University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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R: .hanfS»inihfield Dlicctor of Planning Jpd RetiC) [Mv ag yncrtt John Conners joined UNI after serv- ing at Western Illinois since 1975. In this position he is responsible for the general management of administrative areas within the division. He is in charge of all services provided to students and faculty on the campus. Mr. Conner believes that a university atmosphere is unique and believes that it is typical and human nature to some- times talk more about the negative things around campus, than it is to rec- ognize positive things. There's a lot of positive things to talk about at UNI, Conners added. UNI may be one of the greatest untold stories in the state. Richard Stinchfield is the new Director of Planning and policy Management for the Select Com- mittee on University Planning, a job created by President Constan- tine Curris. I am of a like mind with the President in wanting to develop UNI into one of the three great uni- versities in Iowa, says Stinchfield. Stinchfield's appointment by the Board of Regents took effect Octo- ber 3, 1983. He has been meeting with every department head ana dean on campus learning about the strengths and weaknesses of each department and its faculty. Stinch- field believes it is important that everyone on campus has a chance to say what they tnink. He believes they feel more ownership in a plan if they have helped to build it, indi- cating he is impressed by the way people are anxious to get about the business of becoming one of the three great universities in Iowa. Chris Norman Chris Norman

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Ken Clemons Austin Jones Vice President, Assistant to the President for State Relations and Special Events, Dr. Voldseth serves as a legistlative liason per- son between the State Board of Regents and the Iowa Ceneral Assembly. He spends most of his time in Des Moines working with legislative matters where any legisloa- tor may ask questions of a particular univer- sity. such as, UNI which Vice President Voldseth would need to answer. Opinions of those legislators may also express opin- ions. As the lobbyist for UNI, Voldseth is our connection to the state of Iowa. The Vice President for Student and Edu- cational Services noted that the 1983-84 year was a year of new technology at UNI. New grade reports were incorporated on a new student information system. This is a new record system to get everything off paper and onto discs. Also, two IBM personal computers were added to the Counseling Center and the Learning Skills Center. Hansmier announced his resignation as Vice President in April. He will return to teaching. Vice President and Provost appreciates the time and effort faculty have taken in the past year to 11.000 students registered in their particular classes. Martin's primary concern for the year includes the moral of the faculty and students and attracting more resources for such schools as Business and Computer Science. Enrollment, he said, is 8% ahead of last year. This is obtained from applications for new under graduates re- ceived since the beginning of the year. Mar- tin serves as communicator between stu- dents, faculty, and administration.

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