Montana State University Bozeman - Montanan Yearbook (Bozeman, MT)

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Registrar In a joking manner, Joe Frazier says his degree in zoology has helped prepare him for his job as registrar at MSU. A native of Garden City, KS, Frazier graduated from Kansas State. In 1962, he received his master’s in administration at the University of Idaho before coming to MSU in 1970 as registrar and director of admissions. As registrar, Frazier is responsible for student academic records, grade reports, classroom assignments, the academic portion of the catalog and the time schedule. He also serves as secretary on various MSU committees. Basically, he sees his job—which consists of over 26 specific duties—as the interpretation and implementation of MSU policy and procedure. “I think Montana State University is a great school,” Frazier said. “We have a good system; in fact, other schools are looking at aspects of our registration system for their own needs. We have an above-average student body in my estimation.” Frazier’s office is located in Montana Hall, and he tries to make himself available for student inquiries and problems as his schedule allows. Thomas B. Robinson has been named the new dean of student affairs and services at Montana State University, Robinson, 39, has served as dean of $:.. dent affairs and services at the Universe y of New Haven in Connecticut, with an enrollment of 10,000, since 1979. He previously served as dean of students at New England College in Henniker, NH, and at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Penn. In addition, he served as assistant to the president, associate director of development for Alumni Ad !'s and an instructor in psychology at Ju- ta College. He received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Juniata College and master’s and doctorate degrees in education from Pennsylvania State University. Robinson replaces Lyle Gohn, who eft MSU to become dean of student affairs and services at the University of Arkansas. John O’Connell, who has ser. c as acting dean at MSU, will return to his duties as head of the MSU Counseling Center. Clark Dean Of Students Clark

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Associated Students of Montana State University The Associated Students of Montana State University, composed of, and funded by, students at MSU, is concerned with providing a variety of services. The three basic areas of service are: representation, education and support. Through the ASMSU President and Senate, student concerns and opinions are voiced to the MSU administration and the Board of Regents. Both of those organizations are directly responsible for setting the policies and procedures observed by MSU. Everything that ASMSU provides to the student body is administered or governed by students. There are 20 senate positions, elected annually. There are also approximately 200 positions for students on various committees and boards that provide experience to the individual in a wide variety of positions. ASMSU provides a wide range of services that are available to each and every activity paying student. Activity fees are paid by every student carrying seven or more credits. The campus newspaper, the Exponent, is published twice weekly during the academic year and is distributed free. The newspaper is written, edited and produced by students and features news, sports, entertainment, editorials and classified ads. KGLT is the student owned and operated public radio station of the Gallatin Valley. The station offers rock, classical and jazz music. Students can pick up a schedule of programs for the station, located at FM 92 on the dial. The university’s liberal arts magazine is Infinity. It reflects the talents of the artistic community, both locally and nationwide, providing a medium for those talents to reach a widespread audience. The magazine is available at all the finer newsstands and bookstores in the state. Another student organization providing a service for the students is the Typesetting service which provides all the typesetting services needed by the campus. ASMSU also administrates several committees which are explained in depth elsewhere in the yearbook. But there are several professional programs available to the student which include: The auto repair shop, providing students with everything they may need to work on their own vehicles, including tools and parts. The bike and ski repair shop is similar in scope and purpose to the auto repair shop. The outdoor recreation department rents everything from sleeping bags to rafts for the outdoorsman...or woman. Another service offered is the ASMSU Daycare Center which provides quality, professional, safe and affordable child care for students with small children. Only one student must currently be enrolled at MSU to use the day care service. A legal service, offering advice and representation in a number of areas is available through ASMSU Legal Services. A full time attorney is employed for the convenience of students. But that’s not all... ASMSU also provides tutorial services, typing referral, a rental housing board and a notary public. Classes not offered in the standard catalog are available, at small expense, through the Community University. CU offers everything from fly tying instructions to yoga and scuba diving. All of these services, plus activities such as Homecoming, lectures, concerts and summer programing, are paid for through student activity fees mentioned earlier. Each student with seven or more credits pays a $15 activity fee, amounting lo approximately $500,000 annually, which pays for all of the activities. Student participation in the various programs and committees is encouraged. Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Stoltz Legal Services The student facing legal difficulties has an alternative to the often expensive services of private legal advice — that alternative is the ASMSU Legal Services Office, headed by Phyllis Bock. Bock, a full-time lawyer employed by ASMSU, is available for assistance in simple legal services, including: uncontested divorces, small claims court, name changes, simple wills, criminal misdemeanors and landlord-tenant conflicts. “Students should know their rights and obligations con-erning housing because that area is so confusing in Bozeman,” Bock said. “Especially for students.’’ She added that the majority of her work is concerned with the landlord—tenant laws of Montana. Any student who has paid the basic activity fee at registration can apply for legal assistance. Simply pay a $2 fee at the business office, then make an appointment at the ASMSU office in the SUB. It helps to have a copy of your fees receipt handy. 6

