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Volume 79 THE TRINITY Issue 1i TRIPOD February 3,1981 • Grani m t Awarded President's by James Moore While Trinity must raise $600,000 to receive the grant both A $200,000 challenge grant, Lockwood and former Acting Council awarded by two philanthropic President James F. English are foundations will provide Trinity confident that this can be on Women with a special fund for long range accomplished. According to faculty and curriculum develop- President Lockwood the money by Megan White ment. will be raised through a "selective The grant from The William and "The goal of the President's campaign where the vast bulk of Flora Hawlett and The Andrew W. the money is given by a relatively council on Women," stated Mellon foundations challenges Professor of Economics Diane small number of people or possible Trinity to raise $600,000 in the next even some corporations." Zannoni, "is to make Trinity three years. The award will create College a better place for all an $800,000 fund that will generate women, and in doing so, attract approzimately $50,000 a year. others." The Council's existence The problem with a "selective • reflects the facts that, there are few According to President Lock- campaign", Lockwood observed, is women in positions of power at wood, the architect of the grant, that the contributors often want Trinity who can influence ad- the money, to be used at the personalized attention by a ministrative decisions. It is con- discretion of the President, could president they are familiar with. He tinuing its mandate to review the be utilized in a variety of ways. He said a new president at Trinity status of women at Trinity and it said the fund would enable might prompt some donors "to, wait has begun its investigations for the members of the faculty to par- and see if he is competent" but he year. Important follow-up work is ticipate in off campus workshops said he foresaw no major dif- being done in the areas of college or to bring in senior scholars from ficulties "because most con- affirmative action, staff Siring and other institutions both of which tributors give money because they promotion, and campus safety. would "breed intellectual spirit." have confidence in the institution The President's Council on The fund could also be used, Lock- not just the President." Women was formed in 1976 by Dr. wood continued, to hire people • Lockwood as an advisory group from industry to teach certain appointed by the College President courses at Trintiy orHo establish Former Acting President English in order to investigate matters of programs to sharpen the ad- said the grant came to Trinity "at a interest of all women on campus. It ministrative skills of Department most opportune time" and that he is composed of students, faculty, Chairmen. was "grateful for the" opportunity to administrators, and graduates of encourage academic innovation the College, and reports to the Students venturing into lower Seabury will find workmen busily ren- Whichever way the money is and renewal" at a time when Office of the, President. ..... novating, a process which will continue into the spring term. financial pressures are requiring 1 1 used, Lockwood said, it will be set mii'iiumKin ii iHHywjjgmwwmiwuini)'" wurajiiP»jiii: i,.i j,'., !),". ,-i ' 1.' in' ' _" *' ' - • • colleges "to tighten their belts." Coordinator was assUBiieff * '" ' photo byJimBohon aside primarily for the humanities. by the Special Assistant to the committees or student way, said Zannoni, women will at He noted that the sciences are President Lockwood had similar President. Assistant Kathy organizations. least came under consideration for usually the prime candidates for views that "pressures are so great Fredericks was first to head the This year's nineteen member hiring. research money and have many to meet the budget that it's almost Council, followed by Gail OBrien. Council has divided into three Affirmative Action Sub- potential sources of aid. The impossible to set aside alumni In having direct assess to the subcommittees: College Af- committee member Leslie Brett Humanities and Social Sciences, on funds for long range programs" President, the assistants were able firmative Action, campus Safety, pointed out that, "the college is not the other hand, have had "rather even if they may be critical to the to keep Dr. Lockwood informed on and Staff Hiring and Promotion, required under law to institute meager funding", he said. well-being of the College. Council activities. Last year the full council has met three times affirmative action measures as it documents librarian Cheryl this semester, with subcommittees does not receive sufficient funding Martin became the first non- carrying out the bulk of its work. for such a requirement. Measures Flu Virus Active assistant Coordinator, and this year The College Affirmative Action are being undertaken voluntarily Louise Fischer