Report Recommends Restructuring Some Programs

Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Innovator Student Newspapers 7-15-1993 Innovator, 1993-07-15 Student Services Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/innovator Recommended Citation Governors State University Student Services, Innovator (1993, July 15). http://opus.govst.edu/innovator/423 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Innovator by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. D FREE!. July 15t h, 1993 Poocb Plundering Pr edators, pg 4 ...__G•r• e•e.ns.w . • •it•h•t.ee. t.h!•P•g_s _ II _J Report Recommends Restructuring Some Programs Accepting the challenge President. "Public dollars and administration m and Administration and Office Administration have of the Illinois Board of have to be spent on high existing programs will would provide the students already been eliminated. Higher Education, quality programs, designed establish goals and with a stronger professional The report recommends the Governors State University to meet the goals of our strategies to strengthen curriculum. elimination of the B.A. and recently released a report students. We are curriculum, streamline Program elimination was M.A. in Music after a outlining the restructuring determined to spend the schedules, increase also addressed in the report. history of difficulty in of its academic programs. taxpayers' dollars wisely." retention rates and also It stated that the M.A. m In response to the Board of In addition to redesigned increase the number of Sociology and the B.A. in - continued on page 4 Education's PQP (Priorities, academic programs, Wolff graduates," said Wolff. ..------------------------..., Quality, and Productivity) also said the university Recommendations fo r initiative, the university will would reallocate over six program consolidation and reprioritize its spending; hundred thousand dollars elimination will result in the Smoke Policy will consolidate, streamline from administrative to elimination or consolidation or eliminate some existing academic spending. of seven degree programs, programs; and will begin After more than mne deletion of approximately steps necessary to expand months of university-wide 63 courses as degree its academic program discussion and debate, requirements, and the offerings. recommendations were reassignment and I or These recommendations fo rmulated in May and retraining of 13 fa culty are included m the fo rwarded to the Board of members. Three degree university's annual report on Governors Universities in programs will be modified: programs made at this time June. They are consistent The recommended each year to the Board of with the university's new combination of the M.A. in Governors Universities. mission, unveiled at Wolffs Media Communication and "The Board of Higher inaugural on June 4. the M.A. in Instructional Education correctly insists "This report reflects our and Training Technology that we examine all our intention to improve our would result in an enhanced Smoking has not been Everyone's cooperation academic programs fo r curriculum through M.A. in Communications. allowed in any of GSU's in making Governors State quality and fo r demand - managed change, and The B.A. in Public indoor fa cilities since July 1. University a smoke free from students and from simultaneously to build Administration would The university began the environment is appreciated. potential employers," stated upon the strength of our become a concentration new policy to comply with Paula Wolff, university present curriculum. Faculty within the B.A. in Business the Illinois Clean Air Act. Parking Decals Eliminated; Fees To Be Assessed Automatically By Steve Young application took a great parking. Their fee will be information booth, until snow removal and the deal of time while offering assessed through payroll comprehensive stgns are university's escort service. As of the fall semester, only limited tracking and deduction. Employees will installed near parking lot A report issued by the GSU students, fa culty and enforcement capabilities. also pay $30 annually entrances. Eventually the business office regarding staffwill no longer need to After different types of through this system. booth will be closed. the new parking policy said buy parking decals. Instead, decal distribution were Campus Community Students and employees " ...the primary fiscal impact students will be auto discussed by the Business Center members will be who use other means of of the implementation of matically assessed on their Operations staff, they assessed $30 fo r parking at transportation will have to this proposal will be the bills each trimester, while decided to study the entire the time of initial or demonstrate that they do so loss of revenue from