THE WAYNE COMMUNIQUE, WCC, GOLDSBORO, N. C, SEPT. 8, 1970 - PAGE 3
“^^Registrar's Office
‘ itie functions of the Regis
trar's Office may be divided
Into five major areas: admis
sions, registration, student
records, student certifica
tion, and statistics. This of
fice serves as the central of
fice for the full-time curri
culum programs-
In the area ofvadmlsslons,
the Registrar’s Office handles
correspondence concerning
course offerings at WCC. Cata
logs, brochures, applications
and other information of this
nature are distributed.
Applications of prospective
students are processed through
this office. Included in the pro
cessing of the applications is
the assigning of placement test
dates. When test scores are
received by the Registrar's
Office, these along with the
student's application, high
school transcript, and college
transcript, if the student trans
ferred, make up the official
record file- Later other addi
tions such as grades, etc.,will
be added to this permanent file
Notice of acceptance to WCC
is also communicated to the
student through this office.
Upon receipt and evaluation of
the application and test scores
such notification is given to the
student.
Registration is the second
major function administered by
the Registrar's Office. The
first day of each quarter is
registration day when the stu
dents can officially enroll in
their classes.
On registration day, stu
dents meet with their depart
mental advisors and jointly de
termine the best courses for the
student to study during the
quarter. Hie student completes
registration forms, pays his
fees, and is officially enrolled
in the college-
In addition to the registration
day, a pre-registration is held
near the end of each quarter.
The pre-registration period
enable continuing students to
register for the following quar
ter prior to registration day.
A third function of the Reg
istrar's Office is the main
tenance of official student rec
ords for each individual stu
dent.
Upon receipt of an appli
cation, a student's official file
is opened- This file will even
tually include, in addition to
the application, the student's
placement test scores; high
school transcript; college
transcript, if applicable; of
ficial record; grade cards; and
other pertinent Information of a
permanent nature-
All of this data is filed
permanently in the Registrar's
Office. Also, each student's
official record Is microfilmed
and stored in a vault for safety
purposes.
Another major area of con
cern in the Registrar's Office
is student certification. TTie
Selective Service, Veterans
Administration, Vocational
Rehabilitation, Social Sec
urity, and other various agen
cies often require certifica
tion of attendance of students-
Certification records of these
agencies are maintained in this
office-
Statistics of the college
are also maintained by the
Registrar’s Office. These in
clude statistics compiled by
personnel at the college, the
Department of CommunityCol-
leges, and other offices.
The Registrar’s Office is
staffed by the Registrar, As
sistant Registrar, four full
time secretaries, and one
work-study student- The Reg
istrar is Linwood R. Ander
son of Goldsboro. He received
a B. S. degree in Business
and an M. A. in Supervision
from East Carolina University.
The Assistant Registrar isMr.
Tood Parker who has just re
cently joined the staff- Mr.
Parker received a B. S. de
gree in Business Administra
tion from Furman University,
C3S:eenviIle, S. C. The secre
taries are Mrs. Christine Bunn,
Mrs- Catherine Frazier, Mrs.
Dianne Stewart, and Mrs. Marie
Sullivan. Dianne Casey is the
Office’s work-study student-
The Office of the Registrar
is open from 8 to 5 Monday
thru Friday and is always an
xious to help any student who
may need assistance.
INSTRUCTORS -
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tire elementary school, has
raised funds to provide free
care for needy children, and
was a Gray Lady chairman in
California. She has also or
ganized and si%)ervised a class
for thirty Japanese police of
ficers to teach them Eglish-
She is listed in “Who's Who
of American Vftmen," 1966-
1967.
MESSAGE -
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become involved in some of the
activities and become a part of
Wayne Community College.
We wish you success during
the year and if the Dean of
Students office can be of any
assistance to you, do not hesi
tate to let us know.
i
n
The College
Bookstore
The Wayne Community Col
lege Bookstore is here as a ser
vice to the student- In the
bookstore the student can find
a large selection of textbooks
and supplies for any course
requirements. Also there is a
fine selection of college warm
up jackets, sweatshirts, tee-
shirts, and decals for the stu
dent on campus- To serve you
better, the bookstore hours are
from 8 until 4 during the day and
from 6:30 until 9 at night- So
come by and check over the
bookstore, it's here to serve
you as a student-
Vocational Education
First—what is vocational ed
ucation? For some reason, we
as well as educators, have made
something less than respect
able out of what should be one of
the proudest terms in our pro
fessional vocabulary. Certain
ly the minister and the priest,
the teacher, the lawyer, the
physician, and the engineer,
have no reason to be apologe
tic about their vocations or the
education and training required
for entry into them. Why then
should we not show equ^ re
spect for the vocations and the
education and training of the
technician, the automobile me
chanic, diesel mechanic, elec
tric lineman, machinist, watch
maker, weldef, and many other
trades.
