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VOL. 23 NO. 5
Fayetteville, N. C.
JANUAR
F. S. U. 1970
Fayetteville - A new tit
le, new administrative
structure, and a challen
ging student body has
broadened Fayetteville
State University’s outlook
for 1970.
Additional academic
programs, expansion, vi
sitation of associates of
the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools
and a gigantic thrust to
increase University re
sources appear on the
road ahead for Fayette
ville State during the
year.
A December meeting of
the institution’s board of
trustees approved eleven
new degree programs to
be presented to the North
Carolina Board of Higher
Education for approval.
The new degree pro
grams were developed af
ter studies were made in
the region and in keeping
with trends in contempor
ary education, FSU Pres-
l«ler»c I—yono
said.
Approval by the State
Board of Higher Educa
tion will mean that FSU
can increase their bache
lor degree offerings to
include art education,
black studies, business
administration, chem
istry, computer science,
French, speech and thea
tre and recreation.
University officials see
this as an initial step in
becoming a university in
fact. In addition, it should
help student recruitment
immensely and move the
institution toward its stu
dent enrollment goals
projected in long range
studies.
Fayetteville State of
ficials are hopeful that
some or all of these pro
grams can be implement
ed at the outset of the
1970-71 academic year.
A million - dollar Stu
dent Center is in the final
drafting stages on the
drawing board and Uni
versity officials expect to
get a construction con
tract for the much needed
structure in the spring.
Along the expansion
line, the University ex
pects to move into its new
Administration building
by March 1.
The Spring of 1970 will
bring a visit by associ
ates of the Southern As
sociation of Colleges and
Schools.
The Accrediting agency
will look at the institu
tion’s Self-Study conduct
ed by each member school
seeking accreditation or
reaffirmation of accredi
tation.
Accreditation by the
Southern Association,
which effects the curri
culum, faculty - staff,
graduate eligibility for
graduate schools and
other intercollegiate re
lationships, must be re
newed every ten years.
During the fall, the Un
iversity was visited by the
North Carolina agency for
Teacher Education ac
creditation.
President Charles “A”
Lyons has announced an
auspicious program to
enrich the University’s
resources. The first step
in this direction is a
three-year “Enrichment
Campaign” to raise one-
million dollars.
“Fayetteville State Un
iversity needs these addi
tional funds to support
higher faculty salaries;
expanded administrative
services in placement,
counseling, institutional
planning and other areas;
curriculum changes, in
structional improvement;
and a broad range of
remedial and compensa
tory education pro
grams,” Dr. Lyons said.
“FSU like most pre-
dom inantly black col
leges, faces the task of
miiking mujor — and ex
pensive — revision of Its
curricula In light of the
varied careers open to
qualified disadvantaged
people. The traditional
emphasis on teacher
training, reflecting the
main career formally
open to black college
graduates, is too limited
to meet new opportuni
ties.” he said.
“Also, FSU carries
more than its normal
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F.S.U. Grads Lucrative
Fayetteville - Through the doors of the Fayetteville
State University Placement Office in 1958 passed 10
recruiters — eight of them public school officials
looking for teaching personnel and two from govern
ment agencies looking for clerical workers.
In 1969, however, traffic is on the increase, steady
and heavy as some 300 recruiters representing in
dustry and agencies looking for talent are scheduled
to visit the Fayetteville State Placement Center.
Not only have recruiters beaten a steady path to the
doors of FSU’s Placement Center, which has opened
quite a few doors of employment for the University’s
students, but the impact has required a full time per
son and a move from the Dean of Student’s office.
The former part-time operation, co-ordinated by the
Dean of Students and Education Department, has a full
time director and a spacious center to accommodate
Interested persons.
A significant aspect of the Fayetteville State re
cruitment program has been the sudden increase in the
number of recruiters from a wide assortment of in
dustrial firms and agencies — some of the real
giants of industry— in contrast to the heavy concen
tration of seekers of teaching personnel in the past.
Fayetteville State’s full time Placement Director is
M. J. Yarboro, an FSU graduate and active in the Uni
versity’s Alumni Association. He has been on the job
for two months.
