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University of Central Oklahoma
TUESDAY November 7, 1995
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Acclaimed artist salutes education through artwork
Artist Greg Burns demonstrates how he adds watercolor to his ink drawings. Burns' presentation opened the UCO "Salute to Education Week" Oct. 30. (Photo by Daniel Smith)
supplied a bit of background By Ruth Eppison ,information on Burns— Student Writer background he had firsthand knowledge of since they both Greg Burns is not only an grew up together. Burns, according to Warren, accomplished artist; he is also started out in his youth drawing quite a humorist. During his lecture and pictures of dogs and cats. He demonstration as part of UCO's eventually even did a painting of "Salute to Education Week," a Volkswagen car. Knowing Burns gave Warren Burns delighted the audience the impetus to help redesign the with his wit and his wisdom on Liberal Arts auditorium, as well art, life, and groWing up being as other campus buildings, to be physically disabled. more accessible to handicapped The event was held in the people. Pegasus Theatre at the Liberal Besides structural changes to Arts Building. Clif' Warren, dean of the benefit the "physically College of Liberal Arts, ',See BURNS, Page 10 addressed the packed hall and
General education requirements to be revised By Susan Reger Staff Writer General education requirements are targeted for change for all UCO undergraduate students by fall 1997. The group researching and planning the revision include two elected members of each college, four faculty senate members, two students from the Student Government Association, deans of the four colleges and one member each
from the library and advisement. "The Academic Affairs Council began two years ago and has met on a monthly basis," said Dr. Albert Lynd, assistant vice president of academic affairs. Lynd The goal of the council was to meet the requirements of higher education
in the core curriculum, improve the transfer ability of students with associate degrees and add quality to the overall programs, he said. "Currently, the council is meeting with faculty from all colleges to get feedback on the ongoing proposal," said Lynd. "Changes to the general education curriculum is a sensitive topic because turf becomes an issue." Lynd said that with approximately 390 faculty members at UCO, he knew he would get 390 different
versions—none of them wrong—of ideas for curriculum change. The council has been reviewing the addition of a "Business for Life" class or a similar business class, a globalization class and a health class as part of the core curriculum. These classes would be mandatory for all UCO students beginning as freshmen, said Lynd. Transfer students coming to UCO with associate degrees would not be required to take
core general education requirements, he said. Added to the core requirements will be the addition of a yet to be determined number of non-major hours to be required for all UCO students, including transfers. • "The required courses will be determined by each college or department of each college withadministrative approval," said Lynd. For example, the math department might choose to require an additional three hours of business for its math majors.
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NEW KID Dr. Charles Cooper joins the college of math and science as the new kid on the block.
SPORTS UCO ends road game on upnote 47-0, against Tarleton St. on Saturday.
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