George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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President Milo C. Ross, after his sabbatical leave, heads up Century Drive. INFLUX CAUSES CHANGE AT EXECUTIVE LEVEL George Fox College has grown phenomenally in the past four years. Since 1964, the enrollment has jumped from 337 to 391, the faculty has grown from 36 to 51, and three new dorms, new dining facilities, and the science center have been added to the cam- pus. There has also been development in academic areas with the addition of five new majors: Spanish, Psychology, Music Education, and General Science, and certification for teacher education in Math, Biolo- gy, and Physical Education. The college has made great strides in recent years, and this growth is not only desirable, but imperative to the continued suc- cess of the college. The year 1968 brings with it a crisis for George Fox College. The demands of an adequate education in today ' s world are ever on the rise. Pressure for aca- demic improvement is growing rapidly, and it is felt especially by the small liberal arts colleges. For this reason, George Fox must expand, or lose its place in the world of education. New this year as a full-time job is the position of Director of Development, taken 6 over by Maurice Chandler. The great need for con- tinued development has created this important posi- Maurice Chandler, Director of Development, filled a new full-time post for a developing college.

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Changes in all aspects should imply growth. The stages of progress achieved at George Fox College this year are not in isolated areas, but include significant facets of the total college life. Throughout the summer of 1968, sounds of pro- gress echoed across the campus of George Fox. Dozens of workmen, preparing for the fall rush of students, hurried to complete Hobson Hall and the addition to the Student Union Building. Hobson Hall, a much needed supplement to the campus, was de- signed to house seventy-four more students. The SUB, with its added facilities, was to become a real student center for the first time. September arrived too soon. Amid the continuing buzz of construction, vacant dormitories came to life again, and several Newberg families temporarily took Hobson residents into their homes. Thirty-nine days later, Hobson opejed its doors to the boys. WSt m W ■ ■ II 4 mm ri ■mi. I 1

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The need for greater development has also brought a change at the executive level. President Milo Ross, who just returned this fall from a sabbatical year of study and travel, is heading up the Century Drive for the new Fine Arts Center. The greatest aca- demic need of the college now is for the development of the three art departments. Plans to alleviate this need are concentrated in the Fine Arts building, which would become a center of campus activities. Besides the art, music, drama, and religion departments, it would house a large auditorium, and a small drama theater. This building would not only improve the college academically, but it would give a boost to the image of the school, and become a cultural center for the college, and for the surrounding community. In consideration of Dr. Ross ' s involvement with the Fine Arts Center, Dr. LeShana, acting president for the 1967-68 school year, was renamed to the post of Executive Vice President. He carries most of the administrative load, while Dr. Ross devotes his time to the Century Drive. f m