Published by the Office of University Relations a Sangamon State University Springfield, Illinois 62708

Volume 3, Number I August 79, 7974

A major reorganization of revised organizational structure to them. Administrative Sangamon State's adminis- Division heads, administrative staff persons, Reorganization trative staff, merging the academic program chairmen, governance and Business Affairs and Plan- NCA committee leadership, and Venture Fund ning and Development divisions and placing Stu- Advisory Committee members had been asked dent Services under Academic Affairs, has been prior to the final reorganization to suggest pos- announced by President Spencer, with some sible changes, reasons for them, and projected phases to be completed this fall. The over-all savings. effect is planned to reduce middle-management There will be three operating divisions in the positions and to coordinate the changes in admin- changed organizational structure in addition to istrative structure with governance revision ex- the President's Office: Academic Affairs, Univer- pected to be approved by the Board of Regents in sity Relations, and Business and Administrative early fall. Services. Major changes by division are as follows. President Spencer said the restructuring was called for in light of current enrollments and President's Office reduced expectations for growth of SSU in the The positions of executive assistant to the future. The changes when completely effected are president and administrative assistant to the expected to reduce administrative overhead by president will be merged into assistant to the some $250,000, with another $100,000 to be president. The budget officer's position will be re-allocated to new program needs. maintained, but filled only on a part-time basis at All persons affected, except for the cluster least temporarily. l nstitutional research and ana- deans, are noninstructional personnel. Individuals lytical studies will be moved from Planning and whose positions have been terminated will be on Development to the President's Office; with the notice for the duration of this fiscal year, and in budget office, they will form an integrated source some instances to Aug. 31, 1975. Some of the of management information for the entire univer- terminations of position coincide with resigna- sity. tions of the persons holding them. Responsibilities for interinstitutional coop- In an Administrative Bulletin earlier this eration will be reassigned to Academic Affairs, month, the president said there has been contin- and for community relations to University Rela- ued concern by the Board of Regents and its tions. New administrative committees will be staff, and also by faculty and students, regarding established for each of the major areas of univer- the high administrative costs at SSU and the need sity concern: tentatively, academic affairs, admin- for re-allocation of resources. The NCA self-study istrative and business services, broadcasting and and the Agenda for Action Committee, he said, university relations, budget review, and public have pointed up the necessity for re-evaluating affairs. A position of legal counsel will be the university's mission and goals, and relating a requested for FY 1976. University Relations positions will be amended from assistant vice- The position of director will be elevated to president to dean of public affairs and dean of vice-president for university relations. He will educational services. have a full-time deputy. The graphic artist will be assigned to the division, moving over from Print- ing and Duplicating Services. A policy advisory The Academic Calendar for the council will be established for broadcast services, Academic Fall Semester, the 1975 Spring and faculty resources for instructional program- Calendar Semester, and the 1975 summer ming provided on a released-time basis. sessions has been approved. The Business and Administrative Services Fall Semester dates are listed here. Calendar dates The divisions of Business Affairs and Plan- for the spring and summer sessions will be ning and Development will be merged into this reported in future issues. division. A senior executive will be added, to have the title of comptroller. The University Computer Center will be transferred from Academic Affairs Registration for Fall Semester and made a part of the combined Management First day of classes Information Systems and Computer Services unit Late registration begins comprised of the administrative data processing, AddIDrop begins management information systems, and university Sept. 2 Labor Day Holiday computing functions. 5 End late registration and Add/ The division will be organized into four Drop - 5 p.m. units, each headed by a senior executive reporting Last day to drop classes without to the vice-president for business and administra- being financially responsible tive services. These will be: physical planning and Schedule of course offerings for operations, business operations, contract and ac- Spring Semester due to registrar counting services, and management information from deans systems and computer services. The reorganiza- Oct. 15 Revised Catalog copy for pro- tion of this division is expected to be fully grams due to registrar from deans, operational by Oct. 1. including cross-listings Academic Affairs Revised academic policy due to This division will consist of five operating vice-president for academic affairs units: the Library, public affairs, the faculty, from governance for Catalog copy educational services, and student services. Each 19 End of first eight-weeks session will be headed by a dean or other officer who 2 1 Beginning of second eight-weeks reports to the vice-president for academic affairs. session It is expected that this will more clearly reflect 18-23 Mid-term registration for second the institutional mission of these units, and bring eight-weeks courses public affairs and nontraditional study further Nov. 1 Graduation Contracts due to reg- into front rank commitments, while at the same istrar for fall, 1974, graduation time integrating the work of student services and 15 Graduation Contracts due to pro- the library into the division. Committees will be gram committees for spring, 1975, developed to provide support for development of graduation, if early evaluation re- policy in each area. quested A new position of dean of the faculty will be Last day to drop classes for fall, established, with an interim dean named to serve 1974 from Oct. 1, 1974, to June 30, 1975. A search 27-29 Thanksgiving Recess committee named by the president, made up of Dec. 3-7 Advance registration for Spring five faculty and two students, will conduct a Semester, 1975 public search for a permanent dean. Cluster deans Fall Semester ends will be phased out, and additional budgetary and Grades for Fall Semester due to management responsibilities given to program registrar from deans - 5 p.m. coordinators and directors. Titles of two existing Jan. 6-10 l ntersession PAC For the first time this fall, having held adjunct professorships the past aca- Graduate Sangamon State will offer demic year also. Center courses in the Quad-Cities Grad- Appointees and their rank are: D.V. Bowser, uate Studies Center at Rock adjunct assistant professor of life sciences; Char- Island. Eight colleges and universities participate lotte Campbell, adjunct professor of life sciences; in the project. SSU offerings will include two Donald M. Caspari, adjunct assistant professor of courses leading to a master's degree in Social life sciences; William Cline, adjunct professor of Justice Professions with emphasis in either human life sciences; Leslie J. Conovay, adjunct assistant services or law enforcement. Social and Criminal professor of clarinet and saxiphone; Morris Justice and Current Problems in Social Justice are Cooper, adjunct assistant professor of life sci- the courses, which will be taught at Augustana ences; John Dietrich, adjunct associate professor College. of medical technology; Carlton Eldridge, adjunct Other institutions in the consortium are the associate professor of music. University of Illinois, Northern l llinois and West- Carl Faingold, adjunct assistant professor of ern l llinois universities, Augustana, lowa State life sciences; Lucinda Garretson, adjunct instruc- University, Marycrest College, and the University tor of flute; Richard Garretson, adjunct instructor of lowa. SSU was admitted to membership in the of trumpet; Forrest R. Goodall, adjunct professor group last spring. of life sciences; Fred Greenwald, adjunct associate professor of music; Sister Annunciata Horan, adjunct professor of music; Raymond Kelder- The Sangamon County Dep- mans, adjunct associate professor of organ and Scholarship uty Sheriffs Association has carillon; Walter E. Klippel, adjunct assistant pro- Contributions contributed $300 to Sanga- fessor of anthropology; Dennis Mann, adjunct mon State for a scholarship associate professor of life sciences; Leonard E. in law enforcement. Sangamon State is matching Maroun, adjunct assistant professor of life sci- that amount, and thus two $300 scholarships will ences; David Mitchell, adjunct assistant professor be available this academic year for students of organ. wishing to pursue law enforcement studies. Walter Myers, adjunct professor of life sci- A total of $1 100 has been received from the ences; Caroline Nelson, adjunct instructor of American Association of University Women. Of medical technology; Philip Rice, adjunct assistant this, $800 will go to help build the MaryGene professor of art; Dighton Rowan, adjunct profes- Hall Fellowship Awards Endowment, designed to sor of life sciences; Robert E. Wagenknecht, help the mature woman returning to school for adjunct instructor of trombone; Therese Wagen- graduate study. AAUW established this fund last knecht, adjunct instructor of harp; Harriet year with an initial $500 donation, with plans Williams, adjunct assistant professor of music; toward a $5000 commitment. Contributions can Ruth Wilson, adjunct assistant professor of voice; be sent to the endowment in care of the Office of Richard Leary, adjunct associate professor of University Relations at Sangamon State. physical science; John W. Ahlen, adjunct assistant The remaining $300 of the contribution goes professor of physical science; Everett D. Cashatt, to an AAUW Grant, which will be matched from adjunct assistant professor of biology; and John SSU sources. Two scholarships will be awarded R. Paul, adjunct assistant professor of biology. this academic year. l nterested persons should contact the Office of Financial Aid. Sangamon State is hosting a Bicentennial Bicentennial Teachers Work- A number of persons have Workshop shop this week, a joint pro- Adjunct been given adjunct appoint- ject of the Illinois Bicenten- Appointments ments by Sangamon State nial Commission, the Illinois State Historical University for this academic Society, The Illinois Council for the Social year. The appointments to the SSU faculty are Studies, and SSU. The workshop is for the from Sept. 1, 1974, through Aug. 31, 1975. All purpose of compiling a Teacher's Resource Guide of those named to date have been reappointed, to the Bicentennial. The guide will be published by the Bicentennial Commission and distributed Senate Democrats hired Peyton Harris of to all social studies teachers in the state in the Normal, executive committee; John Ryerson of spring of 1975. Participating in the week's ses- Evanston, transportation committee; and Nicholai sions are 40 elementary and secondary teachers Schousboe of Champaign, revenue. selected from among several hundred applicants Other interns returned to school or took on the basis of professional qualifications and other kinds of positions. ability to add significantly to the resources of the group. Workshop sessions are being held on the Because of construction on the Capital Campus. Co-directors are John Keiser, Cafeteria kitchen in Building D, the Main SSU vice-president for academic affairs, and Closing Campus cafeteria will be closed Wilma Lund, Northside School, Aledo. They are this week, Aug. 19 to 24. On Aug. assisted by Olive Foster, school services director 26, the cafeteria will reopen but with a temporary of the Illinois State Historical Society. Others food facility, including a hot-food counter and from Sangamon State who are participating are vending machines. This type of facility will be in Joyce Snarskis, reference librarian, and John use until Jan. 1, when the new kitchen is Wilshusen, assistant professor of communication. expected to be operational, offering a larger menu Other speakers will include faculty from and food cooked on-site. other universities and a panel of social studies editors from Illinois publishing companies. When completed, the Teacher's Resource Guide will assist social studies teachers at all grade Barbara Eibl, assistant professor levels in preparing teaching strategies for the News of human development counsel- American Revolutionary period during the Bicen- Notes ing, has been elected vice- tennial year, 1976. It will include an annotated president of University and Col- bibliography of books and other print resources, lege Women of Illinois, an organization for evaluations of audio-visual materials, and sug- women employed in higher education in the state gested supplemental activities for grade-level - in community colleges, colleges, and univer- groupings. sities. The term runs through April, 1975.

More than half of the 16 stu- Interns dents who were in the 1973- Dean of Students Homer Butler has been Hired 1974 Legislative Staff Internship appointed by Gov. Dan Walker to membership on Program have been hired as full- the Capital City Planning Commission for a term time legislative assistants. John Ahlen of Chicago, expiring July 1, 1975. the first science intern in the Sangamon State pro- gram and in fact the first science intern with any state legislature, has gone to work as a research Daniel Johnson, associate professor of soci- scientist for the Illinois Legislative Council. He ology, is presenting a paper, "Theoretical Proposi- replaces James Kellett, Jr., who returned to the tions on Counterstream Migration," at the Popu- National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. lation Tribune being held in conjunction with the All four of the Senate Republican interns World Population Conference in Bucharest, have been hired. They are Judith Redick of Romania, Aug. 18 to 30. Johnson is also co- Springfield, health and welfare committee; John author with Rex Campbell of the University of Hedrick, appropriations; David Sykuta of Normal, Missouri of a paper, "Black Migration to the industry and labor; and James Martin of Carbon- South: Distinctions Between Primary and Return dale, appropriations. Migrants," which will be presented at the Rural Allen Grosboll of Petersburg and David Sociology Society meetings in Montreal this O'Lien of Decatur were both hired by House month. The National Broadcasting Company has Republicans. Robert Van Nest of Stanford, Cal., asked for information on black migration to the was hired by the House Democratic staff. South to be used in a future broadcast. Published by the Office of University Relations Sangamon State University Springfield, Illinois 62708 Volume 3, Number 2 September 3, 1974

The Ford Foundation has awarded a The new magazine will devote space to brief Ford $140,000 grant for a public affairs summaries of significant bills in the legislature Grant journal in lllinois under the and roll calls on them;'key decisions of courts in sponsorship of Sangamon State lllinois or federal courts which greatly affect University and the University of Illinois. The Illinois; governor's executive orders; rulings of announcement of the award for the production of state agencies which affect the public; and key "lllinois Issues" came at the meeting of the Board appointments in state government as they are of Regents. made. A 16-member board including former In addition to Shapiro other members of the governor Samuel H. Shapiro will assist the magazine's governing board include Chairman editorial staff of "lllinois Issues." The editor is Samuel K. Gove, director of the University of William L. Day, until recently the director of the lllinois Institute of Government and Public lllinois Legislative Council, and now a member of Affairs. Also from the University of lllinois is the faculty of Sangamon State. Theodore Peterson, dean of the College of Com- In a letter to the secretary of the Ford munications. From Sangamon State are Philip W. Foundation, President Spencer said, "We believe Kendall, assistant vice-president for public serv- that this cooperative effort between University of ices, and Chris Vlahoplus, director of university lllinois and Sangamon State University will make relations. a significant contribution to the discussion of Other public members are: James D. Nowlan important public issues in Illinois. Although the of Knox College and former state representative; need for such a publication is clear, the Richard E. Carver, mayor of Peoria; Mrs. Randall development of the project would have been Nelson of Carbondale; James M. Wall, editor of extremely difficult without the generous support the "Christian Century" in Chicago; Samuel W. of the Foundation." Witwer, a Chicago attorney and president of the Day said the first issue of the magazine will lllinois Constitutional Convention; James T. Otis, appear in January, 1975, and that no advertising a Chicago attorney and civic leader; Odas is planned at this time. The magazine will be Nicholson, a Chicago attorney, president of the basically a direct subscription publication, with Women's Bar Association of Illinois, and secretary the subscription price yet to be announced. Ten of the lllinois Constitutional Convention; William issues a year are planned. Allen, executive director of information, Illinois The magazine, according to Day, will include Agricultural Association, Bloomington; Robert C. articles by people prominent in state government, Gibson, secretary-treasurer, I Il inois State AF L- journalists, scholars, and others. The writing, he CIO. Day serves on the board as an ex-officio stressed, will be more in the popular magazine member. style with a general appeal, rather than that of a Providing editorial support to Day will be strictly scholarly publication. Caroline Gherardini, who was appointed to the position of news editor. Gherardini was formerly Regents: $1,192,000 for retirement and coordinator of public information at Lincoln $200,000 to support leasing of buildings. The Land Community College, and prior to that was latter item previously had appeared in the capital director of public relations at Parkland College in budget and the retirement figure historically is Champaign. never funded at its full level by the governor and William J. Geekie will be the business man- the General Assembly. ager of the publication, and also will coordinate The largest single item in the capital budget promotion and circulation of the magazine. is $7,183,000 for a laboratory office building, a Geekie has spent more than 10 years in state project that has been submitted in previous years government in Illinois, including a variety of and deleted during the budget process. data-gathering and promotional positions in the departments of Business and Economic Develop- ment, Children and Family Services, and Public A Joint Assembly-Administration Aid. Task Task Force on the Budget has been Also assisting the staff on a part-time basis Force appointed by President Spencer, on will be J. Michael Lennon, assistant professor of the recommendation of Robert literature, who will be feature editor. Crowley, speaker of the University Assembly. Members will elect their own chairman. Primary contact for the task force will be Wilbur Moulton, The $1 1,167,000 operating budget who was named budget officer on the resignation Budget for FY75 for Sangamon State Uni- of Andy Madonia. Action versity, a 19-percent increase over Members of the new group, which will this year, has been approved by the consider the budget for the 1974-75 academic Board of Regents. The capital budget was year, are: John Bowman, Don Stanhope, Regan trimmed from a requested $14,103,210 to Smith, Wayne Snyder, Emily Drabanski, Louise $10,000,000. Herndon, and Ron Allen. The bulk of the cut taken in capital was $3,462,000 for a university Community Life Center proposed by the Division of Planning and The Board of Regents has approved a Development. Such a building is normally con- Law resolution calling for Sangamon structed from local accounts, principally student School State University to administer a new fees, but in this instance the institution sought to law school planned for Springfield get it funded by state monies citing certain with an educational emphasis on government and precedents in this regard. public service. The Regents disagreed with this plan and The Regents supported a recommendation questioned the need for the building. SSU student of Executive Director Franklin Matsler based on member Virginia Sayles told the Regents that she the reasons that Sangamon State is the only had polled students, found them opposed to the graduate-level public institution in the Springfield project, and she felt any referendum would fail area, and the need for a law school to train whatever the proposed means of financing. The lawyers for public service is consistent with the failure to gain Regents support for the project mission of SSU. virtually has ended any possibility of getting state Dr. Regan Smith, chairman of the Joint funds for the project. Goins said a referendum University Advisory Council, announced to the would be held on the question of fees to support Regents the unanimous support of the resolution the proposed building. on the part of the representatives of the three The operating and capital budgets now go to universities represented on the council. the Illinois Board of Higher Education for further The action was taken at the monthly meet- scrutiny before being submitted to the governor ing of the Regents at Normal last week. and the General Assembly for action in the 1975 The decision as to which university shall legislative session. administer the new law school is in the hands of The operating budget total does not reflect the Illinois Board of Higher Education and is two items which were also approved by the expected by the end of the year. The governor approved legislation last Three statwide conferences month to appropriate $2.5 million in bond funds Statewide have been set by the Board of for site preparation, plans, and specifications for a Conferences Higher Education to enable courts complex in Springfield which would in- citizens to express their views clude facilities for legal and para-legal educa- regarding the development of a new phase of the tion--the "William Chamberlain Memorial School Illinois master plan for higher education. The of Law." BHE has recommended major study areas for the Chamberlain, who died unexpectedly two development of Master Plan Phase IV, a method years ago, was a circuit court judge whose public of procedure, and a timetable. career included service as secretary of state for a To accommodate persons in all parts of the brief time when he was appointed to fill the state, the citizens meetings have been arranged as vacancy created by the death of the incumbent. follows: Chamberlain, who also served as an administrative Sept. 16, Carbondale, Ballroom B, Student assistant to the governor, was active in the Center, Southern Illinois University movement to create Sangamon State University Sept. 18, Normal, Old Main Room, Universi- and was a member of its Foundation at the time ty Union, I Ilinois State University of his death. Sept. 20, Chicago, Room 605, Circle Center, Springfield citizens have been urging for two University of l llinois Chicago Circle years that a law school become part of Sangamon Campus State University. Judge James Craven of the 4th Conferences will begin at 10 a.m. and District Illinois Appellate Court gave testimony continue until 2:30 p.m. Following introductions during the recent session of the General Assembly and an opening statement, those in attendance as to the need for the courts complex and for will be organized into small groups in which they facilities for legal education in Springfield. can express their opinions and concerns. Lunch- eon arrangements will be left to members of each John F. Eibl, associate pro- group session. A concluding session will sum- Administrative fessor of human develop- marize the discussions and recommendations. The Intern ment counseling, is serving BHE staff will compile a report of all conference this academic year as an activities for presentation to the board. American Council on Education Fellow. Eibl was selected to take part in the Academic Administra- A series of six one-hour tele- tion Internship Program, jointly sponsored by the Lincoln vision specials titled "Sand- Lilly Endowment and the American Council on Presentations burg's Lincoln" will begin Education. this week over the NBC Tele- Purpose of the AAlP Program is to strength- vision Network. The first episode, "Mrs. Lincoln's en leadership in American higher education by Husband," will be telecast at 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. identifying and training individuals who have 6. Hal Holbrook stars as our 16th President, and shown promise for responsible positions in aca- Broadway stage star Sada Thompson will be seen demic administration. Eibl will work directly with as Mary Todd Lincoln. The series will depict President Spencer and Vice-Pres. John Keiser. He Lincoln and his family in what is described as "a will have opportunities to observe and work with far more personal way than has any previous students, faculty, staff, and administrators, and presentation in any dramatic medium." The series will also be involved in regional and national is adapted from Carl Sandburg's Pulitzer Prize- meetings dealing with administration in higher winning biography of Lincoln. education. His office is A-18. Sangamon State has been invited to partici- The new administrative pate in the internship program again next year. Administrative organizational structure for Specific information about application and selec- Reorganization Sangamon State was ap- tion procedures and deadlines is not yet available. proved by the Board of Persons interested in becoming nominees should Regents last week, effective Sept. 1. The transi- discuss the opportunities with either Eibl or tion schedule for changes in the Division of Wilbur Moulton in the president's office. Academic Affairs is to be completed by June 30, 1975. Personnel changes to effect the changes in field Urban League for several years. He will organization will be submitted to the board in monitor all agencies under contract with SSU to September. see that they comply with federal law in hiring The biggest change in administrative struc- and training minorities. ture is the reduction from five university divisions to three. The Business Affairs and Planning and New faculty members for this aca- Development divisions have been combined to New demic year and their rank are as form the Division of Business and Administrative Faculty follows. Janet G. Ahler, assistant Services. The dean of student services and his professor, educational psychology; team have been placed under the Division of Martha Atteberry, associate professor, child, Academic Affairs. family, and community services; Edward Cell, Major changes in the Division of Academic professor, philosophy; William Day, professor, Affairs will be the addition of a dean of the public affairs and public affairs reporting; Robert faculty and phasing out of the cluster deans as of Dworak, associate professor, administration; June 30, 1975. The assistant vice-presidents for Robert Graddy, visiting assistant professor, justice educational services and public affairs become in the social order; Lois E. Graff, associate deans of those areas. Academic program coordina- professor, mathematical systems; Robert Haynes, tors and directors will have budget and manage- assistant professor, biology; Mary Hazzard, asso- ment responsibilities with the phasing out of the ciate professor, nursing. cluster deans next year. Andrew Hedekin, assistant professor, human development counseling; Thomas Jackson, associ- Several opportunities are still ate professor, human development counseling; lnternational available for persons interest- Donald S. Kline, associate professor, administra- Education ed in study or research tion; Philip Koltun, instructor, mathematical abroad for the 1975-76 systems; Frank Little, associate professor, human academic year. The Council for lnternational development counseling; Mary MacDowell, visit- Exchange of Scholars which administers grants ing assistant professor, sociology; Bill Miller, under the Fulbright-Hays Act is still accepting associate professor, public affairs reporting; applications in some areas for University Lectur- Jacqueline Mithun, assistant professor, sociology; ing and Advanced Research, 1975-76. Basic David Moeller, instructor, library instructional requirements for eligibility are US citizenship; services; Gary Morgan, assistant professor, learn- Ph.D. completed; and appropriate experience, ing skills. usually including foreign language proficiency. Mona Moughton, professor, nursing; L. W. The Institute for lnternational Education Murray, Jr., associate professor, administration; which administers grants for Graduate Study Eldridge Pendleton, assistant professor, child, Abroad is now accepting applications. Basic family, and community services; Ashok K. Sahni, requirements include US citizenship, B. A. degree associate professor, psychology; Elaine Schwartz, (no Ph.D1s accepted), and language proficiency. associate professor, child, family, and community Deadline for applications is Nov. 1, 1974. services; Charles Schweighauser, associate pro- US Foreign Service examinations will be fessor, environments and people; Joyce Snarskis, given in Springfield on Dec. 7, 1974. Closing date assistant professor, library instructional services; for applications is Oct. 31. Sample tests are Daniel Spillane, visiting assistant professor, com- available. munication; Lynda Toth, assistant professor, Details concerning application procedure for communication; Benjamin Ward, assistant profes- any of these opportunities are available from sor, learning skills. Wayne Snyder, J-139. The Board of Regents has A "ride board" located on the Affirmative approved a new affirmative Car wall outside the cafeteria on the Action action officer for external Pools Main Campus provides a method affairs. Carl F. Flipper was of letting students, faculty, and named external compliance coordinator. He has staff know who needs rides or who will share a served as director of labor affairs for the Spring- car pool for the trips to and from campus. A map of the area is divided into nine sections, and Sangamon State University and colored tickets allow either driver or potential History Illinois Central Community Col- rider to indicate his needs. Any further questions Grant lege at East Peoria have received a about this system of facilitating transportation to $44,500 grant from the US De- the Main Campus may be directed to Ernie Eden, partment of Health, Education, and Welfare for 6664. an Interinstitutional Effort to Establish a Competency-Based B.A. Degree in History. The An expanded bus schedule be- unique program will take effect for the 1975 Bus tween Sangamon State's Main fiscal year. Its purpose is to define what the Schedule Campus and Capital Campus be- student is supposed to know and then to organize gan Aug. 26. A 25-ride discount university resources in the instructional program. pass, available at the Bursar's office, costs $5; Directors of the program said students move cash fare is 25 cents per ride. The Monday- through the courses of instruction at different through-Friday schedule is as follows. speeds, and the study will center on the resources needed by each individual to master competency. Leave Capital Leave Main Arrive Capital The result should be a degree with real meaning, Campus Campus Campus reflecting competency in the history area of (Sixth & Capitol) concentration. The two schools have been col- laborating on the project for several months.

