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

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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

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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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I — Lunihtime in the ballroom !• an anlicipdlfa deiighi-unk-sv you are at Ihu bottom of the ramp. 2-The process ot pa rng lor fees became anotfier patience enduring lest as lines began to grow. 3-Seeminglv a bastion ol lonlusion, the Admissions and Records Department does much to clariu perplexing registration problems. conflicts. If no problems arise, the student retains a copy of the schedule just punched in and then pro- ceeds to the registration payment area. It ' s short and sweet. An example of the efficiency of the ETSU system was seen fall quarter when 10,037 students were registered in an approximate two-month period. Orientation 23