Tuesday, August 27, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Tuesday, August 27, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Community involvement dream realized at Flint Flint was another objection rais- ed. However, as French pointed out, two years later, "the junior college has a variety of programs including various technical areas and nursing. Many of their pro- grams do not have comparable counterparts at the Flint branch. In other four year programs, the demand has been more than suf- ficient to fill both schools." COMMUTING TEACHERS Another accusation made by the Legislature was that many of the faculty members were commuting to Flint from Ann Arbor. As a result, it was felt that an inferior grade of instruction was provided since the best professors could not afford to leave their work in order to travel 50 miles twice or three times a week. However, the faculty at this time resides almost entirely in Flint. Only occasionally, when demands for a class exceed expectation, does a teacher commute from Ann Arbor. The school has a full- time faculty of 60, most Flint area residents. The campus' one building is the C. S. Mott building, constructed in 1957. Last year a project expand- ing Mott was completed which doubled the school's capacity. All other facilities-library, swimming pool, field house, and auditorium _ among them-are shared with the f Flint Junior College. This fall 1200 undergraduate students are expected to be en- Srolled as full-time students, with aproxmiately 1,000 part-time graduate students. One of these, The Co-operative Teacher Education Program, ar- ranges to combine education and full-time teaching work. WORK STUDY Students enrolled in this pro- gram spread their work-study over five years. The first 2%/ years are devoted to study and during the second half, students occupy full- time teaching positions. Another program sponsored by Flint is the summer abroad study -this year in Austria. This pro- gram allows for students to work on individual projects rather than specifically enrolling in a foreign university, although some stu- dents do this also for language study. The students receive reg- ular colege credit for their work. Another program involves send- ing interested junior and senior psychology, sociology, and educa- tion students for a semester in residence at the Merrill Palmer Institute, a child psychology re- search foundation in Detroit. Flint does not plan to separate from the University organization. "The University structure is such that all of the campuses are al- lowed a great deal of autonomy in their dealings," French says. "Plans are almost always initi- ated by the individual campuses." He adds that, "there are a great many administrative and financial advantages to being part of the University system." Almost all Flint faculty mem- bers in science and math are in- Ii volved in research projects in ad- dition to their teaching duties. For example, the physics de- partment received a National Sci- ence Foundation Grant to develop a new curriculum for teaching in- troductory physics. This is to be useful to other small and middle-sized colleges which cannot give separate cour- ses to students in differing ma- jors. Eighteen colleges around the nation will try out the proposed curriculum, testing its success in structuring the course to the dif- ferent needs and abilities of the various students enrolled. STUDGNT BOOK SERVICG LARGEST USED BOOK STOCK IN TOWN OPEN 'TIL MIDNIGHT DURING BOOK RUSH "Where the Virtuous Buy Their Books" 1215 S. 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REMEDIAL PROGRAM The students who choose to take part in the six week program hear speakers on how to apply to col- leges, what financial aids are available and how to obtain these; and are taken on visits to various campuses, around the state. The program is provided free of cost to the students and is fi- nanced by a grant from a local charitable fund and a matching grant from the University. "The students seem quite en- thusiastic about the program,' says Dean David M. French, "they are reacting quite favorably ,to it.' "This is not a recruitment pro- gram," he adds, r"but a program aimed at causing students who or- dinarily would not consider col- lege to think seriously about con- tinuing their education.. In addition to this program, the Flint Campus is also made avail- able to the general community through the Mott Education Pro- gram. This program opens school fa- cilities to teenagers in the after- noon and adults in the evenings for social and academic activities. Despite these two efforts in the direction of community respon- sibility, Flint still lacks a recruit- ment program for black students and faculty, although it does take part in the University's Oppor- tunity Awards Program. At present there are no black faculty members. However, Dean French says that Flint is "an- xious to increase the number of Negroes at the school-both as students and on the faculty." Before its conversion to a four year program, Flint enrolled only juniors and seniors, 70 per cent coming from Flint Junior Col- lege. FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM However, the demand for a sen- ior college was never sufficient to sustain Flint's enrollment at the school's capacity. Thus in 1965 the first freshman class, numbering 170, was admitted. The expansion of the Flint Campus from a senior college to a full, four year program which took place three years ago, met considerable opposition from both Gov. George Romney and the state Legislature at that time. "The four year plan should wait - until over-all policy for state edu- - cation is developed," Romney said. "This must be studied by I the Blue Ribbon Citizen's Com- mittee and the State ,Board of Education before such alterations are made." At that time, Romney also said, "If state colleges do not co-oper- ate in the creation of a state plan for expansion of higher education they may face a considerably more centralized method of con- trol in the future." ...r -,. 1 ., y LEGISLATORS OBJECT Some legislators also felt that by expanding the Flint Campus, the University was trying to gain additional legislative votes-those of the Flint area. Because freshmen had already been admitted to the new pro- gram, before the budget dispute arose, the Legislature decided to provide the money with the stip- ulation that research begin con- cerning the possibility of making the Flint Campus, a four year autonomous institution. Possible competition with Flint Junior College also ,located in CAMPUS GROWTH Dean French emphasizes that Flint "still has room to expand and will continue to grow." One aspect of this growth took place last year when Flint ven- tured in the area of student hous- ing, arranging to act as mediator between students and two apart- ment houses near campus. The college puts counselors and senior student advisors in the houses. Also, each house forms a house council, plans social activ- ities and legislates its own rules and regulations. Flint offers the BA degree in liberal arts and, sciences, educa- tion and business administration. In addition to the standard course offerings in these areas, Flint ope- rates several unique programs. a SLATEER'S When you think of hooks, thus first I 336 SOUTH STATE 662-4543 e -j U' Welcome to the An RENIESVQUS University of Michigan As a student at Michigan, you will find much more to do than attend classes and study. You will soon find outlets for other interests whether they are sports, journalism, politics, theater, fraternities, sororities, or any of the other numerous activities on campus. The only complete and accurate record record of life on Michi- gan's campus is the U of M yearbook, the MICHIGANENSIAN. The staff of the ENSIAN is confident you will find the 1969 yearbook to be perfect for recalling all the events of the coming school year. In years to come you will always enjoy the full color candid pictures of you and your friends participating in Michi- gan life. To order your copy of this valuable book, simply fill in the form below and return it, along with $6.00 to the MICHIGANEN- SIAN, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104. We will notify you as to when the yearbook can be. picked up. invitatlion 1968 TO FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER STUDENTS An informal introduction to the University of Michigan -its people, places, ideas, issues, activities, challenges, and problems. Rendezvous is an integral part of the University of Michigan orientation program and facili- tates the University's concern that youhave an additional opportunity to meet and talk with the actual persons who are the University- faculty, upperclassmen, other freshmen, grads, and administrajtive staff. Two faculty participants in Rendezvous 1968: WHEN? Wednesday, August 21-Friday, August 23 (for Freshmen who have been to Summer) Orientation) Friday, August 23-Sunday, August 25 (for transfer students) WHERE? Camp Holiday near Ortonville-a place for swimming, canoeing, volleyball. Transportation provided by bus from campus. WHAT? A time to relax, to meet and talk with future classmates, faculty and friends. WHO? The first 100 to apply for each camp. There will also be 20 upperclassmen as staff. GARY F. 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