Four scholarships will be a- Alumni warded by the Sangamon Scholarships State Alumni Association for this academic year, marking the group's first financial support to SSU stu- dents. Each scholarship will carry a stipend of "Departs from Fifth and Monroe $100 from the association, which will be matched by the SSU Office of Financial Aid. The Office of Bus designation sign reads Sangamon State University Financial Aid will make the selections. Recipients may be either graduate or under- A Statewide Borrower's Card graduate students, must be full-time students, and Library enables Sangamon State grad- must show financial need. Privileges uate students and faculty to borrow library resources from Amelia Earhart Fellowship any other state university library in Illinois. Cards Aerospace Awards for advanced study are distributed for limited borrowing periods, and Fellowships and research in the aerospace must be returned to the issuing library after that sciences are available to time has expired. The card and regulations gov- women from Zonta International, a service organ- erning its use are available at the "Get Help Here" ization of executive women in business and the Desk in the SSU Library. professions. The $3000 grants, established in 1938 as a memorial to Zonta's famed air pioneer An intensive membership member, are supported by more than 670 Zonta Alumni drive is being readied by the clubs in 47 countries. Membership SSU Alumni Association un- A bachelor's degree in a science qualifying a der the direction of Charles candidate for graduate work in some phase of the Williams, who has been designated membership aerospace sciences is the basic requirement for the chairman. Particular emphasis will be on the fellowship, plus evidence of exceptional ability spring, 1974, graduates, but all previous graduates and potential and commendable character. who have not yet joined are still invited to do so. Candidates or instructors wishing to recom- Williams said the $5 membership fee will help the mend students should write to Zonta Inter- developing organization initiate programs to serve national, 59 East Van Buren Street, Chicago SSU students and alumni. 60605. A rug-making show and demonstra- The late Osmond Guy has received recogni- News tion will be held at Clayville Rural tion for a poster he helped to create and produce Notes Life Center on Sept. 21 and 22. On for the Venereal Disease Control Section of the Sept. 22, there will also be a flea Illinois Department of Public Health. Each mem- market at the historic stagecoach stop. The Ninth ber of the four-member team responsible for the Annual Fall Craft Festival will be on Oct. 12 and poster received an "Andy" award in the public 13, with demonstrations of more than 90 crafts service print category from the Advertising Club common in early rural Illinois. of New York.

Robert J. Evans has been named an adjunct Marcia Mifflin, formerly a faculty secretary, assistant professor of arts administration for this is the new assistant to the speaker of the year. University Assembly, having been appointed at the Assembly meeting Aug. 9. Cafeteria personnel report a problem in the operation of the cafeteria. Some of the individu- James B. Spalding, Jr., associate professor of als using the facility are not clearing their dishes administration, is the new president of the Spring- and trays from the tables after they have finished field Advertising Club. eating. Attention to this small detail by each person will make the work load easier. New members of Sangamon State's Status of University Women Committee are Carole Kennerly The first of the oral history memoirs collect- and John Allison. ed by Cullom Davis and other historians working in the SSU Bicentennial Oral History Program Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia attended the sum- were presented to the State Historical Library in a mer institute for study in gerontology at the recent ceremony. Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California. She has also Bill Murray was elected coordinator of the received an official invitation to become an Generic Group of the SSU Administration and associate member of the Foundation of Thana- Management Programs, and John Knutsen was tology, due to her expressed academic, profes- elected coordinator of the Business Arena of sional, and personal interest in the projects and those programs. activities of that foundation.

"The number un Clayton's Connecticut ticket won the New York lottery and the number on his New York tic~etwon the Connecticut lottery." Courtesy of Faze -1 Goverors State University, Park Forest, Illinois Published by the Office of University Relations Sangarnon State Univers~ty Springfield, llliriois 62708

Volume 3, Number 3 September 78, 1974

A Sangamon State conference on Medicine in Washington, D.C. Psychic Irene Women's women, "Women's Worlds: Roles Hughes of Chicago will present the luncheon Worlds and Realities," will be held Oct. 4 program. and 5 at Capital Campus. The Three creative arts events will be held in opening keynote sessions each morning will be at conjunction with the conference. Opening Sept. the Roxy Theater, and luncheons each day will be 28 will be an art exhibit at the Horace Mann at the First United Methodist Church at Fifth and Building. The exhibit, "The Creative Woman," Capitol. Conference co-chairpersons Anna May will continue through Oct. 5, and is open to the Smith and Rose Marie Roach expect a full public at ncrcost. An art exhibit from France, turnout of some 600 persons during the two days. "Women in France," will be on exhibit at the There will be a total of 64 different worlc- Illinois National Bank from Oct. 1 to 15, and IS shops on a myriad of topics presented during the open to the public. On Frlday, Oct. 4, the conference, some of them lasting two hours and conference planners will present "Woman: A others one hour each. Worlcshops deal with such Multi-Media Montage" at 8 p.m. in the Cafeteria varied themes as women in American history, on the Main Campus of SSU. Copper Coin Ballet helping problem children learn, selecting books and Brainchild will present the program. The for children, games liberated wornen play, women evening is open to the public at no cost. in government, divorce, poetry, music, drugs, Free child care for tots from infancy to SIX working with women, day care, and many more. years of age will be provided for parents attending President Spencer will open the conference the conference. Advance registration is required. at 9 a.m. Friday. Keynoters will be Patricia Hutar Trained child-care personnel will be in charge of of Glenview, US deleyate to the llnited Nations the center, at the Central Baptist Church, Fourth Status of Women Committee, International and Jackson. Women's Year, 1975, and Morag MacLeod The conference is open to women and men. Simchak, Office of Labor Affairs, A.I.D., US Fees are $5 for one day or $7.50 for both days. Department of State. Students pay only $2.50 for one day or $4 for A panel on Friday noon will discuss both days. Luncheons are $2.50 for each day. "Women in Religion." Panelists will be The Rev. Flora Mikelson of Chicago's Ecumenical Center; Megan McKenna, editor of "Celebration," Baton The budget process at Sangamon Rouge, La.; Elisbetli I

ii-1: cor-r:iii!lnity. President Spencer said future Higher Education will make that determination a ic$!:ias wucrlti include discussions of grants which will be included in its legislation presented 11olrcy at the university, public affairs projects, to the governor and General Assembly for fund- acir~~inistra!iveeffectiveness, continuing budget ing. The fact that Sangamon State is situated in rcvi+w. review of governing board activities, Springfield and that the new law school, in the affii !-r!ative action, public radio, governance and eyes of those who supported it in the legislature, other topics. Tile next meeting was scheduled for should have a component of 1)ublic service educa- Sept. 25 in tlie President's Conference Room. tion, makes SSU a viable choice. However, he I

SCHOOL YEAR --FALL SPRING year without our usual housing crises."

70-7 1 81 1 823 Sangamon State and the So~itti- 7 1-72 1574 1587 Library ern llliriois Ljniversity School of 72-73 2327 248 1 Exchange Medicine will extend I-pciprocal 73-74 2860 3004 library borrowing priv~leges to 74-75 3387 (estimate) 3500 students, faculty, and staff members of each institution. Borrowers will identify thcr-nselves by presenting current and valid identificatio:: cards Central l llinois listeners will soon issued by their own institutions. Anv fines in- Sangamon be able to dial a new FM station curred by a borrower will be paid to tile lending Radio and hear the call letters of institution. Should a fine not he promptly ~jaid

WSSR, as Sangarnon State's by a borrower, the honic ! istltution will assess p~~blicaffairs radio station goes on the air. The the payment to the b0rrn1.v~:.througli its bursar. SSU radio facility has received notification from At the SIU School of Medicine Lit~rary, the Federal Communications Commission of the users may borrow textbool

Volume 3, Number 4 October 1, 1974

The University Council was told cellaneous array of courses. He suggested that one University last week that Sangamon State sucl-I center be established by fall of '75 and Council should expand its efforts in non- another by fall of '76. traditional study through the es- The proposal on agency-based education tablishment of upper-division centers on com- called for an assessment of needs by state munity college campuses, a program of agency personnel officers to help the university develop education aimed principally at government em- new programs, as well as an attempt to secure a ployees, and expansion of the Individual Option mandate from the governor and the General to a university without walls center. Assembly that the government would support and An 18-page draft report on nontraditional coordinate personnel programs for all state em- study was distributed to the participants by Doug ployees. Such a program would include tuition Kindschi, assistant vice-president for educational waivers, a more adequate system of released time, services. and an incentive system relating professional Kindschi stressed that the proposals con- advancement to educational achievement. stituted a preliminarv draft and that non- traditional study was not a new concern at The University Without Walls proposal called Sangamon State. He said in his report: for it to be operative at both the B.A. and M.A. levels. Kindschi pointed out that Sangamon State "Thus at Sangamon State University we University has applied for membership in the are not talking about doing something Union for Experimenting Colleges and Univer- that has never been thought of before, sities which he said is one of the leading forces for nor are we establishing a completely change in American higher education. The union new emphasis, but rather we are re- with the support of the US Office of Education affirming an emphasis that is already and the Ford Foundation is developing an alterna- here, organiziny and expanding ac- tive UWW undergraduate program. This concept, tivities already under way, and recog- according to Kindschi, recognizes the student's nizing in our budget and faculty reward capacity to learn on his own while providing a system a commitment that has already close and continuing contact between the student been made by nearly every faculty and the teacher. member and administrator here." The Council also discussed several other items including the President's Report to the Kindschi said that the proposed upper- Board of Regents which was scheduled to meet division center on community college campuses the next day on the campus. Academic Vice- would differ significantly from the older univer- President John Keiser reported on the meeting of sity extension models in that entire degree pro- staff of Sangamon State University, the Board of grams would be delivered rather than a mis- Regents, and the Board of Higher Education on next year's budget request. Assembly Speaker A cooperative program between Robert Crowley presented Spencer several copies Cooperative Sangamon State and l llinois of the proposed Constitution. Spencer said that Degree State University leading to a he would submit the document to the Board of six-year specialist degree in edu- Regents and follow it with his own reaction at a cational administration has been approved by the later time. Board of Regents. Edyth Cole submitted a memorandum call- John Keiser, SSU vice-president for aca- ing for Sangamon State to engage the question of demic affairs, told the Board at its meeting here minority studies. She urged that the university last Thursday that at least 70 students interested launch an immediate study to bring to the in the program have already been identified. Since curriculum such courses, stressing that her con- Springfield is a center for educational administra- cern was not limited to black studies but em- tion, SSU expects a continuing demand for the braced other minority groups as well, such as new degree. Latin Americans. Though only ISU would offer the degree, In response to a question about the seeming SSU students in the program receive numerous lack of success of black study programs in benefits. Courses taken at SSU are not subject to American colleges, Dean Homer Butler said that traditional transfer-of-credit rules, including limi- any failure was not because of the merit of such tations on number of hours transferable. Courses activities, or the need; but rather because such may be taken at either university, though a programs were hastily drawn as a response to minimum of 15 hours must be taken at ISU. pressure generated by activist groups some years Residency requirements may be met at either back. Both Butler and Cole stressed that such institution. programs at Sangamon State should have a solid Instructors for the program will be regular academic footing to ensure their success. The members of the educational administration facul- president asked Keiser and Crowley to appoint ty at each school, and they will cooperate to jointly a committee to pursue this topic. ensure that courses offered at one school comple- The meeting concluded with the announce- ment those at the other to avoid duplicating ment of the agenda for the Oct. 2 meeting which training. Courses leading to the degree will initially will include a report on Broadcast Services at SSU be offered at SSU in the Spring Semester, 1975. and the new public FM radio station to go on the air late this fall. Other meeting dates were given as The Illinois Board of Regents has Oct. 23, Nov. 6, and Nov. 20. The Council meets Regents approved two appointments to the in the President's Conference Room commencing Meeting Sangamon State University staff at 8:30 a.m. including a news director for the new SSU public radio station and an admissions Students interested in volun- officer. Radio teering for participation in the Richard A. Bradley was appointed news Participation operation of WSSR, Sangamon director for the Sangamon State public FM radio State Radio, or desiring infor- facility, WSSR, which will soon be on the air. For mation about the new facility, are urged to attend the past two years Bradley has been managing one of several informal sign-up sessions on Mon- editor of the Illinois News Network based in day, Oct. 14, in the L Building lounge. Present Springfield. The INN is an audio network for staff members of the radio station will be on hand Illinois radio stations concentrating on the actions to discuss program ideas, volunteer positions, and of state government. other topics related to public broadcasting at Sidonie M. Debruyn was named admissions Sangamon State. officer. She received the B.A. degree from the Films, studio tours, and refreshments will be College of St. Benedict in Minnesota in 1973, part of the proceedings. Others interested in majoring in English. seeing the facilities are also invited. Bradley attended the University of Illinois Sessions are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12, 2 and received the B.S. degree in communications to 5 p.m, and 6 to 8 p.m. Further information is from Southern l llinois University at Carbondale available at the WSSR studios in L-130, or by in 1963. He has been involved in the news calling 6516. profession in Springfield nine years. Previous to that he served as a newsman for radio stations in women to handle them. Child care, supervised by Carbondale, Danville, and Herrin. Carolee Drennan, involves women of the Central The Regents also approved the leasing of Baptist Church where the facility will be pro- additional student housing which will provide vided. Sue Dobbins, head of luncheon arrange- living quarters for some two dozen students. ments, has enlisted the aid of women from the Under the agreement with the Town and First United Methodist Church. Country Bank, the second and third floors of a Registration is being handled completely by building at 310-312 East Adams will be leased for community volunteers under the supervision of $8400 per year. Present student housing is com- Gertrude Stockman and Marie Havens. Carole pletely occupied and more is needed for the Kennerly has planned and organized the entire second semester this year. Sangamon's enrollment Friday night production, "Woman: A Multi-Media increased 16 percent this fall as compared with Montage." The program of dance, prose, and last September. poetry will include productions by the Copper Each of the new units will include a kitchen, Coin Ballet and Brainchild, a group of women dining and living rooms, a study, porch, nine poets who will be reading their own works. bedrooms, two full baths, and two half baths. A Also under the direction of the community private bedroom in the new facility will rent for committee are the exhibits. Barb Scheibling is $65 per month compared with $80 charged in the heading this area, to be centered in the Leland aDartments leased last year. Building Ballroom and to include commercial The downtown location will enable students exhibits as well as noncommercial exhibits by without private transportation to utilize public such organizations as the American Cancer So- transportation more conveniently. ciety, Girl Scouts, League of Women Voters, and The following new positions were author- YWCA. The exhibits have been planned to pro- ized: director of nontraditional and broadcast vide resources for information which would have instruction; director of advising and counseling; an impact on a woman's life. director of community college cooperative pro- Two art exhibits are being held in conjunc- grams; director of development; assistant director tion with the conference on women. Currently on of admissions; director, Middle-Size Cities Center; display, until the end of the conference, at the director, Illinois Legislative Studies Center; and Horace Mann Educators Building is "The Creative director, Public Sector Program Evaluation Cen- Woman," an exhibit of art by women from ter. throughout Illinois. The second exhibit, "Women Extensive community involve- in France," was made available through the Women's ment, with thousands of hours of cultural attache of the French Embassy and Worlds volunteer work, have been added brought to Springfield by SSU faculty member to the efforts of Sangamon State Guy Romans. It is on display at the new Illinois faculty, staff, and students to help make the National Bank building until Oct. 15. "Women's Worlds: Roles and Realities" confer- Six new workshops have been added to ence a total package for participants. The confer- those included in the original schedule, making a ence on women, to be held Friday and Saturday total of 70 different selections for conference this week, has been aimed at both the university participants. Registrations are still being accepted and the community in an effort to respond to and for the meeting, in Room 119 at the Capital assess the needs of women in the Springfield area. Campus or Room 47 in Building L or the Student Springfield women have been involved in Services Office at the Main Campus. planning and organizing such areas of the two-day conference as the luncheons, exhibits, child-care A series of seminars on the family facilities, and the Friday evening program. Com- Family began last week on Sangamon munity members also served on a coordinating Seminars State's Main Campus, offered by committee, helping to plan workshop topics and the Child, Family, and Com- acting as a sounding board for ideas. Some 50 munity Services Program. "Focus on the Fam- volunteers have helped to make these events ily '74" is planned for area agencies, counselors, possible. students, faculty, and interested citizens as a Community women found places where serv- public service, according to Elaine J. Schwartz, ices could be provided and helped to organize associate professor of CFS who is coordinator of the seminars. All seminars will be held from 1 to to the festivities. Food and drink will be for sale 3:30 p.m. in Building L, Room 114 and Room on the grounds. 128. Admission is one dollar for adults and 25 The first in the series, held Friday, Sept. 27, cents for children. Parking is free. dealt with "Consumerism and the Family," con- ducted by Michael Ayers, assistant professor of Persons interested in a defensive economics. Defensive driving course, which will be of- "Medicine and the Family" is the topic for Driving fered for one hour each Monday Oct. 11, conducted by Dr. William Stewart, night for eight weeks on the Main director of the Family Practice Center at SIU Campus, should contact Jim Duda at 6793 as School of Medicine. Other topics and leaders are: soon as possible. There is no charge for the Oct. 23, "Patterns of Interaction in the Family," course, and only a minimal fee for materials. It is by Sherod Miller, Minnesota Couples Communica- anticipated that a defensive driving course may tion Program at the University of Minnesota soon become mandatory in order to drive a state Medical School; Nov. 8, "Family Planning and the vehicle. Classes will begin at 8:15 p.m. on Oct. Family," by Mary Jane Snyder, acting executive 14, and continue weekly through Dec. 2. director, Planned Parenthood Association of Chicago; Nov. 22, "Children and the Family," by A huge earth-moving machine Kenneth W. Watson, director of professional Affairs rumbled unceremoniously onto services, Chicago Child Care Society. Center the Main Campus last week, and without fanfare broke ground for A discussion of community arts construction on Sangamon State's second perma- Community council programming in the nent building, the Public Affairs Center. Con- Arts middle-sized city will be pres- struction on the building, which will be just west ented by Nancy Hyzer, chair- of the Brookens Library, is estimated to take two marl of the Illinois Association of Arts Agencies, years. Although there was no public ground- as parT of Sangamon State's Community Arts breaking ceremony attached to last Monday's Management Forum series. The lecture is sched- beginnings, such an event may be staged later. uled for 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 30 in Room 212, The l llinois Capital Development Board a- Capital Campus. There is no charge, and all warded the $2,400,000 contract to the Evans interested persons are invited to attend. Construction Co. of Springfield for Phase I of the David Sennema, director of SSU's Com- center. The total of $1 1,400,000 project will munity Arts Management Program, said the include a 2000-seat auditorium, enlarged from the speaker has served as president of the Rockford originally planned 1200 seats by action of the Arts Council, and is a special consultant for the Illinois General Assembly this year. The auditori- arts to the mayor and to the parks and recreation um will also have greater capabilities for perform- department of Rockford. She has also been a ing arts presentations than was included initially, consultant to the l llinois Arts Council. which will make it of great service to the The Illinois Association of Arts Agencies is a Springfield community for a variety of activities, newly formed alliance of community arts councils as well as to the university community. throughout the state, with the purpose of actively helping in the development of such arts councils. Flu shots are available in Student Health Services, C-129, until the end of December. The minimal cost is $1 for students and $1.50 for The ninth annual Fall Craft Festi- faculty and staff. Craft val will be held at the Clayville Festival Stagecoach Stop and Rural Life Center Oct. 12 and 13, sponsored A limited number of no-fee scholarships are by Sangamon State University Foundation and available to students wishing to attend the SSU the Clayville Folk Arts Guild. More than 90 crafts conference, "Women's Worlds: Roles and Real- of early l llinois will be demonstrated, and some ities," to be held Oct. 4 and 5. Students showing hand-crafted items will be on sale. Folk singing, need and interest should contact Anna May Smith dancing, and other special entertainment will add at 6510 for applications. Published by the Office of University Relations Sangamon State University Springfield, Illinois 62708

Volume 3, Number 5 October 8, 1974'

The Board of Higlier Education at tive delivery mode. Therefore, it should place a BHE its meeting in Chicago last weel< premium on cooperative degree programs with Meeting submitted statements about the community colleges, and should continue to mission of each university which explore the viability of a three-year degree. will be the basis of "study and dialogue" in SSU should continue to offer a strong core preparation for inclusion in Master Plan Phase IV. of programs blending the liberal arts and profes- The statements represent the BHE staff view sional fields of study. The institution should of the current mission of each state university - maintain its major emphasis on providing quality "what it might be ancl in some instances what it teaching. It should carefully review its existing should not be." programs in order to insure such high quality These statements, according to the BHE, instruction and academic programs. Such criteria "should bc i-eviewed not only by system and as national standards of academic excellence, institutionai administr-ators but a!so by a wide manpower needs, student enrollments, and range of citizens of Il/inois including faculty, quality of faculty, should be employed in this students, administrators, community ieaders, and review. other university constituents." SSU should move cautiously in the develop- The following is the statement for Sangamon ment of new programs at the baccalaureate and State University. master's level, and should not plan to develop any Sangamon State University is a regional doctoral programs over the next five years. upper-level university serving central illinois and Further, SSU should not develop any professional the capital city, with a special mission in public programs at the i,achelorrs and master's level in affairs. As such, it has a unique responsibility to fine arts, engineeriirg, education, agriculture, tech- uti!ize the resources and opportunities that can be nology, and home economics. provided by state z:?dlocai government for public SSU IS encouraged lo work closely with the service, teachicg, and research. Similarly, SSU has SIU Medical Schooi in the development of allied the special obligatizr-, to provide educational health programs in conformity with the forth- opportunities for srate ar?3 local government coming state master pian on health education. employees. The institution has a major mission to Faculty at SSU in the phys~caland life sciences extend its educational programs to students in should work closely with faculty in these same off-campus locations. SSU has a regional and disciplines at the medical school, and vice versa. statewide mission in regard to community coi- leges, similar to that of Governors State Univer- sity. As an upper-level institution, SSU is urged to WSSR-FM, the public radio voice develop closely articulated programs with com- Public of Sangamon State University, will munity colleges, and should serve as a statewide Radio be on the air ir, December. model for transfer programs. As a capstone The Univers~tc Courrcil nas university, SSU has the unique opportunity to told at its weekly meeting last Wednesday that distinguish itself in the development of an alterna- construction of the transmitter tower probably will be finished in mid-October and the station's Press Corps, reporter and columnist for the facilities in L Building are expected to be com- Chicago Sun-Times; and Edward Armstrong, Edi- pleted a month later. tor of the State Journal-Register. The fifth guest Council members also heard a report from will be a Sangamon State faculty member or a President Spencer on the recent meetings of the journalist. Board of Regents and the Board of Higher In the field of instructional programming, Education including the latest information on the which is in the purview of Academic Affairs, Vice question of the new law school for Springfield. President John H. Keiser commented that the Spencer said the BHE approved its staff recom- university will move slowly and only after a great mendation that each of the systems interested in deal of study and preparation. The first SSU the law facility begin making proposals regarding offering will be Professor John Miller's brown bag administration of the new school. The BHE will Psychology Today course. Arrangements have employ a consultant to assist the Board and its been made with Lincoln Land Community Col- staff in evaluating the proposals. lege to air two instructional programs, Western The report on public broadcasting at Sanga- Civilization and Music Appreciation. mon State was presented by Chris Vlahoplus, "Sangamon State identifies in the new sta- Vice Presiaent of University Relations, and Dale tion both its academic and community responsi- K. Ouzts, Director of Broadcast Services. Mate- bilities," the report said. "Its operation will be a rials distributed included a tentative schedule, a blend of the efforts of students, faculty and staff table of organization, coverage map, and other as well as community persons." items. WSSR will operate at 91.9 on the FM dial An open house is being held October 14 at and its signal will extend 80 miles in all direc- the station's facilities in L Building for interested tions. The station will operate 16 hours a day, students. seven days a week. Vlahoplus pointed out that planning for The report said the bulk of the programming television continues to be a part of the mission of on the station from the beginning will be serious University Relations and Broadcast Services. He music, news and material from the national public said Ouzts serves on two important bodies whose radio network. Public affairs and instructional goal is a statewide coordinated system of educa- material will be fashioned slowly to insure the tional television, committees created by the quality and integrity of the programming. Board of Higher Education and the Office of the "In the field of state and regional news a Superintendent of Public Instruction. "His leader- grant from the Corporation for Public Broad- ship has also been recognized by appointment to casting has enabled the station to employ a news the National Radio Development Committee of director of sufficient experience in statehouse the Corporation for Public Broadcasting," coverage to get the station off to a good start," Vlahoplus said of Ouzts. the report said. "Faculty and others will be called The report called for a new advisory com- upon to provide commentary on the state level. mittee now that the station is ready to go on the "The planned programming in the field of air, to replace one that has been operative for the public affairs is a mirror of the station's attempt last eighteen months. The new committee would to utilize the resources of the University and of focus on the academic leadership of the univer- the State Capitol. The program format is one in sity, University Relations, Broadcast Services, which a Sangamon State faculty member joins students and community members. with a statehouse or other resource person to produce, with the help of the station personnel, a series that is informative and stimulating." The first awards under the One such program will be titled "State Week Chamberlain William H. Chamberlain Me- In Review" in which four regular participants Scholarships morial Scholarship Fund were joined by weekly guests will comment upon and announced Monday at a lunch- analyze political events that have transpired in eon in the President's Conference Room. The Illinois or those national events that have impor- awards went to three students who have enrolled tance to the state. The four regular members will at Sangamon State from diverse parts of Illinois. be Bill Day and Bill Miller of the Sangamon State The scholarship was inaugurated to provide faculty; Burnell Heinecke, Dean of the Statehouse funds for outstanding community college stu- dents transferring to Sangamon. The three stu- United Way is spent directly on people served by dents, all with straight "A" records, are: the United Way agencies. Last year in Sangamon Floyd R. Mills, Alton, from Lewis and Clark County more than 56,000 people, or one person Community College. Mills, 26, is married out of three, used United Way agencies. and is enrolled in the communications pro- Sangamon State has authorized the use of gram. Mrs. Patricia Faughn, Metropolis, who payroll deductions to make contributions to the is 20 and married. She was graduated from United Way. Employees of the university will Shawnee Community College and is studying soon be contacted by a volunteer asking them to sociology. Walter J. Zukowski, Peru, who sign the contribution pledge card. attended Illinois Valley Community College. Last year SSU employees donated $8402 to Ranked first in his class, Zukowski, 20, has the United Way. "That money was tangible selected as his area of concentration Justice evidence of a commitment to private charities and and the Social Order. of the university's involvement in the local Participating in the luncheon was Mrs. community," says Phil Bradley, chairman of this William H. Chamberlain, wife of the late circuit year's United Way drive at SSU. "We at the judge who was a member of the Sangamon State university are committed to attacking society's University Foundation; Robert G. Cronson, the problems and working toward their solutions. The New Auditor General of the State of Illinois and United Way shares that commitment. It works William P. Sheehan, Springfield attorney, who because many people are committed to helping were co-chairmen of the fund-raising committee; others and show that by signing United Way and State Rep. Gerald Shea who amended legis- pledge cards." lation calling for a new law school here in Springfield to have it named the William H. Chamberlain Memorial School of Law. Rep. Shea, More that 700 participants left from Riverside, is the Democratic Whip in the Women's what was termed by organizers as House. Worlds a highly successful two-day con- ference on "Women's Worlds: Roles and Realities," each trying to assess in their own eyes what was the most challenging, or the The university has been invited to most exciting, or the most enjoyable part of the United support this year's United Way many-faceted Conference on Women. Way campaign by Howard Humphrey, The offerings - 80 workshops, two lunch- executive vice-president of Frank- eon programs, three keynote speakers, a cultural lin Life Insurance and chairman of this year's ballet-music-poetry evening, two art displays, and United Way campaign in Sangamon County. an exhibit hall of booths provided by commercial Humphrey, appearing before the University and nonprofit organizations - were as varied as Council last week, thanked the members of the the representation of those attending. university community for their generous support Participants included community college stu- of the campaign last year and asked them to dents, from Illinois and from surrounding states continue their support this year. as well; local high-school and City Day School The United Way campaign has a goal this students; women from church groups and civic year of $1,200,000. That money will be dis- and service clubs; men as well as women from tributed among 23 agencies, most of which are business and industry; Sangamon State civil serv- local. They include sucC. groups as the Urban ice employees, students, staff, and faculty; stu- League, Visiting Nurse Association, Aid to Re- dents and faculty from other colleges and univer- tarded Citizens, American Red Cross, Boys' Club, sities; retired women; and media representatives. Catholic Charities, Jewish Federation, Salvation "Such a diverse group would be expected to Army, and St. John's Breadline. react in varying ways to the wide-ranging presen- Humphrey explained that operating costs for tations," said Co-Chairman Anna May Smith. And the United Way campaign are maintained at a they did. very low level because of the great amount of For some, the panel on religion chaired by volunteer support provided by the community. SSU Prof. Mary Kate Yntema on Friday noon was More than 94 cents of every dollar donated to a most meaningful change of pace. Providing insight into the spiritual role of women in today's Larry E. Shiner has been named world were panelists Elsie Austin, first black Interim interim dean of the faculty until woman graduate of the University of Cincinnati Dean July 1, 1975. This is a new posi- College of Law and a member of the Baha'i Faith; tion provided for in the adminis- the Rev. Floris Mikkelson, an ordained minister trative reorganization, which became effective currently working with the Ecumenical Center of Sept. 1 upon approval by the Board of Regents. A Chicago; Megan McKenna, editor of a Catholic task force under the chairmanship of Shiner and Pastoral Worship Service; and Lisbeth Katzin, a including the present deans and Vice-President student at the University of Illinois who is for Academic Affairs John Keiser will be an- attempting to reorganize a Jewish workship serv- nounced soon to advise transition. ice to include roles for women. Shiner, an associate professor of philosophy, The keynoter on Saturday morning, Dr. received his B.A. from Northwesterri University, Estelle Ramey, an M.D. and professor of phys- M.D.V. from Drew University, and Ph.D. from iolcgy and biophysics at Georgetown University Universite de Strasbourg. He received the unan- Schtrol of Medicine, won the acclaim of those who imous support of program coordinators for his heard her. Interrupted several times by applause selection as interim dean of the faculty. and finishing to a standing ovation, Dr. Ramey The 20th Century Homesteading made a hard-hitting plea to women to work Craft class at Sangamon State is spon- toward equality of women in decision-making Sales soring a Craft Faire at which roles in all fields, and to refrain from "put- persons can sell crafts which they downs" of women. make and want to market. On sale will be a For many, Psychic Irene Hughes provided variety of home-made, home-grown products. ;i?c. rnost entertaining part of the hard-working The faire will be Oct. 18, 19, and 20 on the ic-)nference, as she made general predictions in Main Campus. There is no fee for a booth, and re:;?onse :(I! yi~estionsfrom the Saturday lunch- everyone in Springfield and the surrounding area eo:. audience. Others selected the Friday night is invited to attend and to sell wares. "iVlu!ti-Media Montage," a presentation of ballet, For further information about scheduling a music, art, and poetry. booth, contact the office of Assistant Professor of Most of the participants were enthusiastic Sociology Dan Knapp at 6770. about the specific workshops which they had Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia's book, attended, comrwnting favorably about leaders, News Education as Existential Pos- techniques, and ,-~~bjectmatter. Only a few rated Notes sibility, will appear in an Italian them "a bore," and "more of the same old edition in the spring. The pub- middle-of-the-road stuff." lisher is Armando Armando of Rome, and the Conference Co-chairmen Rose Marie Roach translation will be done by the Italian scholar and and Anna May Smith agreed that attendance, philosopher Bruno Maiorca. participation, and acceptance far exceeded their Richard Damashek, assistant professor of optimistic expectations. Judy Everson and Barb- literature, is moderating a five-part television ara Eibl, co-chairmen of the workshops, found series dealing with "Breaking Barriers to Public much to be enthusiastic about, pointing out that Trust." The first of the series, aired Sept. 29 on many of the workshops were filled to capacity WICS-TV, probed questions of pardon and am- well before the registration deadline, with most nesty. The remaining programs will be aired workshops ending up completely filled at confer- throughout November and early December. ence time. Robert J. Dworak, associate professor of Community Chairman Gloria Craven had administration in the Management Program, has nothing but praise for the dedication of her been appointed to the American Society for volunteers who handled registrations, luncheon Public Administration committee on professional arrangements, day-care for children, and exhibits. standards for 1974-75. The committee recom- Official evaluation of the conference by mends role responsibilities for public administra- participants is expected, as all were asked to tors in their official capacities in carrying out the complete questionnaires to be returned and tabu- public's business, the rights to which they are lated by the conference evaluator, Mary Mc- entitled, and the pr~fessionaicompetencies and Dowell of SSU. attitudes expected of them. Published by the Office of University Relations Sangamon State University Springfield, lllinois 62708

