Eddie R. Campbell seroes as associate dean of students. - photo by Jerry Traughber. Deans Dr. Maribeth Downing seroes as associate dean of students. - photo by Jerry Traughber. ¥ :t- Dr. MaribetA Downing * * • r. Maribeth Downing, Associate Dean of Students, co-sponsored with Eddie Ray Campbell the first Student Impact program at Harding, a program involving upperclassmen in a peer orientation of incoming freshmen and transfer students to Harding just prior to registration for the fall semester. Positive effects of the program were noticed throughout the year. Dean Downing commented, "Student Impact has really made the difference for us in student personnel this year. It has added a positive dimension to our work that we don't often get to experience:' She taught a sociology course each semester and attended both the International Conference on the First Year Experience and the National Symposium on Family Strengths. ~ **************************** Eddie R. Campbell :t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:t-:tA s co-sponsor of the Student Impact program with Dr. Maribeth Downing, Eddie Ray <:ampbell, Associate Dean of Students, helped to improve significantly the orientation of new students to Harding, a responsibility he had for several years. He commented, "I feel that one of the more significant things in which I have been involved recently was Student Impact. The students who ran the program showed that Harding students are capable of rising to the occasion with a professional level of performance. I am thankful for that involvement in view of the fact that so much of my work as a student affairs officer tends toward the negative:' He served as regional director for the Association of Christians in Student Development. He also attended the meeting of the National Orientation Directors Association in Plattsburg, New York, and picked up some ideas he plans to implement at Harding in helping students who have been placed on academic suspension. He also served as an elder of the Downtown Church. ~ Deans 165
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