George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Dr. Speck himself attends various committees, (Joint Committee of Faculty and Students, the Publications Committee, Parking Committee and others) each dealing with a specific area of student life. The Office of Student Activities formally recognizes student clubs, allocates funds, and supervises a variety of special projects such as Parent’s Weekend, the Leadership Conference, Project Visibility and Impact Sponsors. The Program Board, a student elected board of students, oper- ates within student activities and plans events throughout the year. The weekly movies, entertainment in the Ratskellar, dances and this year’s Kingfish Concert are just some of the many events sponsored by the board. The Student Volunteer Action Council (SVAC) oversees several volunteer efforts such as coordinating commuter and home trans- portation, blood drives and a book exchange. The Hatchet semi-weekly newspaper, Cherry Tree yearbook, and Rock Creek literary magazine enable students to express themselves in writing and in the planning and executing of a periodical, There are many other clubs, activities, and committees, each providing a line of input, participation, and involvement with other students, faculty and administrators, In a sense, the failure to realize and utilize the Division of Student Affairs is a failure to obtain a full, well rounded educa- tion. The opportunity to become involved, to participate in the inner workings of the University, and to interact with others should not be passed up. The ability to work with others and to achieve goals together is best learned through experience. The Division of Student Affairs makes this learning process possible. The 1976 Cherry Tree is dedicated to the many students, admin- istrators and faculty members who work together for the benefit of the entire university community.

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GOVERNING BOARD Chairman Jon Vinson Jon Vinson Jerry Tinianow Steve Schooler Dru Dunton Jeff Rose Bill Sunderland Richard Trachtman Dr. Robert Park Dr. Richard Frankie Dr. Elizabeth Adams John Einbinder Asst. Dean Gail Hanson 24

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JUDICIAL SYSTEM Academic institutions exist for the transmission of knowledge, the pursuit of truth, the development of students, and the general well-being of society. Free inquiry and free expression are indispensable to the attainment of these goals. As mem- bers of the academic community, students should be encouraged to develop the capacity for critical judgment and to engage in a sus- tained and independent search for truth. Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseperable facets of aca- demic freedom. The freedom to learn depends upon appropriate op- portunities and conditions in the classroom, on campus, and in the larger community. Students should exercise the their freedom with re- sponsibility. The responsibility to secure and to respect general conditions con- ducive to the freedom to learn is shared by all members of the aca- demic community. The University has a duty to develop policies and procedures which provide and safe- guard this freedom. John Perkins Ast. to the Vice President for Student Affairs 26