'Good response' expected .85 at business symposium i Educators from 22 states have registered for the Second Annual Southwest Business Symposium to be held April 5 on campus. "We are expecting participants from more than 50 colleges, universities and local companies," said Dr. Joe Kinzer, dean of the college of business. "We are very pleased with the response." "Last year's symposium succeeded far beyond our expectations," explained Kinzer. "I think that is why we are getting such a good response this year." The symposium will include morning and afternoon sessions devoted to the presentation and discussion of outstanding contemporary research within the field of business administration as well as panel discussions of problems and issues facing business and industry, added Kinzer. "We sent out a call for papers earlier in the school year. Thirty of these papers have already been ac-
cepted, and we are evaluating about 40 more," he added. The papers will be published and copies of the proceedings are included in the registration fee of $35. The symposium was originally begun as a way for Oklahoma university teachers and students to attend a professional conference without the expense of out-of-state travel, said Kinzer. "With the budget crunch, the symposium really gives educators and students in our state, the metro area and CSU an opportunity to attend a high level academic conference," he added. According to Kinzer, the quality of papers submitted this year is even greater than that of those published last year. "Our reputation for having a quality meeting is getting stronger," he added.
CSU President Dr. Bill LiHard accepts a Polish Coat of Arms from the sixteenth century during ceremonies establishing the Polish-American Refugee Resettlement and Education Committee. At left is Edmond Mayor Carl Reherman who was master of ceremonies for the event.
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THE February 1985 Vol. 83, No. 38
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Freshman drop-out blamed on 'adjusting' By Lina Hammoud A number of studies across the U.S. have indicated that the main factor which leads freshmen to drop out of college is the problem of adjusting. College freshmen are faced with the problem of livingaway from
home, fitting into their class schedule, meeting their parents' expectations, adjusting to the college environment, along with other social and economical pressures, said Joe Hagy, at state higher regents office. According to the 1983-84 stu-
Two advertising students take city-wide Addy award
dent data report published Nov. 1984, the average freshmen drop out rate in Oklahoma's higher education system was 38 percent. The remaining 62 percent will reenroll or transfer to another college, said Hagy. "Most of these students generally drop out during the first six weeks of the semester." In 1979, 50 percent of the freshmen enrolled at Central State did not make it back in 1980, said Darrel Gilliland, director of the counseling center.
By Paul Busch Central State University advertising students, Ann Kempa and Tom Largess were recognized for excellence in print advertising by the Oklahoma City Advertising Club at the 19th annual Addy awards. Kempa and Largess entered the student advertising category with the slogan "Put Our Noses to Your Grindstone" for an Amarillo based printing company. The campaign was developed for an advertising design class offered at CSU under the instruction of art professor Dr. Hall Duncan. A 1978 Sooner High School graduate from Bartlesville, Kempa is a senior advertising major in the journalism department. She is a member of Alpha Delta Sigma, campus advertising society and is employed at Gordon, Keitzman and Dennis Advertising agency in Oklahoma City. Largess, a 1979 Putnam City High School graduate, is a senior majoring in advertising design. He has worked as a free-lance graphic designer. Both Addy medal winners will proceed to the district Addy award competition.
Ann Kempa
The annual drop-out rate for the fall of 1983 was 38 percent, said Gilliland. "We cannot assume that all of these students dropped out of college because many may just transfer to another institution," said Gilliland. "We try to identify students with low ACT scores, get a report on their grades and then ask them to contact us at the counseling center to inform them about the helpful resources available at CSU," said Gilliland.
Tom Largess
Students on campus are looking for ways to decrease the dropout rate. According to Scott Birdwell, Student Senate deputy Speaker, the senate members are studying a proposal that offers a financial incentive for those students who stay at CSU to complete their degrees. "We are preparing a survey of CSU students to try and find the answers to these questions—maybe cost is not the main reason. The survey will serve as a valuble source of information," said Birdwell. Gilliland said the majority of these students who drop out are not properly prepared academically for college, which might indicate that they do not have an adequate background to do college work. Others don't know what college is about and instead of getting more information and altering their plans, they drop out, said Gilliland. Central State University does not offer tutoring services, and there are no exit interviews for those students who plan to drop out.
Music festival to draw high school students By Carolyn Daley More than 13 thousand high school students will be expected on campus Friday and Saturday to take part in CSU's 40th annual
high school music festival. Music students are invited from all over the state, although most of the participants come from within an 80 mile radius. A
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Dr. Clarence Garder, CSU music director, explained the festival as a competition that gives high school students "a goal toward which to work individually or collectively." The festival gives students a chance to sharpen skills and can
"actually stimulate students to practice," according to Garder. The festival also brings high school students to the campus and gives them a chance to look around and to inquire about the school.
A number of professional musicians and music educators will be on hand to judge the approximately 107 choirs, 47 bands, 565 vocal and instrumental ensembles and 1,232 soloists that are scheduled to participate in the music festival.
Faculty Senate bill backs fee committee By Curtis Killman The Faculty Senate passed a proposal Thursday supporting a Student Senate bill that calls for a committee comprised of students, faculty and administration to have joint input into the reapportionment of the student activity fees. The student activity fee is a $3 per credit hour assessment that all students pay when enrolling that
goes to funding athletic and non-athletic programs. The justification for the bill was based on 74.2 percent of the fees going to athletics. The proposal, passing 17 to 6, was forwarded to President Bill Lillard's office for approval. Lillard said he would comment on the proposal when he received the student's version of the bill.