Washburn University - Kaw Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Curriculum development falls to vice-president AS DEAN of the College of Liberal Arts and Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Dean Arthur F. Engelbert has many and varied duties throughout each year. Included among his responsibilities is the developing, reviewing, and revising of the curricu- lum to meet the constantly changing needs of stu- dents and faculty. His office draws up class schedules and room assignments prior to registration and enroll- ment for each fall, spring, and summer session. He also edits the faculty newsletter and is responsible for gathering material for the University Catalog which will be published biennially beginning this year. Dean Engelbert's office also handles the budget for the college of Liberal Arts. Foreign study programs, including the Washburn Semester in Copenhagen and the Danish International Student Exchange, are coordinated through his office and students seeking special counseling services are also accommodated there. 16 Long-time Washburnite tends business, finance SERVING as Vice-President of Financial Affairs and Treasurer of the University, Richard Vogel is in charge of monetary and business trans- actions-expenditures and allocations involving tuition, books, food, student housing, campus park- ing, and general university upkeep. Mr. Vogel also serves as Secretary of the Board of Regents and as Secretary-treasurer of the Board of Washburn College. He helped to formu- late the now-approved plans for the Fine Arts building, worked on the blueprints of the Memorial Union addition now under construction, and at- tended plenary sessions on the proposed wing to be added on to Morgan Hall. Vogel was also in- strumental in securing additional parking facilities for students which were completed during the sum- mer months. For his many services to the College over a period of twenty-six years, Vogel was awarded the first Centennial Citation Award presented by the Alumni Association.

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Officials direct, interpret WU policies IN ACTION relating to the area of budget control, the Board of Regents last fall added a S2 parking improvement fee to students' statements of charges at enrollment to help defray expenses of new parking areas constructed during the summer months. Final plans were approved on the Fine Arts building and commencement was the date set for ground-breaking ceremonies. We are also making an all-out effort to strengthen the faculty, says Chairman F. G. Weid- ilng. Headed by Weidling, the ten-member board includes local business and professional men and has as an ex-officio member, Topeka mayor Charles W. Wright, Jr. F. G. Weidling -ani 5 ff WITH HIS appointment last fall as Assistant to the President, Gerald K. Barker assumed direct responsibility to President Henderson for adminis- tering public relations, alumni affairs, informational services, and the Centennial Development program at Washburn. According to Dr. Henderson, He assists the president in his program of closer rela- tionships with business, industry, government agen- cies, university friends, and alumni. Barker was previously Director of Public Relations except for a two-year leave to organize WU's Educational Television proiect, KTWU, Channel II. His duties as Assistant to the President include editing the alumni magazine, The Alumnus, which is published four times a year, and handling public- ity releases to all news media. Mr. Barker and his assistants coordinated the Centennial Homecoming parade last October and made arrangements for the annual senior breakfast held prior to commencement. His de- partment also sets performances forthe Washburn Belles, a singing group of thirteen girls sponsored by the Alumni Association. In cooperation with alumni representatives, Mr. Barker assists in the selection of an Outstanding Junior, a scholarship award made annually to the person who is iudged to excel in the areas of activities, scholarship, and service to the University. Gerald K. Barker I '15

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Dean evaluates Students' ideas COORDINATING stu- dent activities and serving as chief administrator for the Of- fice of Student Affairs is Ray B. Loeschner, Dean of Student Af- fairs. Orientation, living groups, social activities, and academic counseling are all phases of university life administered through his office. In addition, Dean Loeschner serves as a link be- tween faculty and students as he attends student social and academic functions and sits in on various student committees to learn their viewpoints on current university issues and policies. Associate learns Iehabod viewpoints COUNSELING students is one of the main responsibilities of Marie Moore, Washburn's Associate Dean of Students. ln addition to this im- portant task, she is in charge of on- campus housing at the Carruth and Benton Hall dormitories, meeting with the house officers weekly and planning the year's activities. She also advises and super- vises the housemothers for the wom- en's groups on campus, and is the sponsor of Panhellenic Council and the Dean's Council. Her first major proiect of the school year is orienta- tion, of which she is chairman and coordinator of student advisors. 5 1 t Assistant dean Shoulders jobs A FAMILIAR figure to students, faculty, and alumni as head coach on the football field, Ed Linta is also Assistant Dean of Students at WU. Before this year, Linta was assistant gridiron coach and Director of Counseling and Testing. He serves as adviser to the International Club, which was reorganized this fall, and helps foreign students seeking special counseling. He also sits in on Inter-Faith Council meet- ings. Disciplinary problems which crop up in the men's dormitory are another area within his province as an as- sistant dean. 17