Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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V V777 V VV Vo1.80 1978 A SUMMARY OF EVENTS Humans Interact In Front of Memorial Union There have been numerous additions to the Emporia State campus this year. One of these is a - - unique art sculpture located east of the Memorial Union. The sculpture was unveiled Friday October 6. Richard Ernst a senior from Enterprise was 1 the sculpture s creator. - Ernst began his work on the model for the sculpture in January. The pieces for the sculpture 'V - . are cast concrete that were made from two unique molds that he designed and built this summer. fi- - lt stands seven feet high and is seven feet long with a width of two-and-a-half feet. ,N it - 1 The sculpture weighs five tons. The shapes represent stylized human figures that are interact- V in ' f' ' The support that this project received from the school administrators the Memorial Union 1 . and the students was great Ernst exclaimed. Richard Stauffer sculpture instructor in the art department helped coordinate the activity. - , f - The students in the department have learned a lot by being able to see this project go up ' Stauffer said. New Pubhsher For the first time in 11 years SUNKEN GARDEN RENOVATED One of the latest renovations on campus is the work being done on the the Emporia State Yearbook the Sunflower was published off campus Previously the Sunflower has been prmted on campus by the Emporla State Press The last publication off campus was in 1968 when the book was published at Intercolliegate This year the Sunflower you see was published at J osten s American Yearbook Company in Topeka The change to Jos ten s was made because of the poor results of the 1978 book and noting that a company who specialized ln yearbook pro duction would have the most to offer The advantages of Jostens are numerous, offering much more than the campus press could provide 1 5 1 9 9 Press. in Kansas City. 7 ' 9 9 . - 5 . S Sunken Garden in front of Plumb Hall. Many years ago the Sunken Garden was landscaped with elm trees surrounded by flowers. After the Dutch Elm disease killed the trees the garden deteriorated and the fountain stopped working. The new garden was designed by Jim Galle of Architectural Services. The plan for the garden has gone through ten proposals finally dated June 1977. The Campus Planning Committee decided on the final plans. Funds for this project came through the Physical Plant Budget not a budget of its own. Each shop budgets a certain amount for specific work. Most money spent is through the Grounds Crew. There is a lot of work to be done to renovate this area. Many deteriora- tions to the fountain caused much work to be done there. Oak and birch trees will be planted around the outer edge and flowering trees such as pear and peach will be planted in the center around the fountain. Benches for people to sit on will be placed around the fountain and ramps will be added for the handicapped. Other additions will be globe lamps to light sidewalks, and new flowerbeds. The work is done by the Emporia State Grounds Crew and is a low priority project. It began last summer and is planned to be finished by next fall. . . s 5? , P , r 1 r As. if 5 f' I . . v 'IV' mg, Ernst said. 4 fit- tt ' 1 , , fi 4 i., W , Ll , , 1! , 1 7 5 9 5 5 9 9 5

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FEATURES Introduction Section Section Section Section Section Section Section Closing Index A: LIFESTYLE B: SOCIAL C: THE ARTS D: SPORTS E: PEOPLE F: GROUPS G: FACULTY

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Emporra Sees Drop 111 Enrollment Off1C13l fall enrollment at Emporla State Umverslty lS 5 750 headcount and 4 900 FTE ffull tlme equlvalentj accordtng to figures complled by Clmt Webber E State regrstrar The 5 750 headcount IS 636 below the 0fflCl3l count for fall 1977 whale the 4 900 FTE count rs 354 below the fall 1977 FTE total FTE IS computed by dtvldtng the total number of undergraduate hours by 15 ffull loadj and the total number of graduate hours by mne Cfull loadj Th1s down year follows an up year 1n 1977 The fall 1977 headcount represented the second largest mcrease among the SIX state mstrtutlons Thxs fall s declme rn enrollment IS falrly evenly dlvrded among all classes of students and cannot be attrrbuted to any one factor Presldent John Visser sa1d There ns no questlon he added that the avallabtllty of Jobs and the favorable economrc cllmate have kept a number of students from returnmg to school Students wlth good paymg Jobs want to get ahead Hnancxally before returnmg to the more spartan exlstence of a college student Indlcatlons are that the overall enrollment of the s1x state un1vers1t1es w1ll be down th1s fall President V1sser sald Emporia State however appears to be hardest hxt by the declme We at Emporla State tend to be more vulnerable to enrollment vactllatlons than perhaps the other state lll'llVCl'S1tlCS because we do not have a clearly deflned regron of our own or a heavlly populated center ln our tmmedrate vxcmtty We tend to draw our students from the same regrons and counties that the larger umverslttes do and as a result must compete more dtrectly wrth them We do know that vacrllatlng enrollments are a way of llfe m hlgher educatlon today and are belng experlenced across the country Wh1le we are concerned about th1s fall s declme and tts lmpltcatnons we are not drscouraged Our 1mpress1ve mcrease ln 1977 makes thns falls declme look worse than rt would otherwrse Emporia State UDIVCFSIIY contmues to be a strong 1nst1tut1on wtth a broad and loyal constltuency We are proud of our faculty and staff and the quahty of our educational programmmg We contmue to attract able students and to lmprove the quallty of campus hfe for them We are especlally proud that we can carry out our mlsslon tn a responslble manner at a relatlvely modest cost to the state of Kansas a a Q 1 ' 9 9 ' ' 5 3 7 ' a ' 44 as as as ' ' 9 - 9 1 U . . . . . . . . ,, . . 9 ' as - - ' as . , , . 54 . . . 9 s a 9 - U . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . ,, U . . . . . . . . . . . ,,