Southeastern Massachusetts University - Scrimshaw Yearbook (North Dartmouth, MA)

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Photos: K. Santos

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Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Iinstitute was created in 1960 by an act of the General Court on the recommendation of the Governor to provide a diversified educational program for the Southeastern Massachusetts area and for the Commonwealth. ln enacting this legislation, the General Court directed that SMTI assume the responsibilities of two existing colleges in the area - Bradford Durfee College of Technology and the New Bedford Institute of Technology, both of which had been established in 1895. These institutions were consolidated into SMTI in 1964 and since that time the Institution has been engaged in an intensive program of development. One aspect of this development has been enrichment of the curriculum. ln September of 1965, baccalaureate degree programs in the humanities and social science were instituted to complement existing programs in engineering, the sciences, business administration, textile technology and the fine and applied arts. As a result of this enriching diversification of curricular offerings, Governor Francis B. Sargent of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts signed into law at the Commencement Exercises, June 9 1969, a bill advocating a change of name from Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute to Southeastern Massachusetts University. Thus, on September 7, 1969, the Institute officially became a University. Southeastern Massachusetts University is situated on a wooded 7 1O-acre site in Dartmouth, a town of 23,000. The concept for the University's national award winning campus was created by architect Paul Rudolph. The campus design is the personification of the SMU character why not.

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SMU: A SOCIETY One 's education obviously does not begin and end with the classroom. It is the application of classroom theories, ideas and teachings in everyday encounters that becomes the criteria for an individual 's education. This in mind, various clubs and organizations at SMU bring well known personalities from numerous fields of interest to the campus, not only for the education of students but for the SMU community as well. A multitude of students and community members took advantage of the opportunities presented by the diverse personalities that visited the campus during the year. From among the miscellaneous scopes, one specific field that produced an abundance of lectures at SMU was the political circle. Candidates and politicians alike came to SMU for exposurej input, reciprocationj or to voice policies, opinions, and ideals. Two consistent sponsors on campus were the SMU Lecture Series and the student-run organization, the Political Science Association. Voted most effective freshman Congressman by his colleagues, Barney Frank, in his campaign for U.S. Representative for the fourth district On the left is U.S. Representative Gerry Studds, on the right, Ted Kennedy, Jr. with Student Trustee Mark Montigny and Associate Dean of Student Life, Donald Howard. spoke to a Campus Center crowd on October 74. Congressman Frank was involved in a closely watched race that pitted him against Margaret Heckler as a result of redistricting. Rep. Frank spoke of his positions on Heckler, President Reagan, government spending, and the role of a Congressman. A firm opponent of excessive military buildup, Frank expressed his stand as a proponent of responsible funding for higher education. As part of the Nuclear Freeze Week, the U.S. Representative Gerry Studds lectured at SMU in the Campus Center. A co- sponsor of a nuclear freeze measure in Congress, Studds criticized the government's continual spending on nuclear arms, he stated Reagan is challenging the Soviets to an arms race, instead of a nuclear freeze. Rep. Studds stressed the reality of a nuclear war, and the necessity of working against it not for two weeks, but for two years. One of the most notable achievements of the PSA and the Lecture Series was their co-sponsoring of state and local candidates and gubernatorial candidates on campus. This series put candidates in direct contact with their constituency and gave voters the opportunity to learn first- hand about their political representatives. Among those who visited the campus