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THE CURRENT FOCUS VOLUME 8, NUMBER 1 A student publication of Emmanuel College, Boston SEPTEMBER 1997 Welcome: Class of 2001! Emmanuel and Bentley Planning Days a success Tess Consoli Graduate School of Business Planning Days are a hectic meetings effectively and then took time, full of activities, fun, and the finance committee aside to Sign Articulation Agreement learning. It's the time of year when review the last minute applications student leaders are trained to man which were receIved months after Emmanuel College and the believe many of them will be age time, hold meetings, schedule the deadline. Because of all the late Bentley College Graduate School excited by the opportunity to earn events, ,plan budgets, and do all paperwork, the finance committee of Business have announced an advanced standing credit toward a those other fun things which make was seduded in their meeting for articulation agreement, which gradu~te degree from Bentley." everything come together. several hours. became effective over the sum According to Patricia Flynn, On Saturday, members of Sunday morning the lead mer. The agreement specifies how dean of Bentley's Graduate the Student Government ers set out early, heading towards Emmanuel students can plan their School of Business and a 1972 Association (SGA) were briefed on Ipswich, where they set off in undergraduate studies to shorten graduate of Emmanuel College, campus changes and new staff by canoes. It was a long trek - 6 hrs the time it takes to complete a "This is a win-win situation for Dr. Rissmeyer. She gave a very and 13 winding, grueling miles. business master's degree at Emmanuel and for Bentley. The informative outline of new. staff, Eventually, they returned to Bentley. As part of the process of agreement will help Emmanuel such as the new Director of Emmanuel sunburnt and sore, tired negotiating the agreement, faculty students save time and money in Financial Aid, the new Assistant and a little proud that they had from the Bentley Graduate Schooi earning an MBA ,or Master of Coach/Athletics Director, and the made it. of Business undertook a rigorous Science degree at Bentley." In new Associate Dean of Student As soon as they arrived at assessment of the undergraduate addition to the MBA, Bentley Life. Dr. Rissmeyer also told us Emmanuel, the Calendar Meeting courses at Emmanuel College. offers six specialized Master of about the revised guest policy was held and' the school year was Sister Patricia Johnson SND, Science degrees in Accounting which provides new options for stu planned. The meeting concluded Emmanuel's vice president for (MSA), Business Economics Academic Affairs, said, "We're (MSBE), Computer Information dents, the new student handbook, with dinner. All in all, it was a delighted to enter into this Systems (MSCIS), Finance and the counseling made available fruitful weekend and much was alliance, particularly since (MSF), Personal Financial for grieving students. accomplisbed. To all who were Bentley has such an impressive Planning (MSPFP), and Taxation Pat Moore of the Academic present throughout the weekend, on world-wide reputation." She (MST). The chief beneficiaries at Resource Center gave an effective behalf of the student body, I would added, "Students today are incred- -Emmanu are expected to be and motivating session on time like to thank you for your time and ibly career-minded. In fact, more Accounting and Business management. Ann Tierno, Director effort in planning a great semester than half of our student body plans of Student Activities, had student and wish you success througho~t to attend graduate school, and I Management majors. leaders brainstorm on how to hold the year. Student Profile: Erica Houser, President of the Dedication: Student Government Association . Tess Consoli This year the Student She is a great leader both acad Government Association (SGA) is emically and athletically. Not only headed by Erica Houser, class of is she an exceptional student, she is 1998. She served on the Executive also an outstanding athlete. Houser Board of the SGA as the Public served as captain of the basketball Relations Secretary last year. team last year, adding to her leader Before that, she was the chairper ship capabilities. When asked what son of the BSO. message she would like to send to Erica is very experienced in the freshwomen, she responded, Student Government because of her "The most important characteristics past experience "and her course of necessary to succeed here are per study. Houser is majoring in severance, dedication, patience and Political Science and plans to con participation. " tinue on into Law School when she Houser believes that "changes graduates. Her plans include