University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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-.. . 'Qh the School of Journalism in the absence of James Crook, who has been director of the school for nearly ten years. Crook was on leave to teach journalism Classes at Syracuse University. Ashdown spent the year concentrating on place- ment for students, improvements in instruction and on advising. The change in the office gave Ashdown a taste of a new kind of advising since he dealt only with pre-major students as undergraduate adviser for the College of Communications. As acting director, he worked with a lot of the same faces who all have many of the same problems and concerns. The College of Communications had an 18 percent increase in enrollment for the last year, the largest of any UT college. In Ashdown's absence from his position in the College of Communications, Acting Dean Kelly Leiter and communications adviser Gail Palmer took on a larger number of pre-majors rather than replace Ashdown. -by Karen Ann Simsen Computer lends writing aid A student sweats over a paper only to get it back with question marks and a What did you mean?.

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12 F a I 1 Dean decides to teach Deciding he,d rather teach, dean of the College of Social Work Ben Granger resigned to pursue regular instructional duties after 15 years as an administrator. HIt's a good time in terms of where the college is to step down and pursue a full-time professorship. . .I've been in this position long enough, and it's a good time to have a look at having another dean come in, he added. James Orten, chairman of the search committee for a replacement for Granger and acting associate dean of the College of Social Work, said that Granger has made a significant contribution to the college during his time in office. He has made a significant contribution in getting the program at three locations tMemphis, Nashville and Knoxvillet fully developed, he said. He also helped establish the doctoral program tin Knoxvillet. Chancellor Jack Reese, who helped to recruit him 15 years ago, said I'm really sorry to see him go. . .he really has done a fine jobft -by John Mead Ashdown subs for Crook Paul Ashdown, assistant dean for undergraduate studies in the College of Communications, directed Seating over 03,000 fans, Neyland Stadium is the second largest on-campus football stadium in the United States. The stadium has undergone 11 additions since the west stands were built in 1921, when it seated 3200. Bimal Kad

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14 F a I 1 It's a common problem in technical writing, said Faye Borthick, assistant professor in accounting. Accounting students, for example, have been recognized nationally for 20 years as needing to develop greater proficiency in writing and oral skills for their future jobs, she said. Their writing problems come from an emphasis on numbers in upper division classes, Borthick said. One possible solution is to use an automated language analysis program to teach students about their writing habits. The software, made up of thousands of rules incorporated into a program, checks the length of sentences, the voice tactive or passivei, the level of complexity tthe grade-level of the languagei and how much jargon is included. HAccounting is 10 percent numbers and 90 percent what you make them mean, so students need to learn to present their work, she said. Some students resist learning to write well because they see accounting as an area to Hself-select out of writing. They also resist advice from non-English teachers on writing, perhaps because they feel the professors are biased, she said. The program helps direct attention to simple problems, she said, which is the first step in correcting them. It works only on syntax, or the mechanics of the writing, and not on the semantics, or meaning. Vol Defensive standouts Kelly Ziegler MW, and Tracy Hayworth t88t, made life tough on the Colorado State Rams in the home opener on September 5th. Running backs Reggie Cobb 04L and William Howard 05L together contributed 18 points to the Vol total of 49 points, as the Vols Soundly defeated the Rams 49-3. One week later, the two backs, along With their teammates, rout the Mississippi State Bulldogs 38-10 at Scott Field. Tom McDonald h 11 ii Tom McDonald Tom McDonald Tom McDonald