Metropolitan Community College - Sunburst Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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The Dean of Instruction Dr. Girard T. Bryant ln the words of Dr. Girard T. Bryant, adminis- tration is, and should be, the great heartbeat which paces an institution either to excellence or to dull mediocrity . . . To think of it as something learned from a textbook or prescribed by formula is wrong. As Dean of Instruction, Dr. Bryant is involved with two programs at MJC: the specifications for new buildings for our future campus and a follow- up study of our College graduates since l96l. In addition to these pursuits, Dr. Bryant has done extensive research on the curricula of junior col- leges all over the United States-thus being in a better position to evaluate and develop the emerging curriculum at MJC. The Dean of the Evening Division Robert M. Hankins Robert M. Hankins emphasizes the fact that the picture of administration at MJC is constantly changing as new goals arise. Effective admini- stration is the coordinating factor that success- fully balances the curriculum to meet the needs of students. As Dean of the Evening Division, Mr. l-lankins administers the evening school and is involved nightly with the students, the enrollment and the scheduling of these classes. ln addition to these duties, as Director of Technical Education, he is responsible for programming technical courses and surveying the needs of businesses and stu- dents in order to formulate new programs forMJC,

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The Vice President Howard N. As Vice President and Director ot Educational Affairs, Howard N. Monnett's job in administra- tion is to help keep the educational house in order . . . He believes that the administration must give its closest attention to the educational mission ot the institution and work over-time on the academic sector ot that mission. Mr. l'vionnett's range ot duties tncludes the man- agement and supervision ot the entire educational program at MJC. Our Vice President is now in- volved in planning the forthcoming summer school schedules and the new College curriculum tor the tall semester, l9o6. He is responsible tor hir- ing instructional statt members and tor overseeing the school budget. As Director ot Educational Monnett Attairs, he is daily working with taculty members, academic departments, the deans, the architects, the board ot trustees, and the College president in the planning ot new buildings and facilities tor the tuture MJC campus. A journalism major, Mr. Monnett earned his degrees at the University ot Kansas and the Uni- versity ot Colorado, and was once a reporter tor the Kansas City Star. Before becoming a member ot the administration, Mr. Monnett served as an instructor ot English at MJC tor over ten years. Much ot his leisure time is spent in the scholarly study ot the history ot the Civil War, a subject on which he has written extensively.

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