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The process of withdrawing
THE
September 15, 1988 Vol. 87, No. 6
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Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Thursday Edition
SoHad Ahmed Siddiqui, Center. (Photo by Chris Rush) a CSU maintenance worker, waters a garden west of the University
Four proposals considered
Faculty select two officers
By Tim Earley and followed operating policy. posal 87-25, which concerns the Student Writer The other (dean) was simply apstudent evaluation of instruction;
Central State University faculty pointed from acting to permanent Proposal 87-21, which includes senate President Dr. Fred Grosz dean," Grosz said. revisions to the Faculty Handsuggested in its first meeting of Grosz said the senate had writbook in regards to personnel the year Thursday that the senate ten the proposal outlining the records; Proposal 87-26, which draft a letter to the administration selection procedure for deans that outlines the appointment and expressing concern over the selecwas approved by CSU President evaluation procedures for assistion procedure of deans at CSU. Bill Lillard two years ago. tant deans; and Proposal 87-27,
The senate also agreed to "It appears to me that in the which provides a job description postpone any decision on new document approved nothing like for assistant dean. proposals, received a copy of the this was addressed. I have verbally The senate agreed to delay Higher Education Faculty expressed my concern about this discussion or action on the proAssociation constitution, and selective application of policy. posals to allow senators time to selected two new officers. Selective application is not the study the proposals.
Grosz said that when the posiway to operate," Grosz said. In a motion made by Sen. Fritz tions for deans of the College of Grosz said the selection process Buckallew, CSU Library Math & Science and the College of needs to be spelled out clearly in representative, the senate voted Education were filled last spring the Faculty Handbook and ap21-6 in favor of returning Prothe College of Education did not plied uniformly in all cases. posal 87-24 to the Personnel follow written policy. The senate agreed to consider Policies Committee for further "The concern for me is that in this at its next meeting. study even though it was disapthe process of doing this, one of Grosz handed out four new proved by Lillard during the sumthe colleges went through the proproposals. mer break. The proposal deals cess of advertising the position The senate will consider ProPlease 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 percent 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.
Constitution passes senate
By Mark Mitchell 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 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. 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
CSU freshman kills knife-wielding man
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"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
