Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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DEPARTMENT OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS As Coordinator of University Relations, Mr. Herbert Knopp directs all three divisions of the department-Finance, Alumni, and Publicity, but is particularly in charge of the Finance division. In this capacity, he is concerned with maintaining an operating income for the University of over $600,000 a year over and above tuition and fees, paying off the debt incurred by the renovatirig of the old campus in 1945, and raising funds for the new campus. STUDENT PROCUREMENT Mr. Paul Zehner, as National Field Secretary of University Relations, supervises the work of re- gional representatives and the trainingand work of the student solicitors who go out to gam support for the University. ADMISSIONS Carrying on from where the work of the Student Procurement thce ends, Mr. F. H. Rechlin, Di- rector of Admissions, receives and evaluates the applications of prospective students and makes the final decision concerning eligibility.

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ALTRURIA-DODGE DIRECTORS Serving as the hall directors for the freshmen woments dorm this year are Miss Rosemary Pond at Altruria and Mrs. Elsa Schwerin at Dodge. Op- erating in an advisory capacity to the student dorm councils, these women work under the Dean of W0men7s oHice in the administration of these womens residences. Competent upper-classmen aid the directors by serving as counselors to the hall residents. Miss Rosemary Pond, Altruria Hall Director; Mrs. Elsa Sehwerin, Dodge Hall Director. GUILD-MEMORIAL DIRECTORS Operating in the same capacity as the freshmen womerfs hall directors are Miss Jo Leege at Guild and Mrs. Dorothea Dunagan at Memorial. Each director serves as adviser to the dorm council of her residence and carries out the administrative work under the Dean of Women,s thce. Student assistants at these halls aid the directors in their work. Mrs. Dorothea Dunagan, Memorial Hall Director; Miss Jo Leege, Guild Hall Director. LEMBKE DIRECTORS In charge of the administration of Lembke Hall, dormitory for freshmen men, are Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Kumnick. Working under the oHice of the Dean of Men, Dr. Kumnick serves in an advisory capacity to the dorm council in the mat- ters of dorm policy. Upper division students serve as counselors, and they, with the president of the dorm, form the dorm council. Professor and Mrs. H. H. Kumnick, Lembke House directors.

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PRESS RELATIONS Mel Doering is University Relationsi publicity man. His division publishes the Valparaiso Bulle- tin, which has a circulation of about 235,000 among alumni and members of the Synodical Con- ference, and releases information to the press and particularly to publications of the Lutheran Church. ALUMNI Mrs. Raymond Larson is pinch-hitting for Mr. A.R.Loo1nan as head of the Alumni division, which keeps alumni informed about the school provides services to them when they visit the campus, and encourages their support. Some of her duties are keeping records of all alumni, super- vising mailing, and writing up the University Bul- letin of Alumni News, published three times a year. PLACEMENT Professor and Mrs. Oliver Graebner are in charge of Student Placement, begun in February, 1949, to provide students With general informa- tion on vocational opportunities, to give guidance through counseling and testing, and to establish direct contact between prospective employers and graduating seniors. Two bulletin boards in the Administration Building announce job openings and interviews The browsing room,' containing information on almost every vocational field, 15 al ways open. Facili- ties for job interviews are provided, and a permane ent iile of students' credentials is kept.