Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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ing to Coppedge, who stated that Aus- tin Peay already has 250 workers who are non-faculty and this will naturally increase with time. The office of Admissions and Re- cords is headed by Glenn Gentry. As far as the increased enrollment at APSU in the fall of 1976 was con- cerned, Gentry stated that there was an 11 per cent rise, But, Gentry commented that l'Austin Peay is trying to concentrate on at- tracting students from the upper half of high school classes. When asked if this meant stricter qualifications for admission, Gentry said, HNo, since Austin Peay is a state school qualifications for admissions would have to remain the same. Dr. James Sawrey, vice president for academic affairs, migrated to APSU in the spring of 1976. He has been charged with the responsibility of up- grading Austin Peay's academic offer- ings. HAustin Peay.does not want to be- come an extremely large university, commented Dr. Sawrey. Instead of numbers of students, Saw- rey is more interested in quality stu- dents - students which are class lead- ers, or who had a high academic stand- ing in high school. Top Left - Glenn Gentry, dean of admissions and records, receives special problems every registration day; yet somehow lives through it. Top Right -- Janet Reiprish, assistant director of admissions, and Dick Littleton, director of admissions were in charge of student recruitment last year; a record increase in enrollment was the result. Bottom - Dr. James Sawrey, vice president for academic affairs, is just one of the new faces in the Riggs' administration.

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Top - Dr. Erle C0ppedge, vice president for business affairs, overseas The Peay's tinancial status. Bottom Left - Alice Taylor, retired as office manager of the Business Office this year. Bottom Right - Walter Wilson is director of purchasing, David Collier, manages the University Center store and Ann Ross is in charge of the university bookstore. help with more campus-wide activities. Another area of student activity that Dr. Boehms is pleased with is the field of intramurals. 'llntramural play has grown fantasti- cally under Bob Neilson's direction, with 100-150 people attending the free play period every day, stated the proud vice president. ilAn increased budget does not nec- essarily mean that there will be more money available for the expansion or betterment of all aspects of campus life, comments Dr, Erle Coppedge, vice president for business affairs. This thought can be explained by the fact that it takes more money to do the very same things we did last year, which gives us an insight into inflation. When questioned about Austin Peayls plans for renovation, Coppedge replied that this money was not included in the school budget. All mon- ey for renovation is handed out by the State Board of Regents and the Gover- nor; thus, it is these people who really decide what Austin Peay will have or will not have. Dr. Coppedge said that there are plans for changes in the business of- fice. These changes are mainly aimed at the addition of a full-time personnel office to handle non-faculty job appli- cants. This is greatly needed, accord-

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What plans are being made to attract a high quality student? Sawrey re- sponded, t'One idea is to show a great- er interest in the more quality high school seniors by sending them an invi- tation; to show that Austin Peay is truly interested in them. Other ideas include the starting of an honors program for students of junior or senior standing to attract students from high schools and junior colleges. The adding of such programs as com- puter science, journalism, black stud- ies and public administration are also included in the hopes of attracting the quality student. Continuing Education is another area under Sawrey's supervision. These are classes sponsored by APSU, which can be taken by anyone just by paying for that particular class. These classes are mainly taken by local adults and col- lege students for fun. Since, as Dr. Sawrey put it, t'Austin Peay is only as good as its students and faculty, there is continual effort to- wards faculty enrichment. 'tFaculty en- richment is presently being achieved by such practices as inservice training. lnservice training includes encourag- ing the professor to attend conven- tions in their academic field to keep in touch with new developments. Sawrey stated, 'The idea behind this is to cut down on a professor's bore-