Deans Dr. Dean B. Priest - College Directs Efforts At Student Needs Completing his 23rd year as a member of the Harding faculty and his second year as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Dean B. Priest became heavily involved in the efforts of the Uni· versity to meet the needs of students, to help those who were undecided as to educational goals to choose a major wisely and to improve student retention. He continued to serve as Chairman of the Department of Mathematics and to be involved in research. He was named Program Chairman for the 1987 Name-of-Site Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics to be held in Little Rock , continuing his high-level of involvement with the Council. Dr. Priest administered the development of a brochure devoted to the "Undecided Major" which emphasized the opportunities afforded at Harding to a breadth of education that will be useful in any career - emphasizing the general skills of speaking, writing, thinking, analyzing, cooperating and making choices. The brochure gave case histories of highly successful Harding graduates who had changed majors three or four times during their undergraduate years - from biochemistry, to biology, to English, for example. Commenting on his work at Harding, Dr. Priest said, "I feel that the efforts put forth with the 'undecided' major will provide a great service to our students. Many times one only needs someone to listen. The cadre of special advisors has been instructed to give at least 30 minutes to each advisee. We want at Harding for each student to accumulate a 'museum of memories' that will be pleasant and within the flow of God's will for his life." i~ Dr. Maribeth Downing & Eddie R. Campbell Dean of College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Dean B. Priest. - photo by Wes Holland . Title Change Marks Combined Efforts Receiving the Ph.D. degree in family relations from the University of Nebraska last May was a major achievement of Maribeth Downing whose administrative title was changed from Dean of Women to Associate Dean of Students. Her doctoral dissertation was entitled, "Job Satisfaction and Job Discrimination as Perceived by Top-Level Women Administrators in Private Higher Education." Each semester , Dr. Downing taught a course in sociology. She also developed several non-credit minicourses for the freshman residence hall. Several courses were offered in such areas as good nutrition , anorexia and bulemia, quilting , cross stitching, stenciling and cooking. She also began a research project on strong families and the perceived homesickness of college freshmen. In the fall , Dean Downing accepted the responsibility of administering the selection of students for membership in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. In January she presented a chapel program on Who's Who and presented the 43 students who had been selected by the faculty for 1984-85. "One of the most exciting aspects of being associated with Harding as both a student and as an employee is the friendships that have been established over the years," commented Dean Downing. "These friendships seem to grow and flourish be172 Deans cause of the common bond." If/.~ In keeping with national trends in the area of student personnel administration , the title of Eddie Campbell was changed at the beginning of the 1984 fall semester from Dean of Men to Associate Dean of Students. Last June he attended the meeting of the Association for Christians in Student Development hosted by John Brown University. He continued to work closely with Dr. Robert McKelvain , Patti Barrett and the Interclub Council in implementing additional changes in . the policy and procedures for inducting new members into social clubs. Dean Campbell also worked closely with Dr. Ted M. Altman , Vice President for Student Affairs, and Dean Associate Dean of Students. Dr. Maribeth Downing. - photo by Wes Holland. - Maribeth Downing in the orientation of freshmen and new transfer students. During the summer, Dean Campbell di - rected the two early orientation sessions for incoming freshmen attended by more than 350 students. Special sessions were held with parents of freshmen to provide them with as much information as possible about every facet of college life while the students were being oriented to the University and getting pre-registered. Dean Campbell commented, "We are all learners. When we stop learning, we are intellectually dead. I'm continuing to learn that God has a perfect way for men to work together and relate with one another. College students continue to teach me this every day." & Associate Dean of Students. Eddie R. Campbell. - photo by Wes Holland.
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