Current, November 30, 1978

University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Current (1970s) Student Newspapers 11-30-1978 Current, November 30, 1978 University of Missouri-St. Louis Follow this and additional works at: https://irl.umsl.edu/current1970s Recommended Citation University of Missouri-St. Louis, "Current, November 30, 1978" (1978). Current (1970s). 257. https://irl.umsl.edu/current1970s/257 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at IRL @ UMSL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Current (1970s) by an authorized administrator of IRL @ UMSL. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Issue 328 November 30, 1978 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI sr. LOUIS Survey indicates student! stress academics, careers Rick Jackoway Social and recreational programs faired poorly in the survey. Development of more outdoor recrea Career planning and academics are more tional areas ranked highes, but it came in inportant to UMSL students than social and twentieth and received only 59 per cent support as recreational programs, indicated by a survey of the an important or very important student need. Task Force on Student Development released last Providing more social events came in twenty week. fourth with over 43 per cent of the respondants not About one third of the student body took the feeling that it was very important or important at survey which was designed to gain information all. about possible student needs. The Student The establishment of residence halls (dormitor Development Task Force, chaired by Dorris ies), which received strong support in the initial Trojcak, is one of eleven task forces established to Long Range Planning meeting, came in 22nd in help prepare an overall plan for the future of the survey with students splitting evenly between !.TMSL. the four choice categories. The students survcj'~ ~ ~~re asked to judge 39 The needs which are least important according specific needs in terms of "improving you;:' to the survey respondants, are: expanding services personal development and academic growth as a for blacks, proviciing lli~;:'c f!.'~q!!~!lt publications of student at UMSL." The students were given four the "Current," and finally scheduling of a stop choices: A-extremely important; B-somewhat im hour for common free time. Almost a majority, portant; C-not very important; D-not important at 42.6 per cent, of the students felt that a stop hour all. was not important at all. Over 70 per cent felt it "Expand career planlling services" receive a the was either not very important or not important at best response of the 'needs listed. Almost 90 all. percent of the respondants said that career Over 70 per cent of the students surveyed said planning was either somewhat or extremely . they were satisfied with the opportunities provided important. at UMSL for their academic growth and over sixty Academics also rated highly in the survey. Six per cent were satisfied with opportunities for of the top nine needs were directly related to personal development. academics. The needs included, the expanding of Over sixty per cent of the students said they academic planning services and programs, increas would not spend more time at UMSL even if either ing library facilities, and developing more study programs or physical facilities were improved. areas. Only a quarter of the students said that they Also in the top nine were "improve registration would actively work with a committee to achieve procedures" and "improve the general image of some of the needs listed in the survey. UMSL throughout the total community." Subcommittees are presently working to prepare Transportation continued to be seen as an a report on goals procedures and recommendations STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY: UM President James Olson gave important problem for students. Both questions in using the survey as a source for their decision. his State of the University address to the UMSL faculty In J.C. improving one-day parkling procedures and crea The su committees and their leaders are: Proce Penney Auditorium, Nov. 28 [Photo by Earl Swift]. tion "f a metropolitan transportation system for dures, Julia Muller; Academ;cs, Don Bowling; UMSL did very well in the survey. But over 40 Support Services, Maxine S;okes; Communica per cent of the students did not view the tions, Charlotte McClure; Facilities. Ric-~ G!:~!'g!:; establishment of an UM5!.S ~:iulpus shuttle Activities and Programming, Jeanne Grossman. Innoculations now ;;Y~Lem as very important. [See "Survey" page 3) available fo, hepatitis' Free gamma globulin innoculations will be given to children, parents of children, and university employees associated with UMSL's Child Care Center, Dec. 1, according to university officials. At least 10 persons connected with the Center have contracted infectious hepatitis since the biginning of the semester. Gamma globulin is used as a preventive drug for persons likely to contract the