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'■fe from SUMMIT, page! April 30,1998 V was “What is the currcnt aca demic cHmatc at Elon?” This ques tion asked people to explore the status quo in areas such as ethics, evaluation, balancing time, ways of learning, outcomes and valuing the journey. The second question was “What do we want to change to enhance the intellectual climate on Elen’s campus?” While students, faculty and staff did not always agree on perceptions and recom mendations, they did express a need to communicate their viewpoints and motivations and to be under stood by others. “This (academic summit) is an awakening type of period, a foun dation for Elon’s future,” Matt Sy no, the Student Government Associa tion representative on the summit planning committee, said. “Every year there should be a meeting so that the college can evaluate where they are and where they want to be.” There are several perceptions on the current status of Elon. One perception is that the social orienta tion overshadows intellectual de velopment. It is also felt that there is a personal, friendly and supportive environment because the faculty and staff are available. Other things discuss^ were the beautiful campus and the differ ing views of what “being educated” means. Changes to enhance the intel lectual climate at Elon came down to basic ideals: increasing the level of academic chal lenge, overlapping the intellectual and social realms, mutual respect in student-faculty relationships, clarifying faculty and student responsibilities for learn ing, effective use of time manage ment skills, hiring additional fac ulty, emphasis on the learning cul ture at Elon during pre-orientation college tours and incentives to re ward students, f£u:ulty and staff for their efforts in the context of learn ing, teaching and achievement A report of the changes pro posed by the summit will be avail able at College Coffee on Wednes day, May 6. Members of the plan ning committee will also be avail able to answer questions. This re port will become a key piece in the planning of Elon's academic future. from DINING, page 1 with the Platinum. I hope they extend campus dining hours next year though,” said Todd Mar tin, a sophomore planning to live on campus next year. Others don’t think that a plan like the Platinum is necessary. “Most people don’t have enough time to eat three meals a day, they need a plan like Maroon that has the same amount of meals but is cheaper. The large declining balance isn’t really that important,” explained Emily Gardner, a fresh man planning to live on campus for another year. As far as cost, the Platinumplan will run $2,675, the Gold $2,382, and the Maroon $2,456, very close to the range of prices of the old meal plans. Gradua Subscribe';tov!p^'^; on ail die fetesft Call 584-2331 for deta m n JCM Awards Picnic 6 p.nL, Thursday, TONIGHT!! Elon College Lodge (Take Haggard Past Pizza Hut Turn Onto Kfoondon & Follow to Parking Lot Follow Path to Lodge). Burgers & Hotdogs Grilled to Perfection By JCM Faculty! Graluatixi|g Seniors Seiuor Awards, Priestly Journalbitt Award, Hetcher Award V\^I Be Presented n £ta Membeis from FACULTY, page 1 News time to spend with each stu dent. Maher said it would also in crease the number of specialty classes available. Russell Gill, the dean of arts and humanities, said that full-time faculty tend to get more involved in the life of the college since they spend more time on campus. “That translates into better teaching and better mentoring for students,” Gill said. The faculty additions will be spread out across all divisions. Maher said the deans made requests as to the number of faculty they needed. The Dean’s Council then prioritized the requests. Among the new positions are two new communications profes sors, three new science professors and two new business professors. 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