University Archives (0 2) Box 1063 www.thealestle.com Comic relief from finals See Lifestyles fiL TO N ■ E a s t S t . L o u is ■ E dwardsville + T u e s d a y , A p r il 2 7 , 2 0 0 4 So u t h e r n I l l in o is U n iv e r s it y E dwardsville V o l. 5 6 , N o . 5 6 + Decision now up to Walker Chancellor bids A lestle S taff R e po rt Werner has indicated he will step Each candidate participated down July I. in open forums with students, The SIUE Chancellor Search The three candidates are faculty and staff. The committee farewell to SIUE Advisory Committee has made its Sharon Hahs, SIUE provost and received nearly 300 evaluation recommendation to Southern vice chancellor for Academic forms from the meetings. Illinois University President Affairs; Aaron Podolefsky, The search had 15 people James Walker. Northern Iowa University provost representing all facets of Although Walker has not and vice president for Academic SIUE, including a community announced a time frame for his Affairs; and Vaughn Vandegrift, representative. The committee decision, the new chancellor Georgia Southern University invited the three candidates to the could be introduced as soon as provost and vice president for campus after a three-month the May Board of Trustees Academic Affairs and chief process of screening and meeeting. Chancellor David information officer. preliminary interviews. P h o t o C o u r t e s y o f w w w .s i u e .e d u P h o t o C o u r t e s y o f w w w . s i u e . e d u P h o t o C o u r t e s y o f w w w . s i u e .e d u Kw am e R o ss/ A le s t le Sharon Hahs Vaughn Vandegrift Aaron Podolefsky Chancellor David Werner sits in his office Monday Ty l e r B ennett Nicole Gaudreault J a m ie F o r s y t h e afternoon. N ew s E d it o r E d it o r In C hief N e w s E d it o r K risten R e b er knew the dean at the School of N ew s R eporter Business here recommended me SIUE Provost and Georgia Southern University Aaron Podolefsky, provost for a job,” Werner said. “I applied Vice Chancellor for Academic provost and Academic Affairs vice and vice president for Academic With the end of the semester and came here, and the rest is Affairs Sharon Hahs is one of president Vaughn Vandegrift is Affairs at the University of nearing, it is time to say goodbye history.” the three candidates for the looking to make SIUE his home. Northern Iowa, is drawn to SIUE Beginning in December to retiring members of chancellor position. Vandegrift was a dean at in hopes of advancing to an 1968, Werner taught in the the university community, After graduating from Montclair State University in institution similar to his university. School of Business. and that includes Chancellor Illinois Wesleyan University New Jersey from 1998 until 2000. "SIU E is already an He was named dean of the David Werner, who is with a degree in chemistry and he holds a doctorate in institution of excellence," School of Business in 1975. retiring after 35 years of service and a master's degree in chemistry from Ohio University. Podolefsky said at an open forum Throughout his career. Werner at SIUE. inorganic chemistry from the He spent two years at Illinois on campus Friday, April 16. "One of my advisers who see WERNER, page 2 see HAHS, page 2 see VANDEGRIFT, page 2 see PODOLEFSKY, page 2 Astronaut comes to campus Deadline for admission K risten R eber would be a cool thing to do,” N ew s R eporter Magnus said. "I didn't share it with very many people. My pushed up four weeks The “Exploration: The parents and family were really N atalie W alters get what they need to get," Legacy of Lewis & Clark" series supportive." N ew s St r in g e r Director of Admissions Todd will be out of this world when Magnus, 39, thoroughly Burrell said. NASA astronaut Sandra Magnus planned her academic career. The number of applications With the addition of speaks at 8 p.m. Wednesday in After she graduated from being received by the Office of residence halls within the past 10 the Meridian Ballroom of the Belleville West High School in Admissions has forced the years, the school has continued to Morris University Center. 