Independence Junior College - Inkanquil Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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OPEN DOOR - Students find that al- though Dean Boyd Talley is a busy person, his door is open to them. He was instru- mental in recommending that the Activi- ties Fund Committee and the FAST Com- mittee be established. NEW ADMINISTRATOR - Richard Taylor, director of Occupational and Continuing Education and Community Services, was chosen by President Edds to conduct sur- veys and develop the necessary programs to fill the needs of the community for technological skills, basic education and special courses offered simply as a com- munity service. tx. 8 f 1. .- 1 1. f-tm, ' it Q W o Q if 4. I I I I Besides the usual work requiring the attention of administrators, Dean Talley found himself faced with preparing information for a review by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges to determine whether the college continues to meet the requirements for accreditation by that group. The college has been accredited by this group since 1953, a rec- ognition which facilitates student transfers to any other college. Choosing the many furnishings for the new campus took many more hours of work. Instruc- tors had submitted requisitions for the equip- ment needed for their subject areas, and these were written up into a thick booklet of specifica- tions ready for bids. Opening bids and viewing available equipment took more time. The administrators face the huge task of mov- ing to the new campus and making it ready for classes next fall. Raw? g if . i it k

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li f. i 1 22 BUSY MAN - President Neil Edds has been a busy man since he became president of Independence Community junior Col- lege. He has exhibited a strong leadership in helping to establish the college as a separate entity from the city school system, in encouraging the faculty members to use progressive and effective means and in carrying out a building program to provide a new campus. In 1965 the Kansas Legislature made it possible for community junior colleges to become inde- pendent of city school systems or unified dis- tricts. Immediately voters in the northern half of Montgomery County voted to form the Inde- pendence Community Iunior College district. In 1967 the newly elected Board of Trustees as their first act employed Mr. Edds as president, and for the first time since its founding the college had an administrator whose whole responsibility was for operation of the college. In an unprecedented meeting of the new trus- tees with the faculty, the trustees asked the fac- ulty members to voice their preferance for a president. After some discussion a trustee asked for a vote to determine the concensus of opin- ion. They were surprised to find the faculty agreed 1000f0 in asking that Mr. Edds, then serv- ing as dean, be named the new president. 7

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si N--,. mi2tt I , ,H -,..,. . STUDENT PERSONNEL - Bill juby, COUNSELOR - Helping this student director of student services and federal select a schedule of classes is an exam- projects, accepts a call for student ple of the primary duty of David Wini- workers. ford, counselor. Emphasis is placed on the individual student and finding solu- tions to his problems. Many freshmen have no idea in which field they wish to study. With careful testing and counseling, many make up their minds to enter a field suited to their individual abil- ities and aptitudes. Earning a part of their expenses is necessary to most of ICJC students. ln excess of 800f0 of those enrolled work part time in the work-study program made possible by federal funds. Others need help in acquiring more skill in a particular study. They find help in the Learning Resources Center. Student services are rendered by these people LEARNING RESOURCE - Carrol Bailey looks over the cartridge for a Mast Teaching machine, which is part of the college Learning Resources Center. GIVING ADVICE- Kim Ross QSEATEDD takes some good advice with a smile from Robert Rector, director of stu- dent activities and athletics. il DELIVERS NEWS - Composing news releases and delivering them each day is one of the duties of Ruth Lyon, director of public infor- mation. Marion Boner, editor of the lnde- pendence Reporter accepts the releases for that day's paper. 9