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On The Night Faculty Students To Non-Profit Organization Excellence U.S. Postage Watch Play On "Wheel PAID Recognized Of Fortune" Williamsburg, VA Permit No. 26 Page 3 Page 5 Page 6 WILLIAM STMARY NEWS Volume XXV, Number 3 A Neivspaper for Faculty, Students and Staff Wednesday, September 20, 1995 College Ranks Tops In U.S. News, SCHEV Surveys President Sullivan: "At a time when colleges across the country are being criticized for their failure in teaching, William and Mary is doing it just right." With one of the best and rated the College' the fourth most Stanford, Duke, Miami University (92% of fall 1992 freshmen who most efficient under¬ efficient university, which com¬ (Ohio), Notre Dame and Yale. The remained students through fall graduate programs in pares the educational quality with only other Virginia school in the 1994); and the highest applicant the nation, William and Mary also the amount spent per student, and top 20 is U.Va., which ranked 11th. selectivity for first-time fresh¬ has the highest SAT scores, the the 34th best buy in the nation. Commenting on the rating, men. highest grade point average, the Based on the opinions of col¬ President Sullivan said, "At Will¬ William and Mary's over¬ highest retention rate and the lege administrators, the rating re¬ iam and Mary the first commit¬ all ranking of 34 in the U.S. highest applicant selectivity in Vir¬ garding undergraduate teaching is ment of our faculty is to our stu¬ News ratings rose four places ginia. one of two new surveys in the dents. At a time when colleges from number 38 last year. That's the substance of recent magazine this year. across the country are being criti¬ The top school in the na¬ surveys released by the State Coun¬ "Since what takes place in the cized for their failure in teaching, tional university category cil of Higher Education for Vir¬ classroom is the most important William and Mary is doing it just was Harvard University, ginia and the annual ratings of U.S. part of any campus," explained the right." which finished first for News & World Report magazine. magazine, "U.S. News asked college In a study measuring the aca¬ the sixth year in a row. In its Sept. 18 issue, U.S. Neius presidents, provosts and deans of demic quality of Virginia's col¬ According to U.S. ranked William and Mary num¬ admission to select 10 schools in leges and universities, the State News, the best na¬ ber three among national univer¬ their respective categories that Council of Higher Education rated tional universities sities and first among state univer¬ have 'an unusually strong commit¬ William and Mary best in four cat¬ usually have more sities for commitment to under¬ ment to undergraduate teaching.'" egories: highest in SAT scores for selective admis¬ graduate teaching, and 34th in Only Dartmouth and Brown in the first-time freshmen (1240); high¬ sions and greater overall excellence. In addition, in Ivy League rated ahead of the Col¬ est grade point average for first- its Sept. 25 issue, the magazine lege in this category. Others in the time freshmen (3.89 out of 4.0); top 10 are Rice, Princeton, highest retention rate for two years CONTINUED ON PAGE 2. The Growing Appeal of Pre-Med William and Mary has a national reputation for turning out some of the most qualified students for medical school. But the growth in popularity ofpre-med is straining several departments. Senior Stuart Hannah wants Over roughly the last 20 years, to be a doctor. He just fin¬ but particularly since 1989, pre- ished his third interview med has emerged as a popular ca¬ The College of William and and, like many of the other 150 reer path for William and Mary Mary aspiring physicians in his class, has students. The Class of '96 includes congratulates high hopes for going to the medi¬ some 150 pre-med students, at The Colonial Williamsburg cal school of his choice. least twice as many as six years ago. Foundation "The reputation of William The College ranks regionally and and Mary's pre-med program is as one of the top feeder institu¬ The Christopher Wren first-rate arid widely known east of tions for medical schools. Last year Association the Mississippi," said Hannah. "I Virginia's three medical schools as the 1995 Recipients think a lot of that is because we admitted more students propor¬ of the Prentis Award have have some of the very best tionally from William and Mary for their strong suppqft teachers in the sciences." than Virginia Tech—which has as ,| of the ( allege. I', Admission officers at medical many undergraduates. In appreciation of our many schools apparently agree with him "Our students have access to Friends of the College, that William and Mary produces the very best medical schools," said William and Mary invites you some of their best