CARROLL UNIVERSITY
JANUARY 31, 2012
Themed Housing soon to arrive on campus Students allowed to apply for interest-based floors
Luke Bennewitz Editorial Staff Carroll University will be implementing a themed housing program starting in the 20122013 academic year. Currently Carroll works with Living Learning Communities (LLC) in residence halls centered on one specific topic. LLC’s are led by a faculty or staff members to plan events, trips, and educational opportunities. “It means that we are moving forward to create student driven housing communities,” said Amanda Schellinger, Reservations and Event Services Manager and former Area Director of Pioneer Hall. “Themed housing will really let the communities be created by students.” Piloted through a partnership with Student Activities, Residence Life, and Housing, the themed housing concept allows groups of students with a common interest, including students organizations, to become part of a community in a residence hall. Some expectations of the themed housing community include sponsoring an all campus event and participating in an all campus event as a community.
“I think students will be able to learn more from themselves and from other students regarding whatever subject matters,” said Schellinger. “They can learn a lot more about what it means to be a community.” Schellinger also commented on how student organizations
creating a community could help in additional ways. “I really see it growing to a lot more organizations being involved,” said Schellinger. “I see it as a good venue for student voice and impact in the process. I can see this being a pretty big statement for Carroll.” One such organization that
is considering themed housing is Q&A: Queers and Allies, Questions and Answers. “[We are seeking themed housing] because we fought very hard for gender neutral housing,” said Darlyn Buelow, Q&A president. “It allows us to take baby steps towards the goal of gender neutral housing.” Buelow also said where she thought the themed housing
should be located. “Pioneer or Frontier because they are able to have places where students can meet in a common room, yet also have their own private room,” said Buelow. “It is better for upper classmen.” “I think the sky is the limit,” said Schellinger. “There are a few groups that are already interested and I think all organizations could benefit from it.” Themed housing applications are due on Mar. 2 at 4 p.m.
High Learning Commission visits and accesses Carroll Luke Bennewitz Editorial Staff The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) visited Carroll University on Monday, Feb. 30. The HLC visited back in 2008 on a regular visit. After the 2008 visit, the HLC decided to come back for a focused visit to discuss three areas on campus: graduate program, mission statement, and shared governance. One of the most important interests of the university is to achieve blanket accreditation of graduate programs so that Carroll can approve these programs by themselves without going through HLC for each program.
Since the 2008 visit, members of the administration worked towards analyzing these three topics and what Carroll is doing to advance them. Examples of this include task forces, committees, and writing groups to present a report to the HLC representatives. Members of the
faculty, staff, administration, and the student body participated in these writing groups The HLC representatives arrived on campus and met with the writing groups throughout the morning and afternoon. Additionally, the HLC representatives met with a group of 16 students to discuss the university. “I thought it was very good
conversation with the HLC representatives and I thought everybody was very open about everything and the conversation flowed very well and there was a lot of input,” said Laura Eirich, who attended the interest group meeting. “I really think that it was important that they heard that Carroll has a sense of community.” Some of the topics that were covered during the meeting included the reasons that students decided to attend Carroll. “We talked a lot about class sizes and how we can get one on one attention and I think that was very important for them to
hear,” said Eirich. “It was nice to hear other people’s reasons for why they chose Carroll and the reason they came and the reason they stayed. It’s cool to hear from students who love Carroll the same as you do.” “I was very pleased with the turn out and how open and honest the students were,” said Katie Kujawski, who also attended the meeting. “I think it was a very diverse group of students and I think everyone shared a good amount of opinions. I think the representatives appreciated what we had to say.” The HLC representatives also discussed how the universi-
ty was handling graduate courses and programs. “I liked that while they wanted blanket accreditation for graduate programs, they haven’t washed their passion for undergraduate students,” said Eirich. As final thoughts, the HLC representatives gave the students feedback about their opinions of Carroll. “I really enjoyed meeting with the representatives and I think it was well worth our time and was positive and uplifting,” said Kujawski. “It was nice to hear from an outsider how nice it is here.”
Bargain Buys Public Safety reports Sean Hoe Editorial Staff
If you’re looking to do some retail therapy, or just looking for a few hours to spend outside of your daily routine, consider taking a trip to the local mall. Now’s the time to buy. Retailers have rotated their stock and placed some winter items on sale. Coupled with a rotated inventory are a few of those late return items for those gifts that
you finally got around to returning or exchanging, the odds of you finding an item you like are high. It can be a fun game of luck and wit. Find that bargain buy, or the sneak peak of what’s to come once this hibernation period is over. If you’re a discerning stylist looking for spring trends, or a bargain shopper out for a deal, or just a person with some free time on their hands, why not take a stop by check out the retail around you.
John Harbeck
Special Contribution 1/19/12 Assisted Waukesha Police on a traffic stop at Pioneer Hall.
1/19/12 Took a report of an item not returned to a student by another.
1/21/12 Took a report of damage to a vehicle parked in lot 16 from a hit-and-run accident.
1/21/12 Assist Residence Life with a student issue in the Bergstrom complex. 1/22/12 Responded to the Bergstrom Complex for issues with some students and visitors.
1/25/12 Took a report of accidental damage to a vehicle in lot 12. 1/26/12 Responded along with Waukesha EMS for a medical emergency at the Health Center. 1/27/12 Took a report and assisted a student who had been bitten by a dog near Laflin and East Ave.