8, l9lbMay. Octnhpr 18. 1991,The Hilltop
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
[HC to Become
omputer Linked
The Mars Hill College campus will be -
f by computer in two and a
[J' years, college president Dr. Fred
f ntley told the school’s Board of Ad-
I Friday, Oct. 4 during their semi-
business meeting. "I am
kn'^'^ced that one of the ways Mars Hill
can stay ahead of the game is
°^9h computerization," he told them.
I he college has had some assis
tin''® from an outside consultant and
receive additional assistance this
''''hen a cable television company
^ ®''S cable in each residential room on
1st same time the cable is
fo carry fiber optics. This will
W yf ^ss t students computer ac-
I l/*®rti library and other facilities on
Administration and faculty of-
I—network across
epg®''fl6y also dealt with the Mars Hill
E Ifudv Institutions Relationship
’ Cornmittee of the NC Baptist
State Convention. Currently, Mars Hill's
36-member Board of Trustees all have
to be NC Baptists and must meet certain
other quotas, for example, 25 percent
must be from churches with a member
ship of 400 or less, and no church may
have more than six members serving on
Baptist agencies or boards.
"Quotas must go," he told the ad
visors. Each of the college’s trustees
serve a four-year term, so nine must be
replaced each year. Mars Hill’s recom
mendations are that of the nine, five
would continue to be NC Baptists, two
may be Southern Baptists outside the
state, and two may be Christians of
other denominations. The report also
includes recommending that the trus
tees be allowed to control all fiduciary
aspects of the college. Currently some
proposals must be approved by the
state organization. The study commit
tee will make its final recommendations
at the 1992 state convention in Winston-
Salem.
’^i)UTT.OOK ’91
SrfCareers in Health
ind % ^ . •
.Mmmistration
& Me^ip ^'■kngton (Va.) Graduates with master’s degrees in health administration are
ure » fpjy'eat demand and graduates find jobs in their field quickly, a survey ad-
pjfPron ®''ed by Korn/Ferry International and the Association of University
rnip?^s in Health Administration (AUPHA) finds. The average health ad-
erp'p''®fion graduate with an MHA, MBA, or other master’s-level degree found
Waj ,°V'^ent in 3.8 months, 73 percent reporting that the position they accepted
rep first choice. Six months after graduation, 90 percent of the graduates
jttig ®d having obtained employment. The average salary was $35, 833 for
3unnj: jr’s graduates.
typically take two to three years to earn a master’s degree in health
fvia E'^^Sath fPrograms are located in schools of business, m^icine, public
Afj[^' ®rid public administration and award degrees much as MBS. MPH, MHA,
hfigiti^PS. Some programs prefer students to have prior work experience in the
''''hile other do not. Health administration graduates work in settings
hospitals, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), health care con-
insurance companies, long-term care facilities, and government
litigp They may have operating responsibilities in general administration,
analysis, information system, health promotion, management of cost
'''rrient programs, and other planning functions.
administration is an increasingly popular field for women. 59.4 percent
ewsp^fuerco respondents receiving graduate degrees were women, up from 40
e '''^Nrrie 1979. Of those receiving undergraduate degrees. 72.1 percent were
®spjt^j j^creasing numbers of women are expected to be represented among
^eaith^ executive leadership in the future. "Women should take note,
'l^rrig is a very receptive industry for aspiring women executives," said
^®ait^ Heuerman, Managing Vice President of Korn/Ferry International’s
uid h®' Division in San Francisco.
President Gary Filerman, Ph.D., said, "The survey proves what health
®\'"9tors know - health administration is a good career field. The work is
''itai but it is also rewarding and consequential. Administrators make a
sity“Ulribution to the quality of health care and well-trained people are a neces-
Pr
^Ver of this report are available from the AUPHA offices at 1911 N. Fort
’’"'e. Suite 503, Arlington, NA 22209.
Contact Your
Local Chapter.
American Red Cross
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