St. Peter's College Tenure Policies and Procedures
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J A I N T PETE~·s <OLLE,E Women's ~" Dr Ellis Varsity 1921-71 Page 13 PALi WOW Page 5 Volume XXXIX ·oecember 16, 1971 Number 8 Administration - Students: Conflict Over Tenure By BOB LARKINS The conflict over the failure to grant tenure to Professors Harold Hager. Donald M3iara. ~U\)~~lS and Thomas Kelleher has sharpened into a clear division between the administration and many students ov_er the present dedsion-making powers of the administration and the Board of Trustees. Results of a poll taken by a group of students who oppose the failure to grant tenure to the three teachers indicated that most students and faculty. rather than the Board of \SO\A1E.~ Trustees, should have the ultimate decision-making power. President Rev. Victor R. Yanitelli opposes this view . '"Students are students, and FROM teachers are teachers.'" he said . Although he wants to see students working out with faculty and administration ways to obtain more power, he said that because of the balanL·e which should be maintained, administration must have a decisive vote. He opposes, at this time, representation of students or refusal to grant tenure to the administration should open up its faculty on the Board of Trustees. three faculty members. budget to detailed examination by Charles Frain the sign man, backLll=E. at St. Peter's last week, urges all He said he would vote against it One alternative proposed at student and faculty organizations the meeting was for the students to attend the next Hudson County freeholders meeting because the board members to prove the financial need which administration to make all faculty December 30 at 11 A.M. in the Jersey City Administration should be "entirely objective, caused the rejection of tenure for in those departments teach in building "to investigate whether millions of dollars are being each one a professional and each Professors Hager; Maiara, and both the day, and evening division spent honestly". Frain was featured in the November 10 issue of one not either emotionally or Kelleher. of the college. the Pauw-Wow concerning his fight against water pollution. professionally involved in the Father Yanitelli said, "I day-to-day operations of the Father Yanitelli said he haven't quite made up my mind college." on that yet. ... I know there is Referring to criticism that pressure for it and I'm thinking Fr. Ryan Hopes To the Board of Trustees is all-Jesuit, about it with the advice of the Fr. Yanitelli expressed his budget committee." - ;o' ·· personal belief that this will . Father Yanitelli rejected the "'Freeze'' Tuition change in the "very, very near proposal that the Board of By MARTHA LARK.INS future." Trustees should have granted If the Legislature funds the State Board of Higher At a meeting December I, tenure to the three teachers and Education's plan for aid to non-public colleges, it will result the ad hoc student group which then used the established in a "leveling off" of tuition and a raise for faculty, according sponsored the poll prepared a procedure to reduce the number to Executive Vice-President Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., Fr. petition in which they opposed of tenured professors. He said this the refusal to grant tenure to would be impractical, because Ryan has been working since June in his post as president of three professors. The petition after a professor is granted tenure the Association of Independent Colleges for such a program. specifically supported the three "the proof is entirely on you." He St. Peter's will receive $900,000 to $1,000,000 under teachers' appeals on the basis that said the Board would have to this program if passed. wage-price freeze in order to give they were not given substantial prove "a whole department is The first thing the money will the faculty an 11 % pay hike. reasons for the denial of tenure. going to be discontinued." Father be used for is to match the 7-8% Fr. Ryan has spoken to Gov. Tom Hall and Jane Moulton Yanitelli noted that the Statement Fr. Yanitelli on Government of Colleges and rise in cost which occured every William Cahill, and said the are co-chairman of the committee. Universities is specifically nol year for the past several years. Fr. Governor was "interested" in the At that December I would be menable to this if the entitled as "a manual for Ryan noted that there was a plan, bu-t noted that the state has meeting, specific alternatives were individual department voted for regulation of controversies," while $47,000 increase in projected cost financial problems of its own, produced to meet the this. He did not rule out the other specific procedures are open of 1971 over 1970. because its only broad-based tax is administration's contention that possibility that if, for example, to various interpretations. If the