The years that made up the 1970's were involved with busy activity that kept the campus thriving with excitment. There were dedications happening all over campus and student enrollment was thriving. A week long dedication program was held in 1970 and was a very proud moment for SVC. SVC received full accreditation from North Central in April of 1970.

Now Instructional Facility No. 1 was operational. Named in recognition of H. Randall Wickes, Honorary Chairman of the Wickes Corporation Board of Directors, Wickes Hall housed classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories, the College library and College administrative offices. Doan Center also was ready. The five-unit Great Lakes Hall dormitory complex was available for occupancy.

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Supplementing these three central campus structures were the Project '66 and Project '68 buildings, the water tower and the summer theatre. Campus roads had been developed, and parking areas and landscaping had begun. Contracts were soon to be signed for the construction of Cardinal Gymnasium.

There was every reason to be proud of what had been accomplished, and pride was reflected in the sequence of events of the week-long campus dedication program. Sunday, Oct. 26, was 'Governmental Day.' A dinner presided over by William A. Groening Jr., SVC Board of Control Chair, featured four distinguished speakers: President Marble; state Sen. Emil Lockwood (R-St. Louis), Majority Leader of the Senate; state Rep. William A. Ryan (D-Detroit), Speaker of the House; and Dr. Wilbur J. Cohen, former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Monday, Oct. 27, was 'Communications Day.' At a dinner presided over by Louis A. Vaupre, Board of Control member from Bay City, the College hosted speaker Roger Tatarian, Editor and Vice President of United Press International. 'Student Day' on Tuesday, Oct. 28, culminated in an address by author and psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott of New York City. Board of Control member Charles B. Curtiss presided for the occasion. Below lists some descriptions of the days during the week long ceremonies.

Transportation Day

On Wednesday, Oct. 29, 'Transportation Day,' Maurice E. Brown, Vice Chair of the Board of Control, presided at a general meeting that heard the remarks of speaker Edward N. Cole, President of General Motors Corporation. On Thursday, Oct. 30, R. Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the Geodesic Dome, spoke at a general meeting presided over by Board of Control Member Dorothy D. (Honey) Arbury. Mr. Fuller was introduced by Richard Cotton, Senior Vice President, Wickes Corporation.

Science Day

After-dinner speaker for 'Science Day,' Friday, Oct. 31, was Gordon Rattray Taylor, author of The Biological Time Bomb. Presiding at dinner was Board of Control member the Rev. Gilbert Runkel Jr. Mr. Taylor was introduced by Dr. Herbert (Ted) Doan, President, The Dow Chemical Company. Saturday, Nov. 1, was designated "Education and Medicine Day." A day-long education seminar, 'Teaching for Thinking,' featured speakers Philip W. Jackson, University of Chicago; William L. Smith, Washington, D.C.; Louis Raths, State University of New York-Fredonia; Dixie Bob Gowin, ComeIl University; and Jack Zevin, Queens College, New York City. Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz of Brooklyn, New York, spoke later that day after a dinner presided over by Board of Control member John Kendall. Toastmaster for the evening was Dr. Shailer Bass, Board Chair of the Dow Coming Corporation.

Academic Convocation

Dedication observations were concluded on Sunday, Nov. 2, by an academic convocation. Speaker for the event was SVC Board Chair William Groening. The convocation was followed by a reception hosted by the SVC Women's Club and by a Bach concert performed by the Cleveland Chamber Soloists, accompanied by soprano Charlene Peterson, wife of Harold Peterson, Dean of Education." (Clark 18,19)