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  • Wesrei^i Cjm^dLjiSiiaiV VOICE OF THE STUDENTS VOL. XXXVIII No. 43 Thursday March 22, 1997 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina New Conflict Brewing In Arts & Science Dept. By Dwight Sparks A conflict is brewing between the faculty of the School of Arts and Sciences and Dr. J. Stuart Wilson, vice chancellor for academic affairs, over composition of the committee to select a new dean for the school. A special meeting of the 180 members of the Arts and Sciences faculty has been called for today at 4:00 pm in the Forsyth Building auditorium to provide faculty leaders -with advice on how to proceed in light of Wilson's rejection of the proposal adopted earlier by the faculty group. Wilson called and conducted a meeting of the school's faculty on March 1 to request their ideas concerninghow committee members would be selected. PARAPSYCHOLOGIST JOHN KOLISCH astounded a Hoey Auditorium audience last night in his second WCU appearance in as many years. Here he walks Cindy Stevens on the hypnotized body of Robert Black. (Staff photo by Ra Paul Smith) Steps Being Taken To Resolve The Internal Difficulties Here Steps are being taken to fulfill the course of action that Chancellor Jack K. Carlton outlined last month to resolve internal difficulties at Western Carolina University. In a February 21 letter to Dr. William C. Friday, Carlton said that "the interests of the institution, and its continued functioning as a viable component of public higher education in North Carolina, must always be paramount." In the letter Carlton outlined three major objectives: to conduct a self-study of the entire university, to establish more effective communication with members of the University, and to clarify representational faculty participation in the affairs of WCU. In performing the self-study, Carlton said Dr. Clifford Lovin, assistant dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and chairman of the study has been meeting with him weekly and that "considerable progress is being made." The study is being made in preparation for WCU's review next year by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools which grants accreditation. Every institution is reviewed on a ten-year interval. According to Dr. Carlton, "It's our time." Yesterday Dr. Grover Andrews of the accrediting agency was on campus making preliminary interviews. With regard to the second plan to establish more effective communication within the University community, Carlton said that he was in the process of making clear the roles of each department. Already Carlton has met with vice chancellor for business affairs Doyle Dillard and vice chancellor for student development Doug Davis and his staff to clarify their responsibilities. Carlton said that meeting with academic officials would not take place until the deanships for all the schools have been filled. "Emphasizing the need for more elaborate communication," Carlton said, was their primary objective. In establishing rappore with students, Carlton said there "hasn't been anyone to come by that I haven't been able to see. That will continue to be the case." With regard to the third goal to clarify faculty representation in University government, Carlton said that the progress had been substantial. Dr, A.K, King, special assistant to President Friday, was on campus for ten days late last quarter, serving as a special consultant to the Faculty-Administration Senate in their attempt to clarify their role in university decisionmaking. Upon leaving King said, "I think everybody understands the rights of the constituent groups and individuals here and are willing to abide by them, "I am highly satisfied with the work we have accomplished. We don't have a finished document. But it is understood that university matters involving the university government are delegated by the board of governors through President Friday to the chancellor and that the chancellor may delegate matters involving academic affairs to various faculty bodies such as the general faculty, a representative faculty senate, schools and departments," David Penley Appointed New Public Defender David Penley has been appointed as the new Public Defender by Dwight Nelson, president of Student Government, it was announced today. Penley, a twenty year old junior in Marketing, has been an assistant to the Attorney- General for four quarters. He •:•; Weather permitting, the :|:j •:• WCU baseball team is $■ X scheduled for a double- :[•: •:• header with Salem Col- :•:• :•:■ lege at home today. Start- •:•: •:•: ing time for the twin bill :j:| ••': is 1:00 pm, as rain yes- ;•:■ $ terday postponed the Cat's >•: :':• first scheduled home game. :•:• :•: Action will continue all :•: ■:|. afternoon at the Haywood :•:■ X field located south of the >•: .'•: campus off Speedwell Road. >•: also served as a presidential assistant during the past quarter. As Public Defender, Penley intends "to defend the students to the best of my ability, keeping in mind justice and truthfulness." He also said he hopes "to help smooth out the grievances of the judicial system." Penley went on to say that he hopes the entire judicial body can "work more in conjunction" with one another, instead of "fightingoneanother." He stated that maybe this will "help to strengthen SGA" and "bring it closer together." Penley's appointment is subject to confirmation by the Student Senate. If his appointment if okayed, he will serve as Public Defender through the end of this quarter. At the meeting the proposal adopted by the faculty called for a ten-member committee to be elected by various factions of the school attempting to give all departments representation. Members of the committee would have included the assistant dean and three division chairmen or department heads and four full-time teaching faculty, all to be elected. Representatives of the faculty would be elected one each by the faculties of the division of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and one member to represent the divisions of industrial technology and nursing. Replying to the faculty's suggestion on March 16, Wilson said that the proposal seemed "to be at odds with local and national practice in such matters," In the memorandum, Wilson outlined his procedure for the committee's membership. It included eleven members: six x> be full-time teaching faculty elected by their peers, one member from another school, two students, one division chairman, and one department head. Wilson stated that he would appoint the representatives from outside the school, the students, the administrators, and the chairman of the committee. Declaring that the committee's majority representation must be from the full-time teaching faculty, Wilson held that the original proposal that would have included the assistant deans and three division heads or division chairmen did not provide the teaching faculty with majority representation. Wilson also said that the faculty's proposal proved inadequate since it did not provide for student members on the committee. The members of the Arts and Sciences' faculty contacted yesterday were outraged at Wilson's reply. They insist that Wilson has rejected every point of their proposal that was adopted without dissent from any of the faculty or Wilson, who presided over the meeting. Wilson had announced previous to the March 1 meeting that he would appoint a five to seven member committee from a list of names to be submitted to him by the Arts and Sciences Instruction Committee. Dr. Salvatore Nerboso, political science department head, said, "When he (Wilson) met with the full faculty, he did not give a truthful account of his meeting with the Instruction Committee." Nerboso said that Wilson had earlier proposed that the committee be elected. Dr. Ellerd Hulber, history department head, said that Wilson's memorandum "rejected the recommendations of the faculty. I don't expect the faculty of the School of Arts and Sciences to be very happy about it." When asked about Wilson's charge that the faculty's proposal did not follow "local and national practice" Hulbert stated that Wilson's appointmentas vice chancellor did not follow the guidelines he proposed. (Wilson's appointment by Chancellor Jack Carlton is one of the major points of contention held by the faculty members petitioning against Carlton.) With regard to the charge that students were not represented on the faculty's proposal, Hulbert said that Wilson was told by the faculty that the Dean's Advisory Council would have "full participation in the selection phase," Hulbert continued that if the council were to object to any nominee, that person would have been dropped from consideration. According to Hulbert, student participation in the selection wasoriginaily proposed by the faculty. Arts and Sciences faculty- members are also complaining CONTINUED Page 3 , . . . Orchestra Performance Tonight The Charlotte Chamber Orchestra will perform tonight at 8:15 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium at Western Carolina University, The 26-piece ensemble, under the direction of its founder and director, Jacques Brour- man, will play the Concerto Grosso by Germiniani, "Variations Concertantes for Chamber Orchestra" by Ginastera, and Mozart's Symphony No. 36. The group, which serves as the nucleus of the Charlottee Symphony Orchestra, was formed in 1971. Since then it has received critical acclaim throughout the region. The program is sponsored by the WCU Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Committee. Admission is free to WCU students and subscription series ticket holders. Admission for all others is $2 for adults, and $1 for children.
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