GENERAL CATALOG SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA THIS IS SLIPPERY ROCK i Slippery Rock State College is an ex­ panding multi-purpose Pennsylvania state college of 4,400 students. Nestled in the beautiful woodlands of Western Pennsylvania on a campus of over 410 acres, Slippery Rock is ex­ periencing a steady growth and antici­ pates an enrollment of 7,500 students by 1*975. Founded by local residents in 1889 as a teacher training school, Slippery Rock has expanded its purpose and role into many areas. Today, the College has a well diversified and esteemed School of Education, a renowned School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation which is one of the na­ tion's largest, and a progressive School of Arts and Sciences which currently leads the Pennsylvania state colleges with respect to the percentage of liberal arts students enrolled. Slippery Rock State College offers undergraduate curricula in: Humani­ ties, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Elementary Education, Secondary Edu­ cation, Special Education, Library Sci­ ence, and Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Its rapidly growing Graduate School offers the Master of Education degree in: Elementary Education, Health and Physical Education, Physical Science, Social Studies, Guidance and Counsel­ ing, Special Education, Reading, Bi­ ology, and English. A Master of Sci­ ence degree, program in Biology is also offered. Slippery Rock State College LOCATION : Slippery Rock, Penna. FOUNDED: February 1, 1889 PRESIDENT: Dr. Albert A. Watrel ENROLLMENT: 4,400 PROGRAMS: B.A., B.S., M.Ed., M.S. COLORS: Green and White NICKNAME: Rockets INDEX Slippery Rock Today The Slippery Rock Student Entrance to Slippery Rock Fees and Financial Aid GENERAL CATALOG 1970-1971 Programs of Study School of Arts and Sciences School of Education School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Academic Procedures Directories Supplementary Index 2 • Slippery Rock Correspondence the post office address is: Slippery Rock State College Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057 inquiries should be directed to: Area Code 412 phone General interests: Director of Public Relations 794-4401 Specific information concerning the College: Dean — School of Arts and Sciences 794-5972 School of Education 794-8419 School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation 794-8462 Graduate School 794-8561 For catalogs, admissions information: Director of Admissions 794-4030 Financial aid (scholarships, loans) Director of Student Aid 794-8722 Business matters: Business Office 794-3190 Summer school: Dean of Summer Sessions and Continuing Education 794-6166 Transcripts and records: Registrar 794-2462 Placement information: Director of Placement 794-605/ Director of Alumni Affairs 794-883/ Alumni affairs: SLIPPERY ROCK STATE COLLEGE PUBLICATION Published annually by Slippery Rock State College. Entered as second class matter at Slippery Rock, Pa. VOLUME LXXIH Dr. Albert A. Watrel, tenth President of Slippery Rock State College, and his family. SEPTEMBER. 1969 NUMBER 1 Left to right: Mrs. Carole Wat re! and the twins, Billie and Bobby; Dr. Watrel; Jane; and Susan. l Campus Guide 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. EDUCATION BLDG. MUSIC BLDG. WEST HALL MILLER AUDITORIUM OLD MAIN MALTBY LIBRARY COUNSELING CENTER PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE RHOADS HALL TOWERS HALL RIVIERA HALL NORTH HALL 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. CHAPEL SOUTH HALL EAST GYM SUMMIT HALL SENTINEL HALL FAIR VIEW HALL WEST GYM ALUMNI HOUSE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE BLDG. PRACTICE FIELD MAINTENANCE BLDG. WEISENFLUH HALL 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. HEATING PLANT MORROW FIELD HOUSE HUT AND GRILL PATTERSON HALL HARNER HALL VINCENT SCIENCE HALL BARD HALL WOMEN'S DORMITORY DORMITORY (Planning) 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. DORMITORY (Planning) DORMITORY (Planning) DINING HALL (Planning) DORMITORY (Planning) DINING HALL HEALTH CTR. (Planning) DORMITORY (Planning) 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. COLLEGE UNION WORLD CULTURE BLDG. LIBRARY CLASSROOM BLDG. (Planning) CLASSROOM BLDG. (Planning) CLASSROOM BLDG. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. FINE ARTS ADMINISTRATION BLDG. (Planning) FIELD HOUSE (Planning) FOOTBALL STADIUM (Planning) THOMPSON FIELD Slippery Rock SLIPPERY ROCK TODAY q-D 3 -S Jr<5 u» T3 n <9=!! '— . o •o ™ o~ O 2? 3 t/» 3fD «< o n > I S r j? - "D O z • SQ- i• sa> ! 2 « it 2 * Qzr _ 3* o" o n> C,3S «• ~ a o - ? O" o o **§— -o o £ > CONTENTS Today • 7 Slippery Rock Today S.R.S.C. — A COLLEGE IN TRANSITION CAMPUS MAP 7 4-5 PURPOSE 8 LOCATION 8 ACCREDITATION 9 FACULTY 9 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 10 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 10 FACILITIES 10-16 LIVING FACILITIES 17 STUDENT ACTIVITIES FACILITIES 18 CAMPUS GOVERNMENT 20 ATHLETICS 21 RULES AND REGULATIONS 22 STUDENT AFFAIRS SERVICES 23 CULTURAL PROGRAMS 26 RELIGIOUS 26 LIFE ORIENTATION 26 ORGANIZATIONS 27 S.R.S.C. — A COLLEGE IN TRANSITION Within its 80 years of existence, Slippery Rock State College has experienced remark­ able growth in its faculty and enrollment, in its campus facilities, and in its function and role. The College is still in transition —- ever expanding its new role as a multi­ purpose state college. It has grown from three original buildings on 22 acres of land with six faculty members, and a handful of students, to over 25 buildings on more than 410 acres, 320 faculty members, and 4,400 students. More importantly, though, the College has matured and broadened from a normal school to teachers college to a college of three schools; a well-diversified School of Education, a School of Health Sciences, Physical Education and Recreation which is now one of the nation's largest, and a School of Arts and Sciences which currently leads the Pennsylvania state colleges with respect to the percentage of liberal arts students enrolled. Plans for the College began in 1887 when the people of Slippery Rock and the surrounding district began to plan for the establishment of an academy in order that their young people might have the opportunity for education near their homes. It was discovered that the eleventh district of the teacher training school system of the Commonwealth was entitled to a normal school. Immediately the leaders wid­ ened their plans, sold stock, secured land, and in 1888 erected three frame buildings; two residence halls and a recreation building and chapel. The institution received its charter as State Normal School on February 1, 1889. In the following month, the first term of the new training school for teachers opened with an enrollment of 168 students. Other dates important in the history of the College include: 1890 — First class of 11 members was graduated. 