University of Central Oklahoma - Bronze Book Yearbook (Edmond, OK)

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Innovations '85 University is a place of growth and change - of innovation. The students who come to it as freshmen, their high school days just behind, undergo four years of learning, of maturation, of social development, of preparation for professional activity beyond. Gften the student is so en- grossed in the daily routine of classes, study, exams and the social activities of college life that he or she is unaware of the enormous innovations of character, personality and thought taking place within themselves. These creative forces of self-improvement eventually exert themselves into society and, in turn, effect the dynamics of American life. It is requisite, too, that the Univer- sity be an institution which will ac- cept and promote innovation. Recog- nizing the validity of the old adage that nothing remains the same, it fol- lows that a university either ad- vances or it falls back. For a hall of learning, especially, advancement is imperative, for it is here that yester- day's truths must be constantly reex- amined under the light of each new day and by the minds of each new generation. lnevitably we discover that while some basic truths and val- ues persist, others do not in a world of unstoppable change. Occasionally that change comes in negative form, such as the federal and state budget cuts which exer- cised a retrograding of educational programs at Central State University and other institutions of learning at all levels. Despite this serious reduc- tion in operating revenue, CSU pushed ahead with improvements to its campus facilities. P The men of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity displayed their spirit for the CSU Bronchos early by building a tive-tier pyramid as a half time presentation during the first home football game.