Innovator, 1977 Student Services

Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Innovator Student Newspapers 1977 Innovator, 1977 Student Services Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/innovator Recommended Citation Governors State University Student Services, Innovator (1977). http://opus.govst.edu/innovator/99 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Innovator by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. G� S. U. Reorganization Announced At a special meeting of the University Assembly held March 17 in the Community Conference Center, President Leo Goodman-Malamuth II announced his plan for the administrative reorganization of GSU after a little more than 7 months in office. The biggest change will be in the office In his report the Assembly the President stated he had researched the original of the Vice President for Academic Af mandate of theUniversity and talk to a lot of people, and had then ask the Executive fairs, and the President stated that he had Committee to form an Ad Hoc Committee to study the reorganization of the not yet decided whether to add the ad University's administration. ditional title of Provost to that position, r The President said the Committee spent many hours discussing and preparing thereby changing the function of the various reorganizational plans, and that he is very pleased with the participation position of Executive Associate, or to and had incorporated a great number of theCommittee's ideas. retain the present positions as they are. Also input from theVice Presidents, Unit Heads,and Deans was sought. Reporting directly to the Vice President Explaining that historically Student Services had not been given the attention and for Academic will be the Associate Vice level of status required, the President announced that a Dean of Student Services President for Research (formerly the wiJI be created. Special Projects Coordinator under the • "Student Services is an integral part of the University: it is for the students that aegis of Rxll, the Associate Vice we are here." President for Community Services, the 1 The other new position is Director of Computer and Information Services, Deans of the four colleges, the Dean of reporting directly to the President. The Instructional Computer Liaison wiii report Special Programs and Instructional to the new Director. Services, and the Dean of Student Affairs A slide chart was presented to illustrate the forcoming changes. One of the major and Services. changes wiJI occur in the R&I Wing, renamed Institutional Research and Planning. This Wing will encompass Institutional Research, Budget Planning, Facilities Planning and Space Administration. There will be three Vice Presidents instead of four, with the position of Vice Continue on page 2 President for Community Services being made an Associate Vice President and Leo Goodman Malamuth II reporting to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. <l/of. 5 cNo. 8 Tuition Increase Hits Governors State As a new university residents, and $22.50 for grad Governors State was mandated students. Twelve units is to be "especially sensitive to considered a full-time load. The poorer students and current rate for both undergrad minorities." The schools low and grad students is $13.25 per tuition rate has been a strong courseunit. drawing point in recruiting. But Tuition also will be increased · this might soon change in light for non-Illinois students, which of the coming tuition hike in Dodd said amount to only 1 or 2 September. It was disclosed percent of the school that university officials are enrollment. considering ways to offset the Out-of-state grads and un expectedincrease. dergrads now pay $40per credit Bill Dodd, director of unit. In September, undergrads university relations said that will be paying $63.75 per unit concern administrators might and grads will bepaying $67.50. look into reducing school The tuition increase, Dodd related cost such as student added, probably will have "an activity and parking fees to impact on enrollment" but he possibly make-up the dif didn't cite any estimates. He ference. did say, however, that "our The tuition at GSU will be $21.25 per course unit for un Continue on page 2 Bill Dodd University Relations Director dergrads who are Ulinois -INSIDE- Clean Streams Week �icks off Here According to a • NationalState 1974 lllinois Departm�t of thrown, poured, or otherwiseinto a body of In urban areas, heavy metals, sulfuric _ page2 Conservation report on outdoor recreation water in the form of waste. It is a lmost acid, sediment and non-biodegradeable in Illinois, "Rivers and streams are lllinois_'common knowledge that people are the substances like asbestos, come from in biggest contributors in this area, �ing dustrial smoke, car exhaust,lawn and golf • Commentary Un mostvaluable recreational resources. a'ly place to rid themselves of what is no course fertilizers, improperly sealed land page4 fortunately, most of them have been longer needed or useful. Tileydo it almost fills andconstruction sites. seriously degraded by pollution," the unconsciously; habitually. While the state's waters continue to be report states. "Many have also been • LegalAid Sometimes there are other indirect degraded, water-based recreation is modified to serve only one useful purpose pageS factors like polluted soil finding it's way becoming more and more popular. - carrying runoff waters. They receive into a body of water through erosion. wastesof all kinds- even raw sewage.'' Pollutants like nitrogen, phosphorus, PUBUC PARTICIPATION • Garden Clean Streams Week in lllinois, set for ammonia and organic wastes come from Public- participation is the key to page7 May 14-22 by Governor James Thompson, fertilizer and pesticide application and developing a plan for controlling water livestock feedlots on lllinois farms. Ex is an initial effort by the lllinois En pollutants that is workable on the local • Photoplay vironmental Protection Agency and posed mineral seams, mine haulage and level. The individual citizen can have a pa.Je8&9 regionaland countyplanning commissions · entrance roads, spoil banks and mine tremendous impact upon the planning statewide to involve lllinois citizens in a refuse disposal areas contain pyrites process by deciding which regulatory two-year program to rid the state's waters which, upon exposure to air, can produce • Jazz to Atlanta programs would best meet local needs and of pollutants. drainage to rivers and streams containing priorities. p�ge 12 SEDIMENT TOPPOLLUTANT sulfuric acid, iron andother metals. Agricultural land, construction sites, Abandoned mines constructed prior to Tile U.S. Departmeot of" Agriculture mining areas and city streets,parking lots. the establishment of recent mining • Network Review estimates that sediment is the nation's and residential areas are beilig examined 4 regulations are the major source of such page 13 number one water pollutant, with billion to detennine the types and amounts of tons lost each year. Sediment is matter water pollutants. Current federal, state and local regulations provide controls for that settles at the bottom of water. It is Continue on page 2 usually, directlv or indirectlv dumoed. active mines. Cffu. flnnoaato'L G.S.U. Reorganization How to wreck a Reporting to the Dean of Special Programs and Instruc tional Services will be the Director of Asessment Nation/State and Coordinator of the BOG Programs, Intercollegiate Programs, Director of the U\-ll·!, LRC, Director of ICC, 1. Elect and or appoint government personnel who are not capable emotionally and Coordinator of Community College Relations and intellectually of implementing the conceptualframework (philosophy) of the nation- Recruiting, the Directio of Career Planning and state. 2. internally for resources both human and non-human as tttough you are Placement, and Co-op Education. The President Compete separate independent entities, rather than interacting as an Interdependent Stated that the last three might possibly report "whole" -whoseexistence is groundedin the same mandate,philosophy, and goal. to the Dean of Student Affairs and Services. 3. Be oblivious to the social fact that planning and evaluation are systematic processes. Reporting to the Dean of Student Services will be 4. Be oblivious to the social fact thatevalua tion data is "socialchang e." 5. established systems, processes, and procedures that are designed to the Director of Student Activities, the Director Violate rationalize and make efficient governmental operations. of Financial Aid, Veterans Affairs, and also 6. Do not establish an inquiry in order to handle input by various units and or Counseling. Testing. and Health Services. individualsinto governmental decision making processes <policy decisions). 7. Alienate individuals from the power resourceswithin the society. and The position of Vice President of Administration 8. Encourage the concepts "we'' and "they" in intra and or authority positions, staff and line positions. and the offices reporting directly to that position and 9. Encourage artificial and or arbitrary distinctions which enhance racism will remain the same, with the previously mentioned sexism, and general and specificincompetence. exceptions of Budget Planning and Facilities 10. Encourage behaviors that violate human rights and or integrity,

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