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Dean names Writing Dept. search panel By Judy Sluder Carter-Harrison (Theater/Music), Suzanne Cohan (Interdisciplinary A search committee to choose a Ans), Eric Lund (Journalism), Ed new Writing/English department Morris (Television), Tom Nawrocki Chairperson has been appointed by (Writing/English), Sheldon Patankin Dean Lya Dym Rosenblum, and the (Theater), Michael Rabiger (Film/ "search is going forward," said the Video), Ly nn Sloan-Theodore Associate Dean of Columbia Col (Photography), Lesley Van Maner lege, Keith Cleveland. (Liberal Education), Rosenblum and According to Cleveland, the fol Cleveland, who will serve as secret lowing individuals were chosen: l'aul ary to the cbmmiltee. - " I chose the people that are on the committee because they are on the fa culty or are department chairs." said Rosenblum, "or they have a background in English, teaching writing or in student learn ing."" Rosenblum stressed that the people (Chronicle/Robb Perea) chosen for the committee were selected on the basis of both their IAIAC C hairman Dr. Renslow Sherer presents the Council's preliminary report on AIDS in the Senate "expertise" and previous back Chamber. ground in problems of literacy and teaching of English skills. She also said they were selected to be representatives of the college and offer a "diversity of departmental State report aimed interests and teaching interests•· in the college. Randy Albers and Peter Christen at AIDS prevention sen were temporarily appointed as co-chairmen of the Writing/English of Health Director, Dr. Bernard J. However, the IAIAC report department for this semester, said By Rudy M. Vorkapic Turnock, to coordinate public and stresses that there should be no fear Rosenblum. SPRINGFIELD. Ill. - "AIDS is private organizations and formulate a of contracting AIDS by everyday The search for a new chairperson the most serious health challenge to statewide plan to address the medi- contact. is just one of the many efforts for a the State of Illinois in our century.'' cal. social, psychological and finan- " It (AIDS) is transmitted only "dramatic restructuring" of the according to the Illinois AIDS In- cia! problems associated with Ac- sexual contact. either hetero- Writing/ English department, accord- terdisciplinary Advisory Council's qui re d Immune Deficien cy homosexual contact, or direct ing to a recent article in the Chron- preliminary report released late last Syndrome. to-blood contact (such as BlackMBArs icle. month. Of the 442 cases of AIDS diag- users)... said the IAIAC According to Rosenblum, the The IAIAC was formed · in nosed in Illinois since 1979, over 90 person, Dr. Renslow Sherer. ~~ ~ dedine restructuring in the Writing depart- November, 1985. by Gov. James percent of those were located in the is no casual contact of this ment was needed for a number of Thompson and Illinois Department Chicago metropolitan area. Continued on reasons. L---~--------------~~----------~----~------------------------~~~~~~~==~~ ·"There is much dissatisfaction in PAGE2 the Writing/English department among the faculty regarding the Bill would OK deductions Story Workshop,·· she stated in the article. " I just feel that 11 ts im National portant for students to have op for past due student loans tions. " students before the state enforces The ISSC has been recognized as · recognition for According to a memorandum by By John Shankland Mike Alexandroff. President of Co recovery action. If a student feels the having one of the country's finest Columbia dance lumbia College. two separate "Eng SPRINGFIELD. Ill . - Students state ha' acted wrongfully he or she loan rc<.:o vcry ~ys tcrn~. !:la id Robcn lish" entities will be enacted: one. delinquent in repaying student loans would be granted 30 days to appeal. Clement. director of agency relation~ an English department whose scope and other financial obligations could Larry Matejka. executive director for the commission. PAGE7 will include "basic English instruc have money deducted from their of the ISSC. said the comptroller"s The ISSC works closely with the tion. general student literacy. litera state mcomc tax refunds if a bill office would coordinate the appeal Dcpanmenr. of Revenue and Labor. ture and poetry and certain forms of sponsored by state Rep. Michael process. various legal departments and col writing; and two, a "department" Curran (0-Springfield) becomes law. State Rep. Lee Preston CO lection agencies. Sports" which could concentrate on directing Under Curran's bill, beginning Chicago) offered an amendment to The more money returning to the writers and teachers of Writing/ Jan. I. 