CAMPUS TIMES SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE COMMUNITY SINCE 1919 VOL. 117, NO. 3 Provost Town hall meeting explains initiatives names 4 VPs Natalie Veissalov Staff Writer Saying it was in order to bet- ter assist the faculty, staff and students, Alden J. Reimonenq, ULV's provost and vice presi- dent for academic affairs, has reorganized the structure of the academic affairs department, naming four new vice presi- dents to support him in his role as provost. Named to the new positions are Adeline Cardenas-Clague, Al Clark, Mark Nelson and Zandra Wagoner. Academic affairs is responsi- ble for the academic programs at the University. It is also where the faculty resides on the ULV organizational chart. “Before the reorganization of academic affairs, there were too many units reporting to Erin Brockman me,” Reimonenq said. With the new plan, effective Executive Vice President Phil Hawkey jokes with his audience completed renovations at the University of La Verne, including the Sept. 1, nine direct units report about a computer mishap during his presentation at the La Verne restoration of Hanawalt House, rejuvenation of Founders Hall to Reimonenq, as opposed to 13 Town Hall Meeting Sept. 18. He went on to share the ongoing and classrooms and the addition of cable to every campus dorm room. direct units that were reporting to him before system reorgani- zation. Reimonenq became provost Morgan stays optimistic about ULV and vice president of academic affairs March 1, 2007. For more Susan Acker vided by Shabahang at the meet- November when the University ULV is also “revamping” the than a year, he said he looked Managing Editor ing, enrollment in the traditional administrators know how much school’s Web site and is plan- for a way to better organize aca- undergraduate programs at ULV money the school will have. ning to use text messages and e- demic affairs. The University of La Verne is is down 112 students. “We simply cannot spend mails in an effort to connect “The administrative roles in in a changing state. Morgan said that the overall more than we bring in as an with a technologically savvy academic affairs are now more “We're not a small liberal arts state of the University is strong. institution,” Morgan said. generation preparing for col- clearly defined with the reor- college anymore,” Stephen “We’re a strong institution, He said the school could be lege. ganizations,” Wagoner, assis- Morgan, University president, but we certainly can be positive- short by as much as $2.5 mil- “Then we have to figure out tant vice president for under- said. “Those were our roots.” ly or negatively affected by lion. how to get into your iPods,” graduate programs, said. Morgan, along with Phil enrollment trends,” Morgan Shabahang said ULV will Morgan said. “We have to con- The main reason he cited Hawkey, executive vice presi- said. reach out to more high school tinually update our approach to was to provide better service to dent, Alden J. Reimonenq, prospective students.” the faculty, staff and students provost, and Homa Shabahang, Morgan said he hopes that from administrators. vice president of enrollment ‘We’re a strong institution, but we certainly the new plans to reach prospec- Reimonenq said he now has management, hosted a Town can be positively or negatively affected by tive students make ULV attrac- more time to focus his attention Hall Meeting Sept. 18. tive and said he believes they on academic initiatives, such as Information about current enrollment trends.’ will work. But he ultimately student enrollment and the new enrollment, budget, semester —President Stephen Morgan wants those considering ULV to academic calendar and make changes and, building issues be convinced by the whole connections with the board of and improvements were dis- package. trustees. cussed in the meeting. With a budget that is now students to help raise enrollment “I hope they’ll come to the “The reorganization will “It’s imperative that we affected negatively, the school is numbers in the future. campus,” Morgan said. “I think improve the quality of meetings maintain, and over time, build preparing to cut back on expen- Also in an effort to attract that’s where we really sell in academic affairs by provid- enrollment,” Morgan said. ditures. more students, ULV is being them.” Continued on page 2 According to statistics pro- “We’ve done a lot of budget “rebranded” as “La Verne.” The rebranding changes are cutting,” Morgan said. “We look “ULV really doesn’t mean being made to help the Uni- INSIDE TODAY’S CAMPUS TIMES at everything we do and say ‘Do anything to people outside our versity stand out from schools we need to make these expendi- campus,” Morgan said. “We like the University of Nevada, Scambray discusses history