University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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Crowds characterize one arpect of the University. Freshmen fill to near capacity Varsity Theater for world cixnlizations clast. The bookstore is packed dur- ing registration week. The topic of oi'ercrowdedness itself often u a lecture discussion in sociology class. 23

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Innovations Sought For Problems second large campus. Kamuela, Hawaii, and Leeward Oahu have been spoken of as possi- ble locations. Though the site is still to be determined, a second four-year campus appears certain. These are long term programs which con cern the UH beyond the Manoa campus pro- per. Meanwhile, innovations must be sought to deal with the problem of bigness and growth at this location. There is no way of leveling off the increasing enrollment in the next year or two. Construction, though kept at a keen pace, will still not have build ings ready in time for the expected record enrollment in fall 1968. Already classes run from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Graduate assist- ants and even professors must share offices to accommodate the growing faculty. Nevertheless, departments arc going ahead with plans for smaller classes where faculty and finance permit. Introductory political science classes meet en masse twice a week in a 300 sent auditorium. During the rest of the week, smaller groups of 15 to 25 students meet with instructors in a seminar- type discussion. Introductory economics, sociology, and logic courses and one section of the history department’s world civiliza- tions course are functioning in a similar fashion. Language classes on the whole have been made smaller, accommodating 15 to 25 students in one class period (rather than 30 or more). Residential Academic Program The Selected Studies and Honors Pro grams have provided small class sizes for their participants. A few experimental pro- grams are being offered with a limitation on class size and an emphasis on an inter- disciplinary approach to material. A resi dential academic program at Johnson Hall extends the learning experience beyond the class period for students and professors in- volved in the program. Reflecting their professional nature, the colleges of education and business admini- stration have become upper division colleges. Students enroll in the College of Arts and Sciences for their freshman and sophomore years before transferring to education or business. The school of nursing began a simi- lar program a year earlier. This change re- 22

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Asia-Pacific Focus In UH Programs emphasizes the University’s aim to provide its students with a basic liberal arts edu- cation. New programs develop as the needs arise. The two-year post baccalaureate school of medicine, formed in 1965 and located at Lcahi Hospital, admitted its first class of 27 in the fall. Schools of social work and pub- lic health are receiving more attention to meet the demand for qualified personnel. Along with nursing, which includes dental hygiene, these programs comprise the new- est college on campus, the College of Health Sciences and Social Welfare. Its attention is focused not only on Hawaii but also on the Pacific in general. This Pacific Basin orientation extends to programs outside the health science college. The College of Business Administration has a special school, the School of Travel Indus- try Management, designed for Hawaii and the Pacific. Peace Corps volunteers destined for Asia train at Hilo campus and Waipio Valley on the Big Island. Agency for Inter- national Development programs and the Overseas Career Program add to the scope. Research programs also exemplify this trend. Hawaii’s clear skies make it an ideal location for an institute for research in as-