Friends University - Talisman Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Q wi 6 Besides athletics, raids, food runs, and vlsltlng with frlends, there is another aspect of college lite which many students overlook: academics. Of course, Friends is not an Ivy League school but Friends has many qualities that an lvy League school does not have. One quality ls the interaction between the students and faculty. Faculty call students by name and love to shoot the breeze with students on a wide variety of subjects. Just try to talk about the Jay- hawks to a Harvard professor! If a student has a problem, the professors door is always open and a listening ear ls always available to troubled stu- dents. This does not mean the classes are easy, but it means.that professors care for the students and want them to be challenged and motivated. Another quality of Friends is the liberal arts background of the college. Students do not always feel this ls a benefit when they are struggling through a calculus, biology, or art appreciation class. But this wild variety of learning will broaden the student's mind and make him a better rounded person in the technologically focused world. Academics is the backbone of the college experience and Friends University uses academics to produce well adjusted graduates ready to tackle the challenges of the real world. academics

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I he bHCkb0l l9 of any liberal-HHS' Though ll ls H01 CUI'l'eI'lUy gl'OWll'lg at Dr. Raymond Nelson is the dean ol the College ol Arts and Sci- ences. Dr. Nelson is enthusias- tic about the year and is opti- mistic about the upcoming years and the enrollment ln the Col- Iege ol Arts and Sciences with the quality faculty and caliber ol students which are attracted to Friends. --photo by Teresa Graybeal. Fine Arts faculty ttront row, L to Ri Dr. Cecil Rlney, David Weber, John Leavitt, Dr. William Perry, Les Meadow, tback rowt Wallace Dunn, Joyce Priess, Guy John- ston, Dee Connett and Pat Brooks. --pholo by Teresa Graybeal based institution is the College of Arts and Sciences. Such is the case with Friends University. Dean Raymond Nelson said it best when he described the College of Arts and Sciences as the vehicle through which liberal arts are expressed. the undergraduate level, the masters pro- grams are expanding as are the HRM pro- grams. Most of the programs are fairly sta- ble, and though enrollment was down this year, with increased scholarship opportuni- ties, an upward trend in enrollment should be evident soon. There are tour basic divisions in the College of Arts and Sciences: Religion and Humanities, Fine Arts, Education and Behav- ioral Sciences, and Natural Sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences benefits the entire student body since it is the base of learning at the university. All students no matter what their major will take a great deal of liberal arts classes to fulfill their general education or just to learn about a different area in which they have an inter- est. The College of Arts and Sciences is not one that students will immediately ap- preciate, but ln the long run, they will be glad for the broad base of learning it pro- vides. -- by Tami Terry.