Springfield Technical Community College - Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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William M. Manzi Assistant Dean of Students As Assistant Dean of Students, I am mainly concerned with student activities and athletics. However I do some counseling and admission s work as well. In addition I serve as advisor to the student government and am also varsity baseball coach. I simply try to cooperate with the student body as much as possible. I listen to their problems and do my best to solve them. This same spirit and attitude can be found on the faculty, administration, and the staff of STCC. I am proud of the excellent rapport the faculty and administration have with the student body. I feel it is due to the fact that the student body recognizes that the college, since its creation, has endeavored to provide wholesome and advantageous exposure to extra-curricular activities for its student body. Leonard K. Lockley Counselor As a counselor at STCC, one can ' t be expected to just concern himself with academic problems. For many of our students come to us with not only academic problems, but a history of social and economic problems. Therefore, it is very important for the counselor to deal with the total person. Oftentimes this may take a number of visits so that a trust and understanding can be developed between student and counselor. Once this trust is established, it is the duty and responsibility of the counselor to discuss long range goals with the student. When these goals have been explored and a determination is made by the student as to which of these are realistic and obtainable, it is the duty of the counselor to help the student decide on a course of action to achieve these goals. Raphael Zoeller Transfer Counselor As a general counselor, I attempt to assist all students as necessary and in whatever manner is appropriate to complete successfully the requirements for graduation from STCC. As transfer counselor, I serve as liaison between STCC and the various four-year institutions concerning transfer matters of interest to STCC graduates who plan to continue their education. Information gained is utilized in advising students of the names of colleges offering programs in which they desire to continue and, also, in assisting students to choose prerequisites and other courses in building a successful academic transfer. College representatives are invited on campus for discussion and question and answer sessions with students. Over three hundred students made application to transfer in the 1972-73 school year. It is believed that the vast majority of those who do transfer to a four-year school will prove to be competent students. 22

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Alfred C. St. Onge Director of Continuing Education The Director of Continuing Education is a position within the college that is responsible for all programs, courses and ac- tivities not related to the day session. Success of the Continuing Education program is due to many hours of planning, an excellent faculty and students with a great desire to advance themselves through evening college study. I see an expansion of course and program offerings as the need is determined by the community, industry and citizens. Education is no longer reserved for the young, but is now a lifetime process. J. Stanley Cummings Director of Cooperative Education As head of Cooperative Education, I administer a program which involves students alternating paid, full-time, off-campus jobs with their classroom studies. Co-op makes students aware of real life working situations and provides them with on-the- job experience to accompany their academic credentials. Cooperative Education participants almost always start at higher paid jobs and in better slots than persons without such training. A program in co-op Secretarial Science was launched in September, 1972 with 15 jobs among Springfield ' s top employers being filled by 30 girls. Fourteen of the fifteen employers have offered our students full-time jobs upon graduation. As a result, we are most encouraged and next year co-op will be offered in a dozen areas. Registrar The functions of the Registrar are many and diverse. These responsibilities are classified under the following areas: maintenance of student records, determination of transfer credit from other colleges, student transcripts, scheduling classes, pre-registration and registration, all reports requesting enrollment data. The future of STCC can best be described as exciting and growing. Due to the fact that we offer a tremendous variety of programs tuned to the needs of the community, our services will be in great demand. The student population should continue to grow, as will the physical plant in order to meet our needs. 21

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Charles B. Zumwalt Counselor and Director of Placement My position as Director of Placement deals with off- campus employment (both part and full time) for students and graduates of STCC. Several hundred firms in the Greater Springfield area, as well as recruiters from the Hartford and Boston areas, are sent a letter advising them of the disciplines from which we will have graduates. Some firms send recruiters to interview candidates on campus and others ask that interested candidates contact them at their place of business. Some years have been more successful than others, but placement has never been less than 90 %. I forsee a continued need for our type of graduates. A Special Thanks to a Special Person Buth McClain More Than a Counselor Have a problem? Need some constructive suggestions for transfer plans? Have a course, time, or teacher conflict? Need a sensitive ear to listen to some personal crisis? A few months ago all of these difficulties could and would have been handled by Mrs. Buth McClain, one of the most capable counselors that STCC has ever known. Mrs. McClain came to STCC in August of 1971 and left us this January in order to join her husband, who is doing doctoral work in Louisiana. While she was here, her responsibilities included the personal and career counseling of Allied Health Service students and numerous others who sought her advice. She assisted in reviewing admissions applications and student scheduling. It was also Mrs. McClain who established the faculty advisory system and trained the new health and peer counselors. In addition to this, she did all of the college s testing and still found time to coach the cheerleaders. One cannot help being impressed by Mrs. McClain ' s professional contributions and qualifications. However, those of us who knew her tend to think of her as Buth and not Mrs. McClain, as a sensitive, warm, and understanding human being, who did not merely do a job or fulfill a function, but who made her job a part of her life and her life a part of her job. To say that she will be missed would be a gross understatement of fact. 23