1926 — State Council of Education authorized the institution to grant degrees of Bachelor of Science in Education and Bachelor of Science in Health Education. 1927 — The State Council changed the name of the State Normal School to the State Teachers College at Slippery Rock. 1960 — Name was officially changed to Slippery Rock State College. 1962 — State Council approved the College's application to offer the Master of Education Degree. I 8 • Slippery Rock 1963 1959 State Council of Education approved the College's application to offer courses leading to the Bachelor of Arts Degree. The Department of Public Instruction approved the College's appli­ cation to offer the Master of Arts degree. PURPOSE The College recognizes a dual purpose: to provide a liberal education designed to produce enlightened citizens and, hopefully, dynamic leaders; to provide specialized education intended to equip the student for the profession of his choice. An im­ proved society and a satisfying way of life for the individual are the ultimate objectives of both. As a multi-purpose institution committed to selected academic disciplines, the College is responsible for creating an environment in which learning can take place This environment is created by a faculty qualified by preparation and exper­ ience, a student body capable of learning and assimilating, an adequate library, a dynamic administration, and supportive facilities. The faculty is cognizant of the importance of its functions of service, research, and teaching but the primary emphasis at this college is upon quality instruction. The current curricular structure provides for a School of Education, a School of Arts and Sciences, a School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and a Graduate School, each of which has definite and specific purposes and functions. LOCATION Slippery Rock State College is located in the Borough of Slippery Rock which is in Butler County, Pennsylvania, on the western edge of the Allegheny Plateau at an elevation of approximately thirteen hundred feet above sea level. Although the immediate setting of the campus is rural, providing quiet, pleasant, and healthful surroundings for study and recreation, it is located at the hub of a heavily populated section of the State. Within a 50-mile radius of the College are located all or large segments of the counties of Butler, Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Crawford. Venango, and Clarion. More specifically, the College is 50 miles north of Pittsburgh on Route 173 slightly west of Route 8. It is 17 miles from Butler, New Castle, and Mercer. It is approximately 30 miles from Beaver, Beaver Falls, Ellwood City, Farrell, Oil City, Franklin, East Brady, and Sharon. Additional approximate dist­ ances are: Brookville, 55 miles; Erie, 82 miles; Warren, 90 miles; Altoona, 118 miles, Greensburg, 80 miles; Uniontown, 95 miles; Washington, 76 miles; Johnstown, 1UU miles; and Philadelphia, 342 miles. Thirty-eight miles from the Butler Interchange, 33 miles from the Pen} Highway Interchange, and 30 miles from the Beaver Valley Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Slippery Rock is also within six miles of the new Pittsburg i to Erie Expressway (Interstate Route 79) and 12 miles south of the juncture of this new Expressway and the Keystone Shortway (Interstate Route 80). Today • 9 ACCREDITATION Slippery Rock State College has been accredited academically by these official or­ ganizations: The Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the American Associ­ ation of University Women. The College holds institutional membership in the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, American Association of University Women, Amer­ ican College Health Association, American Council on Education, American Insti­ tute of Biological Sciences, Association of State Colleges and Universities, College Arts Association of America, College Entrance Examination Board, Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, National Commission on Accrediting, Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, and the Regional Council of International Educational Exchange. FACULTY The faculty at Slippery Rock State College includes 315 full-time teaching members, 155 of whom possess doctoral degrees from 267 different institutions in the United States, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, Czechoslo­ vakia, Denmark, England, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Norway, Pakistan, Philip­ pines, and Taiwan. The majority of the administrative personnel have doctoral degrees. The College encourages research and publications undertaken by faculty members. A number of faculty members are engaged in research projects in their fields of specialization. 