University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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Assistant Dean of Men, Thomas Wy- rick, discussed programs with As¬ sistant Dean of Women, Miss Grace Vineyard. Coordinators of Campus Activities John Shockley, S.U. supervisor, coordinated all activities. “Among the most important years in a person’s life are those spent at college. Attitudes and standards of behavior are formed, and future plans are made. The Division of Student Affairs strives, through group and individual counseling, to assist students in establishing and working toward meaningful goals. An effort is also made to assist students who have exhibited problems of adjustment so that they might restructure their values, attitudes, and behavior and become productive indivi¬ duals,” stated Acting Dean Frank C. Michel. In carrying out its duties, the Division of Student Affairs employed many well-qualified personnel. Acting Dean of Students, George Yourick, received his degrees from the University of New Mexico and came to the University from the University of California, at Berke¬ ley, where he was Assistant Dean of Students. This year he headed the Division and was the coordinator of reli¬ gious affairs. Assisting Dean Yourick was Dean of Women, Anne G. Thompson, who received her M.S. and Ed. D. de¬ grees from Indiana University. She directed and co¬ ordinated all phases of the coed campus activity, ably assisted by Assistant Dean of Women, Grace Vineyard. Acting Dean of Men, Frank C. Michel received his B.S. from Washington State University and his M.A. from the UofA. He had the responsibility for the fra¬ ternity program, the foreign student program, and all programs for male students outside the classroom. He was assisted by Assistant Dean of Men, Thomas Wyrick. 28

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Heading the Division was George A. Yourick, Acting Dean of Students. Anne G. Thompson, Dean of Women, directed and coordinated all phases of the co-educational activities held on the campus. The Division of Student Affairs ing Dean of Men, Frank C. Michel, planned and gn tuclents! •gram to supplement the classroom experiences o Under the supervision of the Dean of Students, The Division of Student Affairs was responsible for all activities of students outside the classroom. The de¬ partment sought to coordinate these student activities with those of the University as a whole, through its direct association with all phases of student government and through its operation of the Student Counciling Service, Food Services, Placement Office, Book Store, Infirmary, Student Union, financial aid, and part-time employment service. Student government was emphasized and assisted by all members of the Division of Student Affairs. Participation in such aspects of government as the Stu¬ dent Senate, Associated Students, Inter-Fraternity Coun¬ cil, Panhellenic Council, Men’s Interhall Council, Inter- House Congress. Women’s Interhall Council, and Off Campus Men and Women was encouraged. The Divi¬ sion desired that student government take its rightful position on campus, to enable all students to have as much a voice as possible in all student affairs. In addition to the above duties, the Division was also responsible for working with all student organiza¬ tions on campus in terms of student morale, welfare, and discipline. Staffed with many highly qualified personnel, the Division of Student Affairs included, among others, the Acting Dean of Students, George Yourick, the Acting Dean of Men, Frank C. Michel, the Dean of Women, Anne G. Thompson, the Coordinator of Student Aid, Ralph T. Simpson, and some of the best looking secre¬ taries in the entire University. 27

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Coordinator of Student Aid, Col. Ralph T. Simpson, assisted by Mrs. McAllister con¬ sidered all requests for financial aid. Much scenery was found in .he Division of Student Affairs: for example the secretaries, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Mitchell, and Mrs. Doughty.