University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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l 1-5- Ill The Big Push Towards Excellence Starting next semester new stu ents will no longer be able to select ourses from the traditional C D and E ore requirements They will be re ulred to take courses from a new set Qfgguidelifiesfknbwn HSirGeneiraliirEdvCeE QJ'StuderttsVwill have to .take discourses trom areas calledeAnalytical Reasoning l hysical and Biological Worlds? and'So- cial World. Students must itakeftwot Qpurses from Analytical Reasoning g six 'torn Social World and three from i hysical and Biological World. ln addi- tiOn. students may be required to take a science course with a lab. 1 I , Freshman sophomores and tumors already enrolled at the Umversity are subject only to the traditional core re quirements However due to the im plementation ofthe General Education requirements it will bB'tiOUgl'i6l'ffO.lff stue dentsto enroll incertain classes.tl-listo- ry courses willbe one ofthe more diffif cultcoursesl to enrolligin.p New students will be required to-take a historical course.-whilesrothers will be trying-to fulfill a1C corein History. 4 'General Education will improve the f qualityi of education but it will 4 take time and patience. t i i l -Ns-X f M24-57. sg Photo by Ka en Zar o Photo by Ka e Top-Students prepare for upcoming exams. The new General Education requirements will affect them next year. Above- Frank lVlarj a chemistry student fin- ishes his lab report. How will the new require- ments aftect the science departments? Academic Requirements!21

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A Period of Change A period of change ..... in the diversity of student programs. A period of change can best describe the curriculum at the University of Massachusetts. When William Field be- came Dean of Students, the University had a common core curriculum. To- day, the University has one of the most diverse curriculums in the Northeast. When Dean Field came to the Univer- sity, all students took a specified core group of courses regardless of major. For example, Dean Field explained, all students took Botany l because it was a required course. The College of Arts and Sciences required its students to take a science. A typical freshman course load consisted of Zoology, Bot- any, Chemistry, and English. This left a very limited selection of electives for students to choose. This allowed stu- dents to choose their major later on in their career. The School of Engineering also set up their own standards, in addition to the University requirements. As a re- sult, what courses a student took as a freshman or sophomore depended on where the student was registered or what major the student had. 20!Administrators lu jg, 'W'- '? 'll -gm. ,I -xxx Photo by Judith Fiola Dean of Students William F. Field Once schools and colleges started setting up their own standards, differ- eniation took place. Courses were di- vided for majors and non-majors. The University had courses such as Chem- istry for Majors and Chemistry for Non- Majors. Today, the University offers one of the most diversified curriculums in the Northeast. Students can choose from over 4000 courses and choose from over 80 different majors. When asked what changes Dean Field forsees, he responded, to have more courses specific to majors. Dean .Field also sees a new core requirement on social, racial, and ethnic cultures for the Uni- versity. Whatever the outcome, the Universi- ty of Massachusetts will one day be- come the finest academic institution in the Northeast. llfilikikikili A period of change can also describe student clubs and organizations. When Dr. Dennis Madson became Vice Chan- cellor for Student Affairs, the club sys- Photo f Dr. Madson's office. Vice Chancellor Student Affairs Dr. Dennis L. Madson tem was already Eight years ago, there weifgapproxiif mately 300 clubs and organizationsg Today, that figure has jersts grown 'tqgoveri 4oo. U jjts , V over the past few years.'The jbusine esses are training their management better and are more organized than in the past. Also in 01980, most busin- esses, such as the Hatch, were brought into the University Accounting System, allowing for betterorganization and al-Q lowing the University to conduct audit- ing. Residential life has become more specialized. Colloquia were added. The social life of residents became more diverse and new discipline policies made for better operation of the resi- dential halls. The University, through its many residential changes, made they residential areas one integrated func- tional operation. ., The diversltyf of student affairs at the 'University will help to strengthen it as, UMass strives for excellence. W I Student run businesses alsochangedf

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Sedan' H Students nominate professors and graduate students for the Distinguished Teachers' Award. 22!Distinguished Teachers I I l i l Photo by Jonathan Blake In Recognition of Excellence A The Distinguished Teachers Award is -presented annually 1 by the Graduate Student Senate to three faculty mem- bers and tothree teaching assistants in recognition of good teaching. a Each fall, the G.S.S. accepts nomina- tions frorn students-tori-.th.ose teachers who they feel haveoutstanding teach- insiabiiity- A it 'ies A . ff The nominees are evaluated,-in eight categories on a scale of 1 to 10, one being the poorest and ten the best. The categories include: communication of subject matter clearly and effectively: clearly defined course objectives: moti- vation of students to do their bestgag command of subject matter: fair and open-minded grading procedures: sen- students: and general excellence in teaching. to t sitivity to background and interests of ' ' I - ' - V A , X Egs'.-M532-t'.f-fu' Q K f- i K' K 1- K K X ii 'T my -r S.. f 1- . W .1 - 'jgs T The candidates are In the fall and committee' is Paste Wlnnesfs of-ifheliaW??fdi sentatives. from the 3 ment Association and- c-2f dent Senate. Letters are alsov-sioliicitiidlt A i A irss . ,irl campus-wise from any istudegntizwislgiingi l to 'write a' recontrnendati'on.aT candidate. Winnersof -the guished Teachers Aavyard illg Professors 1 l-ti' 5'- John A. Chandler-'Chemistry 5 1 4 kf,: 1, i ' Judith E. Goodenough- Zoology sc.s charlotte K. Spivak- Engiish-J' 's'. E Teaching- Assistants ' X Kay SatrefEnglish , tiistc -Sarah Sloane- English A Dana Weaver- Psychology Si - 1 f aii Edirorls Note: As ia result of deadline complications, no photos of the-Distinguished ii-. I Teachersawere available. if