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WLonce New Dean Has Ambitious Vision by Dave Snyder He can be seen racing the halls between committee meetings. St. Andrew's new Vice President and Dean of the College Dr. Thomas Ben son can also be seen talking with a colleague in his office, where he comes from behind his desk and meets over a low table. He listens in tently while jotting down notes in a little book he carries around with him like a Bible. "The very positive impressions of St. Andrews that I gained last spring have been deepened during my first weeks in the Dean's Office," Benson says. He comes to Laurinburg after spending the first half of 1986 in China, his second time there. Former ly he was an associate professor of philosophy (Chinese philosophy his passion), director of the General Honors Program and director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at the University of Maryland. Benson, a vegetarian, plays tennis and golf and engages in a "tortured following of the Baltimore Orioles." The relaxed lifestyle of Laurinburg is a welcome change, but he and his 15 year-old son are already beginning to miss the jazz clubs and bookstores of his former home near Washington, D.C. He wishes that St. Androids, in cluding himself, could easily travel off campus and enjoy an intellectual urban culture. But he also recognizes that St. Andrews has "an especially vital campus life, with all that energy turned right back on campus." Benson is a dreamer. Politically, he respects visions of "what the world could be." Without any illusions about the violence and hatred of the Cultural Revolution, he is never theless diappointed to see the aban donment of Mao's idealism in China. In the politics of the world, one dreamer has very little impact. But a dreamer at St. Andrews can affect radical change. The margins of his ever-present notebook probably ~ _ _ _______ New Dean, Tom Benson, mixes realism and idealism in his vision of St. Andrews reveal dozens of scribbled-in ideas, some mundane and others visionary. Some of his more "meaningful, realistic projects" include reviewing and expanding international studies at St. Andrews, establishing more pre-professional or career-oriented organizations, and a "2 plus 2" pro gram with Sandhills Community Col lege, allowing solid students the op portunity to get a four-year degree Dr. Bob Hopkins makes opening remarks at the Japanese Festival Japanese Exec Discusses Mitsubishi Management Style By Myla Garren Tadaaki Mizoguchi, a Mitsubishi Semiconductor America, Inc. ex ecutive, spoke Wednesday after noon, September 24, in Avinger Auditorium. The main topic of discussion Wednesday was Japanese Management Style. With the experience of 25 years (since 1961) with Mitsubishi, Mr. Mizoguchi, nicknamed "Tad", has a good background to base his management knowledge on, as well as his theories for excelling now and in the future. In 1985, Mizoguchi's company, the largest in Japan, manufactured $88.1 billion in electronics and machinery of all kinds. In 1983, Mitsubishi Semiconduc tor opened a plant in Durham, N.C. and manufactured 2 million devices of memory carriers. For example, one micro chip takes tremendous time and effort to make, and consists of 256,000 memory cells. In discussing management and employment trends, Mizoguchi men tioned first that most employees stay in one company for a lifetime. Like himself, most Japanese, once in a company, remain for a very long time. Loyalty is highly regarded, and it is a goal to create a "family-like at mosphere", as he says, in the com pany. The Japanese also undergo long term training or education for a particular job with the purpose of self-growth and self-development. (continued on page 8) from St. Andrews by spending the first two years at Sandhills. If he does have more lofty goals, he is not revealing them. Generally, they include helping St. Andrews to "recapture considerable national recognition as a center for innovation and leadership in higher education. The campus has an opportunity to (continued on page 3) Committee Forges Sexual Harrassment Policy By Mary Snyder A subcommittee of the Faculty Ex ecutive Committee (FEC) is in the final stages of drafting "a policy on sexual harrassment." Proposed in 1984 by Dr. Bill Alexander, the policy will provide a method of grievance for those who feel they've been sex ually harassed. The final policy must be approved by the faculty and Board of Trustees. "Having a policy ensures that if a situation arises, it can be handled justly and humanely," says Dr. Bob Martin of the Student Life Commit tee one of several committees asked for its input. The current interim policy is modeled after the not yet approved final policy. Currently, students who feel they have been sexually harrass- ed can approach either Dr. Mel Bringle or Dr. George Melton, interim grievance officers. They help the person with a complaint to recognize her or his rights in an informal, confidential setting. They will also listen to the accused's version. Often, one does not realize (continued on page 3)
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