10 • Slippery Rock UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS Undergraduate students at Slippery Rock State College are primarily from Penn­ sylvania, representing nearly all of the Commonwealth's 67 counties. The majority of the students are from Western Pennsylvania counties with Allegheny County pro­ viding the largest number of entering freshmen. Most entrants are graduates of a college preparatory curriculum which usually includes four years of English, four years of social studies, two years of foreign lan­ guage, two years of mathematics, and three years of science including chemistry. In recent years, four out of five entering freshmen have ranked in the top 40% of their respective graduating classes. The average Scholastic Aptitude Test scores for new students approximate 500 for both mathematical and verbal. Today • 11 A new College Union, a 750,000-volume library, and a classroom building are presently being constructed. Construction will soon begin on a 600-men residence hall, a second dining hall, an athletic field, and a stadium. Within the next four years, construction will begin on a 600-women residence hall, three 300-men resi­ dence halls, a fine arts building, an administration building, a maintenance building, a science building addition, and a physical education center and fieldhouse. Students on campus during 1968-69 were studying in a variety of areas, with 1,134 majoring in elementary education, 976 majoring in secondary education, 1,110 majoring in health, physical education, recreation, and physical therapy, and 625 majoring in liberal arts (humanities and fine arts, social sciences, or natural sciences and mathematics.) A L U M N I ASSOCIATION In addition to carrying through an expanding program for more than 10,000 gradu­ ates of Slippery Rock State, the Alumni Association is interested in fostering a continuing relationship between all the groups which make up the SRSC family. An Executive Council, elected by Association members, is responsible for the direction of the organization's activities, and a newly formed Student/Alumni Liaison Committee is developing programs which will bring about meaningful dia­ logue and cooperation between students and alumni of the College. An "Under­ graduate Alumni Association" has been formed with students paying dues on a regular basis toward a life membership in the general association upon their gradu­ ation. Almost one-half of the SRSC student body is enrolled in this program. The Alumni House on campus, with a full-time director, provides for the maintenance of alumni records and the management of programs which are available for SRSC Alumni throughout the country. FACILITIES Presently, the facilities at Slippery Rock State College consist of 23 major buildings situated on a campus of over 410 acres. There are extensive athletic fields and wide stretches of woodland including a tract of over 42 acres located two miles northwest of the College along Wolf Creek which serves as a recreational area and an outdoor laboratory for nature study. Two hundred and fifty acres of land are available to the College for expan­ sion purposes. North Hall — Dormitory ATHLETIC FIELDS Thompson Field, named for N. Kerr Thompson, who was coach of athletics at Slippery Rock State College for 30 years, is the varsity football and track stadium. It has a quarter-mile track with a 220-yard straight-a-way. Concrete stands and bleachers provide seating for 4,000 persons. The old athletic field on top of the hill behind the Presi­ dent's Mansion is now the varsity soccer and baseball field with a seating capacity of 900. Nine additional fields are available for a variety of out­ door activities; including both men's and women's physical education instructional areas, intramural sports fields, competitive athletic practice areas, and the women's varsity hockey field. Preparations are underway for the construction of a new 10,000-seat stadium. r [ | 12 • Slippery Rock Today • 13 AQUATIC FACILITIES A natatorium, located in a separate wing of the fieldhouse, provides a 42 x 75-foot pool equipped with underwater lights and speakers, diving boards, strength development areas, and locker and shower rooms. A small pool (20x60 feet) is located in a small build­ ing which joins the two gymnasiums on the south edge of the campus. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE BUILDING The Behavioral Science Build­ ing provides classrooms, offices and laboratories for the Psychology Department. COMPUTER CENTER The Computer Center was established in 1968 with the installation of the College's first computer, an IBM 360/30. The primary objective of the Center is to service the College's computer needs in administration, instruction, and research. Although the Computer Cen­ ter is in its infancy, it provides services to administrative offices, faculty, and students, and is continually expanding these services. The services provided vary, depending upon user requests, but include the following: general consultation, consultation on programming and systems problems, consultation on statistical analyses for research purposes, direct program­ ming services, library programming services, test scoring, machine opera­ tion, card punching, and verifying. The principal units of equipment in the Center at the present time are: IBM 360/30, 32,000 bytes of core memory, two 2311 direct-access storage devices, two 2415 magnetic tape units, a 2540 card-reader punch, and a 1403 line printer which prints 6000 lines per minute. In support of the computer, a variety of punchedcard processing machines are utilized in the Center. These include key­ punches and verifiers, sorter, reproducer, interpreter, and an optional reader card-punching unit. During the summer of 1969, the system was updated with the following: 32,000 bytes of additional core memory, two 2311 direct-access storage devices, two 1050 remote access terminals and supporting equipment. — COUNSELING CENTER The Counseling Center is located on Maltby Avenue across from the library. Services of the Center are provided free of charge to students each weekday: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.12 noon and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Students may make appointments in person or by calling the receptionist (794-8678). Professional counseling services are provided by the College to assist in the fullest possible development