The Ithacan, 1995-04-13

Ithaca College Digital Commons @ IC The thI acan, 1994-95 The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 4-13-1995 The thI acan, 1995-04-13 Ithaca College Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1994-95 Recommended Citation Ithaca College, "The thI acan, 1995-04-13" (1995). The Ithacan, 1994-95. 25. http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/ithacan_1994-95/25 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The thI acan: 1990/91 to 1999/2000 at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted for inclusion in The thI acan, 1994-95 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC. OPINION ACCENT . SPORTS INDEX Opinion ......................... 10 Down to the wire Hit list Super fan Accent .......................... 13 Classifieds .................... 20 College tardy in selecting Seniors reveal IC's best Crew coach loves view Comics ......................... 21 Commencement speaker 10 courses 13 from the sidelines 25 Sports ........................... 22 Thursday, April 13, 1995 The Volume 62, Number 26 28 pages ITHACAN Free The Newspaper For The Ithaca College Community College to cut 236.6 total positions 98, will save the College more than tion adequately responds to the ear By Brian Kohn $8 million in salary. "We know enrollment is going down. We are drop lier concerns. Ithacan Editor in Chief "We think this will bring things ping $8 million in expenditures because we are "I think had the administration Ithaca College plans to elimi in line," Whalen said in an inter expecting $8 million, or more, less of income. " been able to give these figures as nate 139.6 staff and administrative view Wednesday. "We know en targets at any time this year, 1would positions and 97 faculty positions, rollment is going down. We are -James J. Whalen, president have said that on the face of it they according to the staffing plan sum dropping $8 million in expendi and the School of Business, which Faculty Council that staff and ad look equitable," he said. "Anything mary. tures because we are expecting $8 will go from 37 to 20 positions. ministrative salaries would be cut different would require an expla President James J. Whalen dis million, or more, less of income." Due to the addition of the occu by IO percent over the next two nation." tributed the summary to members The plan calls for 17.2 percent pational therapy major, the School years, prompting some professors Michael Miller, chairman of of the President's Advisory Com of faculty to be cut, compared to of Health Sciences and Human Per to express concern over the equity Staff Council, agreed that the pro mittee on Monday, April 10 after 19.1 percent of all staff members. formance will add positions, while of the proposed cuts. posed cuts appear equitable, but reviewing staffing plans from the The two schools facing the big the School of Communications will But late Wednesday, Warren could bring dramatic effecLc;. five schools the previous week. gest reductions are the School of remain stable. The School of Mu Schlesinger, chairman of Faculty "They are being fair," he said. The elimination of the positions, Humanities and Sciences, which sic will lose 7.5 positions. Council and associate professor of "It's hard to say what the long-tenn which will be completed by 1997- will go from 238 positions to 169. 25, In February, Whalen wrote to accounting, said this new informa- See STAFFING, next page President sends memo - NOMEANSNO Letter to staff and faculty lays out staffing plans By Amy Desson "While it is too early to forecast incoming enroll Ithacan Staff ment accurately, we are nonetheless concerned In a letter to be distributed today to members of the faculty, staff and that the continuing decline in applications to busi administration, President James J. ness and H &S, along with considerations of stu Whalen gave an overview of the dent quality in those areas, may mean that we results of the proposed staffing could fall short of our overall target of 1,400 plans, which were submitted April I. freshman. " The letter, obtained Wednesday -James J. Whalen, president by The Ithacan, addresses the num ber of positions that will be af positions would be affected for the budget committee that the fected, the number of currently oc 1995-96 have already been made. equivalent of nearly 70 positions cupied p,ositions that will be elimi "Because we have been able to must be eliminated in 1994-95 and nated and when individuals will be take advantage of attrition, as well 1995-96. notified if they are not returning to as the incentive voluntary separa "Even as we took steps to imple the College. tion program put in place this year, ment that plan, however, it became ''The process of planning for the the number of actual notifications increasingly clear that more exten College's immediate and longer for 1995-96 was relatively small," sive measures were required by our term future continues, and I am Whalen wrote. enrollment and budgetary outlook," very grateful to all those who are Staff and administration who will Whalen wrote. helping to find effective and cre be terminated from the College for In terms of the College's enroll ative solutions to the challenges we the 1996-97 year will be notified ment outlook, the letter says appli face as a campus community," between October I, 1995 and March cations for freshman admission, Whalen wrote. I, 1996. now at 7,000, are slightly higher In terms of staff reductions, Whalen noted that the current than last year and the demand for Whalen made it clear in his letter planning process actually began last programs in music, communica- that all notifications for staff whose year with the recommendation of See LETTER, next page Speaker chosen The Ithacan/Dave Slurzberg Students march to the Commons protesting violence against Robert Atwell to address seniors at Commencement ·women during the "Take Back the Night" rally last Friday. By Avl Schaeffer "I think we did very well in terms of getting some Ithacan Staff one who s very important to higher education in Election results Robert H. Atwell, president of the American Council on Educa the country. " tion, will speak at Ithaca College's -John B. Oblak, vice president for 100th Commencement Ceremonies student affairs and campus life announced After hearing the results, on May 21, according to informa for colleges and universities. He a variety of positions in the federal By Rebecca Schwartz Michelle Fraser, president-elect of tion provided by the Office of Pub opposes federal and state regula government. Ithacan Staff the Senior Class, said her immedi lic Information. tion. He has written two books and ate decisions will involve planning As head of ACE, which repre ACE attempts to unify all spe many articles on the financing of The Ithaca College Election fornext year. "First we are going to sents more than 1,500 colleges and cial interest groups in higher educa higher education, student financial Committee announced members of try to establish a cabinet," she said. universities, Atwell advocates ex tion and coordinate them so they aid and intercollegiate athletics. Exclaim! as the new Senior Class "Everyone who ran shows an inter panding access to higher educa can speak to Congress and the ex "I think we did very well in Officers and A.C.U .R.E as the Stu est in this class and ran a really good tion, and increasing federal student ecutive branch of the federal gov terms of getting someone who's dent Government Association ex campaign. We're going to need aid. ernment in a single voice, very important to higher education ecutive board last night. Exclaim! Atwell has spoken on the need to according to information provided in the country. I have heard him won 178 votes out of a total of 462, people working right by us." Tim Speicher, president, said he increase the representation of mi by the Office of Public Informa speak before, and he's an excellent and A.C.U.R.E. ran uncontested. is hoping to recruit incoming stu norities in higher education, and tion. speaker," said John B. Oblak, vice In their platform, Exclaim! said has urged college and university Atwell has served as president president for student affairs and they want to establish a cabinet dents over the summer as an orien presidents to promute diversity. of ACE since 1984. From 1%5 to campus life. consisting of two representatives tation leader. "I want to be able to In addition, he works to reform 1970, Atwell served as vice chan Ithaca College President James from each school, as well as publish have a smooth transition from this intercollegiate athletics and cellor for administration at the Uni J. Whalen and Senior Class Presi a senior newsletter. The group's year to next year," he said. "I don't strengthen voluntary accreditation versity of Wisconsin at Madison dent Julie Wagner will also deliver other ideas include a senior trip and want to have to shut down and start an~ other self-regulation programs from 1965 to 1970. He has also held remarks at commencement. a video yearbook. back up after the summer." 2 The Ithacan April 13, 1995 STAFFING Continued from previous page effects will be." Contrary to what some have "I plan to do some re POSITIONS TO BE CUT speculated, the highest pay grade engineering at the top, of staff and administrators will be so we will drop one These are the number of positions expected to be cut during the entire downsizing process.

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