University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Just Armory Registration Diamondback Few things during Armory Regis- tration are guaranteed, but one thing you can always count on is long lines. You may beg and plead with the per- son stamping the add slips at the reg- istration tables to let you into the class, but unless you slip him $1,000 you can probably forget it. (Unfortu- nately, most students are on a tight budget.) So you add classes that are supposed to enrich your mind not your resume and since no one else wants them, there are always open seats. Finally, you have enough credits to maintain your scholarship, remain a full-time student, or keep your Mom and Dad happy. You leave the Armory frustrated, thanking god that you are graduating in May and do not have to go through this ordeal again. At least, you hope so! Dale Sloan Sacha Jotisalikorn Fall 21

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New Era Begins At College Park Campus Gets New Chancellor What do the National Science Foundation and the University of Maryland have in common? Until November 1982 they had nothing at all. But now they have John Brooks Slaughter, former director of the NSF and College Park ' s newly ap- pointed Chancellor. Dr. Slaughter was confirmed by the Senate to be Director of the Na- tional Scinece Foundation on Sep- tember 23, 1980. In this position he was responsible for an agency charged with strenthening national scientific research and with increas- ing the interchange of scientific in- formation among scientists in the United States and abroad. Before joining NSF Dr. Slaughter held the position of Academic Vice President and Provost of Washing- ton State University. Before this, he had been Assistant Director of the NSF for Astronomical, Earth and Ocean Sciences. He was also the Director of the Applied Physics Laboratory and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington at Seattle. Now he has been appointed Chan- cellor of the University of Mary- land ' s main campus at College Park. This university has 37,528 students, the 7th largest college campus in the nation. Seven percent of Maryland ' s students and four percent of its 1 700 faculty members are black. Slaugh- ter is a 48-year-old engineer born in Topeka, Kansas with a Ph.D. in En- gineering Science for the University of California as San Diego. Upon his arrival, two months ear- lier than expected, Dr. Slaughter projected an air of optimism, stating, My highest responsibility is how we can improve the overall quality of student life at the Univeristy of Maryland . The Unversity ' s first black Chan- cellor, Slaughter is quick to note that his presence does not mean an extra assistance for the campus ' black stu- dents. However, he does express his support for both desegregation and affirmative action goals proposed b University of Maryland ' s black stu- dents. Despite the fact that he intends to take a low-key approach to his new position, he has set further goals for himself that are anything but low-key. His highest? Bringing the Unversity of Maryland down to size: The thing I ' m most interested in is how to make this large institution seem like a place where faculty, staff and students can come together and set our goals . With these goals and many others, we welcome Chancel- lor Slaughter to the University of Maryland and wish him the best of luck in his new position. -Mary Powers. Fall 23