Volume 3, Number 6 October 29, 1974

The Illinois Board of Regents has Sangamon State has been Regents approveci a cooperative program Arts named the administrative Meeting between Sangamon State and Endowment agent for the Regional Co- Southern lllinois University at ordinator Program for the Edwardsville leading to a six-year specialist degree National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). in Educational Administration. The lllinois Board of Regents at its meeting At the September meeting, the Regents ap- last week appointed Bertha Masor to the proved a similar program between SSU and Sangamon State staff as the NEA's Regional Illinois State University. Coordinator. Mrs. Masor has been Assistant to the John Keiser, SSU Vice President for Academ- Director of the Illinois Arts Council for the past ic Affairs, told the Board last week that at least 4% years. Her salary and expenses at SSU will be 70 students interested in the program have paid through an NEA grant. already been identified. Since Springfield is a As regional coordinator, she will assist the center for educational administration, SSU ex- NEA in developing its regional program in the pects a continuing demand for the new degree, he states of Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, said. Minnesota, North and South Dakota, as well as Though only SIU or ISU would offer the Illinois. She also will act as an ombudsman and be degree, SSU students in the program would available to assist state arts agencies, cult~lral receive numerous benefits. Courses taken at SSU organizations, artists, and potential Endowment are not subject to traditional transfer-of-credit grantees. rules, including limitations on number of hours The Regents also approved the appointment transferable. Courses may be taken at any of the of Marcia Dworak as an instructor in Library three universities, though a minimum of 21 Instructional Services. She has previously been quarter hours must be taken at SIU or a minimum employed as a reference librarian and Coordinator of 15 semester hours at ISU. Residency require- of the Administrative l nformation Center at ments may be met at any of the three institu- California State University, Fullerton, California. tions. Several temporary or part-time lecturers were l nstructors for the program will be regular appointed or reappointed by the Board. members of the educational administration fac- ulty at each of the three schools, and they will cooperate to insure courses offered at one school Director of Personnel Chick Francis complement those at the other to avoid dupli- Civil has announced that the University cating training. Courses leading to the degree will Service Civil Service System has developed initially be offered at SSU in the Spring 1975 new examinations for approximately semester. 40 clerical, secretarial, and typist classes. Francis said this was done in an effort "to eliminate of the Illinois Educational Consortium for Com- those examinations which may be outdated, puter Services. Sher, who was associate director invalid, unreliable, and contain cultural bias. We of the Center for Advanced Computation at the hope the new examinations accomplish this U. of I., began work Oct. 21 in offices at the objective." SI U Medical Center. All current examination scores and eligible l ECCS was incorporated in 1972 as a not- registers for these classes will thus be voided on for-profit corporation by the four public univer- Oct. 31, 1974, and all names will be removed sity governing boards-Board of Regents, Board from the registers. All candidates who are of Governors, U. of I. trustees, and SIU trustees. currently on the eligible registers for these classes It has helped the 13 universities meet present and will be given an opportunity to qualify under the future computer needs without duplicating ex- new examinations, and will be notified individ- pensive equipment on each campus. ~lallyby the Personnel Office. The Consortium, using funds from member- Individuals who wish to apply for the new ship fees and rental payments on its equipment, examinations for these classes may make an has purchased computers, terminals, and other appointment by calling the Personnel Office, equipment which are shared by several univer- 786-6670. sities. Encouraged by the success of the Consor- tium in the computer area, the member univer- sities are exploring expansion of I ECCS into other National Black Solidarity Day will activities where resource sharing would also be Black be observed on the Sangamon beneficial-such as cooperative purchasing and a Solidarity State campus Nov. 2, with regis- network of educational radio stations in which tration beginning at 8 a.m. and the programs produced by any university station activities throughout the day and evening. All would be available statewide. events will be on the Main Campus. The first step in such a change, according to The opening speaker at 8:30 a.m. will be Franklin Matsler, Board of Regents executive Curtis Thomas, director of welfare and education, director, would be a name change to the Illinois East St. Louis. At 1:30 p.m., John Flamer from Educational Consortium and a broadening of the Southern l llinois University-Edwardsville will be corporate charter. the speaker. Workshops will be devoted to finan- cial aid, politics and black student organization, The 15 students in Bill Miller's integrating the black student organization with Reporting Public Affairs Reporting Program community services and activities, minority serv- Tour spent an event-packed two days ices centers, and a session on leadership skills. on a field trip to Chicago this Black poetry, creative expression through month, starting with attendance at the Illinois dance, a media workshop, and the role of the Broadcasters Association convention at the Hyatt black woman will be a part of the day's activities. Regency O'Hare, and concluding with a whirl- Also included will be the "Chautauqua Repertoire wind tour of media facilities in Chicago. Company" at 7:20 p.m.; a play, "First Militant At the convention, the students heard Priest," at 8:30 p.m.; and the "People's Band" at Barbara Walters of the NBC "Today" show and 9:10 p.m. Films and displays will continue all Paul Harvey of ABC News. They also participated day. in a "rap session" with radio and television All events are free and open to the public. broadcasters from throughout the state. For further information, contact Student The media tour included facilities of the Services at 6668. Associated Press, United Press International, City News Bureau, Chicago Sun-Times, WMAQ-TV, A statewide organization WBBM-TV, and WBBM Radio. Consortium which assists Sangamon State Miller said the purpose of the trip was not Administrator and the other l llinois public only to acquaint students with the operation of universities in sharing their various media but also to give them a first-hand resources has selected a University of Illinois look at the latest in technological advances in the administrator to head its activities related to industry. computer services. Michael S. Sher was named Unexpected highlights of the trip included a vice-president and director of computer services trip to Mayor Richard Daley's office, an on-the- air tribute to Miller and the class by WBBM News Activities Committee. Director John Hultman, and a chance meeting The lecture will be at 8 p.m. Admission is with Art Carney outside the WBBM studios. $2.50 for the public and $1.00 for students. Roddenberry will describe "The World of Star Trek" and show the original pilot program of The Washington l nternships in the television series as well as outtakes which Education Education program, which has didn't reach the screen. Internships supported mid-career profes- "Star Trek" had a tremendous cult following, sionals in education in a variety won Science Fiction's coveted Hugo Award, and of assignments in Illinois, has begun its third year is the only television series to have an episode of operation under the direction of Robert preserved by the Smithsonian Institution. Bunnel I, SSU associate professor of administra- Roddenberry also wrote the film and televi- tion who is coordinator of WIE for Illinois. sion pilot, "Genesis 11," now a series about earth The five interns placed in lllinois this year are in the year 2133 after civilization has been Daniel Barber, director of training in the destroyed and mankind is beginning again. He has Governor's Office of Manpower and Human written numerous science fiction scripts. Development; David Daniel, who is assisting the associate superintendent for intergovernmental relations, planning and management, at the Office A special television program, "The of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; Damashek Necessity of Compromise: Equal Larry Freeman, director of the teacher program Series Rights Amendment," will be aired approval section at OSPI; Naomi Ross, budget on WICS-TV channel 20, at noon, analyst in education in the Bureau of the Budget; Saturday, Nov. 2. The show deals with issues and Donna Avery, consultant to the House higher and contrasting philosophies concerning the education committee. proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. These interns will pursue a noncredit seminar Constitution, which would provide that "equality series throughout the year with a focus on an of rights under the law shall not be denied or examination of the policy process in education abridged by the United States or by any State on and of the issues being faced at both the common account of sex." school and postsecondary levels. The program, Guest speakers presenting two opposing funded by the Ford Foundation, permits some points of view concerning passage of the amend- field trip experience, with the balance of the ment are Mrs. Diane Greenholdc 50th District activities carried out at Sangamon State and Coordinator for ERA Central, and Mrs. Rosemary drawing upon a wide range of policy-makers in Thompson, 45th District Coordinator for Stop the educational community. ERA. Dr. Edward Cell, professor of philosophy at Early in October, the l llinois interns partici- Sangamon State University, will also participate. pated in the opening workshop held at the The ERA television program is one of a series University of Maryland Conference Center in Port of five programs called "Breaking Barriers to Deposit, Md. The seminar brought together the Public Trust," one of the projects supported by eight interns assigned in Massachusetts and the 13 the lllinois Humanities Council. The purpose of in Washington, D.C., with the five lllinois interns the shows is to provide insight into problems for two and a half days of sessions devoted to affecting Illinois and the nation by bringing approaches to the study of education policy- together academic humanists with present or making at the federal and state levels. former state legislators and representatives of At the conference, Executive Secretary W. appropriate public interest organizations to dis- Deane Wiley of the newly formed lllinois State cuss the topic. Board of Education used the current develop- Richard Damashek, Assistant Professor of ments in lllinois as a vehicle for examining the Literature at Sangamon State and director of the dynamics of policy-making at the state level. project, says the series aims to promote a collec- tive search for a new understanding and awareness Gene Roddenberry, creator and pro- of the responsibility of the public servant and the Star ducer of "Star Trek", will appear at the private citizen in response to hislher government. Trek Department of Transportation audito- The third show, "Self Interest vs. Public rium, Dirksen Parkway, on Friday, Interest," will be broadcast at noon Nov. 10. Nov. 8, sponsored by the SSU Student Activities Guest speakers will include Norm Billington, legislative assistant to Illinois Secretary of State opportunities for persons who have degrees in Michael 3. Howlett; Maurice Scott, executive vice speech. president of the l llinois Taxpayers Federation; and Cullom Davis, professor of history at SSU. An article co-authored by David Day, profes- "The Role of the Minority Group Legisla- sor of administration and psychology, entitled tor," will be the fourth program. It is scheduled "The Leader Behavior of United States Senators," for 4 p.m., Nov. 24. Guest speakers will include will be reprinted in A Psychologicnl Examination Rep. Harold Washington, Democrat from Cook of Political Leaders, a forthcoming Free Press County; Solomon Flores, Director of the Spanish book focusing on how personal characteristics of Speaking Program at Chicago State University; political leaders affect what they do politically. and Christopher Breiseth, professor of history at SSU. l nformation regarding fellowships for disser- At noon Dec. I, the fifth program is slated, tation research, and grants for postdoctoral re- "Myth and Reality in Public Affairs: The State of search, is now available for the Social Science the Economy." Guest speakers for this program Research Council and the National Science have not yet been determined. Foundation. See or call Wayne Snyder for details (786-6687), J-I39.

A Science Speakers Bureau has Science been formed from among highly I.D. cards for the second eight-weeks period Speakers qua1 ifed persons at Sangamon are still available at the Capital Campus on the State, Lincoln Land Community following dates: Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to noon, Nov. College, Southern lllinois University School of 5, NOV. 12; Wednesdays, noon to 5 p.m., Oct. 30, Medicine, Springfield College in Illinois, lllinois NOV.6, Nov. 13; Thursdays, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Environmental Protection Agency, l llinois De- Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 14. After Nov. 14, I.D.'s partment of Public Health, and University Radi- will be available only at the Main Campus in E-16, ologists. from 9 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 5 p.m., Monday There are 33 persons in this group, willing to through Friday. give their time at no cost for talks to groups. Brochures listing their names and topics are available from Steve Murov, associate professor of physical science. The list of topics also indicates the grade or age level at which the speech is JOB NOTICE BOARD aimed. It is anticipated that the Springfield public schools will be able to make significant use of the Comptroller Speakers Bureau. Division of Business and Administrative Services

Function: to direct the fiscal operation of the An exhibition of paintings by Nina university in regard to planning, control, re- News Kasanof is on display in the Charles porting, and coordination of financial manage- Notes E. Becker Library at Springfield ment functions. College in Illinois. The exhibit will continue through Nov. 30, with viewing hours Qualifications: master's degree in accounting, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through business administration, or related field, or a Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday; and 1.30 p.m. bachelor's degree with extensive training and/or to 4.30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. experience; five years of business experience in Richard Bradley, WSSR news director, was higher education or related public setting, with at recently elected to the board of directors of the least three years in management capacity. lllinois News Broadcasters Association. Salary: commensurate with ability and Anna May Smith, associate professor in the experience. Management Program, will be a panelist at the annual conference of the lllinois Speech and Contact: Tom Goins, B-97; telephone 786-6700. Theater Association in Peoria on Nov. 9. The Deadline Nov. 15. panel, "Outreach," will be devoted to career -- ~ ~ ~~ ~ ..~~~.~-..-.~~~~~~~...... ----..~~~~-~~~....--..~.~~~~

Published by the Office of University Relations Sangarnon State University Springfield, Illinois 62708

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 7 NOVEMBER 19, 7974

President Spencer has recom- "Our malor goal should be to encourage Proposed mended approval of the pro- participation, !ather than discourage it by an Constitution posed new governance constitu- overly complex and cor;ilicted structure." tion with suggested amend- We also asserted tr1.t: there is no indication ments and additional comments for consideration how poiiev recornmencialions move-"from the by the Board of Regents. comrnittee to the senates to the University In a memorandc~mto the Regents and the Assembly, e~therby exception or by call"-and university community. Spencer called the docu- that the Assembly itself appears to be too large. ment "the fruit of a major and commendable The faculty senate, he added, seegns to him effort on the part of many persons," singling out to be too milch elected "at large" seeming to for special praise Prof. Eari Rollins and Larry argue for d polltical cf)ns+ L !e?cy ~therthan an

Shiner, interim dean of tile faculty. dcademlc one. "Anotl~: ,>tl cons~deratlonIS "I arn especially !>leased," Srjencer said, "by the restr~cl~venatur-> 0; tht- ai-r~endi~gprocess," the creation of separate faculty, stildent, and staff t,e sa~d.The proposrci doc. ltnent, according to senates and by the establishment vvithin tlie Spencer, also mixes llttie mention of the role of const~tutionof severai important standing corn- academic leaclel-?!lip or the responsibilities of mittees including commlttees on curriculum, aca- administrators. demic standards, :~:li~iicaffairs, a:id two comrnit Following are the amendments suggested by tees directeri to stuc!i:r3t colicerns." the president. He called them "minimal . . ?>?ant He aatlcd that !ti. ais:) was pleased with the to briny the proposed constitutiori iii !;I)!- with removal ot the "trouiji iriij concept" of presiden- the Governing Policy of the Board, with piofes- tial "veto." sional practice, anc! with the record of wllat has

"The riew do(:ti!?:~,I I; ;)I o~itie.ianguage remi- been effective and what has not beer.) riffective in niscent of that t!;- Governing Policy of the governance at Sangamon State University." nege!its wliicii mil:< for a governance systen? (Changes are underlined; deletions are in paren whicii shall serve as tile r;rlmary univert.!!~,Ljc~iiy theses.) at the institutional ievei for consultatiot; regard- Art~clei ing policy formation.' Sectiotr 5. Committees and Task Forces The president alsc? offered some comments The reports of all (All) commlttees, task forces, and otliev elected or appo~ntec!bod~es of the Unive~s~tyCornmunlty shall l~e for the Regents including the obsenlatiot; ?:;at I,,,. :iva~lable for revlew by (report tui the Un~verc~tyAssembly ot it01 proposed constitutior! contirlues a SII.LIC:L~~F 3- the appropriate Senate. (In those are~ls of multi-constitu~vck three levels which lie said has led in tlle jii'st to a concern, the University Assembly andlor the :lpproprlate Senatw sliull Insure multi-constttuency represent?ttioi: and establtsh thp high dropout rate and low participatio~iof I-aculty proper reporting procedures.) and students. "Very frequently," tie said, "peopie Each Senate shall establish its own comrn1ttet.s to deal w~th those! specific concerns referred to In Sec?ioii 4 ot th,? Articii:, ant1 drop out because, after taxing and serious discus- 111- Llniverslty Assembly shnii estal~l~shconl:*;,ttt.es : u:,;versity community to office has been changed from 12 days to 30 days. be regularly informed of the action of those Spencer said the longer period allows for "proc- committees . . . meant to ensure flexibility of a essing, busy schedules, and the like. Moreover, kind most institutions already possess. The pres- during this period extensive consultations often ident or his designee should be encouraged to take place which permit improvements . . ." He appoint, after consultation, appropriate admin- also called for the approach of the Assembly to istrators to standing committees rather than to the Regents to be optional rather than mandatory name specific administrators in the basic gov- in case of disagreement with the president. ernance document." Section 3. Meetings Section 7. University Appeals Board All meetings withln the University Community shall be The University Appeals Board shall ensure that all members open, (announced, and publicized to the University Community of the University Community were afforded (shall be guaranteed) and the public, including members of the press,) in accordance due process in all procedures (which) affect3 their welfare as with the statutes of the State of Illinois. The Assembly and the members of the University Comm~~nityand which are established Senates shall each establish the meeting schedule for their own by this Constitution or by the Senates. The Appeals Board shall members. The changes, here, Spencer saiti, are based and responsible for liaison with the staxe legisla on the premise that ail meetings should be subject tu re. to the laws of the state and that bylaws and Furman received a bachelor of arts degree from "good practice" should dictate how notice of Ohio State University in 1954 after which he meetings is given. took graduate study in public administration Sect~on7. Releaseti T~rrlettnrl Acadern~cCredit there. He later served as a research assistant for Faculty and Staff senators and cha~r~ersonsof Univers~ty the Ohio Legislative Service Commission partici- Cornrn~lteesm_rc:~~edby tlie number of persoris of diverse tjaci.:;~r.~undswho spoke very highly of Meeting was iia?~ieiidl iihal ~I-OLIII'S meeting in Spritigfte~ciNov. 12, Furman - inci!~ri~ngarjni'.-irstrators, faculty mem- He is Jarnes M. Furlnan, cc~rrentlydirector and ilers, and stclciet 1:s. executive coordinator of tlie Council on Higher Furrnan is married d~::i lias two sotis. Eclucatiori in the state of Washington. Furrnan's apl~oinimerit is effective Jan. 1, 1975 He silc- 1'1 (.:,\cient S:~~ncer!lac dl:. ~~xncedh~s ceeds Cameron Wst, wt~:-l left tile post I;, :i:;;,onsc to ~LVO!llhif"" !1 4 Assembly Oc?ol)ei. Facuity -7 Pol~cv bills on fdci . )rlnel policy, 1 !'e BH!' aisc! yi-rlntecj approval tc! Sat:garnor; r~r3 :~i~>llrlrnents one c,$'. 1<4 . : for ;i iIlSSi6.' 0: STIS t/!igr~e Ciiilr;, i'dn~i!~.; :.-iating to rea;j;>oi::tu;enl oi ;!i-obdt\o:\ar\i facul- atl:! Ci)tvrn~:~iit~/Servict:j. T1.1~ilrogra:pi rcciilires ty, dnd vetolnq thl jjl-ovetl iCii 3SC) iflL.,lS its proposeu of acadern~c progranl leadership, the deans, and Let~rrii~~cjCenter to fiii~cii~ii3s a service unit to all senior academ~c admirlistrators In personnel stuiie~rts.The ol~ject,\. is 10 increase communica- recommendations." tion skills. Tile ceni!:, ~~Obli/also ir:clutjt ltitoi-ial He said he signed the bill on reappolntnient sui)/)ort services in most of tlie ~Iiscii~liiiis:LII-IL~ of probationary faculty because it was "a consid- WOLIICItiouse a numl~erof the universit\/'s testil;~~ erable improvement to the present policy." His services. changes included: .. . Furman has held tiis i,reserlt pos!t1oiriri \?ii- -Changed language "to ensure that an aca-

