University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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dustry. Recreation Resource Management Club held its annual fall picnic at the home of Professor Tim Knopp, where students and alumni talked about career interests. General College General College celebrated its 50th an- niversary in May. Fall and spring conferences marked the college's half century, and alumni and other friends of the college donated 35 billboards in the Twin Cities area to tout the achievements of its alumni. The open-admission college's 3,400 students, meanwhile, were working on two- and four-year degrees, two-year cer- tificates, and accumulating credits for transfer to other University units. The General College student popula- tion was varied, with many Iow-income students, re-entry and mid-career stu- dents, and minority students. Older stu- dents and foreign-born students - both international students and immigrants and refugees from Southeast Asia - have been entering General College in greater numbers in recent years. ,2'4; ' i . ,t . . 1' ' v v -., V . .v, , r'ligfrgg . fit y. 'f11.fd v 'h . I . I t'; 70$

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College of Forestry The 316 students enrolled this year saw major changes in several of the five undergraduate programs - forest re- sources. forest science. recreation re- source management, forest products, and urban forestry. A major revision in the forest re- sources curriculum made it possible for students to pursue interests in special- ized areas such as forest hydrology, for- est soils, and forest measurements and information systems, and a new curricu- lum in forest products allowed students to alternate periods of academic study with periods of employment in the forest products industry. The urban forestry program, new this year. was the only one of its kind in the country. Five forest resources students attend- ed the Society of American Foresters na- tional convention in Cincinnati in Sep- tember. and five forest products stu- dents attended the national meeting of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry in Atlanta in March. At these meetings, the students met professionals, attended technical ses- sions, and compared notes with students from other schools. During spring break, forest products juniors toured manufacturing facilities in the Great Lakes region, and students in other curriculums toured forests in the southern United States to find out about pine management there. Student organizations flourished throughout the year: Xi Sigma Pi, the forestry honorary so- ciety, initiated 26 new members at a ban- quet February 24; Frank Altman,special assistant to the governor on natural re- sources, was guest speaker. Forestry Club sponsored its traditional fall bon- fire. Christmas tree sale, and Foresters' Day festivities. Steve Thorne. deputy commissioner of the Minnesota Depart- ment of Natural Resources, spoke at the Foresters' Day banquet January 21. For- est Products Club-Forest Products Re- search Society continued to manufac- ture and market wood identification kits. and forest products pulp and paper stu- dents established a new club, the Minne- sota Student Chapter of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper In-

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College of Home Economics The Class of 1983 in the College of Home Economics included commuters. dorm residents, international students, older students, married and single stu- dents. full-time and part-time students - in short, there was no such thing as a typical home economics students. The college's 1,400 students were studying in 13 programs that focused on effective family living and understand- ing of the t'near environment of food, clothing, shelter, and community. Activities during the year included the annual college open house, a costume design exhibition, and planning for study tours at home and abroad. Among the student groups active dur- ing the year were the Home Economics Student Board, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Omicron Nu, ASID. Food Science and Nutrition Club. ARM, and the Graphic Design Club. R