McGrory, Dr. Kathleen part 2 (tape #17 side a) (Oral History)

McGrory, Dr. Kathleen part 2 (tape #17 side a)

Friel, Jack -- interviewer

Tape stock length: 90 min

Running Time: 17 min

Dr. McGrory talks in great detail about establishing new majors at WCSU, the writing lab, and internship programs. She also talks about the relationship between WCSU and the other state colleges

Label Contents: 11/1/1976

1976

Danbury (Conn.)--History

McGrory, Kathleen

Friel, Jack

McGrory, Dr. Kathleen

Running Time: 17 min

0-10 Min: origins of the writing lab; establishment of the writing majors: journalism, creative, and expositional; wants WCSU to offer as many courses of study as possible; faculty advisory council included representatives from each of the four state colleges; did not feel that the state colleges were in direct competition with each other; explains that WCSU felt entitled to the West Side campus because WCSU sat by throughout the 1960's while the other state colleges expanded physically;
10-20 Min: opening WCSU to the area population for organized events coordinated by community groups; creation of intern programs through the school; the legal trouble that was encountered in trying to establish intern programs;