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' \ i`  26 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
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 A ing to the welfare of all students. The Dean of Men and the Dean
i .  of Women seek at all times to help each student gain his maximum `
. Q  academic and personal development through normal, interesting,
  and important activities.
_ i<~  University Personnel Services
  The University Personnel Office is under the supervision of a
  Director of Personnel and carries on its functions through a trained
  staff. The Director of Personnel has an advisory committee, con-
i   sisting of the Dean of the University, the Deans of the various
  colleges, the Dean of Men, and the Dean of Women.
i ·   Guidance and Counseling. The University Personnel Office
\ ,,   offers guidance and counseling based on scientific procedures in
· T   three main areas; educational counseling-help in selecting the
“   proper courses of study, in improving reading ability and in estab-
.   lishing effective study methods; vocational counseling—determin- ,
  ing the profession or position for which the student is best fitted; ‘
· .   and personal adjustment counseling-—developing an effective per-
  sonality, helping the student overcome difficulties in social adjust-
'   ment, worry and feelings of inadequacy, nervousness, difficulties
  caused by uncertainties of aims and purposes and other personal
  problems.
  The required Freshman Placement and Classification examina-
  tions and aptitude, achievement, and interest tests usually provide ·
i the starting point of such counseling.
  Additional psychological tests of special aptitudes, interests,
il and personality may be suggested by trained staff members who
i '   interpret the results of such tests to the students in one or more
  private interviews. Students who wish to avail themselves of
  these counseling services can make an appointment in the Person-
  nel Office, Room 9, Administration Building.
“‘i Academic Probation. Students placed upon academic proba-
  tion by the Registrar, the Deans of the Colleges of Arts and
  Sciences, Agriculture and Home Economics, Engineering, Law,
F Education, and Commerce are under the supervision of the Uni-
.     versity Personnel Office. The Director of Personnel is also
    secretary of the Scholarship and Attendance Committee.
  University Testing Center. The University Personnel Office
it acts as a testing center for the University in administering various ·
  types of tests used by the faculty and staff.
i All placement and classification tests administered to new stu-
  dents are given under the supervision of the University Personnel
Office. For the year 1948-49, the tests given were as follows: The
. . Q Kentucky General Scholastic Ability Test, The Kentucky English
Test, and The Kentucky Mathematics Test. Each student is also