University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Administration SAVINA SKEW IS, Dean of Women JACK CRITCHFIEI.I), Dean of Student Affairs

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Across each student invoice there now appears in bold lettering, “Less Pennsylvania State Residence Allowance”. That one line symbolizes Pitt's existence as a University. The state-related deduction has allowed a freshman class of nearly 2.000 to enroll for September 1967. Most of these students will be from Pennsylvania. Each one has been produced by a different interaction of heredity and environment. Each one walks, talks, eats, sleeps, and studies differently. Each one has his peculiar goals, aims, and aspirations. When each receives a window-faced envelope in August 1967 the each no longer exists. All become numbers. They arc different numbers, but all arc programmed by the computer on to an invoice. That invoice becomes the common denominator. All are comrades with the same problems and woes. All must pay the activities fee recently affixed to the drab-blue invoice. All must acquaint themselves with the drop-add procedure, time schedules, and unavailable advisors. All must learn to cope with the gum-chewing, hip-swinging employees of the Office of Student Records. All that comes from a small sheet of paper called an invoice. 13

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 V t HELEN POOI. RUSH. Assistant to the Chancellor HERBERT MeGIBBENV, Dean of Men Perhaps the most significant by-product of state-related-ncss has been the required priority given in-state students. Dr. Jack Oritchfield was Dean of Admissions and Student Aid throughout the state—related deliberation. It was he who had to ward off thoughts of declining quality of students and cautions about maintaining a diversified student body. These issues still remain, but the priorities are definitely set. Oritchfield now moves to insure that incoming students will follow a stable course at state—related Pitt. He replaced Dean Helen Pool Rush as Dean of Student Affairs. Miss Rush will become a special assistant to the Chancellor as Dean Oritchfield coordinates the intricate aspects of student life. Shifts like Rush and Critchficld’s were only minor changes in an overall administrative reorganization. The University consolidated seven vice-chancellors into a core triumverate of three; Finance. Academics, and the Professions. These shifts were the focal points for a slew of minor changes throughout the administrative hierarchy. They were the outgrowth of fiscal revamping begun two years ago. Now the bureaucrats have realigned and the new Pitt is ready to move. t5