New faculty president
Faculty leader against EPE By Terri Carpenter Staff Writer Communication between the faculty and the administration hasn't been up to par, according to Dennie Hall, faculty senate president. Hall, an assistant professor of journalism, was elected to the post last spring, replacing Anne Lynch after two years as president. "There is room for a great deal of improvement in the relationship between the faculty and the administration," said Hall. "As a matter of fact, this problem with communication has been cited in reports by the North Central Association when it has been here on evaluation visits." The NCA is the body which gives accredidation to colleges and universities including CSU. "There was a comprehensive visit (by the NCA) in 1979. At that time, North Central was critical of lack of communication between faculty and administration. It was critical of lack of input of the faculty into academic decision making and a number of other points. "Then in December 1982, a group from North Central came back on what they termed 'a focused visit' and looked at a number of points on which they were critical in 1979, and still in their report they cited a communications problem on campus. "I hope we're able to establish a climate of trust (between the faculty and administration) in which
better communication will be possible," said Hall. As the new faculty senate president, Hall also voiced his opinion on other campus issues. In regard to the reinstatement of the English Proficiency Exam, Hall said that he is glad the test is not required. The EPE is a mandatory test on English skills that students would have to take in their junior or senior year that would determine whether or not they are eligible for graduation. "The Board of Regents did not specify that we had to have an English proficiency exam. I think there are a number of people on campus who are glad it is not required and I count myself among those. "I think that if we're going to have an English proficiency exam, that it needs to be given early in a student's academic career and not during his junior or senior year." Also, last fall, CSU President Bill Lillard asked for the Council on Academic Affairs to look into requiring students to take at least an introductory course in a foreign language class before they can graduate. "A foreign language requirement would be a good idea for students who are...affiliated with the School of Liberal Arts and perhaps even with the School of Education," said Hall. "I don't think there should be a cross-the-board requirement that every student who attends Central State University must have a foreign language."
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Child Study Center coordinator Lori Johnson instructs a group of pre-school children during 'group time' Tuesday afternoon. The children, age three and four, meet in the Home Economics building.
September 1, 1983 Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 82, No. 3
McCourry says $20 fee proposal wouldn't help By Scott Brown Student Senate President Joe McCourry may agree that the parking facilities on campus are lacking. But the head of the student legislature doesn't like the faculty senate's method of solving the problem. The faculty senate attempted to address the issue with their passage of a resolution requiring a $20 fee for lot useage, as did the student senate during the spring of 1983. "I question the concern of the faculty senate on the issue in consideration of the fact that under their plan students would have to pay $20, while the faculty itself would pay virtually nothing," said McCourry. Student Senate resolution 83-108 called for a $1 charge per student vehicle registered (later amended to $3). While this resolution was passed by the Commuter Affairs subcommittee, it failed when voted on by the entire student senate. But according to McCourry, the student senate was not insen-
sitive to the needs of the student body by failing the resolution. "It would have been essentially useless for us to pass the resolution," said McCourry. "While it is true the resolution would have helped provide the extensive funds necessary for repaving, there was no guarantee that the funds raised through vehicle registration charges would have been used towards the upgrading of our parking facilities." In accordance with Oklahoma State Law, there can be no "earmarking of funds." Therefore, it is possible that monies raised as a result of CSU registration fees could be used to repave the parking lots at OU or OSU. According to Larry Williams, director of personnel services, the problem with the parking facilities has to do with the state budget. "In a time of substantial funding cutbacks, it's all the university can do to hold onto things in their present state without threatening the quality of education," said Williams. Williams also refuted the rumor
that the university double paved the four lots around the library and Murdaugh Hall. "There is absolutely no foundation to those allegations," Williams explained. "In the first place, those lots were not double paved, they were merely sealed. By placing protective sealing over those lots we saved CSU quite a bit of money in the long run by increasing their life expectancy by approximately 50 percent. "What this means is that as a result of the protective sealing, the
lots will not require replacement as quickly leaving move funds available for lot construction and improvement in the future. "Most people probably aren't in touch with exactly how much re-paving costs. Our expenditure on the resealing of four lots was approximately $20,000, and that was through utilization of CSU staff and equipment. Had we used a private contractor, the cost would have been in the neighborhood of $84,000 merely for re-sealing the lots."
Repaving is an entirely different story. According to Williams, the cost of repaving those lots would have been more than $150,000. Where the money would come from to finish the paving project the problem, he said. "A quality education is primary at CSU," said Williams. "At this very time the university is requesting of the Board of Regents (for Oklahoma Colleges) that more attention be put into the parking lots."
In this issue. . Debaters gear up for season...page 3 Henthorn speaks about Medicare...page 5 Theatre opens new year...page 6 NWOSU preview...page 7 A look at the Broncho defense...page 8
Vista photo by Theresa Gabrish
Students Tarik Abdull, right, and Randy Hibshman get a brief introduction to surveying in their instructional practices class Monday afternoon north of the Student Union building. The course, taught by Stephen Fightmaster, is under the industrial education department.