THE April 19, 1988 Vol. 86, No. 49
VISTA
Tuesday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Department reassignments planned
Reg ents disband s ecial arts college
By Pat Hammert Student Writer A plan was approved by the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges Friday to dissolve the College of Special Arts and Sciences and restructure the remaining four colleges within Central State University, according to Dr. Clyde Jacob, academic affairs vice president. The reorganization, which is expected to be in operation by the fall semester, has three components, Jacob said. The College of Business Administration will add a new decision sciences department to the existing structure. In addition, the
foreign language program within the College of Liberal Arts will become a department within that college. The third component, according to Jacob, involves dissolving the College of Special Arts and Sciences. Its seven departments will be absorbed into three colleges: Mathematics and Science, Education and Business Administration. Both the funeral service and nursing departments will join the College of Mathematics and Science; the military science department will be in the College of Business Administration; the health, physical education and
recreation department, the home economics department and industrial education department will become part of the College of Education. Safety education will become a program in the industrial education department, according to Jacob. Jacob said the primary reason for the restructuring is to improve the quality of programs by better aligning them with each other. "Many of the programs within the College of Arts and Sciences tend to be more aligned to programs outside the college," Jacob said. "This should bring about a closer interaction." "I've encouraged the faculty in-
volved to view this as an exciting opportunity to develop and enhance their programs with new fresh faculty, new ideas, with new players involved," Jacob said. The departments being reassigned will take all of their
resources and facilities with them, according to Jacob. No physical relocations are involved. Jacob has been meeting with the faculty of the colleges to inform them of the academic restructuring.
Change begins fall semester
Class drop, add policy amended From Staff Reports A policy regarding changes in class schedules and refunds will go into effect the fall semester, according to Darrell Gilliland, registrar of Central State University. "What we are trying to do is eliminate some of the confusion which has been in the system," said Gilliland. "The changes have resulted from discussions between administrative offices, particularly between the office of the registrar, who manages enrollment, and the office of the comptroller." Gilliland said that effective the fall semester prior to classes beginning, students can make an adjustment in their class schedule or do a drop-add, in accordance with the existing policy. But he said once the classes have begun the procedure will be different. "There will be a class adjustment period of one week plus one day (Aug. 22-29). This will give the day and night students ample time to adjust their schedules.
During this period a student doing a drop-add will pay only the dropadd fee and any additional tuition generated by an increase in total credit hours," said Gilliland. "If this is done during the class adjustment period, 100 percent of the fees for hours dropped will be refunded. For courses added during the class adjustment period, the student will be required to pay the increase immediately after adding to the original enrollment," said Gilliland. "Next will come a late enrollment period of one week. If a drop-add is done during the late enrollment period, no money will be refunded for courses dropped," said Gilliland. "The student wll be required to pay the full tuition cost for any courses which are added." Gilliland also clarified the refund policy when a student withdraws from all classes. "Before the semester begins, the students can receive a full refund if they are withdrawing from all classes," said Gilliland. "But once the semester begins, the
Unlocked doors aid CSU computer heist By Margaret Maher Student Writer No suspects have been named in the theft of an Apple computer taken sometime between 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 1, and 9:00 a.m. Monday, April 4, in room 110 of Old North Tower. The computer was located in the library section of the basement in the Old North building according to Central State University Police Chief Bob Roberts. "We have determined that it was definitely a grand larceny
theft," said Roberts. "It is a theory that the computer was left unsecured," he said. Roberts also said that the building has been found unlocked since then. The computer theft was reported to the Campus Police by an employee of the building who last saw the computer when she left work Friday. Roberts said there are no suspects and the theft is still being investigated.
amount refunded will gradually taper off. From Aug. 22-26, 80 percent can be refunded. From Aug. 29-Sept. 2, 50 percent can be refunded. From Sept. 6-9, 25 percent can be refunded and after Sept. 9, there will be no refund." Gilliland said CSU's policy is the refund policy of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. He added that workshops, institutions, tours, Tinker Air Force Base courses and extension courses are refunded by a separate schedule.
Jeff Brown and Porsche took advantage of summer-like weather last week to take a few turns around the trackatWantland
Stadium. (Photo by Tom Gilbert)
Student Senate AIDS policy supported
Pay evaluation requested By Scott Wheeler Student Writer At the April 7 meeting of the Faculty Senate a bill asking for a gradual increase in pay for professors failed. Proposals changing rules for electing chairpersons, allowing payroll deductions for a supplemental insurance policy and changing tenure track status were passed. The proposal suggesting an increase in pay for professors to widen the gap between it and assistant professor pay failed by a vote of 13-12. The vote on the resolution, which advocated raising the average pay a professor makes to $10,000 higher than the average pay of assistant professors, was sent back to committee after Faculty Senate President Fred Grosz broke a tie and voted no. Grosz said he cast the deciding vote to defeat the proposal not because he was opposed to it, but because he felt the entire salary scale should be examined by the senate.
The Faculty Senate approved a resolution which mandates a payroll deduction plan for a supplemental insurance policy offered by Pacific Fidelity Insurance. The policy enhances Central State University's current health insurance plan by offering coverage on cancer and other specific diseases. The resolution would allow deductions to be taken out of payroll checks for the policy. The group also passed a resolution calling for a change in procedures for electing department chairpersons. The resolution suggests allowing department chairperson who have served two terms only to serve a third term if elected unanimously by members of his/her department. The group also passed unanimously a proposal calling for a change in tenure track policy for temporary full-time faculty members. It would allow full-time tern-
porary faculty members to apply their time as temporary full time instructors toward tenure if they move to a tenure track position. In other matters, the faculty senate discussed: • A proposal requesting minimum scholarship requirements for each department on campus. It was returned to committee. • A reply to Faculty Senate Resolution 87-19, passed March 10 by the Faculty Senate, from CSU President Bill Lillard. The resolution asked for the timely announcement of open full-time faculty positions that were already budgeted for. Lillard said in his reply that the open full-time positions had been advertised. • A letter of support to Lillard about the student senate's AIDS anti-discrimination policy. Faculty Senate members had a seperate proposal for a policy, but decided to send a letter of support for the student senate policy to Lillard instead.