The Guardian, January 19, 1976

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For more information, please contact [email protected]. \ Jaruary 19.1376 Vol 12 issue 27 Wright State University GUARDIAN Dayton, Ohio Women's center opens at Kettering center by Susan Wiseman of the city of Dayton; Elenore Since the official opening on Koch, executive director of lanuary 2, 1976, phones ha- Student Administrative ser- ven't stopped ringing at Wright vices; Rider, director of Career State's new Women's Career Planning and Placement, and a Development center, located few people with Counseling on the firs! floor of the Kettering services have been actively center. seeking the establishment of "Over 230 women and men the center and getti ng it funded. have called during the first 10 Funding for the center came days," stated Nancy Cook through the Miami Valley Cherry, appointed project di- Manpower consortium in the rector. She and Lois L form of a $32,786 grant. "Ifs Lachstader, the community not smooth sailing but we're outreach coordinator, have grateful for the funds," said been busy answering phones Koch. and setting up appointments to Originally the consortium get the center underway. had agreed to fund the center Plans for such a center for four months from the appli- sprung partially from a Com- cation date, which was mittee on Careers for Women November 1, 1975, but they established by Dr Robert ) were persuaded to extend it to Kegerreis, WSU president, on eight months. December 13, 1974. This The junior league is provid- committee's purpose was to ing the center with $10,000 in propose and direct such infor- scholarships and loan funds tor mation gathering activities as those who need specialized may be necessary to ascertain training to achieve their career the needs of career women in goals but can't afford it. Eligibil- the Dayton-Miami valley area. ity will be decided by the direc- Assistant Professor of Market- tor and the advisory committee. ing. Thomas Dovel was the Twenty women volunteers rhairer and other members in- from the junior league start cluded Rita S Tilton of Educa- training lanuary 15 to become tion, Or Willard I Hutzel of para-professionals capable of Political Science and Continu- doing career counseling. As the ing f duration Patik ia Marx of center extends its hours more Handicapped Services, and volunteers will be trained. Craig P Rider :>i Placement. At a luncheon given last Kegerreis also sent 45 letters Thursday to introduce Cherry to businesses am) industries in and Lachstadter to women in Dayton in order to discover if key positions at WSU, Koch they would use such a service. stated, "There has been no firm Thirty positive replies were re- Community Outreach Coordinator Lois Lachstader is kept busy by the ringing phones at WSU's [Continued on page 3! ceive. Women's center. (Steve Walters photo) While the committee planted the seeds of ideas lor a center, Gail levin . ex commissioner Affirmative Action council handles discrimination by Donna Denney plaint should contact one of Ihe Persons who are not satisfied selors to make a more intensive An increase in the size and EEO counselors, who will in- with the results can submit a investigation. The counselors 3 rd&L Murray variety of people now as- vestigate and then make re- formal written statement !o then suggest a course of action. sociated with Wright State Uni- commendations to all parties Smith. WIK> will then appoint a If the aggrieved still is not satis- shuttle bus versity reportedly has caused a involved. committee of three EEO coun- [Continued on page 101 rise in problems relating to dis- charges 250 crimination. The Affirmative Action Social work receives accreditation by Chris Mauch council is an organization that As of this quarter, the Wright handles legitimate claims of by Susan Opt accredited bachelor's degree have met the minimal require- State University bus travelingto discrimination. Its services are The social work program at program. Six others are also ments of the council." arid from Third street and Mur- open to ail students, faculty, Wright State is no longer just seeking accreditation at this Good added that the accre- ray drive in east Dayton will employees and anyone directly approved by the Council of So- time," noted Good. dited program will make WSU cost students 25 cents per ride. or indirectly associated with cial Work Education, but has Good explained that accredi- more attractive for students According to Ronald L Old- WSU. recently been accredited. Dr tation is of the greatest valu* to going into the master's degree iges, associate director of Pur- Alphonso L Smith, chairer of Elmer Good, director of social students. "Many graduate program. chasing and Transportation the council, encouraged comp- work, said that the council just programs give advance stand- Good said there were a services, the charging of a fare lainants to seek relief from their started accrediting of ing to accredited bachelor de- number of criteria involved for is not new. persecution. Smith is confident, bacheolor of arts degrees this gree students. accrediting a program. Some of Since the bus service's incep- and would like to assure year. "Traditionally, it takes two the requirements which WSU tion in 1965, a 15 cent fare has everyone, that "there will be no "Wright State has been ap- years to complete a social work met were the administration of been charged each year until reprisals." proved for five years," said masters degree program With the social work program by a the 1974-1975 school year, The council claims to pro- Good. But under accreditation, an accredited degree, students social worker. "It must have a during which the bus was free. duce results for individuals "requirements are more strin- can be admitted directly into practicum of a specified Costs involved in running the who have been discriminated gent" than approval, and it re- the second year," he added. number of hours." bus total $25,280. The major against because of color, race, quires "on-site campus visits." For students not going on for General requirements in- portion, $15,000, is used for religion, national origin, sex, Of more than 250 programs their masters but beginning cluded the number and quality labor and employee benefits. ancestry, age, or handicap. applying for accreditation in practice, the accredited degree of the faculty in relation to She Operational costs, such as gas, The Equal Employment Op- 1975, only 145 were accre- makes the students more "mar- number of students enrolled in oil, and repairs, account for an portunity council is the initial dited. ketable," continued Good. Ihe program, advising, and the additional >6,800. operational level of the AAC. "In the state of Ohio, seven "The employment agency has standards for admission to the [Continued on page 2] Persons with a warranted com- universities now have an assurance that the students program. I GUARDIAN lanuary 19. 1976 by Chris Mauch Demonstrations included Fifty-six geology students potassium-argon age dating by from Fairmont West High Dr Ken Kramer, associate geol- school vis.ted '.he Wright State ogy professor; the use of a pet. University Geology depart- rographic microscope by ment last Thursday. graduate student Dennis Hull; According to Dr Ronald and x-ray diffraction by Boyd Schmidt, choirer of the Geol- Parker, also a grad student. ogy department, the purpose of Fred Kingrey. a geology the annual visit is to illustrate teacher at Fairmont who ac- geology as a professional and companied the students, scientific field, both in general explained that this is the thud and as specific programs at yc-ar such a visit has been wsu. made. Said Kingrey The stu- The students were divided dents were impressed last year into six groups to view de- and I'm very certain they'll (<H monstrations and a slide show. the same way this year.'' Shuttle bus costs rising [Continued from page I ] Andrew Spiegel, executive vice The remaining $3,480 pays president and provost, that the for administrative costs, insur- bus fare be reinstated. ance, supplies, and equipment Approximately 195 people depreciation. ride the bus and, according to j Money for operating the bus recent survey taken of these line last year came solely from riders, each person rides an av- University operating funds. erage of seven times per week. After presenting his budget for The total cost involved t*'t this year, however, it was re- person lor three quarters commended to Oldiges by Dr amounts, to an average of ************** $129.64. The 25 cent fare will cost the typical rider $57.75 for three I ligh school student* listen to quarters and will thus reduie Or Ira Fritz in the Biology build- the cost to the University by 45 ng. (Steve Walters photo) pert ent. Result1, of the survey also de- termine the average rider's i ost of transportation tc. and from WSU, before beginning the 25 cent fare, a-- $(.52 per week The addition of the 25 cent tare inireases this <ost to $5 27 pet week Alternatives to the fare as suggested by several survey re spondants.

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