Murray State University - Shield Yearbook (Murray, KY)

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Ch nge Pla ce A new location for registration had a debatable influence I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion. - Jack Kerouac, On the Road lt was the same story in a new setting. When the University Center opened in 1981, one of the ac- tivities affected was registra- tion. The process would, theo- retically, be less of a pain in the new facility. ln the fall, Llniversity Center- style registration made its de- but. Whether it was actually simpler than registration in the former location depended on who was asked. Bill Adams, registration su- pervisor, said the two-day affair ran smoothly, partially because of the addition of new equip- ment. Two computer terminals and one printer were added. But the new location also had quite an effect, he said. Everything was centralized in the University Center, Ad- ams explained. Before, stu- dents had to go to too many different places to complete the process. lf things ran smoothly, they did not do so immediately, Ad- ams admitted. There were a few bugs in the system during 20 Student Life 'Qt H ,H :wit W4 ,ww x nil the first half-hour, but there were no big problems after that, he said. Wilson Gantt, dean of admis- sions and registrar, also said he considered the change success- ful. He said one complication was a rush for financial aid the first morning. But Gantt, like Adams, set the financial aid section of the system apart from registration itself. In registration, Gantt said, We didn't have any lines. But several students noticed an overbundance of lines in the process. One, senior Larry Hol- land, after standing in the pay- ment line for W2 hours, said, This is the biggest line I've ever seen. Another senior, Karen Shi- pley, called the lines phenom- enaI. Some unfortunate students Philip K even waited to get in line. had to wait two hours just get a schedule, said stude Dianne Littlefield. And then there were s dents like James McHugh McHughes, a freshman who not know the ways of regist tion, arrived at 8:30 the fir morning. At 3:30 that afta noon, he was still in line. lt could be run a little better, an exhaust

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easoned MSU students roll out ie red carpet for newcomers the counselors kept smil- Lancaster said. One thing ak for when I select them is ability to laugh at your- Rhonda Simmons, who 'ked as coordinator of the ent's program, said that one the things that kept the lnselors going was their own :itement about the program. She was especially excited en the quality of MSLl's Ori- ation was confirmed by its tors, she said. 'One of the highs I get is en someone tells me they've en to a bigger school and ir program wasn't as good ours. .eCompte said that one of the most appealing features of Murray's program was its infor- mality. He said this informality was presented at the beginning of each session. For example, he said, At the last session, we all bought cheap sunglasses. There we were, making idiots of ourselves. In spite of occasional lunacy, the counselors were respected by the incoming students, Lan- caster said. Because of their ability, the counselors' service to their Uni- versity is invaluable, Lancaster said. They don't get paid near as much as they're worth, he said. Q 0 Tim Bland much money Dodd He was 5 ,,, if L15 S .1 fs. , kt K W K Exhaustion takes its toll on one Sum- mer Orientation participant, Kathy Spears. Spears took advantage of a break in the schedule to collapse on a couch in the University Center. fs Summer Orientation I9

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I booked up. Bill Reese makes his mi-yearly investment in texts at the iiversity Store. The bookstore vened 'in the University Center last rar. Not all phases of registration are Growing tired of waiting inlines, senior crowded, One worker, Greg Herndon, Jeff Majors props himself on a Universi- said that his job was to sit in this desert- ty Store cash register. ed hallway and guard the door. ug. .4 ,p'-, N,-1 O 5 . Y ,fs .V 1 . A .W., ' , f yr, 1 F' f' . .2 'V ,, A ,Q 'I' i I A. 1 cw., me new scenery of registration was urdly noticed through the traditionally ng financial aid lines. ff .1-N Greg Vincent Even the help of a registration worker does not make the process any simpler for student Nancy Goss. cHughes said, After a mo- ent's consideration, he ad- ed, l guess they do good for re number of students in- Jlved. For spring registration, ad- iinistrators hoped to do even etter by further spreading ie traffic, Gantt said. Conges- on in the fall had been created by having all activities on the third floor. So in the spring the process was spread across the Center's three levels. Despite the problems, Gantt said the move to the University Center would pay off in the long run. l think it will be a good facility, he said. Q ' Tim Bland and Curtis Brown Curtis Bro wn WHS, wud,-' ggi .... - ., Philip Key Debbie Haller Registration 21 .TZ