U.S. Postage PAID VOL. 55 NO. 30 Bronx, N.Y. Permit No. 7608 SPECIAL Non-ProfhOrg. ORIENTATION ISSUE A. i TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1973 Finlay reveals goals: curriculum, finances, releases college merger committee proposal Report changes FC — TMC Finlay asks by Susan Maloney budgets. for program An administrative structure One full-time associate dean built on one dean and two will take primary responsibility associate deans emerged as the for the implementation of re-evaluatiori focal point in the report of academic programs, leaving the (lean free to concentrate on by Tom LaSala University President James University President James Finlay's special committee to academic planning. Another associate dean will assume the Finlay in an interview with The investigate the administrative Ram yesterday cited a closer reorganization of Fonlham burden of academic advising and assure the smooth operation of look at undergraduate programs College and Thomas More and an improvement in fund College. The coeducational advising systems. The dean will be appointed for raising efforts as the major goals college will be named Fordham of Fordham University for the an initial period of five years, College. coming academic year. The nine-member committee, with two possible extensions of three years each. A reliable The 50 year old president, chaired by Dr. Craig Brush, of McMAHON: possibly influenced FINLAY: "It is imperative that beginning his second year in the modern languages depart- source high in the administration decision to limit terms of new we find a larger group of (Continued on page 7) office,'' stated that since un- ment, stated,, that the position of deans. benefactors." dergraduates are the largest dean will be open to candidates segment of the University, "I'd of both sexes, and that "the top like to see programs three positions of the dean's strengthened at that level." office shall include members of Downtown enrollment Reflecting on experimental both sexes." education, Finlay feels that the According to the report, which institution must see what can be was submitted to Finlay at the done in this area. He hopes a gains over previous year suitable replacement can be end of May, the dean will have found for Bensalem, the responsibility for "the exertion Indications are that the size of from the 273 figure. Downtown William Crawley. University's experimental of leadership in all phases of the Liberal Arts College Class of late registration continues Associate Dean of Student r.ollogtf, which if- no;,- ir. it? last academic planning" with par- 1977 will be appreciably larger through today and Wednesday. Affairs Vincent Bucci has been year of operation. ticular responsibility for long- than last year, officials at the Shea called the projected transferred from Rose Hill to the The president also feels that range creative planning and intown campus revealed Liberal Arts College. programs which do not fall under yesterday. increase "very heartening." He two of the school's programs, noted also that 80 transfer Last year, Assistant Dean for Open Curriculum and the Honors the purview of a particular Last year's freshman class Student Affairs Rev. William department. numbered 215. Before students attended an orientation Program, should be reevaluated. seminar this summer. Shea Sullivan operated under the "We must see what is to be registration this year there were The dean will also assume termed the number of transfers authority of the Dean of the learned from Open Curriculum," 273 prospective freshmen. ultimate responsibility for into the LAC as "a very solid LAC. (Continued on page 7) •uademic advising systems and Although final figures are not increase." the determinations of student yet available from the registrar, Figures also are not yet status. He will also handle the LAC Dean George Shea ex- Class of 77 profile available on the entering usual functions of his office, pressed confidence yesterday that the total number of students who have registered in including policy administration the evening EXCEL program. and recommendations on faculty registrants for the Class of 1977 status and departmental will show only a nominal change However, 500 to 600 students Enrollment climbs were accepted in the program, a figure consistent with last year. When the confusion that is norm for FC freshmen Shea expressed optimism that registration ends, about 1,400 enrollments is 625. the final enrollment total for the freshmen will be enrolled at Thomas More College should evening session would also be Fordham's two campuses. This remain essentially unchanged Registration hints) roughly equivalent to the high represents an increase of ap- with around 300 freshmen. The level of last year. proximately 100 students above College of Business Admin- last year's showing. tration expects a jump of about Now that you have been if you plan to use the library this Student Affairs Change Leading the list in the ten freshmen, bringing its total registering in the cafeteria for an semester. Regardless of the size of the projected figures, as always, is slightly more than 