 | The Cavalier daily Thursday, October 22, 1970 |  |
University Forum Begins Informal Meetings
A series of informal discussion groups
where students, faculty, administrators,
alumni, and members of the community
can meet to exchange information and
ideas on problems affecting the University
was organized yesterday.
Taking the name The University
Forum, these discussion groups will meet
on a weekly or bi-weekly basis in Newcomb
Hall for a series of informal and
largely unpublicized meetings dealing
with four areas, according to the University
Union, which is coordinating the
Forum.
The idea for these discussions originated
earlier this fall among a group of
students which included Clay Spencer,
president of the Union, who found members of
the faculty and administration, as well as other
students interested in the idea.
The first meeting of the University Forum
will be held next Wednesday in the Newcomb
Hall Ballroom at 4 p.m. Anyone interested in
participating and belonging to the Forum is
invited to attend.
The Forum will be divided into four discussion
groups: Academic Life. University
Relations, University Governance, and
Student Life. Anyone interested in joining the
Forum can attend the discussion group that
deals with an area in which he is interested.
The group dealing with Academic Life will
discuss student recruitment, admissions, academic
programs, ROTC, the size of the University,
and other related areas.
The University Relations group will deal
with internal communications in the University;
community service; and relations with the
alumni, the Board of Visitors, the non-academic
community, state authorities, and community
service.
The group dealing with University Governance
will explore the nature of the University,
communications, the University Senate, rules of
conduct, security, and other related areas.
The fourth group will deal with various
aspects of student life such as problems of
minority groups, housing facilities, nonacademic
programs, athletics, the quality of
University life, the size of the University,
community service, fraternities, organizations,
rules and regulations affecting students.
Since the purpose of these meetings is to
foster better communication and understanding,
there will be little actual news coverage
of the events so that no participant will feel
restrained from expressing what is on his mind.
| The Cavalier daily Thursday, October 22, 1970 | |