University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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K E N G N E E R N G D N Herbert S. Evans ■ HE College of Engineering offers four years of coordinated undergraduate study leading to the bachelor ' s degree in five branches of the engineering profession. At grad- uation the engineering student has acquired a thorough foundation in mathematics and the general sciences, and also in the basic field in which he has chosen to specialize. In addition, he has taken required courses in English language and literature, an introduc- tion to economics, and a number of other non-technical courses. Through electives he may broaden his training still further if he so desires. In many of the junior and senior courses the social aspects and implications of the subject are kept before the student. Certain other professions recognize engineering training as an excellent preparation for their own work. No matter in what field of endeavor a young man may later be engaged, his engineering training will help him find his way. Each major department offers one or more years of graduate study, and many are taking advantage of this opportunity to more fully prepare themselves for success in their chosen profession. Herbert S. Evans, Dean. [19]

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t t r A e o ro A R T S AND S C E N C E S Jacob Van Ek I O THE College of Arts and Sciences has been assigned the task of giving instruction to students whose aims in seeking higher education are very diverse. In the performance of this task, it has two primary objectives: first, to educate its students; and second, to give training or to lay the foundation for future training in some specific type of human activity. It is necessary for human beings to be trained for some particular activity: but the complexities of modern life and the involved problems confronting contempo ' rary society indicate that if the trained individual is to contribute his utmost to his pro- fession and at the same time be a worthy member of society, it is becoming increasingly important that he have some conception of the ideals, the methods, and the significance to modern life of disciplines other than his own special field. Without this broader knowledge and the liberal attitude as well as the tolerance which should become the equipment of those who explore various fields of knowledge, an individual is apt neither to appreciate nor to be concerned about the consequences of his actions to his fellow human beings. The aim of the College of Arts and Sciences then is not only to train its members, but also to instill in them certain habits of mind and attitudes toward the various fields of knowledge and toward their fellow human beings. Jacob Van Ek, Dean. [181 t

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t t A O B U S N E S S Elmore Petersen I T MAY be difficult to realize that in the United States half a million business posi ' tions are filled annually by persons to whom such positions represent new engagements. In other words, vacancies caused by death, resignations, retirements, and promotions, and opportunities due to expansion, together, call for 500,000 men and women in busi ' ness each year. Thus briefly, but concretely, has been described the field that is await- ing workers trained for the task. It is in an effort to meet this demand that schools of business have developed in this country. The major problems of business today are essentially problems of management. Recognizing the significance of this fact, the School of Business at the University of Colorado is committed to a program of studies which will prepare the student for a professional career in the business world. This program involves much more than mere familiarity with the technical routine of business activities. That the worker must be equipped with tools is obvious, but the person who enters business today, if he is to be a leader, is required no less to be able to see and to understand the deeper problems of life. Business management calls for broad training and education, not narrow specialization. Elmore Petersen, Dean. [20] t