200. Show- hour and have only succeeded in The last bit of advice is: don't student body downtown, the Fordham College with 650 fresh- ing a moderate increase is Lin- acquiring one course (one you panic. You can always switch administration has extended its men. According to Admissions Center which should have nearly preregistered for last spring) courses at late reistration on hand there this year in the area Director Richard Waldron, last 260 new students as opposed you would do well to pause and September 14, 17, 18 and 19 of student affairs through the year the number was closer to to 219 last year. heed the following. between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. office of Dean of Students 600. Waldron added that the "A second effort recruiting 1. Before you get on any lines, drive" is apparently behind the check the tables for listings of boost in enrollments, said closed out courses: A complete Waldron. This year, he ex- list is posted in the Campus plained, the University spent Center lobby at the USG in- more time on accepted ap- formation and complaint desk. plicants. 2. Make sure you have a list of Sprinkled throughout the class alternate courses. of '77 will be 227 "Blacks, Puerto ^ Register for your upper Ricans and a few Chinese" - division courses first, since otherwise known as minority multi-section introductory students. They will make up, courses (i.e. English 15, roughly 16 per cent of the class, Economics 21) are usually the about the same as last year's last to fill up. percentage. Of the minority 4. Lower classmen planning to freshmen, 75 will be at Lincoln take science or Communications Center with the remaining 152 at courses register for them first, Rose Hill. as seats in these classes are usually in great demand. The tested intelligence of the 5. Register for those courses in class, shown by SAT scored and popular blocks (A through II) class ranks, has not yet been l'«rly. Blocks I, J, and L are compiled, explained Waldron. always available except in rare But he gave a slight hint of what instances, they might bo when he stated 6. Don't forget have yofc I.D. that "admissions standards were REGISTRATION: a new location but the same old chore. validated fro Fall 73, especially not lowered at all." Registrations combined r Students choose courses workers regardini- g a hotv--i , poorl««™.i,y> rr,mm(>ntimCommentingf on the first Fall '73 registration for Rose combined graduate and un- Hill undergraduates began lighted gym last year initiated the change. "The cafeteria is air dergraduate registration, yesterday as juniors and seniors Mastrangelo noted, "It went selected courses in a now conditioned and has 100 percent smoothly. I had no complaints." location, the Campus Center better lighting," she noted. Assistant Treasurer Thomas cafeteria. Registration in Graduate students, unlike in Callahan, who directed the previous years was held in the previous years, began tuition end of registration, gym. registering Saturday and finished yesterday in the however, felt that there "should According to Mrs. Josephine never have been graduate and Mastrengelo, assistant registrar, cafeteria with the un- and dergraduates. undergraduate registration complaints from students together." The bursar's office, which conducted business in the faculty dining room this year had two ORIENTATION: this process continues tomorrow for freshmen. hour waiting lines at one point yesterday. Willie's College Deli The assistant treasurer at- tributed the long lines, not only Fordham greets frosh to the combined registration, but yesterday with an address by also to the new $2.50 graduate The orientation program for University President James ZS61 Webster Avenue activities fee as well as to approximately 1400 Fordham College, Thomas More College, Finlay highlighting the ac- "undergraduates who should and College of Business tivities. have prepaid their tuition." Administration students started Congratulating thoso assembled for their decision to "All cooking done in come to Fordham, Finlay said JOB OPPORTUNITY for on-campus student interested in that the school provides "an astrology. If you need extra cash, send your name, bir- intellectual stimulus, ;i our own kitchen" thdate, year, place, and hour of birth to "Campus challenge," to which the student Astrology," Box 397 Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401. No "opens his mind" in return. fees, this is a bonafide job offer. Finlay declared, "You're in the right place, in the right city," -6030 noting that New York is more than the often unpleasant things we read in the headlines. The President stressed Fordham's long tradition and "All the reporters urged the freshmen to "leave something of yourselves hen" during the next tour years. that I've ever known In the Campus Center ballroom, FC Dean George have had enough McMahon told an FC gathering, "There's plenty of opportunity here, but there's even greater gall to be divided responsibility on your part tu take advantage of it." Despite into three parts." the University's large sixe, McMahon stressed that Fordham has "a personal interest" in each student.