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3.     SUMMER ADVISING CONFERENCE IN JULY FOR NEW STUDENTS

       Approximately 13,000 people are expected to participate in
the Summer Advising Conference, June 29-July 31, on the Lexington
campus. SAC is designed as an introduction to the University
community as it exists on the Lexington campus, for all new stu-
dents (and their parents) who will enroll for classes for the 1970
fall semester. Edwin Brand, director of Post Admissions Services
in the Office of Admissions and Registrar, explained, "the value of
having SAC in July is we are able to work with groups of 200 stu-
dents a day rather than a mass of 4,000 or more in a fall orientation
program. Even though the University is growing larger each year,
through SAC we have retained an individual and personal relationship
with students."  Brand's office expects to average 220 students and
one and one-half parents per student per day, or a total of 550
people a day.

       George Dexter, also of Post Admissions section, is director
of SAC. He explained that the day-long introduction for new stu-
dents will include a panel discussion with UK administrators, group
discussions with UK students, meetings with the dean of the
various colleges and schools, testing, advising, and registration
for classes. Parents also will be given the opportunity to partici-
pate in panel discussions with UK administrators and students, plus
a tour of the campus. Both students and parents will be shown a
slide presentation on University life and a special show on student
activities, complete with black lights and slide and film presenta-
tions, which run simultaneously. An Advising Conference packet
includes a fall schedule book, dummy schedule cards, the curriculum
for the students' particular major field of study, his ACT profile, a
map of the campus, a parking permit for the day, and other informa-
tion. "By giving the student a schedule book and dummy cards in
advance," Dexter said, "he can learn the mechanics of registration at
home and spend more time discussing which classes he should take
while talking to his advisor." Faculty advisors already have been
given a list of new students in their departments and will receive
each student's ACT profile during their conference with the student.

       Students who will participate in each of the 23 sessions
include all new entering freshmen, transfer students from the Commu-
nity College System, and other transfer students.

       Dexter's staff includes a graduate assistant and 10 UK
students. This is the eighth summer students entering the Univer-
sity have registered for classes during a day-long orientation
program in July. SAC will begin each day at 8 a.m., with sign-in,
a welcome and a review of the program. It will end at approxi-
mately 4:30 p.m. with check-out and an evaluation of the day's
events.