ington since 1970. He was tile hrs: occui:,, )i :J; dernic personnel calendar 1s issued by the vice- that office. Previously, fror-n 1964 to 1979, l:e pres~dentof academic affa~rswith the advice of served as executive ofiicer, the second-ranking ttie University Assembly." ~jositioti,on the Ohio Boarcl of Regents, [jartici- -Changed the recommended number of pating in the development of a master pla~ifor students on the Program Personnel Committee higher education in Ohio. He was staff represerita- from "at least two" to "at least one." This change live for numerous advisory committees, adminis- signaled his concern that student representation trator of federal-state higher-education programs, should ensure reflection of "student opinion rather than to constitute a voting block equal to requested funding for the retirement system is that of the faculty." However, each program is 300 percent higher; the community colleges free to decide the actual makeup of the commit- "full-need" requests are 40 percent above last tee. year; their "basic-needr' requests are up 19.3 -Changed the composition of the University percent. In actual dollars, the operating budget Personnel Committee to have most of the faculty requests total nearly $931 million, up approxi- elected by disciplinary areas rather than at-large, mately $215 million from last year's $716 million and reduced the number of faculty from eight to appropriations. five. He also substituted the cluster deans and the Sangamon State's request for FY 76 operating university librarian for the interim dean of the budget is $11.3 million, which represents a faculty as ex-officio members. 21-percent increase over the current year's $9.3 -Elaborated the section on salary intro- million. ducing three categories: no merit, merit, and The Board of Higher Education will meet in extra merit. The merit category will include the January to consider the requests and staff recom- cost of living adjustment. mendations. The Board will adopt a final budget Spencer's changes in the tenure policy said to be recommended to the General Assembly and that as terms of existing members of the Tenure the governor. Decision Committee expire the faculty shall elect Donald Prince, chairman of the BHE, stated the successor for three-year terms, by academic that he believes the budget requests are too high. program clusters. He also reduced the recom- He indicated that all of higher education should mended time period for introduction of tenure temper its expectations for the coming year. appeals from 60 to 30 days. Prince told the Board that he met recently with Spencer said these changes were recom- Governor Walker, and learned that the governor mended by the academic cabinet. The assembly does not have a set budget figure in mind for bill would have called for a new Tenure Decision higher education. The governor hopes to be able Committee with seven elected faculty members, to support the universities and colleges adequate- two elected students, and two administrators. ly, but Prince added that Walker does not intend Spencer said his action recognized the concern to allow funding which would create the need for that committees be represented by elected faculty increased taxes. Prince indicated that a 30-percent but that he was stopping short of calling for increase is excessive and insupportable in line complete change in the committee because of the with that intention. newness of the institution. "Now, with a number of tenured faculty to choose from and a greater sense of where our A nationwide search has begun for a mission, our professional competencies, and our Dean dean of academic programs for San- program interests lie, it seems appropriate for Search gamon State. The position is open to members of the Tenure Decision Committee to be both external and internal candi- elected as vacancies occur," he said. dates. Oualified members of the Sangamon State community are encouraged to apply. Persons who know of potential candidates should invite them Operating budget requests for all to submit their vitae and references. An applicant Budget of Illinois' higher education for should submit a statement of candidacy, updated Requests Fiscal Year 1976 exceed the cur- vita, supporting documents, and letters of refer- rent year by 30 percent, according ence to the Office of Recruitment, A-41, in care to a staff report presented to the Board of Higher of Liz Purnell, staff liaison to the search com- Education at its November meeting. mittee. The report, a summary of all budget requests, The position of dean of academic programs was makes no recommendations and suggests no created in the recent reorganization plan. The priorities, but was supplied to the Board as an position becomes effective July 1, 1975. The informational item. Highlights of the budget dean will be responsible for academic standards, requests include the following: Senior universities program evaluation, curricular development, and are requesting a 15.9-percent increase over last related matters. The dean will report to the year; the Illinois State Scholarship Commission is vice-president for academic affairs, and worl< with requesting a 10.5-percent increase. Requests for the deans of public affairs and educational serv- statutory grant programs are up 120 percent; ices. Candidates should have an earned doctorate Current issues in higher educa- and teaching and administrative experience in Governance tion will be considered by stu- higher education. Conference dents, ad m i n istrators, and board members who attend a Joyce Z. Griffin, associate pro- conference on "Governance in Higher Education" to be held Nov. 22 to 24 at Sangamon State's ACE fessor of nursing, has been nom- Nomination inated as the Sangamon State Main Campus. The conference is jointly spon- University candidate for the sored by SSU and the Association of lllinois American Council on Education Academic Ad- Student Governments. Scott Nixon, AlSG chairperson, will give the ministration l nternship Program for 1975-76 by opening address at 8:55 a.m. on Saturday in the President Spencer. Griffin has been a faculty member at SSU for the past two and one-half Cafeteria. "Master Plan - Phase IV" will be the years. She is also director of the Nursing Program. subject of an address by Bernard Warren, deputy A joint studentlfaculty screening committee director of the Illinois Board of Higher Educa- tion. Following those presentations will be a recommended Griffin to President Spencer after simulation game. reviewing and interviewing all of the candidates On Saturday afternoon a series of workshops on campus. The committee stated that Griffin was the niost highly qualified candidate for this will be devoted to board-student relations, stu- year's nomination. Members of the committee dent government and campus press relationships, were Stuart Anderson, Edyth Cole, John Eibl, student-to-student grants, course and faculty eval- Judy Everson, Mollie Lewin, and Teresa Shep- uation, student activity fees, student attorneys, herd. and student financing of higher education. Ron Ettinger, SSU professor of psychology, will par- Two town meetings and a public ticipate in the workshop on evaluation. Public festival on the Old Capitol Mall At the Saturday night banquet at the Heritage Forums have been added as part of the House, James Farmer of the Illinois Community public affairs program "Breaking College Board will discuss "Financing Community Barriers to Public Trust." Richard Damashek, Colleges." coordinator of the TV series, said the added Workshops on Sunday morning will be con- events are designed to enable concerned citizens cerned with organizing student governments, to discuss topical public issues and exchange PIRG, student organizations, credit unions and views with educators and public officials. co-ops, student news service, tenant unions, and One town meeting, held Nov. 11 in the West student voting power. Gregory Pierce, Illinois Branch Library, was devoted to the subject of College Press Association, SSU,-will be a partici- special-interest groups and lobbyists and their pant on the news service panel. The conference influence on government. The meeting followed will end at noon on Sunday. the Sunday TV presentation on the same topic. The second town meeting will be at noon in the Department of Transportation building, 2300 Sangamon State students who South Dirksen Parkway, on Monday, Nov. 25. It Solar built a home-heating system using also follows by one day a telecast program on the Energy solar energy this summer will re- same subject: "The Role of the Minority Group port their findings to the public at Legislator." an open meeting on Saturday, Nov. 23, according The public festival on the Mall, planned for to Al Casella, assistant professor of physical Dec. 2, will feature outdoor booths staffed by science and adviser to the solar research project. teaching scholars from SSU and set up for public The Physical Science Program will sponsor an discussions. There will also be poetry readings, art open house in Room K-69 on the Main Campus in displays, multi-media presentations, music, dance, conjunction with the meeting. and theater performances. Individuals and com- Working with a grant from the National munity groups are being encouraged to partici- Science Foundation, students studied the feasi- pate. bility of using solar energy to heat homes in the The public forums are being presented by SSU Midwest. The heating system constructed by in cooperation with the Illinois Humanities Coun- students uses glass collector plates to trap the cil and the National Endowment for the Humani- sun's energy and heat water, which is then run ties. through simple baseboard radiators. The students trseci the system to heal a the Evansville ares in late December. geodesic dome which is used by the SSU Day Reid has served as dear! at SSU sirlce 1971. Care Center as a play area. All parts of the solar Prior to that he was assistant director for pro- project remain exposed so the system may serve grams for the Illinois Board of Higher Education, as a continuing laboratory for further experi- serving in that capacity while on leave from his ments. position as assistant dean of the College of Arts The NSF grant specifies that the purpose of the and Science at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. study is to inform the public about practical Reid was selected by the ISUE Board of applications of solar energy. John Drabanski, Trustees from more than 240 applicants. student project director, said that slides, video- tape, posters, equipment displays, and printed The SSU Task Force on Univer- information will be uselj to present the project Logo sity Symbols has announced a finclings. Guided tours will be given, and data on Competition competition for design of a new uciir.~applications of solar energy besides heating university logo. The logo should will : -: available. serve as an identitying or symbolic emblem of Ti-:,. solar research project, located behind the Sangamon State University. The winning design SSU :lay Care Center, has already attracted tlie will be used on university stationery as well as on interest of officials from tht? i ilinois State Eriergy official documents. A $100 prize will be avvardeil Office arid the Illinois Solar Eriergy Coordinator. to the winner. The energy crisis 1i3vestigating committee of the The competitiori 1s oljt.i> to SSU students, Illinois tiouse of Representatives also plrins to faculty, staff, and aiunir-ii. ir:tt-ants may submit as visit the site. many designs as tt-ley tiesir-e, within reason. Ttie !~rojr?ctwill t~eopen from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Designs should be done ill blaclc arid wl-iite or in R.,;:! clatt: is Nov. 24. one color, and should bo icientified wit11 ill(? en:raritfs name and address. They should tx: "Action lor tile Arts" at Sanga- hrought or mailed to ttie Officf. of Uriivers~ty $5 - i:ion Stdte is 11rel)~r~:ly for the Relatioris, A- 1, I~etweeriJari. 1 ;tt?t.i 15. .r~it.Xt Sili:l-~t At-t Auctio~lto be held

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6, : i: C.;!,I;:~~ 8, ::n;>~is. I r: rtiis t.ype of auction, Road herd Rocj,l ;ire /~i,~t~rlecifor a siiet.; o' ;);ri)i:. ;;i:'corri;,arxrts each work, and lmprovernents next sprlii;,, ~!iriutii~~gwitlen~ ii:cliv:tit i:J; iri~, IjiCi co1~i1:t'l.;:ii/e/y and sirnulta- ing anti res~.it-i:~cirlg.Alsc) in-

ncousiy on ali \&: t-ks. Ttie persoti entering the last cluded in the city's ~~icrrisart: ii:ii)i-we~nc:ritsfor hici wheri the TII;;:!~ bell sountls buys the art worl<. Hazel Dell Road. Durin!; tI?c rvetit, a work chosen by the judges SSU Vice-Pres. Toni Goi:is said lie h;ls I~eeri IS selecteti for !he university's permanent art informed by Sl~ringfield Street Comrnissiorier collection. Frevio~lschoices have been by Mauri Frank Madonia that ttie Shephercl Road iniprove- Formigoni ant1 A!>I~Syer. ment will involve widening and resurfacing socitll All community .~rtistsare encouraged to sub- from the intersection with West Laice Dr~ve,to mit works tor the auction. The artist earns 75 the north end of the university's Rinij Roatl, and percent of tlie final bid, with 25 l~ercentgoing south from the socith enci of tlie Ring Road to into a university fund for purchase of community T~rontoRoad. art worl

Phil Bradley, director of alumni and commu- nity relations, has been appointed by Gov. Dan Walker as a merriber of the Regional Manpower Committee. The committee serves in an advisory capacity regarding federally financed manpower training and ei.~iployment projects in central !llinois outside pi Sangamon County.

Sangamon State's Isabel J. Barnes, along with Harry W. Seeley, Jr., and Paul J. VanClemark of Cornell University, have authored a micro- biology laboratory manual for students in the health sciences. The book, "Microbes and Man," has been published by W. H. Freeman and Co. Published bv the Office of University Relations Sangarnon State University Springfield, Illinois 62708 VOLUME 3, NUMBER 8 JANUARY 10, 1975

The Illinois Board of Higher Educa- Moreover, WSSR fed to the National Public Radio BHE tion approved an $810 million opera- network portions of the program for rebroadcast Budgets ting budget and $143 million in on its prime public affairs show, "All Things capital expenditures for fiscal 1976 Considered." Even with the red-hot interest in the at its meeting in Chicago last Tuesday, including race for speaker of the Illinois House corn- $1 0.2 million in operations for Sangamon State. manding attention Wednesday, State House news- Sangamon State also was allocated $1.8 men took time out for a fast-paced news confer- million in capital funds mainly to pursue current ence with John Sawhill, former Federal Energy projects and for remodeling and other improve- Office administrator who was the attraction on ments. The university deferred a request for a the Main Campus that evening. laboratory-classroom building until enrollments In an editorial prior to the opening of the catch up with long-range construction plans. colloquium, the State Journal-Register said, "In The operating budget for SSU represents an sponsoring these seminars SSU is fulfilling a increase of about $800,000. The BHE budget, special role assigned to it when created by the which now goes to the governor and the General Illinois legislature six years ago. This is to develop Assembly, includes recommendations for a 10- student and public interest in the realm of public percent salary increase. No tuition hike was affairs. . .SSU is truly fulfilling the responsibilities included. endowed upon it at its birth." President Spencer called the budget "the Among many highlights during the week was tightest in years. . .but livable." a free-swinging panel discussion on the day devoted to examination of the oil industry. The early arrival to Springfield of Sawhill promoted By midweek the five-day inter- the impromptu encounter. Participants included Corporate session colloquium "Crisis in Con- John R. Munkirs, SSU assistant professor of America fidence I I : Corporate America" economics; James Sturgeon of the economics was already a resounding success faculty at Kansas State College; and Standard Oil with student interest high and community re- Vice-President Blaine Yarrington. sponse enthusiastic. The SSU faculty for the lntersession in A total of 175 students were enrolled before addition to Munkirs included James C. Worthy, it was all over. Students attended sessions at the coordinator of the colloquium; Michael 0. Ayers; Capital Campus during the day and in the evening John D. Bowman; Clarence H. Danhof; Philip W. moved to the cafeteria on the Main Campus Kendall; Donald S. Kline; Laurence W. Murray; where the meetings were open to the public. The Wayne W. Snyder; James B. Spalding, Jr.; John C. first evening session featuring US Sen. William Syer; and Leroy S. Wehrle. Proxmire of Wisconsin drew a jammed house of The Intersession was the second in an annual more than 700 persons and each evening there- series of Public Affairs Colloquia designed to after was similarly successful. explore the general issue of public confidence in Media interest in the event was intense. The American institutions. Students enrolled in the university's new radio station WSSR carried live all-day sessions will earn two hours' academic the entire week's activities, day and evening. credit upon successful completion of the work. A film series is scheduled for the first Douglas P. Morgan has been Film three months of the Spring Semester, Interim named to serve as interim dean of Series with two showings each Sunday, at 2 Dean social science, effective Jan. 1, and 7 p.m., beginning Jan. 19. The 1975, until July 1. Morgan re- films, mostly G-rated, will be shown in the places Robert Reid, who resigned to accept a Cafeteria on the Main Campus. A 65-cent dona- position as vice-president for academic affairs for tion will be required of each person attending. the Evansville campus of Indiana State University. A 30- to 45-minute intermission will be Morgan is an assistant professor of political provided during each film showing, allowing time studies. He received his B.A. from Claremont for persons to meet and have coffee and cookies. Men's College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the Some type of program, exhibit, or performance University of Chicago. may be scheduled during this time. The first films scheduled and the dates are: "A Raisin in the Sun" with Sidney Poitier, Jan. Cullom Davis, SSU professor of 19; Hitchcock's "Psycho" with Tony Perkins and Bicentennial history and director of the oral Janet Leigh, Jan. 26; Shakespeare's "Macbeth" Workshop history project, was one of 13 with Orson Welles, Feb. 9; "Media" with Maria specialists to lead workshop ses- Callas, Feb. 23. sions at the Illinois Bicentennial Commission Youth Conference for northern Illinois. The conference, held recently at Harper Community There has been a change in College in Palatine, attracted more than 125 Student SSU representation to the participants from 16 counties in the area. Representative Student Advisory Committee The young people attending discussed ideas, of the Illinois Board of High- programs, and plans for celebrating America's er Education. Teresa Shepherd, formerly the 200th anniversary in their local communities alternate representative, is now Sangamon State's during the two-year Bicentennial. student delegate to the Advisory Board. Her Davis covered the basic techniques of oral address is 605 South 12th Street, Springfield history and explained how oral history can be a 62703 (telephone 544-1464). popular and productive activity for community Terry Powell, who had been selected by the Bicentennial celebrations. Student Caucus to serve as the SSU representa- Under Davis' leadership, with help from an tive, has made alternative career plans and is no IBC grant, Sangamon State's oral history col- longer a student at Sangamon State, according to lection is one of the largest in Illinois. Virginia Sayles, chairperson of the Student The conference at Harper was one of three Caucus. held throughout the state, which included repre- The Student Caucus will select an alternate sentatives of all 102 counties. representative this month.

Sangamon State students, faculty, Contributions are still being Library and staff at Capital Campus will GUY accepted in the Office of Services now have the advantage of using Contributions University Relations for the reference services and other spe- M i sc h a Guy Educational cialized collections at Lincoln Library, due to a Fund. The fund was started by SSU colleagues recent contract between SSU and the public and friends of the late Osmond S. Guy to help library. provide for Mischa's education, following the Lincoln Library has added some specialized death of her grandmother with whom she lived. indexes and abstracts to its reference collection in Mrs. Charlotte L. Guy was killed by a skidding order to serve SSU students better. These mate- truck on Nov. 30 as she walked near her home. rials as well as the rest of the Lincoln Library Contributions should be made payable to reference collection and services are available to the Mischa Guy Educational Fund and sent to the all SSU faculty, staff, and students during regular Office of University Relations, A-5. library hours at the library's temporary location, Prior to his death last March, Osmond Guy No. 5 Old Capitol Plaza South. Hours are 9 a.m. had been a member of the Sangamon State to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 faculty as an associate professor of arts. p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. SSU students having current ID cards may The Instructional Development apply for a free Lincoln Library card to check out Simulation Unit's Simulation Game Proj- materials in their subject areas. Games ect, which began in August, 1974, is being continued during the Spring Semester. The project is supported by This year for the first time an the SSU Library and IDU, and includes pro- Imaginary SSU theatrical production was motion of the use of simulation games for Invalid invited into the public schools educational purposes at SSU. of Springfield for presentation Mark Heyman, the developer of the project, during regular school hours. "The Imaginary will assist any faculty member with role-playing, Invalid," directed by Guy Romans, was presented sociodrama, or simulation games. Seminars or at the Washington Middle School, Southeast High workshops will be developed if there is interest. School, and Springfield High School during De- Heyman can be contacted at 1-103, telephone cember. This cooperation between Sangamon 6786. Sta.te and District 186 was the result of the work of Romans with Eugenia Hamilton, Roger Huson, and Frank Frankowiak of the public schools. The Sangamon State I nstruc- Faculty tional Development Unit has Publication been collecting published arti- Dates significant to students and cles on higher education which Academic faculty for the Spring Semester, have been written by SSU faculty members, and Calendar 1975, have been approved and will re-publish them in a multilith book, SSU announced. They are as follows. Faculty on Higher Education. To date, 18 diverse January 13- First day of classes. articles by 13 faculty members have been identi- Late registration begins. fied. AddIDrop begins. The purpose of the project is to increase 27- End late registration and Add/ among SSU faculty the sharing of ideas on higher Drop . 5 p.m. education and teaching. Last day to drop classes without Faculty members are asked to inform Mark financial responsibility. Heyman (1-103) of anything they have had pub- lished on higher education (including book chap- March 8- End of first eight-weeks session. ters) since coming to Sangamon State. 10-15- Spring recess. 17- Beginning of second eight-weeks session. Interested persons are invited to 17-19- Mid-term registration for second Psychiatry attend a lecture on "Research on eight weeks. Lecture Violence: Problems and Pos- 28- Graduation contracts due to regis- sibilities," to be given by Dr. L. trar for spring graduation. Jolyon West, professor and chairman of the April 4- Schedule of course offerings for department of psychiatry at the University of Fall Semester due to registrar California at Los Angeles. The lecture, at 4:30 from deans. p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, is one of a series presented 11 - Graduation contracts to program by Distinguished Lecturers in Psychiatry, spon- committees for summer gradua- sored by the SI U School of Medicine. The lecture tion. will be at the medical school, 801 North Rut- 18- Last day to drop classes for ledge, Springfield. It is open to the public. Spring Semester. 18-19- Advance registration for Summer Sessions I and I I. "Reading Potpourri," including origi- May 10- Spring Semester ends. News nal pieces by class members, was 11 - Commencement. Notes presented by Sangamon State's Com- 16- Grades for Spring Semester due to munication Program and Larry registrar from deans - 5 p.m. Smith's Oral Reading class last month at Capital 16-17- Registration for Summer Sessions Campus. The event was open to the public, and I and II. included a number of readers from the class. David Franklin, associate professor of educa- munity Arts Management through the Donner tional administration, presented an address to the Foundation and the Taos Art Association. Administrators Club of l llinois State University Vaughn will remain in Taos until May. recently. He also delivered two addresses on "The 1974 Amendments to ESEA, Section 503: The John Munkirs, professor of economics, was a Family Rights and Privacy Act," to educational topic presenter at the recent Finance Forum administrators attending the Illinois Administra- offered by the Illinois National Bank. His topic tors Round-Up at ISU. was "Inflation or Depression: Who's Respon- sible?" David Sennema, professor of arts administra- tion, has been appointed a member of the Former Sangamon State student Roberta FederalIState Partnership Program Advisory Panel Volkmann had an article published in The ln- of the National Endowment for the Arts. This structor, a magazine aimed at teachers. Volkmann panel makes recommendations on grant applica- is a traveling music teacher in the Springfield tions totalling some 14 million dollars this year schools. The article was on "Language and Litera- from state, regional, and community arts organi- ture Through Music." zations. At his first meeting of the panel, Sen- nema was named chairman of a subcommittee Karen Payne, assistant professor of litera- dealing with "New Directions for the Federal1 ture, has been appointed to membership on the State Partnership Program." Status of University Women Committee.

Philip Kendall, dean of public affairs, has K. G. Janardan, associate professor of math- been reappointed a member of the Community ematics, has had two research papers published Service and Continuing Education Council of the recently in professional journals. "Statistical A- Board of Higher Education. nalysis of the Recovery of Coliform Organisms on Gelman and Millipore Membrane Filters," written Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia presented a paper, with David J. Schaeffer and Maxine C. Long, "The Concept of Death as a New Dimension in appeared in Applied Microbiology October, 1974. Learning," at the annual conference of the "A Characterization of Multinomial and Negative Midwest Philosophy of Education Society Multinomial Distributions" was included in the Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, 7974. Trustees of Lincoln Land Community College have appointed Richard J. Rose, 31, of The new dssistant director at the Stables Jacksonville the college's new registrar. Rose, who Gallery of the Taos Art Association is Robert joined the Lincoln Land staff in November, has Vaughn, who is fulfilling an SSU internship served since 1970 as the registrar for Illinois requirement for his master's degree in Com- College in Jacksonville.

