A Chronology of Goucher College 1881-1996_Page011

In response to student interest in careers, courses with career
emphasis were developed in certain departments.

Martha A Nichols retired as dean of students.

Julie Collier-Adams was appointed dean of students.

The Classics Department was abolished.

The first communications major graduated.

1977

The Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Associ-
ation of College and Secondary Schools sent a visiting committee
and re-accredited Goucher College.

The Goucher Center for Educational Resources opened, and assumed
direction of the Summer Session.

The second, bachelor's degree program was instituted.

The Woman's Management Program was organized by the Goucher Center
for women with experience in voluntary organizations.

The college's proposal for an M.B.A. program was denied by the
State Board of Higher Education.

The Political Science Department held a one-day conference on the
influence of the mass emdia on social values.

The Goucher Center arranged a public symposium series: "Ethics for
a Small Planet; the Future as Present Choice."

1978

The on-campus courses in the January term ceased.

One credit-bearing off-campus experience was made a requirement for
the degree.

The interdepartmental course "Arts and Ideas" was required by the
end of the sophomore year.

Grades may bear a + or -, except A+ and F.

A master's degree in dance/movement therapy was offered.

Old Goucher buildings in Baltimore were placed on the National Reg-
ister of Historic Places.

The last Intellectual Country Fair was held.

At the Fete Francaise, Mme. Francoise Giroud, French Minister of
Culture, received an honory degree.

The first student "Spring Fling" was held on the campus.

The Green House, a new student center, opened in the former dining
room of Mary Fisher Hall.

1979

Goucher College was awarded the Calvert Prize for the establishment
of a bachelor's degree program in historic preservation.

The Goucher Center offered a summer program for gifted and talented
high school pupils.