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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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MU erases Office of Admin. to lower costs By Benjamin Lockwood
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of Arts & Sciences. “I think it’s a good concern,” Whelton said. “We want to make sure that individuals are engaged and there is a system of checks and balances in place.” The issue first arose at the weekly Senate meeting Feb. 13 during a debate over the confirmation of Sarah McClanahan, a junior in the College of Communication, as CVP. When it was discovered that a student at large was not on the CVP committee — and subsequently that there was not one on the PVP or FVP committees — the debate was tabled until the constitutionality of the hiring process for the CVP could be reviewed by MUSG Judicial
Administrator Sarah Miller, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. In her review, Miller found the lack of a student at large position on the hiring committee was a “violation of the letter of the constitution,” but not the spirit of the law “as it is written.” Sarah Miller did not respond to requests for comment on the story. Because the senate already voted on and approved the FVP and PVP hires, the same review process could not be used. This caused Wallace to submit a formal petition to ask Miller to
Marquette University’s Office of Administration was dissolved, according to a news brief released Thursday, Feb. 20. This would mark the second major change in the university’s leadership structure during Wild’s interim presidency, the first being the switch to a “strong provost” model in October. “With families stretched to the limit in their ability to afford additional tuition costs, these challenging times require us to take difficult but necessary steps,” Wild said in his letter. “Only by aligning our operations and resources with our fiscal realities can we keep a Marquette education affordable for our students.” Other administrative areas in the university will absorb the responsibilities of the Office of Administration, with many now falling under the jurisdiction of the Vice President of Planning, Tom Ganey. These include the Department of Public Safety, Information Technology Services, the Krueger Child Care Center and Parking Services. Lynn Sheka, associate director of university communication, said Ganey’s new responsibilities will consist of leading the university’s strategic planning efforts in collaboration with administrative vice presidents and academic deans, as well as communication and public affairs efforts on behalf of the university. “These changes are meant to create opportunities for collaboration across departments and administrative areas to lessen redundancies,” Sheka said, “and are the latest step in a comprehensive financial review that is identifying opportunities to reduce costs and ease the financial burden on our current and future students.” Ganey said in an email that he understands the decision made by Wild to change the administrative structure, since Wild has “spoken often about the need to align the university’s operations and resources with our fiscal realities to keep a Marquette education affordable.” “Enhancing our organizational effectiveness and ensuring sustainability of our valuable resources
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Department of Public Safety officer Pat Conlin, who has worked at the university for six years, checks Martha Hokamp, a freshman in the College of Business, into Cobeen Hall. The DPS may gain police and arresting powers pending legislation from the Wisconsin State Assembly.
State lawmakers draft bill to establish MU police department By Matt Kulling
matthew.kulling@marquette.edu
A bill being considered in the Wisconsin state legislature could give Marquette’s
Department of Public Safety police and arrest powers. The bill, introduced Feb. 17, would allow the university to enter into an agreement with the state and the city of Milwaukee to establish a university police department and employ university police officers. The measure was introduced by Republican state senators Leah Vukmir, Paul Farrow, Glenn Grothman and Alberta
Darling, and Democrats Lena Taylor and Nikiya Harris. If the bill passes and the university agrees to take on a police force, Marquette officers would have the same powers as Milwaukee law enforcement officials to “maintain order, detect and prevent crime, enforce laws and ordinances and make arrests for violations of laws and ordinances.” Andy Brodzeller, associate
director of university communication, said in an email that although the bill is an important step, more needs to be done if it passes. “Assuming the bill becomes law, additional steps remain before the university would decide to operate DPS as a police department,” Brodzeller said, “including opportunities to See DPS, Page 4
MUSG reviews legitimacy of VP positions Senator questions constitutionality of committee hires By Joe Kvartunas
joseph.kvartunas@marquette.edu
Marquette Student Government Senator Zack Wallace submitted a formal petition to the MUSG judicial administrator to review the constitutionality of the hiring of the Programs Vice President and the Financial Vice President. Wallace, a sophomore representing the College of Arts & Sciences, said he is concerned
over the lack of a student at large on the committees that hired the new Communications Vice President, Financial Vice President and Programs Vice President, the three hired positions on the MUSG executive board. A student at large is a constitutionally-required position on search committees for vice presidents. “I see this as a serious break of our constitution and that is what is supposed to be holding up the integrity of our organization,” Wallace said. Wallace’s petition found support with other members of MUSG, including Legislative Vice President Kyle Whelton, a junior in the College
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CALENDAR...........................2 DPS REPORTS......................2 CLASSIFIEDS........................5
MARQUEE...................6 VIEWPOINTS..............8 SPORTS.......................10
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