Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Htstory on revue: Above left: The debate squad, Pi Kappa Delata, in the 1920's. Above: The choir in the 1950's. Left: The Business Department, at the turn of the centuty. Academics, Organizationsh9

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Academics, Organizations Academics and campus life are very much alive at Southwestern College, There are many varied and diverse courses offered and just as many varied and diverse ways to Spend time outside the classroom, From languages to Statistics, and social organizations to academic clubs, there are many Opportunities for the average SC student to become involved This year saw an increase in campus awareness with many organizations and class offerings addressing prominent individual and social issues. The role of the organization outside the classroom is a took of education to educate, and provide service fOr, the campus community was evident in a number of service-oriented acrivities organized by various groups. The academic Curriculum at Southwestern has produced many scholars and offers one of the finest liberal arts educations in the region. Led by excellent faculty, classes are extremely personal relying on student input and feedback. Southwestern College is very much a student's school-offeting students and the faculty many different ways of discussing and learning, challenging and being challenged in a variety of settings outside the classroom. From the cafeteria to the snack bar, Christy hallways to division offices, the library to professor's homes-there is aLways and ever present: the Opportunity to learn, Through their experience and participation in the learning process, participants in the classrooms and organizations have cast their shad0w; becoming a part of the hisrory of Southwesrcrn College. IWACademics, Organizations

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New President New Direction This year, Southwestern College welcomed its newly appointed sixteenth president, Dr. Bruce P. Blake. Dr. Blake grew up in Wichita and graduated from East High School. He received his B.A. degree from Friends Univer- Sity and MA. degree in theology from Drew University. He has since served as pastor, most recently at Woodlawn United Method- ist Church in Derby, assuming that position in 1974, He became Annual Conference Pro- gram Director in 1969. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of South- western College for fifteen years and was pre- sented with an honorary doctorate degree from SCin 1974.1n his inaugural address, Dr. Blake focused on the importance of educa- tion as Opposed to the career preparation the- ory prevalent in American colleges and uni- versities. In addition to preserving Seuthwestems academic excellence, campus improvement and fiscal stability have also become high priority These, among other goals, comprise Southwestern's new direc- tion as it enters its second hundred years. ZOtNew President