University of Delaware - Blue Hen Yearbook (Newark, DE)

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ST m BLUE HEN I . .. An exploration of the Uni- versity of Delaware Community ... what it has been, what it may become, and primarily, what it is during the 1971-1972 aca- demic year. VTAT, COMMUNITY This is not a small college. Yet with a sense of direction and purpose, Delaware may never become an inhuman super university. Is a vision of a community of students, faculty, and staff numbering 16,000 a beautiful fact or a mythical hope? Common experiences and special events may provide a frame- work for the four facets of University life in light of this question. The University exisits to educate. An historical review indicates to what degree the Delaware environment is dependent on its past. This perspective adds dimension to the interviews with the University's hierarchy. The center of all efforts should still be the improvement of faculty-student interaction, and those professors and students who achieve excel- lence in the field of academics desarve tribute. Page 34 ACADEMICS

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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 1972 J - pre P i e All of us must have more than a friendly uncertainty and casual- ness about educational needs. We must have more than an inartic- ulate faith that intelligence applied to the details of a particular situation will make unnecessary an organic comprehension of the whale. Therefore, I have invited the students, faculty and the administra- tion to join together in the creation of a new University of Delaware Community Design. President E. A. Trabant Convocation, September 16, 1968

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As Delaware grew, the great room shortages began and unique living situations devel- opedsome promoted by the University in special living- learning experiences, others existing out of necessity. The commuter population remains LIFESTYLES large and a new breed of apartment dwellers is growing in numbers. The dorms and fraternities remain with some innovations, but no longer are they the only alternatives, Page 66 Involvement remains an elusive word on campus. Organizations have meetings, the student government has coup d'etats, activities come and gosome crowded, some deserted.. . but is anything really happening? : Page 126 Under the direction of the 'non-pro' athletic department, varsity sports and intramurals have involved a remarkable number of people. Any year that the BLUE HENS become national champions can't be all bad. Page 174 AL 20 The individual in the Univer- sity. Graduating seniors have experienced dramatic changes at Delaware, both personal and general. The successes and failings of the University Community can best be estab- lished through their reactions and through those of their teachers. The interpretations are as varied as the perspec- tivesare conclusions pos- sible? Page 216 SENIORS