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Beyond Boston Page Head coach inducted into Hall of Fame Simmons prepares for Fens expansion Page Basketball coach Tony Price has won numerous awards and was recent- The Fens cafeteria will soon expand to accomodate more students, 12 ly inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Worcester State College. food, and the growing campus. 3 THE SIMMON S VOICE SINCE 1922 NO V EMBER 1, 2007 VOLUME 88 Iss UE 6 This is part one of a two part series exploring the issues surrounding Dan Cheever’s compensation package and the School of Management loan. Faculty criticize compensa- tion package, SOM loan By Beth Maclin en Drinan’s Board chairmanship to STAFF WRITER be affected by the decisions. Quinn also said that bring- Faculty critics of President Dan ing the discussion to the faculty Cheever’s $2.8 million compen- and staff was part of the Board’s sation package say their concerns attempt to be more transparent in are institutional, not personal, and its financial decisions. She said that do not reflect their feelings about one criticism she has of Cheever’s his leadership and what he did for presidency was that the faculty and Simmons. staff were not educated about the But most express shock at the financial situation. amount he is receiving at a time of But faculty critics say they tight budgeting for many academic were not informed about the deci- programs. To some, it appears the sion until after the fact, and that in- College trustees can find funds formation has come out slowly on when they want to. the specifics of the package. Few Critics also point to the $4.5 say the process was as transparent million loan given to the School of as Quinn described it–at least in Management (SOM), which has the decision-making process. experienced lagging enrollment in “I recognize that the Board recent years, as an illustration of has ultimate fiduciary responsibil- this issue. ity for the college, and certainly RENEE FR OJO Meanwhile, Simmons full- presidential pay falls under the Senior Elaine Stefanopoulos celebrates near Fenway Park after the Red Sox won the World Series on Sunday night. time assistant, associate, and ten- purview, that’s a Board decision ured professors are paid in the 80 not a faculty decision. But, by the percentile of university professors, same token, it was kind of a bomb- but rank below the mean and me- shell that the decision making pro- dian when compared to 18 compa- cess wasn’t very transparent,” said Committee searches for provost to rable schools. Geoff Turner, associate professor CAS faculty: overlooked, under of psychology. work with president funded Jyoti Puri, chair of the sociol- By Renée Frojo the income stream, and better rep- wide. They will also provide over- Cheever’s compensation ogy department and director of the STAFF WRITER resent Simmons at regional and sight to the deans and academic package resulted from a series gender and cultural studies gradu- national meetings of other colleges administration, including the office of decisions made over 11 years, ate program, agreed that there has As Simmons grows in size and ex- and universities. However, in or- of sponsored research, the library, starting with his initial 1995 con- been a lack of transparency around pands its global initiatives, college der to accomplish this, Scrimshaw the registrar, the career education tract. The decision to loan the SOM the issue, which makes her uncom- officials have begun the search for cannot be as deeply involved in the center, and the study abroad pro- the necessary funds to receive ac- fortable. a provost that will work alongside day-to-day running of the college, gram, according to the Alumnet creditation was made earlier this “I don’t like the fact that President Susan Scrimshaw as the according to the meeting notes. Web site. year. Faculty salaries, stalled in there isn’t transparency around chief academic officer. “Simmons has grown and The provost will have some the 1990s, rose from the 65 percen- these kinds of major investments “Simmons has become large changed,” said Mary Gilfus, Presi- engagement with the students, but tile to the 80 percentile, but today we make as a college,” said Puri. and complicated,” said Dean Mi- dent of the Faculty Senate and not as much as some of the other remain below that of many compa- “I do feel like the way they came to chele Cloonan, co-chair of the Pro- a representative on the Provost members of the president’s council. rable institutions, according to a that decision has not been transpar- vost Search Committee. “It’s called Search Committee. “We may have “I think the provost and the presi- faculty study. ent enough.” Simmons College but we’re really needed an all-college academic of- dent will engage in different