Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Chernoh M. Sesay Dr. Chernoh M. Sesay, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, manages his responsibilities with great enthusiasm. Being the dean of the largest college on campus, he sees to it that all students graduating from CSU have been exposed to an adequate amount of English, mathematics, science, history, and the humanities. We more or less lay the foundation for students to go on into the professional areas. The College of Arts and Sciences provides about 80 of the 1 20 cred- it hours required for students to take before graduation. It lays the basic foundation for the total de- velopment of the student because it is not limited to one subject area, stated Dr. Sesay. Dr. Sesay sincerely wants stu- dent ' s needs to be met. My facul- ty and I work very closely with stu- dents because they are our prima- ry concern. We try to devise the type of programs we think will be useful to them which is why we constantly review our curriculum. That is also how we keep up with times and developments in the fields of various occupations. We have a Pre-Law program in the Department of Economics and Political Science which sends an average of five students a year to various law schools across the country and some of those stu- dents are now practicing attor- neys. Last year, we established a Pre- Engineering program in coopera- tion with the University Illinois at Chicago and with the Illinois Insti- tute of Technology in which CSU Dean of The College of Arts and Science students are automatically ac- cepted into the graduate program at these schools after the success- ful completion of their pre-engi- neering studies here at CSU. Many graduates of our Radio and Television program have been employed at some of the major ra- dio and television studios in the na- tion. Some of them ore now pro- ducers. We have established relation- ships with Argonne National Labo- ratory OS well as with Fermi Labo- ratory to which science, math- ematics, and computer science students can go for summer em- ployment which in some cases have led to full employment. Those laboratories also help us in developing our science, computer science, and mathematics pro- grams at CSU. Every department in the College of Arts and Sciences provides in- ternships for its students with the purpose of integrating theory with practice and by serving as a means of obtaining employment for stu- dents who are nearing graduation. I would like to emphasize the importance of obtaining a very strong and well-rounded educa- tion for the future — it is extreme- ly important. Students should not come to Chicago State and think that they can automatically be- come medical doctors, accoun- tants, lawyers, managers, and businessmen. They first have to prepare themselves a very strong general education background. So that when you go out there (to the work force) you have a broader perspective on things. And also, 1 want to advise student very strongly to acquire strong writing skills. They are key to success. Take as many English, writing, and math courses as you can take even if they are not required of you. You will find them very benefi- cial to you. Take courses in histo- ry, in art, in music, in anything that will give you the type of cultural orientation that will prepare you for society. So that when you go into your chosen profession, you will be a fully prepared individual. Also, involve yourself on campus.

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Clinton Bristow, Jr. Dr. Clinton Bristow, Jr., dean of the College of Business and Administration, is very optimis- tic toward the students in the the Business School. The pro- fessionalism is a positiveness about what students wont to accomplish, they do this by set- ting goals for themselves as they plan to pursue those while taking into consideration the facts that skills are required to execute those goals efficiently. It also requires a certain amount of seriousness and commitment to quality, and that ' s what professionalism is. We ore interested in elevat- ing our standards even higher than they are because we feel that we should not be satisfied. Complacency leads to stagna- tion. Stagnation leads to entro- py. We ore not about the busi- ness of degenerating. We are Dean of the College of Business and Administration about the business of prosper- ing. In order to do that, we have to constantly review what our standards are and de- termine whether or not we are putting ourselves in a position to stay competitive. You con- stantly have to be improving yourself. In the College of Busi- ness, we are constantly seek- ing to improve ourselves and our students. Our faculty is very de- manding of our students but we are also very caring for them. Whenever our students have problems, our faculty takes time to discuss those problems with them. When- ever we can lend a helping hand, we ' re there to offer that helping hand, we ' re there to of- fer that helping hand. We like to be accessible, we like to be sensitive, we like to be con- cerned, and will sympathize and empathize. Individuals who are serious about helping them- selves and want to accomplish something, who wont to return great things to their families and their communities and be flag bearers for the College of Business and Administration and of Chicago State Universi- ty, our faculty are there to help them. We have been very success- ful in placing our students in jobs around the Chicago area. But we are constantly working to be even more successful with the placement of all our graduates. Hopefully, we can encour- age our students to pursue knowledge as far as they can possibly pursue it. To strive for nothing less than the top of the pinnacle. To not be satisfied with entry level positions but to go for the top. We want to run it. We want to be in a position to moke decisions, to make things happen for oursleves, our families, and our communi- ties.

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Dean of Graduate Studies William J. Lowe William J. Lowe, dean of gra- duate studies at Chicago State University, has a job somewhat different from the other deans. His students pursue studies in the College of Arts and Sci- ences (headed by dean Cher- noh M. Sesoy) and the College of Education (headed by dean Barbara J. Kardos). They are ail concerned about the continuous success of CSU ' s graduate program but, Dean Lowe has special re- sponsibilities in the graduate area. These responsibilities range from getting enrollment information to students to re- viewing, implementing and en- forcing any of CSU ' s academic policies and regulations that apply to graduate program- ming. One of the great things about the graduate studies program here at CSU is seen in the support I get from the gra- duate faculty. They teach gra- duate courses; they take a spe- cial interest in what we do on the graduate level; they help me with committee work; they serve on our graduate council, and they tend to do on excel- lent job with their students in the classroom. I would like to encourage CSU students to think ahead to graduate study. People who go on for a masters degree are people who are interested in in- vesting in themselves. Not ev- erybody does it; not everybody is eligible. But for the good stu- dent who likes to learn, who likes to continue to build his or her own confidence, back- ground and knowledge, a mas- ters degree is on exciting thing to pursue.