University of South Carolina Regional Campuses - Garnet and Black Yearbook (Beaufort, SC)

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' nf, r ia? li' 1-f get f New campus with proposed library and student activities building Training Department, Art Studio and Ceramics Department. In the spring of 1965 the Lancaster Center will move to its new permanent campus, two miles north of Lancaster. The first building on the new campus will house the administrative ofhces, library, classrooms, laboratories and audi- torium. Two buildings are now on the drawing board to meet the future growth of the Center- a student activities center and a library. The actual operation and maintenance of the Lancaster Center is a joint project of the Divi- sion of General Studies and Extension of the University and the Lancaster County Educa- tional Commission. This Commission is composed of seven important Lancaster County citizens: Julian E. Starr, Jr., chairman, Dr. VVilliam E. Sims, Jr., vice-chairmang Ned Gregory, treas- urerg VVilliam Heath Ellis, secretaryg James F. Hinsong Dr. 'VVilliam L. McDowg and Ray Faulkenberry, County Superintendent of Educa- tion. Since its establishment in 1959, the Lancaster Center has been under the direction of E. Don Herd, Jr. Besides Mr. Herd's administrative duties, he is also assistant professor of Ainerican History. Like the student body, the faculty has constantly grown since the inception of the Center. The faculty now numbers 15 full or part- time instructors representing ten academic dis- ciplines. The Lancaster Center is proud it is able to offer the finest educational opportunities for the students of the Lancaster area.

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dl'- 'Q' if 5 5 , ,, y ,ff , . . ,, 5- My 2 Architects drawing of the proposed Lancaster Center building to be completed in the Spring of 1965. LANCASTER CENTER E. DON HERD, JR. Resident Director The Lancaster Center of the University of South Carolina opened its doors on September 21. 1959, with a student body of 51 students. Since that date the student body has doubled and tripled. Besides the normal freshman-sophomore course offerings the Lancaster Center has an active adult education program handled through its University Community College. The Lan- caster Center, in conjunction with the Division of General Studies and Extension, also makes available special graduate courses for public school teachers of' the area. The programs of the Lancaster Center served 514 students and adults during 1963-641. Classes are continually scheduled from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m. thus affording university education at a time that would be convenient for all segments of the Lancaster Community. At present the Lancaster Center is housed in three buildings in downtown Lancaster. The Center building, Willialns Hall, is a three-story former residence that has been converted from University use. Located in VVilliams Hall are: the administration offices, the Center Library, three classrooms, student lounge, student canteen, biology laboratories, microfilm reading room, series of' faculty offices and several storage rooms. Adjacent to VVilliams Hall is a small laboratory building which contains the chemistry labora- tories. In a nearby commercial building the grow- ing Center has recently acquired some 5,000 sq. feet of' floor space that now houses the Secretarial

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FACULTY A Y, , S QM X t .J l i if: - T.. 1-Q. as N 'X I x KE X .5 s s 1 . 1 'gk gums New f WPWWX. X Y xi X C 4 o WILMA JEAN ADAMS B.S., M.B.A. Business Administration Beaufort Center BEVERLY SPEARS BECKHAM M.A. English Lancaster Center RUSSELL EARL BENTON M.A. History and Political Science Lancaster Center DONALD E. BOWERS M.S. Biology Coastal Carolina Center and Florence Center JAMES BRANHAM M.A. History and Political Science Coastal Carolina Center GLENN A. BURNEY Ph.D. Chemistry Aiken County Center WILLIAM C. CASPER B.S. Economics and Accounting Aiken County Center HOWARD PRESTON COOPER B.S. Journalism Beaufort Center R. CHURCHILL CURTIS M.A. Political Science Aiken, Beaufort Centers VIRGINIA DANNER B.A. Art Coastal Carolina Center WAID H. DEAN Ph.D. Psychology Aiken County Center EDITH B. DOWLING B.H. Hons., B.Litt., M.A. English Beaufort Center JOHN J. DUFFY B.A., M.A., Ph.D. History and Political Science Beaufort Center WILLEM DUYN M.A. Music Appreciation Florence Center DONALD R. FINCH Ph.D. Physics Aiken County Center