Also, employers have shown increased interest in liberal arts majors. According to Terri La Marco, associate director for employer relations at the University of Michigan, more employers are turning to liberal arts majors to fill jobs that used to be considered technical, such as programming. For additional information, contact Academic Affairs, ext. Back to Headlines Thomas Crone, adjunct professor, School of Communications, has been elected to the steering committee of Metropolis St. Louis. He will serve as chair of Living Environment.
Crone is a past president of the organization.
Crone was also elected to the board of directors of the Double Helix Corporation, which oversees DHTV and KDHX radio in St. Louis. Larry Dinges, adjunct professor at the Ozark Metro campus Springfield, Mo., has been elected vice president of the local chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. He is the management development specialist at Cox Health Systems. A book signing was held at Left Bank Books, a St. Louis bookstore. Jon Gruett, director, Financial Aid, was nominated to be president of the Missouri Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.