“In this short time, I have noticed a shift of empha
sis in recruiting because of increased employment
opportunities” explained Yarboro, emphasizing that
since equal employment practices have been in effect,
there are many job opportunities in non-teaching fields
open to black students.
Personnel, who Have
been an eye-witness to
the growth of the bureau
from 1958 to present,
speak with pride that
FSU’s students have been
able to escape the em
ployment vacuum which
teaching as the tradition
al job pursuit had pro
vided.
Traditional because, as
Yarboro put it, “up un
til a few years ago, the
black college student had
limited employment op
portunities available to
them, and while not real
ly wanting to enter the
teaching field, they had
no other choice.
“Of course, there are
other influences on the
switch of emphasis in re
cruiting” added Yarboro,
as he explained, Fayette
ville State has broaden
ed its course offerings
especially in the scien
tific and business field.
Yarboro and his staff
have been in touch with
General Motors, IBM,
Texaco, National Cash
DEAN ODELL UZZELL
FSU DEAN LOOKS UF
AND OUT
By Carolyn Newton, T.V. Staff Writer
FSU’s Dean, Odell Uzzell, is a glowing tribute to the
kind of product that the university produces. He has
taken over the responsibilities of his office with a
cool, thoughtful, cooperative and understanding mien
for the welfare of both student and teachers.
Among his many good works are the smoothing of
registration, balancing teacher loads, useful distribu
tion of classroom space, and the guidance of new
degree programs at FSU.
His most recent innovation is the scheduling of class
es for evening at the university, slated to begin the
second semester. Dean Uzzell received his BS degree
from FSU, his MA and PhD degrees at Ohio State
University, and he has done Post Doctoral Study at
Emory University.
Sixteen courses are being offered for in-service
teachers, special students, professionals, undergrad
uates, and students who wish to begin their college
studies.
Admissions to the FSU evening College will be hand
led by the University Admission office. Tuition Is
twelve dollars ($12.00) persemester hour. According
to Dean Uzzell, courses are offered in English, edu
cation, business administration, mathematics, science,
foreign languages, and history. Dr. Uzzell emphasized
that course enrollment is essential to the total “Even
ing College” program and urged interested persons to
register early. Classes commence on February 5th.
In addition to the courses listed by FSU “Evening
College” a course in adult education is being offered
by A&T State University.
Persons desiring additional information or materials
on FSU’s “Evening College” can contact the office of
the academic dean, FSU. The schedule of the new
classes is as follows:
Monday and Wednesday 6-7:30
Math. 112 Fundamentals of College Math(3sem.hrs.)
Monday and Thursday 7:30-9
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Register and Burlington
Mills who are interested
in FSU graduates.
Sunoco Products Com
pany and the U. S. Navy
are listed for January 8
appearances on the cam
pus.
Yarboro stated that as
opportunities have in
creased, so has the re
muneration. “One firm
has made salary offers
to students in the busi
ness education area com
mencing at $10,000 an
nually. This is a major
difference in offers in
previous years”, he said.
Yarboro stated that he
hoped to increase the
number of recruiters
from North Carolina
based industry. “It is not
what it should be, and
we hope to strengthen our
contacts and relation
ships with them. We are
sure that FSU has the
talent they are looking
for.” Yarboro said.
Yarboro feels that the
teaching profession has
been the biggest bene
ficiary of FSU’s talent.
However, he emphasized
that government agen
cies also benefitted.
“North Carolina State
Government and the Fed
eral Civil Service are
making a special effort
to enlist black person
nel.” said Yarboro.
The present Fayette
ville State placement fa
cility has three cubicles,
a full time director,cler
ical assistance, and an
occupational library.
Yarboro emphasized
that the placement bureau
is not only for present
ly enrolled students but
that former students may
utilize the facilities.
Fayetteville State Uni
versity’s placement bu
reau cannot guarantee
each student a job, but
the bureau has narrowed
the gap that existed be
tween the University and
agencies as a once un
tapped potential as a tal
ent reservoir.