Union College - Golden Cords Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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College Relations A man who encourages his Philosophy of Educafion class fo fhink big, Glenn Davenporf busied himself fhis school year on a fhree-fold focus including working on his Ed.D. af fhe Universify of Nebraska, feach- ing a weekly Monday nighf class for fhe Educafion Deparfmenf, and serv- ing as direcfor of College Relafions. The laH'er responsibilify includes solicif- ing for new sfudenls, planning Safurday evening programs, planning fhe high school seniors' visifafion, and wrifing all of fhe college's copy for denominafional papers. He has prepared a display including picfures and ofher informafion on Union College which he displays af fhe numerous camp meefings in fhe Cenfral and Norfhern Unions during fhe summer monfhs. Glenn Davenporf, M.A., College Relalions Direcfor and Mrs. Ginger Johnson. secrefary Counseling Dr. Laurence Downing, in charge of counseling and fesfing since he firsl' came fo Union fhree years ago, feels fhal' his main responsibilify lies wifh falking fo sfudenfs abou'l' fheir vocafional, academic, social and spirifual prob- lems. Aside from his counseling dufies, Dr. Downing has faughl' several secfions of lnfroducfion 'lo Educafion, a survey course required by 'lhe Educafion Deparfmenf. Second semesfer of fhis year, however, Dr. Downing sfopped feaching classes in order fhaf he mighf supervise 'lhe Vocafional-Technical Educafion program which began wifh fhe second semesfer. Approximafely fwelve sfudenfs were enrolled in fhe pilof program, which offered non- academically orienfed fraining in fhe fields of pracfical elecfronics, food services, aufomobile mechanics and office services. Laurence Downing, Ed.D., Direcfor of Counseling T.

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EM!! I5 Sfudenf Affairs As Dean of Sfudenf Affairs, LaVerne Mc- Clain is responsible for all non-academic ac- fivifies offhe sfudenf body, ranging from draff defermenfs and culfural and religious acfivifies and fhe ASB fo fhe food and healfh service., A significanf parf of Dean McClain's re- sponsibilifies involves aiding graduafing sen- iors in securing job placemenfs. He also is concerned wifh counseling and adiusfmenf of sfudenfs fo college roufine. When flue ASB requesfed fhe Snack Bar, 'I'l1e Sfudenf Affairs Office worked wifh 'l'l1e Business Office in arranging for if. Dean Mc- Clain sees his office as an imporfanf link in communicafion befween sfudenfs and admin- isfrafion. L. E. McClain, M.A., Dean of Sfudenf Affairs

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4--L., G. T. Goff, M.A., Manager Business Office Once a week Mr. George T. Goff, Business Manager, meefs wifh fhe archifecf fo review fhe progress of fhe building program. Frequenfly he arrived on fhe consfrucfion scene fo observe fhe pro- gress of fhe' new indusfrial complex. As chairman of fhe Financial Commiffee, Mr. Goff dealf wifh every financial aspecf of fhe col- lege, from building problems fo individual sfudenf finance. Mr. Goff was also a member of fhe Adminisfrafive Council, fhe College Board of Trusfees, fhe Scholarship and Granfs Commi'Hee and 'l'he College Relafions Commiffee. He made a frip fo fhe Denver campus once every fwo monfhs. ln March he wenf wifh a General Conference survey feam fo inspecf fhe denominafional schools in Canada. One of fhe oufsfanding innovafions made while Mr. Goff has been af Union College was fhe infroducfion of elecfronic dafa processing in keeping financial accounfs and academic records. Mr. Roy Crawford, Assisfanf Business Manager, worked closely wifh. fhe sfudenfs bo+h in his posifion as financial advisor fo fhe Associafed Sfudenf Body and in his workin fhe Business Office, where he supervised sfudenf finance. Sfudenfs having difficulfy meefing col- lege expenses mef wifh him fo work ouf loans or scholarships. Mr. Crawford also helped sfudenfs locafe jobs, eifher on or off campus. This year fhere were enough iobs for all sfudenfs looking for em- ploymenf. Roy Crawford, B.A., Assisfanf Business Manager