Carroll University
Vol. 32 Issue 6
Theatre’s winter
production provides “Proof” of talent pg. 14
February 4, 2009
Students, faculty
brewing up interest in homemade beer pg. 7
Carroll exploring possibilities to expand campus Liz Ramus & Matt Hoffman Editorial Staff
Carroll University is currently leasing a building on Davidson Rd. to explore the possibility of purchasing the property to house health science graduate programs and the Center for Leadership Excellence. The possible acquisition would allow for expansion of Carroll’s graduate programs. The Physical Therapy doctorate program, the Physician Assistant master’s program, and the master’s in Software Engineering could be housed at the new facility. Vice President of Finance Ron Lostetter said, “The undergraduate focus will remain [at the main campus].” Provost Dr. Joanne Passaro echoed his sentiments. “Relocating undergraduate programs to this facility is already ruled out; however, that will not stop the opportunity for scheduling undergraduate courses at the facility.” Passaro said graduate education courses and undergraduate nursing clinicals are also candidates for relocation. The building is also a possible location for the Center for Leadership Excellence, due to its prime location near Highway I-94. The building’s potential for open meeting rooms, closed offices, and an on-site dining area all make it ideal for job training. According to Lostetter, the recent recession will likely create a growing demand for graduate
Lauren Schmitt & Matt Hoffman
Staff Writer and Editorial Staff
2140 Davidson Road. Total of 2.8 miles away from Carroll’s main campus. Photo by Jeff Lin. Map courtesy of Google Maps.
programs. “There’s a vast number of people out there that are going to need to retool,” he said. “Existing [programs] could get bigger and we could add some new ones.” Carroll is looking to utitlize the market for non-traditional students and to increase local business partnerships. “We want to emerge from the [economic] downturn stronger than when
we went in. That’s our job; longterm stewardship of Carroll,” said Passaro. There are several obstacles that must cleared before Carroll would be able purchase the building. The property is currently zoned for commercial business use. In order to use the facility, Carroll would need the City of Waukesha Planning Commission and Common
Council to approve a zoning modification, changing the property’s status to industrial use. According to Lostetter, the “city has said they support it, [but] no one can guarantee any of this.” Carroll is currently in the process of assembling paperwork to apply for a rezoning. Carroll’s current lease
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Civil rights activist inspires students Lauren Schmitt
Activist Joanne Bland spoke to Carroll about the civil rights movement.
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Carroll says “hello” to new director of Career Services
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Staff Writer In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. day, Carroll hosted a convocation event featuring civil-rights activist Joanne Bland. The event began with a passionate reading of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech by students Lauren Edwards, Promise Bruce, and Zonzerrias McGowin-Woods. Lazandria Skinner, president of Black Student Union, introduced keynote speaker, Joanne Bland. Bland, a civil-rights activist and co-founder and director of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute, grew up in then segregated Selma, Alabama where she witnessed events such as “Bloody Sunday” and “Turn Around Tuesday.” She was the youngest person to
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be jailed in these demonstrations at eleven-years-old. Bland realized her interest in becoming a feedom fighter when she was a child and saw white children eating ice cream through a parlor window. She saw the children having fun and her grandmother told her that she could do what the white children were doing if they were free. Bland also talked about her participation in the march from Selma to Montgomery and the brutal beatings she witnessed. Her most vivid memory from the event is the sound of the marchers as they were being attacked. “The descriptions of what she has seen were amazing,” junior Anne Marie Vassalotti said. The lecture made Vassolotti think about the
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After having no one available to help students seeking career services for a month and a half, Carroll University has filled the Director of Career Services position. Dr. Jen Maney left Carroll for Marquette University at the end of fall semester, leaving students without advice concerning career opportunities and internships. Maney directed Career Services single handedly and since she left, students have been left to discover career opportunities on their own. Associate Director of Library Services Allison Reeves said Maney left “a tremendous hole in student services” and “she [was] the only person in that particular service.” Filling that hole will be Debra Weber, formerly the Assistant Director of Field and Career Services at Beloit College. Weber is familiar with Carroll, having attended here her freshman and sophomore years as an undergraduate. She then transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where she completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees. Reeves, who was anxious to have the position filled, was pleased with the hire. “I think she’s going to fit in really well,” said Reeves. “She has a great background”. Dean of Humanities Dr. Lelan McLemore said that they had hoped to have the position filled earlier. Students will still be without options until Feb. 23, the earliest date which Weber will begin her new role. The hiring committee included McLemore and Reeves as well as multiple students. McLemore said that students were involved in the hiring process and have attended workshops to meet the applicants. There were over a 100 applicants, which were narrowed down to three finalists who were then interviewed. Weber will have a challenging path ahead of her. Career services was an extremely popular resource under Maney, according to Reeves. With one person meeting the needs of over 3,000 students, some think the position is understaffed. Reeves
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