University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Sacred Heart Square, once the center of campus activities, now stands aloof from the hustle and bustle of campus life. covered grounds around the Library are busiest between classes. The leaf- lies Naa The shrine to Our Lady is visited often by students. 27

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Modern facades contrast old landmarks Rain complicated the job as construction 26 workers began the Life-Science Building. The Administration Building will cen- tralize the administrative personnel, mov- ing them from the offices they currently occupy located throughout the campus. The Life-Science Building will provide labs and offices for the expanding Chem- istry Department, the first University de- partment to offer a Ph.D. program. The entrance to the campus is changed by an imposing Administration Building on the southwest corner. The addition of these new buildings will add new beauty and grace to the other buildings on campus. The Tower will con- tinue to dominate the campus for outsid- ers while the stately elm-lined drive from the Fatima Shrine to Sacred Heart Square will continue to form the physical and spiritual heart of the campus. For the dorm students, the campus is the view from their windows, particularly the intramural field in front of Shiple Hall. The Memorial Building, baseball diamonds and other athletic facilities make up the campus for some of these students. Equal attention is given by dormers and day-hops to the two most-frequented buildings on campus, the Library and the Student Union. Both are locales for study and culture, and the Union also provides a social eating place.

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Berkowski handles records Keeper of the Records is the title Joseph A. Berkowski, registrar, thinks is most ap- plicable to his position at the University. Since the introduction of the Admissions office in 1964, Berkowski handles only the students’ records after they have enrolled. His office no longer handles admission of general enrollment. ‘““Each semester causes a shift in the order of the students’ records and by the time they are straightened, with the proper information, it’s time for marks and a new shift,’ Berkowski says. The registrar’s office still works with Ad- missions, seeing that those who are accepted by the University actually enroll for the specified semester. Berkowski does handle admissions for foreign students and for those who have dropped out of U-D and wish to return. Another aspect of Berkowski’s job is to complete teacher certification for students in education. The students, besides receiv- ing their teaching certificate through his office, must return to him after three years and apply for permanent certification. Another division of student affairs, which has come into recent prominence, the draft, is connected with the registrar’s office. Ber- kowski takes care of draft rankings and de- ferrments. Berkowski has also taken over the duties of another office, that of Institutional Re- search, and gathers statistics on enrollment for the University. “Whenever the outside public wants to get some information about U-D, they almost invariably call me.” Ber- kowski has been registrar since 1953. Besides handling student records after they have enrolled, the registrar completes the teach- er certification for education graduates. Secretary Kathleen McDonnell is constantly adding new information to student records. 28