Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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University structures often seem yearvhoweven. to be large labyrinths designed only to confuse. In an effort to ex- plainwhoanswerstowhomtor,how to comprehend the bureaucracy; the following guide to the administration at ISU may be of some assistance. In reality, the university has not been set up to mud- dle the mind of the student. The organizational charts are detailed, if not entirely logical. To complicate matters at Indiana State, however, a variety of unfilled vacancies or the appointment of act- ing personnel tend to cloud the situation and the Hwho answers to whom syn- drome be- comes all the more mind- boggling. For open- ers, the board of trustees tops the organizational chart with the president tDr. Alan C. Rankin, followed by Dr. Richard LandinD directly below on the responsibility ladder. The president has one ttassistant to - Dr. James E. Rentschler. However, with the vacancy in the De- velopment and Public Af- fairs area, Rentschler was named an acting vice pres- ident. On the level directly un- der the president are the university counsel, the Com- puter Center tdon't ask why; the Intercollegiate Athletics area tright at the topD, and the Evansville campus of ISU twith Dr. David L. Rice as presideno. Rentschler Indirectly under the presi- dent is the Faculty Senate tchaired by Dr.John 8. Hook; All other university , areasfallwith- in five areas, each headed by a vice president an- swerable to the president. Those areas are develop- ment and public affairs, academic affairs, business affairs, student affairs, and general affairs. As previously mentioned, Rentschler serves as interim vice president for develop- ment and public affairs. Under him are Dr. Robert E. Thompson, assistant vice president for public affairs, and Dr. Dale E. McKee, act- ing assistant vice president for development. McKee also serves as di- rector of Alumni Affairs, another sub-area under the vice president. Other Development and Public Affairs areas include the ISU Foundation tdirect- ed by Carl E. Parks; the Bureau of Placement tAlex C. Moody; the Bureau of Tawnsend Conferences and Special Events tPauline Braun- schweigen, Information Services tJoseph Kishx and, believe it or not, the univer- sity switchboard. Academic Affairs was headed by Dr. Maurice Townsend for 1974-75 the did resign at the end of the The area has two assis- tant vice presidents tDr. James R. Boyle and Dr. Law- rence P. Newberryy Under Aca- demic Affairs are the Col- lege of Arts and Sciences and the schools of business, edu- cation, HPER, nursing, tech- nology and graduate stud- ies, as well as such areas as the Academic Advisement Center, AV Center, Co-op Program, Summer Sessions tDr. Harriet D. Darrowy, Ex- tended Services, libraries, Afro-American Studies, Center for Medical Educa- tion, and a variety of special centers and projects. J. Kenneth Moulton serves as vice president for Business Affairs and Trea- surer. He has one assistant vice president tDonald M. Hilty and one assistant t'to the vice president, Robert J. Murray. Under Moulton are the payroll areas, the controller tWilllam O. NelharU, Stu- dent Housing tCletis H. Shouseyv the Physical Plant tThomas H. Dawsom, Pur- chasing, Personnel, Audit- ing, Safety 2 and Security t G e o r g e . Kerm, the f Bookstores, the Union Building, and the legislative liaison. The vice president for student Affairs is Dr; John W.Truitt. He has one assistant Uto vice president, Janet M. Arnett. Under Truitt are the Stu- M aultan Truitt l- dent Administrative Ser- vices tDr. William R. Osmon. who also served as interim registran - including Ad- missions, University-High School Relations, the regis- trar, Student Research and Testing, and foreign stu- dents. Another area under Truv itt, Student Life tDr. Richard R. Mellom includes Resi- dence Hall Programs, the Student Life Administration tRoye CarnelD, Student Ac- tivities tDonald R. MighelD, and the Afro-American Cul- tu ral Center. Also answering to Truitt are the Student Counseling Center, Student Financial Aids, and the Student Health Center. Dr. Charles W. Hardaway serves as vice president for general affairs and secre- tary of the university. He has no assistant vice presidents. ' 7 w Under Har- daway is in- structional and contract research. When Dr. Landim as- Hawaway sumed the presidency on May15,1975, he gave the indication that the administration at ISU would undergo evaluation and possible reorganization. Many who have termed the university Htop-heavy as far as the administration was concerned suggested a structure with only three vice presidents. Those would presumably be for academics, student affairs, and general affairs. Business affairs would be an area directly answer- able to the president. Administration ADMINISTRATION ll

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the name that became a household word 10 ADMINISTRATION After a 10-month search and the screening of more than 300 applicants, Dr. Richard G. Lan- dini was named president of ISU on Feb.4, 1975. Landini assumed duties as president on May 15. He had former- ly served as aca- demic vice presi- dent at the Univer- sity of Montana at : Missoula. La'ldim The 45-year-old became the eighth president in the history of the university. HFrankly, Landini noted in February, l'I'm very excited . . . in the months ahead I hope to learn as much about ISU as possible . .. what I know thus far is all good. lllt's a little early to come to anything more than tentative conclusions about ISU and its challenges, but I believe that with the help of the ISU staff, the stu- dents, and the citizens of this state, we can move forward with great enthusiasm, he added. HThe issues facing ISU are probably not unlike those facing comparable institutions today - decreasing enrollments, the new demand for accountability, and others, the new president said after he was named by James T. Morris, president of the ISU board of trustees. Landini received the AB. and MA. degrees at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. tin 1954 and 1956 respectively; His doc- torate was earned at the Universi- ty of Florida, Gainesville, in 1959. From 1959 to 1970, Landini served as assistant professor, associate professor, and full professor of English at Arizona State University of Tempe. He was also assistant dean of the graduate college from 1965 to 1967. He served as dean of the ex- perimental Litchfield College, a branch of ASU, from 1967 to 1970. Between 1968 and 1970 he was also assistant to the president at Arizona State. He became vice president at the University of Montana in 1970. Landini is married and is the father offive chidren.

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Block Awareness - Has a Place of its Own Afro-American Studies designates a body of knowledge focusing upon the experiences of black people in the United States without neglecting their African heritage. The program at ISU, under the direction of Dr. Wesley l. Lyda, i's open to every student, operating under the philosophy that positive con- tributions of Afro-Americans must become knOWn to all people. ISU offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Afro-American Studies. The program provides a major or minor in Afro-American Studies with emphasis upon Afro-American history, literature, or artlmusiclhumanities, or a major with emphasis upon social work, community development and understanding of interracial problems in general. Closely tied to the Afro-American Studies program is the Afro-American Cultural Center, which was opened on campus in the spring of 12 AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES 1972 to provide opportunities for Afro-American students to develop their potential and ability to create programs and activities relevant to their psychological and social needs. Under the leadership of its director, Michael Ard tpicturcd oppositei, the program of the Cen- ter provides educational opportunities for the uni- versity community to learn about the Afro- American culture. The Center tpictured abovei provides a facili- ty for discussions for students such as Gladys K. Williams and Vandaris Simpson hop of columni. Vandaris and Milton A. Dumas tsecond picture from topi pause in an other area of the Center, while Gladys tsecond picture from bottom glances through the Center library. Artist SteveBritt tbottomi poses with one of the Centeris art works during one of several Black art shows at the Center.