students. "They Eric Bradley, professor of biology. to join us for a Community are, by far, the best prepared stu¬ "I don't know of any schools that Concert featuring dents we have, year after year," says have a better pre-med program." the William and Mary a dean of a Virginia medical school Heeding the call from medi¬ Jazz Ensemble in Barron's Top 50: An Inside Look cal schools for students with a well- The Wren Courtyard at America's Best Colleges. rounded undergraduate educa¬ Thursday, September 28, 1995 The College has no official pre- tion, an increasing number of Wil¬ 5:30 to 7p.m. medical track for undergraduates. liam and Mary's pre-meds are ma¬ Instead, there are a series of core joring in disciplines in the humani¬ Bring your blanket courses, mostly in biology, chemis¬ ties or social sciences. Still, almost and picnic basket. Rain Plan: try and physics, that medical Demand for biology labs, such as the one shown, has increased three-quarters of them concen- The University Center schools require prospective stu¬ considerably in recent years, partly because of the growth in popularity dents to take. of pre-med. Here, students prepare a mixture for an experiment. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4. CAMPUS NEWS SEPTEMBER 20, 1995 President Maze To Retire From Richard Bland September 25 Clarence Maze, president the Richard Bland community to his students and to all of Vir¬ On Rosh Hashanah, of Richard Bland College, through two successful reac- ginia higher education," said Presi¬ formally announced his Anne and I zvish all creditation visits by SACS (South¬ dent Timothy Sullivan, following retirement plans Sept. 8 at a Board Jezvish students, faculty ern Association of Colleges and the announcement of Maze's re¬ of Visitors meeting at Ash Lawn- Schools), enhanced the curricu¬ tirement. "It has been a great and staff a blessed, Highland. Maze will step down as lum with several innovative pro¬ honor for me to have been his healthy and happy president on July 31, 1996. grams, including theatre and colleague." Maze, who assumed the presi¬ New Year. speech, and oversaw the expansion James B. Murray, Jr., rector of dency of Richard Bland College of the Richard Bland College off- the William and Mary Board of Timothy J. Sullivan on Aug. 1, 1975, has led the insti¬ campus degree program in busi¬ Visitors, accepted the letter of res¬ tution through 20 years of aca¬ President ness. ignation saying that during Maze's demic, physical and social A cornerstone of his presi¬ leadership, Richard Bland College progress. As the architect of the dency has been the enhancement has become one of the jewels in most recent restructuring plan, of opportunities for minority stu¬ Maze Virginia's system of higher educa¬ Maze helped to streamline the ad¬ dents, faculty and administrators. tion. ministration and-down-sized the Since 1975, 14 administrators and lege Foundation was established . Maze and his wife, Marlene, faculty bureaucracy from five aca¬ faculty members have elevated to assist students. plan to remain in the Petersburg AD Search demic divisions to two. their degree levels with Maze's sup¬ "Clarence Maze has in 20 years area. During his tenure, Maze also led port and the Richard Bland Col- rendered truly significant service Committee NEWS FROM VIMS Named Last week President Timo¬ thy Sullivan named the VIMS Awarded NSF Graduate Research Grant search committee as¬ signed to identify candidates for The National Science Effective for the 1995-96 aca¬ science community, which exacer¬ -ships, VIMS/SMS has also initiated the Director of Intercollegiate Ath¬ Foundation has awarded letics. demic year, the grant provides bates the difficulty in attracting stu¬ a sabbatical program for minority a five-year, $562,500 funding to recruit and support dents to the field." professors. Through this initiative, Professor Lawrence Pulley '74, grant to the Virginia Institute of Ph.D. fellowships for minority stu¬ This project is part of an on¬ VIMS/SMS plans to host minority associate dean of the School of Marine Science and School of Ma¬ dents in an effort to aid in the going effort initiated by VIMS/ faculty who may have had little Business Administration, will chair rine Science for graduate research advancement of minority students SMS 11 years ago to attract minor¬ previous research experience, in the 11-person committee with the charge to find a successor to John traineeships. The project, under in the sciences, especially the ma¬ ity students to marine science as a an effort to improve their under¬ Randolph '64, who died Aug. 11. the direction of Dean of Graduate rine sciences. professional field. During this pe¬ standing of and familiarity with the Studies John Milliman, is titled "One of the primary objectives riod the program has focused on field of marine science.