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Volume XX, Number 20
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VP candidates review in progress
„ . ,hc search commiliee. Provo«
Amy Logerwell
Assl. Managing Editor
Afier two weeks of vice presi
dential candidates visiting the col
lege. the Academic Vice President
Search Coinniiltee. provost and
president are reviewing the evalua
tions made by faculty, staff and
students.
"Now it’s really a lot of paper
work,” said Jean Schwind, English
professor and member of the search
commiltee. ^ . j
The four candidates finished
their visits March 24.
The four candidates are;
■ Richard Bernard, vice presi
dent for Academic Affairs and pro
fessor of history at Simpson Col
lege in Iowa.
■ Julianne Maher, dean of City
College and associate professor of
linguistics at Loyola University in
New Orleans;
■ Clair Myers, interim vice presi
dent for Academic Affairs at Elon
College, and
■ ElizabethMcDaniel.associate
vice president for Academic Af
fairs and professor of special edu
cation at the University of Hartford
in Connecticut.
After the last candidate left.
the search committee. Provost
Gerald Francis and President Fred
Young met to discuss their impres
sions of the candidates
"We summarized everyone s
visit, and it was very informative.
Schwind said. "We discussed the
pluses and minuses of each one^
The membersof thecommittee laid
all their cards on the table
Later that day. about 30 fac
ulty members met informally at
philosophy Professor John
Sullivan’s house to discuss their
impressions of the candidates.
Laura Hel vey. political science
See VP. Page 4
April 6, I')**?
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The four candidates are; •••
Final vice presidential candidate visi s
Amy Logerwell
Asst. Managing Editor
The fourth candidate for vice
president says she wouldn’t bring a
set agenda to the job.
"1 think it is wrong for an ad
ministrator to come in with an
agenda. It needs to made once they
are in the positibn.” said Elizabeth
McDaniel, associate vice president
for Academic Affairs and profes
sor of special education at the Uni
versity of Hartford in Connecticut.
“1 know what 1 value in higher
education, but I don’t want to take
people where they don’t want to
^ McDaniel said she would like
to find out what the college’s issues
are to help put them into place.
During McDaniel’s visit to
Elon. March 22-24, she gave a
speech on the Future of Higher
Education and the Private College.
In her speech, she said six things
will change higher education; an
emphasis on reform, a need to refo
cus, emphasizing what students
need to know to graduate, assess
ment, fewer students taking classes
on campus, and new technology
"These six elements keep me
busy We better pay attention or we
could getlost,"McDaniel said. "We
can no longer be complacent and
do things as usual."
At the University of Hartford.
McDaniel oversees 16 programs^
McDaniel said the focus of the
college should be student learning.
"Most institutions say they are fo
cused or, student learning, but very
few reallv are
. Tonya HubarVThe Pendulum |
Rack to school, again
SGA officials unsure about
budget hearings' details
Stacey Ward ,
Staff Reporter
^!^^g^rwell^•he Pendulum
Elizabeth McDanieJ
“We need to be clear what a
student knows and needs to know
to graduate with a certain degree
This needs to be emphasized
throughout and not just when they
approach their junior year." she
said. .
McDaniel believes the role of
See McDaniel. Page 4
During McDaniel’s visU_toJev^^ —
Student arrested on assault ch g
Hi, phone
Erick Gill
Editor in Chief
A fonner Elon College bas
ketball player was arrested March
21 for assaulting an Elon College
student.
Winfred “Moniy”L. Bumper,
23, of 2008 S. Mebane St. was
arrested by Burlington police for
.«.„lt on a female. Accord^
an arrest warrant, the incident oc
curred March 20 at his apartmenl.
The Pendulum is withholding
the alleged victim’s name at her
request.
Bumper, a communications
major, could not be reached for
comment A Pendulum reporter
called his family’s home '"Greens
boro Monday and Tuesday, bu
Bumper didn’t retum^honew^
Tuesday night. His phone in
Burlington has been disconnected.
According to the warrant for
Bumper’s arrest, he “grabbed (the
Elon student) by her shoulders,
lifting her off the floor, then drag
ging her down the hall, throwing
her on the couch and pushing her
face with his hands, while stating
-I’m going to kill you.’ striking
See A.ssaiilt. Page 4
SGA budget hearings arc
scheduled to start Monday, but stu
dent government officials didn t
know Tuesday how much money
they will have to divvy up. who’s
on the budget committee, or where
the hearings will take place.
About 90 on-campus organi-
7j»tions and programs recogni/ed
by the Student Government Asso
ciation are eligible to receive fund
ing Organizations may sign up
outside the SGA office. Moseley
231. for a hearing time
Budget proposals are due by 5
p.m Monday . Organizations should
provide 10 copies of their propos
al .
The SGA Budget Committee
i> ^heduled to discuss the budget
pr tposals April 18 The SGA Sen-
ji, would vote on the budget April
2(
Last spring. SGA j)fficials had
af ut $325,000 to divide for this
school year The Student Union
Board received the most funding
with $70,000 The Media Board,
which oversees the studenl-run
media on campus, received $54.
500
Most organizatHins give them
selves a 10 percent leeway when
asking for money from ihc SGA
They should give exact numbers,
said Barb Carlton. SGA adviser
Monday through Friday, orga-
niMiions are scheduled to present
their budget propoNals to the Bud
get Committee. They have five
minutes for their presentation and
five minutes to answer questions
from the committee
Zuni J»)hnson. SGA Treasurer
and Budget Committee chairman,
had not selected committee mem
bers by Tuesday
SGA officials were waiting
Tuesday to hear how much they
have lo divide up lor the 1995-*^
budget The Registrar s Office is
scheduled to present the projected
budget numbers lo the commitiee
MH>n. SGA President Larry Will
lams said
SGA's budget comes from stu-
See S;A. Page 4