University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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xp- ' . if an 11 'nt E, l X i 'S' Q X Sununcrficld Hull, hmnc of thc School of Businc-ss. Marty Nlcfttncr, Topeka junior, finds concentration is one of RUB impressive landinzirks, lin-wssziry to linish hcr su-nogrznpliic' aissigiunent. xxifftlllllllllg students lind IllClill2llllZ2lll0l1 helpful in preparing their daily assignnurnts. ii . fs Q R is . we h . img fu, k is, X Km! Q 1 is 5 3 Q Q A

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The School The School ol' Business, celebrating its lortieth anniversary as an accredited nieniber of the Anierican Association ol' Collegiate Schools of Business, is well aware ol' the role it niust. play in nieeting the eco- noniic challenges ol' our nation as well as those nations who would surpass us. Development ol' con- scientious business leaders is its priniary purpose. The li. School it is popularly calledj ollers ccmniprehensive programs in Business :Xdniinistration and Prolessional .-Xccounting designed to appeal to those who aspire to reach positions ol' nianagerial responsibility, and lor those who are interested in learning business operations. The Bachelor ol' Sci- ence in the Business prograni is oriented around business adtninistration, but students are encouraged to extend their studies to industrial adniinistration, accounting, and secretarial work. The Graduate prograni is divided into two phases: a one-year Masters prograni concerned with proles- sional accounting, and a two-year Masters ol' Business Administration lor those who hold non-business bac- 24 of Business calaureate degrees. This latter program, in its third year, has proved to be quite successful for teaching students to adapt to new situations. lixecutive development is stressed in a program to expand the horizons ol' nien in niajor positions. It is geared to teach the student to be a creative and imaginative businessnian. The Business Placenient Bureau provides one ol' the niost helplul services in the Business School. Graduates niay obtain positions in governnient, indus- try, or business through the l5ureau's contacts with tnany concerns and agencies. Facilities lor interview- ing students are provided the visiting recruiters, lfive-year-old Suninierlield Hall, honie ol' the School ol' llusiness, furnishes the niodern facilities necessary to ineet the expanding needs ol' both instructors and students. llnder the capable lead- ership ol' Dean Kloseph XV. McGuire, the School constantly updates its progranis to conlorni to inno- vations in the business world.

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The School of Education As the hotly ol' knowledge expands both in yolunie :incl complexity. the classroom teacher niust lme, more than eyer, highly trained and experiencecl. ln aclcli- tion to the cleniancl for hetter qualiliecl instructors. increasing enrollnients at all leyels require niore ol' these highly trainecl teachers. ln orcler to cope with the cleniancl lor niore antl hetter teachers. the School ol' liclucation. uncler the clirection ol' Dean Kenneth Anclerson. is continually progressing ancl expanding. ln little niore than ten years enrollnient in the School ol' liclucation has 1 tripled, ancl this year the School has a recorcl l,25tl stuclents. lixpansion has heen continual since the Schools louncling in lfltlfl, with the greatest increases occurring in the last clecacle. It striyes to train l0II10Tl'0WlS teachers in the skills ol' eclucation. 'l'here is a great emphasis on knowledge. hoth personal ancl technical: hut just as important the luture teacher learns less apparent skills, .He 26 eniotions. ancl sensitivities. He learns to unclersta and he knows both the strengths and weaknesses ol that society. I he lmasic ohlectiye ol the School ol l'.Clllt'2lIlUll is not only to liroxicle its stuclents with knowleclge ol a personal ancl technical nature, hut also to give theni the almility to instill in their students the cleslre to learn what is presentecl. Through the ellorts ol Dean Anderson ancl the School's faculty, the cleniancls lor niore anfl hetter trainecl teachers at all leyels is heing IIICI. Iherelore. it is with these goals in nnnfl that thc School ol' liclucation, uncler the direction ol Dean Kenneth ,'Xnclerson, has undertaken the task ol' eclu l P' eating approximately IJQJO students, in this the l'il'ty filth year ol' its existence. It strives to aicl these stu clents in realiying the completion ol' their clreanis. learns ol the yalue ol the inthviclual, lns leelings ncl the society in which the incliviclual lives ancl works