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In terms of value to A&M stu
dents, the office of admissions and
records may be immeasurable.
It is the first part of Texas A&M
students come in contact with, be
cause it is responsible for sending
out applications to prospective stu
dents and then determining
whether those students should be
accepted by the University.
Once those students are accept
ed, the admissions and records de
partment helps coordinate New
Student Conferences to get stu
dents registered for class. It also
puts together course catalogs and
semester schedules designed to
help students pick the right classes
to take.
The office is actually separated
into three sections across campus.
The sections are admissions,
records and registrar’s office and
academic services.
Admissions handles the recruit
ment and admission of all students,
undergraduate and graduate. The
office processes the applications
sent to A&M.
The registrar’s office handles the
creation, archiving and distribution
of students primary academic tran
scripts. It also oversees the Univer
sity’s formal academic records,
grade reports registration and com
mencement.
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Academic services is the third
tier in the office of Admissions and
Records. It works in conjunction
with the first two offices and indi
vidual colleges, to put together cat
alogs, class schedules and com
mencement programs.
It helps monitor the approval
process for all new programs.
With all the duties and respon
sibilities, Admissions and Records
is busy throughout most of the year.
Gary Engelgau, executive direc
tor for the office of Admissions and
Records, said this has been an ac
tive year.
"We are busy all year accepting
applications,” Engelgau said.
“Though now the fall class is set
tled, we will soon start sending out
the recruiters to high schools.”
The office sends recruiters out to
various high schools around the
state in an effort to spread the word
about A&M.
ation of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers. Engelgau
said there are three types of highs
schools targeted by the recruiters.
“The first group are comprised
of the major feeders, which send us
the most applicants; the second
group are the emerging feeders, and
the third schools where we get very
few applicants,” Engelgau said.
After students are admitted and
have accepted the invitation to
A&M, they need to become ac
quainted with the University.
This is where the New Student
Conference comes into play. All in
coming freshmen are required to
attend, as the conference is where
they register for classes.
There are 12 conferences, each
one averaging about 620 students .
Stephanie Tefas, New Students
Conference coordinator, said
A&M has a unique slui
ration program.
“A&M’s program is
Most other schools'prK
only about a day,” la
“We combine acadeit
freshman orientation’
Freshmen begin theca
in Harrington Hall, folk
initial meetings they theii :
to their individual o
Students also havetheofi
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the conference.
The conference also
a booklet called WJ
which is designed to he
get an idea of all A&Mk
The booklet is filled with
tion on organizations^!#
vices and school tradition!
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BY GRAY WHITTEN
The Battalion
U pon arriving at Texas A&M
University or any other in
stitution, many students
may feel they are in a perfect new
world where they are immune to
crime and abuse.
The University Police Depart
ment has the job of teaching new
comers how they can best protect
themselves and their belongings,
because although Aggies do not lie,
cheat or steal, not everyone on
campus is an Aggie.
Efforts to educate Aggies begin at
Fish Camp, whnre Aggies-to-be are
warned of the | otential dangers in
volved with co. lege life, Bob Wiatt,
director of security and University
Police at A&M, said.
“We have a three
man crime team
prevention unit...
They preach and
pray that you
understand what
safety is”
— Bob Wiatt
Director of UPD
While preliminary meaal
this are helpful, the Universi
Department must still rely la
old-fashioned police worktoi
the amount of crime in the®
that means manpowerisiff
“For the fall semester,we’i
to increase our complimenl
cers. We’re up to 53 conk
officers, now that we have!
with the much larger area thatt]
Campus,” Wiatt said. "We’re<
sponsible for the security offcj
School library and museum'
The UPD employs 65 n®j
missioned security officer
number of support staff me®!
provide 24-hour security^
of the year, department
said. The jurisdiction of the
ment extends to the5,500ac
over 500 buildings owned h
A&M. Easterwood Airport^
eluded in their authority.
“We’ve also established
person bicycle patrol to? 1
greater mobility on camp#:
that more areas are being cl
automobile traffic,” Wiattsa)
Services that new student
not be aware of when they
elude nighttime escorts toff
on campus and foot patrolstl® 1 ]
out the campus during dark
UPD dispatch, which is®
open, can be reached at 845>
and the campus emergency^
is available by dialing 9-911
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“We have a three-man crime pre
vention unit, and they go to every
Fish Camp and to any organization
of students or faculty,” Wiatt said.
“They preach and pray that you un
derstand what safety is. ”
The team gives students and
faculty tips for preventing danger
ous situations and reducing
chances of theft on campus and in
the College Station area.
“They do a lot of work to try to
teach people how to avoid being
a victim,” Wiatt said. “It is a very
active group.”
numbers, used with a nek
outdoor phones, add a factortf
ty that compliments regular^
More officers and innovaF
trol methods are helpful toll*
lice force, but there willaM
crime in the world.
To combat this, Wiatt lists®
simple methods as theheart® 1
program.
“We try to increase
awareness,” Wiatt said, “bed
students think nothing
Earth can hurt them here 1
college campus.”
“On our part, we sometimes
to use increased force, we have®'
more aware that the kids ate
there and they are vulnerable,
most of all we must enforcetlte;
in this area,” he said. “When\ve ;
the guilty parties, we have to
with them as the law prescribes
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