University of Detroit - Tower Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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YEAR IN REVIEW ADMINISTRATION Preparing for students ...........................,........ 21 The University maintained several services devoted to the orientation of an incoming freshman. Alumni meet challenge .................................. 35 A changing and expanding campus demanded an active alumni. Through the Challenge Fund, grad- uates devoted time, ideas and money to the school. Religion on campus ........................................ 42 Development of a personal relationship with God is an intrinsic aspect of education at U-D. EDUCATION Liberal Arts ..................................................,. 51 The Jesuit tradition in education is based upon the concept of change: a continual process of updating its curriculum characterized Arts. Professional Schools ........................,............. 93 U-D's Professional Schools are dedicated to the goal of preparing their students to meet the chal- lenge of a tnodern world. GROUP ACTIVITIES Youth in action .....................,........................ 157 Much more than an administrative body, Student Government aimed to provide activities for each students' needs. The new tradition .......................................... 187 Greek-letter organizations are founded on the con- cepts of brotherhood and scholarship. Communal activities .................... ....... ........... 1 9 9 Group memberships increased as students dis- covered that there is a corresponding club for everjv individual interest. Living on campus .......................................... 219 The dormitory student learned to strike a balance between his new-found freedoms and tlzeir related responsibilities. Person-to-person ............................................ 239 U-D students found tlzat communication through the campus media is rewarded by a lowering of boundaries between individuals. Sports .............................................................. 261 The intramural program was expanded to ojer programs to the women students. Graduation .................................................... 287 More than a 1000 seniors go forth from the University with their degrees.

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Thinking youn . . . at U-D starts with icteas, for that is eaiucations beginning. U-D stuatents see life. When they corne to conctusions, they are thinhing, anet forming their own opinions. Seeing what is wrong with hfe, they hnow they want to change it. Icteas are conoertect into ptans, by the energies of youth. U-D peopte tahe their ialeas anat begin to act. - 1 - is defnitely not bounded by the classroom. The classroom provides a ln Qlng young place for thought and questions, but it does not provide the place for action. Action requires cz place to experiment. The Hams operate their radio station at the top of the Memorial Building. Paul Bricker listens for a message while Marry Seitz and Ed Herman look on. A laser beam captures the interest of Paul Bricker in the laboratory in the basement of Science.

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Young energy . . . fincts otassroorns are not enougtz. U-D peopte want to cto rnore, anal want to see resutts. Preferring not to wait, eactz ctzooses tzis own way. Some seek more knowtectge in tabs, ottzers set up raalio stations. Some tactete poverty in Detroit. In ttze past year, youttz wantect to oto sornettzing now. Ttze activities are as many as ttzere are stuaients.