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Tuesday, February 23, 2016 | Volume 95, Issue 46
A HELPING HAND
Resources on campus available for students who are victims of sexual assault | PAGE 2
Trustees raise room and board rates, add Greek parlor fee PAGE 3
Columnist Bryan Eberly discusses the importance of informed voting PAGE 5
Hockey improves in weekend series against University of Alaska PAGE 8
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Resources more accessible BLOTTER By Lauren Fitz Reporter
Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes in America, but on-campus resources can help students whether they want to be anonymous or not. While in college, one in five women are sexually assaulted and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted, according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. More than 90 percent of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault. When students at the University are sexually assaulted, University Police Chief Monica Moll said victims have some decisions they can make about what to do if they’ve been raped. First, Moll said, a student can decide if they want to press charges through the campus police or the student can decide to go through a code of conduct hearing if he or she knows who assaulted them. If a student does press charges, the first step is to go to the hospital if the assault has occurred in the last 96 hours. While at the
hospital, Moll said victims are allowed to have a victim’s advocate with them while evidence is collected through a rape kit. The campus police will also ask where the assault took place and will go investigate. However, the process is not completely anonymous. “Once the investigation is over, it becomes public access. The only redaction ... would be if a suspect was never charged,” Moll said. “It’s a very complex issue,” Moll said. “But there are many victims who decide never to come forward to report. If you go to the counseling center, it is completely confidential.” According to the Sentinel Tribune, at the end of 2015, the University received a grant from the state as a way to help combat sexual assault. The $82,835 grant will be used to provide an on-campus victim advocate from The Cocoon, the domestic violence shelter located in Bowling Green. Because of the grant money, The Women’s
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Trustees approve higher rates, fees By Annie Furia Editor-in-Chief The University’s Board of Trustees approved increases in room and board rates for the 2017 fiscal year at its Jan. 19 meeting, including a parlor fee for Greek housing. The Board approved an average 2.4 percent increase in residence hall room rates and standard single rooms specifically. However, rates vary across residence halls, with Conklin seeing the highest increases at 6.7 percent for a double and 5.3 percent for a single room, according to proposed room rates provided by the University. “We did renovate (Conklin) last summer and that building is also air-conditioned, so we feel it fits very nicely in the tier with Offenhauer and Founders,” Sarah Waters, director of Residence Life, said. Offenhauer and Founders are in the deluxe tier for residence halls, while Centennial, Falcon Heights and the new Greek houses are in the premium tier. Along with the increase in room rates, the
Board approved a parlor fee for Greek housing in addition to room and board to cover the cost of upkeep. In the past, Greek life drew from a fund paid into by all residential students, said Vice President for Finance and Administration Sheri Stoll. Due to the amenities in the new Greek houses, “we felt that it would be more appropriate to price point the beds just like Centennial and Falcon (Heights) … and create for the first time a Greek parlor fee to supplement (the cost),” she said. Each Greek chapter will be responsible for determining how the parlor fee is administered within their membership, according to the background information document given to the trustees. A 2.5 percent increase in meal plan rates was also approved by the Board. The increase “allows (the University) to continue to offer students access to convenient, dependable and quality dining experiences,” Trustee Karen Morrison said while delivering the resolution.
The Board approved a number of academic special course fees to cover technology costs, lab equipment and supplemental materials. Stoll drew the Board’s attention to the rise in course fees associated with Math Emporium courses. This course has materials that, if not used, will negatively impact the student’s success, Stoll said. By including these materials in the course fee, the cost of the materials is reduced by $45 per student, a cost Stoll said students could pay using financial aid. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Rodney Rogers presented to the Board the House Bill 64 report on low enrolled courses submitted to the Ohio Department of Education, which it approved. He also reported on low enrolled degree programs, defined as an undergraduate pro-
gram with 20 graduates or fewer or a graduate program with 10 graduates or fewer over a four year period. Of the 24 programs that met this definition, 15 require no action but will be monitored, while nine will be revised or potentially eliminated. While low enrolled programs are being evaluated, the Board approved a Bachelor of Arts in Biology, a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Law. Three new trustees sat on the Board for Friday’s meeting, the first full Board in 18 months, Chair David Levey said. The new trustees are Marilyn Eisele, of Cleveland, Ohio; David O’Brien, of Westlake, Ohio; and Linda Forte, of Detroit, Michigan.