Hie attitude of some educa
tors toward the world of work,
indicated by this fear of call
ing a rose by its true name,
is deplorable. This attitude
seems to be a cultural heri
tage from the process which
moved the Greaco-Roman so
ciety from a period when a
Greek king could boast that
he could “plow a furrow as
straight as any man" to a per
iod in which this same society
established education as the
right of the free men and work
as the lot of the slave- We
need hardly remind you of what
happened to that society or the
part played in its downfall by the
debasement of the work of its
artisans and farmers. Equally
well known is the part played
in the downfall of Rome by the
educated umemployed who were
produced by an educational sys
tem which separated the world
of education from the world of
woi k. The part played by these
same educated unemployed in
the less attractive revolu
tionary movements of our own
day is a direct result of educa
tional systems which produce
thousand of literate people
%
Now we know where the instructors’ minds really
— their stomachs — see, they’re human too.
Significance of the WCC Seal
The torch underlying all other elements is the torch of
learning. It represents not only education in general but adult
education specifically. It is under all other elements because adult
education is the first and basic program and the starting point for
all others.
The Shield is the shield of protection and represents the
community services function of the college. The shield is used
because of the premise that education is a protector of the citizens
of the community.
On the shield are two devices: the gear wheel, representing
technical-vocational education and the book, representing academic
college programs. The gear wheel is upper because these pro
grams were established some years before the college program
and are considered equally, if not more, important.
The banner contains the motto labor omnia vineit, which
means that perseverance overcomes all obstacles. This reflects the
purpose of the college to assist all those having the initiative and
ability in preparing for a better life. It also reflects the philosophy
of the college that everyone can benefit from the college's pro
grams, if they are realistic in their goals and persistent in their
education. The college colors, blue and gold, reflect the same
premise as the motto in that blue represents perseverance and gold
represents reward.
The ring around the shield contains the official name of the
college and the date of establishment. This not only identifies the
institution, but the ring, being endless, represents the continuity
of education and the eternalness of truth.
whose only occupational outlet
is clerical service in an already
overnamed government, while
those who are responsible for
feeding the starving masses are
forever confined in a prison of
illiteracy and ignorance.
Vocational education, In the
broadest sense, is any educa
tion which prepares for entry
into any occupation or profes
sion. We are absolutely con
vinced that our society has
made a decision that every boy
and every girl shall have an op
portunity for education beyond
the high school limited only by
Individual Interest, aptitude
and ambition. We need to re
store vocational and technical
education to their proper places
In our standards of values and
to guide students Into these
programs at the time when they
need prepairation for employ
ment.
We should like, at this point,
to outline for you four elements
which we believe are essential
to any Community College,
Technical Institute, or Indus
trial Education Center.
First, such an institution
must practice a completely
open door policy In admissions
limiting numbers, if neces
sary, on a geographic rather
than an ability basis. A com
prehensive college must accept
all high school graduates who
apply and even non-hl^ school
graduates If their educational
needs can best be met In apost
high school institution.
Second, such an institution
must have a flexible Instruc
tional program In order that
each student admitted may find
something in the Institution's
offerings in which he or she has
a reasonable chance of success.
Third, these institutions
must have a student financial
aid program which will com
pletely eliminate the financial
barriers to education. With the
scholarship system, federal
and state loans, federal grants
and work study, we have nearly
achieved this.
Fourth, these institutions
must have an institutional com
mittment for education or occu
pational placement of anyone
who seeks our services. TTiis
means dropouts as well as
graduates- Schools are notor
iously uninterested in their
dropouts- But how do we de
fine a dropout? In my opinion,
only a studentwho leaves school
without having benefited in any
way by attendance, should be
called a dropout.
In conclusion, we believe
higher education surely in
cludes education for the physi
cally handicapped and for the
superior student. This Wayne
Community College should
stress technical and occupa
tional educaticxi with an ideal
ratio of 75-25 In occupational
and academic enrollment.