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I The annual President's Club dinner at the University of San Diego marked a special occa- sion last night as members celebrated the dedication of the UnJversity's new Muriel Marsh Hahn Pavilion for the School of Nursing. me 150 persons attended. Among them, were, from left, below, Muriel Marsh Hahn, donor of the pavilion, Dr. Author E. Hughes, USD president, Mrs. Hughes, and llrs. Frank Weston of Rancho Santa Fe. - Photos by Cindy Lubke, Tribune staff

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The dedication of the University of San Diego School of Nursing Is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Jan. 11-12, not Friday and Sat- ~rday, Jan. 11-12 as we incorrectly stated in Wednesday's paper. We regret any incon- venience this error may

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. USDopens nursing I li/ 7 '! huildine T,.. u..Kvoc.11t"(.,, SAN DlEG'o - A new building housing the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing will be dedicated to the University of San Diego Thursday and Friday, Jan. 11 and 12. The Muriel Marsh Hahn Paviiion will be dedicated during two days of ceremo- nies, including the presen- tation of the building to the university, tours of the building, presentation of distinguished service awards, conferral of hon- orary degrees and an open forum on the future of nursing from a national perspective.

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Palmer said . "Although the president has indicated on many occasions he wishes to assist in making health professionals available in underserved areas, now he seems to be saying, 'Health professionals. yes! Nurses, no 1• "The major thrust of the bill was to prepare nurses to practice in underserved areas and to increase the number of nurses with advanced preparation," she said. DR. AUTHOR HUGHES, lJSD president, presented the new bu1ld,ng to Bishop Leo T. Maher, chairman of the USD Board of Trustees. Bishop Maher led agroup of about 100 people, seated in chairs set upon the street in front of the building, in a prayer of dedication and then blessed the structure with holy water. Congressman BobWilson (R·San Diego), In a dedica- tion address said the Hahn School of Nursing is "one of the mos success1uI schools of its type on the West Coast, if not in the nation. WITH the expanding pop- ulation, Rep. Wilson said, there is aneed for increased health care personnel," the largest group of which is nurses. There Is a lack of nurses with advanced de- grees, he added. "It is important that Con- gress does its part and supports educational pro- grams for nurses.' Among the featured par- ticipants was Muriel Marsh Hahn, for whom the pavilion is named. She donated the matching funds for a grant by the Department of Health, Education and Wel- fare. The School of -Nursing was established m 1974 by a $1 million gift by Mrs. Hahn's late husband, Ph1l1p Y Hahn.

Southern Cross Reporter SAN DIEGO The Muriel Marsh Hahn Pavilion, hous- ing the Phtl1p Y Hahn School of Nursing, was ormally dedicated at the University of San D ego last Thursday amidst an enthu- sIast1c plea that American rurses be given their right• ful role in the health care field Dr Irene S. Palmer dean of the USO nursing school, which offers advanced de- gree programs to registered nurses. said "throughout history nurses have made eno"nous contributions to tre 1rr provement of the health of the American people· their efforts "have been unher- arlded and taken for grant Eld They have been denied an active voice in shaping health policy." "The nurse today knows she Is vital to the successful implementation of any plan or proposal for the health care of the American peo- ple, and also knows she has a righful place at all levels in the decision-making pro - cess regarding health care for our society, and she will not be denied that right." To achieve that right, Dr Palmer said, public aware- ness and support Is es, sential if the nursing prac- tice is to be removed "from the vested interestsofmedi- cal and hospital controls." THE NURSE "can reduce the astronomical costs of health and sickness care if 5ocietywill insist thatst,ebe properly and maximally utilized. as a full partner and colleague n the pro- vIsIon of health care," the nursing dean said. She cnt1c1zed President Carter for vetoing Senate 2416, the Nurse Training Act Amendments on Nov. 11.1978. "The veto was filled with BUT, SHE SAID,

