University of Colorado - Coloradan Yearbook (Boulder, CO)

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j xecutive C ounci The Executive Council is the executive committee of the University Senate, to which it is responsible and to which it reports regularly. In matters requiring immediate de- cision, when no definite rule or legislation applies to the problem, the Council acts in accordance with what It be- lieves to be the spirit of the Senate. Although the Coun- cil has no power to enact permanent legislation, it may formulate and enforce temporary regulations, which are referred to the Senate at the first meeting after the date Dean O. C. Lester of the Graduate School; Dean Elmore Petersen of the School of Business Administration; Dr. Maurice H. Rees, Dean of the School of Medicine; Dr. hlarold Benjamin, Dean of the Summer Quarter; Dean Jacob Van Ek of the College of Arts and Sciences; Dean Herbert S. Evans of the College of Engineering; Dean Homer C. Washburn of the College of Pharmacy; Dean Lydia L. Brown, Dean of Women; Dean Harry G. Carl- son, Dean of Men. Left to right — Washburn, Evans, Stearns, Petersen, Poe, Van Ek, Pres. Norlin, Lester, Carlson, Worcester, Dyde, BrannhaH, Benjamin. on which they were passed. It deals with major cases of discipline and has power to expel, rusticate, or suspend any student, but it does not take action without affording the student an opportunity to appear and present his case. The Council also deals with questions of attendance affecting more than one college or school. The Council is composed of President Norlin, who is chairman; Dean Robert L. Stearns of the School of Law; Four members of the Council are elected from the Sen- ate and are not eligible to succeed themselves. These members are Professor P. G. Worcester, Professor Charles F. Poe, Professor W. F. Dyde, and Professor F. D. Bramhall. The Council meets once a month or at the call of the President. Page 22

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I ne i DiveTs-itLj The University of Colorado was authorized by the Con- stitution adopted in 1876 as the State University to be the head of the Colorado system of public education. The Constitution vests the authority over the University in a Board of Regents. The members of this Board are Dr. Martin D. Currigan of Denver, Mr. E. Ray Campbell of Denver, Mr. Clifford W. Mil ls of Denver, Mr. Carl D. McKinley of Greeley, Mr. Eugene A. Bond of Leadville, and Dr. V. B. Fischer of Boulder. Members of the Board are elected by popular vote every two years for a six- year term. Meetings are held monthly at the University. The Board formulates the policies of the University, au- thorizes all business, makes all appointments, and assumes the responsibility of the institution. For these services the Board receives no compensation other than a wage for actual service and for traveling expenses. There are standing committees of the Board of Regents on auditing, buildings and grounds, finance, the library, faculty relations, official relations and legislation, and medical education and control of the hospital. The com- mittees are appointed by the President at the first meet- ing of the year following a general election. The President of the University is the executive of the institution. He is under the authority of the Board of Regents and has supervision of all departments and af- fairs. All petitions and recommendations are referred to the Board of Regents through the President. He is an ex officio member and Chairman of the Senate, the Execu- tive Council, and various Faculty and Advisory Boards. The University Senate has jurisdiction over the general educational policy of the University. It has jurisdiction over all matters affecting the faculty or students of more than one college or school, it has power to deal with all matters not specifically reserved by the Board of Regents nor assigned to a definite faculty. This body consists of all executive and administrative officers of the University and all faculty members with the rank of Assistant Profes- sor or above. The Superintendent of the Training School for Nurses and all executive secretaries of the Extension Division are also members of the Senate. • Left to right — Wolcott, Fischer, Mills, Norlin, Bond, Campbell Page 21

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DEAN LESTER VzyPciJuc te C) ii ooi Dean Lester is head of the Graduate School, In which all students taking advanced work in any of the thirty de- partments of the University are enrolled. Its purpose is to offer subjects rather than courses; emphasis Is placed upon obtaining a comprehensive view of the subject rather than assimilating an unrelated mass of data. The school is governed by an executive committee of seven, composed of the Dean and six professors of the school. The latter are appointed by the President, two being chosen each year to serve a term of three years. Each year a graduate bulletin Is issued, outlining the work of the school and listing the current publications of the members of the University faculty. Though primarily for those seeking advanced degrees, courses are usually available to those who have a genuine Interest In im- proving their cultural or professional backgrounds. There are available good laboratory facilities, and a fine library with a large number of current scientific periodicals. Last year, approximately fourteen hundred students were enrolled. Ochoo L O asK Dean Robert L. Stearns, head of the law school, devotes his entire time to its interests. The school was established in 1892, Is a member of the Association of American Law Schools, and has been on the approved list of the Amer- ican Bar Association since that list was established in 1923. Its graduates now number approximately six hun- dred. The aim of the school Is to give a complete legal education. With attempts constantly being made to maintain a curriculum that is equal to the demands now made upon the legal profession, the courses now offered include the subjects of pleading, contracts, property, constitutional law, criminal law, equity, business organiza- tions, wills, trusts, future interests, bills and notes, govern- ment regulation of business, public utilities, domestic re- lations, water rights, and mines. It is difficult to measure results of the school in any tangible form, but It is inter- esting to note that graduates occupy positions of leader- ship in their respective communities. DEAN STEARNS DEAN VAN EK T -T-t? anA ociences- Dean Jacob Van Ek Is the head of the entire College of Arts and Sciences. This is the oldest part of the Univer- sity, and to It is entrusted the function of providing a liberal education and laying a foundation for professional or technical study. This year the college has accepted a plan for Improvement by reorganization into upper and lower divisions resembling the junior college idea. The first two years will be devoted to a general cultural edu- cation, and during the last two years the student may specialize if he wishes. This plan will be of special benefit to the great number of students who stop before finishing the four-year course. There have always been efforts made to meet the Individual needs of the students in the college, and the new plan should further this aim. The student in the college will pursue his own course and have a major study during his last two years. Page 23