NEWSWIRE The Xavier
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April 29, 2015
Volume C Issue 28
Xavier says goodbye to faculty
BY JUSTIN WORTHING Staff Writer Xavier will be saying goodbye to more than just seniors in the next few weeks. Next month Xavier will be celebrating the retirement of 19 faculty and staff members from various departments and positions, many of whom have worked at Xavier for over 20 years. The full list of retiring faculty and staff is as follows: — Thomas Barlow; Director, Auxiliary Services — Dr. James Boothe; Associate Professor, Leadership Studies — Dr. Gerald Braun; Associate Professor, Management Information Systems — Maria Cipollone; Student Account Specialist — Bonnie Fiedeldey; Administrative Assistant II, 2IÀFH RI WKH 5HJLVWUDU — Nicolette Goller; Textbook Accounting and Supervisor, Bookstore — William Hagerty; Associate Professor, Communication Arts
Âł 'U - 5LFKDUG +LUWp — Patrick Sheridan; Assistant Associate Professor, Finance Director of Operations, — Dr. Margaret O’Brien Technical Director, Xavier King; Graduate Professor and University Cintas Center Associate Director, School Many retirees mentioned of Nursing Undergraduate Program — Karen Lyons; Administrative Assistant, Learning Assistance Center Âł 5RVH 0F*URU\ Endowment Analyst, Treasury — Georganna Miller; Senior Academic Staff, Occupational Therapy — Dolores Nedderman; Administrative Assistant II, Schiff Center — Harold Neuer; Accounts 5HFHLYDEOH %RRNVWRUH — Dr. Priscilla O’Clock; Professor, Accountancy and Business Law Photo courtesy of xavier.edu — Fr. Kenneth Overberg; Thomas Barlow is one of 19 faculty and staff members retiring this year. Professor, Theology — Marcia Poggione; Head, in interviews that there will be Web Services/Open Access, much about Xavier they will miss Xavier Library upon leaving, but many have alÂł &DURO 5HLG $GPLQLVWUDWLYH ready made plans for their life $VVLVWDQW 2IĂ€FH RI 6WXGHQW beyond. Affairs and Student Enrichment “(I will miss) the camaraderie
BY JESSICA GRIGGS Campus News Editor Xavier is looking to hire a new “Assistant to the President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion 2IĂ€FHU Âľ According to Lori Johnson and Dr. Kathleen Smythe, cochairs for the Chief Diversity and ,QFOXVLRQ 2IĂ€FHU VHDUFK WKH QHZ hire is the most noticeable part of a campaign for changes that has lasted for several years. Described as a “reimagining of an existing position that has been vacant,â€? the addition of a new Chief Diversity and ,QFOXVLRQ 2IĂ€FHU LV RQO\ D SLHFH of the process on campus meant to “assess our progress and identify the ways in which we can be most successful moving forward.â€? In addition to the new hire, a President’s Advisory and Action Committee on Diversity will be created and led by the Chief 'LYHUVLW\ DQG ,QFOXVLRQ 2IĂ€FHU The aim in hiring a Chief 'LYHUVLW\ DQG ,QFOXVLRQ 2IĂ€FHU is to ensure that Xavier remains faithful to its mission as a Jesuit Catholic University to pro-
mote diversity, inclusivity and community. Monitoring campus climate and collaborating with campus constituents will fall under the responsibilities of the Chief 'LYHUVLW\ DQG ,QFOXVLRQ 2IĂ€FHU in order “to further develop our leaders, managers, faculty and staff intercultural competencies.â€? Oversight of the Multicultural, Gender and Women’s Center will also be a responsibility of this position. The new Chief Diversity and ,QFOXVLRQ 2IĂ€FHU QHHGV WR EH D senior level diversity administrator with experience in strategic SODQQLQJ DQG H[HFXWLRQ 5HTXLUHG skills include managing a staff and working well with faculty, staff, students and administrators “to diversify an institution and to make it more inclusive.â€? “As members of an increasingly interconnected and globalized world, Xavier’s success in the future is partly dependent on our capacity both institutionally as well as through our educational mission to embrace and engage diversity,â€? Johnson said in an email.
of my colleagues and their ability to boost my spirits, as well as the students,â€? Dr. King said in an email. “There has never been a dull moment with a group of undergraduate and graduate students. They keep me on my toes and have taught me much and have made me laugh and cry.â€? “(I will miss) working with students, adding services to support or build upon their needs,â€? Barlow said in an email. “Secondly, being part of Xavier’s excellence in Jesuit education and helping to build around its mission and seeing students become outstanding alumni and in turn giving back to see great wonders in our people and the environment created to support this positive outcome.â€? “One of my favorite memories of Xavier is seeing the students come to Xavier their Ă€UVW VHPHVWHU DQG WKHQ IROORZing them through their career to graduation day,â€? Fiedeldey said in an email. “Actually I hope to continue teaching one course each semes-
ter for a while (after retirement),� Fr. Overberg said in an email. “So the conversations (with colleagues, staff, and students) can continue, but I no longer must attend meetings!� “(After retiring) I hope to catch up on reading all the books that I have been collecting for years and also to travel more IUHTXHQWO\ WR &DOLIRUQLD WR VHH my grandchildren,� Dr. O’Clock said in an email. “In addition, I plan to change roles and become a student at Xavier, taking a fun class or two, and to pursue volunteer activities in the community.� “(My plan is) to attend the U.S. open (tennis tournament) in New York and then travel up through the East Coast and Canada,� Dr. King said. “Then many more travels to include Alaska, Panama Canal, Australia, Hong Kong and other places of the world. “After all of that, maybe clean up my house and yard.� The Newswire thanks the retirees for their contribution to the Xavier community and wishes them luck in the years to come.
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