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NEWS BG orgs bring aid to Flint amid water crisis By Isaiah Vazquez Reporter Dozens of businesses have been closed and the houses abandoned since the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, began a year and a half ago. Flint is now receiving aid from places around country, including Bowling Green. Students from the University and the University of Toledo traveled to Flint Feb. 13 to donate over 100 cases of water to the Lincoln Park Methodist Church in Flint. The church is a water resource center, which provide cases of water, water filter units and replacement filters, according to the church. Four organizations in the Bowling Green community were part of the process in donating the water: Omega Psi Phi fraternity, Zeta Phi Beta sorority, Phi Beta Sigma fraternity and the recently re-chartered University NAACP chapter. Throughout the first few weeks of February, NAACP and other organizations had tables in the Union where people donated money or water
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to send to Flint. The students involved in the organizations also put in their own resources. “A lot of us personally donated water to Flint. (Individuals) sent in 8 cases, 10 cases or even put in 20 bucks – everybody did something for this to happen,” Bryce Davis, the treasurer of NAACP at the University, said. “It’s very great and humbling to be able to do something like this. It’s going to save lives.” Betty Grossklaus, the pianist at the Flint Methodist Church, sent out a statement giving her thanks to the students and the University. “As a representative of Lincoln Park United Methodist Church, we send a big heartfelt ‘thank you’ with deep gratitude to the students involved in this unselfish mission to be a part of the ongoing solution of making sure that safe drinking water is available to those that may not otherwise have it,” Grossklaus wrote in an email. “Being a Flint, Michigan, resident, it is exciting to see all of those that so willingly want to give
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PEOPLEON THESTREET Do you think living on campus for two years is helpful, why or why not?
“I think it’s helpful for one year because freshman year you get to meet new people.”
Individual Academy: 15 Minute Forecast BY: TYLER VOLTZ
Be informed before entering polls For the last few debates on CNN, the network has taken on the sadistic innovation of filming man-on-the-street style interviews from the audiences. I say sadistic, because there is a sick pleasure to be had in subjecting certain viewers, i.e., me, to the responses they tend to receive. I swear, it seems less likely that these people are attending a presidential debate and much more likely that they are attending a sporting event or church service. And I know CNN knows what they are doing because of the questions they ask. For example: CNN: “How do you think Sanders did tonight?” Audience Member: “He was awesome. On his feet and very articulate.” CNN: “What do you think of his economic plans?” Audience Member: “I think he’s stepping up for the little guy and really going to bring good stuff.” CNN: “How is he going to pay for that stuff?” Audience Member: “Oh, you know, tax the one percent and stuff.” Mind you, that is not an exact word for
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Bryan Eberly Columnist word, but it does capture the gist of those on-air conversations. To apply the same to Trump, et al, just substitute “tax the one percent” with “toss all the Muslims into the ocean” or something. My point is that followers of the current clowns running for president are showing themselves, by and large, to be, for lack of a more tactful term, idiots. Just complete imbeciles who shouldn’t be allowed inside a voting booth, if they even know where to find one or how to get there. That’s harsh, but it brings me to the purpose of today’s column. I know there has been a huge campaign of convincing everybody to vote since the 1996 election between Clinton and Dole that brought MTV’s “Rock the Vote” into popularity. It was compounded in 2000 and 2004 by Puff Daddy (P. Diddy?) throwing
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out the notion of “vote or die” (Remember my column on fear? Huge example right there.) Not only have these campaigns proven ineffective (only one-third of the voting population voted in the last national election), but they are incredibly misguided. Yes, it is very important that every person who is able to vote does so. But do you know what is even more important than that? Those people must know and understand what they are voting for. Thoroughly. Completely. And if a voter has any doubt in their mind as to understanding what they are voting for, then they ought not vote. Must not vote. There. I said it. There are people out there who must not vote. And now, I wish to spend the rest of my column giving examples, Jeff Foxworthy style, of instances in which people must not vote: If you are not comfortable stating the exact purpose and abilities of the presidential office, please do not vote. If you think a president has more power
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Kasich’s defunding, more harm than good On Sunday, Gov. John Kasich signed a bill that intends to defund Planned Parenthood, stripping the organization of state and federal funding that is used to provide services in 28 health clinics across Ohio. Kasich has been a staunch and long-time opponent of abortion services, publically backing the idea of defunding Planned Parenthood while campaigning for the Republican nomination for president. This, coming from a man who claims that he was elected to the legislature because “many women … left their kitchens to go out and go door to door and to put yard signs up for (him).” It’s no surprise that such an egregious and destructive decision was made on behalf of women across Ohio. Granted, the new law would have no
