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AVILA Points of view Digitized by the Internet Archive 2016 in https://archive.org/details/avilacollegegradavil AVILA Points of view 4 Avila College ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1995-96 Fall, 1995 Day/Evening Classes Begin August 28 Weekend Classes Begin September 8 LaborDay Weekend September 2 - September4 Avila Day October 13 Thanksgiving November 22 - November26 Final Week December 11 - December 14 Spring, 1996 Day/Evening Classes Begin January 16 Weekend Classes Begin January 26 Break March 3 - March 10 Easter April 4 - April 7 Classes Start April 8 Final Week May 6 - May 9 Commencement May 10-11 Avila College 5 GENERAL INFORMATION 6 Avila College Introducing Avila College Avila College is a Catholic, four-year, co-educational college with liberal arts and professional programs. It is situated on 48 rolling acres in suburban south Kansas City, Missouri. Avila College was founded in 1916 and is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. From its modest beginnings, Avila has become a flourishing, comprehensive college. Undergraduate and graduate programs are offered throughday,eveningandweekendcours- es. Founded as the College ofSt. Teresa, the college grew and expanded to a largercampus in 1963. It was at this time that the college name was changed to Avila to honor St. Teresa ofAvila. Avila College’s commitment to excellence, to service of students and the community, to qualityeducationofspirit, mindand body, andtogrowth ofthe wholepersonisdeeplyroot- ed in its Catholic heritage and in the lives and beliefs ofthe founding Sisters ofSt. Joseph. Students,facultyandstaffatAvilaCollegeprovideasupportive,caringyetchallengingenvi- ronment. A strong emphasis isplaced on integrating the liberal arts into all programs so as toprepare students for a lifetime ofpersonal fulfillment and careergrowth. Carefully-planned courses in the humanities, arts, natural and social sciences are designed to develop each student’s ability to think critically, analyze written material and write and speak effectively. AtAvila College, students acquire those skills necessary for success in a chosen career as well as preparation forgraduate orprofessional studies. Mission Statement ofAvila College Avila College is a value-based community of learning, Catholic, coeducational and sponsored by the Sisters ofSt. Joseph ofCarondelet. In aclimate respecting the worth and dignity of each individual, the college provides liberal arts, professional undergraduate and graduate education for students’ responsible life-long contributions to the contemporary world. Philosophy ofAvila College Avila College, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, is an academic community dedicated to education in the liberal arts and the professional areas. Avila is aCatholic college that seeks to foster the intellectual, spiritual and social growth of its members. The college community includes men and women with adiversity ofreligious convictions. The administration, faculty, staffand students work together to create an environment wherein the quality ofChristian hope permeates and enlivens an objective search fortruth. Avila students are encouraged todevelop values which enable them togrow in freedomand responsibility as they respond tocontemporary, social and moral issues. . Avila College 7 The Avila community provides an atmosphere offaith and support in which members may gain insight into themselves, their relationship with God, and their place of service in the world community. Value Statements ofAvila College TheAvila CommunityValues . . • Excellence in teaching and learning • The Catholic identity ofthe college • The sponsorship and contributions ofthe Sisters ofSt. Joseph • The worth, dignity and potential ofeach human being • Diversity and its expression • Commitment to the continual growth ofthe whole person • Interaction with and service to others History ofAvila College The Sisters ofSt. Joseph were founded in LePuy, France, in 1650 to serve their neighbors by responding to the needs of society. In 1836, six Sisters arrived in America and traveled upthe Mississippi toSt. Louis, Missouri, and settled in asmall town south ofthecityknown asCarondelet. These womenestablished several schools and were soonknown asthe Sisters ofSt. Joseph ofCarondelet. In 1866, five Sisterscame to Kansas City and opened the firstprivate high school foryoung women, St. Teresa’s Academy. In 1916, the academy administration chartered the first pri- vate college for women in Kansas City, the St. Teresa College, and offered a two-year pro- gramleadingtoanAssociateofArtsDegree. Fifteen yearslater,St.Joseph’sHospital School ofNursingbecameaffiliatedwiththecollegeand nursing studentswereenrolledinbasic science and humanities courses. In 1940, the college was expanded to a four-year liberal arts college with professional programs in nursing, education and business. It was fully accredited by the North Central Association of College and Secondary Schools in 1946 and was called the College of St. Teresa. The collegeestablished Kansas City's first baccalaureate degree program in nursing in 1948 and was accredited by the National League for Nursing in 1966. Additional programs in allied health, social work, and special education were developed to complement strong programs in the liberal arts. The growth ofthe college resulted in a move to its presentcampus in 1963, which is locat- edin suburban South KansasCity,threemilesfromInterstate435. Seekingtoserveadiverse population, the college became coeducational in 1969, established graduate programs in business,education and psychology in 1978 and began Kansas City’sfirstWeekend College in 1984. Since itsfounding in 1916,AvilaCollege has been committed to excellence in teaching and learning in an environment that respects the uniqueness ofeach person and stresses responsible service to others. 