Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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,,...........-...-W ASBYU Executive Council Seated Alan Wllklns Robb jones Marti Wllson Cllntjonnson, Rosemary Price, Reed Wllcox Stancllng Bill Fillmore, Chris Dowling Dick Newcomer, Walt Marlowe Steve Nielson Steve Klllpacle

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35+ E!! Activities Correlating Council What are the social needs of BYU students? Who isn't involved? ln matters concerning the Church, the administration, and student government collectively, who has the final say? How can the needs of the students best be met? These and other questions have been asked, and are in the process of being answered, by the new Activities Correlating Council. ln the past, we have had a three-pronged approach to University problems and activities, so that we were often working against each other, stated Alan Wilkins, ASBYU vice president and Second Stake MIA president. One of the major goals of the Correlating Council is to achieve a spirit of cooperation in scheduling activities and facilities, so that programs of the Church, administration, and student government do not conflict. The Church is represented in the Council by each of the twenty stake Young Men's and Young Women's MIA presidents, who report what their stakes are doing and make suggestions for future events aimed at serving each individual student. Student government representatives include Reed Wilcox, ASBYU president, Alan Wilkins, Clint johnson, Culture vice president, and Walt Marlowe, Social vice president. As chairman ofthe Council, William Siddoway presents the administration's point of view, along with Lyle Curtis, who, in his position as assistant to the Dean of Student Life, is in charge of all scheduling on campus and thus is able to tell the Council members whether their ideas are workable.

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Representatives of the three bodies met regularly to plan their calendars and combine resources. From this, the various Ten Stake functions emerged, including the Roadshow in November, monthly firesides, and the Gold and Green Ball which replaced the junior prom this year. Student government and MIA shared labor and expenses in these functions, strength- ening the bonds between church and state. A survey was taken this winter to find out whether students involved in Church activities also become involved in school activities, why or why not, and how they make the choice. The results of this survey helped to determine what the needs are, how to meet them, and how to correlate the calendar from there. Another goal of the Activities Correlating Council is that of working together to reach the individual student, the Gertrude Gluttenfutch who knows few people and even fewer ways of meeting people. We want to find all the Gertrudes, reach out to them, and then pull them in to us, Alan related, but we have to work together to find her. The Council has also suggested the idea of sponsoring activities that do not require activity cards for the working husbands or wives of married students. This has been a serious problem, especially in the Sixth Stake, where most of the members are married, Alan explained. We eliminate a tenth of our students right there. ln meeting with the Board of Trustees, President Oaks, MIA boards, ASBYU officials, and students themselves, it has become evident that this problem of correlation, of working together, is a serious one, and will continue to grow. But it is hoped that through the Council, a feeling of credibility may be attained, to the great advantage of each student.