University of Southern California - El Rodeo Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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' Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous Confucius, Analects Underneath the media attention focused on USC athletics, the crime problem, and faculty research, the basic function of a university - the instruction of students in academic fields - is often forgotten. In 1982-83 the administration and student leader- ship took steps to change that. Twenty-seven thou- sand students in 28 schools pay $230 per unit for classes in disciplines ranging from Anatomy to Ur- ban and Regional Studies; the goal is ensuring that they get what they pay for. Through promised in- creases in administrative efficiency and recognition of individual student and faculty excellence, USC constantly seeks to improve both its external image and its internal integrity. 7 I mw ■N ' Academics Academics 17

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II ' IIIX k — .-% ■ ■ %1 A L r on Above: THEN AS NOW - Students in an early 20th century classroom show varying degrees of attention to the lecture. Right: HAMMING IT UP - Modern students mug for an El Rodeo photographer. 16 Academics

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Administration Emphasizes Academics Difficulties on all sides and the need for readjustment to a changing economy faced the 1982-83 university administra- tion. Characteristically, they faced these challenges with unabashed confidence. From the beginning of the academic cal- endar, some small but important activi- ties and changes occupied the adminis- trative agenda. The University Advisory Council or- ganized by President Zumberge is to augment the continuing effort by the ad- ministration to improve academic qual- ity. The primary value of the staff is to advise the president on matters which extend beyond the interests ot any par- ticular constituency group. The coun- cil, comprised of senior administrators, deans, the president of the faculty sen- ate, the chairman of the staff assembly and the Student Senate president, touched on topics from Security to the 1984 Olympics. It is hoped that the UAC will provide more immediate links be- tween various sectors of the university. A new financial aid program was high on the list of priorities this year. Presi- dent Zumberge and senior vice presi- dents Jon Strauss and Cornelius Pings initiated the development because of the critical need for financial assistance to be continuously available to students. An Associate Scholarship Award and Loan Program will be available to fresh- men and transfer students by 1983. ' Fi- nancial Aid Interface ' is designed to eli- minate the long lines for paying fee bills and picking up grants. Another problem the administration faced was the decrease in national col- lege enrollment. USC increased its ef- forts to attract new students in hopes of maintaining the one per-cent increase in Above: JAMES H. ZUMBERGE • President 18 Administiation