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BASIC PEOPLE SKILLS IN MANAGEMENT—That was the topic as some 40 supervisors and middle
managers gathered last week at the Croasdaile Education Center for a three-day workshop
sponsored by the Department of Human Resource Development. The workshop was led by James
H. Hamlett (left, in adjacent photo), an educational training specialist for the N.C. Department of
Community Colleges. During part of the workshop, participants were divided into sirlall groups,
each with an assigned problem to tackle, which they did enthusiastically, according to Dr. Ann
Britt, director of human resource development. Below is one of the groups, made up of fl-r),
William G. Slebos, business manager in nuclear medicine; Frances E. Apple, manager of the
radiology file room; George R. Brandon, assistant administrator for patient services; Malinda Vi.
Rush, staff assistant, Ob-Gyn support services; David A. Hansen, director of environmental
services; lackie C. Porcelli, administrative assistant in plant operations; Donald H. Underwood,
specialist in the hospital budget office; Linda M. Simpson, administrative assistant in audiovisual
education; and Nancy H. Overcash, administrative assistant in pediatrics. IPholoi hy john BeclonI
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Institute's courses for eager students over 50
The Institute for Learning in
Retirement will offer 10 courses ranging
from beginning French to swimming
when the fall semester opens Sept. 11.
The other courses are: Philosophy;
Introduction to General Semantics;
Points of View: Southern Short Stories;
Dimensions of Humanism in American
Medicine; Current Events; Study of the
Modern American Family; and The Long
Search: A Study of Rehgions.
Only The Long Search, a television and
discussion class, may be taken for credit.
Age limit
The classes are open to persons over 50
who want to continue to learn and to
share knowledge, Leah Leafstein,
associate director of the Office of
Continuing Education, said.
The classes are tuition-free, but an
institute membership fee of $104 is
charged. The fee is payable in quarterly
installments.
Prospective members must complete a
brief application form and be interviewed.
Self-help group
Jack Caraher, chairman of the
Institute's directorate, composed of
institute members, described the
institute as a "self-help group. Every
member is expected to contribute to the
educational experience, whether by
teaching a class, writing a paper, or typing
and collating course materials. We are
looking for people with inquiring minds
and an active sense of the future."
"This is not an elitist group," Lefstein
said. "The institute is a place where those
who find joy in learning, whether their
formal education ended in elementary
school or at the post-graduate level, may
continue to grow intellectually. Members
range in age from 51 to 81; in education
from eighth grade to Ph.D."
Scholarships are available.
Enroll now
Persons wishing to enroll for the fall
semester should write the Office of
Continuing Education, 107 Bivins
Building, or call 684-6259 before Aug. 24.
The Institute for Learning in
Retirement was created by a grant from
the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to
the Office of Continuing Education and
the Center for the Study of Aging and
Human Development.
The grant acknowledges the work of
the center in emphasizing the continued
need for intellectual activity among older
adults, as well as the achievements of the
Office of Continuing Education in
providing educational opportunities for
adults in the community, Lefstein noted.
NCME program
The Network for Continuing
Medical Education program which is
being shown each Friday and
Wednesday at 1 p.m. through Sept. 1 is
"Edema: Its Causes and Treatment."
The program can be viewed in Room
M406 at Duke and Rooms D3008,
C6002 and C7002 and Building 16 at
the VA Hospital.
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back by 12 dollars on the expense
account."