THE NORTHERNER Vol.16, No.1 Northern Kentucky University Thursday, September 3, 1987
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THE NORTHERNER Vol.16, No.1 Northern Kentucky University Thursday, September 3, 1987 Drainage system ) under Landrum to be repaired Uy Valerie Spurr Managing editor and Terri Beatrice StafT writer Work has begun to repair $48,000 worth of damage to Landrum Hall that resulted from poor underground drainage, according to Mary Paula Schuh, Director of Campus Planning at NKU. The Capitol Tunneling Company of Columbus, Ohio has been directed ex cavate under rooms 106 and 107 of Lan· drum to remove the sewer and expose a tren-::h for inspection. "The building has no structural damage whatsoever," said Schuh. She added that the project is to prevent any further damage to the first floor hall. ln 1980, the problem was noticed when the drywall started cracking. This was caused from the floor moving up. Accordtng to Schuh isolated pockets of expansive shale were detected. When this shale gets wet it expands, causing pressure on the floor. was sworn President Leon Boothe last Monday (Aug. 24) as the New Stu· dent Government president. See story, page 3. (Eric Krosnes/The Northerner) see Drainage, page 2 Poole, Shisler gain positions in administration by Kelly Rolfes by Kelly Rolfes St.affwrit.er Sta!Twriter President Leon Boothe announced that Jean Shisler of Ft. Thomas, is the new • Darryl Poole, 43, of Ft. Thomas, will suc Director of Development for NKU's Col ceed Lyle Gray as acting provost for the lege of Business. 1987-88 school year. Gray accepted the When asked to describe this recently position as president of Castleton College created position in the business college, in Castleton, Vt. Shisler said her main function is "decen· The provost is the vice president ot t:ralized fund raising." academic affairs and in charge of all deans In the last few years many state col of each college, said Poole. leges have gone from public supported to Poole said that he and President public assisted institutions, replied Boothe's main concern this year, is the Shisler. Therefore, the college must rely reaccreditation by 17 representatives of on their own funds for scholarships, facul The Southern Association of Colleges and ty development, and any special business Schools, (SACS), occurring this spring. equipment. This is very important because ifNKU is Of critical concern is faculty develop not reaccredited, students wanting to at· ment in the business college, added tend graduate school may not be accepted. Shisler. Business technology changes so "I ftrmly believe we will be re-accredited/' rapidly and faculty must be given the op· said Poole. portunities to learn any new knowledge Poole plans to strengthen the colleges Darryl Poole in their field, so students will be fully Jean Shisler J1.v giving the deans control over faculty prepared when they graduate. and budget, which, in the past, was the department from 1972-80 and was dean Shisler received her B.A . from the Council and was assigned to an organiza. provost's job. of the college of Arts and Sciences from State University of New York at Buffalo, lion in the Northern Kentucky area, Poole added that he will concentrate 1980-87. and worked in Illinois as the Executive where she worked in management, public on the distribution of funds for NKU's Poole graduated from Ball State Director for a regional arts council, an in· relations and fund raising. academic programs and give support and University with a B.A. in education and dependent, non-profit organization. Shisler was also the Fine Arts opportunities for improving NKU's an M.A. in sociology. He earned his Ph.D. Shisler added that she also worked as a manager at NKU and can be accredited faculty. m sociology from the University of resource consultant for the New Com with directing such fund raisers as the Poole taught in NKU's Social Science Florida. munities Program for the Kentucky Arts Designer Show House held last year. 0003.tif 2 News The Northerner September 3, 1987 Drainage continued from page 1 "Tht• upwa rd hcuvmg of the noor IS In 1980 much, much less than the downward "Th ey should know more in two struct.urc," sa1d Schuh. weeks," Schuh said. Schuh smd thut1n uttcmptmgc to or H1ght now, the contractor has dug as reel the problem, a french drain wa'> built rur us the hallway between Landrum 106 15 feet in front of La ndrum. However, it and 107. was mcffectJ vc in allivmting the probl em. Thelen analy;r..cd that the problem may Engmccr George Thele n. of Thelen be due to the elevation difference between a nd Associa tes, a private co ntructor,drill the Umvcrsity Center and Landrum. cd down 20 to 30 fe et , ins t. a lling Because the Umversity Center is higher p1cdomctcrs {large st.t.