of each student's academic, vocational, and personal capacities. A staff of counseling psychologists is available to assist students with academic dif­ ficulties, problems in choosing a major or vocation, and concerns of a more personal nature. Confidentiality regarding counseling contacts is carefully maintained. — EAST GYMNASIUM East Gymnasium has a floor space of 68 x 82 feet. A dividing net makes it possible to play two games of basketball or volleyball at the same time. In this building are additional offices, locker rooms and showers for women, two rooms for corrective gymnastics, and a dance room. — EDUCA1 ION BUILDING This building is used as an elementary and secondary education clinical center. It contains college classrooms, a 200seat auditorium, a gymnasium, a cafeteria, art rooms, music rooms, labor­ atories, offices, and a closed circuit television system. — EMMA GUFFEY MILLER AUDITORIUM The modern auditorium, designed to seat about 900 and including rooms for music and dramatic purposes, contributes greatly to the educational and cultural life on campus. LEADER SPECIAL EDUCAIION BUILDING This building is an extension of Morrow Field House. It contains the offices and classrooms of the Special Education Department and the SRSC Laboratory School for Exceptional Children. It is equipped with speech therapy rooms, psy­ chological testing and counseling rooms, one-way vision rooms for observ­ ation of therapy, testing and teaching, and diagnostic and counseling clinics. 14 • Slippery Rock Today • 15 ?LP MuAI!^ The. Mai,n Building houses many of the classrooms, the student bookstore, the administration offices, and the offices of a number ol the faculty. SH*E^y THEATRE Located in Maltby Library, the Sheehy Theatre seats 250 and provides facilities for the study and production of plays. TENNIS COURTS The College has six hard-surfaced, lighted tennis courts adjacent to Thompson Field. VINCENT SCIENCE HALL This three story circular structure of contemporary classic design, planned for teaching the five major sciences, houses 37 general and special laboratories, three large lecture halls eight seminar rooms, 14 honors laboratories, a planetarium, special optic and photographic laboratories, and a nuclear physics laboratory with an under­ ground hot room for the safe storage of radioactive materials. Maltby Library — MALTBY LIBRARY Located near the center of the campus, Maltby Library is growing rapidly to serve the needs of the College community for materials of instruction, inquiry, recreation, and cultural advance­ ment. The library contains over 191,000 volumes as well as pamphlet files and 10,500 units of instructional materials including filmstrips, phonorecords, tapes, slides and transparencies. Periodical subscriptions total 2,100. Over 49,500 volumes were added in 1968-69, and the rate of growth is expected to continue. Maltby Library is a selective depository for United States government publications. Microprint holdings augment the ma­ terial available in books and bound journals. Maltby Library is open 88 hours a week, and hours are extended upward to meet student require­ ments during examination and other peak study periods. Most books are on open shelves to which students have direct and easy access. Librarians assist students in the location and use of materials. Construction is under­ way on a new library building which will enclose 100,000 square feet. It will have ultimate capacity for 500,000 volumes with related reading, conference, reference, cataloging, instructional and special collection dis­ play area. — MORROW FIELD HOUSE The field house is 265x304 feet and provides facilities for basketball, indoor tennis, indoor track (six-lane indoor track), badminton, wrestling, gymnastics, locker and shower rooms, laundry, and supply rooms. It also contains twelve offices, conference rooms, trophy cases, work rooms, corrective rooms, handball court, dance room, a research laboratory, and a lobby and foyer. The main arena area provides seating for 2,700. Weisenfluh Dining Hall WEISENFLUH DINING HALL AND NORTH DINING AREA Two dining areas provide facilities for serving meals to the student body. Future plans call for two additional dining halls to accommodate the growing enrollment. WEST GYMNASIUM West Gymnasium contains several classrooms, offices, a small gymnasium, and a large gymnasium floor measuring 50 x 90 feet. WORLD CULTURE BUILDING This modern structure provides 43 classrooms and office space for 96 faculty members. It also contains 10 service rooms and a 240-seat auditorium. THE SLIPPERY ROCK STUDENT CONTENTS Student • 17 The Slippery Rock Student LIVING FACILITIES 17 STUDENT ACTIVITIES FACILITIES 18 CAMPUS 20 GOVERNMENT ATHLETICS 21 RULES AND REGULATIONS 22 STUDENT AFFAIRS SERVICES 23 CULTURAL PROGRAMS 26 RELIGIOUS 26 LIFE ORIENTATION 26 ORGANIZATIONS 27 The Slippery Rock student enters an academic community in which he will find many opportunities to develop the abilities, motivation, and curiosity that will enable him to become intellectually and socially independent. The prottrams of study have been designed to be relevant to the needs and interests of the student, to the academic standards which the College upholds, and to the College community which the College serves. Although the College seeks to maintain an environment that is conducive to the personal, social, and intellectual development of the Slippery Rock student the student is responsible for budgeting his time in order to realize these objectives. . , ™ e CoUege encourages each student to participate in activities in accordance with his ability and interest. Through participation in selected activities, students are provided with opportunities to assume responsibility and develop leadership s ills. Students serve with faculty and administration on essential committees such as curriculum, discipline, library, and student welfare. LIVINGFACILITIES The social adaptability of each student is challenged in his day-to-day life within the residence hall. Supervision of residence