University of Nevada Las Vegas - Epilogue Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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Dr. K. Dean Black, Director Mayer Student Union The present tempo of the Moyer Student Union is such that a high percentage of a director's or assistant director's time is spent in crises work. Thousands of dollars of student fees are being spent each year replacing stolen furniture, broken windows and damaged equipment. Consequently the goal of developing student intellectual and humane growth has become secondary to that of attempting to con- trol the building and the budget. Presently we are working toward making many of these time consuming problems ex- ceptions and not the rule. The new thrust of our program- ming is educational. The purpose of the program is to ex- pose students and faculty members to noted authorities in various fields. The authorities attending the numerous con- ferences in Las Vegas will be brought to campus at a nomi- nal fee. Hopefully this type of programming will alter our image and assist students as well as the faculty members re- alize that committees and a building designed for co-curricu- lar activity can still play a vital role in stimulating students.

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Mark Hughes, Director - Office of Informafio My office publishes the Universityls academ- ic catalogs which I be- lieve have been written and assembled in a manner which allows nearly everyone to com- prehend our require- ments and offerings eas- ily. I edit and print bro- chures and newsletters which carry important information to each per- son on campus. people in the community and prospective students in the region. I am constantly in touch with members of the news media - newspapers. television and radio e answering their questions on our activities and placing ar- ticles in the public do- main on the accomplish- ments of our students and faculty. An open and aggres- sive information service cannot help but create an attitude of good will toward UNLV among the public. And only in such an atmosphere can a university prosper and develop the kinds of fac- ulty, programs and facili- ties worthy of a top-tlight institution of higher edu- cation. As is true every- where, things run smoothly as long as people understand one another. But when com- munication breaks down, frustration nor- mally follows, 46

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48 Dr. Robert Stephens, Dean of Me In the past, the Dean of Men and Women have generally been regarded as disciplinarians with primary responsibility for the enforcement of institu- tional rules and regulations designed to protect the student from evil influ- ences. Unfortunately. while the functions of the individual's holding these positions changed considerably, the archaic stereotyped image of t'the Deans lingers on. In the modern university of today, the Dean of Men and Women are members of an educational team dedicated to the personal, sp- cial, and intellectual development of the student which it serves. It is their responsibility to insure that the personal environment of each student is such that he is able to obtain maximum benefit from the programs and ex- periences the University has to offer.