Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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Academic Excellence Tulane University has changed its curriculum. We have structured it more firmly and added greater vari- ety to make it more stimulating and useful to you. The new curriculum will also mean your bachelor ' s degree from Tulane is more valuable in the com- petition for jobs and for professional school admission that you will face in 1985. The university has stiffened its proficiency requirements in math, English, and a foreign language. These standards will ensure that ev- ery graduate meets a specific level of competence in each of the areas. This is a bold step but one which, we are convinced, is bound to be widely emulated by other leading universities and colleges. We have already received a favorable re- sponse from representatives of pro- fessional schools and prospective employers. We have also instituted a new general curriculum. That means ev- ery student will have some knowl- edge about the natural world, cul- tures and societies, aesthetics, and values, in addition to intensive study in a major field. We have changed Tulane ' s cur- riculum ... to make it better for you. — Reprinted with permission from the Admissions Brochure, Why We Made Tulane Tougher Linda Bohanon flips through one of the millions of books that are housed in the Howard Tilton Memorial Library. The diploma and other certificates of membership in honorary organizations are symbols of successful completion of academic programs. Richardson Hall, recently renovated, is home to the campus ' larger lecture classes during the academic year. 10 Academic Excellence

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Fiscal Responsibility The importance of support and involvement of Tulane and New- comb graduates cannot be overem- phasized. The financial support of the university through giving to the Alumni Fund is vital to the oper- ation of Tulane. The unrestricted gifts we receive go directly to support the operations of the university. This is the money that pays salaries, cuts grass, and lights buildings. It ' s the lifeblood of the university and its importance cannot be overlooked by adminis- trators, alumni, or students. One of our major goals at the Alumni Fund Office is to communi- cate a feeling of responsibility to our alumni — a desire to invest in the future of the university so that Tu- lane can provide generations of stu- dents the same opportunities it has offered to its students for nearly 1 50 years. Often many students are involved in the solicitation of alumni through our Student Foundation or student phonathons, and they learn, even before the first letter arrives from our office following their gradu- ations, the importance of commit- ment and ongoing support of the university. Programs like our student phon- athons, Hotline and Spring Ring, make students (future alum- ni) aware of the importance of an- nual support in the functioning of a private institution. Through insight gained by working on the other side of the fund raising fence, these stu- dent volunteers often become some of our most dedicated and generous alumni. Their support continues long after their evenings in the phon- athon room in the back of the Alum- ni House are over and our gratitude to them continues long after they have graduated. — Terry Jones Director of Alumni Fund Tulane Booster Club, an organization within tlie Green Wave Club, frequently travel with and support the football game. Hotline volunteers man the telephones at the Business School night at Spring Ring, a student volunteer pro- ject to raise money for the school. Budget review committee of the University Senate met in April to discuss financial plans for the 1982-83 academic year. 12 Fiscal Responsibility