Prof. Evaluation

I ST. PAT'S VENEREAL DISEASE WEEKEND AND YOU SEE CENTERFOLD See Page 3 \ FIAT LUX ALFRED UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER - SINCE 1913 Vol. 58, No. 15 ALFRED, NEW YORK, MARCH 14,1972 Prof. Evaluation Recognition of Good Professors AAUP STUDY FINDS STUDENT bibliography clearly demon- EVALUATION POSSIBLE strates) "substantial information AND DESIREABLE about the effectiveness of both The American Association of teachers and teaching." The University Professors and the qualities that distinguish a Association of American Colleges superior teacher have been as part of their jointly sponsored variously described in the Project to Improve College literature as: Teaching have recently issued a Discusses points of view other comprehensive report on teacher than his own. evaluation. The report, The Explaisn clearly. Recognition and Evaluation of Encourages class discussion. Teaching, was compiled by a distinguished conference com- (Continued on Page 2) mittee composed of faculty, ad- ministrators and students and was Colloq. on Literature written by Kenneth E. Elbe, whose Opening scene from LES SYLPHIDES was performed by National Ballet on March 10. Per- By JANE CARLL formance attracted overl,500 people. observations on the state of college teaching regularly appear in a Dr. Rosina Navarrete, professor variety of publications including of Spanish, spoke on La Fianza Student Assembly The Chronicle of Higher Satisfecha (The Bond Honor), a Herrick Library Education. play by the seventeenth century Spanish dramatist Lope de Vega, The report is based on the By KATE DALY at the last lecture in the series premise that good teaching must To Receive Allocation of How does Alfred's Herrick Colloquium on Literature. Library compare with every be identified and rewarded. Because teaching is the interaction The relevance of the play is due $6200 from University student's ideal library? Perhaps to the marked parallel between the well, perhaps not, depending on between teacher and student, systematic methods should be young Spanish rebel of the 1600's Last Thursday's Student operation of certain services in the what the student wants. But it is and the young Américain rebel of Assembly meeting began with the town such as the blood bank,'fire possible that Herrick is a better devised by which students can register the effect of their ex- taday according to Dr. Navarrete. reading of minutes from the last department and Salvation Army, library thap you think. There are In Dr. Navarrete's view both and is presently under negotiations perience in specific courses and meeting and treasurer's report several services and facts about rebels live in an absurd and con- to get a number of full time with individual teachers. from Sec.-Treas. Kathy Bouchard. the library of which some students fusing world and a powerful nation physicians to live and work in Contrary to the opinion held by She announced that there was, at may be unaware. If you think you which is beginning to doubt its own that time, $307.64 left from last Alfred. Eric Vaughn made the know all there is to know about some college faculty, there does exist (as the report's ten page virtuosity. Their rebellion centers semester's money and that the proposal for the $750 and explained Herrick, stop here, go to the (Continued on Pagie 4) Assembly expected to receive this that it would go towards libaray, and use it. If you'd like to semester's allocation of from $6200 operational expenses for a "Hot- know more, read on, and see if to $6400 soon. Dog Day" on Saturday, April 29 of your opinion of Herrick Library The first piece of business was Parents' Weekend at which time a doesn't come up. Congelli named Ass. Dean penny carnival and sales of goods the vote on a proposal that $750 be Let's start with something a little and services will b eheld. The plementing student programs and given to help set up afund-raising complicated: Reserve Books. First goods are being donated by services at the University. day for Alfred's Community Chest. of all, all books that are on any kind members of the Alfred A registered nurse and 1969 This organization aids in the of reserve are listed in the Reserve Businessman's Association and a nursing graduate of Columbia Book—a large loose-leaf notebook number of faculty members are University in New York City, Mrs. which is kept behind the main Analysis of the donating such services as doing Congelli served from 1969 to 1970 as desk. Students are welcome to look st7-ents' homework for a night. All a nursing instructor at the State through this, to see if their teacher fraternities and sororities are University Agricultural and Aware. Groups has placed a book on reserve, or being approached for financial and Technical Collage at Alfred. For just to browse the reserve section. Last