Black Hawk College - Sauk Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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The Dean Speaks This has been the Crystal Year in the development of Moline Community College. As each year is important in the development of a comparatively young institution, we like to think that the fifteenth has contributed its share toward advancement of our college. This year has seen the expansion of our full time faculty, an expansion of our curricula, and an increase in our student body. We've elected our first Snow Queen, put the first stickers on our cars, worn our first school sweatshirts, re- ceived our first student identification cards, and established our HIST alumni organization. These and other firsts have made for us another important year. However, their appearances, along with the general expansion of the college, are not so important in and of themselves. Their importance lies in the fact that they are indicative of the future, a bigger and brighter future than many would have imagined in years gone by. No institution stands still. Witli scientific, technological, and financial change, institutions adapt themselves and go forward with the changes, or they die. Strong leadership of previous administrators has helped Moline Community College to the point where present and future administrators can concentrate more on the needs of the future. The present strength and growth of our college can be attributed to the concerted efforts of all its administrators since its inception. just what does the future hold for Moline Community College? Wliile it is impossible to guarantee or foresee all details, the following prog- nostication seems justified: 1. Continued increase in full-time student body, the fall of 1965 will see an enrollment of one thousand full-time students. 2. Continued expansion of our curricula, with more varied offerings in all areas. 3. Growth of full-time faculty and staff, the fall of 1965 will see forty full-time faculty members. 4. By 1965, there is a good chance that Moline Community College will become an area college, serving a larger home district than the present school district 47540. 5. Continued growth in academic standards and regulations. 6. More parking problems. But the brightest part of the future is the fact that more people can avail themselves of a higher education, a situation not possible without Moline Com- munity College. Witli a tremendous increase in the number of college age people within the next decade, comes an additional responsibility to society to see that they are provided with an opportunity to acquire an education beyond the high school level. Many areas of our country will fail to provide such an opportunity for their young people. Thankfully, the citizens in our community are willing to face-up to this responsibility through the provision of Moline Community College. One of the greatest assets of any community is the willingness of the present generation to provide for the welfare of the next generation. We are indeed blessed in this respect in our community. DR. R. E. WHALEN, Dem

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