1987. the state comptroller, Curran "s bill that would require the state from past due loan repayments. Sarge English in '"Story Workshop"" at 1he request of the Illinois State ISSC to get definite hearing dead the more money will be available to methods. Scholarship Commission, would lines for student appeals. The state others scekmg financial assistance. speaks out A specific date has not beeo set have the authority to ··intercept and then would have to act swiftly so Clement said. for choosing a new chairperson, but deduct from student income tax re students. who may owe the state John Shankland is a stu according to Rosenblum, the dead funds" · amounts owed 10 the stale for nothing, do not have their money dent in Columbia's Graduate PAGE 12 line for the applications is May 15, financial assistance. wrongfully withheld during possible Program in Public Affairs 1986. Prior notice would be given to lengthy appeals. Journalism. PAGE2 May12, 1986 NEWS Columblactlronlcle MBA programs losing blacks foo!Sieps. The allernative, she says, Council (GMAC). a nonprofit or management functions as accounting. one local executive working with By Exodus Pettus may be the erosion of the economic ganization of the nation·s leading finance. marketing and human re GMAC to get more minority stu power blacks gained in the 60's and and Crystal Green graduate schools. revealed a decline sources. Since Columbia is a media/ dents into college. and into man 70's. Columbia College has enjoyed an in the number of blacks e nrolled in an s school. the graduate AEMMP agemenl training . increase in enroll ment in the past the Master of Bus iness Administra program may be this schoors .. Although many black people ·'The main reason blacks and two years. General enrollment is up. tion (MBA ) programs. " MBA .. program. make the sacrifice of leaving their hispanics have not been enrolling in and minority enrollment remains at According to Dennis Peacock. di job and returning to school to im MBA programs can be contributed to absence of opponunity for blacks 37 percent. a very high figure fo r a AEMMP: rector of the graduate division at prove their potential in existing ca private institut ion not specializing as Columbia. the number of AEMMP reers or to arrange careers. few and hispanics to make contact with a black college. In that respect. graduate students has increased since cons ider management." Cantrell role models.·· said Goodman. Columbia's MBA "Other minorities have been through Columbia is an exception. the fall of 1984. Peacock said 19.2 said. the experience of earning an MBA Nationally. blacks arc dropping The Columbia program most sim percent of the students were black in Cantrell. a former police officer in and applying that education to their out of the college scene. The situa ilar to an MBA is the college's the fall of 1985. California. went to school full time career goals.·· tion is even worse with programs G raduate Division of the Arts. En " That is about 10 out of 52 while working and anained a B.A. in Through a media program GMAC designed to train youth for man tcnainment, and Media Management students ... said Peacock. accounting and economics. He got an is profiling minorities who have at agement positions. Program. Columbia's AEMMP De Daniel Cantrell , president and MBA in finance and transponation at tained professional success with the A recent study conducted by the partment emphasizes manageme nt of chief executive officer of the Miles the University of California in 1970 help of an MBA degree. Minorities Graduate Management Admission the ans. MBA's emphasize such Square Health Center in Chicago. is and took a position at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center. He later like Cantrell are working in their became administrator at the Miles communities to encourage others to Square Health Center and moved up begin the program and show it can to president and chief executive. be done. " Blacks must be made aware that African professor to Cantrell stresses that an MBA is very flexible in providing career aller the demand for minorities in man natives. agement positions continues to in· crease, .. said Goodman. " They need " lis never too late to assess your lecture at Ferguson career and detenninc where you to understand that financial aid for want to go. In my case. the MBA graduate education is readily .avail helped me get there." able. and that management schools By Crystal Green Monkey, and the introduction to texts? Can the methods of explication want blacks students." developed in western criticism be According to Judith Goodman.

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