Continued from Page 5 to change things than a senator does, please do not vote. If you think taxes can successfully be used to pay for universal services, please do not vote. If you haven’t taken an economics, philosophy, ethics, logic or civics course, nor could you comfortably talk about those things on a whim, please do not vote. If you do your taxes by handing your W-2 to someone else to sort it out for you, please do not vote. If you do not know the name of your representative in state or federal congress, please do not vote. Et cetera. I hope by now you are getting the feeling that I have my tongue firmly in my cheek and I am spitting sarcasm onto my keyboard. Because, honestly, I acknowledge and appreciate the power behind voting. I just don’t believe others do, and it makes me very uncomfortable. To keep this very short, our government runs based on our input. “We the people” are those who are in control of our government, and it only works well when “we the people” put the necessary effort into it. The representatives and senators we elect
Deanna Huffman Columnist impact on abortion services, and it grants an exemption to abortions that are performed in cases of rape, incest or efforts to preserve the life of the mother. However, Kasich is eliminating care and services that are provided for expectant mothers and newborns, birth control measures, imperative STD and HIV testing, cancer screenings, sexual education programs, and infant mortality prevention. He is depriving a program that contests
are our voice. The president is our chief executive. The decisions they make are (supposed to be) based on the information “we the people” give them. So let’s be clear about what we are telling them. You want to elect Bernie Sanders because the models of taxation he presents could, if implemented properly, provide important services to underprivileged people. Not because what he says feels like it makes sense. You want to elect Donald Trump because there is a supposed threat from foreign incursion on American soil and he has developed a plan to prevent it from happening. Not because he tells it like it is. I want to elect Gary Johnson because he has already proven as a governor that he knows how to narrow government power and extend private solutions. Not because he says government is bad. It is vitally important for the future of this nation that we collectively understand how that future will be produced. We cannot be shoddy in our role. We cannot just wing it. Let’s elect a president. Not just “whatever.” Respond to Bryan at thenews@bgnews.com
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domestic violence, and provides essential health care for women. If ratified, this bill will redirect 1.3 million in state-directed funds from Planned Parenthood to federally eligible health centers that do not perform elective abortions or contract with organizations that do. Whether or not this bill will be enacted remains up in the air – with the governor’s signature, the bill will become law in 90 days. But across the nation, Planned Parenthood has contested other defunding measures and, in some cases, the federal appeals courts have found those laws to be unconstitutional. Most recently, this occurred in Utah. Interestingly, it seems the momentum behind this bill was driven by secretlyrecorded videos that allegedly showed
Planned Parenthood employees in other states selling aborted fetuses and fetal tissue. An investigation by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine cleared Ohio clinics from this allegation. But lawmakers were not deterred, even after a Texas grand jury indicted the anti-abortion activist who filmed the videos of the innocent abortion provider. That same week, Republicans in the Ohio House and Senate approved the bill. Kasich’s witch hunt is not merely a proud attempt to protect the unborn. Instead, he has waged war on the health and wellbeing of women across the state of Ohio. Respond to Deanna at thenews@bgnews.com
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up their time, no matter the distance they need to travel.” The four organizations at Bowling Green plan to hold another water drive soon to hopefully go door to door in Flint handing out cases of water. Water problems began when the Flint city government changed their water source from the Lake Huron to the Flint River to save money. “When I heard that they switched the water sources I stopped using the tap water, everyone knows the (Flint) river is nasty,” Grossklaus said. Soon after the switch, tap water began to smell and taste odd and look brown, as the untreated water corroded the iron water mains, according to a CNN article. Lead from pipes around Flint also got into the water, which had not been treated with an anti-corrosive agent, the article said. The contaminated tap water means residents must drink bottled water to avoid health risks from lead poisoning. “We went through 15,000 to 20,000 bottles of water and that was just this weekend alone,” Grossklaus said. Plans are being put in place to replace the lead water pipes that currently run through the town and to begin treating the water, but the longterm health consequences from lead poisoning will remain.
