Volume 68, Issue 1 – February 14, 2018
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Campus News ........................... 2 VOLUME 68 Community Voices ..................... 4 ISSUE 01 Arts and Leisure ....................... 6 The Record Question of the Month............... 8 $1 / Free for the Antioch Community BUDGET ALIGNMENT: “EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE” by Chris Welter ’19 about a possible alignment. In early January, the Antioch College “In December as I was looking at the Board of Trustees unanimously endorsed an rest of that month, we were dependent on initiative to align the college’s resources to funds raised from donors to pay expenses,” fully implement the college’s value propo- Manley said. “Advancement worked hard sition “Own Your Education” and address and there was a lot of cash that came in at financial and organizational challenges. the end of the month to push the issue.” A document titled “Statement of Orga- Although Manley said the college often nizational Alignment” included in the Dec. worked month-to-month to raise adequate 12, 2017 Senior Leadership Team min- cash for operation during his tenure, he said utes states that, “The Board [of Trustees] the challenge this December demonstrated believes it is essential that there be clarity, that the college is not operating on a sus- internally and externally, about the purpose, tainable model—a model almost entirely organizational structure, and identity of dependent on philanthropy. According to Antioch College and at the moment they Manley, the college will need to gradually see that is not the case.” increase revenue from tuition to fix this problem. As a part of this alignment process, Antioch College President Tom Manley In addition to the holiday cash scare, con- Hannah Spirrison, director of Innovation and Institutional Effectiveness, and Eric Miller, Annual Fund reinstituted the Budget Committee as the versations with faculty and some students officer, studiously participate in the Feb. 2 Kingian Nonviolence workshop at the Coretta Scott King College Planning and Finance Committee led Manley to the “epiphany” that ulti- Center. Sam Eagleburger ’19 sits in the background. Photo by Mila Cooper, vice president for Diversity (CPFC), according to a charge document mately resulted in his decision to propose and Inclusion and director of the Coretta Scott King Center. Read more in Events, page 2. provided to The Record by Administra- the budget alignment process to the Board tive Assistant for Academic Affairs and of Trustees this quarter. Facilities Paige Babb. The document states “I was hearing from faculty that we have ANTIOCH CHANGES CALENDAR that the CPFC will “continue to have the been talking as a community about a New responsibilities of the former budget com- Kind of American college where participa- by Luther Ellison ’20 with additional for the fall start time,” said Landsbergen. mittee around budget preparation and tory democracy and deliberation are central reporting by Soleil Sykes ’18 “Another big element for us is what is the adoption.” However, the CPFC is also values, and I heard their frustration that the The Antioch College Board of Trustees work–study sequence.” charged with addressing projected Fiscal college had snapped back to a hierarchi- and Alumni Board unanimously approved “The most important thing is the Year 2018 (FY18) deficits and developing cal structure.” He said, “the question I was a new academic calendar at their October the elements of a long-term sustainable sequence,” said Richard Kraince, associate asked was: why do we have to wait to live 2017 meeting. Antioch submitted the cal- professor of cooperative education, dean financial model for Antioch College begin- these values?” endar to the Higher Learning Commission ning in Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19). of Cooperative, Experiential, and Interna- Manley said the upcoming budget deci- (HLC) for final approval. The new calendar tional Education, and member of the Cal- CPFC recommendations for addressing sions will be considered in light of the col- sets August 27 as the start of the 2018– endar Committee. In the new calendar, stu- current shortfalls were due to Manley the lege’s value proposition “Own Your Educa- 2019 academic year and includes a modi- dents will have three required co-ops worth first week of February. According to the tion,” which according to a Jan. 16 email fied quarter system with extended summer 12 credits each, with the ability to complete Monday issue of One Morgan Place, “These from Manley to the community “offers and winter breaks. an optional fourth co-op during junior year, recommendation [sic] are now under review students greater autonomy and agency in “Getting the calendar right has been a according to Kraince. by the President, who