is heading the body. sub-Committee is headed this year and we can only hope for good by Nancy Meade the number of people afflicted has The Council, functions by internal response and cooperation". been decreasing since last Monday. by Professor Diane Zannoni, and is To a lot of Trinity students, this inquiring, either at the President's presently undertaking an Zannoni stated that Dean Now, those students who are request or at its own initiative, into winter seemed to be about as cold recovering must be careful of evaluation of recruitment DeRocco and department chairmen as it could get. Perhaps the freezing various matters which bear upon procedures. With the help of af- have been very cooperative during lingering sore throats and possible the needs, concerns, and interests temperatures have had something ear infections. firmative Action Officer Thomas the first year of the guidelines' to do with the current flu virus of women students, faculty, and Lips, guidelines for faculty sear- implementation. The committee The symptoms for this flu are staff members at Trinity. Included which has affected all of us to some quite similar to those for a common ches were drawn up to be sent to met with acting President English extent. within its domain, are • both the President and to department and Dean DeRocco, and both, cold. Runny nose, sore throat, academic and nonacademic According to Nurse Practitioner muscle aches, nausea, and paleness heads .for use in all faculty according to Zannoni, agreed that Janet Curtis, the infirmary has aspects of life at Trinity. recruitments as of February 1979. the guidelines are useful. are the prevalent danger sienals. The Council makes recom- been seeing approximately seventy In addition, a high fever, dizziness, This document was later modified The committee's first' action this cases per day. As of last Thursday, mendations to the President about to apply to administrative semester will be to meet with and headaches are characteristic of matters of policy and practice it was estimated that about 400 the virus. Nurse Curtis even said positions. Rather, the guidelines Economics Chairman Ward students, or 25% of the student which ';especiill^J|y^gct;=^mjen^ at. that the temperatures of students in : insure that applicant pools are Curran. The Economics Depart- population, have been victims of the tas^^^^^^^^^|^ia|yiee;:i; .large and contain adequate female the jnfimary averaged 103 degrees cont. on p. 4 the virus. This estimation is for three or four days. and minority representation. In this probably far short of the actual • "Biiiii The only treatment which the •number, however, since many nurse recommends is aspirin to students did not even report to the reduce the fever, plenty of rest, and nurse, preferring to treat the illness Selection Process Outlined a lot of fluids. Though the virus is themselves. The selection propess for the Trinity will also be placing an The Board will then review these on its way out, isolated cases are next president of Trinity college advertisement in the Chronicle lor candidates in the hope of reaching The busiest days for the in- still being reported, and you never has begun. President Lockwood, Higher Education and the New a decision by the end of the firmary occurred last weekend, and 'know who will be its next victim. who is familiar with this process, York Times requesting those in- semester. has outlined the approximate terested to submit all information Lockwood emphasized that <r method and schedule of the to the Chairman of the Committee although the C omniittee will advise the Board of Trustees, the final selection. by March 1. Inside The Tiripod Lockwood assumes that by the decision wilt be made by the Board, the Presidential Selection and also that he himself will not be Committee, with Brenton W. first week of March the Committee Arts will have in its possession most of participating at all in the selection Harries as Chairman and Elisabeth process. He then expressed the Theater Department Presents New Season....p. 9 Belden as executive secretary, has the applications of the candidates, m which he expects to reach about •view that- the selection of the been formed and will begin President of the College is one of Hartford meeting in February to review the two-hundred and fifty to three- hundred in number. Lockwood the most improtant tasks of the Two Candidates Vie for Senate Seat ...p. 11 nominations and applications of Board of Trustees. President Lock- candidates. Chairman Harries has estimates that the committee should be able to narrow down this wood also noted that Trinity, being Sports just sent a letter to the Faculty and one of the superior institutions of Administration informing them of amount to two or three promising Bantams Defeat Perennial Power House,. p. 16 candidates so that by April, the higher education, should be able to this fact, and inviting them to attract some of the best candidates.