University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 11-13-1991 Sandspur, Vol 98 No 09, November 13, 1991 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol 98 No 09, November 13, 1991" (1991). 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As a result, the College's history of progressivism followed discussion was not characterized by participants : ritual 9:00 ringing of the chapel bell. A raising their hands for recognition, but rather a orotest from members of the Cultural Action faster paced dialogue. The title of this working Committee reinforced the need to include group, identifying its focus on the business diversity in the discussions of the day. Rather program, specifically Crummer, illuminated the expressing anger or exasperation, the tension between the this program and other President seemed pleased that students cared graduate programs like the Masters in Counsel­ enough about the college to express their ing/Psychology, Master of Liberal Studies, ughts. This sentiment concerning prevailed Master of Arts in teaching, and others. Crummer, jughout the day with President Skipper over the last ten years has built itself from a Moran believing that the Summit was "excel- rejected stepchild to full maturity while other if'inthe amount of attention paid to students. programs have been unable to obtain more ten­ hile the goal of the Summit was strategic ured faculty positions, a full-time Dean, state of planning, it appears that the real gain for stu­ the art equipment, large endowments, and higher dents was respect, respect from faculty and photo I John Dukes pay for faculty in these divisions. This dispar­ ity, while not the fault of the Crummer business staff. Professors Nancy Decker and Joseph Siry mediate the "Education for a Global Society" session at Friday's All-Campus Summit. Student and faculty attendance at the Summit was high. school, has long created hard feelings between The Committees graduate students and faculty at the College. Themost fascinating aspects of the Summit society through the prism of global and interna­ gain the most acceptance from participants. A Sam Certo and Marie Shafe in particular ad­ wereexpressed in the frank and straightforward tional ideas. Meanwhile, James Bell also added tangential point made by Rick Foglesong proved dressed these issues while the committee agreed discussion found in all of the planning sessions. to the session by noting that the college should very interesting. Society's new focus on that a goal of high quality graduate education Each had its own color and tone as set by the not strive to just tolerate, but too appreciate volunteerism as expressed by President Bush's across the board in graduate studies at a compre­ moderator and those in attendance. Right off diversity in all its forms. Points of Light program is a throwback to a 19th hensive institution like Rollins is a priority. the bat in the Education for a Global Society The Planning Session on Responsible century view that private acts of charity will session moderated by Nancy Decker, students Citizenship moderated by Richard Lima illu­ Another planning group, the newly named somehow make up for the lack of social programs Distinctiveness in Select Educational Oppor­ expressed their concerns about diversity, the minated the funniest point of the day, that is, a for the poor and underprivileged. This senti­ differentiation between culture in America and requirement for volunteerism by organizations tunities presented lively interplay concerning ment, and other comments on contemporary so­ whether issues like Women's Studies, Ethnic the impact of social realities like poverty on defeats the very concept. However, an idea of ciety underscore a fundamental strength of the and Hispanic communities. Early dis­ student co-op experiences for credit in their Studies, and others should form separate de­ Summit. Students, faculty, and staff had the partments, as they exist today at the Rollins cussion was dominated by discussion freshman major and other opportunities to facilitate indi­ opportunity to apply the ideas bantered about core course and an evaluation of American viduals' interested in volunteering appeared to within the classroom in a public forum. In the see Summit page 3 A death in the family: Commemoration of Diversity BY LAYNA MOSLEY ]ohn McCall - Assistant Professor Sandspur Staff Students League, Black Students Union, Asian American Students Association, and Rollins Diversity. It is a word often used by members Friends of Lesbians and Gays. To commemo­ ojBusiness Administration passes of the Rollins community, but one sometimes rate the programs, T-shirts have been printed wonders what is meant or intended by its use. and are available in the bookstore. Finally, a partment. Professor Harry Kypraios of the This week, the Cultural Action Committee (C AC) seemingly small, but very important, change is economics department, a close colleague of BYCYDNEY K. DAVIS is sponsoring a celebration of the unique quali­ in the name — and thereby in the nature—of the McCall, expressed his deep sense of loss by Sandspur Staff ties of individuals at Rollins. The programming event. No longer is it "Diversity Week," but noting that in recent years McCall had contrib­ will demonstrate some meanings of "diversity" Diversity CELEBRATION. In other words, The Rollins community suffered a great uted greatly to the business department by loss this weekend with the passing of Professor and serve as a basis for attitudes and events diversity exists at Rollins; the events are a com­ modernizing the accounting curriculum, in­ throughout the year. memoration rather than a forced proclamation. John McCall. McCall served the College as corporating computer methods in his courses. Assistant Professor of Business Administra­ The activities of November 14 through 17 Operationally, this means that events have been Professor McCall, a third generation na­ tion. will be different from those of previous years in scheduled in a compact time frame (four days) tive Floridian, will be interred in his family's several ways. An evaluation of last year's events A member of the Rollins family since and will serve as a springboard for programming burial ground located in the northern Florida revealed three major complaints: they were held W'l, McCall started his career as an adjunct throughout the year. For example, the Asian- town of Madison. McCall is survived by his too early in the academic year, they were not American Students Association plans to bring a professor. He became a full-time professor of wife, Jeanne, and a brother Ronald of Temple accounting in 1976. planned optimally, and people felt that diversity Chinese practicioner of Eastern medicine, em­ Terrace, Florida. was "shoved down their throats." In planning ploying herbs and a holistic approach, to cam­ An active participant in Rollins activities Funeral arrangements were be handled by this year's agenda, Tracie Pough, this year's pus later in the year. Also being planned are a 1 events, McCall was involved in the Plan- the Carey Hand Funeral Home in Orlando. A CAC Chair, undertook the task of remedying Latin Festival and a Martin Luther King cel­ g Summit held last Friday. McCall died visitation was held on Monday night for family these problems. ebration. ddenly Saturday morning of congestive heart and friends. The funeral was held at the funeral First, the celebration has been scheduled later Tracie Pough emphasizes that the "diversity" Ware. His untimely death came as a shock to home on Tuesday morning. A seperate memo­ than in years past; by now, students are "back in being celebrated is not limited to multi- * community even though he had undergone rial service is scheduled for Tuesday, No­ the swing of things." Next, stronger programming culturalism and alternative lifestyles, but also rt surgery several years prior. McCall had vember 19 at 4:00 p.m. at the Knowles Me­ sm is ensured by the strength of CAC's member cebeen active and in apparent good health. morial Chapel on the Rollins College campus groups — International Students Organization, McCall's passing is a great loss to the for students and colleagues of Professors Latin American Students Association, Jewish ^ge and particularly to the Business De­ McCall's. n X ^t JL—* • T w-7 • STYLE: FORUM: ! SPORTS: Annie Russell Theatre The Health Center Cable Vision Summit News. Missed Central Florida to gi the Summit? Couldn't : prepares for tbe speaks out! 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