study don't happen overnight...it takes This issue of The Current Focus is dedi- ing corporate law, living near more than a day for things to hap cated to the memory of Washington, DC, and traveling pen .. .most ,importantly, for things Jennifer Grace Ford '97 , who around the world for her job. She to happen we need you to partici passed away on May 18, 1997. also plans on combining a masters ' pate by sharing your time and ideas Please see page 6. degree with her law degree. and.supportmg us." PAGE 2 THE CURRENT FOCUS - SEPTEMBER 1997 OPINION Student Publications face possible budget problems Please show your support. Jenna Wilkinson which the executive board detailed voice of the student body is threat know how much it costs to publish Business Manager of how to fill out the budget forms and ened by budget problems being this newspaper and the magazine, The Current F oeus where to turn them in. faced by The Current Focus, The and the cost is not insignificant. If Late in the Spring 1997 When we learned that the Advocate, and the English Club: SGA is unable to fmd a significant semester, the budget forms for all budget forms would be due in the When the executive board sum of money to allocate to us, we student organizations were due. near future, we filled out the forms worked on fmances at the close of will have to look at alternative ways These forms enable the executive for our organizations, returning them the 1996-97 school year, they did not of paying our publication costs, such committee of the Student to Linda Cleary's mailbox. allocate funds to these organizations, as fundraising and selling advertise Government Association (SGA) to Considering that we weren't at the because they dido't realize that they ments. make educated decisions when allo meeting, I was proud of the efficien had already received them (albeit in In the meantime, please cating funding for student organiza cy with which we completed and the wrong mailbox). support your student publications. tions. returned the forms; they were Therefore, after allocating Write for the newspaper. Submit art As business manager of The returned well before the deadline. money to the other groups on cam and literature to the Advocate. Join Current Focus, it was my responsi Here's where the problem pus, there is less money left to be the English Club, which contributes bility to return these forms to Linda is. I placed the forms for all three allocated than is needed by The greatly to the publication of these Cleary, the 1996-97 treasurer of organizations in Linda Cleary's trea Current Focus and Advocate. two works. Student Government. As a member surer's mailbox in the SGA office. If We will not know until mid Make it obvious that you do of . the English Club and The I were at the meeting, I would have September what kind of budget we not want to lose the voice provided Advocate Art & Literary Magazine, I known that they should have been will nave for the 1997-98 school to you by student p~blications. They agreed to tum in their paperwork submitted to her mailbox in the year. This makes me, as the are a greater asset to the college and simultaneously. Student Activities Office, which is Business Manager, very nervous: I to yourself than you may realize. Unfortunately, the staffs of separate from The Current Focus, The Advocate, the SGA office. and the English Club were never Thus, Why Commuters Don't Participate: told about an important meeting at at present, the My perspective •Theressa Risdal '97 consistently had commuter involvement.. · Editor's Note: This article was written late in the why? My point is that some groups are reach · spring 1997 semester, before Risdal graduated. It ing commuters. · has been slightly edited for space and clarity. As a senior, I know that I tried all four As a recent resident senior and student years to reach commuters and am proud to say • leader at Emmanuel College, I recognize that that the groups that I am a part of have suc : commuters and residents have not felt united ceeded. I pose this question to the other stu , in the past. I have read the opinion article on dent leaders: can your group say the same? I this subject by commuter Tahisha Pascascio don't think so, but I know that clubs and class ("The disadvantages of being a commuter," es have tried and unfortunately, not succeeded. · September 1996) and the rebuttal by Kelly This has saddened not only commuters, but ; Monteiro ("College Life is What You Make of residents as well. · It," October 1996) I have also read Tahisha Another important fact that both residents • Pascascio's response to Monteiro's article and commuters forget is that SGA meetings i ("Why Commuters Don't Participate," are every other Tuesday at 12:30 pm and all ,February!March 1997).