University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY June 6, 1996
The Student Voice Since 1903
"20 to make" rule doesn't take By Gayleen Langthorn Staff Writer
The "twenty to make" minimum class size is no more. The decision to review classes with fewer than 20 enrolled for possible cancellation troubled students and faculty. It sparked a protest rally of 125 students last November and prompted a faculty senate resolution urging caution regarding class size. Prior to November 1995, classes needed only 10 enrolled to escape review for cancellation. The policy was evaluated by a special committee composed of facutly members, students and
administrators. The committee submitted recommendations for section size to Dr. Albert Lynd, associate vice president for academic affairs. The new minimum enrollment numbers for sections are as follows: •Undergraduate - 12 •Graduate only - 8 •Graduate/Undergraduate -10 Lynd stressed that fewer students than the minimum enrollment was not an automatic death knell for a section. "These are only trip wires so that this office will notice those sections," said Lynd. "Just because the section doesn't have the minimum doesn't mean it
will automatically be deleted." "The deans and department chairs will evaluate the sections. The office of academic affairs will not be making the cuts on their own," he said. The new policy went into effect for the summer semester. Sections were cut prior to June 5, the last day to add or drop classes. Students' concern over the "20 to make" rule sparked a rally outside the Liliard Administration building in November, 1995. (Staff Photo by Gayleen Langthorn)
New Vice president approved By Gayleen Langthorn Staff Writer
UCO now has a new vice president for administration. Dr. Cornelius Wooten will start work July 15 after a three month screening process that eliminated 74 other applicants. President Nigh recommended him to the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges who approved the appointment May 17. The vice president for administration oversees all Attempts to remove t e gra ave • een unsuccess ul, said matters pertaining to UCO's Farrell Rosson, of the UCO Physical Plant. More Drive-it (the exterior surface of the building) will be applied to cover the administrative and financial management. This includes graffiti. (Staff photo by Amir Alavi) personnel, the budget and
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Sports UCO's Softball team tried to have fun in their exhibition with the US Olympic team.
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Construction Several projects on campus will be finished up soon. See page 5 for more information.
construction. Wooten said several things attracted him to UCO. "I was looking for an institution characterized as a comprehensive university that offered at least a master's degree," he said. Wooten added he was looking for a metropolitan university with at least 10,000 students in a community with a population of at least 50,000. He said he had heard of UCO's academic reputation and that it had the largest colleges of education and business in Oklahoma. "It seemed to me that UCO was truly meeting the needs of
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the population of central Oklahoma," Wooten said. He enjoys reading, playing tennis, bowling and listening to a variety of music. Wooten said he is married to his high school sweetheart. They have a 13 year-old son who will be starting high school in the fall. For the past two years, Wooten was the vice president for administrative services at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Ill. He served as vice president for administration and finance at Santa Fe Community College in
YSee Wooten, Page 7
Column The Vista's Judy Simpson speaks her mind on Equal Rights facilities at UCO.