disease. According to David Phillippe, assistant vice chanceilor for Administrative Services, eight parents with chUdren at the Center and one child have contracted the disease. In addition, an UMSL employee who carpooled with infected parents contracted hepatitis in mid-October. Phillippe said that officials at teh St. Louis County Department of Community Health and Medical Care (DCHMC) have, "offered to do some further investigation." "They're planning to run some blood tests on teh children of teh parents who are confirmed," he said, "and give gamma globulin shots." . Innoculations will be given from 8:30-4pm, Dec. 1, at the Child Care Center on the Marillac campus, according to Kathy Mahon, the Center's director. "The County people will be administering injections," she said. "This will only be for parents of children, the children, and the staff of the Center." Phyllis Lee, director of UMSL's Student Health Center, said that persons connected to teh Child Care Center who cannot get to UMSL to receive the injection may receive an innoculation free-of-charge at the DCHMC offices at B01 S. Brentwood. Lee told teh "Current" Nov. 15 that no plans were geing made to ' TRICK· Y: UMSL students participate In a two.clay spades tournament to beneDt multiple sclerosis, close the Child Care Center. Nov. 28-9 [photo by Earl Swift]. "It seems that this year the percentage of hepatitis in St. Louis city and St. Louis county is higher, so it's not just at UMSL or just at the Child Care Center," Lee said. According to a DCHMC official, there were 60 cases of infectious hepatitis reported for this year through October. There were 40 Snow policy announced cases reported in 1977, and 42 cases of the disease reported in 1976. "There is a sizeable increase there," the official reported. There are two strains of hepatitis. Serum hepatitis, generally the If UMSL day classes are nounced' on five area radio Evening classes are cancelled, more serious of the two, is usually transmitted through the sharing cancelled because of bad weath· stations; KMOX-AM, KSD, and all staff members are ex of needles and unsanitary blood transfusions. er this winter, evening classes KXOK, KSLQ, and KWMU-FM. pected t9 report as usual; Even Infectious hepatitis is a viral infection involving the liver, and may for the first time will automati The decision will not usually be ing classes are cancelled; this is be contracted by persons sharing kitchen or bathroom facilities with cally be cancelled also, univer braodcast before 6:30am. used when the weather gets bad an infected person. sity officials announced last Cancellaton information will during the day; all classes are According to an official report of the American Public Health week. also be available by calling cancelled and offices are closed, Association entitled, "Control of Communicable Diseases in Man," The change was the only one University Center hotline num then only employees needed to the symptoms of the disease appear abruptly, and include fever, made in UMSL's bad weather bers: 453-5148, 453-5866, 453- maintain essential services are nausea, abdominal discomfort, and dark urine. policy. The chancellor is in 5867. Evening classes announce required to work. These symptoms may be followed by jaundice-a yellowing of the, charge of making the decision if ments are also available through If final exams are cancelled eyeballs and the skin, according to the report. classes are to be cancelled. the evening college, 453-5161. because of weather, December When a decision is made to The three possible cancellation 21-22 will be used as make-up (See "lnnoculations," page 3) cancel classes, it will be an- announcements are: Day and days for missed finals. - - --- ---------- - - --------- -------- --------- ------- ----- Page 2 November 30, 1978 UMSL CURRENT --News b,iefs-- Aging course offered A four-session course designed for individuals responsible for organizing programs and services for the aged will be offered Dec. 1. "The Use of Commulnity Resources in the Field of Aging" will help professionals in the aging field understand the structure of community organizations, as well as provide practical advice on ways to locate resources useful in developing and maintaining programs for the elderly. The course, which will be held at Mark Twain Bank, 8820 Ladue Road, will be taught by Carolyn Riske, director of the Harry S. Gruman Day Care Center for the Aged. Riske was previously health services coordinator with the Mayor's Office for Senior TREEMENDOUS: Trees await planting by PbyslcsI Plant beside garage number 4. The paimtL~& 8ft Citizens. part of a campus landscaping pMject [pboto by Dale Nelsonl. - The fee for the course, which carries one hour of undergraduate 0_- credit, is $38.50. Any person currently employed by an aging agency is eligible Semester break hours 'established for a 50 per cent tuition waiver through UMSL's Older Americans Operating hours for UMSL be closed on New Year's Day.

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