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4 Three requested tenure track positions denied BY PHOEBE JEWETT Staff Writer Psychology and political science will each welcome one new full-time, tenure-track professor to their departments in fall, 1998. The decision comes amid controversy. In spring 1997, five departments were approved for new tenure-track positions. Psy chology, political science, justice and policy stud ies, sports studies and sociology/anthropology were given the go-ahead to begin searching for full-time professors for the '9B-'99 aca demic year. Last August the search process was frozen by the president due to financial prob lems feeing the college. The search was then reinstated in January with the understanding that as few tenure track positions as possible would be approved, given the financial con cerns. It was made clear, however, that all five departments needed one full-time faculty member or its equivalent. After considerable deliberation, the Clerk's Committee re-approved two of the five requests for tenure-track and recom mended that the other three departments hire a one-year, temporary professor to fill their needs. The JPS and soan departments have appealed the decision. In a memo to the faculty on behalf of the committee. Clerk of Faculty Adele Wayman emphasized the difficulty of the reso lution. "We believe that all of the tenure track positions would be justified if we were more Sophomore day! Monday, March 30 The career development center is hosting a special event to help confused sophomores straighten out their college lives 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Career development center open house, second floor of New Garden 12:30-1:30 p.m.: "It's all academic: making the grade," The Commons •"Is this all there is?" coping with sophomore slump •"The Missing Link": connecting your major and career secure economically.. therefore [we] decided that tenure track positions should be given only where student retention and the immedi ate future of a department were at risk" In the case of psychology, with Jerry Godard on early retirement phase-out and Kathy Adams and Claire Morse both mov ing permanently from their current full-time status to half-time positions, hiring a newjun ior faculty member was seen as a way to save financially without losing the benefits of two senior members. The political science department was judged at risk because, with the imminent departure of chair Bill Schmickle next year, they will be left with but one tenured and one un-tenured faculty member. The search for new faculty members, begun last spring, is fueled by several objec tives, but Wayman stresses the student side of it. "The entire point of all the restructuring is to meet student needs . The feet that enroll ment has dipped means we have to make some changes to make this a better place for students." Accompanying student needs is the is sue of minority representation and hiring fac ulty of color, something Wayman says she personally is very committed to. All final can didate pools must include at least one poten tial faculty member of color Brought sharply into focus by recent events, the lack of racial diversity among Guilford faculty is seen by many students as a more pressing problem than the general need for more professors. Katie Owen, a senior psychology major, says she's always been very happy with the iacufty in her department but that "Guilford as a whole needs more minority rep resentation in the fac ulty." Frank Stickney, another senior psychol ogy major, agrees but ac centuates the necessity of overall action. "You can't just do one thing and expect a chain reaction of ben efits. It's not about who got a job a Guilford Col lege and who didn't, it's about how people can know each other, relate to each other and not hate each other." News Security briefs Stolen Car/simple assault comments made. The incidents have been reported and the Security De •March 2, 5:52 p.m. partment has been in contact with the A student reported that their car was Telecommunications office to inves stolen. The car was left running behind tigate the calls. Investigation contin- Founders and was missing when the ues student returned to it. Officers were dis patched to meet the student at this lo- Fire at the Apartments cation. After approximately five min utes the student called back to security *March 12, 10:15 a.m. to inquire where security was and was One of the residents of an apartment verbally abusive. A few minutes later had used a cardboard box as an ash the student came to the Bauman con- tray, which caught the box afire. The trol room and physically assaulted the conflagration left the wooden porch Control Room operator. The student charred. An off-duty officer noticed the left and an officer came to control; the smoke and had the resident douse officer asked the 30+ witnesses to the the fire with water. An incident report incident if they had seen anything. No was made and the case referred to one came forward to say they had wit- Res. Life, nessed the assault. The car turned up on campus with nothing missing. The Found property student has been referred to the cam pus judicial process. *March 10, 7:20 p.m. A computer hard-drive unit was found Harassing phone calls on the sidewalk between the Milner lot and the Apartments. The dam •March 11, 4:15 p.m. aged item had been on the sidewalk A student has been receiving harass- for a few minutes. It is unknown at this ing phone calls while at the workplace, time if this is stolen property. Investi- The calls are mainly hang-ups with no gation continues. the week in Campus Ministries Daily: Unprogrammed worship. Tuesday, March 31 8:05 a.m.-8:20 a.m. Hut. * 5:15 p.m.: Episcopal Eucha rist. Moon Room. Friday, March 27 • 5:30 p.m.: Ghandi movie and • Noon: Brown Bag Lunch: re- vegetarian dinner. Underground ports from Spring Break trips. • 7:00 p.m.: The Spirituality of • 7:30 p.m.: GCRO Friday Fire- Douglas Steere, Seeker Session side led in Baha'i traditions Jamestown Friends Meeting. • 8:30 p.m.: New Generation Saturday, March 29 Ministries. Boren Lounge. • 10:00 a.m.-5:00p.m.: "Women in Ministry" workshop. First Wednesday, April 1 Friends Meeting • 5:30 p.m.: Midweek meeting for worship. Hut. Sunday, March 29 • 8:30 p.m.: Inter Varsity Chris • 3:30 p.m.: GCRO meeting, tian Fellowship. Boren Lounge. Hut. • 9:00 p.m.: Unitarian-Univer • 7:00 p.m.: Catholic Mass. Gal- salist students. Hut. lery. • 8:00 p.m.: Student A. A. meet- Thursday, April 2 ing. Hut. • 7:00 p.m.: Seeker Session: The Spirituality of Gandhi and King. Monday, March 30 Hut. • 3:30 p.m.: GCRO Meeting. Hut. Friday, April 3 • 8:30 p.m.: Fellowship of Chris- • Noon: Brown Bag Lunch: con tian Athletes. Boren Lounge. fronting AIDS with nonviolence. Hut. The Guilfordian March 27,1998
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