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Page 8 Clark Atlanta University Panther December 4, 1990 Lifestyle Professor Teaches, Preaches ffiWWI Dr. HOSE SLOAN By CYDNEY L. WILLIAMS Managing Editor When you think about the “Picture perfect” teacher with pencil in hand, a flowered dress, accentuated with a lace collar, and the all-famous fat, juicy, red, polished apple on the desk, that sits in front of a freshly washed black board, you might consider Dr. Rose M. Sloan as just the right person. Guess what though? She does not just teach from behind her desk. These days, you may often find her teaching from behind a pulpit. Dr. Slaon completed a program this summer at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She also was o r dained as a minister in the United Methodist Church this summer. She is among individuals who are making magnificient contributions to our society today. She lives by the “golden rule,” implemented with positivity and motivation. “1 try to motivate people to do their best,’’said Dr. Sloan. Furthermore, Dr. Sloan expressed her deep belief that there is a time and a place for everything. “When it is time to be serious and get down to work, do that. But when it is time to have fun, have fun,” said Dr. Sloan. Some other points that highlight Dr. Sloan, a member of the Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts, and her overall personality includes: love for traveling and being a well rounded, balanced person. Incredibly enough, Dr. Sloan’s personality blends perfectly, like pinstipes on a grey suit, with the things she is doing in her life today. She expressed the call to go into the ministry as an extension of “her ministry.” Dr. Sloan explained minstry is what she has been doing all the time in teaching higher education. “The things I have done professionally have all sort of tied in with one another,” said Dr. Sloan. Being in the profession of teaching for the last 20 years has been a ministry of helping for Dr. Sloan. She feels strongly about the Black church being an instrument to teach. “The church is made up of people, and part of what I see happening is the people suffering from lack of knowledge,” said Dr. Sloan. Therefore, she expressed the need for teaching to come into the Black church. “The Black church is in the position to pull a lot of our people out of economic, spiritual, and physical conditions,” said Dr. Sloan. The seriousness of this matter was expressed by her gesturing her hands. In addition, her voice was shaking like a tightrope beam, steady but always swaying. The two seem so synonymous, teaching and preaching. Dr. Slaon said she likes to leave people with something that will help them on a day to day basis and not jsut concerning the future. “If I can live so that others can see what I am doing and in turn motivate them, I have accomplished something” — Dr. ROSE SLOAN Therefore, Dr. Sloan has a strong commitment to both callings in her life. However, the key is using them collectively. “1 hope to encourage students to get articles and other materials published,” said Dr. Sloan. She is also writitng her own book for her class in Philosophy and Ethics in the Department of Mass Media Arts. The book will contain case studies. “You can only reach so many people orally,” said Dr. Sloan. Therefore, she feels that publishing is essential for preserving. Dr. Sloan is also using her own students in her book. “As we develop a book here at Clark Atlanta University, other students will come along and be able to relate, because it is their own,” said Dr. Sloan. Having Dr. Sloan for a class gives students an oportunity to notice the constant reference she gives to her mother throughout many of her lectures. Dr. Sloan often refers to the sayings and quotes she received from her mother. “1 come from a strong family background,” said Dr. Sloan. This summer was a very special summer for her family, which celebrated their reunion. Her father was blessed with celebrating his 90th birthday and her mother celebrated her 85th birthday during the family reunion festivities. In additon, Dr. Sloan said there were 16 grandchildren, nine greatgrands and seven first generations represented at the family reunion. Dr. Sloan emphasized the need for the Black family to get back to close family ties. She added the Black family having a source of being a strong entity in todays society. “You have to start within yourself. Therefore, I spend a lot of time working on myself,” said Dr. Sloan. Furthermore, she expressed it is not what you say, but what you do that is important. As a result, she said, “If I can live so that others can see what I am doing and in turn motivate them, I have accomplished something. Dr. Sloan has managed to use the best of two equations and come up with the perfect solution. Preaching plus teaching equals great impact on individuals. Touchtone Registration: The Wave Of The Future By MARJORIE MOORE Contributing Writer It is the fall quarter and Michael Straw is at home preparing to pre-register for the winter quarter at Georgia State University. Michael doesn’t have to set a foot outside of his door to walk to the registration line at school. Instead he lets his fingers do the walking and registers by telephone. Georgia State has a touch tone registration process which students can register their classes with a telephone call. Michael said, “The tele phone is the best way to register. I can stay at home and a computer can help me register for my classes. 1 just enter the codes which represent classes just by pressing the telephone bottons. Then, 1 am registered within minutes.” Dr. James E. Greene Jr., the registrar at Georgia State University said, “J'he univer sity was one of the first schools in the U.S. to have a touch tone registration system. The university has a history for being pioneers. Also, we tried to find a better way to register classes for our students. The adminstrators gave it a shot and the outcome was success ful. We have had visits from universities including foreign countries to come and see our new development.” Georgia State has had this system since 1985. Dr. Greene said the biggest complaint that students have is, why didn’t the university have the system before.” Dr. Greene said, “They love it. They would hang me up by my thumbs if I changed it.” According to Dr. Greene, the university selected the system because it was convenient for students. “Most of Georgia State’s students are employed and a large percentage is married. The touch tone system is a convenient way for people who have busy lives. It is available 24 hours a day and six days a week. You can call from work or from a pay phone.” Dr. Greene said that the university is educating many colleges across the country about the touch tone process including Clark Atlanta University. “We have met with several adminstrators from Clark to demonstrate some features from our system.” Dr. Greene along with Mark S.^ Elliott, an adminstrator from Georgia State, wrote a brochure which explains in detail how the touch tone registration process operates. The brochure is named “Telephone Registration in a Downtown Commuter School: The Georgia State Perspec tive.” The brochure gives financial suggestions on how a university can own such a system. Dr. Greene and Elliott said a system would cost approxi mate $30,000 to $50,000. A system of this size would adequately serve 5,000 students. Dr. Greene and Elliott said that cost is a major factor but, it is not the most important one. They offered some quidelines on how a university can pay for touch tone system. First, to fund such a system, a college should collect the registration fees early from students. However, Dr. Fred Fresh, the registrar at Clark Atlanta University said, “Collecting fees early is a problem at the university. This is one reason the university doesn’t have a faster registration like Georgia State." According to Dr. Fresh, many students at Clark do not have their tution funds when they register for classes. Therefore, the university provides a deferred payment plan, which the university pays for the student’s tuition until the student can pay the institution back. Dr. Fresh said some students don’t pay the institution back while others don’t pay until the end of the year. As a result, the university is in more debt, he said. According to Carole Ram sey, a CAU alumna, “Clark is known for helping students with their tution. I have known many students who were able to attend school because of the deferred payment plan.” Dr. Fresh said that the adminstration reviews the registration process every semester and they try to figure out how they can improve the system. “The registration committee meets at the end of the day at registration and we review each station to improve the process.” Also, Dr. Fresh said that the registration committee is working on pre-registration. “If a student pre-registers, the student wouldn’t have to go through as many lines.” While the registration committee thinks of better ways to improve registration, many students are still unhappy and they are com plaining about the registration at Clark.