Center here on campus will have access to a full-time victim advocate for use for University students, staff and faculty members. “Within a few weeks, there will be a fulltime victim advocate on campus here to serve … both students and employees who experience sexual assault or relationship violence,” Mary Krueger, director of The Women’s Center, said. The Cocoon provides services for domestic abuse and sexual violence for students, as well as the Bowling Green community. The services that they provide allow victims to stay anonymous if they want and gives them access to a victim advocate. “Victim advocates are there to support a victim throughout the entire process,” Kathy Mull, program director at The Cocoon said. The entire process includes someone being there to help with the medical process, the criminal justice process and just having someone by the victim’s side when they need support. The best way to get in contact with a victim advocate is to call The Link, which is a 24-hour hotline where victim advocates are employed all day and night, at 419-352-1545.
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UPCOMINGGAMES TUESDAY, FEB 23
Mens Basketball: vs. Ohio University | 7p.m.
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Freshman forward Shane Bednard looks to score against Alaska Anchorage in a game earlier this season.
Hockey splits weekend series in Alaska By Zane Miller Sports Reporter
The Falcon hockey team won one of its two games on the road against the Alaska Nanooks this weekend, losing the first game of the series on Friday 2-1, but coming back to win Saturday’s matchup 4-1. “I thought we played pretty good,” Falcons head coach Chris Bergeron said on the series overall. “Obviously (Friday) wasn’t the result we wanted, we didn’t score, but I thought five of the six periods we played pretty good.” Alaska scored the first goal of Friday’s game at the 8:45 mark of the first period, which would hold up until BG’s Tyler Spezia scored with 4:30 left in the third period to tie the game 1-1. The Falcons were able to draw a late power play chance, and it seemed like the team had a strong oppor-
tunity to win in regulation time. However, Alaska’s Tayler Munson scored with just nine seconds remaining in regulation, giving Alaska the 2-1 win. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak dating back to mid-January. “We made a poor play on an entry on the power play,” Bergeron said on Alaska’s game winning goal. “It was a puck that Chris Nell normally saves, it was simple as that.” Saturday’s game was a much different story, as the Falcons scored first on a goal from junior defenseman Sean Walker at the 15:59 mark of the first period. From that point on, it was all Falcons. Matt Pohlkamp, Mark Cooper, and Joe McKeown all scored for BG, and Alaska could only muster one goal midway through the third period. “We executed better around the other team’s net tonight for sure, really that’s
the only difference,” Bergeron said on Saturday’s game. “Last night we created
“I think the weekend itself is a step in the right direction of playing consistently.” - Chris Bergeron, Head Coach 25 chances, and we only scored one goal. Tonight, I don’t know how many chances we created, but to score four goals, obviously we’ve got a pretty good record when
we score that many goals.” The team has been going through issues with consistency lately, particularly on the offensive side of the puck. While Saturday’s victory didn’t hurt, the team feels that the consistency issue still needs to be resolved and that it won’t be changed with just one game. “I think the weekend itself is a step in the right direction of playing consistently,” Bergeron said. “I did think we played five pretty good periods with the exception of the first period on Friday ... but we’re going to need to do it consistently. We’ve got four regular season games left, plus playoffs, and we’re going to need to find a level of consistency.” The Falcons will next play against the Ferris State Bulldogs on Friday and Saturday night, which will be their final home series of the regular season.
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March Madness likely to be a toss-up By Aidan Markey Sports Reporter
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Redshirt sophomore Kennedy Kirkpatrick drives the ball in a game against Toledo earlier this season.