halls is conducted in an advisory rather than in a directive context and is in most instances conducted by the student's peers Since the College attempts to provide campus housing for resident students, ali reshmen men and women are required to live in college-supervised residence halls and to eat at one ot the college dining halls. Sophomore women may live in off-campus college approved housing, with parental permission, and upon approval of the Dean of Women. Women of junior an senior class standing may reside in off-campus college-approved housing with parental permission. Women over 21 years of age, commuters, and married women are not bound by the approved housing restrictions, other than the responsibility of keeping the Office of the Assistant Dean of Women informed as to their current college address. Freshmen men are required to live in residence halls. Sophomores may reside in residence halls or college approved off-campus housing. Juniors and seniors, men 18 • Slippery Rock Student • 19 over 21 years of age, commuters, and married men are not bound by any housing restrictions, other than the responsibility of keeping the Office of the Assistant Dean of Men informed as to their current college address. An Assistant Dean of Men and an Assistant Dean of Women are in charge of assignments to residence halls. Information concerning housing is sent to each student in May for the following school year. A statement of terms and conditions of occupancy is furnished to the student prior to the beginning of the school year. Final housing assignments are made in August and are made on a yearly basis. Changes are made only in unusual circumstances. Residence hall rooms are furnished with single beds, chairs, desks, dressers, and drapes. The beds are supplied with sheets, pillows, and pillow cases. Students furnish their own blankets, towels, bedspreads, dresser covers, and other personal effects as they may desire. Self-service laundry and pressing rooms are maintained in each residence hall for the convenience of the students. There are five state-owned residence halls for women: North Hall, Rhoads Hall, Harner Hall, Bard Hall, and a high-rise residence hall completed in 1969. Three privately owned residence halls, adjacent to the campus, are: Summit Hall, Fairview Hall and Towers Hall. Residence halls for men are Patterson Hall, which is on the campus, and two privately owned residence halls, Sentinel Hall and Riviera Hall, located adjacent to the campus. Students who reside in a residence hall (both off and on-campus) must eat in College dining facilities. There are a limited number of rooms and apartments in the community avail­ able for eligible students. Approved housing lists are kept in the Office of the Assistant Deans of Men or Women. Student teachers reside in private homes or apartments in the community where they teach. STUDENT ACTIVITIES FACILITIES College Union Construction has started on a new $1.67 million student center which is to be completed during the fall of 1970. It is located east of the Vincent Science Hall be­ tween two residence hall complexes. The College Union will contain: a multi-pur­ pose room with a stage, snack bar and seating, music listening area, games and recreation area with eight bowling lanes, a college bookstore, publications office, darkroom, radio and television studio, student government offices, administration offices, outside patio, lounge areas, reading lounge, facilities for commuting stu­ dents, and meeting rooms. Hut The Hut provides facilities for social and educational events. It contains a large, completely furnished lounge with a color TV and a fireplace. The ground El Goto floor has been remodeled into a Coffee House called "El Gato" in which special entertainment and activities are scheduled that stimulate student-faculty interaction. Grille The Grille, adjoining the Hut, increases the recreational facilities of the College. The Grille is owned and operated by students through the Student Government As­ sociation and is the social center for the College. It contains a snack bar for the serving of ice cream, sandwiches, and soft drinks. Bookstore The Cooperative Activities maintains a bookstore located in the basement of Old Main from which textbooks, school supplies, and a large collection of con­ temporary publications may be obtained. With the completion of the new College Cnion, the bookstore will be located in new facilities within the Union. 20 • Slippery Rock CAMPUS GOVERNMENT Student Government The Student Government Association is the governing body of all student ac­ tivities on campus. Composed of a proportionate number of elected representa­ tives from each class, and an elected board of officers, the student government states as its purpose, "... to provide a representative self-government to advance the welfare and common interests of the students and the College, and to provide an opportunity for effective student participation, with the faculty and administration, in matters relating to the college community." Student • 21 Panhellenic Council The Panhellenic Council is the governing body of all sororities on campus. It is composed of two representatives (junior and senior delegate) from each sorority. A Junior Panhellenic, composed of pledge representatives of each sorority, is organized each year to acquaint pledges with the responsibilities and standards which sorority membership entails. The Panhellenic Association is comprised of all sorority members, both pledge and active, on campus. House Councils Resident students are organized to direct their campus social life. Each men's and women's residence hall has a "house council" made up of elected student resi­ dents who legislate to promote conditions conducive to better living, good scholar­ ship, and a well-balanced social program. Presidents' Council The Presidents' Council is an organization made up of the presidents of all or­ ganizations on campus. They meet regularly with the Student Government Execu­ tive Board, in an advisory