East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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3— After assemblies with the dean ot men and of women, freshmen recei e their first bit of college education- registration packets. 4- The process is also tiring lor those at the computer terminals Regina Harrell pauses to recouperate. Orientation 21

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l 1 -Wide-eyed or weary-eyed, frosh are con- ducted through registration procedures with the aid of the faculty. 2-Dr. Ronnie Day eluci- dates a point for a prospective history major. A lunch provided by the University was followed by meetings with advisors and registration in each student ' s major department. Identification cards, the magic carpet for everything at ETSU, were also made during the day as each former high school student became a college student overnight. Registration at East Tennessee State has changed drastically over the years, evolving into a unique system tor the Johnson City campus. Prior to the 1970 ' s, any student planning to enroll at ETSU would first make an appointment for regis- tration in the library, and then proceed to registra- tion in the gymnasium. Of course, not everything has changed as gradu- ate students and seniors still had first choice of reg- istration times. The old process began with students filling out course cards in the bleachers of the gym and wait- ing until their appointed time to register. Cards to be filled out numbered anywhere from 10 to 15 and were available in a wide array of colors. All the cards came in packets and had titles such as pre-registration cards, partial schedule cards, problems cards, and identification cards. There were even cards to fill out if a student left the gym floor during registration. 20 Orientation I

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n kl In the old process, if all desired classes were available, if all the right people signed all the right cards in all the right places, and if all the right fees and charges were paid, registration for the average student took four to six hours. As the schools ' enrollment grew frcjm college to university status and beyond, the registration pro- cess became inadequate. In 1973, in response to this need, a computerized system was begun that was unique to ETSU and that has remained since that time. Admissions and records personnel point with pride to the cutting of students times spent in registration to approximately 30 minutes over the previous four to six hours. Each student now works out the class schedule with advisors before going to the registration area. The schedule is then key-punched into the com- puter system for checks against full classes and J 22 Orientation