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" ~ J f ' f'.' .THE POLEMIC, October 28, 1976, Page 3 Dean Souden Opt:ijmistic WHITKOPF HAS NEW PIOSl[T!l!ON About Upcoming Year Mr. Owen Whitkopf, former Asst. Dean of Stud-ents at ACC, is now heading an important new of- fice in the school system. In a recent interview with the POLEMIC, Mr. Whitkopf enthusiastically ex- By Jim Clements plained that he is now the Director of State and Com- One of the most opt1m1st1c people on take at least one major task per year. Some of the munity Relations. campus these days appears to be Mr. Dean F. ideas for upcoming projects include: bringing in a The job which Mr. Whitkopf now handles is one Souden, the Dean of Students here at ACC. In a which has never been managed by one man before. recent interview conducted by the POLEMIC, Mr. new Asst. Dean of Students (Mr. Max undsey), As explained by Mr. Whitkopf: "My job will be deal- and working with the Supt. of Schools (Terry Souden was enthusiastically determined to make the ing with the people in our community, schools and . Meeder) to form a new system of public relations 1976-77 school year a year of progress. _media. My major goal -~ to promote both branches In pointing out the attitude he wishes to con:i- in the admissions area. of the Public School System.; ACC as well as the K- municate to the students of ACC, Dean mentioned When asked why student enrollment was down 12 segment. Acting as a liaison, I will be contact with some of the changes that have taken · place in the this year, Mr. Souden gave three major reasons: the Legislative body and the Alpena Public Schools." five years he has been Dean of Students. These · 1. The employment record is up in the bigger This is a "new job with no one's footsteps to fol- changes include: cities in Michigan, thus less people from out of dis- low" therefore, I can "create and project a good I. The instituting of the Native American Program.trict are attending college this year and "out of dis- image of ACC and the Alpena Public Schools which 2. A revised athletic program, "designed to be trict students comprise the biggest chunk of the represents what we are, a good school system." more respresentative of this Northeastern Michigan decline in enrollment." In the new office of Public Relations, Mr. Whit- Area. 2. Tuition for out of district students wnet up kopf asks people to "please tell us of any problems 3. Restructuring the Student Senate, Student $5.00 per credit hour this year. Also, the residence or complaints you may have so we may rectify as Judiciary and Publications Board. hall cost has been increased $240.00. soon as possible." _ 4. Setting up a Veterans Outreach Program. 3. Because of recent administration changes, His successor as Asst. ,Dean of Students at ACC, 5. Reorganization of the College Orientation Pro- there has not been as much recruiting out of the Mr. Whitkopf had these comments: "compassiona- gram including implementation of the Orientation service area, however much planning is now going on te guy, single, reasonable, a dedicated individual, IOI class. as to a co_mprehensive admissions policy. Max Lindsey is a good man for the job." 6. Improving administrative and counseling staff In concluding, Dean Souden expressed · his Mr. Whitkopf's personal feelings on the recent ad- to provide the best possible sarvices to students. opinion as to the need for some kind of entertain- ministration changes made by Terry Meeder Super- 7. Improved drop/add policies and registration ment to be added to the college for those students intendent of Schools are "I feel Mr. Meeder measu- by mail. who must spend several hours in between classes red the qualifications of the staff and the needs of 8. Addition of a female counse·lor. playing cards or pool for lack o.f nothing better to do. our total school system and decided to make changes 9. Expanded financial aid and admissions prog- To paraphrase: "Yes, a juke box would be a feasible in the best interests of both citizens and students." rams. idea, but it would be wise to obtain reactions from Mr. Whitkopf's new office at the Avery School Dean Souden went on to say, "During my stay all faculty and staff before proceeding too far. will be on the second floor, h~re, it h~s been _!_t"!_e policy of this office to under- UN'T FORGET ~ Tuesday, November 2nd 7:00· a.m. until 8:00 p;.m .. "Designed with the stfudent in mind": B1e's1s·e1r Tlelch ,Center ·PIC1KiETT P!HAIRIMIA!CY ~Plresicriptions & sundri:es, Li) Your Vote Counts f