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              LOYOLA MAROON VOL. XLV Loyola University. New Orleans. La., Friday, April 18, 1969 No. 22 CAP to develop future academic plans By GARY ATKINS (Maroon Desk Editor) A Council for Academic Planning (CAP) was appointed this week to coordinate the development of long-range academic plans for Loyola. The council was appointed by the Very Rev. President Homer R. Jolley, S.J., as part of two studies of the university being conducted by the consulting firm of Cresap, McCormick and Paget, Inc. One study involves the development of long-range academic planning coordinated by CAP, which will be advised by two members of the firm. The study will begin next week with CAP'S first meeting; the final report is due in September, 1970. The second phase involves a study of the administrative organization of the university, including the Boards of Regents and Directors, the university president and vice-presidents, and major administrative units. CAP, consisting of students, faculty and administrators; will coordinate all the work related to academic planning, which will include ad hoc committees to solicit viewpoints about the university from past and present students, faculty, staff and community leaders; study teams to investigate and review specific topics such as university life, programs at other colleges and national trends in education; and task forces to develop recommendations on programs and policies. CAP consists of 15 members: seven faculty, four administrators and four students. Those who have been appointed to CAP are: Administration-the Rev. Thomas Clancy, S.J., vice-president for academic affairs; Dr. Frank E. Crabtree, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Ted Pfeifer, registrar; and Jerome Dickhouse, assistant vice-president of research; Faculty—Allan I. Boudreaux, professor of accounting; Mel Ivey, director of choral activities in the School of Music; Blanche Zink, assistant professor of education; Thomas Sponsler, assistant professor of law; David Keiffer, chairman of the physics department; Ignatius D'Aquila, assistant professor of visual arts; and the Rev. J. Emile Pfister, S.J., chairman of the theology department; The Student Council failed to recommend four names for student positions at its regular meeting this week. A special meeting was scheduled for yesterday afternoon to select the four. According to a list of procedures for CAP drawn up by the consulting firm, the council will meet monthly to receive reports from its study teams and decide on any new action it would like to take. Individual members of CAP will also serve on the study teams and task forces. Some of the questions that will be considered by the study teams will be information about students, faculty, finances and academic programs. They will also attempt to answer questions such as what is Loyola today, who it serves and what will it be in the future. The lists of procedures recommends four study teams to study: 1. programs at other institutions, so Loyola can know of "educatonal opportunities, real and potential (at other schools) that will compete for students and for support;" 2. national trends, to take into account in any planning "significant movements and experiments in academic programming and instruction" at other schools; 3. instructional techniques to assess methods Loyola faculty are now using in classrooms and to study current patterns of instruction; 4. university life, to study the environment since the atmosphere "in which students study for formal class work has an influence on the educational effectiveness of the institution." The consulting firm has developed a schedule for each study team and task force to meet so that the final report can be compiled by September, 1970. The study will be one of the most comprehensive Loyola has ever had. Father Clancy said that Loyola has operated in the past with "general goals such as excellence, undergraduate education,etc," but that this plan would be more specific. Of course, long range planning will have to be "much broader in aspect" than things some students often mistake as academic planning, such as reducing philosophy and theology requirements, he said. "The long-range planning will have to consider structures," he said. "We have to first set our goals and then translate them into action." He cited a similar comprehensive long-range planning study conducted at Southern Methodist University in 1964 as an example of the type of survey to be conducted at Loyola. At SMU, consultants recommended changes in university structure involving millions of dollars—for example, having graduate students comprise 25 percent of the total enrollment, forming a freshman college, and so on. The joint study at Loyola, involving both the academic planning phase and the evaluation of administrative organization will cost between $40,000 and $50,000 Father Clancy said. The administrative evaluation will be a follow-up three-month study to the study conducted last summer by Cresap, McCormich and Paget. The» study last year was developed in coordination with Heald, Hobson and Associates of New York and resulted in several administrative changes, including the abolishing of the post of executive vice-president and the creation of the post of academic vice-president. Father Clancy said that this year's study of the administration will be more thorough than the one last year. He also said that the Cresap, McCormick and Paget firm is one of the largest educational consultant firms in the United States. Conducting the administrative study will be Miles A. Stejskal, who has helped in many of the more than 500 educational studies conducted by he firm, and James E. Gordon, an associate with the firm. Dr. Randall M. Whaley and Dr. Neil G. Soslow will direct the academic planning study. Dr. Whaley has served as chancellor of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Dr. Soslow has been engaged in several educational consulting projects for the firm. FATHER THOMAS CLANCY, S.J. To develop long-range academic plans Tom White, Miss Batinich honored Named top male, female at convocation Thomas V. White and Mary Ann Batinich were named the outstanding students of the year at Loyola during Awards Day ceremonies held this morning in the Field House. White, outgoing president of the Student Council, received the Alpha Delta Gamma Bailey award as outstanding leader of the year for the second consecutive year. Miss Batinich received the Lambda Sigma Lambda Trophy as the coed leader of the year. The selection of the winner of this award is based on leadership, initiative, industry, school spirit and personality. John Ferrell Guillory, A&S senior, received the Alpha Pi Omicron Award for outstanding service to the university. Guillory served as editor of the Maroon during the 1967-68 school year. Mary Beth Favaloro, A&S senior, received the Cardinal Key Marian Award as the coed outstanding in Christian leadership. Anne Higgins, A&S senior, was runner up for that award and also received the Bene Meritum