1 JOB NOTICE BOARD

Applications are being received for a posi- tion for a graduate student in sociology, with the starting date tentatively set for Jan. 15. The recipient will be working primarily in the area of social policy related research. The salary is $270 per month, for one semester with the possibility of continuing for a second semester. The graduate student will work 20 hours per week. For further information and application forms, interested persons should contact the I office of the dean of social science, G-47. Published by the Office of University Relations Sangamon State University Springfield, lllinois 62708

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 9 JANUARY 20, 1975

Good news for students attending help determine the most appropriate form of BOR the Regency universities came out collective bargaining procedures to be adopted at Meeting of the January Board of Regents SSU in the best interests of the board and the meeting-no tuition increases. university as well as Faculty Union members. The board voted to freeze for another year The Faculty Union will soon be conducting tuition at SSU, Illinois State, and Northern educational sessions among SSU faculty in prepa- Illinois. The board also took action on appoint- ration for a straw vote to be held on the issue of ments to the staff and faculty of SSU. collective bargaining now scheduled for mid- David L. Smith will be comptroller for February, according to Breiseth. Sangamon State University, effective Feb. 16. For the past two years, Smith has served as assistant chief accountant at the University of lllinois Urbana campus, where he also served as an A proposal for Sangamon State accounting instructor for five years. He holds two Law University to develop the new degrees in accounting from Ohio State University School Springfield law school to assist in where he also has completed most of the require- court modernization and to train ments for the Ph.D. degree. experts in public-oriented law was presented to Michael Patrick Townsend was approved as the Board of Regents at its meeting last week on an assistant professor in the SSU Child, Family, campus. and Community Services Program. For the past Prepared by SSU personnel and Regents four and a half years, Townsend has been staff, the proposal will be forwarded to the employed as a family counselor with Child and Illinois Board of Higher Education to assist that Family Service of Sangamon County, Inc. He also agency in recommending which university should has served as executive director of Boys Farm administer the new school. Such a recommenda- Foundation at Buffalo and for seven years was a tion was requested by the governor last July when social worker and district administrator with the he approved legislation calling for a major new lllinois Department of Children and Family Serv- courts complex in Springfield. Included in the Ices. complex, according to the legislation, is to be the Sangamon State faculty member Christopher William Chamberlain Memorial School of Law. Breiseth representing the SSU Faculty Union The proposal cites a pressing national need asked the staff of the Board of Regents through for improvement of court operations and calls for an appropriate subcommittee to initiate discus- the Springfield school to offer, beginning in 197 7, sions with the Faculty Union in the near future. a unique program built upon its close association Breiseth said the union wanted Regents' input to with a major new experimental courts complex as well as the administrative agencies of state govern- William H. Chamberlain, for whom the new ment. Plans call for circuit and appellate courts school is named, was a long-time Springfield located within the complex to use available resident with considerable experience in l llinois technological advances to speed the trial process. government. A former Illinois Secretary of State, Court rooms will be equipped with stenotape to Chamberlain was a judge in the Seventh Judicial print transcripts by computer printout, and Circuit of Illinois at the time of his death in 1972. closed-circuit television will be connected to the "The William Chamberlain Memorial School law school. Computer docket management is also of Law," the proposal summarizes, "will exist in a contemplated. setting which provides for active participation in "The Springfield courts complex," according the operations of the courts and state govern- to the proposal, "will serve as a model for the ment. It will exist in conjunction with other state in the application of modernizing concepts. educational programs which focus on public This prospect will be immeasurably enhanced by affairs and experiential learning. It will be co- the inclusion of a law school and related legal ordinated with programs for para-professionals training programs." also designed to be sensitive to the everyday The school's curriculum will provide for the operations of our legal/judicial structure." generalist legal training offered by most law schools and essential for accreditation. But the school's students will also utilize an integrated body of clinical experiences which expose them Joyce Griffin, associate professor to the daily operations of the courts complex and ACE of nursing, is one of the finalists in state government. Students are to participate Finalist the competition for 1975-76 ACE directly with lawyers, judges, and state officials in Fellows in Academic Administra- both institutional operations and policy manage- tion. As one of the finalists, Griffin will partici- ment. Graduates of the school, according to the pate in regional interviews to be held during proposal, should be "a new kind of legal practi- February. The winners will be announced in tioner whose expertise and interest in the areas of March. court proceedings and public-oriented law will The American Council on Education, with significantly streamline legal decision-making the Lilly Endowment, sponsors the Academic activities." Administration Internship Program as a means of Plans provide for training others in addition strengthening leadership in American higher edu- to the school's own 300 student lawyers. A cation by identifying and training individuals who cooperative program is to be established which have shown promise for responsible positions in would enable another 100 to 125 third-year academic administration. students from other public and private law John Eibl, associate professor of human schools to participate in the Springfield public- development counseling, is currently serving as an oriented clinical experiences. Legal para- ACE Fellow. professionals who can perform legal functions which do not require the prolonged study of law are also to be trained. "The educational climate for the new law school," the proposal states, "will be enhanced by The next meeting of the Univer- its affiliation with Sangamon State University." University sity Assembly will be on Fri- The university already has a strong base of Assembly day, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. in the experimental and public affairs programs with Ballroom of the Capital Cam- several clinical experiences in state government. pus. That general meeting will be preceded by Its existing focus, according to the document, caucuses of the individual constituencies at 1 p.m. would provide firm scholarly and professional Among items to be presented to the As- support for experimental legal education as well sembly is the long-range academic plan which will as expression of government-university relation- be discussed by the vice-president for academic ships. affairs, John Keiser. Also included in the list of topics for consideration is the proposed new The SSU Veterans Club will hold its constitution for Sangamon State University. The Vets second annual Fabulous Fifties Party Assembly will take up the question of the Party on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Navy Club transition from the current Assembly to the new from 7 p.m. until midnight. Admis- Assembly, which will be created upon adoption sion is 25 cents, and the party is open to of the constitution. nonmembers as well as Vets Club members. The budget of the Council on Campus and There will be door prizes given away every Community Affairs will be presented to the hour, plus prizes for the longest ponytail; the Assembly for approval at this meeting. That best 50s costume, both male and female; a dance budget details spending plans for all monies contest; and bubble-gum blowing contest; and the collected as student activity fees. best D. A. and the best flat top. Other items to be acted on include UA Bill The Vets Club is now admitting new mem- 4-17 which estahlishes guidelines for recruitment bers. l nterested SSU students should contact of administrative officers. The president's re- someone in the Veterans Affairs Office, B-103. sponse to UA 81114-16 would establish a policy of credit banking for faculty members who have p,?htoverload. The caucus meetings prior to the Assembly Marian S. Levin, dance instructor in will be held in the following rooms: Faculty News the Creative Arts Program, has chore- Caucus will meet in Room 204 of the Capital Notes ographed several original ballets for Campus; the Student Caucus in Room 206; the out-of-state companies. Assignments Staff Caucus in 208; and the public members in recently completed include new works for the Room 2 12. Detroit City Ballet, the St. Charles (Missouri) Ballet, and the Mid-Missouri Dance Theatre (Col- umbia). A re-staging of her ballet "Rag" to Scott Joplin's music will be completed by the end of New improved food serving facili- the month for the Metropolitan Ballet of St. Cafeteria ties in the Sangamon State cafe- Louis. Opening teria should be in use for meals beginning this week of Jan. 19. Thomas Goins, Sangamon State's vice-president for business and administrative services, told the Board of Regents last week that the new cafeteria facilities which have been under construction JOB NOTICE BOARD since late summer have been delayed several times because of problems of equipment delivery from The university is seeking candidates for the suppliers. However, the last serving table was to position of Director of the Center for the have arrived in Springfield by last Saturday. Comparative Study of Middle-Sized Urban Areas. The director works closely with faculty in the development of service and applied research activities relevant to the needs of Springfield and similar middle-sized cities in Illinois. More than 500 students were on Qualifications for the position include a Mocha hand for the first "Mocha Chat" in Ph.D. or equivalent experience, a commitment to Chat the game room of the Student Serv- the study of urban affairs, experience in funding ices Building last week-free coffee and directing research activities, and the ability to and cake and conversation with President Spencer work with faculty and students. and Deans Homer Butler and Rose Marie Roach. For further information, interested persons The event was held on the first day of classes by should contact Philip Kendall, Dean of Public members of the Student Caucus, and a repeat Affairs, Capital Campus, Room 200. performance is being planned. air faed uyith good music, INVEST 1N T H 1N A1 R challenging discussions, in-depth news analysis

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The Illinois Board of Higher Educa- Circuit Court. The legislation called for "legal and Legal tion voted this week to strengthen its paralegal education," and was later amended in Studies staff's recommendation for a Center the House to have the name of the late Circuit for Legal Studies in Springfield to be Judge William H. Chamberlain attached to any part of Sangamon State University. The staff new law school. recommendation called for the center, in addition Walker pointed out in a message appended to a paralegal program, to house a clinical pro- to the bill that he was signing it with this proviso: gram. Existing law schools would send third-year "...I expressly leave to the Board of students here for programs related to the court Higher Education the question of deter- and governmental complex. The board voted to mining the appropriate programmatic strengthen the clinical portion of the program. and institutional involvement of higher The action was believed to be linked to a education in this project, including the compromise that would make the third-year question of the establishment of a new program fully operated by Sangamon State with a school of law." resident faculty in the center. The BHE staff was Interested institutions were asked to submit directed to work with concerned institutions in proposals to the Board of Higher Education. The bringing a more detailed report to the March Sangamon State proposal was prepared by a meeting. group chaired by P. Douglas Kindschi, dean of Disc~issions aimed at such a compromise educational services. were held over the weekend. Participating were In its report to the board the BHE staff Governor Walker, Appellate Court Judge James pointed out that "interest in legally related Craven, other local judges, as well as city and educational programs other than traditional law state officials. Craven initially sought to have a school programs appears to be increasing nation- full three-year law school as well as a paralegal wide." program. The board agreed with the staff that no "One type is a clinical program which is need exists at this time for a new full three-year designed to provide an externship or on-the-job law school. experience for law students. The program can be The Center for Legal Studies will be con- operated as part of existing law school programs. structed north of the Executive Mansion. A total As outlined by the University of Illinois and of $2,500,000 has been appropriated to begin the Southern l llinois University, such a program project, and the money recently was released by would be open to third-year law students as an the governor. An architect has already been elected option within the regular curriculum. The designated by the Capital Development Board. A clinical program would be supervised by the full law library will be a part of the center. faculty of the law school and would provide Interest in the law school was sparked when degree credit from the supervising law school. Craven initiated legislation which called for such a Clinical programs would provide an opportunity facility to be a part of a capital courts complex. for exposure to such areas as judicial administra- The latter was a manifestation of the desire to tion, government civil litigation, criminal law, and bring together in one building the agencies of public interest law. Provision for such programs is Sangamon County, the Appellate Court and contained in Rule 711 of the Supreme Court Rules of the State of lllinois which defines considered by the Board of Higher Education. They can eligibility for legal representation by students in appropriately be considered as part of the Master Plan- Phase IV: such a program as well as services permitted. a. Expansion of the University of lllinois College "There appear to be several benefits to a of Law and the Southern lllinois University at clinical program. It provides a student with the Carbondale Law School. opportunity for observation and experience in the b. Further definition of the scope of legal lawyer's role as negotiator, draftsman, advocate, clinical education and the need for it. counsellor, and factfinder. It enables a student to c. Further definition of the scope of paralegal education and the need for it. make career choices based on experience. It d. Further definition of the scope of the Center provides the law faculty the opportunity to share for Legal Studies as a mechanism to coordi- its expertise and assistance in those areas in which nate programs related to the Courts Complex the clinical program is conducted." and other governmental agencies in Spring- In related recommendations, the board field. asked that funds be provided in the next fiscal year to complete the development of Southern l ll inois University Law School at Carbondale, and that action be delayed on expansion of the The Affirmative Action Com- University of lllinois College of Law. These are Affirmative mittee with the concurrence of the only two public law schools in the state of Action President Spencer has estab- Illinois. lished an Equal Opportunity1 Following are the original BHE staff recom- Affirmative Action Task Force which temporarily mendations. restructures the committee. The purpose of the task force is to develop a comprehensive equal Based upon analyses of lawyers currently prepared in Illinois, costs of legal education, costs of construction, opportunity program and affirmative action plan and the types of educational programs presented in this for Sangamon State. report, the following conclusions have been reached: Such a plan will include, but not be limited 1. The need for new or additional court space in to, goals and timetables aimed at securing and Springfield and the need for reform in court procedures maintaining full utilization of minorities and are beyond the purview of the lllinois Board of Higher Education. Therefore, no judgments about these matters women in all organizational units and job classifi- are included in this report. cations; attracting and retaining equitable repre- 2. A new law school should not be established in sentation of minority and women students in the Courts Complex. educational programs; providing educational pro- 3. If a law library is needed to support court grams and materials which reflect contributions functions in the Courts Complex, it should not be controlled or operated by an institution of higher educa- of minorities and women to society; recognizing tion. diverse cultural backgrounds and educational im- 4. A Center for Legal Studies should be established balances; and promoting and ensuring equal op- to coordinate all educational programs related to the portunity in employment in agreements with Courts Complex and other government agencies in Spring- contractors, vendors, and suppliers. field. Sangamon State University should develop a propos- The task force will develop the plan in al for establishment of such a center. The proposal should be submitted to the Board of Regents and Boarcl of accordance with applicable state, federal, and Higher Education for approval. Board of Regents policies and guidelines, consis- 5. Proposals for law student clinical programs to be tent with policies and objectives of Sangamon associated with the Courts Complex may be developed by State. The task force will finish its task by June 1. the University of lllinois and Southern Illinois University When completed, the affirmative action plan at Carbondale. Such proposals should be presented to the will be submitted to President Spencer for ap- Board of Higher Education for approval through estab- lished procedures. Interested private law schools should be proval and implementation. able to develop similar programs for their students. Membership on the task force will include 6. Proposals for paralegal programs or other legally Edyth Cole, affirmative action officer; Carl Flip- related programs to be associated with the Courts Com- per, contract compliance officer; and representa- plex may be developed by interested institutions whose tives appointed by the president from campus mission includes such offerings. Such proposals should be groups and committees whose focus is equal presented to the Board of Higher Education for approval through established procedures. opportunity and affirmative action concerns and 7. In order to complete the development of the issues. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Law School, Assigned as advising and ex-officio members funds should be provided in FYI976 to plan a facility. of the task force with voting rights are the 8. The topics listed below should continue to be vice-president for business and administrative services; vice-president for university relations; Six "Focus on Family" seminars vice-president for academic affairs; a representa- Family which are open to the Springfield tive from governance; dean of students; and Seminars and university communities with- personnel director. out charge are scheduled for the Spring Semester at Sangamon State. The first seminar, on Friday, Feb. 7, will be conducted by Don Yohe, director of the Child, Family, and The l nterracial Education staff Community Services Program. Interracial at Sangamon State is working Subjects to be discussed in the series will Education with a coalition of concerned focus on relationships within the family and organizations to assure active problems that occur there, and how the family citizen participation in developing Springfield's and its status relate to the broader structure of proposal under the 1974 Housing and Com- society. munity Development Act. The other seminars are: The staff's efforts are aimed at ensuring that Feb. 21 - "Future Shock and the Family," $20,000,000 in federal assistance have a maxi- conducted by SSU faculty member Sterling Alam; mum impact in overcoming racial housing pat- the film "Future Shock" also will be shown. terns which form the basis of school populations. Mar. 7 - "Sexual Dysfunction and the The Springfield Urban League recently cited Family," Ann Shannon, social work supervisor the staff for its work. Gus Stevens, staff leader, for psychiatry, Foster McGaw Hospital of Loyola and John Keiser, vice-president for academic University, Chicago. affairs, were presented the League's Equal Oppor- Mar. 21 - "Minorities and the Family," tunity Award. The award paid tribute "not only Leon Chestang, assistant professor, University of to a dedicated group of our fellow citizens for Chicago Social Service Administration. their unstinting efforts but also to Sangamon Apr. 11 - "Public Welfare and the Family," State University in its role as a public affairs Edward T. Weaver, executive director, American university in helping Springfield become a more Public Welfare Association, Washington, D.C. enlightened, humane, and racially integrated com- Apr. 25 - "Family Value Systems," Helen munity." Westlake, author, Wheaton, Ill. Each seminar will be held from 1 until 3 p.m. in Room L-114 on Sangamon State's Main Campus. Further information is available from Publication dates and deadlines Elaine Schwartz in Room L-105. Journal for the Sangamon State University Schedule Journal have been announced through June, to enable faculty, students, and staff to schedule announcements of "Action for the Arts" with Com- future meetings, seminars, conferences, student Dutcher munity Arts Management is spon- activities, and other campus news items which Concert soring the appearance of Alice they might want included in the newsletter. The Dutcher, mezzo-soprano, in a con- Journal is distributed on both the Main Campus cert at 3 p.m. in the Cook Lounge of the First and Capital Campus, as well as Lincoln Land Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Feb. 23. Community College. Items should be directed to Ms. Dutcher, a faculty member of the the Office of University Relations, A-5. Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University, has received rave reviews across the country from Deadline Dates Distribution Dates her Carnegie Hall recital to her Seattle operatic Feb. 20 Feb. 24 appearances. Her local recital will include works March 4 March 7 by Handel, Beethoven, Dvorak, Rorem, and the March 20 March 24 Schumann "Frauenliebe und Leben" (A Woman's April 1 April 4 Love and Life). April 15 April 18 Sharon Rogers, pianist and assistant profes- May 6 May 9 sor of music at Chicago Musical College, will May 15 May 19 accompany the soloist. Ms. Rogers also has served June 3 June 6 on the piano faculty at Millikin University. June 19 June 23 Ms. Dutcher's schedule includes a Monday, Feb. 24, presentation and discussion at 8 p.m. the very intensity of the scene, 24 hours from the before the Forum Class at Capital Campus in a lives of fictional beings who seem too real for the "Meet the Artist" program. The public is wel- stage. come to attend both the recital and the Monday The play ran Off Broadway before it opened evening session, without charge. on Broadway in March, 1973, to critical acclaim. Playwright Lanford Wilson has written 30 other dramas. The Sangamon State University Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Alumni Alumni Association has given a Ballroom at the SSU Capital Campus, Feb. 20 Grant grant of $100 to WSSR, the uni- through 23, and Feb. 26 through Mar. 1. All versity's public radio station. tickets are $2.50. Alumni Chairman David Monson said that the money will be used to support WSSR's broadcast of the Springfield Symphony. A great number of individuals have already Mark Heyman, associate professor of subscribed to WSSR membership at a fee of $20 News city planning and a member of the each. The grant from the Alumni Association is Notes Educational Arena of the Adminis- further evidence of the strong support, in concept trative Program, is on a Faculty as well as financially, that the FM station is Experience Term this semester with the Spring- receiving from the university community and area field public schools. After an orientation period, listeners, according to Monson. Heyman will participate in such programs and activities as determined by Richard Klahn, the district superintendent. Telephone and written Parking decals for the Spring Se- communications to Heyman's office will be di- Parking mester may be purchased at the rected to 525-3025. He will be on campus from Decals Bursar's Office (or the l nformation time to time to assist faculty with simulation Desk after 5 p.m.) at both the Main games, and for activities with the public school Campus and Capital Campus. Parking decals are district that involve liaison with the university. $7.50 per semester. Additional decals are 50 cents each. Chris Vlahoplus, vice-president for university Faculty and staff assigned to the Capital relations, recently was elected to the board of the Campus must purchase their decals at the Capital YMCA for a three-year term. By the way, Chris Campus Bursar's Office. Capital Campus decals and former SSU staffer Ron Michaelson last will be accepted at both campuses. month won the Class B racquetball doubles title Capital Campus night faculty and staff must at the Y. use the Third and Capitol parking lot only. The University Council will meet Wednes- day, Feb. 12, in the President's Conference "Hot L Baltimore," winner of Room. The agenda will be highlighted by a report Hot L three highly rated drama a- on applied studies by Philip Kendall, dean of Baltimore wards, will be staged for the public affairs. first time in the Midwest begin- ning Feb. 20 at Sangamon State University. Guy Two Community Arts Management students Romans, director of drama at SSU, said the play have had work accepted in the Illinois Craftsman offers and intense insight into the lives of a group Exhibit currently on display at the Illinois State of "losers" who have found a community of Museum. Michael Dunbar's work, "Covered Dish meaning in their relationships with other tran- Dough Lid," is made from bread dough. Deborah sients in a run-down hotel. VanNest's work, "Pain Relief," is a hooked One critic describes the play as "a day in the rug/wall hanging. This major statewide exhibit l ife of America-admittedly glossified and was juried by Jacques Baruch, director of the gussied-but true enough. A nation of transients Jacques Baruch Gallery in Chicago; George Irwin looking for a past and a wake-up call. There are of Quincy, collector, art consultant, and former tramps here and near-derelicts, people composed Illinois Arts Council chairman; and Evert of life, and people trying for life." Johnson, curator, University Galleries, Southern The play, Romans said, forces the audience Illinois University - Carbondale. The exhibit into caring for these living, suffering characters by opened Jan. 26 through March 9. Published by the Office of University Relations Sangamon State University Springfield, Illinois 62708 VOLUME 3, NUMBER 11 FEBRUARY 24, 1975

An evaluation team of the plishments at SSU. Among the strengths one could NCA North Central Association of identify are the following: 1. SSU has been and is currently well funded. There Accreditation Colleges and Schools has recom- seem to be adequate financial resources for the university mended full accreditation and to function as intended. membership for Sangamon State University. The 2. There appears to be an adequate library now and recommendation has been sumbitted to the NCA excellent library facilities are under construction. In as a whole, and final action will take place at the addition, the library faculty perform an outstanding annual meeting of the group in Chicago in April. teaching job with the students. 3. Given the nature of the institution, the calibre of The evaluation team recommendation calls for the teaching faculty must be counted as a strength. re-evaluation in three years; annual progress re- 4. The classroom teaching commitment of the faculty ports relative to the concerns expressed in the is an obvious dynamic that one quickly perceives. In report; and particular university attention to the addition, the relationship between teachers and students, evaluation of master's degree programs utilizing regarding classroom instruction, seem to be very good. external evaluators, the establishment of internal 5. SSU possesses excellent science laboratory equip- ment for teaching purposes. assessment procedures to monitor academic pro- 6. The building program on the maln campus is grams, and student programs. making significant progress and there appears to be In a letter to the Board of Regents and SSU provision of adequate facilities for the future. faculty, President Spencer said the recommenda- There are a number of items that must be cited as tions "reflect accurately long-standing concerns concerns of the evaluation team. Most of these concerns are well known to the campus administrative and faculty of many faculty and administrators about Sanga- leadership. Some are identified in the self-study report. mon State University's performance. I am espe- The three areas of concern mentioned by the 1972 cially pleased that special concerns of the NCA evaluation team remain on the listing below:

evaluatinq- team touched the major. questions. that 1. We continue to be concerned with the need to any new institution-which this institution in clarify the various perceived missions and mandates which appear, at times, to be in conflict. This concern is particular with its special mandate and innovative aggravated by the state of flux of the administrative programs-must face. Moreover, the evaluating structure. and uovernance.- which inhibits the coherence of team seems to be taking very seriously the efforts to address these problems. There continues to be requirement that SSU be a university in the best uncertainty as to how to implement the various mandates, sense of that term." particularly the mandate for a strong liberal arts dimen- The following is the evaluating team's summary sion. 2. We continue to be concerned with what the 1972 of institutional strengths and areas of concern as evaluation report termed the problem of "quality con- they appear in the final pages of its report: trol." We do not believe that there has been sufficient The development of a new university in these times is improvement in the area of assessment of quality in obviously a difficult and challenging process. The external performance. There is a special concern for the master's requirements and restraints, coupled with internal strug- degree programs which appear to be of uneven quality. gles to shape its destiny, make institution building a 3. There are continuing problems of institutional formidable task. Expectations regarding the numbers and governance, which were also identified in the 1972 report. types of students who will seek access to a new university The self-study report refers to both the press of external compound the problem of planning, staffing, and program agencies as well as the breakdown of the internal development. governance structure. A new constitution is presently It IS obvious that there have been significant accom- before the Board of Regents for approval. However, it contains many of the ingredients that have led to strife Texas A and M University, where he received the and disillusionment by faculty participants in governance. Ph.D. in computing science. He has taught com- A clarification of the governing board's requirements and puter programming for engineers at Texas A and expectations concerning internal governance may be M, and has acted as director of the Computer necessary. 4. We are concerned about the apparent failure of the Center at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. institution to appreciate the full range of scholarly Marcia L. Dworak, a temporary SSU employee, activity which contributes to the professional growth of has been appointed as an instructor in the Library the faculty. There seems to be an implied antithesis Instructional Services Program. She has served as between teaching and scholarship. It seems important for reference librarian and coordinator of the Admin- the university, committed to a range of graduate pro- grams, to avoid the discouragement of scholarly and istrative Information Center at California State research interests. University, where she received the M.S. degree in 5. There appears to be a lack of adequate provision for library science. the whole range of student services, beginning with Cynthia A. Eaton, named as assistant professor orientation to the opportunities the university offers, of nursing, has taught at Illinois Central College in adequate advising, career information, career counseling, Peoria and served in a professional nursing capac- and placement services. 6. The special learning skills problems, diagnostic, and ity at several hospitals and at the Zeller Zone assessment requirements of some of the students are not Center of the Illinois Department of Mental being adequately met, although a beginning has been Health in Peoria. She received the M.S. degree in made with the establishment of the Learning Center. nursing from Northern Illinois University in De- However, considering the wide range of background and Kalb. abilities of the students entering the university, one should not assume that all who need help will initiate, on their own, self-diagnosis, remediation, assessment, and SSU has a new constitution and advising assistance. University will soon hold elections for the 7. Attention should be given to the development of an Constitution three senates which it estab- adequate environment for student life and for campus life lishes. The new constitution re- generally. There seems to be little regard for the cultural, aesthetic, and interpersonal aspects of a campus com- places the interim governance document under munity, where faculty and students could reinforce the which the university had operated since its values of learning. Some thought will have to be given to beginning. The constitution was approved by all providing facilities and resources to create such an three constituencies voting in a campus referen- environment. dum during the past two weeks. It was officially 8. Student housing continues to be a problem, despite adopted by the Board of Regents Feb. 20. some improvements with the provision of student co-ops. If students are to be drawn from an area beyond Under the document three constituent senates Sangamon County, adequate housing arrangements will -student, faculty, and staff-are established with need to be developed. members from each senate comprising an over-all 9. Faculty-administration relations continue to be a body called the University Assembly. Members of matter of concern. The self-study highlights this problem each of the three senates will be chosen in direct as a major issue. We have had this problem reinforced in elections. Beginning on Monday, Feb. 24, nomi- our visit and it appears to affect the spirit of the institution. nation blanks may be checked out at the As- sembly Office. They must be filed in the As- The Board of Regents approved sembly Office by March 5. During the week of BOR three new appointments to the March 24 through 31, members of the three Meeting SSU faculty and staff at its meet- senates will be elected in a mail ballot. ing last week in DeKalb, including To be elected are 20 members of the Student an executive director of the Mid-Illinois Com- Senate, 10 of whom will serve until the end of puter Cooperative. Fall Semester, 1975, and 10 of whom will serve Jack Thompson will serve as chief adminis- until the end of Spring Semester, 1976; 20 trator of the Computer Cooperative, which was Faculty Senate members, one from each cluster, established by a consortium of Illinois schools as one from a group comprised mainly of library a center to develop and support use of computing faculty, and 15 at-large members; and 10 mem- in instructional programs. The consortium in- bers of the Staff Senate, eight of whom must be cludes Eastern Illinois, l llinois State, Sangamon civil service employees, and two of whom must be State, and Western Illinois universities, and South- administrative staff. ern I ll inois University-Edwardsville. During the interregnum between the end of the Thompson served as manager of the Computer old assembly and the seating of the new senates Systems Group in the Data Processing Center at and the new University Assembly, the executive 2 committee of the fourth University Assembly is This year's Commencement ceremonies will be functioning as the governance system. That group held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 11, at the Illinois is responsible for conducting the current elections State Armory. and for certification of their results. Information needed to order caps and gowns includes the student's name, height, weight, hat Sangamon State recently had an size (or head measurement in inches), and wheth- Parking inspection by the Fire Preven- er the student is receiving a B.A. or M.A. degree. Violations tion Bureau of the Springfield If all of this information is known, students may Fire Department, at which time call the Alumni Office at 786-6716 to place their it was noted that many cars are being parked orders. around buildings, in no-parking areas, and in fire All graduates are required to pay a graduation lanes. This was particularly noticeable in the fee, part of which is used to cover the cost of caps turn-around area behind Building K, which is and gowns; so students will not be charged any posted for no parking. additional fees when ordering graduation apparel. There have been a number of complaints also All orders must be placed no later than April 1. from visitors and persons seeking admissions No orders will be accepted after that date. information that no space is available in visitors All caps and gowns may be picked up in the parking areas. Bookstore on the Main Campus during the week Effective Monday, March 10, the SSU Public of May 5. Safety Department will have cars parked in fire lanes and other no-parking areas towed away, in Sangamon State University and accordance with SSU parking regulations. This Gerontology the state Department on Aging applies to all members of the university com- Institute will co-sponsor a Gerontology munity according to Asa Ruyle, associate vice- Conference Mar. 21 and 22, president for business operations. exploring different aspects and problems of aging. The program of lectures and discussions on "The William Rauckhorst, associate Processes of Aging" will begin at 1 p.m. on Mar. Gasification professor of physical science 21 and at 9 a.m. on Mar. 22. Research and coordinator of that pro- The featured speaker will be Vern L. gram, announced that the Na- Bengtson, chief of the Laboratory for Social tional Science Foundation has awarded SSU an Organization and Behavior at the Andrus Geron- $8200 grant to investigate problems related to tology Center, University of Southern California. coal gasification. He is the author of numerous articles and has Rauckhorst will act as director of the Under- directed two major studies of the problems of graduate Research Participation Project and con- aging. In addition to Bengtson, seven other centrate his study on assessing the environmental professionals in the fields of health and geron- effects of a coal gasification industry. The grant, tology will participate in a roundtable discussion effective Feb. 15, will continue for approximately on Saturday morning, "Successful Aging: Myth or 16 months. Reality?" Further information about the confer- William L. Bloemer, assistant professor of ence may be obtained from the Gerontology physical science, will direct research in the second Committee or Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia, J-135. component of the project-chemical reactions Admission to the institute's Session I is open to involved in coal gasification technology. the public; an admission fee is charged. Sangamon Four studentswill be chosen to participate in the State students may attend without paying ad- project research. A primary goal will be to ditional fees by registering before March 18. The develop in the students an awareness of potential institute carries two semester hours of credit, if environmental effects of coal gasification. students are enrolled in JSO 496 Gerontology Institute. Students who are planning to Commencement participate in SSU's 1975 A number of new Fulbright Uni- Apparel Commencement ceremony Fulbright versity Lecturing and Advanced should be measured for their Awards Research opportunities have been caps and gowns now. They may do so either in announced, to begin in July or the Bookstore or in the Alumni Office in Room September, 1975. Areas include economics, ac- A-5, Main Campus. counting, and business administration. In ad- , dition, a limited number of other appointments number to 40; those individuals will undergo a are available in American studies, anthropology, second screening, after additional information is the arts, mathematics, physical sciences, life secured. A limited number will then be inter- sciences, public administration, and sociology. viewed by the committee. Countries included are Ireland, Mexico, Paki- After these interviews, the committee will issue stan, Romania, Uruguay, and several African another progress report, naming the final candi- countries. Further information is available from dates, describing their backgrounds, and establish- Wayne Snyder, 6687. ing a schedule for their visits to Sangamon State. Snyder also has some limited information available regarding European charter flights for Sangamon State kicked off its summer. Contact him at 6687. Intramural intramural basketball league Basketball competition on Saturday, Jan. Each year the Rotary Founda- 25, at the Springfield College in Rotary tion makes awards for under- Illinois gymnasium. Six teams are participating in Fellowship graduate and graduate training this year's league play. The teams and their abroad. There are no restric- coaches are: Veterans - Herbie Small; Speed - tions on country, although appropriate language Fred Ellis; Stars - Henry Morris; Lakers - Mike proficiency is required. Application deadline is Waiters; Rams - John Sunderhaus; and Wildcats March 15. For details and application informa- - Larry Aldag. tion, see Wayne Snyder, J-139 (6687). Aydin Gonulsen leaked a hot tip that the Stars "will be the team to beat." Team trophies Sangamon State's Career will be awarded to the top three teams. Only l nterest Services Off ice sponsored a members of the SSU community are eligible to Measurement workshop early this month play in this league. for SSU faculty and area counselors on the new Strong Campbell lnterest Inventory, the latest version of the Strong Voca- Students in the Public Affairs Re- tional lnterest Battery. Conducting the workshop Press porting Program have been assigned on Feb. 7 was Charles Johnson, director of test Interns as interns with the Press Corps at the development for Interpretive Scoring Systems, Statehouse. Director of the program Minneapolis, Minn. Bill Miller said, "The students had a baptism of The 24 participants included counselors and fire during the initial weeks of their internship faculty from Millikin University; Lincoln Land when they covered the spirited fight for the Community College; Springfield, Southeast, Lan- speaker of the House. Several had by-lined stories, phier, Athens, and Girard high schools; the a rarity this early in an internship program." Department of Corrections; and SSU. Miller also arranged for the students to have a private conference with Governor Walker. The cafeteria has a problem. It Scheduled as a 15-minute meeting, it was ex- Cafeteria seems that some 10 dozen of the tended to an hour at Walker's suggestion. An aide Mugs new china coffee mugs have dis- to Walker said the governor was highly impressed appeared from the premises since with the incisiveness of students' questions. opening day on Jan. 24. (That's 120 mugs in lnterns and their assignments are as follows: three weeks, folks.) Food Service Coordinator Charles Abbott, United Press International Dave VanVertloo asks those individuals who took Martin Abrams, WCIA-TV coffee back to their offices or other places and Gary Adkins, Illinois Issues and Alton Even- inadvertently forgot to return the mugs, to please ing Telegraph do so. Otherwise, back to the styrofoam cups, Frank Akers, WSSR Radio everybody ! Fred Ash, Gannett News Service Jim Bray, St. Louis Globe Democrat and In a recent progress report, the WSS R Academic Search Committee for Dean of Paul Colgan, Chicago Daily News Dean Academic Programs stated that Geoff Dubson, Chicago Sun Times response to committee efforts had Tom Kacich, State Journal-Register resulted in receipt of 280 applications. The Barbara Salins, Chicago Tribune committee's initial screening has reduced that Melmarita Smith, Chicago Defender and 4 WSS R Noel Thomas, Illinois News Network and WSS R JOB NOTICE BOARD Steven Thomas, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Davenport Times Democrat Jo Lynne Warfield, Capital Information Bu- Applications are being received for three civil reau service positions. Jean Williams, WICS-TV

