The Student Newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
XIV, Number 4
Charlotte, North Carolina
September 12, 1978
Charlotte’s gain, Buffalo’s loss
By James Braswell
A typical Friday at UNCC. Students
casually strolling to class, some packing,
preparing for the weekend. Others moan
from the consequences of drinking too
much the night before at the dorm party.
The main topic of conversation seems to
be whether the liquor-by-the-drink
referendum would pass. Just a normal
Friday - except UNCC has named a new
chancellor.
About 10 a.m. Friday, the UNC
Board of Governors elected E.K. Fretwell
as new chancellor, replacing Dean W.
Colyard, who will retire Dec. 31.
Fretwell’s appointment culminated a
10-month search by UNCC to replace
Colvard, who announced his retirement
last winter.
According to C.C. Cameron, chairman
of the Board of Trustees for UNCC and
head of the Search Committee, Fretwell
was selected for several reasons. The
reasons included: Fretwell’s educational
background, administrative experience and
ability, personality, warmth and
understanding, alertness to issues in
Kyle challenges decision
of tenure committee
By Kathy Espin
The chancellor has refused to reverse
the decision of the political science
department’s Faculty Review Committee
to deny tenure to an instructor.
Dr. Pat Kyle, the instructor in
question, said Tuesday (Sept. 5) she had
just received a letter from Chancellor
D.W. Colvard’s lawyer explaining the
chancellor’s decision.
Kyle said the letter was mostly
concerned with how the decision was
reached. “I just wish someone would
spend some time considering what my
credentials are,” Kyle said.
The matter reached the chancellor’s
office after Kyle had appealed to the
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Review Committee and to the University
(photo by Bob Henderson)
Polticial Science professor Pat Kyle.
almost any area, and his excitement and
enthusiasm about UNCC’s prospects.
Fretwell’s credentials are very
impressive. He is listed in k ‘Who’s Who In
America,” which lists his achievements.
Reading the list, one might think, “how
could anybody do so much in such a
short span of time?”
A native of New York, Fretwell has
been president at Buffalo State University
since 1967. He is president-elect of the
American Association of State Colleges
and Universities.
His degrees include the A.B. with
distinction from Wesleyan University in
1944, the M.A. in Teaching from Harvard
University in 1948, the Ph.D. from
Columbia University in 1953, and an
honorary doctorate from the Technical
University of Wroclaw (Poland) in 1976.
From 1942-44, Fretwell was a
correspondent for the Assciated Press; a
staff writer for the American National
Red Cross from 1944-45; vice consul in
the American Embassy in Prague,
Czechslovakia from 1945-47; a teacher in
Brookline, Mass, schools in 1948; a
Hearings Committee. Both committees
supported the department’s decision.
Kyle said the departmental committee
was guilty of “benign neglect in giving fair
and full consideration of my credentials
and consciously attempted to distort my
credentials.”
Kyle said the committee judged her
credentials without any firsthand
knowledge of her published work or her
public addresses.
“In the four years I have been on this
campus, none of those men have ever
heard me give a speech or present a
paper,” Kyle said. She said she also had
evidence none of the committee members
had ever read any of her publications.
Kyle said many of her publications were
not considered in the evaluation because
they were not actually in print when the
review occured in October of 1977.
According to Schley Lyons, chairman
of the political science department,
faculty members are responsible for
compiling information, such as lists of
publications, to be considered by the
committee. “We considered what was
submitted,” Lyons said.
Kyle said student evaluations of
faculty members played an important part
in the committee’s decision, but only
three questions on the 18 question survey
were considered.
Lyons said the questionnaire is set up
in three sections with one summary
question for each section. “By looking at
the summary questions we are not losing
any date,” he said. “We use the same
procedure for everyone.”
Dr. William McCoy, chairman of the
political science department Faculty
Review Committee explained the student
questionnaire was set up that way to help
the committee deal with the volume of
the information. He said the questionnaire
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teacher in high school and community
college in Evanston, Ill. 1948-50;
administrative secretary for the John Hay
Fellowships in the John Hay Whitney
Foundation, 1951-53; an assistant and
associate professor and assistant to the
dean at Teachers College of Columbia
University from 1953-56; assistant
commissioner for higher education in New
York, 1956-64; a visiting faculty member
at the University of California at Berkeley
in the summer of 1964, and university
dean for academic development at the
City University of New York from 1964
to 1967.
In speaking with Fretwell from his
office in Buffalo, Fretwell said he is very
excited about coming to Charlotte. “After
visiting Charlotte, the aspects of moving
don’t look so bad. My wife is very excited
about it, too. I guess after 11 years at
Buffalo, I’m ready for another challenge.
UNCC offers that.”
Fretwell added, “I have no immediate
plans for the University, except to get
acquainted with it. I want to get out and
talk to students, faculty, administrators
and townspeople, and get a feel of the
situation.”
New chancellor for UNCC, E.K. Fretwell.
Sun Belt Conference
tournament tickets available
By Jim Dedmon
This year, students at UNCC will get
the first crack at buying tickets for the
Sun Belt Conference Tournament to be
held at the Charlotte Coliseum February
23, 24 and 25.
Last year students were able to buy
the tickets at a discount, but the seats
were not in the better areas of the
Coliseum where the games could easily be
seen.
. However, if you were one of those
fortunate and rich enough to get a good
seat, you will be able to get that seat
again this year at half price. This year
tickets for students are $5 for a book of
five game tickets with a valid college ID
at the Candy Counter in the Cone
University Center. There is a limit of two
books per student ID. The tickets will go
Talking to people and working with
them is what Fretwell perhaps enjoys
most about his job. “I would rather work
on a campus where you can work with
people closely. When I was in Charlotte, I
was very impressed with the people.”
When Fretwell joins the North
Carolina University system, he will not be
a stranger to William Friday, UNC
president. He worked with Friday in the
Carnegie Foundation for Advancement
Teaching ( a very prestigious organization,
which includes the presidents of some of
the more famous universities around the
country, including Michigan, Michigan
State, Tulane and others). Both Friday
and Fretwell have served as president of
the foundation, a position elected from
his esteemed peers. “I have enjoyed
working with him in the past and look
forward to working with him in the
future. I have known him for seven years.
He was one of the plusses in me coming
to UNCC.”
Things are looking up for both
Fretwell and UNCC. “What I’m saying,”
Fretwell said, “is at UNCC you have a
good thing and I’m glad to be part of it.”
on sale Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m.
Last year, there were over 1,000
tickets sold at $10, however, this year a
better turnout is expected since the
tickets are also half price for floor level
and parquet seats. The athletic
department is trying to help the students
out by letting them have the best seats at
a special price that is affordable.
Two changes occur this year as the
winning team goes to the NCAA
tournament and the new 45 second clock
will help make the games better by not
allowing teams to “freeze” the ball. This
will allow fans to enjoy watching the
game instead of being bored to death. It’s
a good deal all around for both the
students and the Sun Belt Conference
Tournament.