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Committee reviews mission statement By Robert Downen Administration Editor @DEN_News Editor’s note: The following story is part two of an ongoing series regarding Eastern’s reaccreditation process.
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The Eastern football team celebrates its 40-37 victory over Southern Illinois Saturday at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale. The Panthers sang the Eastern fight song with the crowd following their win.
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Exhibit to center on 19th century writer Exhibit to highlight Gilman’s life By Marcus Curtis Entertainment Editor @DEN _News Various exhibits in the Booth Library are centered around the idea of students expanding on the variety of books they read, and the latest exhibit focuses on artist and writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Starting Sept. 24, Booth Library will host the presentation of the new exhibit, “The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins and ‘The Yellow Wallpaper.’” “The Yellow Wallpaper” exhibit is an account of Gilman, an artist and writer from the 19th century, who had a doctor who discouraged her from pursuing a career to help her preserve her health. “The Yellow Wallpaper” explores women’s rights and social conventions restricting women’s professional and creative opportunities. Stacey Knight-Davis, a dean in Library Services, said the exhibits in the library are designed to influence students to read and expand their reading selection. “Students can explore new ideas that they might not have thought about be-
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Photo courtesy of Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Charlotte Perkins Gilman writes at her desk, circa 1916-1922.
fore,” she said. Knight-Davis said exhibits at the library could last from six to eight weeks. “It varies, depending on what the subject is,” she said. During the time span these exhibits are on display, students get a chance to experience a plethora of movie screen-
ings, lectures and discussions. Students who participate in the activities will get a chance to interact with faculty members and other students. “You get a chance to talk with your fellow students and faculty about the exhibit,” Knight-Davis said. Booth Library, with the assistance of
the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine, construct many of the exhibits at the library. The library receives financial assistance for the construction and shipment of the materials needed for the exhibit. EXHIBIT page 5
Members of Eastern’s accreditation steering committee met Friday to discuss the first of the university’s criteria for reaccreditation. The meeting, which focused primarily on the university’s commitment to maintaining a clear and well-defined mission statement, was meant to inform faculty on the first stage of the reaccreditation process and was attended by more than 40 members of Eastern’s faculty. According to Bob Augustine, co-chair of the accreditation steering committee and the dean of the graduate school, the two-year ongoing process essentially serves as a quality evaluation for the university. In order to receive reaccreditation, Eastern must first conduct a self-study in accordance with the five criteria provided by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association for College. The first of those criteria evaluates the university’s mission statement and uses a variety of sub-criteria. Among those criteria is an evaluation of how well the mission statement is publicly articulated, how it demonstrates commitment to the public good, how it is understood within the institution and its role in the guidance of the university’s operations. Terri Fredrick, who co-chairs a subcommittee that deals primarily with evaluation of the university’s mission statement, discussed how maintaining a transparent mission which is visible to the public helps promote a variety of Eastern’s program. She said keeping with a publicly articulated, current mission statement helps with enrollment, as well as alumni campaigns like EI&U. When the last NCA site team visited Eastern in 2005, they found the applicability of Eastern’s mission statement adequate, but also said the university needed to adopt a better process to stay consistent with the actual statement. Fredrick said the university convened a team to reassess the process, and they approved a revision in 2007.
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