Seattle University - Aegis Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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The movement to increase student participation and to provide the students with good variety entertainment by the ASSU took the form of movies and concerts Guitarists-comedians Maffit and Davies gave a pillow-concert in the Astrogym of the Connolly Center Student involvement reached a peak m the October Vietnam Moratorium Students gathered on the library lawn to listen to protest speakers Merilee Rush provided entertainment for a dance on campus sponsored by Chieftain Rifles 4 the me

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Change in the 70's Experienced Throughout the Universe Global Village Transformed to Global World By Electronics SU. . .Are you ready? In the age of the Global Village , the interrelatedness of all life becomes immediately apparent through instantaneous communication. Electronics is the prophetic voice of this age. . .the new morning star rises and its name is Tetstar. Change is accelerated until speed is no longer felt. . .zero-gravity. . .Creator and consumer, researcher and student, a sender and receiver seem almost to merge. Man requires, and must attain, a global mind. Seattle University is engaged in trying to understand its own world and modify the structures— academic, social, spiritual, athletic—by which it has comprehended and directed its experience of the world. Meanwhile, pressure to accelerate the rate of change. . .to deepen involvement. . .increases. SU seeks to enlarge its own communication with life around it, and searches for more meaningful ways to relate to that life. . .increasing student voice m university policies and decisions. . .new definitions of the role and extent of religious or spiritual education. . .a new president. . .all indicate that SU seeks to reach out and grow. In turn. SU receives feedback from students, graduates, faculty members. . .criticisms, suggestions for improvement, encouragement . . .which increase the University's awareness of itself, and its adaptability and relevance to the world in which it exists and participates. Between 1900 and 1960. human technology had doubled; from 1960 to 1970. it doubled again. In the next year or two it will triple. Man’s ability to change his environment, his volume of knowledge gained from scientific discoveries increases at astounding rates. Can human minds succeed in keeping up with the acceleration and expansion they themselves have created? Will, or does, technology control its inventor. It is a role of the university to provide minds with access to new ideas and methods, the necessary tools for survival, but even more for awareness of the world and man's place in it. Only through understanding is man able to act wisely to change and improve his world. SU attempts to offer more programs to meet the needs of its students, young adults taking active roles in society. . .a new community services degree. . . theology and philosophy revision in the core curriculum. . .the vital relationships developed between enthusiastic teachers and dedicated, inquiring students. We have tried to explore SU in transition, as the University explores new avenues of academic and creative endeavor, communication and service, by which it will extend into and change itself and its world. The two are inseparable. We hope that you. and SU are ready. . . theme 3

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The future of private education took on new moaning with the 70s. The , direction SU would take in its future became the primary concern of Fr. Kenneth W. Baker. S.J.. who sue-i ceeded Fr. John Fitterer. S.J.. as University president on February 1. t Fr. Baker swiftly assumed his role and attempted through dialogue with members of the University community to build a new direction for SU. Students and faculty discussed their portion of University life with the new president. » theme 5