tures?’” thought, why not emphasize La Las Vegas with a similar of Watts Towers . .Page 3 “I would hope that you as Verne, because it is more acronym. The rebranding is also Campus safety boasts no serious students, would not feel a direct descriptive.” being done to make ULV recog- crimes committed . .Page 6 impact,” he added. He cited other schools such nizable and known as a univer- Morgan said the school is as the University of Redlands sity and research institution. New music director Harper still waiting for final numbers having been successful with the “We don’t want people ask- takes over choirs . .Page 8 because student enrollment will same tactic. ing you if you’re going to a Women continue not be completed until October.. “Yale is Yale, Harvard is trade school,” Morgan said. undefeated streak . .Page 10 Further budget cuts will not take Harvard. What is ULV?” place until the beginning of Morgan said. Continued on page 2 Page 2 NEWS September 26, 2008 President Stephen Morgan says change is good . Continued from page 1 “We really need to come together as a community to talk about who we are and what dis- tinguishes us,” Morgan said. The president said he thinks it is also important for ULV to focus on programs it does well. He said ULV cannot be too many things to too many people and that the University needs to “focus on what we do best.” “I think we do photography really well,” Morgan said. “Do we have programs that are not as good as we think they should be?” he said. He added that there needs to be “focus” and a narrowing of standards. Morgan said a “pretty cam- pus” and “small classes” are not enough. He said it “has to be about academic quality, achieve- ments/ accomplishments of our faculty” and the “levels of servic- es that we offer for our students to help them be successful.” Morgan said La Verne is a “midsize comprehensive univer- sity,” with a “breadth of majors.” “La Verne will never be an elitist school,” he said. The pres- ident said the University has always done well with “‘A’ and ‘B’ students,” and that La Verne needs to focus on how to “best serve those students.” “It’s a rapidly changing world,” Morgan said. “We want to do the best we can to prepare Stephanie Arellanes you for that world.” Stephen Morgan has served as president of the University of La of President Harold Fasnacht, Morgan graduated from La Verne Susan Acker can be reached Verne for 23 years, making him the longest-serving president in the with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences. Morgan endorses plans at [email protected]. history of the institution. In 1968, near the end of the 20-year term to rebrand the University and market the school as “La Verne.” Provost reorganizes academic affairs . Continued from page 1 ing for better focus,” Reimon- Reimonenq said that there them. The four deans of the dif- associate vice president for aca- Wilson Library. enq said. “It will also allow were no new positions created. ferent colleges now report demic affairs. “So far there has been no more participation with faculty The four named to the new vice directly to him. Cardenas-Clague, associate opposition toward the reorgani- on improving academic quality president titles did receive a pay Most affected by the restruc- vice president for academic sup- zation,” Reimonenq said. “But and creating new academic pro- boost that compensates them for turing are the athletics depart- port and retention services, there have been questions on grams.” the added job responsibility. ment and the Wilson Library. oversees the registrar, graduate why some are not reporting Reimonenq added, “I am Deans were not affected by The athletics department and the academic support, undergradu- directly to me.” very comfortable with the reor- the change; however, the office of institutional research ate support and the Learning Natalie Veissalov can be ganization, and it works much reorganization will allow and Center for Teaching and Enhancement Center. reached at natalie.veissalov@ better for the University.” Reimonenq to work closely with Learning all report to Nelson, “I support the reorganization laverne.edu. of academic affairs,” Cardenas- Clague said. “I believe that it CORRECTIONS will provide for greater focus for academic affairs.” The Campus Times is com- Wagoner manages the general mitted to accuracy. When we education program and the hon- make mistakes, however, it is ors program. She manages the our policy to correct them as University catalog, a role held soon as they are brought to for more than 20 years by Clark. our attention. If you find a “I believe that the Provost has mistake in the Campus Times, thoughtfully considered the orga- please let us know, by sending nizational structure of academic an e-mail to [email protected].