The Griffin: volume 52, issue 08 - Nov. 20, 1981

              phenomenal" and that the increase at Canisius reflects a "nationwide trend." He accounts for the trend as a change in the students' perception of how they can achieve their career -goals. For example, he said, an English major of the 1950's could pursue a career choice in his field or take advan- In terms of the trend over the past decade in the increasing number of business students, he said that "the young people of today are very, very similar" to those of the late 1950's because "they want the same things in life." professor, said that' "students, quite correctly I think, perceive business as a door opener." He added, "the jobs are there." by Melanie Gleaves Undergraduate and graduate education majors from Canisius will have increased prospects for jobs in the near future, due to an imminent teacher shortage across the country, according to Dr. Donald J. Murphy, Chairman of the Education department here. See related story oil national job trends in education, page 3. One factor that aids education majors here in landing jobs is the College's interaction and connection with local Catholic schools, Murphy said. "Very few of our people have gone without teaching jobs in this area because the department has a great relationship with Diocesan schools." He stated that some labor figures for teachers, are misleading Murphy cited a National Education Association (NEA) study that currently finds 37 states shbrt teachers in some subject areas. "Right now there is a full blown shortage of teachers in the profession," Murphy said, "especially in mathematics and business education. I'd say the jobs are out there — in Buffalo and the country." Dr. Donald J. Murphy, Chairman of the Canisius Education Department, states that the recent teacher shortage has opened up jobs for education majors in Buffalo. the griffin/bmi Murphy because they only record the number of jobs landed in public institutions, not private or church-related ones. The approximate 30-35 junior and senior undergraduate Education majors and 300-400 majors in the graduate level here will not have trouble landing positions, Murphy felt. . Seven masters programs — including Administration and Supervision, Secondary Ed., The Medaille/Canisius Reading Program, the Counselor Program, Deaf Education, Physical Education and General Education are especially successful in insuring job prospects, he noted. The deaf education program, for example, has a 100% job placement rate, Murphy said. A new baby boom, increased retirement among teachers and the current economic slump are some of the factors involved in and responsible for the new demand for educators, Murphy felt. People are anticipating that things are changing. In a time period when there is a recession people fall into the area of teaching. In a booming economic period people can make a choice and perhaps work in industry for more money. But when people are laid off in industry they teach." Space For New Classrooms Freed Prospects For C C. Ed. Ma jors Improve freed up because four rooms are currently used for storage of books. glad to hear them. We send out memos to instructors, and so far we've always had good responses." A library expansion into Old Main will, at the least, offset some of the gains made by the new rooms, Foster said. Stein, a visiting Urban Studies professor from U.B., is conducting a class in O.M. 202, one of the largest classrooms in the building, with only 6 students. Communications professor Dr. W.J. Howell also had a grievance with an assigned room about a year ago, but since . then his assignments have been "wonderful."On the question of a possible library expansion into Old Main, Ryan said that a committee Fr. James Demske, S.J., president of Canisius, assembled to look into the matter recommended against it at least through next summer. The phasing out of the computer center in the Health-Science building will free up space for classrooms and rooms for the R.O.T.C. program, according to Fr. Edmund Ryan, vice-president for Academic Affairs. The four rooms in Main-Eastwood that the R.O.T.C. now occupies will then by Tom Allport Canisius should be gaining the use of some new classrooms next year, improving the current situation in which all available rooms on campus are being used. -Fischer replied, "If they do have Complaints they haven't come to us. If they do, we'd be There had been some problems with room assignments in the past, with some classes in rooms that didn't fit their function. Dr. A 70-seat classroom in the Main- Eastwood building will also be available when the tunnel is finished next summer. Assistant Registrar Dave Fischer said, "We use every available room on campus." There are currently very few options among rooms because enrollment is getting so large, he said. become classrooms. Registrar Blair Foster expressed hope that the library will expand structurally instead of annexing rooms in Old Main because the situation now may inconvenience professors by compelling more classes to be held in the Health-Science building, if the library did expand physically, four additional classrooms will be Introducing 1981-82 Men's and Women's Basketball line-up . . . (see pages 12-15) The Library - Monday, Nov. 23 at 10:30 a.m. . . . (see editorial, page 2) VOLUME LII, NUMBER 8 Canisius College FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1981 In This Issue... Business School Increased 71% in'70s tage of the teacher shortage. He said, however, that the student of today would be more attractive to employers if he holds a business degree. Shick said the increase in the business school enrollment has been accompanied by a decrease in enrollment in schools which offer a more generalized education. For example, he said, the College of Arts and Sciences has experienced a decrease in enrollment in the last ten years. Statistics indicate a 39% decrease from 1970. He said "the growth Of the business students has been the business school is because "increasing numbers of students are looking for education more directly suited to their career goals," according to Dr. Richard A. Shick, dean of the School of Business Administration here. The reason for this significant increase in student enrollment to Over half the members of the graduating class of 1981 received degrees from the three college business departments — accounting, economics/finance, and management/marketing. Student enrollment in the Canisius School of Business Administration has increased 71% during the ten year period from the Fall of 1970 to the Fall of 1980, according to enrollment statistics from the office of the registrar. During this period, the total college enrollment has increased 9%. by Paul Dennee The ratio of the number of overall college full-time faculty to the number in the business school has increased from a value of 3114 in 1979 to 38% this year. The increase in the fractions is caused by teachers who were borrowed from the mathematics and political science departments of the School of Arts and Sciences to teach business courses. Part-time faculty are also hired to minimize (Continued on Page 5) Dr. John S. Murphy, Economics Dr. Robert R. Davis, Accounting professor here, said that today's student is "more career oriented" and is "interested in getting a good job after 4 years (of school)." He Said students believe "business is the place to get the job." Shick said, however, that enrollment in the business school does not represent the total popularity of the business courses at Canisius because roughly 90% of Canisius College graduates do eventually take a first-level business course.