William Paterson University - Pioneer Yearbook (Wayne, NJ)

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For some people it was to be their last year up on that hill. The last in a series of classes to obtain what is thought to be the main reason why anyone would be here. 115

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SENIORS and CURRICULUM

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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Established In 1970, the College of Arts and Sciences has at its helm. Dr. Jay Judwig, who has been Dean since 1969. In the past year the College of Arts and Sciences has added to its already vast program a Computer Science minor, a Jazz Studies in the Music program, and a hiealth Sci- ences concentration In Liberial Stud- ies. The College has four Divisions: Fine and Performing Arts. Humani- ties, Mathematics and Natural Sci- ences, and Social and Behavioral Sci- ences — all established In 1972. There are eighteen major programs with 3,680 students maioring In a variety of subjects from Art to Envi- ronmental Studies. FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS This year the Art, Music and Thea- tre Departments established new tracks within the existmg degree pro- gram to provide students with the opportunity to acquire credits which will be equivalent to professional degrees. The television studio reno- vation is nearing completion and should be ready for all classes in Sep- tember. A color distribution system should be completed over the sum- mer. Robert Reed. Associate Dean says, This system will be capable of distributing 10 different programs to various locations on campus at any one time. With the new Communi- cation facilities, WPC establishes Itself as having one of the best media centers In the area. The Division of the Fine and Per- forming Arts is not just Communica- tions. Art has added courses in Ori- ental Art, Medieval Art, Art Therapy and Neoclassical Art and Music plans to add to its curriculum, Music Graphics and America ' s Music: 1976-Present. The Theatre Depart- ment has gone under a total revision In the last year. The Theatre program has been divided into three programs of study: a Dramatic Arts major for those students Interested in a broad liberal arts program: a Professional Concentration in Design, and a Pro- fessional Concentration in Acting. LIBERAL STUDIES Robert Conger 116