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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 313

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HIGHER EDUCATION 313

will enter Concordia Teachers College to receive the education
needed for effective teaching in inner-city schools.

Center for Continuing Education

Through this division the college offers a number of services
to publics beyond its own student body. Of primary importance
in the center are the Correspondence and Extension Division.
The enrollments in the Correspondence Division during the
past biennium were:

1972—73:
1973 —74:

Extension Division enrollments have again increased over
the previous 2 years.

1970 — 1972:
1972 — 1974:

674 students
582 students

2,184 students
2,469 students

Special Programs
Consortia

The college has continued its involvement in two consortia,
the Associated Colleges in the Chicago Area and the Chicago
Consortium. A reciprocal arrangement continues with Rosary
College allowing any full-time student to attend the other
institution without additional costs.

Latin-American Intensification Program

Concordia recognizes the special challenges given to her by
her urban location. Among these challenges is the ministry to
the Spanish-speaking community. Concordia began work in
this area in 1971 through Miss Lois Meyer, who was employed
by the synodical Board for Missions to direct the program. She
is presently engaged in a graduate study program of bilingual,
bicultural education under the synodical Board of Parish Edu-
cation. To develop and expand this ministry, Dr. Herbert A.
Sims was called to teach Spanish and to direct the program.
Through this endeavor Concordia equips new teachers with
the basic linguistic tools and sensitivities to begin an effective
ministry in Spanish-speaking communities.

PERSONNEL
Board of Control

During the past biennium the following served on the Board
of Control: Rev. E. H. Happel, chairman; Rev. H. O. Krueger,
vice-chairman; Mr. H. O. Koeneman, secretary; Mr. Ralph
Brauer, Mr. James Haar, Mr. William Kinley, Rev. John Lutze,
Mr. Robert Schlesselman, Mr. Arnold Stoppenhagen.

Faculty

Because of the large percentage of tenured faculty (70%+),
the disproportionate number in the associate professor rank,
and a Board for Higher Education moratorium on the granting
of tenure, Concordia has given no promotions or recommenda-
tions for tenure over the last 2 years.

Those who have left the faculty since July 1, 1972, are Walter
R. Bouman, Raymond A. Fontaine, Robert J. Friebus, Roger
C. Gard, William H. Griffen, John E. Groh, Carl F. Halter,
Robert A. Hausman, Max E. Heinz, Edwin H. Homeier, Robert
P. Hopmann, James B. Kracht, Wilfred F. Kruse (retired),
Mary E. Lunz, Robert E. Schroer, and William D. Wendling.

Additions to the faculty during the biennium are Rudolph
C. Block, Richard C. Calhoun, Daniel Carlson, Richard Fischer,
Terry M. Groh, Steven Hein, Nancy Kavasch, Richard Korthals,
Lyle Kurth, George Lange, David Meyer, Shirley Morgenthaler,
Ruth Olson, William Rietschel, Herbert Sims, and Paul A. Zim-
merman.

The Students

Enrollment Summaries

Undergraduates

1972-73 1973-74

Full-time Undergraduates 1,096* 1,005*
Part-time and Specials —__ 49 62
Interns 27 19
Total 1,172 1,086

Graduates
Full-time Graduates —___- 26 32
Part-time Graduates —_-_———— 74 115
Total 100 147
Totals
Undergraduates ‘1,172 1,086
Graduates 100 147
Total 1,272 1,233
* includes 64 nursing students
+ includes 60 nursing students
Summer School Enrollments
Undergraduates —_—-_———— 306 253
Graduates - 356 430

The Student Personnel Services Program

1. Administration. The office of student personnel services
performs a number of services for the student body. The dean
of the chapel, the director of athletics, the director of placement,
the director of financial aids, the director of housing, the asso-
ciate dean of students in activities, and the dean of students
are housed in this department. In addition the coordinator of
Concordia’s fieldwork program works from this office.

2. Concordia students have shown themselves to be both
academically capable and talented in a variety of other fields.
Concordia’s faculty, which determines and approves guidelines
for student life and conduct, evidences a respect for current
trends in student rights and freedoms.

Concordia students have continued enthusiastic participa-
tion in the fieldwork program of the college. This program gives
students the opportunity to reach beyond Concordia boundaries
by assisting in a variety of programs in inner-city and metro-
politan settings.

PLANT AND PROPERTY

The grounds of the campus have been restored since the
construction of the new Koehneke Community Center, and
once again the campus reflects the natural beauty of the mid-
west as seen in northern Illinois.

During the past year a grant of $25,000 was received from the
Spencer Werner Foundation for the purpose of conducting an
architectural and engineering survey of the east and west
wings of the administration building and the four dormitories
in the complex. Planning is also under way for updating the
interiors of the older dormitories and the remodeling of the west
wing of the administration building.

SERVICES TO SYNOD AND SOCIETY
Placement

Once again Concordia must thank the Lord for the large
number of graduates He has called into His service. Placement
statistics are as follows:

Total Placements 1972 —73 1973-74
Men 110 117
Women 179 188

Totals 289 305

Special Placements
Secondary 26 30
Foreign 5 1
Dir. Christian Ed. 6 4
Pre-School _ 4
Special Ministry 8 mel

Totals 45 50

Journals

Lutheran Education. the oldest education journal in con-
tinuous publication in the United States, continues to be edited
by the faculty and recently completed its 110th year. Other
publications emanating from the college are Church Music.
a forum for recognized leaders in the field of church music, and
Motif. a vehicle for the creative efforts of faculty and students
at Concordia.