c Volume 8, Number 3 College At Lincoln Center, Fordham University, New York September 24-October 7, 1988 Fordham Seeks Answers As Enrollment Drops By Mary Kay Linge next spring. "After Many Years Of Neglect": The Reasons Enrollments at the College at Lincoln Center are down over 10% again this year, according to pre- "There've been a thousand and one suggestions liminary figures obtained by Assistant Dean Ully as to why enrollment has dropped," Hirsch said. Hirsch. Registrar Steven Bordas confirmed that "I think it's a lot of factors-economics, lack of Hirsch's estimate of 2125 enrolled students this fell, advertising, tuition..." The task force report does a loss of 155 students from Fall 1985, is "in the state that, "after many years of neglect, [CLC] is ballpark," though he said that the final figures will in a crisis situation." not be ready for several weeks. The estimate in- The problem may have been caused by several cludes full-time, part-time, and College At Sixty elements, but there is no agreement within the students. University as to which ones have been most harm- "This year is really drastic," Hirsch said, citing ful. While admissions and advertising personnel the 13 % drop in high-school entry freshmen as a emphasize uncontrollable market changes as the special concern. Enrollments, largely among adult major fector in CLCs decline, task force members students, have been dropping steadily since 1978, tend to blame an insensitive administration policy but the traditional student population has remained based at the Rose Hill campus. fairly stable. According to Director of Undergraduate Admis- CLC's enrollment problerti was examined last sions Richard Avitabile, the adult market for higher semester by the Recruitment and Advertising Task education has completely changed in the past Force, formed as part of the University-wide decade. "When the Excel program began, it was Strategic Planning effort. The task force, chaired Nonexistent Lines At Registration This Fall Were Evidence Of The Enrollment Drop. the program for adults in New York. .we didn't by Hirsch, submitted a 24-page report that detailed have to do much to attract students then. Also at long- and short-term recommendations to remedy retary and Planning Coordinator Rev. James J. means that none of the task force's suggestions will that time there was a cadre of adults who had been the "crisis situation" they saw at CLC. Conn, S.J., "CLCs plan is a part of the University's be considered by the administration until the en- denied access [to education] in the 1960's.. they However, according to Assistant Executive Sec- plan... no decisions will be made piecemeal. This tire five-year plan is complete - perhaps sometime i continued on page 5 SABC: More Clubs, Less Money Enrollment Decline Hurts Funding SABC Allocations: Fall 1986 ORGANIZATION ALLOCATION REQUEST By Ian J. Baer dent Activities money to send students to a Arts Guild $264.58 $307.23 Democratic convention. How wise would it be'to Computer Club . $553.00 $740.00 The Student Activities Budget Committee has use students' money to go for one party? It totally Democratic Club $37.75 $8474.25 announced club allocations for this semester. A violates everything we do." El Pueblo pending justification total of $23,185.93 was divided among 16 clubs, The second highest cut went to the Observer, Emergency Medical Service $776.60 $851.60 about $3,000 less than last semester. According to which requested funding for a typesetting machine Entertainment Programming Board $1,650.10 $2,706.40 Assistant Dean of Students Norrhand Parenteau, to be purchased on a two-year lease costing over Entrepreneurs Club $997.70 $2,264.10 allocations were made with an intent to "represent $1300 a month. SABC opted for a five-year lease, Gaelic Society $456.00 540.00 a varied amount of activities, educational and, at a cost of $690 per month. According to Par- Gaijnon Debate ! no budget submitted entertainment." enteau, while the funds were "just not there" for H.E.O.P.S.O. ' $523.00 $1,416.00 Of the 18 clubs submitting budget proposals, the two-year plan, SABC felt the typesetter was a Italian Club no budget submitted only the Psychology Association received their re- necessity. "The typesetting machine is an invest- Intercampus Society no budget submitted quested figure, and some were cut by as much as ment," he said. "All the clubs will benefit, and the La Sociedad $465.00 $545.85 $8400. Parenteau cited insufficient justification, quality of the publications that come out of here M.E.S.S.A. $200.00 $1,545.00 redundancy of requests, and lack of importance to will bring us up one level." Molimo no budget submitted the entire CLC community as