Savannah State University - Tiger Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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ADMINISTRA TIVE UFFICERS The successful operation of a large college is so complex that it is necessary for the president to divide its operation into several phases and appoint an officer to take charge of each phase. There are seven of these officers at Savannah State and the following paragraphs will give brief descriptions of their duties. The Dean of Faculty is in charge of the instructional phase of the college. Matters of academic adjustment and progress of students curriculum and faculty personnel are handled through his office. The Comptroller handles all business affairs of the college. Financial matters, student accounts and expenses are among the many duties of his office. The Registrar is in charge of registration and admission into the college. Mat- ters concerning catalogs, transcripts, information about admission, courses offered and graduation requirements are some of the duties of his office. The Librarian is in charge of the library and its many functions. He must keep the volumes in the library up to date with well selected books, newspapers and periodicals. The Chairman of Student Personnel Services is concerned with the personal welfare of students, housing and work-aid assistance. His duties also include ap- proving all student campus affairs and directing the Student Health Service. The Director of Public Relations is responsible for the college's general infor- mation program. Publications, institutes, radio and TV programs are but a few of his many responsibilities. The Alumni Secretary is in charge of matters pertaining to alumni affairs. He makes frequent visits to alumni chapters throughout the country to keep them abreast of the college's program. Alumni publications and organizing alumni chap- ters are but two of his many responsibilities.

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PURPOSES AND OBjECTIVES OF THE COLLEGE Savannah State College, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is a college of applied arts and sciences, teacher education, business administration and indus- trial technology. The college has two main purposes. It affords students an opportunity to acquire an education that will enable them to live effectively in a democratic society. It provides continuing educational and cultural services for the people of Georgia. A worth-while education, as the faculty conceives it, demands the full, rounded development of the individual. Consistent with this large purpose the institution has several major objectives. Specifically, the total college program is designed to help students: 1. To gain basic preparation, personal qualities, and skills which are essential alike to further study, earning a living, and personal well-being, 2. To understand the nature of mental, emotional, and physical health and to practice habits conducive to sound personal and community health, 3. To attain a sharp awareness of social and civic responsibility and live daily as good citizens, 4. To understand the common phenomena of man's physical environment and use scientific advances for human welfare, 5. To cherish a discerning knowledge of man's cultural heritage, respect for for- eign peoples and cultures, and aesthetic appreciation to the creative artistic expressions of the human spirit, 6. To know and live by those moral and spiritual values which refine and exalt human life. To attain these objectives the college Cab offers formal instruction organized within seven divisions-Business Administration, Education, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Technical Sciences, Home Study, fbj selects and upgrades teachers, counsellors, personnel workers, administrative and auxiliary services per- sonnel, Ccj gives students due responsibility in making their own educational deci- sions and performing work-aid duties, participating in government of the college, extra-class activities, campus life, and religious services, Cdl draws upon all avail- able intellectual, cultural, technical, and spiritual resources to enrich the lives of students. Briefly then, every teacher, every facility, every arrangement here serves two main purposes. It is that boys and girls may develop into mature men and women who live effectively in the community, the state, and nation. It is that life may be made richer for the people of Georgia.

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OFFICERS Dr. NVilli.1m K. Payne, Presiffmzt Savannah State College