Mississippi State University - Reveille Yearbook (Starkville, MS)

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The pieces fit together to make the whole system work. Mississippi State would not even exist if it were not for the most important piece in our puzzle — learning. From the Board of Trustees to the president to the deans to the professors and then to the stu- dents, the academic process is unfolded. Each student chooses a career path and then fits together the puzzle pieces of courses to attain a degree. Upon graduation, the puzzle is complete and the well-rounded student emerges ready for the business world. tntermediafe accountins?

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Student Life and Services — Helping Students Help Themselves What departments fall into the category of Stu- lent Life and Services? Would you believe housing pplications, sports programs of residence halls, the tudent government, the student health clinic and the Qter-departmental campus mail? It encompasses a great deal of activities ot the stu- lents, Dr. Bill Foster, Dean of Student Life and Ser- ices, said. We push a lot ot paper (referring to the orms and applications) and we have a lot ot meetings. ICe ' re concerned with the general programming, afety and the statt, among a lot ot other things. According to Dr. Foster, there are more than 290 mployees in the area of student life and approxi- aately 100 of those are students. We have a lot ot tudent contact, Dr. Foster added. We have to keep : that way. We can ' t afford to lose it. They let us :now what we can do to perform our job. The assistant dean to Student Life and Services is Jarbara Blankenship. She probably gets more student raffic than Dr. Foster. This is because she is responsi- ble tor the student organizations, the REFLECTOR, the REVEILLE, and all the fraternities and sororities. It ' s not easy to keep track of 270 student organizations: reviewing new charters, phasing out old clubs and approving all their social events. I ' m very involved with the students, Blankenship said. In tact, one of my favorite lines during orienta- tion to the parents of the students is Hello, we ' re so glad to have you here. It ' s nice to meet my employer ' s parents. I work for the students ' . What do I do? she continued. I help student groups and individuals to be more effective in working with people, especially negative problem solving. It ' s one of those things that have to be done and we learn from it. Of course, I enjoy the positive things much more. Blankenship, who serves on eight committees in addition to chairing the Commission on Status of Women, is the link between students and the Univer- sity and it is Barbara Blankenship who makes sure that student concerns and recommendations for University operations are known. Student interaction is the key to Barbara Blankenship s |ob. She enjoys the positive learning processes of her job. J P Pierce . Bill Foster oversees srudent activities from intrainural sports to MS( i health clinic.