Falcons snap losing streak at Kent
By Evan Hayes Sports Reporter Senior Lauren Tibbs scored a season-high 24 points this past Saturday as the Bowling Green State University womens basketball team picked up a 65-55 win over Kent State. The win snapped a five-game conference losing streak for the Falcons, who improved to 9-13 on the season and 5-9 in conference. “We knew that this would be a tough place to play. Kent has been much better than their record,” head coach Jennifer Roos said. “At the end of the day, we shot 50% from the field on the road and outrebounded them. We made some big shots late at key times, got on the ground and won a lot of loose balls. It was a good team win for us.” The Falcons connected on three straight three-pointers to start the game with Tibbs, Miriam Justinger and Rachel Myers all connecting from behind the arc. Kent State held on, though, and the two teams went back and forth to finish the first quarter tied 15-15. BG led by seven with 1:10 left in the first half, but two jump shots by Kent State cut the Falcons’ lead to 31-28 as the halftime buzzer sounded. BG pulled away during the third quarter on the back of a 17-5 run, capped by a three-pointer by freshman Maddie Cole with 2:29 left in the period to put the Falcons ahead 48-33 for their largest lead of the day. Kent State closed out the third on their own run, going
8-0 down the stretch to pull within 48-41 entering the fourth quarter. The Golden Flashes continued to battle back, closing the gap to just 56-53 on a layup by Tyra James in the paint with 2:29 remaining in the game. Justinger proceeded to knock down a clutch three-pointer on the next BG possession, and the Falcons went 6-8 from the free throw line down the stretch to close out the game. Tibbs had eight rebounds and four blocks to go along with her scoring barrage. She shot 11-15 from the floor and connected on both of her three-point attempts. Her play over the last two games has been stellar, averaging 23 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.5 blocks while shooting 20-30 from the field and 5-5 from behind the arc. “Her contribution has been fantastic, and for a fifth year senior who has an extra year of eligibility, she’s living everyday like you would want someone to, and playing well and having fun.” Justinger, a senior, added 12 points and 6 rebounds while shooting 3-3 from behind the arc. She also hit a clutch three-pointer to put the Falcons up 59-53 with less than two minutes to play. Cole had a career-high seven points in six minutes of play, shooting 3-3 from the field. BG will be back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 24 when they travel to New York for a matchup with the University of Buffalo. The Falcons will then return to the Stroh Center on Feb. 27 for a home game against Miami.
We’re just a week away from March, which means it is officially time to break out your NCAA Tournament bracket mentalities. In a college basketball season that has seen six different teams hold the top spot in the AP poll, it might be difficult to discern a single team that is a favorite to win it all. With that said, we can certainly still speculate. So, here are some teams, in no specific order, to bet on come March Madness. The first of the teams is Maryland. The Terrapins, or Terps, have stayed in the top ten the entire season despite a few losses to inferior teams. A reason for this is Melo Trimble. The sophomore point guard is as court savvy as they come, and when the game is on the line, there isn’t another guard in America with as much guts as him. Robert Carter Jr. and Diamond Stone give Maryland one of the more dynamic frontcourt duos in the Big Ten, and with Trimble complimenting them, the Terps have a core that few team can match. The next is the Oklahoma Sooners, who have the best scorer in the country in Buddy Hield. Hield, who scored 46 points against then topranked Kansas in a game in early January, has one of the quickest and deadliest releases in college basketball. With Isaiah Cousins and Jordan Woodard to join him in the backcourt, there might not be a better group of guards that you will see this year. Oklahoma is a veteran team that can light it up from downtown, proving so this season while shooting just over 43 percent from beyond the arc. If the Sooners can continue their hot shooting, look for them to make a deep run into March. Now we have Duke, which is an enigmatic team in many ways. After dropping three straight and four of five in January, the Blue Devils looked dead in the water. A resurgent February, though, has left them revitalized and looking like a contender once again. The ACC powerhouse just finished a brutal stretch of four consecutive games against ranked opponents, exiting that stretch 3-1 and with a win versus bitter rival, North Carolina. Grayson Allen is averaging 21 points per game for Duke in what looks to be an All-American season for him. If senior captain Amile Jefferson can return from injury and the other banged-up Blue Devils can heal up quickly, Duke has the talent and leadership to make another run at the Final Four. Lastly, let’s look at Kentucky. The Wildcats look very similar to Duke this season: 20-7 record, some bad losses, some great wins. With a ton of youthful talent, UK has the ability to beat anyone. However, the youthfulness has often caught up with the Wildcats, as shown in Saturday’s buzzer-beating loss at Texas A&M. A win would have been sealed for Kentucky if it weren’t for a technical foul in the closing seconds by freshman Isaac Humphries. If Jamal Murray, who is averaging close to 19 points per game, can lead his team to an SEC title, expect the Wildcats to gain enough momentum to make some noise in the tournament. So, there are four of the teams who have the pieces to make a run in the Big Dance. These are not the only teams, however. North Carolina, Iowa State, and Michigan State are some other teams that have the potential for late-March magic. But until then, we can only guess. And that is party of the beauty of it. We can guess, and we often end up wrong. So, as March approaches, we prepare for being wrong. We also prepare for being occasionally right, but most of the time, we’ll end up wrong. So, for both of these scenarios, we can only prepare for one thing: Madness.
