Multnomah University - Ambassador Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Right: Men 's dorm head resident Mom White joins head proctor Bob Reinsch along with proctors Bob Blackwood, Randy Altmeyerg and Dale Wallace at their Monday morning workshop. Above: Mike Peterson shares about relation- ships with hzls' fellow proctors, Doug Steward, Glenn Zirkle, Ken Paul, Bill Tipton, Dennis Cathey, and Alan Young. Right: Ken Foord and Fred Long listen to Dean Keiserlv lecture on leadership.

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Left: At the foosball table, Roilyn Barnhart challenges the Dew Drop Inn residents during one of their many get-togethers. Below: Donna Stephens hands in an evalua- tion form to Dean Ludwick, surrounded by ever-smiling RAS: Kathy Graham, Judy Schmidt, Cindi Halverson, Valerie Guyer, Sylvia Bullock. That's fivel' . . . t'That7ll be three minutes . . . echoes of campus living under proctors or resident assistants CRASJ. But let the image of discipli- narian, policeman, or minute- giver fade away. Let a warm picture emerge instead . . . RAS, RCs Cresident coun- selors in dorm housesl, and Proc- tors-a committed, concerned group, they ministered with servant hearts as our friends. Glamour didn't play a part in the position. It's hard work,', one RA commented. Though there were evalua- tions to till out, meetings to attend and quiet to maintain during study hours, the RAS con- sidered their basic responsibility was to make the dorm section a home away from home. The job gave the girls a chance to be creative. Making a home environment included sending notes to the girls, having study breaks, being available to listen when someone dropped in to talk, or decorating the halls in various ways. Being an RA helped them to relate to people, to work with them as a group RAS, RCS, , Proctors- A Friend in Every Section and as individuals, to shoulder the responsibilities of giving devotions and minutes. The RCS operated under a more relaxed and unstructured system than the dorm RAS. They had the same forms to fill and meetings to attend, but they tended to blend with the girls in the house, not be different or distinct because of their position of authority. One RC described it as tttrying to work underneath things to make the house a unity. Unity was most often achieved through various activ- ities and sharing, rather than with a lot of structure and pro- grams. The house was like a typical family's, with eight people living on top of each other, having seven roommates instead of one, knowing that what happend to one happened to them all. The RCs felt their positions were ones of support, there when someone had to be in charge or make decisions relating to all the house members. RCs also were friends, caring about other people and their needs.

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Left: During chapel, and any other time, Terry C'ross is just one of the students, a Below: Dr. Bob Seemuth, Glenn Akers, Dwight Croy and Dub Newton consider regular guy with reponsibilities, but still a what Dean Keiser is presenting on the friend. Above: Jeff Clark, Don Potts, Joe Quinn and Larry Barclay prepare to sing during the opening minutes of their workshop. Not pictured: Occupied with other activ- ities, Dave Hoffman, Steve Ramp and Stan Mansfield missed the photo session at the proc tor workshop. Proctors during the fall semester, Jim Cram, Al Dobra and John Johnson were replaced by Quinn, Cathey and Zirkle in the spring. overhead. Just as the RAS and RCS, the proctors in the dorms, apart- ments, and houses had the same responsibilities, sometimes feel- ing a positional distance between them and the guys. But they also approached their position with the attitude of being available and getting involved with their fellows. Part of being their friends meant viewing themselves as reg- ular guys placed by God in authority positions but not because of superior ability. The job took willingness to leave studies to spend time with a fellow who was hurting, to help him grow. For them, it was a time of preparation for life-time ministry. Shepherding, discipling, building character in their fellows' lives were the aims of the proctors. Rules and minutes did not primarily concern the 'Len- forcersn. The girls and guys under their authority, their needs and their growth took top place. Giving five,', or three , was incidental to the time they spent in getting to know them as people, as individuals, as friends. by Judi L. Wong