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Though he said he would have liked to see more faculty, the low turnout was a good thing. “Realistically, the low turnout shows that faculty aren’t deeply un- R aidOCHON s happy,” he said. he looks forward Rochon, along to more faculty with Kathleen meetings. Rountree, provost and vice presi- dent of academic affairs; Carl Sgrecci, vice president of finance and administration; and Eric Ma- guire, vice president of enrollment management, fielded questions concerning faculty governance, WITHOUT the status of the integrated curric- ulum IC2 and the 2010-11 budget Students make difficult and enrollment process. choices when financial The three topics were chosen be- cause Rochon said those were issues A HOME BY KAYDI POIRIER aid is not enough faculty were interested in. STAFF WRITER with a friend, and later he will call The media were barred from at- It’s a busy Monday afternoon in it a night. But for Biegun, this prob- Cornell professor rent-free, but only tending the meeting, but Rochon and September for Cornell University ably means pitching a tent in Cayuga until the end of the semester. said about four or five college students other participants discussed the meet- sophomore Zach Biegun. As a fiber Heights or sleeping in his car. ing with “I could afford to pay rent theo- rely on its shelter program each year The Ithacan afterwards. science and apparel design major, he This was Biegun’s nightly rou- retically, but I would have no extra but no one is at the shelter right now. Rochon said IC2 is funded and is logging hours in a design studio in tine for much of this fall because money for anything, so it’s a trade- on its way to being completed. Con- Students without parental fi- Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. Soon he chose to forego a solid place to off at a certain point,” he said. nancial support must meet spe- cerning faculty governance, Rochon he will take a break to grab dinner call home in favor of finishing his said he would like to see more facul- John Ward, director of homeless cific requirements to receive degree. He is now staying with a services for the Tompkins County ty and administration collaboration. Cornell financial aid. University sophomore Zach chapter of the American Red Cross, B Faculty who were not able to iegun sits in his car Tuesday morning at Cornell. See HOUSING make the 3 p.m. meeting Monday , Biegun lived in his car when he could not afford housing.page 4 had the opportunity to attend the noon-hour meeting Tuesday. The ALLI SON USAVAGE president spoke for about 25 min- Candidates for business school dean present visions/THE ITHACAN utes and then opened the rest of the hour-long meeting up to discussion. BY LAUREN BARBER Rochon said most of the ques- STAFF WRITER tions from faculty members were The search for the new School of Business dean about the college’s target enrollment is coming to a close now that all three final can- in the next few years. didates have presented their visions to students, Rochon emphasized that enroll- faculty and staff. ment demographics are changing The candidates are Mary Ellen Zuckerman, Su- and the predicted smaller number of san McTiernan and Robert Pitts, who all visited the high school graduates in the next 15 college in the last few weeks to promote their indi- years may affect the college. vidual ideas for the business school. “We need to attract prospective The search for a new dean began after former students so not to become a smaller dean Susan Engelkemeyer resigned at the end of college,” he said. the last academic year to accept an offer to be- Maguire said though the ad- come dean of the Charlton College of Business ministration is concerned with the at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. changing demographics, the college Engelkemeyer had served as dean since 2005. will be prepared. Each of the three final candidates visited cam- “We’re working on strategies to pus for two days and gave a formal hour-long increase applications in the upcom- presentation in front of students, faculty and staff ing years,” he said. in the Hockett Family Recital Hall in the Whalen Rochon said faculty members Center for Music. Each had the opportunity discussed how the college should to promote their ideas to the audience, answer be more receptive to transfer stu- questions and visit with audience members dur- The candidates for the business school dean from left, Robert Pitts on Monday, Susan McTiernan on dents in an effort to keep first-year ing a brief reception following the presentation. Friday and Mary Ellen Zuckerman on Nov. 3. enrollment steady. DES IGN BY CHRIS “The three finalists we have are all exception- CARLON. FRO M LEFT, JAKE Emilie Wiesner, assistant pro- ally qualified business professionals and admin- LIFSCHULTZ, SABI The first candidate, Zuckerman, gave her pre- NA CAO AND WILLIA fessor of math, said she decided istrators,” Greg Woodward, dean of the music M ROCHELEAU/TH sentation on Nov. 3. Zuckerman served as dean E ITHACAN school and search committee chair, said. School of Business throughout AACSB-Interna- and professor in the School of Business at SUNY- See FACULTY Woodward said a new business dean will be tional accreditation at the same institution. She , page 4 Geneseo and currently holds the title of distin- in place by July. also served as visiting associate professor at McGill guished service professor. She oversaw the creation University from 1990-91. of a Master of Accounting program and led the find more. online. www.theithacan.org See DEAN, page 4 [THURSDAY BRIEFING] 2 The Ithacan Thursday, November 19, 2009 THIS Nation&World WEEK Obama may send more US troops { } NATO said it’s waiting for President Barack 19 THURSDAY Obama’s decision on additional troops for Pilgrim Jam, sponsored by IC Afghanistan before it holds a conference on Stand-Up, will be held from pledging reinforcements. 7:30 to 9 p.m. in IC Square. The alliance holds regular meetings to raise Biology Seminar will be held at troops and other resources for all its opera- 4 p.m.