capacity. Associated Women Students Associated Women Students is the governing body for women students at Slippery Rock State College. All undergraduate women belong to this organiza­ tion which encourages self-direction among women in establishing and coordinating women's regulations and activities. Women's Senate Women's Senate is the legislative branch of AWS. Tt is composed of represen­ tatives from the House Councils and meets bi-weekly to establish the Living Standards and review legislative decisions. Judicial Boards The Student Judicial Boards are the judicial branch of the student govern­ mental associations. Interfraternity Council The Interfraternity Council is the governing body of all fraternities on the Slippery Rock campus. Each fraternity is represented in the Council by a senior and a junior delegate. ATHLETICS Slippery Rock State College sponsors an Athletic Program because it believes that competitive athletics are an integral part of the educational process, and consequent­ ly, make an important contribution to the total educational objectives of the institu­ tion. Believing that competitive athletics help to broaden the scope of modern edu­ cation, Slippery Rock includes in its General Studies program comprehensive inter­ collegiate and intramural sports programs for both men and women students. All men and women students are encouraged to participate in these programs. 22 • Slippery Rock The primary purpose of the athletic program of Slippery Rock State College is to provide increased opportunities for the development of each participating in­ dividual physically, mentally, emotionally, morally, and socially. The program is so conducted as to assure the wholesome use of leisure time, to provide a healthy focal point for group spirit, and to provide laboratory experiences for prospective teachers and/or coaches. Participation in the Intercollegiate Athletic Program at Slippery Rock State College is completely voluntary. The operating policies of this program protect the equality of all qualified students to participate. This participation, and hopefully the honor and privilege of representing Slippery Rock in Intercollegiate compe­ tition, is an optional, but valuable part of a student's learning experience. Therefore, a student-athlete who voluntarily goes out for a sport voluntarily accepts the obli­ gations and responsibilities imposed upon all participants. Male students have an opportunity to participate in 12 Intercollegiate sports. Fall sports include cross country, football, and soccer. In the winter the studentathletes may participate in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, indoor track, and wrestling. Spring sports are baseball, golf, tennis, and track and field. Slippery Rock State College is a member of the Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National As­ sociation of Intercollegiate Athletics, and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The men's intramural sports program offers a variety of competition through­ out the school year. Tournaments are held between residence halls, fraternities, clubs, faculty, and commuting students. Intramural sports include: flag football, volleyball, handball, paddleball, wrestling, basketball, foul shooting, swimming, softball, and track. During the past year more than 2300 students participated in various intramural sports. Student • 23 Students registered at Slippery Rock State College are expected to understand and respect both the College and State rules and regulations. Any function sponsored by or held in the name of a recognized student organi­ zation must follow all College regulations whether that function be held on or off campus. To help alleviate the College's parking problem, only seniors, veterans, and bonafide commuting students may obtain an approval card to have a car on campus and purchase a decal. Car registration must be presented at this time. All changes in major must be initiated at the Counseling Center. The student may fill out a request for change of major there and will be offered the services of the Counseling Center for personality and vocational tests to help him in his decision. Seniors are expected to notify the Registrar's Office during the first week of the semester in which they are to graduate. If they expect to meet degree require­ ments during the summer, they should notify the Registrar's Office by the first week of summer. A diploma is not ordered until this requirement is met. Seniors expecting to teach must have a physical examination and a chest x-ray or tuberculin skin test during their senior year. Arrangements should be made with the College Infirmary at least two months prior to graduation. A complete account of the College's rules and regulations, living standards, and parking registration procedures are outlined in the student handbook, the Green and White. STUDENT AFFAIRS SERVICES RULES AND REGULATIONS The primary purpose of the Office of Student Affairs is complementary and sup­ portive of the formal academic teaching function in reaching the goals of the Col­ lege. More specifically, its aim is the development of an out-of-class learning en­ vironment — involving all members of the academic community — which will en­ hance and extend the learning experiences of students beyond the classroom. Our concerns focus on the optimum growth and development of the student: his search for identity; development of self-discipline and self-evaluation; compe­ tence in decision-making; learning and application of leadership and organizational skills; development in social and human-relation skills; value structuring; and citi­ zenship responsibilities. Slippery Rock State College assumes that each student is a mature, responsible, individual who has entered the institution for educational advancement. On that assumption, the College expects the student to direct his energies toward the highest scholastic achievement possible for the individual. A responsibility, among others, assumed by the Office of Student Affairs is to represent the needs of students and to serve as resource persons in interpreting stu­ dent life and behavior to others in the academic community and conversely, inter­ preting the community to students. 