03-05-1981

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ope college

ollarvd, michigarv MARCH 5,1981

VOLUME 9 3 - I S S U E 18

Art department gets building and its location m a k e s it difficult for a united art d e p a r t m e n t to exist. "The art d e p a r t m e n t is not together," said John Wilson, c h a i r m a n of the art d e p a r t m e n t . F r e d Coates, director of the maintenance d e p a r t m e n t , r e m a r k e d , " T h e building, the way it's constructed, will not satisfy building codes." Rusk w a s donated to Hope in 1969 and used as the art facility until the college could a q u i r e the Sligh Building. " W e knew they w e r e going to move out," said Anderson. Renovation will be a complicated process. Twenty-four of Sligh's parking spaces will be eliminated and there will be an extension on 12th Street. The administration is making no promises, but, said Anderson, "Students m a y be able to use the new building a s soon a s second s e m e s t e r of next y e a r . " The m a i n t e n a n c e director m a d e it clear that " t h e r e will be more than 90 days of work a f t e r Sligh * leaves." The maintenance department will patiently wait out the renovation. " I t ' s less space than we have here but 1 think we can work it out," said Coates. " T h e m* \ new location will be better for our operation. We will have two loading docks which provide us with better receiving ends." The m a i n t e n a n c e d e p a r t m e n t acts as the receiving end for many college supplies, such as chemicals and furniture. " I t ' s centrally located, close to everyone's facilities," said Coates. "1 think the move has been a good one." The art d e p a r t m e n t s e e m s most The a r t d e p a r t m e n t will move from their c u r r e n t location, the Holland Rusk Building, satisfied. " T h e new art gallery will to take up residence in the Sligh F u r n i t u r e building across from DeWitt Cultural promise to be a good one," said Wilson. Center by spring s e m e s t e r , 1982. The gallery will be one and a half stories high, and visitors will look down into it a s

by Keith Grigoletlo The art and m a i n t e n a n c e d e p a r t m e n t s are eagerly awaiting the opening of their new b u i l d i r 4 the present Sligh F u r n i t u r e factory on 11th St. Sligh will move out in July. "We've been waiting for that building for a long t i m e , " said Bill Anderson, vice president for business and finance. The fire m a r -

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shall h a s approved the building, and a budget of $700,000 has been allocated for renovation, ' i f we had to build it new it would cost about a million and a half,' 1 said Anderson. The Rusk Building, located on Eighth Street, presently serves as h e a d q u a r t e r s for the art d e p a r t m e n t . Only a portion of that building can be used by the division

they enter the door looking over the balcony. "It will be more d r a m a t i c , " said Wilson. "You'll be able to get back f r o m things. You won't have to look for it.". There a r e plans for a receptionist to greet visitors. As they gaze down the hall they will view sculptures and art studios. "They'll see s t u d e n t s working on p r o j e c t s , " said Wilson. In the south third of the parking lot there will be a sculpture court. "We hope to purchase some p e r m a n e n t sculptures to announce the building," envisions Wilson. "We also hope to have an inaugural exhibition in the fall of 1982." Wilson also mentioned a special student lounge. "They (art students) get dirty and feel uncomfortable about going to the Kletz," said Wilson. The lounge is also expected to help unify the d e p a r t m e n t . Class status will also have its r e w a r d s . "Senior students will have their own studios," continued Wilson. "Right now they're semi-private." Faculty studio space has been allocated as well. Students will learn as they look over the professionals. Building m a t e s for many years, the maintenance and art d e p a r t m e n t s s h a r e no grievances. "We use heavy tools and machinery such as drills and saws, and maintenance people are always helpful," Wilson said. In the f u t u r e the art department would like to expand to print making, and c r e a t e a m u s e u m education p r o g r a m . The new a r t building will be close enough for everyone to use. Teaching spaces in the new addition m a y be used by other d e p a r t m e n t s as well. Proposed " t r a f f i c " p a t t e r n s will keep artwork where it will not be t a m p e r e d with.

Honor system considered by Craig Potter Sinclair The Administrative Affairs Board is presently considering implementing an honor code for examinations and quizzes at Hope. An ad hoc c o m m i t t e e on the honor s y s t e m w a s formed last November on the suggestion of President Gordon Van Wylen, to r e s e a r c h this possibility. Van Wylen, who worked under an effective honor system a s dean of the University of Michigan School of Engineering, found that " t h e students take pride in it to m a k e it work." He also saw the presence of this s a m e type of pride in the University of Virginia alumni, saying " t h e g r a d u a t e s a r e proud of the honor s y s t e m ; they a r e proud they could be t r u s t e d . " For t h e s e r e a s o n s . Van Wylen r e c o m m e n d e d the establishment of an honor s y s t e m at Hope in his college address last fall. He said, "It would be in keeping with the type of school Hope is, and would enable students to be involved in the formation of integrity." A short time a f t e r his a d d r e s s , the a d hoc com-

mittee formed. The c o m m i t t e e found that many schools in the country, including Gettysburg, Kalamazoo and Oberlin, presently employ honor systems. The c o m m i t t e e put their report before the Administrative Affairs Board, and now is interested in feedback f r o m the students. As part of their r e s e a r c h , the ad hoc c o m m i t t e e compiled a list of the basic tenets included in most honor systems. These include a pledge by students, no faculty proctoring of tests, and an "honor b o a r d " to hear f r o m violators. Also, the c o m m i t t e e sent notes to a n u m b e r of faculty m e m b e r s asking for f e e d b a c k ; - a m o n g the returns, they received a letter f r o m two professors, J a c k Holmes and Robert Reinking. Holmes is very much in favor of using an honor s y s t e m . Since he c a m e to Hope, Holmes h a s used an honor systim with much success. He believes that " w h e n the students h a v e responsibility put on t h e m , they will and do r e s p o n d . " On the other hand, Reinking opposes

such a s y s t e m . After working under a similar s y s t e m , he h a s found the system "totally ineffective," adding that "it works to the d i s a d v a n t a g e of those who obey it, for enough will not abide by it that they will get a n a d v a n t a g e over those who do." This, according to Reinking, is the most obvious point against the honor system. He puts even more emphasis on the fact that " t h e knowledge of a cheating clause puts the student in a no-win situation. He has to take action (when he sees someone cheat) although he did nothing himself Our society doesn't like a tattletale, so either way he loses." Consequently Reinking is "strongly opposed" to the honor system, saying that not enough students will abide by the s y s t e m and too many students will be in situations where they have to compromise themselves. Depending on the reaction from the A d m i n i s t r a t i v e A f f a i r s B o a r d , the possibility of a n honor system may be a topic for a faculty meeting.

Profs granted sabbatical by Tim G o r t s e m a Three m e m b e r s of Hope's faculty w e r e awarded sabbatical leaves at the last meeting of the Status Committee: F r a n c i s Fike, associate professor of English; Ted Nielsen, associate professor of communication; and John Wilson, associate professor of a r t . Nielsen and Wilson will be on leave for the entire upcoming a c a d e m i c year, while Fike will return in the spring. A sabbatical leave, as its n a m e implies, is an option a Hope faculty m e m b e r has every seventh y e a r of his stay at the college. The p r o g r a m is designed to e n c o u r a g e the professional development of the faculty m e m b e r . This in turn will a d v a n c e the educational objectives of the institution. (continued

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