University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Dean George R. Waggoner The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES Teaching and reaching—these goals describe the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The College administration—Dr. George R. Waggoner, Dean; Dr. Francis Heller, Associate Dean; and Dr. Gilbert Ulmer, Assistant Dean—as well as faculty members con- stantly search for improved methods for teaching and reaching the students in the College. This fall 385 faculty in the College have a role in the education of over 5,000 students, about half the number of students enrolled at the of Kansas. These attend regular classes in the thirty-two departments which are grouped into three divisions: the natural sciences, including physics, botany, and geology; the social sciences, including economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology; and the humanities, including the classics, philosophy, and history. The liberal arts college at KU maintains a policy unique in many colleges and univer- sities throughout the country. The faculty of the College take an interest in. undergraduate students, both juniors and seniors, who are majoring in the various departments and also in the large number of students who have not yet decided upon a particular major. This fall 252 members of the College faculty served as freshman advisers, a position normally looked after by the newest and. youngest members of the faculty in most of the larger universities in this country. Experimentation with methods of teaching and the frequency with which members of the faculty participate in national. projects for the reorganization of curriculum and methods are evidence of the concern for undergraduates. The College has an outstanding Honors Program, which offers an accelerated program for superior students. This year, in addition to adding several teachers who have not previously been available, new subjects have been joined to the curriculum. One section of Honors English is being taught as a regular seminar, and the political science and sociology departments are emphasizing international courses. Honors students also conduct research projects under grants from the National Science Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Faculty members, assistants, and graduate students also carry on research in all areas of basic human knowledge. In fact, two- thirds of all the outside-sponsored research done in the University is done in the College. It is estimated that during the past year the money spent for research reached a total of three and one-half million dollars. To allow instructors to reach the students easily, the classes are small, aver aging about nineteen. This increases the general interest of the class and encourages participation. Many professors conduct their classes as round-table discussion groups, which serves to decrease the formality. KU has excellent facilities for these small classes as well as for the large lectures and for the laboratory courses. Students also have the rich resources found in over one million books at the Watson Library. The College has an International Program for those students interested in foreign languages and international educational cooperation. An undergraduate exchange program takes students to Costa Rica from February to November, at which time they live in private homes and attend regular classes at the University of Costa Rica. Kansas University also conducts summer language institutes both on campus and abroad. The European programs are for students with two or three semesters ' preparation in French, German, or Spanish. On campus during the summer, instruction is offered in courses such as Japanese and Russian. Those students who take at least fourteen credit hours and attain a grade point aver- age of 2.26, an excellent scholastic rank, are placed on the Dean ' s Honor Roll. Two honorary fraternities, Phi. Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi, both have chapters at KU for those students with outstanding scholarship. Besides offering the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences provides a broad educational background for students who declare a major and transfer in their junior year to a professional school. Of the students who obtain their Bachelor of Science degrees in the College, two-thirds further their education by doing research as they aspire toward a higher degree. As a result of this excellent educational background, students in the University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences set their goals in many different areas. For many graduating students the instruction received in the College will be the last of their 27

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formal education. The problem facing these soon-to-be graduates is that of facing the world with the knowledge they have already received through skills of highly educated professors. Now their responsibility lies in reaching the hundreds of people with whom they come in contact throughout the future. Each one will be a teacher in his own way, influencing the opinion of everyone. One of the newest and THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS most modern build- ings on Mt. Oread. is Summerfield Hall, which houses the School of Business. It is here that the professional leaders of the future obtain a general education with advanced work in the business area. In the near future, the School of Business plans to inaugurate a doctoral pro- gram enabling men and women to further their educational background in the field of business and economics. Heading the School of Business for the first time this year is Dean Joseph McGuire from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dean McGuire obtained his doctor ' s degree from Columbia University and, since then, has held numerous academic positions including visiting pro- fessor at the Netherlands College of Economics, Rotterdam, Netherlands, and research economist at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. Among his many academic hon- ors are a Fulbright Professor, 1957 to 1958; Ford Research Fellowship, 1959; and member- ship in Beta Gamma Sigma. He has written books and articles on business and economics. Several interesting programs are offered to the business major at KU. The CORE, a business discussion group, is a two-year program offered to juniors. During this period. the students are introduced to and discuss various aspects of the business world such as market- ing, finance, and business administration practices. Masters of Business Administration is a two-year graduate course offered to gradu- ates of liberal arts colleges and engineering schools. This professional course is designed to train the student to learn techniques of business easily and to adapt to any change in envi- ronment he might encounter in business. The MBA program, only two years old, has proven quite successful. The Business Placement Bureau aids the students in the School of Business in finding employment by providing facilities for visiting businessmen to interview students. The School of Business boasts a twenty percent increase in its enrollment this year. With this enrollment of 525 students comes the demand for more professors qualified to enlighten these men and women in business research. The School of Business at the ' Uni- versity is growing and will continue to grow as it trains men and women to cope with the business society of today. The public school THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION teacher of today faces a great challenge. The tremendous increase in enrollment and the growth of human knowledge requires that the teachers of today be of the highest quality, for our country is entrusting its entire future in the young men and. women who will educate our children. The profession needs teachers whose talents have been developed through general and professional education, and whose knowledge is sound, accurate, and extensive. The School of Education has acknowledged this challenge by guiding these trained men and women into the teaching profession. Along with special emphasis on their particular field, prospective teachers learn the technical aspects of education: an understanding of children and the intellectual capacities of children, and comprehension of the part education plays in modern society. But education majors also must have an extensive knowledge of other cul- tures in order to prepare their own students for active participation in world affairs. Because education never stops, teachers return to university life periodically for work in the subjects they teach. The School of Education is growing at a yearly rate which indicates that by 1975, the number of teachers in preparation will be more than 2,500, which is double the present enrollment of 1,078. This year ' s increase over last year ' s is approximately fou rteen percent. It is with these figures in mind that the school, under the supervision of Dean Ken- neth Anderson, continues to expand its program. The keystone in THE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM the scholastic structure of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information is the unique combination of actual professional situations with intellectual pursuits in the theory of journalism. A student in the J-School may concentrate his efforts in any of the three divi- sions offered; news-editorial, news-advertising, and radio-television, but he is also required to take courses in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences in addition. to the prescribed journalism classes in order to broaden his background.. According to Dean Bur- ton W. Marvin, because the acquisition of a sound base of general knowledge yields a more intelligent, more responsible journalist, the KU journalism student must be more aware of the needs and interests of the people he is to inform and educate. Available for training in the varied fields of public information are the excellent 29