Edu. School Starts Making Moves MN Votes on Aid in Dying
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The Statesman A1 THEUMDSTATESMAN.COM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015 Edu. School starts making moves CHILL The BY APRILL EMIG ure to properly document a being met in these other Manging Editor course within the Integrat- courses but it hadn’t been ‘F’ out ed Special and Elementary changed in the system,” As of November 13, all fall Education (IESE) dual-li- The issue was raised in 2015 graduates of education cense program. A mid- March 2013 but Pinkney with music programs will be eligible dle-level methods course that Pastrana was not aware of for full licensure. This news hadn’t been taught for nearly the issue until October 2014; comes after months of highly six years was still being doc- she became dean of CEHSP publicized stress within the umented in the degree. in the summer of 2013. The College of Education and “Students weren’t taking previous deans held the posi- Human Service Professions that class anymore, they tion interimly and may have (CEHSP) department. were taking other classes,” been part of the cause for College of Education and Human The trouble began in 2012 CEHSP Dean Jill Pinkney miscommunication within Services Profession Dean, Jill when the Minnesota Board Pastrana said. “The same the department. Pinkney Pastrana ILLUSTRATION BY WILL of Teaching noticed a fail- content and standards were “Frankly, it’s not the facul MADISON See EDU. on A4 See STORY on B3 4 days Q & A in UMD EVCAA with North calls it quits Ashley Korea Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Lewis Andrea Schokker resigns after a tough 2015 On the Title IX complaints BY HANNAH same afternoon, the to fill the position per- BROADBENT president of the Unit- manently.” News Editor ed Educators Associa- According to Wil- tion-Duluth (UEA-D), liams, the Chancellor UMD VCAA calls it John Hamlin, sent an should find an Inter- quits email to members of im EVCAA in a few Unnamed UMD Grad tells Amidst turmoi at the UEA stating that days to a week. Then his story on four days in UMDl, including 16 on Monday, Dec. 14 a a national search will North Korea. vote of “no confidence” begin for a permanent ALEX GANEEV/STATESMAN lawsuits, four Title IX complaints, the low- in Schokker (and a sep- position starting next BY EMiLY NESS est enrollment in ten arate vote for Chancel- year. Statesment Correspondant years and calls for her lor Black) will be held The Statesman will resignation by UMD in the UMD Garden be following the topic EVCAA Andrea Upon entering North faculty, Andrea Schok- Room. As of Tuesday and update any new Schokker Afternoon, the vote has developments. Follow Korea on a tour in 2013, a ker, the Executive Vice the final decision. Wil- See STORY on A4 University of Minnesota Chancellor of Academ- been delayed, a new along at theumdstates- time has not yet been man.com and The liams has full confi- Duluth graduate, who ic Affairs (EVCAA), dence in Black. must remain anonymous resigned from her posi- announced. UMD Statesman’s 5 worst Schokker made it Twitter and Facebook Voters have the in order to protect his tion. option of voting, “con- safety, was taken into “Every time you’re clear in the email that accounts. women’s Black did not ask her View the Duluth fidence”, “no confi- another world. in a high profile posi- dence” and “abstain.” In this world, tion, you’re under a lot to resign and that she News Tribune Op-Ed bathrooms believes she would be on the UMD resigna- According to Hamlin, communism was of pressure,” Commu- even if 75% of faculty engraved in everything. nications Department more useful in her pre- tion here. at UMD vious position, teaching vote no confidence, the Kim Jun Un’s name Director, Lynne Wil- Board of Regents can in UMD’s Civil Engi- VOTE OF NO rang throughout the liams said. “It’s tax- respond with ‘That’s neering Department. CONFIDENCE streets where glossy ing.” what you expect, espe- murals of smiling The decision came Chancellor Black The UEA-D will commented through a hold the vote for top cially in hard times.” children bowing to their after “careful consid- “The end results infamous leader were eration of my work news release: “I accept positions to gauge fac- Dr. Schokker’s resig- ulty’s belief in UMD aren’t the issue,” Ham- proudly displayed and and home life values,” lin said. “It’s the means propaganda depicting according to an email nation with regrets but administration “It respect her decision. comes out of an accu- to the end.” America’s Lady Liberty Schokker sent out Hamlin said the fac- cutting North and South announcing her resig- Andrea did a great job mulation of missteps.” in this position and John Hamlin said, in ulty has lost trust in Korea in half with a nation to faculty early top positions and fear sword was showcased Tuesday morning. the students who will an e-mail. have her as their fac- Though faculty can retaliation if they speak theatrically. Schokker said in the out. According to him, Born and raised in email that she gave ulty member are very express their confi- fortunate. I will work dence in higher-ups, the issue isn’t with the Osceola, Wisconsin, the Chancellor Black her decisions, it is “the UMD grad majored resignation letter on quickly to name an this vote will have no interim before begin- effect. The Board of process through which in Political Science. the morning of Mon- they are made.” ILLUSTRATION BY WILL Following his graduation day, Dec. 7. That ning a national search Regents will still have MADISON in 2012, he went on See STORY on A5 to study International Business in China. He is fluent in the language and he has resided there MN votes on Aid in Dying Men’s for four years. Living in China BY HANNAH BROADBENT “My mother died in Hospice and Basketball: has given him the News Editor lived long past what she called a opportunity to pursue good quality of life,” Eaton said. many interesting things. A little over a year ago, on Nov. 1 On Saturday, Dec. 5 Sena- AZ invasion Perhaps the most 2014, Brittany Maynard took part tor Eaton held an open forum at interesting was his tour of in Oregon’s Death With Dignity UMD. She was accompanied by North Korea. Law when she took her life sur- professors Barbara Elliot, of the “To join was very easy. rounded by friends and family after U of M Medical school - Duluth I Googled North Korean being diagnosed with a terminal Campus, and Charlie Bateman, Tours, found a company state of stage four brain cancer. LSBE adjunct faculty member. based in Beijing that Now, Minnesota State Senator The forum was held to inform the would do it and had filled Chris Eaton is fighting for the same public of her bill and allowed for possibility for Minnesota residents. question and answer time. in the application. After Sentor Chris Eaton (left) She is proposing her own bill, mod- Eaton addressed three questions: about three weeks, my and Dr. Barb Elliot (left) at eled after Oregon’s, called the Aid why it’s important, what aid-in-dy- visa was approved and I an open forum on Saturday in Death Bill under the Compas- ing is not (it’s not murder) and the Dec. 5 . HANNAH BROADBENT / See KOREA on A4 sionate Care Act. process of it. 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