daily university employees will be parking enforcement renewal membership. in order to be exempt from parking fe es- approximately assessed through payroll procedure. The study Participants m other the assessment. Arr said $50,000 annually. This deductions each pay period. resulted in the plan to revenue generating this will only affect a small revenue loss will be Tim Arr, Director of eliminate parking decals. activities held on campus percentage of the GSU partially offset by the 100% GSU Business Operations, Starting in fall, students will be assessed the community, so each case compliance inherent in this said students no longer will be assessed $1 0 per equivalent of$1 per day as will be considered on its proposal. The balance will need to visit campus to pay trimester. The assessment part of the registration fee own merits, until a more be offset by cost reductions bills or register since the will be automatically added fo r each activity. fo rmal procedure is in the parking operation." implementation of phone to students' accounts upon Guests and other visitors enacted. Arr said the new policy registration. The only registration. The trimester will not longer pay to park. Arr said parking fees are has been endorsed by the activity still requiring face rate has been reduced from This was university policy necessary since there are no student senate, the fa culty to fa ce processing was the $11, though the annual rate before 1988. Arr said the state funds available fo r senate and the staffsenate. purchase of parking decals. of$30 remains the same. booth offthe Stuenkel road parking lots. The fe es cover Arr said working All employees will pay entrance will remain open parking lot maintenance, through each individual $1.25 per pay period fo r fo r a while to functionas an Page2 GSU INNOVATOR July 15, 1993 [GuVVy'S Bits Prairie State To Offer by Nicole Seibt Courses At GSU WHAT'S ON SECOND? ...The Student Advisory Board of the gcbra," History 20 l-"Survey of gmm is Dr. Paula Wolff, prcst ! College of Business and Public Administration is sponsoring a trip The Prairie State College American History" and P y dent of Govemors State Univer to go and see !l1e White Sox play the Minnesota Twin on Augu t Board of Trustees announced chology 101 - "Introduction to sity, who commented tJlat "tt is · 30th. The ftrst pitch is thrown out at 7:05, the tickets are $15, and approval of a joint agreement P ychology." a priority of GSU to be able to all the scats are Lower Deck Box. What's even better is that between Govemors State Uni All of the courses will be offer courses from Ute commu 1 proceeds will go to the Endowed Scholarship fund. For more info versity and four area community taught by full-time faculty from nity colleges on our campus. call Nate Wood at 534-4930. college. whereby U1e ftve com the community colleges, and Th1s will make it posstble for munity colleges will begin of student.<> will receive their tJlosc studenL<;who would like to SCIIOOL ALREADY?! ...As the days of summer slowly wane fering selected lower division gmdcs and transcripL� from tJle have four consecutive years of away, llle time for school quickly comes to play. Don't forget that courses at Govemors State Uni GSU coalition study, ralllcr Uum ilie two plus . RI-"GJSTRATION for the Fall of '93 beginsJuly 20th - August II th. versity on a pilot basis U1is fall. Tuition rates and lab fees will two approach, to have anoUter 1 If early registration is an inconvenience for you, late registration PSC is one of five conmlUnity be set at slightly higher flat rates altemative," Wolff said. goes from August 30th - September 9!11. Remember -you need !l1e colleges which make up !l1e !l1an tJlose of llte conilllunity 'Iltis progrant will also be es information from the sticker on !l1e schedule you receive in !l1e community college coalition colleges, and students will pay pecially bcncftcial for current mail and a touchtone phone. Utat have made lltis agreement tJle standard student fees at GSl' studcnL\, according to Dr. wiili GSU lbc o!l1er colleges GSU Students will be regis Jim I e!!tmcyer, vice president <iSlJ'S GOT LEADERS-NOW lJSL 'EM! ...'lbe ncw Sll fDENT are Joliet Junior College. tered at GSU a\ coaliuon stu of acadcnuc affairs rutd dean of An� SEN is setllcd into tis nest, but they're waiting for someone to Kankakee Community College, dcnLo;, and all courses will be faculty at PSC. bring Utcm their ftrst wonns! If anyone has anyllting they would Moraine Valley Community Its ted m GSlr s schedule. Stu "I ·rom time to time studcnL'i at like to sec happen (or at least brought up ) on campus, give them a 1 College and Soull1 Suburban denLo; will be considered GSU GSU need certain undergradu 1 call and leave a message.

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