April 4, 2018 | Midwestern State University | thewichitan.com | Your Campus. Your News. | Vol. 82 No. 24 In APRIL 2015 posters were posted around Pierce Hall saying “Save the Males.”
Immigration Stories pg. 5
A panel of faculty, students and staff share what it means to be an immigrant on campus.
On NOVEMBER 19, 2015 posters were posted around campus saying “White supremacy rules,” and hashtags with the same message.
On APRIL 18, 2017 an article by Mercy Yermo was published where she reported on sexual assault cases on campus.
On MARCH 28, 2018 President Suzanne Shipley sent out an e-mail to bring students up to date on the progress being made to address sexual misconduct.
On MARCH 19, 2018 Matt Park, dean of students, makes a joke during the Open Forum about campus safety.
$25,000 donation Anonymous donor gives school money to research sexual misconduct CORTNEY WOOD MANAGING EDITOR
Softball Game pg.8
Check out the photos from the softball game against West Texas A&M at Mustangs Park.
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n anonymous donor established a fund of $25,000 for Midwestern to research responses to sexual misconduct on college campuses, with MSU as a case study. In a postmaster sent out by Suzanne Shipley, university president, on March 28, she stated, “The donor, who has had a lifelong interest in enhancing the safety of students on college campuses, said that an enormous opportunity exists at this point in time to make important strides in this area. It is hoped that by studying processes in place at MSU Texas and their impact on student safety, significant improvement might be facilitated.” According to Shipley, the donor said they want to remain anonymous, so Shipley said she and the university administration members will respect their decision while using the funds to move forward with sexual misconduct research. While the funds were donated this semester, the money will not be used until the 2018—2019 academic school year semester with the “expectation that research results are disseminated nationally,” Shipley said. Because of the campus climate surrounding sexual misconduct and administration’s response at the forum, Shipley said the donor felt the money was needed to fund research
on this topic. sciences, criminal “It is a one time justice, mass commugift of $25,000 which nication, higher edumeans it is all available cation practice and next year,”Shipley policy and student stated. “It is to fund affairs. Students and research that is very faculty are able to apimmediate to our situply for grants from the ation. It is my intenfund, and the posttion that the summer master said applicamonths be used to tions are welcomed collect research and through the Office of reports to support Sponsored Programs the work of the panel and Research. when it reconvenes in According to the the fall semester.” Faculty Senate notes To begin working from January, stated SUZANNE SHIPLEY on resolutions before faculty satisfaction UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT the Spring 2018 sesurvey findings, inmester ends, Shipley cluded some comstated they will begin reviewing existing in- ments concerning sexual harassment and formation through Title IX and Clery records. gender discrimination in the workplace, and “It is my intention that the summer at the Student Government Association Tuesmonths be used to collect research and re- day night, Maria Peña, political science seports to support the work of the panel when nior, said it’s important to remember student it reconvenes in the fall semester,” Shipley accountability is necessary for productive stated. “I appreciate the supportive role that campus. our governance bodies are filling in effecting While accountability is important for stua rapid response.” dents to connect with administration, faculty The funds will be allocated on research see DONATION pg. 4 projects in the fields of behavioral and social
“It is to fund research that is very immediate to our situation. It is my intention that the summer months be used to collect research and reports to support the work of the panel when it reconvenes in the fall semester.”