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GLBT History Month promotes community involvement ASHLEY ZBOREK Daily Egyptian
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center provides additional information and insight to the Carbondale community during national GLBT History Month. During October, the GLBT Resource Center has held daily events such as panel discussions and guest speakers, both on and off campus, to help the public become more informed and aware of all things that fall under the GLBT umbrella: gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, genderqueer, intersex, transsexual, etc., according to the resource center's website. Wendy Weinhold, coordinator of the resource center, said she values GLBT History Month because it is an opportunity for many of the university's departments and offices to collaborate and create partnerships. “We are really canvasing campus with activities,� she said. “We have literally had an event on every weekday of the month, all involving different departments of the university.� Weinhold said the center works to create a space for education, advocacy, resources and outreach. “We do all kinds of events: trainings, programs, speakers, activism and social space,� she said. Nathan Franklin, an alumnus of SIU and the Saluki Rainbow Network — a registered student organization dedicated to providing services, activities, support and encouragement to GLBTQA community members — said he became open about his sexuality while he was in college. Please see GLBT | 3
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Scott Ramsey, a senior from Valier in German studies, gets dressed Saturday to walk in the Homecoming parade with the Saluki Rainbow Network. Ramsey has been part of SRN — a RSO designed to provide services, activities, support and encouragement to those affiliated
with GLBTQA at SIUC — for two years. “It gives me a sense of community,� Ramsey said. He said this area is much more accepting than where he grew up. “Carbondale is like a blue dot in a sea of red,� he said. “We are surrounded by conservative communities.�
Associate provost for academic programs to be filled Four candidates within the university applied for position Editor’s note: The following story is the conclusion of a two-part series on the vacant position for associate provost for academic programs. Monday's Daily Egyptian profiled Walter Metz and Jim Allen. TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian The position of associate provost for academic programs, which has been vacant for four years, is to be filled within the next few weeks.
The position’s primary responsibility is to assist the provost in the oversight and management of academic and degree programs on campus. The candidates are Walter Metz, professor and chair of the cinema and photography department; Jim Allen, history professor and director of office of assessment and program review; Deborah Tudor, associate professor and associate dean of mass communication and media arts; and Michael Molino, associate professor and
Michael Molino, left, associate professor and chair of the English department, and Deborah Tudor, right, associate professor and associate dean of mass communication and media arts, are two of the four candidates for the associate provost for academic programs position. chair of the English department. University spokesman Rod Sievers said the seat has been vacant because the provost position
continued to change, and the administration wanted to wait for stability in the office before another associate provost was sought out.
The associate provost for academic programs would assess every program at the university to make sure students get the most out of their degrees. He or she would deal with program changes, student complaints and report to the Illinois Board of Higher Education. In an email to the Daily Egyptian, Provost John Nicklow said the seat was vacant because there were efforts to try to collapse the duties of the office into other positions. “The fact is, however, it has left a gap,� Nicklow said in the email. “Quality assurance and strengthened assessment
of our academic programs is too important of a task and requires dedicated attention.� He said he plans to consider input from faculty, staff and students along with his own impressions of the candidates before he decides who will take office. Nicklow said he will also take advice from the search committee. Tudor said she would like to hold the position because she has experience with program development, both at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and her previous job at DePaul University. Please see PROVOST | 3