1982, she attended the University admissions deadline for the fall grow. "I'm going to talk about of Missouri-Rolla. semester to be pushed up to May 1. "What has been built here exploration, and I’m going to “1 had my plan in junior high At this time last year, only and the growth and quality of draw parallels between Lewis school. I took physics and approximately 4.000 applications faculty and students are making and Clark and what we're doing advanced physics, and I'd go had been received. This year, SIUE a very hot institution." in space." Magnus said. P h o t o C o u r t e s y o f w w w .s i u e .e d u to college and get my bachelor's around 4.500 applications have Burrell said. The presentation is the fifth Sandra Magnus in physics," Magnus said. "It already been received, and the Burrell said he is hoping to in the series sponsored by the Magnus, a Belleville native, was a great plan, but you need to deadline was supposed to be May keep the freshman class at around Friends of Lovejoy Library and decided to be an astronaut early be ready for your plan to 31. creating a need to move the 1,650. and that doesn't include SIUE’s Lewis & Clark in her career path. change." date. transfer students. Regardless of Bicentennial Committee. It costs "Actually, I was in junior While she earned her "Our volume is to the level the postmark date, all $5 for the public and $3 for high school in Belleville when I bachelor's degree in physics, that we feel we need to close applications must be received by students. latched onto this idea that it see ASTRONAUT, page 4 admissions, so our students will May 1. ♦ P a g e 2 fl I e s t I « Tuesday. A pril 27, 20 0 4 ♦ Attention Students! Two SIUE math professors retire Looking for Schalene Houston years,” Cooper said. students were motivated to get N e w s S t r in g e r With age playing a factor in a graduate degree. Many of Storage? her decision, Cooper decided to these students have full-time day r Come to Two SIUE professors from retire this year. jobs, and because we offered the Mathematics and Statistics “Because of age reasons and night classes, they could ", °u l o °m TRI-COUNTY STORAGE Department will soon retire. getting older, (I decided to complete their graduate degree,” nt ra ^1 Edwardsville's only award winning Professors Mary Cooper and retire),” Cooper said. Cooper said. y ge ex “customer service” facility Lyman Holden will no longer be The students have Cooper has various business College Student part of the SIUE faculty. contributed to Cooper’s exciting interests she plans to pursue and Special $22/month Cooper said she has been time at SIUE, and she said they said she wants to work on (on 5x5 storage only) here since 1984, and May will be are working hard to accomplish something entirely different. her last month. their goals. Holden was contacted but Call us today! “I’ll be completing 20 “I think the nighttime unavailable for an interview. 6 56 -34 27 WERNER--------- 6463 Center Grove Road from page 1 Edwardsville, IL 62025 has also served as provost and spent on planning and working in what the campus looks like Sign Storage Contract Today vice chancellor for Academic on the future.” and the quality of the Affairs. Werner did undergraduate programs.” Special Rate Effective through September 30,2004 “I came as a faculty studies at St. Louis University Werner said he is member,” Werner said. "I didn’t before completing his master’s enthusiastic SIUE will continue Call 656-UTAN (8826) expect to stay this long of a time, degree and doctorate at to improve in the future. but I saw the great potential this Northwestern University in “The goal for the university 6455 Center Grove Rd., Suite 101 campus had.” Evanston. should be to continually improve. Edwardsville, IL 62025 In 1997, former Southern Throughout his career at I am confident the institution Illinois University President Ted SIUE. Werner has seen the SIUE will continue to evolve,” Sanders named Werner campus build physically and Werner said. “I have absolutely chancellor after Nancy Belck, academically over the years. every confidence this Werner’s predecessor, accepted The building of the campus will grow in quality and appointment as chancellor of the first residence hall and the stature.” University of Nebraska-Omaha. addition of the School of Following retirement, “I was asked to fill in while Dentistry and School of Werner said he hopes to continue they did a search (for a new Pharmacy are just a few of the work on multiple research chancellor), and afterward, I was major changes.