Broome Community College - Citadel Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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From Sun-Bulletin April 6, 1966 The two-year community col- lege such as Broome Tech is not a ‘‘watered-down version’’ of a four-year school. Samuel B. Gould, president of the State University of New York, told Broome Tech students and fa- culty members yesterday. “It must be clear to you that you are an important compo- nent of the State University— important as faculty in the new kind of commitment you have, important as students who ex- emplify a new and exciting op- portunity in education, impor- tant as a total institution with a new and Significant mission to fulfill,” Mr. Gould said in his first visit to the school. Mr. Gould said there must be a greater emphasis placed on community colleges because of the job they will be called upon to do during the next 25 years. By 1985, he predicted, there will be 235,000 college students in New York State, ‘a far larger percentage... than today.” Citizens should be enc our- aged to understand the impor- tance of a community college. “that it is mot a lesser school than a four-year school.” He blamed much of the lack of understanding about commu- nity colleges on the educational leaders, “We in education have made insufficient effort to explain the community college to the cit- izen-at-large and even to mem- bers of boards of supervisors or other sponsoring groups. “We talk to one another so much that we forget there is a large and important constituen- cy still uninformed and unper- suaded.”’ He urged that Broome Tech and other community colleges continue their excellence in pro- grams and not “turn their backs on everything other than : general or liberal arts educa- tion.”’ “T am glad to see this is not happening at Broome Tech,” he added. A good example of Broome Tech’s success, he explained, was shown last week when Personnel recruitment offi- Dr. Gould and President Tyrrell during tour of campus. cials from 66 industrial and commercial firms spoke to students. There were only 2 recruiters last year. “There are no better sales- men for your school than your students.”’ He urged faculty members and administrators “not to sa- crifice the quality of education because it is a two-year col- lege.”’ “Whether courses are general or vocational, cultural or tech- nical, long or short...day or evening, conventionally taught or unconventionally taught, should be of no consequence to community colleges so long as they are assured that what they do is consistently excellent and that they are performing the greatest possible service to their students and the commu-- nity.”” Dr. Gould concluded a busy day by addressing a dinner meeting of about 250 persons last night in the college gym- nasium, DR. GOULD Dr. Samuel B. Gould chats with students Maurice Battisti, Bill Kosta, and Mary Jo Zemek. Gould lauds Tech's record, future ‘Magnificent community college,’ SUNY head says He complimented all who had a part in the formation of Broome Tech, calling it a “magnificent community col- lege.” He said: “An outstanding institution must have three elements. First, it must have a clear, well defined and realistic objec- tive. Here it is clear that you know your mission and fulfill it every day. “Secend, good human rela- tions are important—the kind that exists between the faculty and administration, the admin- istration and students and the students and the faculty. You sense the fine rapport that pe between the three groups ere, ‘Third, and possibly the most important, is a vision of great- ness—a realization of greater things. far beyond the day to day tasks. The aims and aspira- tons here at Broome Tech are a vision of greatness...’ Also speaking were Henry M. Baldwin, chairman of the Broome County Board of Super- visors, and Edgar W. Couper, chancellor of the board of Re- gents of the State University of New York. Chancelior Couper men- tioned ‘‘years ago’ when Broome County was ashamed of its record as far as local colleges were concerned. ‘“‘We were ashamed,” he said, “because we had no local com- munity college where our chil- dren could go at reasonable cost. Because of this remarka- bly successful college, our rec- ord can be compared favora- bly with any other metropolitan area—because of the leadership furnished by this college.”

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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE CECIL C. TYRRELL President of the College SUE CHURCHILL DOROTHY R. TURNER Secretary Administrative Assistant to the President