Mike Kienzler, a 1973 grad- Accounting Clerk I, Accounting Office, Main Editorial uate of Sangamon State's Campus. Appointment Public Affairs Reporting Pro- Salary Range, $448 to $609. gram, has been appointed as- Function: Assist in preparation of payroll reports, sistant city editor of the State Journal-Register of processing payrolls and vouchers, filing, and other Springfield. Mike joined the former Illinois State clerical duties. Journal in October, 1973, as city government and Oualifjcations: high-school graduation, one year municipal affairs reporter, remaining in that post of training or experience in accounting or book- after the merger of the Journal and the Illinois keeping. State Register in July, 1974. In his new position, Mike is responsible for coordination of nightside local news coverage. Clerk Stenographer Ill, Purchasing Office, Main Kienzler, whose B.A. was in political science Campus. from Bradley University in 1970, was the recip- Salary Range: $540 to $739. ient of the Robert Howard Fellowship in Public Function: Type purchase orders and complex Affairs Reporting in 1973. He served his intern- material; draft forms, letters; gather factual in- ship with the Chicago Tribune. formation; allocate materials to and cross-file in complex filing system; keep appropriation ac- K. G. Janardan, associate professor count records; supervise clerical employees; take News of mathematics, has had two re- dictation. Notes search papers accepted for pu blica- Qualifications: Ability to take dictation at 45 tion in scholarly journals. "On Multi- wpm, type at 50 wpm; supervisory ability; two variate Modified Polya and Inverse Polya Distribu- years of clerical experience, or two years of tions and Their Properties," written by Janardan university course work, or completion of business and G. P. Patil of Pennsylvania State University, school training in stenographic skills, or combina- has been printed in the Armals of the Institute of tion of these. Statistical Mathematics, Vol. 26, No. 2, 1974. "Certain Inference Problems for Multivariate Hypergeometric Models" has been scheduled for Building Service Worker I, Physical Plant, Main publication in Communication in Statistics, Vol. Campus, 11 p.m.-7 a.m. 4, No. 4. Salary Range: $516 to $703. Function: Clean walls, furniture; vacuum rugs; Carl Flipper, Sangamon State's contracts dust, mop, polish floors; clean restrooms, offices, compliar~ce officer, was a panel member at a classrooms; move furniture; remove snow; clean recent meeting of the Central Illinois Chapter of after special projects such as repairs. the International Personnel Management Associ- ation. The ane el dealt with affirmative action.

Mary Turner, a recent graduate of Sangamon Applicants for all positions must pass a civil State, is in charge of the development of a series service examination. Completed applications must of children's programs for Lincoln Library, called be received by 5 p.m., Feb. 25, at the Sangamon "Take Me to Your Reader." The half-hour tapes State University Personnel Office, Shepherd are seen monthly on WICS-TV. Road, Springfield, 62708, phone 786-6670 or 6671. Vince Chiaro, financial aid officer, was installed recently as second vice-president of Springfield's Roman Cultural Society. MAY 1 Season Opening

MAY 4 Fourth Annual Spring Craft Festival

MAY 11 Spring Antique Flea Market "Give Mother An Antique"

JUNE 14-15 Old time Quilting Bee and Quilt Show

JUNE 28-29 Craft Exhibit "Birds N' Barns" for woodcarvers, decoy painters, painters of barns, rural scenes, and bird wildlife.

JUNE 29 Summer Antique Flea Market

JULY 4 Old Fashioned Celebration

JULY 5-6 Home Crafters Weekend - a weekend for doing home and home industry crafts

JULY 19-20 Metal Crafters Weekend - a weekend for metal crafts- men, tinsmiths, blacksmiths, pewter smiths, jewelry smiths, gunsmiths

AUGUST 2-3 Wood Workers Weekend - a weekend for wood turners, coopers, chair and cabinet makers, shingle makers, rail splitters

AUGUST 16-17 Clayville Craftsmen demonstrating at Illinois State Fair "Crafts Building"

AUGUST 16-17 Weaver's Weekend - a weekend for loom weavers, inkle weavers, macrame tying, chairweaving

SEPTEMBER 21 Fall Antique Flea Market

OCTOBER 11-12 10th Annual Fall Craft and Folk Arts Festival

OCTOBER 31 Close for the Season

To arrange group visits, contact: The Curator, Clayville Rural Life Center R.R. 1, Pleasant Plains, Illinois 62677 Or Telephone: (217) 626-3651 or 786-6541 Publi5hed by the Officc of University Relations S'ingamon State University SpringTield, Illinois 02708

A group of students with honesty. We have come to receive an education which can help Non-renewal petitions demanding re- answer those cries. We cannot let unfa~rnessand dishonesty dictate this institution. We will not perpetuate those ills. We make our Protest tention of faculty member stand here and now. It Ron Ettinger is not re-~nstatedand ~f the Ron Ettinger brought their original mandate of this institution is not revived we call for the protest to a hallway in "A" building last Thurs- removal of Dr. Robert Spencer and V~ce-PresidentJohn Kaisel- for dereliction of duty. To keep this struggle or!-going, a slate of day where they debated the issue with President candidates for the Student Senate IS being formed to work for the Spencer and Vice President for Academic Affairs furthering of integrity and justice in the operation of our John H. Keiser. The group came from a noontime un~versity. rally in the cafeteria where faculty, students and SPENCER'S STATEMENT others joined in support of Ettinger. The reappointment recolnmendations made to the President are at the end of a long and thorough process involving At issue is the president's decision not to committees and administrators at three levels of the University, reappoint Ettinger after the 1975-76 academic and a calendar of notice dates which culminates ~nearly March for year. Keiser said that appeals can be made to the colleges and universities throughout the country university hearing board and eventually the Board In keeping with policies of the Univers~ty Assembly, of Regents. Following is the text of both the Sangamon State University has an open personnel system which protesters' petition and Spencer's statement: encourages the widest possible involvement of students, faculty, staff, and community in the development of evaluatior; files and personnel recommendations. However, in addition to wide partici- PROTESTORS' PETITION pation at that level, some SSU programs also deny the~rprogram chairmen and coordinators any genuine and stable professional We, the undersigned members of the SSU community leadership roles. Instability or uncertainty of leadership in address this statement and our feelings to The Board of Regents, addition to egalitarian access to decision-making, together mean The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois General Assembly. that the conduct of the ordinary business of academic programs We have seen the goals and mandates of this university thwarted and institutions can be In a manner and on agendas other than by a twisted and self-sewing administration. We are not alone-the professional ones. Such a situat~oncan lead to neglect of academic North Central Association of Colleges and Schools shares our quality, intellectual rigor, and good teaching. Under such circum- perception. stances, any personnel matter which reaches the top levels of the institution with serious negative information concerning profes- The issue at hand is the termination of Dr. Ronald Ettinger. sional performance of an individual faculty member up for professor of psychology here at Sangamon State University since reappointment is significant indeed. And those adverse colleague fall of 1972. judgments which do survive in this environment must be examined seriously by the president when it comes time for him to make his WE DEMAND THE RETENTION OF RON ETTINGER judgment as he must.

We are not free to discuss personnel matter-s affecting the We have reason to believe that files have been altered and professional career of any employee under ~rovisionsof the personal power has been extended to discredit Dr. Ettinger in an Illinois Open Meeting Law. If others chose to do so, that is arena of political retribution. No valid evidence has been brought another matter, but we owe to ourselves and all affected parties forth by the administration to justify their action. Evaluations by the utmost discretion in disseminating information of this kind. students, which must be the ultimate determinant of a teacher's Under the rules of our personnel policy, Mr. Et~ingermay request proficiency, have been ignored. We will no longer be ignored! in writing the reasons for the actions taken regarding his non-reappointment. To date that request has not come, and when WE DEMANDTHE RETENTION OF RON ETTINGER it does it will be a communication between the University and him The world cries out for food, the nation cries out for personally, and no more. A new one-hour course for Dates have been an- Women's women is being offered the Gerontology nounced for the three ses- Course second eight weeks of this Institute sions of the Gerontology semester by Caryl Moy. Institute being held this "Women: Becoming Aware of Potential" is month and next on Sangamon State's Main planned as a small, semi-structured group experi- Campus. They are: Session I - Conference: The ence for women participants. Through value Processes of Aging, March 21 and 22; Session ll - clarification, examination of areas of satisfaction, Confrontations of Death, April 4 and 5; and setting long-range and short-range goals, and Sesston I I I - Meeting the Needs of Older Persons, learning problem-solving skills, the course will April 18 and 19. help women identify their own resources and Students by enrolling in JSO 496 can attend strengths. 'May says, "Group sharing will increase all three sessions, and can earn two semester awareness of the many personal strengths and hours of credit by completing academic require- resources which can be expanded into satisfying ments. Enrollment is open until March 18. The life styles." institute cross-lists with Human Development The course, CFC 318, is tentatively sched- Counseling, Psychology, Sociology1 uled to meet on Wednesdays from 1 to 2:40 p.m. Anthropology, and Work/Culture/Society pro- Enrollment is limited to 12 women, and is with grams. permission of the instructor. Persons other than students, such as prac- ticing professionals in the field and concerned laypersons, may register for one or more of the The Literature Program, in co- sessions by paying a registration fee of $20 per Arts operation with Action for the session. Festival Arts and Student Services, is sponsoring a "Spring Festival: Detailed information is available from the The Verbal Arts, Music, and Dance" on Thursday Gerontology Committee, 786-6687. and Friday, April 10 and 11. All sessions will be in, J-149, the Media Sangamon State has been Room, on the SSU Main Campus. The public is Women's urged to take stronger meas- welcome, according to SSU faculty member John Status ures to recruit women for Knoepfle, festival coordinator. Six guest poets, policy-making positions to who will read from their works, are scheduled for match strides it has made on other fronts in the program. improving the status of women. The comments The program is as follows. were made in a report by Assoc. Prof. Anna May Smith, chairperson of the Committee on the Thursday, April 10: Status of University Women. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Stanley Plumly, poet. While raising a number of concerns, the 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Lisel Mueller, poet. committee commended President Spencer for his 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Jazz Concert: "The actions in furthering the aims of the group, Cool and the Crude." pointing out that 35 percent of the faculty hired 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. -Thomas McGrath, poet. in 1974-75 were women. Spencer was praised for Friday, April I I: instituting new accountability measures related to 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Ruth Whitman, poet the status of women, to representing effectively and translator. these goals to a state legislative committee, and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Walter Bradford, poet, for nominating Assoc. Prof. Joyce Griffin to serve with Darline Blackburn and her Dancers, a pro- as an American Council of Education Fellow in gram of African Fables. an internship program in his office. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. - Music for Recorders: The group pointed out, however, that of the "The Sangamon Consort." nine top division and staff positions within the 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. - Wendell Berry, poet, university, seven were held by men, one by a novelist, environmentalist. woman, and one is vacant. The report recom- mended "that the university take effective action admission charge for the concert. Both the to recruit women for its administrative staff by workshop and the concert are open to the public. full and genuine cooperation with the affirmative "There is no disputing that Jean Ritchie is action officer. More specifically, the university one of the finest authentic traditional folk singers should take immediate steps to recruit and place and storytellers in the US," according to SSU women in policy and nonsupport positions within faculty member Phyllis Safman. "She is the heir the university's administrative structure." of a tradition that goes back to the pioneers who In the area of civil service the report settled in the Kentucky Cumberlands, and her commended the university's director of person- public appearances are sponsored by the nel, Chick Francis, for his "exemplary coopera- Smithsonian Institution." tion in providing information and working with the committee to improve the status of women in the civil service area." Students who need help in Learning preparing their forthcoming The report expresses concern about the low salaries of many civil service employees, attrib- Center term papers can get it from uting it in part to the high turnover rate among the Learning Center, which offers a full range of writing, reading, math, and clerical personnel, partly due to the fact that state government pays higher salaries. science services - from preliminary through sophisticated skills. Learning Center staff is also The report also urged the university to place available to speak to classes about preparing and a stronger emphasis on professional counseling writing research papers. The Learning Center is in and guidance for women, and on the university's J-140, Main Campus. day care center and the need to finance it adequately and expand the facilities. Stuart Anderson, professor Visitation of administration at Sanga- Verterans currently make Chairman mon State, has accepted a Veterans up 30 percent of the un- request by the administration Enrollment dergraduate enrollment at and faculty of Pawnee High School to serve as Sangamon State, and more chairman of the North Central Association visita- than 26 percent of the graduate enrollment, tion team which will evaluate the high school figured on an FTE basis. By actual count, there some time in March, 1976. are 590 undergraduate verterans out of a total enrollment of 2192 undergraduates, and 31 1 In extending the invitation, school principal graduate students who are veterans out of a total A. H. Sandstrom said, "We feel that your experi- graduate enrollment of 1254. ence and background in education eminently qualify you for this position. This experience, The economic impact of this enrollment on along with your working knowledge of the NCA Sangamon State and the Springfield community is process, acquired as a chairman of visiting teams estimated by Veterans Adviser Herb Small as and as a team member on several occasions, $200,000 per month. qualify you with the practical expertise we desire in our visitation chairman. The fact that you are well acquainted with our school through your Sangamon State's Action for leadership in the Feasibility Study for Pawnee Folk the Arts and the Central Illinois and Divernon makes this request all the more Singer Cultural Affairs Consortium logical." will present Appalachian folk singer Jean Ritchie on the Main Campus on Brainchild, Springfield's Tuesday, March 18. Second women's poetry collective, She will give a workshop at 11 a.m. in the Brainchild has published its second is- Academic Lounge and a concert in the Cafeteria sue, a collection of poems of at 8 p.m. The workshop is free. There will be a $1 22 Illinois and Miss0ur.i women, most of whom are affiliated with Sangamon State. Copies are of the Illinois College Republican Federation at available from the university bookstore, Spoon the federation's recent annual convention. River Co-op, and most area bookstores, as well as from Brainchild members. When Thornton Community College's PR Says Terry Peters, local male reviewer, "The Director Dick Nirenberg read our Feb. 24 second volume of Brainchild indicates there are Journal, he sent a note saying, "It's comforting to many women poets in the Springfield area who know that your food service and our food service have extravagant talent. . . It's well worth have something in common." He included his reading." newsletter with the following story: "Automat- ique reports steady erosion of its supply of snack trays. If you know where any borrowed trays are Sangamon State currently sequestered, please help them find their rightful COPE has 60 students who are each owner." Regarding our problem with coffee Advocates working up to 15 hours a mugs, it's back to the Styrofoam cups. Or had you week helping young people noticed? with their problems. Under the COPE program, funded by a state grant from the Department of SSU's David Hilligoss, associate professor of Children and Family Services, SSU students are experimental studies, recently received the Ph.D. advocates on a one-to-one basis for adolescents from the Union Graduate School for designing who are under that state department's care. and directing an undergraduate degree-granting As one 14-year-old boy put it, "Bob spends university-without-walls in Oklahoma. Flaming a lot of time with me, and if I have a problem I Rainbow, which opened in 197 1, was designed to can always call him. He always listens to me and offer post-secondary educational opportunities to never says I'm dumb or bad. Bob and I bowl and those traditionally denied access to higher roller skate and go to movies, but best of all is education-minority groups such as rural whites talking - person to person. It's good to have and American Indians, and to others dissatisfied someone to depend on." with the traditional education system. COPE, offered under the SSU Child, Family, and Community Services Program, consists of With the help of U. S. Sen. Adlai E. both classroom and field work. The student Stevenson the Sangamon State library now re- receives training in attitudes and skills necessary ceives a full flow of government documents from to work with adolescents, and field work provides Washington. the application to work with social service agen- cies, families, schools, and other community The government limits the number of univer- resources. sity libraries in a region which can be depositories for these documents. Although that limit had The student can use COPE as an Applied been reached in this region, Sangamon State's Study Term on a two-term basis. Students work public affairs thrust made such access to govern- as part of teams of eight to 10 students each, and ment information a matter of concern. With are paid for the hours they work. Senator Stevenson's he1 p, SSU has also been accepted as a depository for such publications.

The Community College of News Decatur recently changed its name Governor Dan Walker has accepted the Notes to Richland Community College, invitation of Gari Lesnoff-Caravaglia to address reflecting the expansion of its the first session of the three-part Gerontology boundaries within the past few months to include Institute on the "Processes of Aging." The 14 school districts. The campus remains in governor is scheduled to speak at 1:30 p.m. on Decatur. the Main Campus on Friday, Mar. 21. Illinois' Lt. Governor Neil Hartigan is scheduled to address a Allen L. Pruis, a Sangamon State graduate later session of the institute. Those interested in student, was elected to a second term as president registering for the sessions should contact Gari. Publi3hcd by thc Officc of Univcr-sity Rcl'ltions S'lngdrnon Stntc University Springficlti, Illinoi3 02708

