Enrollment steady as career majors increase
by Lottkia Louka
Elon College has under
gone many changes since its
beginning in 1889. The
college holds a great deal of
heritage and has survived
two world wars, the
Vietnam War, and the Great
Depression.
The different trends in
enroUment at Elon throu^-
out the years are interesting
factors in distinguishing the
type of students and in
tended majors here.
According to Registrar
Mark Albertson, the past 10
years have shown more
change in the choice of
majors than trends in stu
dent enrollment.
There has been a signifi
cant change in what was
popular then to what is
popular now. In comparing
the enroUment changes of
the declared majors in the
last '10 years, eiu-oUment
tends to be increased in
business ' administration,
accounting, human services,
and other majors which are
more career-oriented.
Albertson says, “The in
crease in these areas is
probably because these
people are specially trained
and career-oriented.” He
further comments that
because of the changing
economy, more students are
giving thought to what kind
of job will take them the
farthest in a fluctuating
economy.
The percentage of part-
time students has not signif-
ically changed in the last 10
years, although the numer
ical figures do show an
increase.
In the fall of 1981, there
were 162 part-time students.
This figure was increased by
three for the spring of 1982.
The faU of 1980 showed 347
part-time students, while the
spring figures showed a drop
to 296 part-time students.
These figures also correlate
with the number of evening
students, since many part-
time students attend evening
classes.
In a comparison of enroll
ment male to female, female
enrollment has increased
since 1971; however, males
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Sec iadde
for upcoming
Christmas activities
Volume VIII Number 13
Elon College, Ellon College, NC 27244
Thursday, December 3, 1981
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Renovation nears completion
Robinson resigns;
Strimple assumes post
The renovation of Alamance Building is
nearing completion and should be ready for
occupation by winter term according to
John Mitchell, vice president for admims-
trative services.
Renovation of the 58;year-old structure
was begun during the summer.
In tne above picture, the finishmg
touches are begitming to show on the first
floor of the building, as a worker checks on
a new door.
Plioto by Craig Yorlt
by Jo Craven
The Elon College Campus
Safey and Security Bureau
has hired Eric Strimple as its
new assistant director of
safety and security. Strimple
replaces Mike Robinson,
who has left Elon for a
teaching and coaching
position at Graham High
School.
Assistant to head of cam
pus security Jim Hackney,
Strimple handles the admin
istrative work. He also in
tends to get involved with
the guards. “I don’t have
to, but 1 like to,” says
Strimple. “A good chief gets
involved, and I intend to be
involved.”
Director of student affairs
and security Jim Hackney
holds much confidence in
Strimple. “When the
position came open,” says
Hackney, “we looked at
several options until we
realized that we already had
a staff member who was
qualified for the job.”
Strimple, a senior major
ing in human services, in-
Self - study cites Elon’s ‘progres£ __________
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by Doug Norwood
The Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools has
concluded its study of Elon
College, and the organiza
tion’s findings are very
favorable, according to a
preliminary oral report.
Dr. James Moncure, vice
president for academic and
student affairs at Elon, said,
“As they (the visiting com
mittee members) see it, and
as I see it, Elon has made
great progress.”
The committee, made up
of staff and faculty members
of colleges outside of North
Carolina, visited the campus
after an extensive self-study
by Elon faculty. The study
had begun on March 1,
1980.
Moncure said that the
study is divided into nine
standards: “purpose of the
institution, organization Md
administration, the curricu
lum or educational program,
financial resources, quality
of the faculty, quality of the
library, student services,
physic^ resources, such as
classrooms and reCTeatiotial
facilities, and speaal activ
ities like the continuing edu
cation program.”
“The standard reports are
then approved by all the
chairmen of all committees
so that the final report
speaks as a document with
one voice,” he said.
The report is then sent to
the SACS. The visiting com-
imttee is then sent. Moncure
said that they saw that the
self-study “was not a white
wash.”
Moncure said that the
improvement in faculty cred
entials, a better curriculum
and administration and
volves himself in many com
munity service projects. He
is entering his fourth year as
a volunteer fireman in the
Elon College community. “I
always wanted to be a
fireman when I was a kid,”
says Strimple, currently a
lieutenant in the Elon
College fire department.
He has also worked as a
public safety officer in the
community. Qualifying for
this job required two months
of training in basic police
school. Strimple has also
received training as an emer
gency medical technician.
All of these qualifications,
as well as his position as a
resident counselor, make
Strimple uniquely suited for
the job. “Having all of these
skills plus knowing the
people and campus as he
does, he was our best
option,” says Hackney.
“I feel extremely good at
this point,” continues Hack
ney. “I’m excited about Eric
bemuse he has the ex
good impression on the
visitors.
“The renovation of Ala
mance building and con
struction of the new dorm,
as well as the newly buih
Oaks proved to them that
Elon is alive and growing.
They saw that we haven’t
been asleep the past 10
years,” Moncure said.
Many of the improve
ments at Elon that impressed
the committee were possible
because of a S2 million
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Dr. James Moncure