8 Avila College Avila College Campus Avila College isjustminutes offan interstate highway network and isconvenientto Kansas City’smany attractions. Its ten buildings are situated on 48 acres in suburban South Kansas City and include residence halls; a fieldhouse; a sports complex for baseball, softball and soccer; the library; theater; chapel and classroom facilities. Campus Buildings O’Rielly Hall (1963) Primary academic building with science laboratories,computerlaboratories,lecture hall and classrooms. Blasco Hall (1963) Administrative Offices,Admissions, Student Resource Center. Marian Center (1965) StudentCenterwithcafeteria, snackbar,lounges,studentgovernmentoffices andbookstore. Carondelet Hall (1965) Residence Hall. Lower level contains the HODES EDUCATION CENTER, housing the education and psychology faculty, classrooms, the Child Care Center and the Montessori School. Dallavis Center (1992) Classrooms, the Communication Centerincluding aTV studio with audio and videoediting facilities, and the Art Center with studios and aphotography laboratory. Ridgway Hall (1970) Residence Hall Foyle Hall (1967) Residence Hall for the Sisters ofSt. Joseph. Also, houses the Orscheln Memorial Chapel. GoppertTheater/Borserine Nurse Education Center (1974) Theater with thrust stage and seating capacity of500, the McKeon Performance Studio and Music rooms. Borserine Center houses offices, classrooms, lounges and learning laboratory for nursing students and faculty. Hooley-Bundschu Library (1978) Library houses 70,000 volumes and a learning center. Lower level houses the Business Department, the WHITFIELD CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER and the THORN- HILL ART GALLERY. Mabee Fieldhouse (1980) Contains the gymnasium, equipment and locker rooms for both men and women, weight room and athletic offices. Avila College 9 Thomas R. Zarda FamilyAthletic Complex (1991) Multipurpose outdoorathletic complex for softball, baseball and soccer. Library The Hooley-Bundschu Library is the information resource center for the campus. It houses acollection ofover70,000 books, acurrent subscription listof444 periodicals and newspa- pers, the entire ERIC collection on microfiche, and several thousand records, filmstrips, video tapes and slides. Library computers give students access to Internet and the campus- wide network. The card catalog is automated and access to a variety ofdata bases is made possible through DIALOG, FIRST SEARCH and WESTLAW, on-line data base search ser- vices. Using modem compact disk technology, the ERIC catalog can be accessed, current periodical articles can be researched through INFOTRAK and holdings at libraries through- outthe State ofMissourican besearched through the Missouri UnionCatalog. Currentpub- lications in children’s literature are made available in a special resource room designed for that purpose. Study rooms, an audio-visual center and typing rooms are available forfacul- ty and studentuse.Apple lie, Macintosh and IBM PS/2 microcomputerscan be accessedfor word processing and class assignments. The library is designed to provide an environment conducive to learning and research in an age thatmerges written and electronic media. Academic Computer Facilities Avila College has three computer labs and a computer reference room. An IBM network, housed in the Library, consists ofa PS/2 model 60 file serverand PS/2 model 30computers using aNOVELLlocal areanetwork software.The file serverstores theapplication software which consists ofWordPerfect, Lotus, dBASE III, and many applications for specific classes. Apple lie, MACINTOSH si and IBM-compatible microcomputers are also available to students in the library. The Nursing Learning Resources Laboratory is equipped with microcomputers and interactive video systems as well as a variety ofsoftware packages directed toward nursing education. The following labs are housed in O’Rielly: The MACINTOSH lab consists of Ilci’s and Ilsi’s. All computers are equipped with color monitors and the ci’s also have 2-page monitors. Each computer has a hard drive which has Microsoft Word, Pagemaker and a variety ofpaint and draw packages. Some computer lan- guage courses, such as QuickBASIC, are also taught on these computers. This lab has a LaserWriterII NTX printer. A NOVELL network consisting of 18 desktop computers is also available. This lab is equipped with 486SX-33 computers each having hard drives and SVGA color monitors. They are networked through a file server using NOVELL. Each computer is capable ofrun- ning windows software including MicrosoftOffice, Lotus SmartSuite, MicrosoftWorks and many otherapplications. The lab is equipped with an inkjet printer and a laser printer. The reference room consists ofsoftware manuals and reference guides. MACINTOSH and IBM-compatible microcomputers are located in this room. A MACINTOSH color worksta- 10 Avila College tion consisting ofa Ilci computer with a full-page color scanner, a video card forconnect- ingavideocameraand afilmprinterfortakingcolorslidesofcomputerimagesisalsoavail- able in this location. Students can also access six multimedia computers using CD-ROM and/or laserdisc materials in this room. Faculty The Avila College faculty is made up of76 full-time equivalent professors. Nearly 70% of the full-time faculty hold Ph.D. degrees and teach introductory as well as advancedcourses. The college’s adjunctfaculty are practitionerschosen fortheirability to teach in specialized areas. The faculty has made acommitmenttoexcellence in teaching. Research and publicationare also valued especially when collaboration of students and faculty is involved. The Avila College faculty is dedicated to life-long learning, professional growth and excellence in the classroom. Student Body Avila College’s 1,500 students come from the Kansas City Metropolitan area as well as 14 states and 13 countries. They are amix oftraditional and nontraditional college ages. Some reside oncampus and otherscommute toclasses. Over 80% ofthe full-time students receive some type of financial aid. Avila College students major in one of 36 undergraduate and 3 graduate programs doing clinical work or internships in numerous agencies and businesses throughout the metropolitan area. Accreditation North Central Association ofColleges and Secondary Schools Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology National Accrediting Agency forClinical Laboratory Sciences Council on Social Work Education Missouri State Board ofNursing Missouri State Department ofElementary and Secondary Education National League for Nursing Approval by the American BarAssociation for the Legal Assistant Program Membership American Association ofColleges ofNursing American Association ofColleges forTeacher Education American Association ofCollegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers American Association ofParalegal Educators Association ofAmerican Colleges and Universities Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Association cfCatholic Colleges and Universities Association ofCollege and University Housing Officials Association ofCollegiate Business Schools and Programs