General Motors Institute - Reflector Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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1961-1962: Many Academic Changes... Additional Metallurgical equipment allows a more thorough stu- dent understanding of subject matter. ry Another example of the advanced lab- oratory equipment recently installed. This informal setting provides an ideal atmosphere for seminar electives. During the 1961-62 school year many curriculum revi- course changes, course deletions, and the repositioning of sions came about. In preparation for these revisions, nine courses in the curriculum. The results of the recommenda- Ad Hoe Faculty Committees were set up to thoroughly in- tions can best be shown under the following six headings: vestigate the need in various areas. For example, a committee A. Changes in the first two years of the program. was established to take a fresh look at the background needed B. Changes in the third and fourth years affecting all by a Mechanical Engineering graduate in the field of manu- curricula. facturing processes. Another committee was established to C. Changes in the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. study and make recommendations on the general education D. Changes in the Electronics and Electricity curriculum. content of the engineering curriculum. Ek. Changes in the Industrial Engineering curriculum. In addition to these nine Ad Hoc Committees, numerous F. New elective courses available, but not required in any faculty discussions were held concerning course additions, curriculum.

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Spring, 1962: Accreditation by NCA Dr. Sheldon Stillwell (center) converses with two GMI instructors. Accreditation has been one of the highlights of the past school year. On March 29, 1962, the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools announced that GMI had been accredited and admitted to membership in the NCA as a Bachelor’s degree-granting institution of higher learning. Accreditation came in less than a year after GMI sub- mitted its original application last June. Since that time a self-survey report was reviewed by the NCA and an examining team from the organization spent two days observing the operation of the Institute. On March 25, Dean Tutt and Dr. Rodes appeared before an NCA committee in Chicago to make a final review of the application and status of GMI. Accreditation will be of particular value to graduates in such areas as acceptance of credits for graduate work, application for officer’s training in some service organiza- tions, and admission to membership in some professional associations. Other than in these areas, however, accreditation mainly confirms the high standards of engineering and management education that GMI has maintained in the past and will continue in the future. Dr. Stillwell observes equipment in the ME Laboratory.

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Strengthen Engineering Program From the close look at curriculum needs, and the many changes which have emanated, comes the | Academic Fifth-Year Option. Basically, this is a A plan between the participating unit and the Institute 2- . 1 2 which is related by a thesis assignment. In establish- ing the objectives of the plan and the thesis problem PLA NT LAYO UT AN D for the student, the Plant Project Committee consid- MATERIAL HAN DLI NG ers the technical area of activity in which the stu- Y dent is employed, the needs for the student to fur- LABORATOR ther his growth and development, and the needs of the participating unit. In addition to the Academic Fifth Year Option as a means for strengthening the program, a switch has also been to six-week periods. The major ad- vantage of the new program is that of continuity in representation and learning, since material will be organized for only two semester sections instead of three. One of the many additions made during the academic year. Sd ee Mr. E. K. Harris using a visual aid to illustrate a point. 20