Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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Dr. Frank Scalise, head of the counseling staff, said the reason for orientation was to give the students the opportunity to visit the campus, learn policies and pro- cedures, and meet members of the administrative staff. Approximately 900 students attended this year's orien- tation. At the beginning of the meeting, 3 different pam- phlets were passed out explaining the day's activities. Each color designated where the student was to go. As a tour of the campus, slides were shown in the Lecture Hall. john Homan, campus photographer and photography instructor, was responsible for the produc- tion of the slides of the campus and the accompanying music. Dr. Scalise was excited about the response of the students to the slides. He praised Homan for what he called unique and interesting campus tour. He felt that this method was more effective than an actual walk- ing tour. ORIENTATIUIV Orientation also gave campus organizations a head start by setting up tables in the gym. Interested Fresh- men were given the chance to find our more about these groups. As a wrap up to the activities, hoagies and cokes were served in the gymnasium. Entertainment was provided, and those who cared to could stay for a get acquainted dance. For a little added entertainment, a Rat Wedding was performed on two Freshmen boys. This not only amused the Freshmen, but gave the attending Sopho- mores quite a laugh. The Student Personnel Services sponsored and financed the lunch and entertainment. The traditional Rat Caps were sold to the new stu- dents for a dollar each. George McCall of administration said, It is recommended that all new students have a cap or suffer the consequences! 3

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to fill out, they did not tell us how. One stranded student writes, I was sitting there, with an assortment of papers, not knowing the first thing about what I was supposed to do. The time it took to register varied from student to student. Two hours were supposed to be allowed for reg- istration. Notes one student, I reg- istered in a new record time of four and a half hours. Another student comments, Registration day began at 8:45 a. m. and didn't end until 3:30 p. m. One student was here at 8 a. m. He waited 45 minutes out- side the gymnasium. He didn't leave until 2 p. m. It took me nine hours to register, writes a persistent student. Various students were caught up in plights which were sometimes hu- morous and sometimes sad. What a way to start off another school year! I was rejected three times. It took me six hours to reg- ister, wrote a co-ed. On August 18 I awoke to a day of panic, excitement, and complete frustration, writes a co-ed. I didn't know it would take me nine and a half hours of struggle with a pink striped card. This girl spent two hours waiting outside the gymnasium. After she got into the gymnasium she was rejected four times. She adds, By this time I was so aggravated with the whole thing that I decided that if I was a reject again, I would just tear up the pink striped card and run out of the gymnasium as fast as I could. She was accepted the fifth time. A tired student writes, I was re- jected seven times by the unbeatable IBM machine and by 5 p. m. I was beat. There were about 20 students left who like me were happy to see the dean come in. He offered to dis- pense with the late registration fee if we came back Monday momingf' After being rejected one student found that, I had written in the wrong sequence number for one of my courses. I had signed up for square dancing instead of beginners he 99 l i X X QM. , 1 4 -1 fl - 1 jl j W so 5 0756. golf, but the dancing was closed luckily. After being rejected five times for various reasons I was finally able to pay, but the check I had already made out was S15 short of the amount due. So I had to come back the next day and do it all over again. Even though a number of these students had complaints about the procedure and confusion of registra- tion, some students sympathized with the instructors working during regis- tration. Wrote one student, Registration was probably more of a burden upon the instructors and administration than upon the students. A few students commented on the exact problem of registration proce- dures at the college. Organization is what is lacked in the registration program, wrote a student. Another student noted, Lack of information was a problem. Not many people knew what to do or where to go. Information gathered from Robert N. Melott, Director of Data Systems showed that: a. 206 students were rejected be- cause of class conflicts, b. closed classes returned 577 stu- dents, c. 104 students were rejected for marking the card wrong. In other words, 352 of the students were returned because of their own errors. Constructive criticism was offered by a number of students. I feel registration could be less tedious and tiring if more counselors were available and a lot more classes, wrote an understanding student. One student offered. A lot of worry and confusion could have been avoided if registration were held all week instead of the last three days before school was to begin. There should be more advisors for the new students, and less people for each appointed hour, was a student's brief comment. One student suggested a new pro- cedure. Students should be taken for registration as soon as their appli- cations are accepted. Their classes should be scheduled and tuition paid, starting at least thirty days before classes are to begin. Registration was a day that will not be forgotten soon by many students. It was a frustrating and confusing time for both students and instructors. 5