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Show Helen B. Folland Associate Professor of Music Music appeals to the core of human experience; the language of music is a language of immediate communication among persons. Musical encounters among peoples establish a common thread between them, and from there it is easier to build an understanding, Dr. Folland suggests. A teacher here for over fifteen years, she gives her students the theoretical and technical skills for the quality of composition that generates this sympathetic experience. But instead of lecturing dryly on part-writing rules and improper chord structures, she employs her phenomenal command of the piano to bring the principles of music to life. "After all," she points out, "it's a realm of sound. You have to illustrate it." Dr. Folland accents the personally creative aspects of music and views its value as the means to a fuller and more meaningful life. L. King Isaacson Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering In engineering it is imperative that the student be given the broadest possible perspective of his field, so he can adapt flexibly to any circumstance and employ the knowledge of science to the improvement of the human situation, Dr. Isaacson feels. And in order for him to grasp this full perspective it is essential that his instruction include a careful amalgamation of lecturing and individual research. Dr. Isaacson uses his volume of research experience in economical high-speed transportation and with Project Apollo to express the impact of mechanical engineering. He appreciates the responsibility of guiding students to productive achievement in solving problems of technology. Teaching is his main concern and he sees his role as necessary in a society in which engineers are so much in demand. |