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FGCU students no longer have the option to choose Spanish as a major, as the program was suspended this semester. Despite initial claims that the suspension of the major was related to state budget cuts, university spokeswoman Susan Evans says that lack of funds was not the reason for the suspension. “FGCU has not deactivated any academic degree programs due to state budget cuts, and this includes the Spanish major,” Evans said. “Spanish was suspended as a major effective Fall 2011 because this
was requested by the faculty of the language and literature department, including the Spanish professors, who cited historically low enrollments.” In September of last year, Debra Hess, associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote an email to the Office of Academic Affairs requesting the removal of the Spanish major. “The faculty in language and literature are proposing to remove the Spanish major from the curriculum, The program has had low enrollment since its inception. Since this is the desire of the faculty (including the Spanish faculty) it appears the process is rather streamlined,” Hess wrote in the email.
Following the faculty request to discontinue the major, an “Inactive Program Notification Form” was submitted to the Board of Governors. The form stated that the number of students enrolled in the major failed to increase despite the best efforts of the program to recruit students. “Class size in the upper division courses has been consistently low and the faculty feel that suppressing this major would allow them to use their resources more efficiently,” the form stated. Last year, FGCU had 29 students enrolled in the Spanish major.
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When you sign onto Facebook Sept. 30, be prepared to see a new layout and many angry statuses because Facebook is rolling out some major changes. The majority of Facebook’s new changes are revolving around its new “open social graph” technology, which basically integrates users’ activities so they can have real-time interactions. One of these social graph changes is the upcoming streaming music and video service. This all allows real-time interaction among users: instead of simply “liking” a song your friend has posted, you’ll be able to tune onto the same stream and begin listening to it. Facebook is also planning on adding a new “Timeline” feature, which will allow users to refer back to anything they’ve posted. According to PCWorld, Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, refers to the timeline as the “story of your life: it contains all your stories, apps, and is a new way to express who you are.” The timeline layout will be a dual-column view with a large main column for viewing content and a smaller one for fast navigation, according to PCWorld.
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The FGCU board of trustees approved a new five-year contract for President Wilson Bradshaw at last Tuesday’s meeting. The terms of Bradshaw’s new employment agreement include $358,864 in base pay, retention bonuses of up to $80,000 a year, and potential for 5 percent annual raises. The sole vote against Bradshaw’s new employment agreement was trustee Douglas Harrison, the Bradshaw president of faculty senate. “We see one person in the institution rewarded as if we’re thriving while the rest tighten our belts,” Harrison stated during the meeting. On Oct. 1, faculty will receive a one-time, $1,000 bonus, followed by a 2 percent raise on Jan. 1.
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