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.. Sunderwirth Snags Job by Lori Martin-Schneider Associate Editor
Dr. Stanley Sunderwirth, vice presi"' ident of Academic Affairs at Metro, has taken an administratve position at the Community College of Philadelphia, he said Monday. Sunderwirth, who has been with Metro for 13 years, will be the vice president of Academic Affairs at CCP beginning November of this year. He will be replaced by interim vice president, Dr. Ken Rager, who is now a professor of mathematical studies. ::': "It came up rather quickly," Sunderwirth said. He noticed an advertisement for the position in the Chronicle of Higher Education, which he said "caught my eye." Sunderwirth cited his belief in com munity college education as his reason for leaving. "I see in the future a very strong role of the community college in higher education," he said. "I see (them as) becoming more important as education institutions." Rager, who says Sunderwirth has \ been a close friend, said he is sad to see his friend leave, but sees it as a positive step for him. "He had an opportunity for a career change, and he was interested in doing something different," Rager said. "He ~ has been applying for jobs forever." Rager also said Sunderwirth's style of life will blend with his new setting.
"The style of the east will fit right in with him," he said. "And it's possible he may be able to work this job into the presidency... ! think he has his interests in that direction." Administrators· at CCP can hardly wait for him to head east. Dr. Bill Hagget, vice president for Institutional Advancement at CCP said, "Denver's loss is Philadelphia's gain. "He has a combination of things (we're interested in) : First, we see his background as varied ...he has significant teaching experience and experience as an administrator. He will provide a unique combination of skills which will benefit the Community College of Philadelphia." Sunderwirth replaces Dr. Raymond Pietak, who has accepted a position as president of Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Ill. The vice president position at CCP was open for over six months. Rager exi)lained he is not a candidate for Sunderwirth's replacement, but that he will work with the new vice president once the selection process is comp lete.He said the new vice presi dent probably will begin July 1. When asked if he had parting words for Metro, Sunderwirth said: "I think Metro has great potential...under the leadership of Dr. Magelli." Sunderwirth will start at CCP on Nov. 15, but Haggett is ready any time. "We wish it was tomorrow," he said. Dr. Magelli, who is visiting an institution in Illinois for a week, was unavailable for comment. o
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Platte ·valley Development Debated by Panel Shirley Roberts Reporter
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Also on the panel were Carl Miller, associate editor of The Denver Post, and Chris Broderick, city reporter with The Rocky Mountain News. Miller: and Broderick asked questions of the panel members after each panelist had presented their respective points of view. Senator Regis Groff acted as moderator. Each panel member was allowed 10 minutes to present bis or her argument tQ the rest of the panel and the audience.
vention centers, because the convention business is booming, Lamont said. Currigan Hall, he said, was built with no foresight given for future expansion. In Lamont's opinion, a new convention and trade center would stimulate economic growth in the downto~ area because people attending events at the center would spend money in the local area. A new convention center is necessary, he said, ·because Currigan Hall does not meet the criteria of exhibitors who wan~ a center that: . • is flexible in size and function. • can accomodate several functions simultaneously • has facilities enabling large trucks to load, unload and drive directly onto the convention center floor. No.t pnly would the proposed Union
Station site meet these needs, Lamont said, but convention traffic would be able to reach the center without traveling through downtown. By extending the 16th Street Mall two blocks, the convention center will connect with the urban shopping area. People will be able to use the mall shuttles to go to and from their hotels, stores and the center. Foote said that, as a matter of policy, development of a new convention center site will include an analysis of the impact on the sports complexes, the Auraria center, lower downtown and urban residential areas. Other policy considerations adopted by the City Council Convention Center Committee included preservation of Union Station, addition of significant areas of open space and extension of the 16th Street Mall, Foote said.
was the topic of debate among a sixmember panel sponsored by the Urban Design Forum. The debate was at Dagwell Hall of St. John's Cathedral, Thursday, Sept. 9. Panel members included: William · Lamont, director of Denver Planning and Development; Neil G. Macey, cocbairman of the Committee for a Lamont said the development of the Reasonable Convention Center (sup- ' Platte Valley and the Union Station porters of the Currigan Hall sites); convention center is vital to the ecoPeter Neukirch, senior vice-president nomic growth of downtown businesses. of Miller-Klutznick-Davis-Gray Co., "We want econooµc development in (landholders inthe Platte Valley site); this community," he said. and Stephanie Foote, chairwomen of Nine out of 10 major convention the City Council Convention Center center cities are expanding their conCommittee. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~iiiiiiii;;;;;;;l;;;;;m;;;;;~=:;~~~:.:=;;;;;:;:;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;. .iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.;;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilililll=tllilllll&:llliilillllliil;····
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