prime criteria for Other clubs that lost substantial amounts include Observer $13,054.80 $18,937.69 the cuts. the Entertainment Programming Board, the Philhellenic Club $305.00 $2,151.00 Hardest hit by budget cuts was the Democratic Entrepreneurs Club, H.E.O.P.S.O., the Middle Pre-Law Society pending USG recognition Club, which received only $37.75, over $8000 short Eastern Society (M.E.S.S.A.), and the Phil-' Psychology Association $665.00 $665.00 of their request. The bulk of their request was ask- hellenic Club. In all cases, Parenteau stated that Sigma Alpha Zeta $544.80 $1,112.75 ing for major equipment which, since they don't requests for funds were not properly justified. Im- United Student Government $2,448.90 $3,501.90 even have an office, is kind of silly," Parenteau said. proper justification, he said, generally means the Yearbook $243.70 $315.34 "Some of these requests just seemed ridiculous." proposed equipment or activity is considered by TOTAL $23,185.93 $46,074.11 Among the equipment was an Apple Macintosh SABC not to be in the best interests of the student computer, a videp recorder and monitor, and a community as a whole, or that no sound reason typewriter. was provided by the club in its proposal. appeals as they are still pending official recogni- in enrollment led to a decrease in total available Parenteau added that the Democratic Club was Clubs unsatisfied with their allocations are cur- tion by the United Student Government. Several funds. Secondly, at the time of allocation, no of- not funded for certain activities that, according to rently appealing to SABC. El Pueblo, at Par- new clubs, including a fraternity and a social ficial enrollment figures were available. While the SABC policy, were not proper for funding. "We did enteau's request, resubmitted their budget proposal sciences journal, may also be approved and committee did have an estimated figure of 2090 fund them for one lecture," Parenteau said. "It's because, he said, "none of their requests were allocated at that time. students to work with, Parenteau said, "It's hard non-partisan, we liked the topic, and they invited justified." Parenteau noted that allocations were especially when you don't know how much has been col- speakers from both parties. But we can't use Stu- The Pre-Law Society will be considered during difficult this semester for two reasons. First, a drop lected, so we had to be a bit conservative." WFUV Sends A Signal Downtown By Suzanne Myron lion's location at Rose Hill, CLC students either are not aware of or do not participate in the sta- WFUV has made plans to install a small studio tion. Now, he said, "We will have a presence there." in Rm. 41B next to the Student Activities Office, Jennings said that he was "particularly anxious" according to Dr.ttalph Jennings..General Manager to involve as many CLC students as possible with of the radio station. the new studio. Writers, people to do audience The room, which will serve as a place to con- research or study university needs, and people to duct interviews, record public affairs programs, work on fund-raisers arc some positions he said and tape additional programming for the station, need to be filled. "We arc eager to have (CLC was made available last week by Assistant Dean students)," said Jennings. "We're not just looking of Students Normand Parenteau and will take a for people who are anxious to be disc jockeys... but "month or so" to supply, said Jennings. Equipment we're interested in people who want to work behind •* such as a mixer, microphones, speakers, and a rccl- the scenes In broadcasting as well." WFUV •3 to-rccl tape recorder have been ordered and will Program Director, Connie Sultana, a Fordham D be brought down to the studio. College .senior, added that the CLC students Jennings called the move "good for the sta- already working for the station are "some of our tion. .an awful lot of people that would be available best people." for interviews arc available in mldtown but don't' Eventually, said Jennings, he hopes the project will evolve from a "small studio" into a "full-blown Coney Island Club DayBHPage 4 T continued on page 3 page 2/CLC Obmamr/September 24,1988 Sigma Alpha Zeta and The Division of Student Affairs are sponsoring a BLOOD DRIVE Wednesday, October 1 Noon to 6pm in the Pope Auditorium Sign up: on trie plaza on September 23-24,29-30 from 1pm to 6pm All donors will receive a free soft drink in the cafeteria and will be entered in a raffle to win a dinner for two in the */> JV*~~* THE PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATION &. PSI CHI INVITE YOU TO FORDHAM'S EIGHTH ANNUAL "I Graduate Psychology Conference I Did you know: Tuesday, Oct.