The two-story bulding, which overlooks Mission Bay and Mission Valley, features an an enamel-on-copper mural depicting three centuries r:l medical care. The mural was created by Chrissy O'Brien, a San Diego artist. A sophisticat.ed audio-visual system allows students In var1ousclassrooms and seminar rooms to tune into a lecture or program. The media center also has an extensive collection of tapes, cassettes, films and slides. The school serves registered nurses who want to earn a bachelor's or master's deree. It is the only program of its kind in San Diego. The building was designed by the architectural firm rl Sadlier, Tucker and Wells, Richard Young designed the interiors and C.E. Wylie was the general contractor. The building's offical name is the Muriel Marsh Hahn Pavilion.

op ning ceremonies at the $3 million University of San Di go School of Nuning buildng Thursday, Jan. 11. The 18,000-square-fa>t building, patterned after he other Spanish Renaissance-s17le ulldings on the Alcala Park rnpus, repre ents the f t major capital construction onat th school In 20 years. The buldlng was financed by grant from the US. Department of Health, ducation and Welfare, a Sl.5 million endowment from the late Philip Y. Hahn, a $300,000 Jilt from his widow, Muriel, and a grant from the W.K. Kellcgg Foundation. It provides classroom and office space !or the university's bachelor and muter's degree nur 111g programs.

DEDICATION SPEAKERS-With the newly dedicated Muriel Marsh Hahn Pavilion, housing the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing, in the background, these dedication speakers discuss the event, fast Thursday on the University of San Diego campus From left, are Muriel

Marsh Hahn, donor; Dr. Author E. Hughes, USO president; Dr. Irene S. Palmer, nursing school dean; and Bishop Leo T. Maher, chairman of the USO Board of Trustees. Congressman Bob Wilson (R•San Diego), not pictured, gave the dedication address.-SC photo

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Chrissa O'Brien puts finishing touches on a panel of her 5-by-10- foot mural which decorates the lobby of the new Muriel Marsh Hahn Pavilion. It is in the Philip Y. Hahn School of Nursing at the Uni- versity of San Diego which will be the site of aforum on nursing issues from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. today. The pavilion was dedicated yesterday. O'Brien's mural, which depicts the history of nursing, is done in scrafi- to, a process of heating copper in a kiln, then using a material called "liquid white" which gives the ef · f ect of glass on copper. The artist, agraduate of San Diego State University, took first place at the Southern California Exposition last year for her enamel work.

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Space- ge nursi g demands new role for professionals By ,lLISON DAROSA Nurses across the coun~ are demanding an examination - of their own profession, says Dr. Irene Palmer, dean of the Phillp Y. Hahn School of Nursing at the University of San Diego Palmer, 55, who is her~lf a registered nurse, was appointed five years ago to head the nursing school. Her first clas.se designed for registered nurses who want to earn advanced degrees - were m session one year later. Palmer graduated her Jirst class earmng bachelor's degrees in May, 1976. The master's program turned out it's first gr~ two years ago. And tomorrow the sc'°°I officially has a house - a drearr. rnme true for Palmer. That's when dedication ceremonies for the universlty' new nursing school building wll! be held. The program begins at 1.30 p.m.• Among those speaking will be Congressman Bob Wilson. Dedication ceremonies will also be held Friday at the university Today, what's most important to Palmer, a feisty veteran of the health care field is the ntw breed of educated nurses who are leaving her school. They will serve as "change agents" she maintains, affecting the rursing profession throughout the country. "Giving pills is not the i;rimary function of a nurse," she said in an mterview. "Neither is hospilal housekeeping. Today nurslJJg means the administration of treament, rehabilitation and counseling." At least that's what nursing is supposed to mean, Palmer said. But oftentimes the fa ts tell :i differ ry, she contil\ued, explaining that many hospitals still viPw a is hpuse eeper~ pill peddlers or clerks whose main functJ,On 1s handling paper WQrk ~ee NURSES, A-U

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