Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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DR. ,I.T. SANDEFUR directs and supervises research projects and institutional grants. While the investigations are carried on indepen- dently by the faculty members, the Office of Re- search and Institute Grants was established in 1962 as a post of the Graduate Division, and the faculty research committee plays a key role in assisting and encouraging research. The Office of Research and 1nstitute Grants serves as liason between project directors and the college business office, general office, registration office and office of admissions and records. The of- fice maintains information ofthe latest federal legis- lation affecting education and brings reports of new programs to the attention of interested faculty members. Assisting Sandefur in directing the Office of Research and Institute Grants are ,loost Yff, assis- tant coordinatorg Mike Sarntee, office manager, Ruth Morrow, bookkeeper and Linda Ashlock, secretary. The faculty research committee, composed of representatives from the 16 college departments, provides an avenue of support to faculty members in the initial stages of their research. However, the committee screens only those projects submitted for Teachers College support. Projects submitted to outside funding agencies such as the U.S. Office of Education and National Science Foundation are not screened by the committee. Active Research Program Marks Maturity of College One of the marks of maturity of any college or university is an active and expanding research function, and this has certainly been a characteristic of the Teachers College in the past five years. As an indication of the growth of the college's research program, in 1962, only seven projects were underway, while in September of 1966, twenty-one research projects were either in operation or had been proposed. Dr. ,I.T. Sandefur, coordinator of the Office of Research and Institute Grants, in commenting on the importance of research, said, Good teaching and good research are inseparable if we are to expand the peripheries of knowledgef' He continued, 'Lfiesearch now being carried on at the Teachers College will serve to make this a bet- ter college and will do much to bolster the college's academic imagef' DEAN JACKSON AND Jerry Couch. assistant professor of educa- tion, explain the use of the mobile closed circuit television system to aid those students in teacher education. The mobile unit is designed to carry a video tape recorder, monitor, and recorders. 21

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DR. NATHAN P. BI'DD heads the Office of Instruction which is primarily concerned with curriculum, enrollment and thc advance- ment of instructional methods. IN THE Ol l lCE of Admission, Clint Webber is rcsponsible for maintaining records dealing with enrollment. degree checks and student data analysis. -J ffw 20 Office Outlines Regulations For College's Instruction The performance of the Teachers College in educating teachers rests upon the quality of its faculty and its curriculum and upon the construction of an academic environment conducive to learning. As Dr. Nathan Budd, Dean of Instruction, said, In- struction is the center of the college's entire opera- tions. Through the Office of the Dean oflnstruction and the Academic Affairs Council, the College's academic rules and regulations are outlined. To the Council and the Office of Instruction falls the responsibility for regulations concerning class attendance, degree requirements and providing of facilities for class- rooms, office space and activities. The office also works jointly with department heads in improving the curriculum and in the recruiting of new faculty mem- bers. It is on the Office of Instruction that the brunt of the enrollment boom of the past two years has fallen. Enrollment stood at 5,600 students in 1964-65, but by 1966 had jumped to over 6,700. Admittedly, according to Dr. Budd, Hthe available facilities are lagging behind enrollment, but the student popula- tion boom shows signs of slackening and hopefully the lag will be eliminated in the near future. DR. WALLACE GOOD is in charge of extension which is also included in the Office of Instruction. ' WWWWAWAH W 'W' i fizlfjigf j , WW ,,,. f W ,amwwmmw

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fa fm. 5 . 'va E .1 ng 1 1 at if - W goof ,. tw 2 as-nt 'd 2 1 I f DR. LAURENCE BOYLAN. head of the Graduate Council visits with students. After the resignation of l'rc-sidcnt .Iohn E. King. Dr. Boylan assumed the position of acting president from july. 1966. to February, 1967, when Dr. ,lohn E. Visser was named as the new president of the Teachers College. Beginning with the enrollment increase of 1953, there was an expansion in almost every aspect of the graduate curriculum. ln 1958 the Board of Regents authorized the granting of the Specialist in Education degree, and in 1959 the master of arts degree in English, history and mathematics. President Appoints Council Presently, the graduate program is administered by the graduate council which is appointed by the president. The dean of graduate studies administers the policies established by the council. The graduate program at the Teachers College places a major emphasis upon the preparation of teachers, librarians, counselors, supervisors and administrators for schools and colleges in Kansas. The office provides complete service to graduate students from enrollment to degree check. Assist- antships and fellowships are available to interested and capable students. 22 Graduate Program Expands Since Beginning in 1929 Graduate work at the Teachers College has progressed a long way since the college was first voted authority to offer the master's degree in January, 1929. ln 1930 the Teachers College catalog described the graduate division as consisting of five members. Majors were offered in only five fields and minors in seven areas. Thirty-six years later, in 1966, 493 master's degrees were awarded to graduating students, and enrollment in the graduate division had reached 1,014 in the fall of 1966. Majors were offered in nearly 20 fields. Expansion of the division began in the 193Ois. From 1935 to postwar period, the number of depart- ments approved for graduate majors more than doubled did the available graduate programs, largely as a recognition of graduate study for school administration and supervisors. MEMBERS OF THE Graduate Council administer an oral examin- ation for a master's degree to a graduate student. ' ini'