The Aquinas 1984-09-12

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BY VINCE RYAN
Aquinas Copy Editor
Four years of preparation and development within the
University's physical therapy department paid off last
May when a seven member committee of the American
Physical Therapy Association approved its accreditation,
said Dr. James Simon, department chairman.
The decision by the A.P.T.A. coincided with the
graduation of the department's first senior class. "This
(the accreditation) will provide a stimulus for program
development," said Simon, "but the greatest benefit is
to the students."
Marie Nardone, the academic coordinator of the
department said the accreditation involved an extensive
self study conducted by the department's faculty in
accordance with the criteria of the A.P.T.A.
"We were comfortable with the way we met the
standards," ~i~~n added. The revamping of Jefferson
Hall and a dImInIshed student-faculty ratio both aided
the accreditation, he added.
The accreditation is important to the students because
they must attend,an accredited school to be licensed as
physical therapists, Nardone said.
For the 140 students in the program, the accreditation
came as a relief, said sophomore Larry Garvey. "I'm
impressed with the new facilities the department has
acquired and glad to see it has received the attention
and respeci. it deserves," he added.
PT department
gets accredited
Construction materials are common in Jefferson Hall as the building is being
renovated.
Edward Gannon,S.} .• Ph.D.
SJLA JANUARY FLORENCE SOJOURN
Luckily, we've snagged seats for $508 apiece round
trip. (Add $30 apiece for bus fare from Rome to
Florence, and back).
Pensione'shouldn't cost more than $12 a night
(includes breakfast, European).
All other cost enti rely on you.
Half cost for tuition in course Fr. Krieger will give in
Florence. (And SJ LAs may drop another SJ LA course, if
they still graduate with 120 credits).
I must know names by October 1. Must have plane
fare by October 15. Must have $30 bus farel Florence'
by December 1.
Fr. Rousseau is your guide. Fr. Krieger is making all
arrangements. I am the one you deal with personally
(EGsi).
There is room for others not SJ LA.
Page 2 - THE AQUINAS - Sept. 12, 1984
Renovations begin
on Jefferson Hall
BY JANET PICKNALLY
Aquinas Asst. News Editor
Departmental expansion is the main cause for the
renovations now taking place in Jefferson Hall, said
Gary Zampano, coordinator of facilities planning at the
University.
Jefferson Hall, which was purchased by the University
in 1977, has been undergoing gradual changes each
year. Last year the basement was remodeled and
laboratories were added for the physical therapy
department.
The removal of the second floor lounge and snack bar
in Jefferson Hall is one of the major changes being
made. Zampano said that studies done by the University
showed that there were not very many students who
used the lounge.
The military science department, which was previously
located in O'Hara Hall and in the basement of the
Student Center, has been moved to the second floor of
Jefferson Hall replacing the snack bar and lounge.
One of the reasons for this relocation, Zampano said,
was that "we needed more space in O'Hara Hall because
the nursing department expanded."
In the past, the lounge served as the location for
Crossroads, the student-run coffee house held each
Wednesday. This year Crossroads will be held in the
Koppelman Lounge on the second floor of the Student
Center, said senior Mark Degenhart, the coordinator of
Crossroads.
The Security office has been moved to Rock Hall and
the Windhover and Esprit offices from the second to the
first floor of J effersoIJ, Hall.
The hall is getting a new look both inside and out, as
students may have noticed by the removal of the
sidewalk on the Linden Street side.
"Weare putting in Z-bricks and landscaping in front
of Loyola and Jefferson," Zampano explained.
The final result, scheduled for completion in October,
should be similar to the sidewalks in front of Farley's
restaurant on Linden Street, he said.
Most of the work being done on the building this year
is in the areas which are accessible to all students,
Zampano said.
"Next year we plan on doing more work in the
dormitory side."