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 13 MARCH 24, 1975

Two staff-faculty appoint- Carolina-The State of the Arts" will be at 8 p.m. SSU ments have been approved by in Room 100C of the Capital Campus. The public Appointments the Board of Regents for is welcome. Sangamon State University. North Carolina's newly created Division of Barton J. Michelson was named to a temporary the Arts was established in 1973; Marston is its position of visiting assistant professor of adminis- first director. He also held the position of director tration for the period of March through June 30 of the North Carolina Arts Council. The Division and for the 1975-76 academic year, and Victor of the Arts includes the North Carolina Sym- Farwell has been named an admissions officer. phony Administration, the North Carolina Art Michelson has been employed as director of Museum, the Arts Council, and the Theatre Arts developing and implementing a planning, pro- Section. Marston's primary goals for this organiza- gramming, budgeting, evaluation system for five tion are to involve as many citizens as possible in school districts in the Glenview area. He also has the arts, to upgrade the quality of the arts, and to been en~ployedin various positions at Ohio State enable more professional artists to make a living University including administrative assistant to in North Carolina. the provost. He holds three degrees, including the Ph.D., frorn Ohio State. Farwell's experience includes social service Chairman J. Robert Barr of the work involving the adjudication of claims filed Barr Board of Regents will be on campus under the provisions of the Social Security Act, Visit April 15 and 16 to be available to property control systems work with Lincoln Land members of the university con]- Community College, and administrative staff munity who wish to voice opinions or complaints work with the Boy's Club of Springfield. on matters affecting Sangamon State. A scheduie In 1973, Farwell received the B.A. degree for his visit will be announced later. from Sangamon State. The visit was prompted by the appearance of some 30 students last week at the monthly Regents meeting in Normal. The group was on Edgar B. Marston, director of the hand to press their opposition to the recent Arts Division of ,4rts of the North nonrenewal action on faculty rnember Ron Et- Speaker Carolina Department of Cultural tinger. The students wanted an official meeting of Resources, will be the speaker for the entire board next month to engage this and the "Forum Series" of Sangamon State Univer- other questions but the Regents declined. The sity's Community Arts Management Program on next regular meeting of the Regents will be in Monday, March 31. The address on "North Springfield in May. The Sangamon State University semester or summer term for a family. Alumni Alumni Association has opened The fee would entitle the card-holder to the Membership its annual membership drive, Tuesday and Sunday nights at the Y for swim- with greatly increased member- ming, volleyball, handball, track, and exercise ship as its goal. Charles Williams, principal of room; participation in athletic leagues; use of the Riverton Junior High School and Alumni Associ- SSU tennis courts; admission to such special ation membership chairman, said that the associ- events as ice skating, roller skating, and bowling ation hopes to expand the number of scholarships parties; and the opportunity to join special for SSU students, and continue such other proj- interest clubs such as sailing, backpacking, or ects as grant money to WSSR radio and a picnic crafts. for graduates at Commencement. "We can only The athletic and recreation committee chair- do this with more members, paying dues," Wil- person, Judd Adams, noted that with increased liams pointed out. The Alumni Association during revenues from the fee, the variety of programs the current year has provided four scholarships could be expanded, reflecting the preferences of and supported the airing of Springfield Sym- faculty and staff. phony concerts on WSSR. Adams said the athletic committee meets on Alumni Association members now are eli- alternate Fridays at noon, and invited all inter- gible to borrow materials from the SSU Library, ested persons to attend. The dates are announced including not only books but catalog media in the weekly SSU calendar. software such as audio tapes and filmstrips, The voluntary fee cards may be purchased at periodicals, and microforms. the Bursar's Office, beginning this summer. Alumni wishing to renew memberships or to join for the first time should send a check for Faculty members who are annual dues of $5, five-year dues of $20, or life Commencement planning to participate in the membership dues of $100 to the Alumni Office, Participation Sangamon State Commence- Sangamon State University, Springfield, Ill. ment, to be held in the Illi- 62708. Membership dues are tax deductible. nois State Armory at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, The association's annual meeting will be should call the Alumni Office to arrange for April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2, Building L, rental or purchase of academic apparel. The Main Campus. Three directors will be elected to information needed is the faculty member's three-year terms. The evening will include a tour height, weight, cap size, highest degree received, of the WSSR radio studios. All members are and the institution which granted the degree. The eligible to attend the meeting and to vote. Alumni Office is located in Building A-5, tele- phone 786-67 16. Alumni Director Phil Bradley urged faculty A voluntary athletic and recre- members to attend. Pointing out that this cere- Athletic ation fee for Sangamon State mony has considerable meaning for a large num- Fee faculty and staff members will ber of SSU graduates and their families and begin this summer, in order to friends, Bradley emphasized that "it is particular- help support activities provided by the College ly important that the faculty demonstrate by and University Area YMCA and SSU. Financial their presence that this is a significant milestone and other support has come from student fees; in graduates' lives." Student Services; the downtown YMCA; and special activity fees from Lincoln Land Com- munity College, Springfield College in Illinois, Results of a poll conducted Concordia Seminary, and other groups. Collective through the University Assembly The University Assembly had in the past Bargaining Office indicates that Sangamon approved a bill authorizing mandatory assessment State faculty approve of the col- of a faculty activity fee, but it was never lective bargaining process. Of the 188 question- implemented. The faculty-staff voluntary fee will naires distributed, 145 were returned, with 114 be $10 annually or $5 a semester or summer term of those faculty members indicating approval of for an individual, and $15 annually or $8 a collective bargaining. There were 29 opposed, and two abstentions were recorded. Donations are carefully sorted to find any There were 29 opposed, and two abstentions were books suitable for addition to the library's col- recorded. lections, with the remainder being sold for the The statements voted on in the survey were: benefit of the library. "I approve of collective bargaining for the Sangamon State University faculty." "I am opposed to collective bargaining for The Midwest Women's Studies the Sangamon State University faculty." Women's Conference will be held at Indiana Studies University in Bloomington, Ind., April 4 to 6. Registration fee is $2 A Yoga demonstration, ac- for faculty and staff members, and $1 for Yoga companied by a color slide students and unemployed persons. Child care will Demonstration show and free vegetarian be provided without charge as part of the feast, will be presented at registration fee. A limited amount of free housing 6:30 p.m. in Room 22-28 of L Building, Friday, will be available for those persons with sleeping April 4. A mini-performance will be presented on bags. Conference organizers must be notified by Thursday, April 3, at 1:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria, March 28 concerning child care or free housing. Main Campus. The activities are being sponsored Nina Adams, assistant professor of history, by the Student Activities Cultural Committee and has copies of the program and information about the India Association. registration. l nterested persons should contact her The full program will include, in addition to at her office, K-26E, telephone 6620. the Prasadam feast of Indian delicacies, Vedic narratives and philosophy, Mantra meditation and ecstatic chanting, Indian decor and art, and Vedic An Easter egg Iiunt for children 10 translations in Sanskrit and English. There is no Egg years of age and younger will be charge. Hunt sponsored by the Sangamon State University Veterans Club and Ameri- A Travel lnformation Day will can Legion Post 32. The event will be held at the Travel be held on Wednesday, April 2, children's playground on the Illinois State Fair- lnformation from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the grounds on Saturday, March 29, at 10:30 a.m. In Cafeteria, Main Campus. Repre- case of inclement weather, the hunt will be held sentatives from travel agencies and Wayne Snyder, in Building 13 at the Fairgrounds. It is open to all university coordinator of foreign travel informa- children. tion, will be present to answer questions about traveling abroad. The event is being sponsored by John Bowman, associate professor of the Sangamon State Veterans Club. News economics, has published a mono- Notes graph in The Journal of Ecorlomic History, discussing the relationship You can find a home for your of decreasing farm prices on the rise of farmers' Book unwanted books and also help Lin- protest organizations during the past three dec- Sale coln Library, which is now collecting ades of the 19th century. Bowman and his books and records for its third annual co-author, Richard Keehn of the University of Book Sale on July 7. There are special containers Wisconsin-Parkside, found that although the eco- at the main library on the Old Capitol Mall and nomic position of farmers generally improved each of the four branch libraries, where donations through the period 1870 to 1900, short periods can be dropped. Large donations will be picked when their buying power diminished coincided up by arrangement; call 525-1878. with the rise of three major farm protest move- In particular demand are cookbooks and art, ments, such as the Grange. Bowman said that if how-to, travel, children's, and mystery books. farm product prices continue to fall as they have Paperbacks of all descriptions are also especially early in 1975, farmers may become politicized welcome. The library does not want old text- and go against the Republican party in the next books, battered books, or popular magazines. general election. Richard Post, associate professor of social Specific films and dates to be shown are posted justice professions, has been named honorary on campus bulletin boards, included in This Week member of the board of directors of the Interna- at Sat~gamon, or are available by contacting tional Association of Security Services. Post has Virginia Sayles. been actively engaged in educating and profes- sionalizing private security officers since 1968, and has authored several books and articles on the On Tuesday, April 8, in the PAC The subject. The SSU Social Justice Professions Pro- lndochina Wars 1975-1945, the film "The Lost gram and the IASS will be co-sponsoring several Command" will be shown. "This film is about the seminars and workshops dealing with security French soldiers, survivors of the Dien Bien Phu services. The first one, directed to the owners and and the lndochina war, who fought the nation- managers of security service companies, will be alist rebellion in Algeria and eventually almost held in Chicago on May 10. toppled the government of France," according to Nina Adams, instructor of the course. The film, to be shown at 8 p.m., will be preceded by an The Hare System of voting to be used for hour's discussion of the nature of the soldier's electing members to the University Assembly experience in lndochina and Algeria, and a senates will be explained at a meeting to be held comparison of the films with the book from at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, in L-18. The which it was taken and other works on the same first such meeting was at 11:30 a.m. on March 24. period.

President Spencer has been appointed by Gov. Dan Walker to the advisory committee of the Governor's Center for University-State Rela- tions and Community Service Programs, a co- operative endeavor aimed at finding solutions to JOB NOTICE BOARD the problems of communities. Governor Walker, in making the appointment, said, "Your participa- Assistant Director of Financial Aid tion will help us in our efforts to strengthen and Salary Range: $12,000 to $16,000 extend relations between state government and Functions and Responsibilities: General super- the educational institutions, to encourage the vision of all federal, state, and local financial aid commitment of more educational resources to programs including processing of student applica- public service, and to facilitate the development tions, determination of awards, and accounting of of field experience education." funds expended. Maintains office of student employment; works with Office of Admissions K. G. Janardan, professor of mathematics, and Office of the Registrar; prepares information and D. J. Schaeffer of the Illinois Environmental and brochures for general distribution on finan- Protection Agency presented an invited paper on cial aid resources available to students. "Statistical Properties ot Environmental Data: Qualifications: Master's degree or equivalent Considerations for Bioaccum~llationand Toxicity combination of education and experience; under- Studies of Pollutants" at the Predictive Toxi- standing of federal and state financial aid pro- cology Symposiurn; organized by the Inter- grams. Experience in collegiate financial aid office national Joint Commission Great Lakes Research and experience in teaching, counseling, or work- Advisory Board at Buriington, Ontario, on March ing with students is desirable. 12. Interested persons should contact John Allison, 6-57, telephone 786-6626, no later- than April 11.

The films being shown in the Cafeteria, Main Campus, on Sundays have been changed to Mondays during March, and to Tuesdays in April. Pul~li\lieill~y tile Olfiie of Ilnivcl\ity Kcl'ltions 5'1tlg~1monStciti. Univctsit), Sptiti~fielti,Illinois 0270X

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 14 APRIL 4, 1975

For the second year, Sangamon State After the interviewing has been completed, ACE has had its nominee selected as an the search committee will reacli consensus 011 its Fellow American Council on Education Fel- recommendations, which will be forwarded to low in Academic Administration. Presiaent Spencer. The president will present his Joyce Griffin, associate professor of nursing, will recommendations to the Boarti of Regents at its serve in the ACE internship program for the May 6 meeting in Springfield. 1975-76 academic year. The award is based upon The committee screened a total of 291 the nominee's academic credentials and l~otential applications for the position, 40 of them inten- for administrative leadership, recotnmendations sively. Of these 40 most promising candidates, 12 of professional colleagues, judgment of three were selected to engage in preliminary discussions interviewing teams of experienced administrators, via telephone. On the basis of the telephone and the over-all qualifications as set up by the interviews and careful study of vitae, letters of internship program. reference, samples of scholarship, arid other ma- Dr. Griffin will be invited to attend at ACE terials, the committee reduced the list of candi- expense the AAIP's opening seminar at Fordyce dates to the six persons who will visit the campus. House in St. Louis Sept. 7 to 12. The internship program was established in 1964 and is supported by the Lilly Endowment, Session II of the Gerontology Inc., to strengthen leadership in American higher Gerontology Institute, "Confrontations of education by identifyins and preparing faculty Institute Death," will be held April 4 and and staff for responsible positions in academic 5 in J-149 on Sangamon State's administration. In a national competition, 40 Main Campus. Registration is currently open for fellows are selected each year. Sangamon State this session. Session II is being co-sponsored by currently has a fellow, Jotin Eibl, serving for this the university and the Illinois Department on academic year. Aging. More than 200 participants from throughout The search for a dean of academic the state attended Session I of the Institute, held Dean programs has been narrowed to six March 21 and 22. Some 60 of those individuals Search candidates, who will be on campus in enrolled for university credit. mid-April for interviews. Interview Portions of the Institute proceedings will be schedules and biographical sketches of the candi- aired on WSSR during the week of April 7, on the dates will be made available to the Sangamon "Illinois Afternoon" program beginning at about State community as soon as details are complete. 3 p.m. each day. Each finalist will be availat~le to talk with Session I I I of the Gerontology Institute, interesteu faculty, staff, and students on both "Meeting the Needs of Older Persons," will be campuses during his stay. Evaluations of candi- held April 18 and 19. It is being co-sponsored by dates may be macie in free-form written style to the Office of the Lt. Governor. Further details Liz Purnell, staff liaison to the search committee, may be obtained from the Gerontology Commit- at A-43. tee, 786-6687. Members of the Fifth University The most continuous coverage of Assembly Assembly were elected Tuesday, Election the April 1 Springfield city elec- Niembers April 1. Tallying of ballots was Coverage tion was provicletl by Sangamon according to the approved proce- State's public radio station. With- (lures established for the Hare system of propor- out commercial interruptions a news staff headed tional representation. The Assembly is made up by WSSR News Director Rich Bradley broadcast of three senates, representing the faculty, stu- for three hours and 10 minutes, beginning with dents, and staff. the first reporting precincts until the final votes Membership of the Student Senate is made were tabulated. The election marked the station's up of 10 long-term and 10 short-term seats. first opportunity to report election results. Long-term members are: Coverage actually began after the Feb. 11 city primary when Bradley contacted all city C. Scott Brooks-Miller Anne L. Mayberry candidates and invited them to appear on the David Lindley Mark Metzger program "Illinois Afternoon." All appeared ex- Alan G. McNary Linda Mills cept James Moffat, unsuccessful candidate for I

A statewide Human Relations The schedule of movies presented Human Conference will be held in Free each Tuesday in the Cafeteria, Main Relations Springfield on May 17 at the St. Movies Campus, is now available from Cine- Nicholas Hotel, sponsored by the ma 75, Student Services, or by con- Illinois Commission on Human Relations. Gov. tacting Virginia Sayles. Films are shown at 2 p.m. Dan Walker will be the keynote speaker. Work- and 7 p.m. each Tuesday. There is no admission shops will t~edevoted to discussions of crime and charge. The schedule for April is as follows: justice, education, housing, health, and economic April 8 - "The Nutcracker" ballet. development. There will also be two mini- April 15 - "The Young Philadelphians," a workshops on proposal writing and leadership 1959 film nominated for three Academy Awards; development. starring Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis There is no registration fee for the confer- Smith. ence, which begins at 9 a.m. and continues until 5 April 22 - "Cleopatra," a 1963 film, winner p.m. The only fee is $5 for the luncheon. of four Academy Awards; starring Rex Harrison, Elizabeth Taylor, and Richard Burton. JOB NOTICE BOARD April 29 - "Latly in the Lake," a 1946 film; starring Robert Mor)tyomery, Audrey Trotter, Associate Professor, Communication Research Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tcrlly, Leon Ames, and Jayne and Design Meadows. Position ol~enir~yAugust, 1975, in the Com- Lee Hoinacki, assistant professor of munication Program. Candidates should have News political stuclies, presented a lecture competency in another area such as language Notes April 3 at Wabash Valley College in theory, general semantics, or human perception. Mt. Cartnel. Entitled "President vs. Completed Ph.D. and experience necessary. Congress: How Sho~~ldForeign Policy Powers Be Application including resume and references Shared?," the lecture is one series in the Seminar should be sent to Richard Bayley, Coordinator, on Foreign Policy Development, developed in Communication Program. cooperation with the Foreign Policy Association. Clerk Typist II, University Relations Division - David L. Franklin, associate professor of Publications, Main Campus educational administration, participated in the Salary Range: $498 to $659 third in a series of in-service workshops for public Functions: Provide clerical assistance to staff of school and community college vocational, techni- magazine, maintain records on subscriptions, pre- cal, and career education administrators held pare mailings, type articles and other materials. April 2 at Southern Illinois University- Qualifications: Ability to type 35 wpm. High- Edwardsville. Franklin spol

Sangamon State University has served as the basis for our accreditation visit. The NCA been granted full accreditation report we submitted to the North Central Associ- Accreditation and membership in the North ation has been praised for its over-all quality and Central Association of Colleges accuracy. and Schools. President Spencer was informed of "The visiting team's on-campus report rein- the NCA decision last week. Spencer, Academic forced the thoroughness and accuracy of our Vice-Pres. John H. Keiser, and the chairman of self-study when it identified virtually the same the SSU faculty team which participated in the institutional strengths and weaknesses that we accreditation process recently appeared before had identified ourselves. This kind of agreement NCA officials in Chicago. It was the final step in between internal and external perceptions of the the route which began almost from the time university will allow us to attack those problems Sangamon State opened its doors five years ago. we all agree upon-improving campus cultural life, The accreditation process involved visits by improving the quality of our M.A. programs, and examining teams comprised of outstanding educa- strengthening the governance system." tors from other universities and self-studies by the The North Central Association is the largest SSU faculty. and most prestigious of the groups which accredit "Full accreditation is a milestone in the life universities and schools in the United States. Its of any institution," Spencer said. "It is particu- responsibility in this regard stretches from Michi- larly gratifying for us because of the mandate we gan to Arizona, encompassing 19 states. It was were given to chart new directions in such fields organized in 1895. as educational innovation and public affairs, at a new kind of university, and at a time when higher The NCA voted in public session in Chicago education generally has been under intense scru- to grant full accreditation to SSU based on the tiny relative to its role and meaning in our report of the NCA evaluation team which visited society." the campus late last year. Re-evaluations are a Sangamon State was the first upper-level part of the continuing examination of colleges university in the state of Illinois. Among its and schools and in the case of Sangamon State singular mandates was to respond to the new and and all new institutions such re-evaluations will be rapidly expanding community college system. scheduled in three years. Douglas F. Morgan, chairman of the SSU Members of the evaluation team were: Self-study Committee, said, "The university com- Jeanne E. Gullahorn, Michigan State University; munity can not only take pride in accreditation Francis H. Heller, University of Kansas; Dick A. per se, but it also can take pride in the internal Leabo, University of Michigan; Ralph H. Lee, institutional processes that produced our NCA Forest Park Community College; Richard Lloyd- Report. Jones, University of Iowa; Robert H. Maier, "The administrators of the university gave University of Wisconsin; Saul Touster, City Uni- full responsibility and generous support to SSU versity of New York; and Joseph F. Kauffman, faculty to undertake the internal self-study which University of Wisconsin-Madison. Guy Romans' 25th production at Two workshops on "Self- Play Sangamon State opens on Friday, Self-Protection Protection for Women" will Opens April 18, in the Capital Campus Workshops be sponsored by Sangamon Ballroom. "The Freedom of the State's Status of University City," a Northern Irish play written by Brian Women Committee. The first of the four-hour Friel, is set in Londonderry in the 1970s. The sets will be on Monday April 28, from 10 a.m. play first opened in Dublin in early 1973 and in until 12 noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. Trooper London a week later. The SSU production will be Robert Campbell of the Illinois State Police will only the third time Friel's play has been present these sessions in the Academic Lounge on presented in the United States. the Main Campus. The play will run through Saturday, April The second workshop will be presented in 19, and Wednesday through Saturday, April 23 to two evening sessions at the YWCA on May 22 and 26, with curtain time at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees 29. Each session will be from 7 to 9 p.m. and will on April 20 and 27 will be at 3 p.m. Tickets are also be presented by Trooper Campbell. $2.50 and available at Myers Brothers and in Both workshops are open to students, facul- Room 115 of the Capital Campus. ty, and staff. Community participation is also being sought. There is no charge. Lt. Gov. Neil F. Hartigan will Gerontology address the final session of the Total enrollment at Sangamon Institute three-part Gerontology Insti- Spring State for Spring Semester tute, to be held this weekend, Enrollment reached 3446 full-time and April 18 and 19, in J-149 on the Main Campus. part-time students. Of these, Session Ill, "Meeting the Needs of Older Per- 2182 are undergraduates and 1264 are graduate sons," is co-sponsored by Sangamon State and the students. More than half are part-time students, a Office of the Lt. Governor. total of 1996 as compared to 1450 registered on a full-time basis. Daytime classes attract slightly Other speakers will include Maggie Kuhn, more students, with 1981 students present during national convener of the Gray Panthers; Hobart the day and 1465 students taking classes at night. Jackson, chairman of the National Caucus on the Men outnumber women by 860; there are Black Aged; Priscilla Ebersole of the nursing 2153 men students and 1293 women students. department, California State University, San The most popular programs, based on numerical Francisco; Alan Knox, associate vice-chancellor enrollment, are Psychology with 289 students for academic affairs and director of the Office of enrolled; Human Development Counseling, 234 Continuing Education and Public Affairs, Univer- students; Management, 189 students; Business sity of Illinois; and SSU Vice-President for Aca- Administration, 183 students; and Public Admin- demic Affairs John Keiser. istration, 148 students. Persons prominent in politics and agencies serving older persons will lead small discussion Individuals who wish to support groups dealing with topics of special concern for Student the international exchange of older persons. Exchange high-school students are invited to There will be two showings of the film "I contribute to the American Field Never Sang for My Father," starring Melvyn Service program. Any amount will be helpful to Douglas and Gene Hackman, on Friday evening at support the continuation of the program locally. 8 and Saturday morning at 10. AFS annually sponsors the exchange of a high- school student from Springfield with one from a Lt. Governor Hartigan will address the insti- foreign country. Also, persons interested in host- tute at the opening session Friday at 12:30 p.m., ing a foreign high-school student can obtain and participate in a presentation at 3 p.m. on details from AFS. "Advocacy for Older Persons in Illinois - Current Contributions may be made by contacting Needs and Future Directions." the president of the Springfield AFS Chapter, Registration begins at 11 a.m. Friday. Fur- Mrs. Floyd Cargil, 216 West Miller Street, Spring- ther information about the institute may be field; telephone 528-0196. l nformation about obtained by contacting the Gerontology Commit- becoming a host family may also be obtained tee at 786-6687. from Mrs. Cargil. The semi-annual book sale sponsored System, and professor of medicine and medical Book by the Sangamon State University humanities of the University of Tennessee Center Sale Alumni Association will begin at 10 for the Health Sciences. He joined the Yale center a.m. on Tuesday, April 22. The sale this year. runs from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. every day through Commencement will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sunday, April 27, at the Fairhills Mall, Chatham May 11, at the Illinois State Armory. In addition Road and Monroe Street. All proceeds will be to Dr. Pellegrino, there will be a student speaker used for SSU student scholarships. chosen by the Student Senate from a list of Some 50,000 new books will be available in students, one selected by each academic program. paperback and hardbound editions. The paper- The other students so chosen by their programs backs sell for 35 cents and hardbacks for 75 will be designated student marshalls for the cents. About 15,000 books were sold during the ceremony, and will be responsible for the orderly event last fall, according to Alumni Director Phil conduct of the academic procession. Bradley. A $25,000 grant, the second in two The summer season at Clayville Lilly years, was made by the Lilly Endow- Clayville Rural Life Center opens on May 1, Grant ment to Sangamon State University Festival and the Fourth Annual Spring to assist undergraduate students who Crafts Festival will follow soon perform internships and Applied Study assign- after on Sunday, May 4. The Clayville Folk Arts ments without pay in various governmental and Guild and Sangamon State University Foundation not-for-profit agencies. The monies are designed co-sponsor the festival, which features actual to help minority and economically disadvantaged demonstrations of more than 90 19th-century students. crafts. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Leroy Jordan, director of Applied the Clayville Stagecoach Stop, 12 miles west of Jordan Studies, received 1000 more votes Springfield on Route 125. Admission is $1 for Election than any of the other six candi- adults and 25 cents for children. Food and drink dates in the recent race for two are for sale on the grounds. vacant seats on the Springfield School Board. Jordan is the first black candidate to win a A professor of medicine at seat on the city school board since Dr. Edwin Commencement Yale University and re- Lee, local physician, was re-elected to his second Speaker search scientist will be the term on the board in April, 1968. Lee retired speaker at Sangamon from the office in April, 1971. State's Commencement on May 11. The an- Jordan was the only candidate to be en- nouncement was made by Dean Richard Sames, dorsed by the State Journal-Register. The paper's chairman of The SSU Commencement Commit- editorial stated that he "clearly stands out as tee. Dr. Edmund Daniel Pellegrino is also chair- superior. Jordan's background, training, and expe- man of the board of directors of Yale-New Haven rience are in the education field, giving him a Medical Center, I nc., and editor of the Journal of clear understanding of the school system, its Medicine and Philosophy. He has authored some problems, and opportunities." 200 publications and articles in scientific re- "His viewpoint and expertise would be search, medical education, and philosophy, and is helpful to the board," the paper added, "but currently doing research in calcium metabolism perhaps even more beneficial would be his intel- and physiology and chemistry of calcified tissues. ligence and common sense." Dr. Pellegrino interned at Bellevue Hospital Jordan was also endorsed by the Springfield and was a resident in medicine at Columbia Education Association and the Citizen's Commit- Division, Goldwater Memorial Hospital, New tee for Better Education. His campaign stressed York. He served in a number of administrative better use of financial resources and the expend- capacities at health facilities, mostly in New iture of funds in ways that would directly benefit York and New Jersey, prior to 1973 when he students. became chancellor of the University of Tennessee The top vote-getter taught at lles Grade Center for the Health Sciences, vice-president for School in Springfield from 1965 to 1969 and health affairs of the University of Tennessee then served as a consultant to the State Board of 9 Vocational Education and Rehabilitation before JOB NOTICE BOARD he joined the staff at SSU in the fall of 1972. One-year position (academic year 1975-76) in Jordan received 3830 votes out of an unoffi- Work/Culture/Society Program. cial tally of 12,231. The second vacancy was won Seeking candidate for position in social and by Henry Kloppenburg with 2801 votes. Other political philosophy with expertise in critical candidates and their votes were: Douglas Butler, theoryIMarxist philosophy as it applies to Amer- 1936; Bill Rothman, 1431 ; Evelyn Westcott, 798; ican society. Knowledge of Frankfurt School Donald Trello, 726; and James Davidson, 709. Marxism is highly desirable. W/C/S is an interdis- ciplinary critical studies program dealing with the Student John Emerick is the winner general problem areas of work and work alterna- Logo of the $100 competition for design tives, power, income, and leisure. Must have Winner of a new Sangamon State logo. A strong commitment to teaching and working with total of 34 designs were submitted in students. Actively seeking women and minority the contest, which was open to SSU students, candidates. faculty, staff, and alumni. The decision of the Resume and references should be sent to Mark Task Force on University Symbols, which judged Erenburg, Sangamon State University, Springfield the entries, was unanimous. 62708. The task force was established by University Associate professor of creative arts and cultural Assembly Pres. Robert Crowley to resolve the affairs issue of the official university symbol. The Primary responsibility will be development and competition was decided upon by that task force coordination of activities in the arts and letters with the goal of finding a logo which would be with a view to helping create an aesthetic and used on university stationery and official doc(.!- cultural environment appropriate to a senior ments. university. The position also would contribute to The report of the committee has been the interdisciplinary Creative Arts B.A. program submitted by Crowley to the University Assem- and the Community Arts Management M.A. bly. program through teaching and participation in collegial leadership. Qualifications: Extensive experience in develop- Austin Carley, associate professor of ment and coordination of arts activities, teaching News sociology, has traveled to Toronto, competence and experience in any area of fine Notes Canada, and to New York City re- arts, and an appropriate degree in a fine arts area. cently in connection with his trip to Send vitae and supporting documents to L. E. Cuba. On Apri! 13, Carley helped a Canadian Shiner, dean of humanities, Room J-167. Broadcasting Corporation film crew prepare a 60-minute television documentary on the visit. Library Clerk II I, Library, Main Campus The CBC crew headed by Ed Mesker had accom- Salary Range: $543 to $720 panied Carley to Cuba during the week of March Functions and Responsibilities: Search records 7. Carley helped prepare the script and narrate and bibliographic material to complete film or- the program. On April 17, Carley discussed "The ders; type purchase orders; check films in and Process of the Cuban Revolution" at Columbia out; handle correspondence on film rental; file; University's International Institute in New York. train and supervise student assistants; keep rec- ords and notify programs on charges for films. Qualifications: Knowledge of library records and Mark Heyman, associate professor of city practices; ability to work independently; supervi- planning, and SSU Photographer Michael Thomas sory ability; clerical aptitude; accuracy; type 35 teamed up in the production of a "fastback" wpm. High-school graduation; one year of library book, Simulation Games for the Classroom, experience; one year of university work or one recently published by Phi Delta Kappa Educa- additional year of library experience. tional Foundation. The book is one in a new Applicants must pass a civil service examination. series of eight titles. The publication was au- Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, thored by Heyman, and Thomas took the photos Springfield 62708, telephone 786-6670 or 6671, and arranged them in the book. The photos were no later than April 25. taken at SSU and in Springfield public schools. t Published by the Office of University Relations Sangamon State University Springfield, Illinois 62708