1 he College requires that the student, while attaining these high educational purposes, maintains a pattern of social behavior in keeping with good taste and ig i moral standards. The student is charged with the responsibility for regular ( ass attenc ance, reasonable study hours, and a balanced social program. The major functions performed include counseling, health services, placement services, housing, activity programming, Greek life, orientation, financial aid, resi­ dence hall programming, leadership development, student advising, and student standards. The Women's Recreation Association sponsors an intramural and extramural program. Sports days are held with various colleges in many of the seasonal ac­ tivities. The women's intramural program, club program, and intercollegiate pro­ gram are all vital aspects of W.R.A. Each student at Slippery Rock State College is encouraged to select his or her own level of sports participation and then to pursue a program designed to meet his or her own needs. 24 • Slippery Rock Undergraduate Staff Members In addition to full-time, professional and non-professional staff members, a number of students (both graduate and undergraduate) hold staff positions with the Office of Student Affairs. Each year a number of undergraduate students (ap­ proximately 60 women and 30 men), hold half-time positions as members of the residence hall staffs. In the three men's residence halls, upperclassmen are in charge of the resi­ dence hall administration as Head Residents, Assistant Head Residents, or Resi­ dent Advisors. The eight women's residences are administered by Residence Directors. Undergraduate women serve as Residence Advisors and/or as Hall Advisors with­ in each of these residence halls. The Hall Advisor assists the residence director in the management of the resi­ dence halls, as well as making herself available to fellow students as a friend, ad­ visor, and source of information. The Resident Advisor in each residence hall is the person next in charge after the Residence Director. It is the job of the "R.A." to coordinate the work of the hall advisors and to keep them informed of legisla­ tion by Women's Senate which affects resident students. Graduate Student Staff Members There are a number of positions in the department held by persons working toward graduate degrees. The graduate assistantships are available to students majoring in all academic disciplines. For students studying in academic disciplines other than student affairs, the training received in personnel positions provides background for other professional fields. A Master's program is usually completed in two years, but arrangements can be made to complete it in two summers and one academic year. Graduate appoint­ ments are available to either married or single graduate students. Those appointed are not required to live in residence halls unless they are appointed to a residence hall supervisory position. Beginning in the fall of 1970, graduate assistants will be appointed as Resi­ dent Directors and Assistants. They will be provided apartments within the resi­ dence hall where they work. Graduate appointments are available in the following areas: student activities— college union; residence hall staff; financial aid; and academic departments. Health Services T he physicians and nurses of the College Health Services provide medical disPensarY and 16 bed infirmary are located in the east wing f1^! 01 vf*rj^ei?tS U th °I fi Twenty-four hour nursing care is provided for students confined Student • 25 The facilities do not provide laboratory services, diagnostic x-ray, emergency surgery, or dental care. The college physicians may refer students to their family physician. Undergraduate students are required to be covered by health and accident insurance. This may be done by the student through an independent source, or the student may elect to purchase coverage at the time of registration. The student must furnish evidence of comparable coverage if he wishes to have a waiver granted for the purchase of the recommended policy. The coverage procured through an independent source must be comparable to that recommended by the College. The College reserves the right to determine comparable coverage. To take advantage of these benefits, students must report promptly to the College nurse all cases of accident or illness requiring medical attention. Brochures, explaining the insurance coverage in detail, are supplied by the in­ surance company holding the contract with the College and are made available to the students. Placement Services A placement service for all seniors and alumni is sponsored by the College and administered by the Office of the Director of Placement. Through this office, with the cooperation of the deans and department chairmen, complete and accurate information is made available to potential employers. Counseling Services A staff of counseling psychologists is available to assist students with academic problems such as study difficulties or decisions regarding choice of major or voca­ tion, as well as concerns of a more personal nature. All students are welcome to use the services of the Center without charge. Appointments may be made in per­ son or by calling the receptionist (794-8678). The hours are: 8:30 a.m. — 12 and 1 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Counseling Center is lo­ cated on Maltby Drive near the Library. Selective Service Any male student wishing the College to advise his Selective Service Board of his status as a student must initially complete forms SSS 104 and SSS 109. These are available from the Assistant Dean of Men's Office. Veterans Affairs All veterans should present the Certificate of Eligibility to the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs upon arrival on campus. It is the responsibility of the veteran to contact the College concerning his Veterans Administration benefits and to keep the \ eteran s Affairs coordinator advised of any changes in his program. Any veteran who has served continuously on active duty for a period of at least 180 days, any part of which was after January 31, 1955, and who was dis­ charged or was released under conditions other than dishonorable is eligible for Veterans Administration benefits under the new Public Law 89-358. A veteran who served less than 180 days may be eligible if he was discharged or released because of a service connected disability. 