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January 30, 1990
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Lillard OKs faculty ads New policy to attract quality staff By Charleen McGuire Student Writer Two faculty senate proposals aproved by Central State University President Dr. Bill Lillard will allow CSU to attract more quality faculty members, said Dr. Herbert Giles, faculty senate president. Proposal 89-15, submitted Dec.11, 1989, will permit profession-specific advertising of vacant faculty positions in publications. "We used to place one large advertisement listing all vacant positions," Giles said. "But we found that usually the person doesn't
look at the large ad, but goes to their specific area of discipline listing. "We weren't advertising in those areas," Giles said. "We placed ads in The Daily Oklahoman and sometimes in the The Dallas Morning News and The Black Cronicle, which was fine. We stayed local and still will." The faculty senate said the proposal should allow advertisements to appear as early as fall, Giles said. Once open slots are identified, advertisements should appear in professional publications. The senate had been working on the proposal for two years, Giles
said. "In the early 1980s there were a lot of budget crunches and the legislature went past May before knowing were the budget stood," Giles said. Since contracts cannot be signed unless allowed by the available budget, Giles said the proposal states that all advertisements will end with a statement similar to "the position opening is pending budgetary approval." "This should not be as much of a problem as it once was in the early 80s," Giles said. "Times have changed. The state's in a betPlease see FACULTY on page 8.
Author favors research By Jana Potts Student Writer
Run it up the pole Gabriel Pacheco, University Center employee for almost 10 years, prepares for a new day by hoisting the university colors to fly with the national and state flags north of the student union. (Photo by Stan Pollard)
The First Annual Central State University Rhetoric and Composition Lecture, Series of the English Department featured Dr. Ann Dobie, professor of English at the University of Southwest Louisiana. Dobie spoke on "Composition and Rhetoric for the 90's" and
State agency gets student help
Class project published By Debbie Blossom Staff Writer Former Oklahoma prison inmates may find it easier to return to society because of efforts of a Central State University sociology class, said state and university officials. Students in sociology Professor Lewis Irving's Administration of Correctional Institutions class assisted in updating and verifying a resource manual which is made available to hundreds of Department of Corrections staff, agencies and offenders. The manual is a listing of all resources available to people return-
ing to the community from incarceration, said Justin Jones, deputy director of probation and parole. "Resources include every aspect of help from counseling, crisis hot lines, drug and alcohol abuse centers, where to find housing, food, clothing and employment," Jones said. "All resource information is listed by county in a computer, so if you entered the category 'battered wives' for Oklahoma, all agencies which help in this area are listed for you," Jones said. Sue Kidd, a resource officer in the probation office, was directly involved with the project. "Randy Smith, an intern from Dr. Irving's class, was working in
my office and heard me talking about the manual. He invited me to come to class and talk about the students helping with the manual as a class project," Kidd said. "There was a tremendous amount of work involved in verifying all the information," Kidd said. "Many of the agencies listed work off grants, so depending on funding, their standings change very rapidly. "The research never really stops. As soon as you verify something, it's out of date," Kidd said. "The students completely updated the computer. They made a million phone calls checking evPlease see PROJECT on page 8.
how it will affect students, last Thursday. She stressed the importance of research in education. Dobie received her bachelor's degree at the University of Oklahoma and her Ph.D at Columbia University. Among her accomplishments, Dobie wrote the "Annotated Instructor's Edition to the Handbook for Writers," which is used by CSU students. "I want to survey some of the main trends in composition research and then I'd like to talk about how, in some specific ways, that research will affect our classrooms in the coming decade," Dobie said. "I'd like to finish up with what I
hope will happen in the 90's," Dobie said. "Kind of a wish list of what I hope we'll be doing and what good things I hope will happen." On her "wish list" Dobie included a desire to depend more on student textbooks in the classroom. Pam Pittman, professor of English, said she was excited about having Dr. Dobie speak. "I'm calling it our First Annual CSU Rhetoric and Composition Lecture Series," Pittman said, "I hope it will continue in the following years." Dobie said she would like to return to speak at CSU again.
Library has heart By Marie Bigger Student Writer "Love handed down,"is how Mary Bond, archivist for the CSU library, described a collection of valentines on exhibit in the Oklahoma Collection Resource Room. The antique valentines, along with sheet music, rare books and family documents date back to 1904. "The grandson of Lelia King Williams and David Lloyd Williams, a senior at CSU, donated
the items. Williams and her sisters attended CSU from 1908 to 1914," Bond said. "Williams earned her life teaching certificate and received the bulk of the cards while teaching between 1914-1923," she said. "The development of the collection depends upon the support and contributions of people like the Williams family," Bond said. The Oklahoma Collection Resource Room, located on the second floor of the library, houses the valentines.