semester the counseling manpower donations, as is the part of that time she held a con- Ask whoever is working at the desk service offered students the op- Alfred Tech Student Senate and current appointment at Alfred to let you see the Reserve Book. It portunity to become involved in Ag-Tech fraternities ^nd University as head resident in a is kept very up-to-date. Now. There awareness groups for the first sororities. This proposal was woman's dormitory. are four types of reserve: Per- time. There were a number of carried 41-1. Since last August she has been manent, Closed, Special and reasons why the counseling staff employed at the University as a The next proposal to be con- General. introduced the idea into Alfred. residence coordinator. sidered was that of the AU Jazz First of all, they were influenced Permanent Reserve books do no Her appointment to the student Ensemble's request for $165 for by the reports of success which tleave the library. On permanent affairs post will fill a vacancy music stands. This was not voted other, psychologists and counseling Reserve are such things as dic- created last July by the resignation on due to the report by Financial centers had mae concerning the tionaries, catalogs, and of Miss Jane Troxell, Associate Committee member Jay Rulison Vuse of groups. In addition, students miscellaneous items such as Dean of Students. who stated that the St. Pat's Board who were interested in the idea and Master Plan papers. has agreed to charge 25c for the some who had even started in- Special Reserve books may be Beer Blast Friday night in an at- Mrs. Molly M. Congelli, a formal groups on their own had checked out for three days. They ages between yO and 85 years. All tempt to raise $80 which would go residence hall official at Alfred approached members of the are placed on Special Reserve by those interested are asked to University for the past eight psychology department con- (Continued on Page 4) faculty members, as are Closed report to the Parent's Lounge of months, has been named Assistant cerning the possibility of starting - Reserve Books. Closed Reserve the Campus Center at the times Dean for Student Affairs, effective groups. Third, the idea of were positive almost without are used in the library during stated above. next July 1. awareness groups appeared to the reservation. Few students had had library hours. They can be checked Tryouts of "Basil," written by In this capacity she will share counseling service as a way of previous experience with out one half hour before closing Jeff Simmons will be held on staff responsibility with Donald H. reaching more students with their awareness groups and con- time, and are due back when the Thursday from 3-5, Friday from 4- King, Associate Dean for Student services. Finally, Dr. Cunin and sequently had no idea what they library opens the next day. You 6, and Saturday from 4-6 in Room Affairs, for developing and im- Mrs. Towe, who direct the coun- could expect from it. can reserve a Closed Reserve book A. of the Campus Center. Swain seling service, were professionally A particularly interesting for night use. In other words, you describes the piece as "a satire on interested in the idea. question, and one which might can come in at noon and sign up to middle-class conformity involving take a reserve book out at 10:30 — Tryouts Slated The primary purposes of the concern anyone considering the seven very real characters with so you don't have to stay in the awareness group are to enable idea of awareness groups, is how Tryouts are to be held this week the exception of the leading role." building all day with the book just people to become more aware of relevant to real life can an ad- for two original plays as a part of The two student directors un- to make sure you'll get it that what other people think of them mittedly conttived, "unreal" the student workstage theater. The dertaking the two original works night. and more aware of themselves. situation be? In what ways can a pieces were written as an Allen- are most enthusiastic about them. term project this past January in a The group experience, the ex- person apply what he learns in the General Reserve books may be Swain, who directed a play written class on playwriting taught by periencing of other people through closeness of an awareness group to checked our for 4 weeks. Like all by himself during his freshman Prof. Marke. »Their disclosure of what they feel the outside world, which prohibits reserve books, they are kept year, "Untitled," sees the project about themselves and each other, self-disclosure? While the mem- behind the main desk and must be Readins will be held Tuesday as "a good chance for Alfred constitutes the dynamics of the bers of the counseling service have requested.

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