College of a & L Granted $700000

Photo contest - page 6 VOLXIX.NO. 54 the independent student newspaper serving notrt dame and saint man 's MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1984 College of A & L granted $700,000 By JOHN WALTERS felt that the college was in need of a News S ta ff definitive program designed to en hance research support for college. The College of Arts and Letters of The Institute is under the guid Notre Dame has recently received ance of Hatch. He said, “Notre Dame two grants totalling $700,000. wants to build the best faculty possi Nathan Hatch, associate dean of ble and to achieve that we must the College of Arts and Letters, show the faculty that we support describes one of the grants, from the them in their needs.” Andrew Mellon Foundation, as “the Hatch cited some examples of this largest gift ever ” for the college. support as research grants for fac The Andrew Mellon Foundation is ulty members, time off to research, a large philanthropic institute based stipends for attending summer semi m e O bserver/Lev Cnapelslcy in New York. Its grant is valued at nars designed to improve courses, A Saturday Brunch was one o f the many events Carol Burke, Anne Marie Kollman, her mother, $500,000 and will be directed and programs that bring distin during Saint Mary’s Junior Mother’s Weekend Carita Kollman and Trish Cullo were ju st a few of toward the new Institute for Schol guished visiting scholars to campus. held last weekend. Pictured left to right: (left), the more than 550 participants. Story below. arship in the Liberal Arts. The college has already received a The National Endowment for the $50,000 grant from Exxon to bring Humanities also provided the col seven distinguished scholars to visit Saint Mary’s Jr. Mom’s Weekend Notre Dame. This program is cur lege with a grant of approximately $200,000 over a three year period rently in progress. for its plan to improve the college’s This fall Hatch appointed Charles attracts more than 550 to campusinterdisciplinary core course, A. Geofffion as faculty research con By CATHYANN REYNOLDS daughters arose and “worked out” in dents modeled the fashions. A “Ideas, Values, and Images.” sultant. Geofffion’s task is to dis News S ta ff the Angela Athletic Facility before student model, Anne McCarthy, Half of the $500,000 sum of the cover the individual needs of the attending a brunch at the Haggar said, “the girls involved had a great Mellon grant will go toward funding faculty and then search for the More than 550 Saint Mary’s College Center. time." faculty development over the next available external funding that will juniors and their mothers partici Scheduled talks on Saturday were Despite the schedule of events three years, and the remaining allow the faculty to meet these pated in last weekend's Junior well attended. The talks focused on there was still time for mothers to $250,000 will be placed into an needs. Mother’s Weekend at the College. issues relevant to the lives of career really enjoy “one-on-one interaction interest earning endowment for the Geofffion has already spoken to Chairman of the weekend, Liz and family oriented women. Sharol with their daughters,” said Zimmer. Institute for Scholarship in the sixty faculty members this semester Zimmer, said the weekend offered a Parish, a speech consultant from Some daughters reportedly took Liberal Arts. in hopes of supporting their inter ‘rounded type program that was to New York, spoke of “ways to com their mothers to the bars in order to Furthermore, the University must ests. encompass all aspects of Saint Mary’s municate within your personal, so include them in the student night match the gift three to one, thereby The $200,000 NEH grant will life. The main emphasis was to get cial, and career life,” in her speech, life. establishing a $ 1,000,000 financial fund the college’s three year pro rc-aquainted with our mothers and “Speak As If Your Career Depended Sunday’s events included a special base for the one year old institute. gram aimed at improving the core each other.” On It.” Mass at the Church of Loretto that "This large grant will have an im course. The evolution of the course The friday events included the The next speaker was Sister Elena was followed by a brunch. mediate and beneficial impact on can be traced back to 1954, when Shakespeare play The Two Malits who spoke on the "Problems Lynda Dowling, another Saint the College of Arts and Letters. By University President Father Gentlemen o f Verona and the per and Possibilities of Women in Mary’s junior, said the Junior enabling new research support for Theodore Hesburgh instituted a fomance of Shenanigans Melissa Today’s Church. ” Mother's Weekend was an overall the college faculty, it will invigorate core course for the College of Arts Sagun, a Saint Mary’s junior, said Saturday evening’s dinner and fas success because, “this year’s class is scholarship in the liberal arts at and Letters. Shenanigans was “very entertain hion show was at the Century Cen generally receptive to Saint Mary’s Notre Dame,” said University Entitled, “Collegiate Seminar,” ing...they made you want to get up ter. A three course meal was served. functions.” Provost Timothy O ’Meara. the course introduced A&L students and dance." Hudson’s fashions were modeled, “My mother thought it was a good The Institute for Scholarship was to literary masterpieces. However, Shenanigans’ repertoire included featuring pajama wear, casual city weekend because it gave her a established in December 1983, a in the late sixties and early seventies Bells of St. Mary’s” and “A Chorus outfits, classics, sleek suits and chance toJbe with me and not my product of the new administration both students and faculty desired a Line” dresses for for the nighttime. Hud whole family,” said Anne McCarthy, of the college headed by Dean M i After the late night, mothers and son models and Saint Mary’s stu another junior. chael Loux. Loux and his associates see GRANTS page 4 ‘Ultimate’ governing body of University to meet on Friday Editor s note: The follow ing is the congregation had the power then.” sultation with Father Hesburgh and son a student is not on the board is The lack of a student on the board first in a series o f five articles ex "The creation of the board was Dr. Carney,” said James Murphy, the that they would not be effective in is not a concern of his office, said amining the Notre Dame Board of part of an expansion meant to fur associate vice president for Univer representing students’ interests Tyson, because, “I think Student Af Trustees. The series w ill concentrate ther both expertise and excellence sity Relations. there. fairs represents the students very on who makes up the Board and in running the University,” said Frick, who is a board member, is He said, "If a student was on the well The student government has what its responsibilities include. Jones. “The board brings a breadth also an assistant to the University board he would lose his effective heavy input on the Student Affairs and depth of expertise to the job. It president. Carney, the current chair ness because of the need for con Committee, but I would be con By MARK POTTER was part of the move after Vatican II man of the board, has been a mem fidentiality on many issues that the cerned if they didn’t. I suspect that Assistant News Editor to give the laity more responsibility ber of the board since its inception board deals with. ” Because any stu the students are more effective this in the school.” in 1967. dent who sat on the board would be way,” he said. The Board of Trustees of the Uni The board is responsible for set The Notre Dame board, unlike limited as to what he or she could The board meetings are closed to versity of Notre Dame which meets ting major policies, while the admin Saint Mary’s and many other col discuss with fellow students about the public, but information about this Friday for their annual fall istration is responsible for the daily leges and universities, does not have the meetings, he feels that the stu the meetings is released afterward. meeting, determines all major implementation of those policies, a student as a member. dent would not be effective. These releases have been criticized policies for the University and has according to Father David Tyson, He cited the experience of having for being too general and uni final approval on all major plans con vice president for Student Affairs. a student on the committee that nformative. cerning the University, said Sister “The board represents the Board of Trustees drew up the recommendations on Murphy said, “1 do the minutes of Miriam Jones, assistant provost. public,” Tyson said. The board’s role series the alcohol policy last year as an ex the meetings and then I prepare a The board was formed in 1967 is primarily to govern policy, not the ample of how little influence a stu summary for release from them. The when the Congregation of the Holy day-to-day running of the University, dent can have on a committee that releases are without detail because Cross transferred the governance of which is left to the administration, he or she is on. the board meetings aren’t public the University over to the board.

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