26 • Slippery Rock Student • 27 CULTURAL PROGRAMS During the year, concerts, lectures, and assemblies are planned by committees com­ posed ^ of students and faculty. These programs provide information, cultural ex­ periences, and entertainment. Recent artists and lecturers appearing include: Viveca Lindfors, Pittsburgh Symphonietta, Peaches and Herb, The Saxons, and Serqiu Luca. Resource persons are frequently invited to campus to speak on contemporary issues. Faculty and students present recitals, art exhibits, "happenings," and lectures. COMMUNITY CHURCHES There are four churches in Slippery Rock: the Methodist, the Center United Pres­ byterian, the Highland United Presbyterian, and the St. Peter's Roman Catholic. There are opportunities for worship in other Protestant and Catholic churches and Jewish synagogues in nearby communities. The Catholic and Protestant churches of the community support a ministry to students through four ordained persons. CAMPUS MINISTRY A Catholic and Protestant campus ministry is supported through two ordained per­ sons, Rev. Richard Ragni (Catholic chaplain) and the Rev. T. Niel Severance (Protestant chaplain). The campus ministry endeavors to embrace all phases of student life that relate to personal growth and attempts to be of every possible as­ sistance toward the attainment of that end. Father Ragni and Rev. Severance maintain offices in the newly renovated Newman Center located at 344 Normal Ave. (telephone 794-8459). Rev. Severance also maintains an office at 206 Maple St. (telephone 794-8487). The Newman Center and its programs are designed to assist in the development of inter-personal relationships which are so vital to student life. STUDENT ORIENTATION The Rocklettes STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Student organizations at Slippery Rock are viewed as opportunities for self-development and self-expression. Therefore, the success of student activities rests largely with the students. Students are encouraged to become involved in organizations as their time and interest warrant. There are approximately 100 organizations, activities, and teams that have been created from student interest. The scope of the organizations include athletics, drama, music, service, social, scholastic interest, publications, scholastic honoraries, and Student Government. Among the organizations on campus are: A program of activities is sponsored by the College in order to provide a realistic and positive orientation to the social-cultural-academic environment of the campus. This orientation usually begins during the summer and is continued for a few weeks into the first semester with group meetings, small discussion groups, and social gettogethers. Music Organizations DISCOVERY PROGRAM — An extension of the orientation program, the Discovery Program is a semester-long series of group discussion meetings for fresh­ men women. It is designed to help freshmen women "discover" their possible social, academic, and personal participation and development in college life. All freshmen women are assigned to a Discovery group and to a "Group Leader." All group eac ers are upperclass women chosen for their scholarship, activities, and leader­ ship on campus. Discovery groups meet regularly for informal discussions, to hear speakers, to participate in field trips, or to talk with faculty. Special Interest Clubs Brass Ensemble Chamber Singers College Choir Concert Band A.C.E. Club American Chemical Society American Institute of Physics Art Club Biology Club Cheerleaders Rocket Marching Band Stage Band String Ensemble Women's Glee Club Officials Club Orchesis Philosophy Club PSEA Psychology Club Readers' Theatre 28 • Slippery Rock Student Commuters Club Council for Exceptional Children Debate Club Geology Club Geography Club Health and Physical Education Club History Club Intercollegiate Conference on Government Internationa] Relations Club Modern Language Club Rocket Ripplers Rocklettes Ski Club Social Studies Club Student Speaker's Club Students for Free Expression Varsity Club Veterans Club Women's Recreation Association Young Democrats College Publications and News Media Press Club Ginger Hill Saxigena WNFT Rocket Honorary Organizations Alpha Delta Nu Alpha Psi Omega Delta Psi Kappa Gamma Theta LTpsilon Kappa Delta Pi Kappa Gamma Lambda Epsilon Delta Mu Kappa Gamma Phi Epsilon Kappa Pi Delta Epsilon Pi Delta Phi Pi Gamma Mu Senior Women's Honorary Sigma Delta Pi Sigma Tau Delta Sophomore Women's Honorary 29 Science and Mathematics Dramatic Physical Education Geography Education Speech Elementary Education Musical Health and Physical Education Journalism French Social Science Scholastic and Leadership Achievement Spanish English Scholastic Achievement Service Organizations Alpha Phi Omega Slippery Rock Service Club Student Tutoring Service Religious Organizations Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Newman Club Young Women's Christian Association Greek Organizations Panhellenic Council Interfraternity Council Fraternities: Alpha Chi Rho Lambda Chi Alpha Phi Sigma Epsilon Sigma Pi Sigma Tau Gamma Tau Kappa Epsilon Theta Chi Theta Xi Sororities: Alpha Omicron Pi Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Sigma Tau Alpha Xi Delta Delta Zeta Kappa Delta Sigma Sigma Sigma Zeta Tau Alpha There are several local clubs considering affiliation with national fratei organizations. 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