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Low enrolled courses face evaluation
By Annie Furia Editor-in-Chief
University administrators are determining what academic courses need to be eliminated or revised after 18 percent of courses were shown to have low enrollment according to state law. A report submitted to the Ohio Department of Higher Education by the University Jan. 31 said 581 courses had failed to reach “20 percent above BGSU’s threshold for the course over two or more semesters,” the definition of low enrollment set in Ohio House Bill 64. The courses were categorized into four avenues of action: no action needed, possible curriculum revision or elimination, course or section management and possible collaboration. The report was distributed to chairs and directors of various departments and programs, who then consulted with faculty teaching low enrolled courses to choose which category their course fell into, said Julie Matuga, associate vice provost for institutional effectiveness and leader of the team that analyzed the course data. The courses most likely to be low enrolled are upper level ones aimed at juniors and seniors, Provost Rodney Rogers said. “The typical under-enrolled (course) is going to be some course that’s related to some specialization that’s one of three specializations in a particular major. And there
might be only six people (pursuing that spe- decide what action to take concerning the cialization),” John Fischer, vice provost for low enrolled courses, according to HB 64. Academic Affairs, said. The Board approved the report at its Feb. These upper level classes are also more 19 meeting. likely to be consolidated or eliminated, which Matuga said her team also looked for courscould affect those on track to graduate in es categorized incorrectly, such as practismaller programs or specializations. cums, experiential learning or independent There will be an emphasis studies mistakenly categorized on ensuring the student is not as lectures. impacted, Matuga said. Some courses had multiple “As a matter of fact, it may low enrolled sections, indicatincrease the availability of some ing a need to consolidate seccourses and some avenues of tions or offer sections at a difcompletion,” she said, referencferent time slot. ing online courses specifically. With the University in conNew technology implementtract negotiations with its faced to track credits has also given ulty, faculty may wonder what the administration insight into course consolidation, collabowhat courses need to be offered ration or elimination may mean - Julie Matuga, so students can graduate on for their jobs. Scott Piroth, Associate Vice Provost communications officer for the time, Rogers said. A majority of the low enrolled Faculty Association, said while courses (33 percent) required no action it is too early to know what the consequences because the education style of the class or will be, the loss of faculty jobs is one of the the classroom space restricted enrollment. association’s main concerns. “If it’s a very experimental course . . . 15 “With the enrollment growth that we’re people in might be exactly what you want having, I don’t see that possibility at all, to do, because it will help the most students quite honestly,” Rogers said. From fall 2014 be successful,” Fischer said. “The state is not to fall 2015, total enrollment at the University asking us to do away with all that, but it is increased 1.68 percent, according to the asking us to defend it.” 15-day headcount comparison. The University’s Board of Trustees will His prediction is that the action taken with
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COURSES continued from Page 10 He said faculty have talked with colleagues at other Ohio universities about working together on study abroad programs and the University now offers Italian as a distance learning course, which can be taken by students at other institutions. “The objective is not to eliminate offerings, but to make more, better offerings,” he said. Piroth saw possible limitations on faculty jobs. “If (collaboration) were done on a large scale, that would be very problematic for faculty,” Piroth said. “I can’t imagine that the universities themselves ... would want that to happen very often. After all, they’re in competition and they want to maintain a distinct identity.” Administrators said enrollment is not the only way course performance is measured. A more complete assessment of the student experience, Matuga said, is looking at curriculum, assessment practices, learning and engagement, among other factors. “This is one piece of a larger pie,” Matuga said. “We’re always searching to improve the student experience here.”
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