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Show EDUCATION initiates MA in teaching program NURSING offers first MA's in pediatric nursing Stephen P. Hencley/Dean of the College of Education The College of Education came of age as a professional school in 1968 through its metamorphosis into a graduate school. Sporting improved four-year programs for elementary education majors, the College generated new five-year programs culminating in the Master of Arts in Teaching degree. In its new role as a graduate school the emphasis in the College now rests on both research and teacher training, with an identity-equivalent program initiated for secondary teachers. An addition planned for Milton Bennion Hall includes proposed teaching labs which will enable the College to implement behavioral teaching approaches in the training classes. With a $2.7 million building nearing completion between the Medical Center and the School of Pharmacy, the School of Nursing, headed by Dean Mildred D. Quinn, met the challenge of the nurse's changing role in patient care by several programs in 1968. The first students in the master's degree program in nursing care of children graduated in 1968, while 300 undergrads and 42 graduate students took full advantage of their opportunities for clinical experience in the University Hospital. Preparation for the extended demand for nursing care outside the hospital in clinics, homes, mental health centers and other settings in the School of Nursing included a full-time social scientist to integrate social sciences concepts into the nursing students' curriculum. 122 Mildred D. Quinn/Dean College of Nursing |