Celebrating 25 Years
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Volume XXV, Number 21
Informing the Elon College Community
April 6, 2000
INSIDE
Qpiniong
TheefifectsofPETA's
’’Got Beer” campaign
Pg-3
News
Special Ol^rmpics comes
toEion
Focus
Immigratioii: Current
Issues and the Elon angle
pg.10-11
A&E
Commoner gets deserved
attention
pg. 12
"Skulls’* movie review
pg-13
Sports
Men’s Tennis Beat
Liberty
Pg-20
Board of Trustees
approves new budget:
Covers tuition increase,
new faculty positions
and additional supplies
Erica Stanley
The Pendulum
The Elon College Board of
Trustees have approved a $62.3
million budget for fiscal year2000-
2001. The decision was made at
their annual spring meeting held
March 14-15 on the Elon campus.
The budget increase will al
low the college to make new invest
ments in technology, raise the num
ber of jobs and salaries for faculty
and staff and continue expansion of
library resources.
The colleges spending on
computers and other high-tech re
sources will be doubled with the
help of a $1.3 million technology
initiative. This technology increase
is part of the three-year plan (also
known as Elon College Vision for
Technology) approved by the board
last October. The plan covers the
replacement of all computers on
campus on a three-year rotating
cycle.
The plan also covers the stan
dardization of computer software,
wiring of allresidence hall rooms,
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increased computer support staff
and the addition of computer labsin
McEwen, Mooney and Model Cen
ter.
“This plan will help train stu
dents for class presentations as well
as help them learn about the new
technology,” Chris Fulkerson, Di
rector of Instructional and Campus
Technology said.
“We hope to build compe
tencies with technology that will be
helpful for students with graduate
school and in the work force.”
Continuing a trend of growth
in faculty members, twelve new
full-time positions will be added
next fall. Over the past two years
Elon has added 34 full-time faculty
members.
The salary pool approved by
the Board of Trustees will give all
full-time employees a salary in
crease of $1,000.
A 2.5 percent college-wide
merit pool will also be available for
distribution.
The board also approved
funding to expand the collection of
resources at the new Belk Library,
extend library hours to allow stu
dents to study later at night and add
New student orientation leaders underwent training
over the weekend. Lisa McChristian/ The Pendulum
new support staff positions.
“This funding will allow us to
get things we have been wanting
fora long time,” Kate Hickey, Dir
rector of the library said.
“This is going to allow us
tot)uild a collection that matches
our beautiful building.”
Overall spending by the col
lege will increase more than $4.9
million, nearly 8.6 percent. This is
where the students come in. The
cost of attending Elon (tuition,
fees,room and board) will be $18,
441 per year, a 5.7 percent increase.
Dan Anderson received Dr.
Lamberts input on the tuition in
crease from a recent press release.
“An Elon education is a great
value, and we hear that from par
ents andstudents every day,” Lam
bert said.
“We intend to maintain our
reputation for high quality at an
affordable cost, and we also must
continue to make key investments
in programs, facilities and outstand
ing faculty and staff members.”
“Our students demand the lat
est technology, they are making
great use of our new library and
science building andthey expect us
to build on our tradition of student-
centered programs with personal
attention from committed faculty
and staff members.”
Elons tuition currently ranks
ninth among 35 private North Caro
lina colleges. Room and board
ranks 20th. For the current year,
Elons total cost of $17,447 is 18
percent lower than the $21,339 av
erage cost nationally for four-year
private institutions.
New faculty joining Elon community
Elizabeth Sudduth
The Pendulum
The Elon College Board of
Trustees approved promotions for
five faculty members during its an
nual Spring meeting, March 14-15.
Three history professors, one
political science and one English
professor were all approved to re
ceive promotions for the 2000-2001
academic school year.
Brain Digre, Ph.D., a ten-year
member of the history department,
w^ promoted to full professor. He
has bachelor’s degree from the Uni
versity of California at Berkley and
master’s and doctoral degrees from
George Washington University.
Mary Jo Festle, Ph.D., a mem
ber of the history department since
1993, and R. Clyde Ellis, Ph.D were
both promoted to associate profes
sor positions.
Festle has a bachelor’s de
gree from Knox College and
master’s and doctoral degrees from
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Ellis, a professor at Elon since
1995, has a bachelor’s degree from
Lenoir-Rhyne College, a master’s
degree from University of North
Carolina at Greensboro and a doc
torate from Oklahoma Stat^ Uni
versity.
Laura Roselle Hel vey, Ph.D.
was promoted to associate profes
sor of political science. Helvey has
been with the college since 1993.
She has a bachelor’s degree from
Emory University and master’s and
doctoral degrees from Stanford
University.
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