Washburn University - Kaw Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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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

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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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Students receive support through special serviees INTERVIEWS play a principal part in Marion McDonald's position as Director of Financial Aids and Placement, a newly created office, part of the maior structural change in the administration this year. He talks to students applying for part-time iobs and sets up interviews with various organiza- tions and school board representatives for all those who have decided on business and professional careers. Dean McDonald, who is also an assistant dean of students, has some advisory obligations as well. He supervises the giving of financial aid to those who are applying for scholarships and stu- dent loans. The work-study program, which was enact- ed last year to provide iobs to students in need of financial assistance, is under the auspices of his office and has helped hundreds of students. 18 Specialist utilizes testing in determining aptitudes A 1952 graduate of Washburn University, Harold Hula returned this fall to assume the posi- tion of Director of Counseling and Testing. The duties of those in his office located in new facilities in Boswell, Room 12, are twofold. One task is to administer tests to individuals in relation to specific problems and to groups of students need- ing the American College Testing, Graduate Record Examination, and the Miller Analogy Test. The other phase of Hula's work involves the field of guidance. He attempts to help students decide on their maior areas of study by using scores on the various tests as a guide. Counselors provide information about graduate schools and about employment possibilities for graduating sen- iors.