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April 26, 1983
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Regents approve guidelines for EPE implementation plan By Donald D. DeVault Editor Although the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges has approved guidelines to be examined at the respected universities, it's just the first step to have English Proficiency Exam (EPE) instituted at the different colleges. "If the university or college proposes to change it's standards of emission, retention or graduation for students, the (Oklahoma) State Regents (for Higher Education) must take that action," stated David Blakeman, assistant Chancellor for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
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The American, Oklahoma and CSU flags in front of the University Center are being flown at half mast for the 16 Americans killed in the U.S. embassy bombing in Beirut.
Keith Allen, executive secretary of the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, said that the proposal for EPE wasn't approved or tabled for their next meeting. "There is a report concurring English Proficiency Exam which will be considered at our June meeting," said Allen. "Well, my understanding at what they had done was to indict certain things (guidelines) in terms of improvement in the teaching of English," said Dr. Bill Lillard,
CSU puts brakes on travel By Larry Miller Capital Bureau Reporter Out-of-state travel by Central State University faculty hit a roadblock during the last three months as state-mandated budget cuts put the brakes on so-called professional trips. Faculty spent only $14,658.82 for travel during the first quarter of 1983, according to a report released last week by the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges. Another report issued by the regents showed CSU ranked second in health care benefits received for the year ending March 31. During the preceding three quarters, faculty trips to educational meetings and seminars averaged $ 53 , 883 . per quarter—more than $4,000 per week. CSU travel dropped to about $1,200 per week in the past quarter. Last year, travel costs were $21,454.74 from January to
March. CSU remains first in travel spending among the state's six regional universities. Only 35 faculty members made trips during the past three months, compared to 106 from October to December. However, the average cost to send an instructor out of state went from $401 for October-December to $419 for January-March. The costliest trip was $834.50 by Loree Rice, English professor, who attended the National Council of Teachers of English in Washington, D.C. The least expensive trip was $88.75 by Howard Clark, marketing professor, who attended a marketing convention in St. Louis. On another matter, a regents' report showed CSU faculty members received an average of $708 in medical benefits during the year which ended March 31. The Standard Life and Accident Insurance Company, which
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contracts with the regents for group health coverage, paid $627,375 in claims for 872 CSU employees. Only Northwestern State University received more benefits per employee—$913 for its 177 covered employees. The lowest average benefit paid was at Southeastern State University, $551. CSU employees have actually paid about $10,000 less in premiums during the last six years than they have received in benefits, the report showed.
CSU's president. "They said that they would like for the universities presidents to go back to their campuses and work with the appropriate faculty and administration and academic committees." Anne Lynch, Faculty Senate president, believes it's the strongest move that the Regents have made towards the English proficiency exams being implemented on the various campuses. "I was very pleased to see them working on it and the entire program, you know there's a great deal more to it than the EPE, the entire list of suggestions they came up with is quite comprehensive and very well thought out," said Lynch. "I hope we'll work very hard to work a plan in that spirit, a specific implementation plan for them to review at their June meeting." The Regents' guidelines include the following: -A specific program designed to train students to attain graduation possessing a high degree of proficiency in the English language. -A requirement that in each semester all classes require at least one essay writing assignment. -A requirement that specific emphasis in improving English skill be placed on training teacher education students. -A requirement that all students take an English proficiency exam in the first semester of their junior year. -A provision that opportunities be provided for all students not successfully completing the exam to receive special training to prepare them to be tested again. -A provision that the program apply to all students to insure that all receive its benefits. -A provision that each candidate for gradution in the senior
Meanwhile, Lillard said that he will start within the next week. "We'll be starting next week with the administrative counsel and then later with certain academic counsels and the English department. We will then share the information with them as to what the board passed and then what our time lines are in term of furnishing information back to
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writing requirement on a subject drawn from his or her major field. -A provision that all transfer students also be required to demonstrate their proficiency in the English language prior to graduation. "They (Regents) said that at the June board meeting the individual universities were to report back considering these major points (guidelines) that they had listed," Lillard said. "The guidelines order the campuses to respond with a specific implementation plan. Now, they didn't close off the probably, say if one of those points was contested and the people said we would rather do it a different way, you know, they did not close off that kind of input," Lynch said. "Different schools will come up with different solutions to handle the problem and the board doesn't care if we all do it the same way. They just want us to bring back an action plan that will satisfy that requirement," she said. But Blakeman still states that the proposal didn't pass and that the Regents will take it under study until their June meeting. Blakeman stressed that if a university or college proposes to change the three standards (emission, retention or graduation), the State Regents must act on those proposals.
Perry joins race for VP position By Donald D. DeVault Editor Dr. James E. Perry's, dean of the school of business, application along with 30 others have been turned into the advisory committee in charge of selecting the soonto-be-vacant position of vice president of academic affairs. Perry said that he handed his in early Friday and that he expects to get the job or he wouldn't of hand it in, but he also expects to be denied, too. John E. Wagnon, chairman of the advisory committee, had no comment, but did say that the applications "look pretty good." Wagnon also said that the committee has received six in-state and 25 out-of-state applications ranging from New York to Colorado and Texas to the southwest.
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Broncho receiver Ray Griffin maneuvers around a defender during a scrimmage at Wantland Stadium Friday. Ed Desherow (right) is also in pursuit of Griffin. See related story on page 7.