program is passed Fr. the sales tax. staffing projections of reduced the English Department voted for Ryan said the administration will The total cost of all colleges in need for faculty in the English this the Board of Trustees would Student Senate President try to get an exemption from the and Philosophy Departments (Continued on Page 4) change their decision about the Pal Caulfield said the only way to caused by the changes in the core tenure of Professors Hager and change the situation regarding curriculum has necessitated the Maiara. Professors Hager, Maiara, and Students Gain Voice Other students at the Kelleher would be to prove the Centennial Flag December I meeting said the (Continued on Page 4) In Dept. Affairs To Fly Over SP By BETTY BARRETT In a number of departments at Saint Peter's College, By BOB LARKINS some initiative has been taken to guarantee a student voice in A centennial flag-raising departmental affairs. ceremony for students, The modern language'S majors have elected four students faculty and administrators to represent them at departmental meetings; John Coroais, who are working on Frank Bolha, Mike Buryk and Donna Pica hold four of the committees preparing the twelve voting positions in the department. Similar positions centennial celebrations are held by Brian Bovasso, Ed Sullivan and John Lane in the will open the 100th Economics Department. anniversary year of the Clyde Hart '72, a student Hamilton and Kathy Gilvey are chartering of St. Peter's representative from the Political helping the departmen form new College January 1. Science Department, remarked courses. They are also working on The raising of the upon, the importance of students an internship program through specially prepared actively participating and having a which students would bec0me centennial flag will follow A Pauw Wow photograph caught four counter-culture, hippie, vote. Hart said "students familiar with the functions of a 3 p.m. Mass. The flag left-wing, subversive radicals hanging communist propoganda on a sometimes know best what such city departments as the bears the college seal and cafeteria wall. John Wagner on Ed Sutor and Peg O'Kane on Pete Zampella were later arrested by security guard Wm. B. Williams students want." Hart, along with mayor's office and the police. the centennial symbol. student representatives Pat (Continued on Page 4) for not carrying student I.D. cards. Page2 PAUWWOW December 16, 1971 Appalachia Volunteers Evaluating Program, Goals By KA THY NORTON The six year old St. Peter's Appalachian project is presently undergoing a rebirth and change, both in the leadership of the project and in the definition of its primary aim. Fruges Resigns As Fr. Aidan C. McMullen, who was the originator of the project and the moving force behind it for Greek Councll ·Head these past six years, has been By BOB MACISAAC appointed acting Academic Dean Dominick Fruges, Class of 1972, has resigned as president of the of Students, a job which will Greek Council. His replacement is Tom Ducca, also a senior. who had entail more responsibilities and w been the council's second vice-president. monopolize the greater part of his time. For that reason, he has The Greek Council is the coordinating body for all fraternity and asked Father Edward Heavey to sorority organizations. Together with administrative advisor, Dr. act as the year's coordinator of Lawrence Malnig, the council oversees all actions of the fraternities and the project. Says McMullen, "I sororities and acts as a liason between these organizations and students. will give this year's project Fruges' primary reasons for his resignation were that he lacked whatever support I can. However, suf~cient ~vailable time to devote to the council, and his own personal 1 will not be able to take the feelings with regard to the council's organization. "There has not been active role in the project that I much cooperation from most of the various fraternities and sororities." have taken in previous years. I am ~ruges said. "Attendance at council meetings has been poor, and there anxious, also, to see how the new 1s a distinct lack of unity." But he also stated that he could have developments which this year's Fr. Ed Heavey and Bob Lucid discuss upcoming plans for St. overlooked. and possibly aliented, these troubles, if not for an overload Peter's Appalachia Project. of school work. group have introduced will work out." Problems permanency and continuity to the working on their behalf. The These "developments" are the ~ r~ges further commented on the internal problems of the project. Our efforts will be people from Appalachia, however, aforementioned change in the fratermhes and sororities themselves. "Most of the fraternities have had successful, provided quite a are Jiving in a place where poverty group's objectives; they require pr_oblems ??t o?lY with obtaining money and frat houses.