, will be instructed by Eleanor Prell. The class carries a $20) fee, along with advanced reg- istration, Limited to 10 students. will learn — five — basic make smocked Easter eggs. A four-week “advanced smock- ing” course also limited to 10 stu- dents, carries a $55 fee which in- cludes materials and a kit for a sam- pler. Designed for those who have had the introductory course, this new ecessary for this. type of program, a forty seat class- room, and the office space necess- ary for the administrative portion of the program. Classes are taught five days a week and two nights during the week, to accomodate nearly 60 stu- dents in the Health Services pro- gram. “The building-is being util- ized. fully,.and we‘re very proud of of putting them together in a sam- pler that can be used asa pillow or tote bag. Advanced registration is necessar Egg decorating, centered on the ‘traditional Ukranian egg- art called “‘Pysanky”, will be taught by Bonnie Benghauser. In this pro- gram, students will learn how to de- -corate “eggs with bright colors in intricate designs handed down for. generations. Fee for the class, limited to 12 students,.is $20. Supplies are included except for. the eggs. Advanced regristration is nec- essary... “Space Planet X,Y, and Z” is the title of a space art work-shop for children taught by- Brian Gougeon. In this program, children will design | and. create three-dimensional mo- dels of imaginary planets, their in- habitants and spacecraft. They will be working individually and in groups to create a completed galaxy. Art techniques and. use of materials will be taught in an TaGEnE stitches andl the _means : ip stressing and creativity. Enrollment is lim- ited to 12 Students, registration fee of $18 includes materials. Ad- vanced payment is required. On the schedule are: *An_ eight-week drawing work- shop to be offered Thursday even- ings, 7:00 to 9:00 pm beginning it.” Malandrinos said in a recent in- terview. _ The nursing-program is a five semester sequential and highly structured program that leads to an Associates Degree in Applied Sci- When a student graduates | ence. with an Associate Degree, he/she may transfer ‘his/her courses to _just about any school in Michigan that has a program in Baccalaur- eate Nursing. According to Malan- drinos, ‘This new facility serves to strengthen the already successful program we have at ACC.” Students and faculty are _invi- ted to tour the new facility. roqrams Offered at Besser Museum *An “introductio! < course, one session one Pebrusry 4, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm *An “advanced _ smockifig’™* course, offered in four sessions on ‘Saturdays, 1:00 to 4:30 pm_be- ginning February 11. *A three-part _egg-decorating course set of Tuesdays 10 am. to noon, beginning February 28. *And for the younger set, an art workshop for children aged 8-12 on four successive Saturdays, 1:00 to 3:00 pm beginning February 11. mee ee Court by Jackie Timm With a sar from Wells Fargo ; Bank and money allocated from:the budget, Alpena Community College will se a Gamefield Fitness Court this spri This Gamefield Fitness Court is one of four packages offered by Wells Fargo in cooperation with the *President’s Council’on Physical Fit- ness. Players begin on the warm-up court and follow the marker call- ed thé Gamefield Referee on a col- orful tour of the fitness court. The Referee presents a choice of five fit- i ness programs that blend stretching, and with outdoor activites. Z thedorm., the court. will be available to the public. Also, a curriculum furnished with equipment will enable groups c poets or senior citizens to plan outdo activ ies vl (ae full acce: ae Fargo Gamefields are al- ready in place at more than 500 un- iversities. ACC joins universities like Stanford University and the Univer- sity of Alabama which are partici- pants in the program. In addition to the Gamefield Fit- néss Court, plans are in the making for a 100% funded jogging course according to John McCormack, in- itiator of the grant. by Tim Grulke The student enrollment~at Alpe- na Community College this semes- rter is down slightly from the fall semester. The total number of credit hours was down 9.4% from 19,569 to 18,398. The number of students attending A.C.C. was. down 9.6% from 2093 to 2016. The male and female. student attendance was also down. Male students down only 9% from 1043 to 1036, whereas the females were down 9.3% from 1050 to 980. z There was also a major difference in part-time and full-time students. Second Semester Enrollment Down 9.6% Full-time students were down 9.5%| from 895 to 855, in comparison to} a 10.6% increase in part-time stu-|” dents from 1111 to 1178. Transfer students coming to ACC was down considerably from the: fall semester, losing 8.9% from 147 to 131. Of all the categories, the: evening,enrollment was up the most with a 10.8% increase For | 733 to 798. Now that the sports program is} back at ACC, you can almost ‘feel’ an increase in student enrollment since sports was a major difference| why some students lef Mies PRR IA y Fae TRG RAR Oy pe le nm a NMI EPSON, og ees eee