Award. Corecipient of the Bene Meritum Award was Miss Randy Randall. Mary Ann McGrath was the recipient of the Alumni Father Percy A. Roy Memorial Award as the A&S graduate with the highest academic average. She has a 4.0 average. Stephen Cochran with a 3.95 and Martin Adamo with a 3.92 placed second and third respectively behind Miss McGrath. Warren B. Seiler, Jr., A&S junior, and Diane K. O'Hara, A&S sophomore, received the Dean's Awards as the A&S students having the highest academic averages in their classes. Elizabeth L. Moore, A&S junior, and Diane M. Goedeck, A&S sophomore, received honorable mention in that category. Charles W. Abadie, BA senior and a member of the baseball team, received the award for the athlete with the highest academic average for four years. James F. Bindley, also a BA senior, was runner up. Charles Rivet received the John X. Wegmann Sr. Achievement Award as the outstanding BA student. The College of Music Award for the outstanding music school student went to Linda Barbalich, music senior. Miss Beryl Magdelene McSmith was named the outstanding Evening Division student and Vivian Woods Fitzgerald was the runner-up. Edward V. Brown Jr. received the Women's Auxiliary of New Orleans Dental Association Award as the outstanding dental school graduate. A&S senior Thomas M. Kelley received the Reserve Officers Training Corps Award as the outstanding ROTC cadet. Gerard Brechtel, BA junior, received the D.H. Holmes Trophy as the outstanding athlete. Bernard Arghiere, BA senior, won the Louis H. Pilie Award for outstanding service to the university, while Mike Nolan was runner-up for the award. Charles Powell, BA senior, who broke most of Loyola's scoring records on the basketball team, received the "L" Club award as the outstanding varsity athlete. Miss Fern M. Lebus, A&S senior, received the Rev. Guy Lemieux Gold Medal as the outstanding philosophy student, while Philip Zbylot, A&S junior, was named recipient of the chemistry department's Merck Index Award. Receiving Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Fraternity keys were Kay Marie Dicharry, Wanda Jean Dufour, Katherine M. Franks, Norbert Mitra Gobin, William D. Lindsey, Deborah May McLain, Maurice P. Pujol Jr., Irene Kay Trombley and Maria T. Chiarello, all A&S students with 4.0 averages. Robert Almedia, with a 3.8 average also received a key. Alpha Pi Omicron service fraternity received the Blue Key Achievement award as the outstanding organization. Runner-up for this award, was the Loyola University Historical Association (LUSHA). Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority was given the Women's Panhellenic Scholastic award for the sorority with the highest scholastic average (3.139). Tri Sig also received the award for having the pledge class with the highest academic average (2.902). Kappa Beta Gamma was runner-up TOM WHITE Named outstanding male student for second straight year Guste, Magarahan, installed as new council president v-p Billy Guste, Charlie Magarahan and the new Student Council were installed and new council officers were elected this week. The new officers are: Edgar "Dooky" Chase, BA sophomore, treasurer; Ann Donnelly, A&S sophomore, recording secretary; Linda Johnson, music sophomore, corresponding secretary; and Ronn Legendre, A&S junior, parliamentarian. The new council members also began considering nominations for student representatives to the Council for Academic Planning, but tabled consideration of the matter. A special meeting was scheduled to be held yesterday afternoon to select the names the council will recommend to the administration. The Council for Academic Planning, a 15-member board, will coordinate the development of long-range plans for the university. Nominations for student members have been sought from various individuals and organizations, but the Rev. Thomas Clancy, S.J., vice-president for academic affairs, said the council's recommendations would be given the most serious consideration. Guste also presented the council members with an "open letter" listing Dedication to feature renowned scientists The dedication of the Science Complex will be held May 18-20 in conjunction with graduation exercises. Four nationally renowned scientists will take part in the dedication ceremonies and will receive honorary degrees. They are Commander M. Scott Carpenter, one of the nation's first astronauts; Dr. Michael Deßakey, who performed this country's first heart transplant; Dr. Gregory R. Choppin, a Loyola alumnus who was a member of the team that produced the 101 st element; and Dr. Alton Ochsner, president of the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation in New Orleans. The Rev. Joseph H. Fichter, S.J., Stillman professor of Roman Catholic studies at Harvard University, will deliver the homily atMass, which will immediately proceed the formal dedication ceremonies. Associate Justice Walter B. Hamlin of the Louisiana Supreme Court will also receive an honorary degree. Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital space flight in May, 1962, piloting his Aurora spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. More recently he has become involved in the Navy's Deep Submergence Systems Project as assistant for Aquanaut Operations. His awards include the Navy Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. Dr. Deßakey is an internationally acclaimed heart surgeon. In addition to serving as surgical consultant to the Surgeon General, Dr. Deßakey has chaired the President's Commission on Heart Disease and is presently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Choppin is presently the chairman of the Department of Chemistry at Florida State University. He is the author of approximately 90 research papers and three books. Dr. Choppin is presently a member of the Committee on Nuclear Science and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Radiochemistry of the National Research Council—National Academy of Science. Dr. Alton Ochsner, professor emeritus of surgery at the Tulane University School of Medicine, also serves as president of the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation in New Orleans. Dr. Ochsner, a native New Orleanian, numbers among his honors fellowship in the Royel College of Surgeons in England and membership in the International Cardiovascular Society. He has served as past president of the American College of Surgeons and the American Cancer Society. The schedule of events for the dedication and graduation ceremonies is: Sunday, May 18: an open house for the general public in the Science Complex from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a special film entitled "Science in a Modern Society" to be shown and departmental demonstrations to be presented. The Alumni Association will give a reception for 1969 graduates and their parents. Monday, May 19: a symposium at 8 CMDR. M. SCOTT CARPENTER DR. MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR. GREGORY CHOPPIN DR. ALTON OCHSNER (continued on page 5) (continued on page 4) (continued on page 4)