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fceonvEs Proposed amendment Page 2 Tod Hanson departs Page 3 A look at Augsburg's older students Augsburg College George Sverdrup Library Minneapolis, Minnejota 55454 'Grandpa will graduate in May' or 4Shhh, Mama has to get an A' By LAURIE SUTTON Features Editor You've probably seen us on campus. We're the ones who don't wear jeans. We're all commuters. Some of us have gray hair. Sometimes we bring our kids to school. Most of us remember when Eisenhower was president and some of us remember Harry Truman. Occasionally we've been called D.A.R.s (Damn Average Raisers) by younger classmates. We're representative of a growing national phenomenon called the older student. Older students are generally defined as over-25, non-traditional students, who have either never attended college before, or have been away from school for several years. In 1975, 3.7 million adults registered for college courses in this country, which was 34 percent of total college enrollments. By 1980, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that older students could form 40 percent of the total enrollments. Several factors account for this influx into higher education: a high rate of unemployment has caused people to seek new skills; the women's movement has encouraged reassessment of women's (and men's) goals; and an increasing divorce rate as well as the "empty nest syndrome" have drawn many women out of the home and back to school. A program begun in 1973 at Augsburg called "New Dimensions" provides assistance and encouragement for the older student. New Dimensions offers a four-week seminar which has two purposes: it eases the transition to campus by helping adults to gather information about their skills and abilities, and acquaints or refreshes them with study skills they'll need to do college work. New Dimensions is the brainchild of Louise McColl, director of the program and an Augsburg graduate. McColl came back to school as an adult student herself and saw the need for such an orientation. She worked for a year after graduation as secretary to Bruce Gildseth, who was then vice president for Student Affairs and Dean of Admissions. She then submitted a proposal for the program. Since the first New Dimensions seminar in January 1974, 129 women and one man have participated. Many New Dimensions "grads" are now full-time Augsburg students. "I love my work," McColl says. "It's so rewarding for me to see adults become aware of their potential." She has worked with students from 25 to 66-years-old and cites lack of self-confidence and lack of direction as the two main problems of the older student. Most older students are also afraid they won't fit in with younger students and feel guilty about asking for Continued on page 8 NEW DIMENSIONS DIRECTOR LOUISE McCOLL. left, enjoys a visit with Francine Chakolis. New Dimensions grad and a social work major. Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol.83, No. 12 Feb. 11,1977
Object Description
Issue/Title | Echo February 11, 1977 |
Creator/Author | Students of Augsburg College |
Subject | Universities and colleges--Minnesota--Minneapolis--Newspapers. |
Volume | 083 |
Issue | 012 |
Date | 1977-02-11 |
Decade | 1970 |
Frequency | Published on Wednesdays or Fridays during the academic year. |
Coverage | The Echo has been published since 1898. |
Language | English |
Type | Scans of newspapers |
Identifier | RG 17.2.1977.02.11. |
Format | image/tif |
Collection | Echo |
Publisher | Augsburg College |
Source | Scans of individual and bound editions of the Echo. |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
Contributing Organization | Augsburg University |
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Frequency | Published on Wednesdays or Fridays during the academic year. |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
Cataloging Status | Transcript generated by machine. Metadata in progress. Recently scanned. |
Transcript | fceonvEs Proposed amendment Page 2 Tod Hanson departs Page 3 A look at Augsburg's older students Augsburg College George Sverdrup Library Minneapolis, Minnejota 55454 'Grandpa will graduate in May' or 4Shhh, Mama has to get an A' By LAURIE SUTTON Features Editor You've probably seen us on campus. We're the ones who don't wear jeans. We're all commuters. Some of us have gray hair. Sometimes we bring our kids to school. Most of us remember when Eisenhower was president and some of us remember Harry Truman. Occasionally we've been called D.A.R.s (Damn Average Raisers) by younger classmates. We're representative of a growing national phenomenon called the older student. Older students are generally defined as over-25, non-traditional students, who have either never attended college before, or have been away from school for several years. In 1975, 3.7 million adults registered for college courses in this country, which was 34 percent of total college enrollments. By 1980, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that older students could form 40 percent of the total enrollments. Several factors account for this influx into higher education: a high rate of unemployment has caused people to seek new skills; the women's movement has encouraged reassessment of women's (and men's) goals; and an increasing divorce rate as well as the "empty nest syndrome" have drawn many women out of the home and back to school. A program begun in 1973 at Augsburg called "New Dimensions" provides assistance and encouragement for the older student. New Dimensions offers a four-week seminar which has two purposes: it eases the transition to campus by helping adults to gather information about their skills and abilities, and acquaints or refreshes them with study skills they'll need to do college work. New Dimensions is the brainchild of Louise McColl, director of the program and an Augsburg graduate. McColl came back to school as an adult student herself and saw the need for such an orientation. She worked for a year after graduation as secretary to Bruce Gildseth, who was then vice president for Student Affairs and Dean of Admissions. She then submitted a proposal for the program. Since the first New Dimensions seminar in January 1974, 129 women and one man have participated. Many New Dimensions "grads" are now full-time Augsburg students. "I love my work," McColl says. "It's so rewarding for me to see adults become aware of their potential." She has worked with students from 25 to 66-years-old and cites lack of self-confidence and lack of direction as the two main problems of the older student. Most older students are also afraid they won't fit in with younger students and feel guilty about asking for Continued on page 8 NEW DIMENSIONS DIRECTOR LOUISE McCOLL. left, enjoys a visit with Francine Chakolis. New Dimensions grad and a social work major. Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol.83, No. 12 Feb. 11,1977 |
Contributing Organization | Augsburg University |
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