-eltubcs} which were 1n elevation than Landrum the draininy used to detect the level of water. walcr has a tendency to fl ow in that direc tion. That, compounded with the tunnel, "The worst situation wa s detected in has caused a blockage, or dam, Schuh Landrum 107 with the highest vertical said. move ment. of the floor slab," Schuh said. "There is a main storm sewer under 107 und excavation was not done proper Several prorcssors in Landrum have ly." commented that they wish it had been The co ntractor plans lo create a tem done in the summer. The project should porary tunnel under the building manual cause no interruptions to regularly ly. tr needed, Schuh said, the trench will scheduled classes in Landrum. be leveled to promote positive dramage, The Landrum project should be com and additional draa n lines will be install pleted by mid-November. The building ed to ca rry water away rrom the under was co nstructed in 1976 ror $4 ,919,000. s1d c on La ndrum to the system install ed Law prof named APA by Todd Davis DIGGING IN: Excavation has begun under rooms I06 and 107 of Lan the Ohbayashi Corporation, said that the Staffwnt.cr drum hall to resolve a drainage problem. Construction is expected to last parties to the agreement were pleased to for several more months. (Eric Krosnes/The Northerner) have professor Goggin available as an ar The Ohbayashi Corporation, the con struction manager for Toyota, and the bitrator, noting that his experiences as a Building and Construction Trades professor oflabor law and a member of the Department (BCTD) has selected Edward American Arbitration Association's Panel Pro. Studies picks Johnson Goggin, professor of law at Northern Ken of Arbitrators provide an excellent background for his role in maintaining tucky University's Salmon P. Chase Col by Karen Landwehr tractive he said, "Because of its relative harmonious labor relations at the con ~ lege of Law as the Alternate Permanent Staff writer youth, we're still forming a lot of the Arbitrator for the construction of Toyota's struction site. poliicies that are going to shape the future Goggin described the BCTD as anum automobile assembly complex in Scott John P. Johnson became the new dean development of the institution." brella organization for laborers, generaliz County, Ky. of the College of Professional Studies, in Johnson received his B.A. and M.S. The role of Alternate Permanent Ar ed construction people, and people with June, at Northern Kentucky University. from Florida State University. As dean of bitrator is to enforce the No Strike/No skiled training such as welders and Before coming to NKU, Johnson was professional studies at NKU, he will Lockout Provisions of the Construction electl·icians. at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas direct the departments of Allied Health, Goggin said that the plant was Project Labor Agreement between for 10 years. He said from 1979 until 1983 Communications, Education, Military originally going to be built by non-union Ohbayashi and the BCTD. he served there as coordinator of graduate Science, Nursing, Public Administration, workers, but Gov. Martha Layne Collins "A lockout occurs when a company studies in the Department of Communica Social Work and Technology. stepped in and said that it wouldn't work tions. From 1983 until 1987 he served as hires some other group or a non- union Johnson has a Ph.D in Speech group to do the work instead of the out, being one of the reasons the plant will· chair of the department. be union built. Johnson said he came to NKU for a Pathology and Audiology. Those Fields, original group chosen," Goggin said. he said, deal with the study and correc "My role as Alternate Permanent Ar Goggin added that the plant is huge in number of reasons. One of the reasons, size as well as the price for its construc tion of speech and hearing problems. He bitrator is to be at the construction site ''that was fairly compelling," he said, tion which is around the $800 million "was that it's a comparatively new and practiced for 20 years in hospitals, clinics, within 24 hours if the Permanent Ar~ reh abilitation centers, and private figure. growing university, and as such there is bitrator, William Dolson, a professor at practice. t.he University of Louisville School of Law "Out.side of t-eaching, I handle 10 to 12 a lot of opportunity to have an impact on cases a year to keep aware of current pro- cannot be contacted," Goggin said. the development of the institution." Jack Guthrie and Alvin Silverman, of blems in labor law," Goggin said. That's not an opportunity that exists He began his career in education and much anymore, he added, because most academic administration.