University of Cincinnati - Cincinnatian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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'3 3V ! Colle ge of Law CC It was a gradual process of occupying space in the new building even though it wasnt even finished, stated Barbara Watts. concerning the transitional year for the College of Law. Workers completed the major expansion and renovation of the Alphonso Taft Hall and the Robert S. Marx Law Library during the summer of 1982. Construction on the project began in June of 1979 The $9,875,000 construction program expanded the facilities to approxiamtely three times the size ot the old building, just in time for the colleges 150th anniversary during the 198283 academic year. Despite the constant construction, the law students remained busy. In October the school hosted the Midwest Regional Conference on Women in Law, an annual event held on a different Midwestern campus each year. The college also held their annual Advocacy Institute in November. The one day seminar entitled Proof of Damages addressed topics including the use of experts in wrongful injury and death cases; a sample wrongful death case; special cases, wife and mother, minor children, businessmen and women; partial disabiiity; trial testimony; and the use of economics in related caseslw Law students began to use finished sections of the new budding while most at it was still under construction Gordon Christensen remains Dean 0! the im- provlng College of Law. Construction of the College of LawI building is almost completed after many years of planning The contemporary structure of the finished College of Law building symbolizes the universities advancements into the future Book stacks till the masters; library. which was the first area of the new buitding to be completed. Academis 21

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Division of Graduate Studies and Research The Division of Graduate Studies and Research, founded in 1906, encouraged the instruction of advanced students in research and scholarship. Under the guidance of competent and interested instructors, students engaged in research and schoiarly pursuits. Graduate students enrolled either full or part-time for most graduate programs. Under the leadership of Eula Bingham, the new University Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, the Graduate Division continued its central role in all graduate programs except for the professional programs leading to the MD. and JD. degrees. The faculty determined educational policy of the Graduate Division whose elected representatives form the Graduate Council that met regularly to consider matters concerning the Graduate Division. $6 Dr. Eula Bingham serves as Dean of the Col- lege of Graduate Studies. Braunstein Hall houses physics classes and the Bookstore as well as the Main offices for Graduate Studies. The office personnel manage to Enjoy themselves even though they handle a number of majors In graduate degrees. Braunstein Hall has been busy with renova. tlon for office expansion. The hallways of Braunstein appear deserted during class hours. 20 Academics

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College of Medicine Since Obtaining its charter in 1819 the Medical College grew to become the 12th largest medical school and the 13th largest medical center in the nation. As a school that began with 24 students. the Medical College had nearly 800 students and graduated 200 in 1981. The College of Medicine was housed in the Medical Centerjs Medical Sciences Building, opened in 1974, one of the largest single structures for medical education. The Medical Sciences Building also contained the medical departments. libraries and 200 research laboratories. The Medical College worked closely with General Hospital, Children's Hospital Medical Center. and the Veterants Administration Hospital. all located adjacent to the Medical Center. During the past decade, the College of Medicine acquired a new clean, 16 new department heads and more than half its faculty. The combination of new buildings, new leadership, and increasing resources has led the college to academic, scientific, and clinical improvements. The college wants to make the coming years as productive as the past. $1 Dean Robert Danleis serves as chiel ad- ministrator for the College of Medicine. The Medical complex :5 one of the most diverse tacilines in the natton. The complex houses three colleges, Medicme, Nursmg and Health and Pharmacy Students examtne the organs of animals to better understand thewr functions. TechniCIans examtne hssues With the use Of advanced equipment, It takes years of preparation to learn the Skill and artistry of surgery 22 Academics