ways,” Lucia Quinn sat on the Board Puri also said that she was a small university, and we actually ficer before, but it is clear that we Cloonan said. “The provost deals a of Trustees when key decisions not happy that the Board dealt with have more graduate students than need one now. We have an under- little more indirectly with students were taken. “I was in the room for the announcement of the compen- undergrads, but there really hasn’t graduate college and five gradu- in the programs that the provost many decisions made,” she said. sation amount because she was been anybody who can help to ate programs; each has different helps to shape at Simmons.” She chaired the Trustees from brought back to campus early to shape and direct and raise money calendars and schedule, different The Provost Search Com- 2004-2007, and now chairs the be briefed on the issue so that she for these programs.” policies, and many needs for fund- mittee, chosen last year, has spent compensation committee. could help “soften the blow.” President Scrimshaw intro- ing and space to deal with rapid several months discussing how a In June, Quinn informed Many faculty group together duced the idea of a provost to the growth over the past few years.” provost job description should be faculty and staff of the Cheever Cheever’s compensation pack- faculty at a College of Arts and The provost will serve as crafted to fit Simmons, according compensation package amount, age and the SOM loan because of Sciences (CAS) faculty meeting in second in command to President to Gilfus. Led by Dean Diane Ray- aware that information would soon the close proximity in which they January of last semester. Scrimshaw and have oversight of mond and co-chaired by Michele be made public with the 990, a tax were announced and because both Because former president all academic college-wide affairs. Cloonan, the 17-person committee form all not-for-profits have to file. involve large sums of money, ac- Dan Cheever strengthened the fi- Along with Scrimshaw, the provost is constituted of four other staff “I was very concerned about cording to Diane Raymond, CAS nances and infrastructure of the will work with the senior staff and members, nine faculty, two trust- helping people to understand this dean and professor of philosophy college when he was in office, faculty to shape and drive the aca- ees, as well as one graduate and wasn’t as dramatic a situation as and women’s studies. Scrimshaw is now free to raise demic vision of the college, unite some would like to make it,” Quinn Simmons’ visibility, start another academic planning and manage- PROVOST see page 3 said in a phone interview. She did CHEEVER see page 3 fundraising campaign, diversify ment, and create synergy college- not want the start of President Su- san Scrimshaw’s presidency or Hel- INS I DE TH I S WEEK Be safe about sex New movie puts Boston in the spotlight Get the facts on urinary tract infections Learn some safe sex facts including tips on different types of Ben Affleck’s new movie, Gone Baby Gone, brings the first- Read about the distinctive sypmtoms and specific treatments birth control and how to make a dental dam. time director back to his hometown. that are associated with this infection. 7 . 11 . 13 2 THE SIMMON S VOICE NEWS NO V EMBER 1 2007 The Simmons SIMMON S IN BRIEF Voice BSO sponsors dance ASA hosts karaoke night Editor-in-Chief Beth Maclin The Black Student Organization (BSO) hosted the Hidden Gems dance The Asian Student Association (ASA) hosted their annual karaoke night [email protected] last Saturday in the Holmes Sports Center on the residence campus. Hid- last Friday in Quadside Café from 7:30-11 p.m. It was a Halloween- den Gems was not as successful as previous events, according to France themed event, and students were encouraged to dress up in costumes. Managing Editor Belizaire, BSO president. The group “is striving to not only be a social The ASA awarded prizes for the two best costumes and the three best Renée Frojo [email protected] organization, but also more educational and political,” said Belizaire. singers. The event “has not gotten us down because we are looking to do bigger and better things.” News Editor Students, families participate in family Traci Farrell [email protected] weekend events Trustees attend library event The Office of Student Leadership and Activities (OSLA) hosted Sim- Assistant News Editor Trustees of the college were on campus for an event in recognition of Lucia Cordon mons’ annual Family weekend on Oct. 19-21. Students and their families [email protected] major gifts to the college, many of which were donated specifically to participated in events such as dining at Vinny T’s Italian restaurant, see- the library.
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