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NEWS
The Pendulum
Gustafson claims executive president position
From page I
Gustafson said he is dedicated
to making the students* voice
heard.
“Representing the students is
really important to me,” he said
emphatically. “I also want to
work with diversity within the
student body and bringing differ
ent student groups together.”
Gustafson said the biggest
challenge he faces is making sure
students are heard and that the
senate is energized and willing to
work on behalf of their con
stituents.
Gustafson is not new to the
SGA scene. He served previously
as a freshman senator, sophomore
class president and junior class
secretary/treasurer. He has served
on numerous committees as well,
including the elections and spe
cial events committees.
“I’m really looking forward to
a great year,” he said. “I can’t
wait to get started.”
Gustafson said he is confident
that the newly elected SGA exec
utives can work together success
fully. He has worked with each of
them during his three years in
SGA.
"We all know each other,
we’re good friends and we share a
bond,” Gustafson said.
Wiggins agreed that the new
executive officers were well-
matched.
“The student body has put
together a wonderful executive
team,” Wiggins explained. “They
have a variety of different inter
ests and backgrounds. How they
work together is up to them.”
New Vice President Morse,
who defeated opponent Cara
Catalfumo with 61 percent of the
vote, said he is excited about what
the future holds for the new exec
utive board.
“It’s going to be a great year,”
he said.
Gustafson shared the senti
ment.
“I want to continue with the
program Christian has already set
up, not start over,” Gustafson
said.
Joining the executive board in
the at-large council will be
Lindsey Parker, senior class pres
ident. Jason Smith will serve as
vice president and Jamie Lewis as
secretary/treasurer. Aaron
Wilson, Lindsey Goodman and
Benjamin York were all elected as
senators.
In the junior class, Darris
Means was elected president, Kim
O’Neil vice president and Mark
DeVerges was voted
secretaryAreasurer. Nick Rust,
Katie Craig and David Dziok will
Emergency preparedness at Elon
will emphasize communication
From page 1
said tlie December ice storm,
which shut off electricity in much
of Danieley Center, was classified
as a level two situation.
Level three is the most severe
in the emergency plan. This level
is achieved when something is
threatening the safety of students,
faculty or staff on campus. A
level three ranking can range
from a severe weather situation,
like a hurricane, to something as
severe as a plane crash on cam
pus.
In the event of any severe
emergency reciuiiing inlervention
from adininistrators on l>ehalf of
the safety of students, faculty or
stalT, an emergency disaster team,
headed by President Leo Lambert
and other senior administrators, is
activated. This team’s primary
goal is to strategize in the event of
a disaster. The emergency disas
ter team, comprised of senior
staff, mobilizes at an emergency
command post in Moseley 215.
An operations post staffed by
emergency subgroup teams is also
established in necessary situa
tions. The operations post, which
meets in the Moseley front desk
area, is used mostly for field oper
ations to house subgroups like
physical plant, health services and
residence life. Which subgroups
mobilize is dependent on the
nature of the event.
In the case of a campus-wide
evacuation, arrangements have
been made for Elon students to
occupy Western Alamance
Middle and High Schools. Vans
would also be available to trans
port students to the evacuation
location.
The emergency plan is not
designed to predict scenarios and
outcomes for every situation,
however. According to Mullen, it
is more like a template for admin
istrators to follow in the event of
an emergency. Mullen said in all
cases it is important to keep stu
dents on campus “as long as safe
ty is assured.”
Mullen said the first priority of
the emergency plan in any case is
to work to insure the safety of
everyone on campus. Tliis may
serve as senators.
For the sophomore
class, Lucas Farmer will
serve as president,
Shelby Peterson as vice
president and Ashlee
Rossi as secretary/treas
urer. Ashley Engel,
Patrick Bowen and Bob
Koons won the senate
seats.
On the academic
council, Jennifer Pautz
was elected to the fine
arts/humanities seat,
while Lauren Melfa and
Matt Belanger were
elected as communica
tions seats.
Clay Britton will fill
the math/science seat
and Heather Studley will
occupy the business
seat.
Anne Pannell and
Karen Baum were elect
ed to the social sciences
seats for the upcoming
academic year.
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Mark Gustafson listens intently to other
candidates discussing current student
issues. Gustafson, who has been active
in SGA since his start at Elon, will sen/e
the student body as executive president
in the upcoming academic year.
include mobilizing individuals or
groups or treating injuries.
Secondly, Mullen emphasized
one important goal of the plan-is
to communicate to everyone what
has occurred and what everyone
needs to do.
The third priority involves
dealing with the emotional
aspects of emergency situations
and assessing the aftermath.
Mullen said the emergency
plan is tested on a regular basis to
keep it up to date with changing
needs. In late spring 2002,
administrators simulated a unan
nounced non-local terrorist event
in Washington, D.C., to practice
implementing the emergency
plan.
Mullen said it was important to
practice reaction to something as
far away as Washington, D.C.
“We never really considered
the impact of an off-campus
event,” he said.
Contact Lindsay Porter at pendu-
lum@elon.edu or 278-7247.
Contact Lindsay Porter at penduluni@elon.edu or 278-7247.
Engineering scliool
builds connections
From page 1
even years.
“Most schools recognize that
we arc a respectable institution
and that our students are a high
enough quality,” he said.
After a school decides to affil
iate with Elon negotiations begin
concerning course equivalencies.
When searching for new affili
ate institutions D’Amato looks for
schools with an ABET accredita
tion. ABET, Inc. is a highly rec
ognized accreditor for college and
university programs in applied
science, computing, engineering
and technology.
He also takes into considera
tion the location of the school to
give students a variety of options.
Washington University gives
students a Midwest option, while
Columbia gives them a Northeast
option. D’Amato is currently
working on finding a school in the
southeast.
D’Amato says students com
ing out of Elon’s dual-degree pro
gram are well rounded engineers
and incidentally more marketable.
They have had the advantage of
taking smaller classes taught by
an engineer, more liberal arts
courses and know a math or sci
ence in depth.
D’Amato is pleased with the
addition of Washington
University and Columbia.
“They’re just truly quality
institutions. It brings prestige to
Elon because these schools can be
named in the same sentence.”
Contact Alison Clark at pendii-
lum@elon.edu or 278-7247.