Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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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-

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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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dom within his field, which sometimes leaks over into the classroom. Austin Peay also awards leaves of ab- sences, which are without pay, to allow the professor to work on his doctorate, a publication or some other project in- tended to make the professor more knowledgeable. Eagle University is another area of academic affairs. Sawrey explained, llEagle University is a consortium uni- versity, which means that it is a collec- tion of universities which have banded together to offer courses to military personnel at Ft. Campbell. Currently there are about 12 univer- sities involved with Eagle University, with Austin Peay being the major con- tributor along with keeping all of the records. The Dean of Eagle University, Dr. Steve Castleberry, is a member of the APSU staff and coordinates all classes with the administration at Ft. Camp- bell. According to Sawrey, the growth of Eagle University depends entirely on the army, which today stresses educa- tion for its enlisted personnel. Dr. Fred Williams, executive assistant to the president, has direction over the physical plant, affirmative action, the computer center and institutional re- search. As executive assistant, Williams Opposite Top - John Bratcher and his assistant, Jenny Matlock, direct the student financial aid office. Above -- tFrom Lem Margaret Sumner, director of the learning re- source center; Dr. Wayne Stamper dean of the graduate school; Dr. James Nixon, dean of the college of arts and sciences; Dr. J F Burney, dean of the college of business and professional programs; Dr. Michael Davis, dean of the college of educa- tion and human services; James Vinson, director of continuing edu- cation and community services; and Dr. Stephen Castleberry. direc- tor of Eagle University all work in close coordination with Dr. James Sawrey. Opposite Bottom Left - Jeff Bibb, director of publication services; Doug Vance, director of sports information; Sherwin Clift. director of public information; and Henry Malone, director of alumni affairs and placement services work together closely on many projects. Opposite Right - Dick Littleton takes time out to answer a few questions during hectic fall registra- tion. Left - Doug Vance. sports in- formation director, conducts a post-game interview with Lake Kel- ly, head basketball coach.