California State University Bakersfield - Treillage Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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ACADEMIC VILLAGE In Fall 1971, the full Village plan was put into operation. Residents moved into rooms in the Houses and faculty members moved into of- fices in the Houses. Houses A, B, and C were designated as Lower Division Houses. The House Fellows assigned to these Houses advised the stu- dents, played ping-pong, chatted informally, and occasionally watched the soap Operas on TV. They also taught Special courses in the Village. Commuters, roughly equal in number to the re- sidents, were assigned to each House. They en- joyed almost all of the privileges that the resid- ent students enjoyed, such as the Coffee House, dances, House lounges, film series, seminars, study rooms and Dining Commons cuisine. This Village program is unique in the United States. Unlike other programs, the Village is restricted to Lower Division students, it includes both re- sident and commuter students. The Village has not permanently assigned faculty, and it has varied courses. Instead, the faculty may have their offices in the Village, they may teach courses there, and they may advise students there, but they have an ac ademic home else- where. Like the faculty, many of the courses taught in the Village are borrowed from other academic areas. This allows the Village pro- gram and personnel to be changed according to what is needed by the students. This also pro- vides continuity for students when they leave the Village. The close association afforded resid- ents and commuters by having House Fellows immediately available to them in formal and informal situations develops the confidence and academic skills necessary to survive at CSB. Dr. Jim Horton Academic Village Dean 27