Washburn University - Kaw Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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' H Y' 'ifjf' 1 X. . .ogy -. Student activities promoted by director THE SMILING face of Mrs. Mary Lou Metzger is a familiar one to all Washburn- ites who daily tramp through the Memorial Union. Mrs. Metzger, Director of Student Union Activities, heads the office which serves as a hub from which evolve the ma- iority of the co-curricular events scheduled on campus. Working closely with the Student Union Activities Board, Mrs. Metzger assists student chairmen as they strive to make proposed proiects ranging from forums to dances into realities. In other areas, she compiles and coordinates the student events calendar issued each fall and spring. Room reserva- tions for club or proiect meetings must be made in her office, and game equipment is checked out there, also. Mrs. Metzger serves as a non-voting member of the Memorial Union Advisory Board which meets monthly, and attends the bi-monthly meetings of the SUA Board. She accompanied five members of the Board to an SUA Area Conference in De- cember. Union, dormitory feeding needs menus, budgeting BEGINNING his third year as Director of Food Services at WU, Cliff Morris is responsible for planning weekly menus for cafeteria and short- order service in the Union lchabod Room and for arranging well-balanced diets for dormitory resi- dents and contract-feeding students. Breakfast is served short-order in the lchabod Room for town students and faculty, and there is a cafeteria-style luncheon at noon. Dorm residents are served three meals a day-tvvo at Benton Hall and the evening meal in the lchabod Room. Mr. Morris manages the Trail's End snack bar in the Union basement and prepares food for various club and administrative receptions, lunch- eon meetings, and banquets. Not only concerned with the preparation and serving of good food, however, Mr. Morris is responsible for considering all economic aspects of food purchasing and takes bids from local sup- pliers each month in an attempt to keep food ser- vices running self sufficiently and economically. writ

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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.

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Related areas Widen service AS DIRECTOR of Con- tinuing Education, Mr. James Young has primary responsi- bility for the diverse program of educational services to the com- munity. While his department seeks to serve the increased demands of a growing com- munity of adult students, the Evening College and Summer Session serve undergraduates as well as adults. In addition, Mr. Young's department sponsors an in- creasing number of short-term and special seminars. ff- VKX?-,. , A 5, 20 X . l 2. ,msgs i ETV takes to air in October debut WASHBURN University will be the keystone for Educational Tel- evision in Kansas, stated Ian Wheeler. Wheeler is director of Edu- cational Television at Washburn and general manager of KTWU. Broad- casting began in October, 1965, and will continue with limits imposed only by the support and interest of the people of Kansas. He coordinates the physical and mechanical aspects of the ETV program with the basic purposes and goals of the educational system to be conveyed to the people in areas surrounding Washburn. Washburn is already dis- cussing future expansion of her Edu- cational Television facilities. This is to be ci continuous promotional plan for Washburn University. Office records star efficiency REGISTRATION this year is only part of the work directed by John Harter, Registrar and Director of Admissions. Besides handling enrollment, his office is also the center of activity for those who are dropping or changing classes. There all ac- ademic records are kept up- to-date and in order. It is his assignment to visit with prospective students and their parents, setting up conferences at the high schools to answer any questions they might have concerning Wash- burn.