will give additional their education and in governance of the challenge for almost all of Antioch’s exis- “I think this is a good thing for Antioch,” consideration to factors such as implemen- College.” Manley also wrote that he sees the tence,” said Kim Landsbergen, associate tation, impact and vision alignment.” Kraince said. The spacing of the calendar alignment as an “opportunity to demon- professor of biology and environmental sci- provides students and faculty flexibility The FY18 deficit was CPFC’s first strate the effective deliberative democracy, ence and chair of the Calendar Committee. for starting and stopping their co-ops and priority, according to Manley. collaboration, and participatory decision- “In the last 75 years, Antioch has had seven research, as well as allowing the college to making to which we aspire.” academic calendars.” “We are really concerned with cash to host programs during the summer block, operate.” Manley said, “As a start-up that is In this vein, administrators and staff, The Calendar Committee, composed of according to Kraince. our greatest need.” one outside consultant, two faculty mem- students, faculty, and staff, assessed several Potential calendar models were posted bers, a student, and Community Council calendar models between September 2016 In late November and early December publicly for almost one year in McGregor (ComCil) representatives comprise the and March 2017. The Committee began its the college faced a projected cash shortage, Hall 118, according to Landsbergen. People CPFC. Additionally, the CPFC will con- work with college-wide meetings and a Fac- which Manley said precipitated the initial were able to leave comments, suggestions, ulty Assembly session in November 2017. conversations with the Board of Trustees Continued on page 2 and designate their preferred model. The outcome was a nine month calendar, “We actually made no recommendations what’s what’s inside? with three 11 week quarters, and optional Events • STARS Commitment....................................................2 blocks in December and July, according to a from that Calendar Committee, but we calendar obtained by The Record. heard what everybody said. We synthesized Matt Dec • Flag Debate Continues............................................3 everybody’s likes, dislikes, wishes and all of Letters from Co-op • Op-Ed: Ohayo Ohio.............................4, 5 “We’re going to stick on the quarter that was given to senior leadership,” said system. Our start and stop dates are going Landsbergen. According to Kraince, the Institutional Memory • Olive Reads.........................................6 to be very different. They are going to be calendar then moved to Academic Affairs more closely aligned with other start and Delamatre Dines • Comics........................................................7 stop dates of other institutions, at least Continued on page 3 RecordOnline.org [email protected] February 14, 2018 2 • • • CAMPUS NEWS The record • • • 02.14.2018 The Record Editor ANTIOCH AIMS FOR BUDGET ALIGNMENT Soleil Sykes ’18 Jane Foreman ’17, Layout THE ‘STARS’, RENEWS Continued from page 1 the college’s financial situation at a Staff campus-wide budget meeting for Noah Revely-Hunt ’20, Photos tinue to share updates with the faculty, staff, and students on Jan. Chris Welter ’19 SUSTAINABILITY Antioch community, though 19 and attended the CPFC’s first exactly how that process will look meeting on Jan. 18. The CPFC Contributing Writers is yet to be determined, Manley has met a total of twelve times, Luther Ellison ’20 COMMITMENT said. according to committee member Conor Jameson ’19 “This is the first time we have and ComCil treasurer Aj Fouts Vespere S. Oaks ’21 By Kim Landsbergen, Associate a STARS working group to spear- used a committee like this and ’18. Falconi did not immediately Mission Professor of Biology and head data collection efforts on gone through this process,” he respond to The Record’s requests Environmental Science campus. said. for an interview. • To serve the information On Friday, the Office of the The Antioch College STARS So far, an option for involve- Along with the alignment, an needs of the community in a President emailed the Antioch Task Force is charged with col- ment is a Google Form for com- equally important faculty ini- continuous fashion. College community to share the lecting college data for submission munity feedback sent out by Pro- tiative is underway, according • To provide all members of the news that the college is com- to the 2018 STARS assessment vost Lori Collins-Hall. to Manley: the restructuring of community with access to our mitting to participate in a com- process and developing a frame- academic divisions to support newspaper. prehensive sustainability rating work for the college to use going Manley said it