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Montana. The very name evokes images of mountain men, Indians, goldminers, gunfighters and unbelievable natural beauty. It brings to mind the gold rush of the 1860s and the Indian Wars of the 1870s. But Montana is much, much more...obviously m'ore than we can explore in these few pages. But well try. Montana was first explored in any detail during the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1805-1807. Their reports of abundant fur — especially beaver — drew the first whites; the mountain men. Subsequent expeditions, notably those of miners heading for the gold fields, drew thousands of adventurers to southwestern Montana. The whiteman’s greed for riches forced the plains Indians to violently try to recover their land, and their way of life, resulting in the bloody Indian wars that finally ended with their defeat in 1879; though, not until the Army suffered one of its most humiliating defeats when Lieutenant Colonel George Custer and five of ten troops of the 7th Cavalry were annihilated at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Today, the majority of Montana’s Indians live on one of seven reservations: the Blackfeet, Rocky Boy, Fort Belknap, Fort Peck, Flathead, Crow, and Northern Cheyenne reservations which are located primarily along the northern and southern borders of the state. The total 5,374,093 acres are home to the Salish, Kootenai, Assiniboine, Gros Ventre, Sioux, Black-feet, Crow, Northern Cheyenne, Chippewa and Cree Indians. The racial makeup of Montana is a mixed bag by any standards. Whites are the predominant race, Indians are the second, and blacks and other races are a smaller minority. In the past few years there has been a large influx of Asians — basically Vietnamese, Hmong and Montagnards. There has also been a visable growth in the Hispanic community. Largely rural, Montana consists of hundreds of small communities with only a few major urban areas among them: Great Falls, Missoula, Helena, Butte, Bozeman and Billings. The major industries are agriculture, mining, manufacturing, oil, tourism and surprisingly — education. There are universities in Missoula and Bozeman, colleges in Havre, Dillon, Butte, Great Falls, Billings, Kalispell and Glendive. Each of the schools perform a vital function in the higher education system of Montana and each maintains a reputation for educational professionalism and excellence recognized nationwide. Montana’s population is less than one million, spread across 147,000 square miles, giving Montana a ratio of approximately 14 people per square mile compared to the national average of nearly 80 people per square mile. The fourth largest state in the Union, Montana is constantly attracting new residents and new industries as people seek to return to the naturalness of a by gone era. The western third of the state is mountainous, with the Rockies forming the Continental Divide. Other mountain ranges creating vast scenic beauty and recreational opportunities include the Crazies, Bridgers, Big and Little Belts, Purcell, Madison, Absaroka, Gravelly, Tobacco Root and Bitterroot ranges. The tallest peak in Montana is Granite Peak near the Wyoming border. These areas afford excellent fishing, boating and swimming in lakes, rivers and streams. The Madison River, for example, is rated world wide as a blue ribbon trout stream. Backpack- 8