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Thursday, January 13, 1983
Course requirement changes
approved at faculty meeting
( Eton’s Business Education and Secretarial
[Science majors have a new name, Office
j^dministration, and the graduation require
ments have been changed for both degrees.
Five business elective courses, previously
offered as non-catalogue courses, will from
now on be included in the college catal
ogue. Requirements for Mathematics and
Joumalism-English degrees also have been
Revised, and new courses will be offered by
ithe Joumalism-English and Political Science
jlepartments.
All these changes were approved by the
r faculty at its Jan. 7 meeting. None will
[Require additional staff or budget require-
fents.
The modified Office Administration pro-
j»am is “an attempt to modernize the
ijwo-year certificate (in secretarial science)
and the four-year degree,” Linda Weavil,
fcsistant professor of Office Administra-
won, said. The major change, she said, is
j^reasing the required four shorthand
Spurses to two. The one-year secretarial
^ience certificate has been eliminated. The
niiew associate degree in Office Administra
tion requires 59 semester hours instead of
the 60 required for a Business Education
tfdegree.
I The five business courses approved by the
(faculty are Business Administration (BA)
,341, Financial Intermediaries; BA 351,
Fundamentals of Real Estate; BA 353, Real
Rtate Finance; BA 355, Real Estate
B^vestment; and BA 445, Swurity Analysis
find Portfolio Development.
( Mathematics 101, Basic Concepts in
[JMathematics, has bwn dropped. The new
(Requirements for a bachelor’s degree in
math are completion of Mathematics 111,
112, 121 (or 261), 221, 222, 241, 311, 312,
321, 425, nine additional hours in mathe
matics at the 300-400 level, three semester
hours of Computer Information Science,
and Physics 111 and 112..
Students planning to teach mathematics
must take the same mathematics, computer
science and physics classes required of other
math majors.
The nine hours of upper-level work that
math majors must take are not required of
math majors desiring a teaching certificate.
Instead they take Math 331, Modern
Geometry, and Math 341, Probability
Theory and Statistics.
The Political Science electives approved
by the faculty are Political Science 356,
Democracy and Totalitarianism; Political
Science 371; the Multinational Corporation
in Domestic and International Politics; and
Political Science 441; War, Peace and
Conflict Resolution.
The new Joumalism-English classes
course is Communications 220, Introduc
tion to Mass Communications.
Fulfillment of the major’s requirements
will also include three hours of practi^
experience in either broadcast or print
journalism.
The faculty also approved a proposal that
changes the name of the Committee on
Faculty Research to the Committee on
Faculty Research and Development.
The committee will now have ei^t
members instead of the previous six, and its
duties have been expanded. Coordination of
seminars and workshops on faculty devel
opment as well as evaluation requests for
sabbatical leaves, research and advanc^
development, and financial assistance in
completion of doctorates.
oamnns Fof students, this means a time to
WINTER TERM enrollment has Increased ' requlremente for graduation
over last year’s by 172 students. According * advantage of a tulUon-free
*0 Registrar Mark Albertson, this is part of photo by Ron Kruppa
* continuing trend on the E^on College
Marydell Bright
Linda Weavil
Administrators ’
positions change —
new dean named
Former Dean Jo Anne Soli-
day has a new job as
associate director of admis
sions. Replacing her previ
ous position of associate
dean of student affairs is
Pat S. Morgan.
Morgan comes to Elon
from Louisburg College,
where she held a similar
position. She will be primar
ily responsible for discipline,
developing the content of
college programs and shar
ing personal counseling res
ponsibilities under the direc
tion of Bill Sharpe.
She received a B.A. degree
in psychology from Mars
Hill. After graduation she
served as area coordinator
of the residence halls of
Mars Hill. Morgan received
her master’s degree in coun
selor education and research
at Appalachian State Uni
versity in 1978 and worked
as a resident administrator
for two dorms.
In other administrative
changes, Marydell Bright,
who has been at Elon since
1970, was promoted from
the position of coordinator
of admissions and financial
aid to director of admissions
and financial aid.
Vice president of Academ-
cont. on p. 8
Winter enrollment
increases over 1982
by Debbie Sapsara
Staff Writer
Elon’s 1983 winter term enrollment topped last year’s total
by 172 students, according to figures released by the
registrar’s office. This is a 9.4 percent increase from last year
wnen a total of 1,824 students enrolled.
Elon’s winter term began in the 1969-1970 academic year
when the four month—one month—four month calender was
adopted.
According to Academic Dean Chris White, “Winter term
was designed for curricular program needs and to allow the
college and faculty to offer a wide variety of special classes
not offered during the fall and spring semesters.”
Registrar Mark Albertson cited three reasons for a gradual,
but steady increase over the last four years of students who
decide to attend winter term.
First, the economy is a probable factor: short-term jobs
may be limited.
Second, Albertson said “students seem to be more
self-motivated and have a desire to complete graduation
requirements and begin their careers.”
Third, Albertson said that students are apparently satisfied
with the college’s curriculum. He encouraged students to
attend class regularly because homework assigned each night
is equivalent to one week.
According to chief accountant Lorraine Allen, “winter
term is a good way for incoming and transfer students to get
a feel for the college. It’s a good introduction.”