University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

Big State U ' s B-school jers got to a- This prograi alumni witk i the An Executive. ' .worked side bf s students pr* iitk is to have all* Pclcr Rene he University of Texas. Big State U. The in- evitable question: How does one give a big school a small school personality? The CBA Presidential Assembly answered the question by founding the Alpha Program. The program paired business freshmen with business up- perclassmen in a Big Brother-Big Sister-type situation. The upper-division participants were to provide an " easily accessible source of information, help ease the advising problem in the business school and to help the lower classmen make friends in the school, " Steve Barrett, finance senior and chairman of the assembly, said. The program primarily started by Barrett, was kicked off with an ice cream party in September and ended with the Pre-Registration Picnic at Town Lake in April. " We initially had expected only about 100 people to participate. We ended up having 1 80 students get involved, " Bar- rett said. " We hope and are certain that the Alpha Program will become a tradition in the business school, " Barrett said. The assembly also held round-table forums with the dean, Robert Witt, and the undergraduate dean, Rudolph Doenges, four times a year, by Hugh Strange IN ANSWER TO THAT: Dean Robert Win of the Business School answers a question while Richard RafTerty. honors finance junior, listens it a meeting of the CBA Presidential Assembly. FRONT ROW Ehnhrlh Anne Bachmin. KimhriU K > Hollti Melma Ann Mueller. I miK I GoadfcMm BACK ROW Don Mrl Vrnn Hcnr > Iff Hulchnon. Dinwl Alalou Oinuaphrr A atlnihl Sloe Frank Barren Ruhjrd Dxt Rlflrm Liorrncr f > Gordon. Brad l > i > k n ( nc Kronrth TVxiw ( ' handler. Kiehard Aaron (onlrtrat CBA Presidential Assembly 31 1