University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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PrievH(; Twelve years have passed since the Office of Ad- missions and Records established a summer program to facilitate new students ' transition to KU. Now an established institution, the KU Previews program has grown from its 1954 beginning when 28% of entering freshmen attended to this year ' s Previews when over 80% of the freshman class attended. Composed of ten three-day summer orientation sessions, Previews provide the entering student an advance opportunity to complete several enrollment prerequisites. Scholastic placement exams and phys- ical examination evaluations fill the basic schedule. To augment the orientation process Previews include time for meetings with representatives from each aca- demic department, the offices of the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women, and with undergraduates from the Student Advisory Board. Previews serve an important function in KU ' s annual venture to orientate and enroll several thousand new students. The weeks intervening between placement exams takenat Previews and September enrollment allow time for placement score evaluations to be made before students select courses in September. Simi- larly, physical examination evaluations at Wat- kins Hospital help distribute students more evenly and comfortably in the enrollment process. Administration of Previews is overseen by Registrar James K. Hitt and coordinated by Max F. Fuller, As- sistant Director of Admissions. Previews ' help to new students eases September orientation and enrollment. The program also serves to help new students to acquaint themselves with their prospective classmates, the campus, and the spirit of life as a Jayhawker. FROM THE FIRST Previews session in June until the end of Orientation week in September, numerous informal dances intro- duce entering students to the lighter side of KU life. 5