West Virginia State University - Arch Yearbook (Institute, WV)

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To understand the potential and benefit from organized alumni involvement in education, one must recognize four groups -- students, faculty, administration, and alumni -- and how they can produce a more viable institution capable of meeting the demands placed upon it by society. The role of the alumnus has the lest obvious function in the life of the institution and therefore, the most difficult role to define in the formulation of policy and the governance of the institution. WVSC's office of Alumni Affairs, headed by Grover Smiley, Jr., is the main communications link between the College and its alumni. Homecoming is the busiest time of the year for this department and year after year Homecoming activities prove successful due to the coordination efforts of Alumni Affairs. V Mr. Grover Smiley, Jr., Director; Mary A. Dillon

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eo Qe Ser Teo SC at HONS —2nqn= Oo2zro= ur A Mr. Stephen Batson, Vice President; Linda Loviza A continuous study of West Virginia State College is the primary purpose of the Office of Planning and Institutional Advancement. In addition to providing continuity of institutional self-scrutiny and supplying administrative officers and faculty with data, informa- tion, and special analyses, institutional research pro- vides a basic set of facts and statistical information imperative in decisions of how to best meet certain kinds of problems with logic. Under the competent leadership of Stephen Batson, Vice President for Planning and Institutional Advancement, the office oversees the divisions of Alumni Affairs and Public Information. Together, these offices combine to support the Mission Statement of West Virginia State College.

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The office of Development and College Relations, under the guidance of C.0. Carlini, has,as its major function, the promotion of activities which are necessary for the continuing growth of the College. The development program, although primarily fund-raising in nature, is approached in the broader sense of greater acceptance, understanding, participation, and support from its many publics. The WVSC Foundation, Inc., maintains several scholarship funds supported by donations, endowment income, and other sources. Scholar- ships vary in amounts, purposes, and student eligibility. Some are limited to students majoring in specific fields, some are based in part on financial need, and some are available only to students from certain localities. DEVELOPMENT of % wy . COLLEGE RELATIONS figs etocns C.0. Carlini, Executive Director; Lucy Hairston; Juanita Hicks