Illinois Wesleyan University - Wesleyana Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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James Routi, B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University . . Director of Admissions. A university's hopes for true excellence begins in the Office of the Director of Admissions. Coordinating the efforts of several area admissions counselors and administrating three major activities QMYF Day and two campus open housesl are only the superficial duties of the new Director of Admissions, James Routi. As chairman of the admissions committee, he is concerned with formulating admissions policy and considering the cases of individual applicants. Included among the more sub- jective aspects of the office are the goals of increasing se- lectivity, improving the quality of the student body and extending greater efforts in the area of recruiting non-white students. The roll of admissions personnel is viewed as that of coun- sellor rather than salesman by the new director, with help and advice offered to those who do not qualify to attend IWU or do not desire to as well as to those who expect to be admitted. Wesleyan's unique promise to meet the financial need of all those it accepts places much additional responsibility in the Admissions Office, making its task even more extensive. :fig-J,ii 1. .T .1 , 1529. Q 1 , . E David Hughes, B.lVI., Illinois Wesleyan University . . . Assistant Director of Admissions. Contacts, names, honesty in packaging, all are significant parts in the role of the Assistant Director of Admissions. In addition to personally representing IWU to that area of ll- linois south of Bloomington, it is the duty of David Hughes to coordinate a program of advanced summer study for high school students and to gather information from the various departments and schools for use in admissions counseling. Personal attention and long distance phone calls are key ingredients in successfully relating the 'cWesleyan Story to prospective Titans. Meeting and speaking with people of vastly different backgrounds and dreams is vital to make the university community one that is culturally whole and representative. High school counselors and the shotgun approach through school newspapers and honor rolls provide the initial contact which may eventually end in the endurance of yet another aspiring freshman. 159' ...nn- F

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9 a ,L--a ees- - ' 'Wil -.-4.-, Q A ,,,, ., Y 1 ..., .-.., .!K.Ic1s,..,,,:,,:,,-:ilonigigiw j ,htm U , M .4 '--:gf -. it it in.:.g.,:i:-w -' - 1 mcsse y -,., Lee W. Short, lVI.M.E., Illinois Wesleyan University . . . Director of Development The scope of the development office is not limited simply to raising funds, for it is concerned with the overall image of the university as well. Since the sole purpose of seeking outside financial aid is for the benefit of the student body, Lee Short, as Director of Development, constantly seeks ways in which to involve students in the actual fund raising process. During the past year, the Development Office succeeded in raising 31,4-14-,959, an amount equivalent to a 50 per cent increase over the past year. At the present time, an expendi- ture of 23 cents is required for each dollar received. Mr. Short's objective for 1969-70 is to reduce the 23 cent expedi- ture to 15 cents. Depending upon the size and stipulation associated with a donation, there are three separate categories of gifts-re- stricted, deferred and capital. Whenever a gift may be used only for a specific purpose, it is termed restricted. Money left to the university through wills is designated as deferredg and finally, donations of 81,000 or more are referred to as capital gifts. - :u1--- - is..- A '-lunnu'P James Ridenour, B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University . . . Associate Director of Development. As the Associate Director of Development, James Ridenour is vitally involved in the processes by which Illinois Wesleyan survives financially. His particular area of responsibility within the Office of Development is annual funds. Specifically these funds are the Century Club, John Wesley Powell Club, University Fellows, and the Presidentis Club. Last year these funds rose steeply and greatly contributed to the balancing of the University's budget. Another aspect of the job of the Associate Director con- cerns the attempt to attract major gifts to the University. Wesleyan's program must be made relevant to people who are in the position to contribute, and definite programs must be available at the proper time to allow them the opportunity to participate when they wish. Recently this office has been engaged in an attempt to involve students in the development aspect of Wesleyan. Al- though plans are still indefinite, this possibility offers en- couraging prospects.

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-v-v nqpmvzv Anne lVIeierhofer, lVI.A., Northwestern University . . Career Planning. Established to help each student adequately prepare him- self for career opportunities, the newly created Career Plan- ning Office, under the direction of Anne Meierhofer, is an extension of the former Placement Office. Though still retaining responsibility for arranging job interviews for seniors, the Career Planning Office stresses the importance of providing career guidance prior to the senior year. The scheduling of informal seminars is designed to bring together business representatives and students, of all classes, for indepth question and answer sessions. In a re- laxed atmosphere interested students may learn first-hand of job opportunities and requirements which enable them to include in their curriculum courses which fulfill the em- ployment standards. In retrospect, the various aspects of this office have pre- pared the student 'cto best use his education and talents, while deriving the greatest personal satisfaction from his life's vocation? Lynn Nichelson, lVI.S., Indiana University . . . Di- rector of Student Financial Aid. Rising costs in higher education have contributed to the influence of the Financial Aid Office in determining whether a student will enroll at IWU and have increased the responsi- bilities of Lynn Nichelson, Director of Student Financial Aid. Of the 1650 students on campus, approximately 1,000 or 60 per cent are recipients of some form of financial assistance through grants, loans, or work programs. Increasingly, gift aid is extended on the basis of financial need rather than academic excellence, in accordance with the policy that any qualified student's total financial need will be met. Despite the many regulations involved, the Financial Aid Office works to avoid classification as a business function of the University. Their goal is to respond to each student as an individual, providing him with the advice and counseling necessary to make it possible for him to attend Illinois Wesleyan.