THE September 15, 1988 Vol. 87, No. 6
VISTA
Thursday Edition
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Constitution passes senate By Mark Mitchell
SoHad Ahmed Siddiqui,
a CSU maintenance worker, waters a garden west of the University
Center. (Photo by Chris Rush)
Four proposals considered
Faculty select two officers By Tim Earley
Student Writer Central State University faculty senate President Dr. Fred Grosz suggested in its first meeting of the year Thursday that the senate draft a letter to the administration expressing concern over the selection procedure of deans at CSU. The senate also agreed to postpone any decision on new proposals, received a copy of the Higher Education Faculty Association constitution, and selected two new officers. Grosz said that when the positions for deans of the College of Math & Science and the College of Education were filled last spring the College of Education did not follow written policy. "The concern for me is that in the process of doing this, one of the colleges went through the process of advertising the position
and followed operating policy. The other (dean) was simply appointed from acting to permanent dean," Grosz said. Grosz said the senate had written the proposal outlining the selection procedure for deans that was approved by CSU President Bill Lillard two years ago. "It appears to me that in the document approved nothing like this was addressed. I have verbally expressed my concern about this selective application of policy. Selective application is not the way to operate," Grosz said. Grosz said the selection process needs to be spelled out clearly in the Faculty Handbook and applied uniformly in all cases. The senate agreed to consider this at its next meeting. Grosz handed out four new proposals. The senate will consider Pro-
posal 87-25, which concerns the student evaluation of instruction; Proposal 87-21, which includes revisions to the Faculty Handbook in regards to personnel records; Proposal 87-26, which outlines the appointment and evaluation procedures for assistant deans; and Proposal 87-27, which provides a job description for assistant dean. The senate agreed to delay discussion or action on the proposals to allow senators time to study the proposals. In a motion made by Sen. Fritz Buckallew, CSU Library representative, the senate voted 21-6 in favor of returning Proposal 87-24 to the Personnel Policies Committee for further study even though it was disapproved by Lillard during the summer break. The proposal deals Please see Faculty on page 3.
Full-time faculty totals up By Tia McElvany and Martha Giglio
Central State University has more full-time faculty on the rolls this semester, but fewer part-time or adjunct faculty. The university employs 365 fulltime faculty and between 250 and 275 part-time faculty, said President Bill Lillard. Last year, 332 full-time faculty and 335 adjunct faculty were on staff at the university. Projected totals for the 1988-89 year were 348 full-time and 297 part-time faculty, according Ed Cunliff, director of Institutional Research. "We try to keep about 10 per-
cent part-time faculty to full-time faculty to keep good balance," said Dr. Clyde Jacob, vice president for academic affairs According to Jacob, full-time teachers teach from 12 to 15 hours. Part-time teachers teach about three hours. About four part-time teachers are needed to equal one full-time teacher. This is called full-time equivalence, the total number that equates to fulltime positions, he said. An advantage with adjunct teachers is that they are people out of the field who bring their experience into the classroom, said Jacob.
"Our part-time faculty are as well qualified as our full-time people, and sometimes they have unusual qualifications," said Lillard. Accountants from major corporations and law enforcement officials are examples of some of the part-faculty on campus whom Lillard deemed exceptionally qualified. Jacob said a new admission policy coupled with a record enrollment is responsible for higher faculty totals. The new admissions policy required 25 institutions in the state to establish a Please see Totalson page 3.
Student Writer The Central State University Student Association approved a new constitution Monday by a 14-0-1 vote. The constitution, Senate Resolution 88-102, will go to Student Association President Lisa Cohen for her consideration over the weekend. Cohen said the resolution will be ready for next Wednesday's general election. "I'm pleased, I feel the document is better than the one we are currently working under. It's a piece of legislation that I feel very strongly about," Cohen said. Work on the constitution began last spring. Speaker Timothy Kalman said that the gray areas in the old constitution have been dealt with in the new constitution. He said problems arise after a new document is presented to the senate by committee. Everyone wants to get into the act, and approval "is like pulling teeth," he said. The document first came up for consideration Sept. 7. The main point of debate among senators stemmed from Article IV, Section 3, subsection C, which deals with the administration's consideration of all resolutions presented by the Student Association. In effect, it asks for a second opinion from the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges of legislation disapproved by CSU's president. Under the new constitution, before a resolution is sent to the regents, the senate must consider
any objections by the president. In addition, the legislation must then pass the senate by a threefourths majority. Other changes in the proposed constitution concern overall grade point average and eligibility to run for the senate. Under the new law, all senators must maintain at least a 2.0 overall GPA or be dropped from the rolls. Officers must have a 2.75 GPA in all courses attempted. Officer's will be removed should their overall GPA drop below 2.25. A friendly amendment to drop all references to gender in the new document was also accepted without debate. Henceforth, only office titles will be used. An attempt to reduce the size of the senate from 40 to 26, though, resulted in compromise. The adopted version calls for 32 senators in addition to the four officers. The compromise was accepted as a friendly amendment also and required no additional action by the senate. After the Sept. 7 meeting, during which the senate failed to reach a two-thirds majority aproval of the document, a group of senators issued a statement through Randal Terrill, senate historian, noting that the only reason the new constitution was not approved was because a majority of the senators had not read it and were not prepared to vote. Monday that had all changed. "Considering the fact that the vote was 14-0-1," said Terrill, "it is a positive display of the support that it (the new constitution) has from the Student Association as a whole ."
CSU freshman kills knife-wielding man By Valli Covert
Associate Editor A 20-year-old Central State University freshman, who shot and killed a knife-wielding robber Monday at a military surplus store in northwest Oklahoma City, returned to work Tuesday determined not to major in law enforcement. Kelly Edward Kelsay, of Edmond, who has worked at Ares Military Surplus at 4613 N. Western in Oklahoma City since he was 12, was uninjured except for a few scratches on his right hand. Police Tuesday identified the dead man as Richard Lawrence Rice, 34, of Midwest City. An accomplice is still being sought. "He said he'd kill me. He said he was going to stab me. I decided I was already a dead man," Kelsay said. Kelsay said he was alone in the store at the time of the incident.
"I thought they were customers," he said. They had asked to see some clothes. "I came out from behind the counter and as soon as my back was to him, he grabbed me and put his hand over my mouth. "He told me not to yell. There was a lady in the antique store (next door), and she would have heard." The two stores are connected by an open doorway. "He was able to grab me and carry me to the cash register. I knew what he wanted. There was nothing to be scared about." Kelsay said Rice grabbed a 7-inch K-Bar Marine Corp combat knife out of a display case and held it to his throat. After Rice emptied the register of about $61, he put the knife to Kelsay's back and walked him to the office area which is in the back of the store. Rice forced Kelsay to open the Please see Shooting on page 3.