Volume 3, Number 16 May 13, 1975

Reports and recommendations circulated to all board advisory committees, BHE concerning six Master Plan Phase system heads, public and private college and Meeting IV study topics were received by university presidents. These groups and indi- the Board of Higher Education at viduals were asked to review the proposed goals, its meeting last week on the Main Campus. The appropriately involving their colleagues and six reports were on goals of higher education, constituents, and report their comments to the enrollment projections, institutional mission and board. scope, environmental energy education, tuition The document presented to the board last and other student costs, and public community Tuesday reflects the responses that were made. In college financing. general, there was support for the five proposed Similar documents concerning other Master goals: Expanding Educational Opportunity; Serv- Plan study topics will be received by the board in ing Student Needs; Furthering Academic Excel- June, July, and September in accordance with a lence; Preserving Educational Diversity; and Eval- submission schedule adopted by the board in uating and Responding to Society's Needs. Many March. The reports and recommendations re- of the recommendations proposed additional ceived through September will be given careful degrees of specificity regarding the goals, espe- consideration by board members. No official cially concerning the methods of achieving them. board action will be initiated during this period. According to the schedule, the board will Higher Education Enrollment Projections authorize its staff to summarize and integrate into a single document all of the Master Plan topical The board staff report projected enrollment reports and recommendations. This document to 1990 in the degree program categories of will be reviewed by the board in October and 1) baccalaureate and occupational, 2) general become the subject of several public hearings later studies, and 3) graduate studies. that month. In each area, head-count enrollment pro- Following these hearings, all recommenda- jections were made utilizing different assumptions tions concerning the final content of Master Plan about the college-going rate - a low, median, and Phase IV, including the staff's recommendation, high series. Within this context, baccalaureate will be presented to the board. and occupational enrollment is expected to peak A brief su,mmary follows of the report and by 1980 and decline thereafter through 1990 to recommendations received by the board at its a level comparable with enrollment in the early meeting. 1970s. Enrollment in general studies programs, regardless of the rate of attendance, is expected Goals of Higher Education to increase through 1990. At the direction of the board, Executive Depending upon the assumption, graduate Director's Report No. 120, which proposed five program enrollment will either peak in the mid- general goals for Illinois higher education, was 1980s and decline to a level near current enroll- ment, or remain relatively stabilized throughout coordinating council to provide information to the 1980s. government officials. The report also includes an The development of a "most likely series" inventory of l ll inois research efforts, sample from these assumptions indicates the following: curricula, and manpower studies. Baccalaureate enrollment peaks in 1980 and decreases to 1990 when enrollment is projected to Tuition and Other Student Costs be approximately 28,000 below current levels; The Study Committee on Tuition and Other graduate enrollment peaks in 1984, but by 1990 Student Costs was created by the Board of Higher is still approximately 16,000 above current enroll- Education on Feb. 5, 1974, for the purpose of ment; general studies enrollment increases through- reviewing the role of tuition in the financing of, out the period but only gradually after 1980. higher education. On May 7, 1974, the Board of In sum, total head-count enrollment by 1990 Higher Education expanded the committee's is projected be be approximately 50,000 more charge to include other costs that students must than current enrollment levels. However, of this assume in their efforts to obtain a postsecondary increase only 4000 would be in terms of full-time education. equivalent enrollment. In fulfilling its charge, the committee Institutional Mission and Scope Designations solicited views regarding access to higher educa- tion during two public hearings, requested special The board received at its October, 1974, analytical studies, reviewed current national meeting draft statements prepared by its staff reports recommending specific tuition and finan- suggesting mission and scope designations for cial aid plans, and sought the viewpoints and public universities. These draft statements were recommendations of other state agencies involved circulated to board advisory committees, system in the study of financing and access to higher heads, and the appropriate institutions. The education. Following a detailed review of present document presented to the board last week tuition and financial aid policies, the committee contained both the draft statements prepared by focused on recommended changes in policy and the staff, and the statements of those who re- the implication of such policies as the cost to sponded. students of access to higher-education oppor- I n general, as well as specific instances, there tunities. The result of these efforts was the were many areas of agreement between the draft adoption of 16 specific recommendations. A statements and the responses - including synopsis of some of the recommendations suggestions about cooperative education, com- follows. munity and public service, and articulation of 1. That tuition charges for resident under- programs and students between institutions. graduate students be maintained at a level of one Some systems and institutions foresee a statewide third of undergraduate instructional cost, and mission, as opposed to a regional mission as tuition charges for resident graduate students be proposed by the staff. While the staff placed maintained at a level one third above the resident emphasis on limited expansion of doctoral undergraduate tuition charge at each system. To programs in accord with existing board policies, this end, public university systems should raise institutions generally proposed a greater ex- tuitions gradually so that the policy will be fully pansion as a natural outgrowth of undergraduate implemented no later than Fiscal 1980. programs. 2. That the Board of Higher Education recommend to the appropriate governing boards Environmental-Energy Education that tuition levels for public schools of medicine, This report and recommendations were dentistry, and veterinary medicine be set at the developed by the board staff in relationship with following academic-year rates in Fiscal 1977 and Sangamon State University and the Illinois adjusted in proportion to undergraduate tuition Institute for Environmental Quality. The recom- increases thereafter. mendations include those to develop an en- Medicine $1250 vironment-energy plan for each public college Dentistry 900 and university campus; programmatic expansion Veterinary Medicine 750 at public universities; development of a science 3. That the Illinois institutions of higher center in the Chicago area; development of a education, their governing boards, and the Board of Higher Education give higher funding priority The University Assembly adopted to the operation of student financial aid, University bylaws and elected permanent counseling, and employment offices. To this end, Assembly officers at an organization meeting the Board of Higher Education should recom- last Friday. Faculty member mend a one-time $25,000 allocation for the Regan Smith, who had been serving as interim implementation in all public universities of the speaker in the wake of adoption of the new computer-assisted financial aid management sys- constitution, was elected speaker. The deputy tem developed at Illinois State University. speaker is graduate student Larry Michaud. 4. That financial need should be the Norman Hinton continues to serve as acting controlling element in the distribution of parliamentarian. Smith is expected to appoint a state-appropriated funds for student aid to permanent parliamentarian in the near future. undergraduate students in all sectors of Illinois A committee of six persons, with two from higher education. each senate, was mandated to conduct the ballot 5. That the lllinois State Scholarship Com- count in the confidence election. The count was mission eliminate its practice of distributing scheduled for 1 p.m. in the Assembly Office on partial awards for tuition and fees in blocks of May 12. $150, but rather distribute partial awards in an The executive committee of the Assembly amount equal to the total amount of need shown will prepare a memo detailing the vote tally by according to the standardized needs analysis constituencies as well as a breakdown on the formula. percentage of the university community voting in the election. Each member of the university Public Community College Financing community will receive a copy of the election The citizens committee to study this topic memo in the mail. The Assembly also will was appointed by the board early in 1974. In transmit the results to the Board of Regents and addition to monthly meetings, seven public to the SSU president and vice-president. hearings were held across the state. Representa- tives from other states testified before the committee concerning alternative financing plans. The success of the three ses- The committee's recommendations recog- Gerontology sions of Sangamon State's Ger- nize eight categories of credit-hour instruction. It Postscript ontology l nstitute has is recommended that the state fund all of the prompted Lincoln Library of- difference between statewide average costs and ficials to plan a related event at 7:30 p.m. at their standard local contribution in seven of those West Branch Library on Monday, June 23. areas; it is proposed that the state fund 50 SSU faculty member Gari Lesnoff- percent of this difference in the area of other Caravaglia, director of the recent Institute, will general studies. The committee recommends that speak on the topic "You and Your Aging the local district fund all the costs of Parents." The public is invited. The session is free. noncredit-hour instruction, including community More than 400 persons attended the education, public service, and research. lnstitute at SSU. Of those enrolled, 60 received The present funding formula provides a continuing education certificates, and another 60 flat-rate grant per student credit hours, and does enrolled for university credit. not distinguish credit hours on the basis of The lnstitute was the first campus event to instructional category. The funding mechanism attract the participation of both Gov. Dan Walker proposed by the committee includes equalization and Lt. Gov. Neil F. Hartigan. Speakers and grants and grants for educationally disadvantaged panelists were impressed by the variety of age students. levels represented in the audiences and by the Regarding capital construction, the com- quality and caliber of response manifested by mittee proposed that the state continue to fund both the professionals and students. The co- 75 percent of those projects which are approved. sponsorship of the sessions by SSU, the lllinois The committee proposed that another study Department of Aging, and Lt. Governor Harti- be conducted when state expenditures for gan's office was regarded by participants as a community college operations exceed 55 percent major demonstration of the linkage between SSU of total costs, or within five years of this report, and public affairs. whichever occurs first. Sessions I and I1 I of the lnstitute were video-taped and will be available for classroom Applications are now being ac- use by the fall semester. Overseas cepted for university lecturing and Research advanced research under the Ful- Tom DeMoss, a student in the bright-Hays Act for the academic Management Management Program at Sanga- year 1976-77. Basic eligibility requirements in- Fraternity mon State, was elected vice- clude US citizenship; university lecturing ex- president for the Southern perience; doctoral degree (with some excep- Region of Illinois of Phi Beta Lambda, national tions); generally, proficiency in the foreign professional fraternity for students interested in language; and, generally, that the individual not business and management, at the group's meeting have received a previous grant. in Springfield early this month. Specific details about countries, specializa- DeMoss, of Galesburg, is treasurer of the tion requested, and applications may be obtained Sangamon State chapter of the organization. The from Wayne Snyder, J-139, telephone 6687. SSU chapter was organized this spring and is the youngest unit in the national organization. "The Applications for graduate fledgling chapter's ability to elect one of its own Fulbright-Hays study abroad during the to a high state office speaks well for the drive and Grants academic year 1976-77 under enthusiasm of its leaders and members," accord- the Fulbright-Hays and other ing to Bob Dworak, coordinator of the grant programs are now available. Although the Management Program at SSU. deadline is not until Nov. 1, 1975, early Officers of the Sangamon State chapter of application is deemed helpful. Eligibility require- Phi Beta Lambda are Ken Pflanz of Belleville, ments include US citizenship, B.A. degree, president; Steve Morrison of Pana, vice-president; language proficiency appropriate to the proposed Doug Smith of Springfield, secretary; Randy study, and good health. Harrawood of McLeansboro, public relations; and Further information regarding particular DeMoss of Galesburg, treasurer. grants by country and relative competitiveness of The officers and members of the SSU specific countries is available from Wayne Snyder, chapter are now conducting a membership J-139; telephone 6687. campaign on the Sangamon State and Lincoln Land campuses. All students interested in The University Council will management in either the private or public sectors University meet at 8:30 a.m. on Tues- are invited to join. An interesting program of Council day, May 20, in the President's activities is already being planned for summer and Conference Room. The April fall. For further information, contact any of the meeting welcomed the temporary chairpersons of officers, Room L-31, 6712. the governance system: Regan Smith of the University Assembly; David Lasley of the Student Senate; Mark Siebert of the Faculty Senate; and The SSU University Club has Dean DeBolt of the Staff Sentate. Discussion University extended for one day the deadline included applied studies, parking fees, legislation Club for reservations for its May Dinner in the General Assembly affecting Sangamon Party to be held Friday, May 16, State, and the pending move into the new library. at the Lake Shore Club. Reservations may be made through May 13. The complete buffet dinner is $6.70. Checks should be made payable A meeting of the board of lllinois to the SSU University Club and sent to Sharon Illinois Issues will be held in Springfield on Sutherland, 2220 Hazel Dell Road, Springfield lssues June 5. Chairman of the 15-man 62708. A cash bar from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. will board is Samuel K. Gove of the precede the dinner. University of Illinois, and members include Newly elected officers of the University William L. Day who is editor of the magazine, Club are Marcia Dworak, president; Kibber Miller, representatives of Sangamon State, and represen- vice-president; Toni Gorrell, secretary; Louise tatives from the public at large. lllinois lssues is a Giesecke, treasurer; Lorraine Kline, newcomers; joint enterprise of Sangamon State University and Chris Kucera, interest groups. For information the University of Illinois and is supported by the about activities, contact any of these persons.. Ford Foundation. A seminar on "Rape: Myth-Reality" students, staff, and administrators on important Rape will be given from 1 to 3 p.m. on issues before the university community." Seminar Saturday, May 17, at the YWCA. Spencer also said that Shiner had "made Sponsored by the Rape lnformation explicit as well as anyone could the need for and Counseling Service of Springfield, the seminar consolidation, integration, and legitimation is open to the public free of charge. within the Division of Academic Affairs," and In addition to discussions of the extent of that he had "demonstrated the sense of rape and other sexual crimes, speakers and films academic quality needed to provide leadership for will explain common-sense safety precautions, existing as well as future academic programs at proper medical treatment, pending legislation in SSU." Illinois, and the operation of a proposed rape Shiner, an associate professor of philosophy, crisis line in Springfield. State Trooper Dick received his B.A. from Northwestern University, Mahan will demonstrate basic self-defense meas- M.D.V. from Drew University, and Ph.D. from ures to be used in an actual confrontation. Universite de Strasbourg. He received the Robert VanNest, legislative analyst of the unanimous support of program coordinators for House Democratic staff, will speak on pending his selection as inte,rim dean of academic rape legislation in Illinois. The medical aspects of programs. rape and sexual assault will be discussed by Dr. Members of the search committee were Judy Robert Johnson, a local gynecologist. Everson, chairperson; Mark Erenburg; Regan Additional information about the sponsoring Smith; Rich Shereikis, Peter Kakela, Michael organization or its seminar may be obtained by Booker, and Candy Senor Trees. Staff liaison was writing to Rape lnformation and Counseling Liz Purnell. Service of Springfield, P.O. Box 2476, Springfield 62705, or by calling Rosemary Meyer, 528-8952; Libby Mahoney, 523-6092; or Jane Fee, Lynn Miller, associate professor of News administration, presented a paper 522-6593. Notes "Satisfaction With Local Govern- ment Services: An Index for Munici- Larry Shiner, who has been pal and Metropolitan Reorganization" at the Dean serving as acting dean of annual conference of the American Society for Appointment academic programs and act- Public Administration. The paper analyzed data ing dean of humanities, has developed through the SSU Middle-Sized Urban been named by President Spencer to be Areas Center, regarding citizen satisfaction with Sangamon State's first permanent dean of local governmental agencies and attitudes toward academic programs. The position was created last change. The center's report on which the paper fall with the administrative reorganization of was based will be released soon. SSU, and will replace the four cluster deans. Shiner was selected after an extensive Jerry Wade, assistant professor of sociology, six-months effort by a search committee, which and Paul Craig, adjunct assistant professor in the advertised nationwide, conducted telephone inter- Environments and People Program, presented a views, and arranged visits to the SSU campus for paper "A Model for University and Public Agency the finalists. Faculty, staff, and students were Cooperation in Environmental Education" at the able to meet with and interview those six final annual meeting of the National Association for candidates. The committee made a final recom- Environmental Education in New Orleans, La., mendation of two persons to President Spencer, last month. Craig currently presents programs on who made the determination. Shiner's appoint- ecology in three locations in the state for ment will be presented to the Board of Regents Department of Transportation employees, who this month for its approval. may receive university credit for their study. In making the announcement of his decision, Spencer said of Shiner, "In my judgment, he is not Philip Bradley, community and alumni only a capable administrator, but he has a sense relations director, appeared as a panelist at the of collegiality demonstrated in the past nine Illinois Community College Faculty Association months with special regard for the importance of spring meeting in Champaign recently. The team the communication and the education of faculty, discussed "Innovative Models for College Manage- ment and Decision-Making." Others were Gus Women's Movement in Psychotherapy," analyzed Franklin of Lincoln Land Community College, the traditional views of feminity which perhaps are new association president; Herbert Zeitlin, presi- embedded in the attitudes of the male psycho- dent of Triton College; and Ron Gilkerson, a therapist. Wesley is currently working on a faculty member at Waubonsee Community master's degree in social work at St. Louis College. University.

Janet Ahler, assistant professor of educa- Dean DeBolt, library archivist, attended the tional psychology, was a guest lecturer for Human spring meeting of the Midwest Archives Confer- Relations Week at West Mar College in Le Mars, ence in Chicago last month. One session was held Iowa, last month. Lecture topics included on the Northwestern University campus in "American Indian Education," "American Indian Evanston and included tours of the new library Culture," and "The Changing Role of Women in and the archives and special collection depart- Society." ment.

Joyce Snarskis, instructional services librari- "Chamber Music I I ," a program of music for an, attended a recent conference on bibliographic winds and strings featuring area musicians under instruction "On Second Knowledge" sponsored the direction of Jerry Troxell of the Creative Arts by the Ohio Academic Library Association and Program faculty, was presented on Sunday, May held at the College of Wooster, Ohio. She also 4, at the First Presbyterian Church. The program attended a workshop on the role librarians should was sponsored by the university's Action for the play as primary information resources for Arts group. Bicentennial activities. "The Bicentennial in Illinois" workshop was sponsored by the lllinois The Sangamon State University Jazz-Rock Library Association, lllinois State Library, and Ensemble "The Cool and the Crude" has recently the lllinois Bicentennial Commission, and was completed a series of concerts in several held in Springfield. downstate community colleges, including Belle- ville Area College, John A. Logan College, and Mary MacDonald, instructional services li- Rend Lake College. According to Jerry Troxell, brarian, and Howard Dillon, university librarian, the ensemble's director, the musicians plan on attended committee meetings of the lllinois several similar programs during the next school Association of College and Research Libraries. year, with perhaps a few clinic sessions being MacDonald is chairperson of the legislative com- added for the host schools. l nformation concern- mittee; Dillon is a member of the committee ing next year's schedule will be available from to revise the Downs Report, a report to the Board Troxell at 6770. of Higher Education on the state of academic libraries in Illinois. An Old-Time Quilting Bee and Quilt Show will be held at Clayville Rural Life Center on June The state superintendent of education has 14 and 15, another in the series of activities open announced that Gordon A. Smith of Northern to the campus community and the public during lllinois University will become the affirmative the summer season. action officer for the lllinois Office of Education effective July 1. Smith, 42, is director of equal Ron Hed inger, associate professor of health employment opportunity and affirmative action administration, presented a paper April 5 at the programs at N I U. undergraduate Faculty Institute held at Georgia State University in Atlanta. The three-day insti- Ernst Giesecke, director of educational tute was held by the Association of University relations, presented his own comments in behalf Programs in Health Administration. Hedinger's of funding of community colleges, at a meeting at presentation was on faculty recruitment. Lincoln Land Community College last month. The testimony was given for consideration by the A 1973 Sangamon State graduate in psychol- lllinois Board of Higher Education's committee to ogy, Carol Wesley, had an article published in the study future funding of public community March issue of Social Work. The article, "The col leges. officers; serve as liaison with community colleges and civic and community leaders; make recom- JOB NOTICE BOARD mendations regarding policy and procedure changes affecting admissions. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent Two academic-year appointments for fall, 1975, combination of education and experience; admin- in the Nursing Program istrative or supervisory experience necessary; Requirements: Master's degree with major in experience in teaching, cwnseling, or working clinical specialty. One person with maternal-child with students desirable. nursing background; other clinical specialty open. Apply to John Allison, Director of Admissions, Permanent positions in innovative baccalaureate Records, and Financial Aid, by May 30. program offering upper-division course of study for registered nurses only. Send vitae to Joyce Griffin, Director, Nursing Program, K-74M. Assistant Registrar Salary Range: $1 120 to $1585 Functions and Responsibilities: Organize and adminster student registration; collect required Legal Counsel and Assistant to the President student information and coordinate work be- Salary Range-: $1380 to $1940 tween records office and data systems; distribute Functions and Responsibilities: Provide legal grades to students and advisers and issue guidance and advice to president, senior staff, and transcripts of records; collect information per- others concerning policies, procedures, programs, taining to other colleges and universities; prepare and contracts; coordinate activities of retained class schedule; carry out probation policy; outside counsel. Advise president and other senior recommend for graduation those students meet- officers and committees regarding matters related ing requirements; make recommendations for to personnel policy, internal governance organiza- change. tions and external boards and agencies, statutes Qualifications: Master's degree required, or and legislation, and litigation. Assist president on equivalent combination of education and ex- special projects and administrative tasks. perience; understanding of data systems and Qualifications: Graduate of accredited law school; computers necessary; experience in records office licensed to practice in Illinois; training and/or desirable; experience in teaching, counseling, or experience in college and university law, labor working with students desirable. law, academic collective bargaining, affirmative action, and contract compliance. Applications should be sent to Robert C. Spencer, President, Sangamon State University, Springfield Financial Aid Advisor I I 62708, by June 15. Salary Range: $643 to $865 This notice has been sent to the deans of all Functions and Responsibilities: Interview appli- university law schools in the state, the presidents cants for student aid programs; prepare student of the Chicago and Sangamon County Bar files; prepare and mail information to potential associations, and selected jurists and law firms recipients; monitor status of programs to ensure with special interest in this area. fiscal accuracy; prepare status reports. Qualifications: Knowledge of college or university operations; ability to interview; high-school graduation; two years of general office experi- Assistant Director of Admissions ence; one year of additional experience in Salary Range: $1 120 to $1585 handling student employment, loans, and/or Functions and Responsibilities: Direct program of scholarship programs. admissions; supervise articulation with other educational institutions for counseling of poten- Applicants must pass civil service examination. tial students; coordinate activities of admissions Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, Springfield 62708, telephone 786-6670, before and secretarial duties of average difficulty, or at May 16. least two years of university work, or completion of an approved business school course, or any combination of these to total at least two years of training and/or experience. Key Punch Operator 11, Cox House, Main Campus Applicants must pass civil service examination. Salary Range: $543 to $720 Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, Functions and Responsibilities: Key punch and Springfield 62708, telephone 786-6670, no later verify data on machine from pre-coded data; than May 16. perform data control work; distribute completed reports to requesting departments; file and type correspondence, reports, diagrams, and other material. Clerk Typist I I I, Capital Campus, Illinois Issues Qualifications: Six months of experience in Salary Range: $566 to $753 operation of key punch and verifying equipment. Functions and Responsibilities: Provide general Applicants must pass civil service examination. secretarial support for magazine; program and Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, type material on IBM MC/ST machine from rough Springfield 62708, telephone 786-6670, no later draft to final form; schedule and coordinate than May 16. processing and maintenance of subscription orders and billing; keep financial accounts and process bank deposits; file; supervise clerical employees; make meeting and travel arrange- Cold Type Operator I, Main Campus ments; gather and request factual information. Salary Range: $543 to $720 Qualifications: Type 50 wpm; supervisory ability; Functions and Responsibilities: Operate magnetic high-school graduation; two years of clerical tape composing and letter-writing equipment; experience, one year of which must have included compose forms, brochures, and other material; exercise of independent judgement, or at least perform simple layout and paste-up duties. two years of university course work, or Qualifications: High-school graduation or equiva- completion of approved business school course lent; completion of approved training course in including training in stenographic skills, or any operation of magnetic tape selectric composers combination of these which would provide a total and ancillary equipment or at least three months' of at least two years of training and/or previous experience or on-the-job training on such experience. equipment. Applicants must pass civil service examination. Applicants must pass civil service examination. Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, Springfield 62708, telephone 786-6670, no later Springfield 62708, telephone 786-6670, no later than May 20. than May 16.

12 Illinois State Fair Guides clerk stenographer Ill (half time). Capital Can- Sangamon State students to serve as guides for PUS the fair, Aug. 8 through 17. Salary Range: $295 to $394.50 Salary: $3.50 per hour for six hours per day. Functions and Responsibilities: Take dictation, Students should leave their names with recep- both shorthand and dictaphone; type letters, tionist in Admissions and Records Office, Main reports, project proposals; arrange appointments Campus, no later than June 15. and travel; develop and maintain files; duplicate materials. Qualifications: Take dictation at 45 wpm; supervisory ability; two years of clerical experi- ence, one of .which must have included clerical

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VOLUME 3, NUMBER 17

Members of the Board of Regents sity, and harmful to higher education in Illinois. Regents reported on their April 15 and 16 "It hurts the president and his administra- Meeting visits to Sangamon State at the ators, and it harms the student body, both in the monthly BOR meeting in Spring- long- and short-term. field on May 21. "It also is a great disservice to the faculty. "Over-all, I found a university of growing The dedicated faculty find that they're forced to strength, a university that the people of Illinois react to irresponsible tactics of a few, and, can be proud of," said BOR Chairman Robert therefore, are not able to devote their best Barr in his statement that he called "Reflections" energies to solving the problems that any univer- on the visit. "Sangamon State enjoys really strong sity has." community support, both in Springfield and Barr said the Sangamon State students with throughout Illinois," Barr noted. "Even its se- whom he met were "very thoughtful and con- verest critics on campus admit that it's a pretty cerned men and women." He said they expressed good place and a place that's improving." some legitimate concerns: the housing problem, Barr described SSU faculty as men and the need for more student jobs, and more and women of constructive concern and dedicated to better recreational facilities. all that is best for education. Barr added that he met with a small number "I came away with a very good feeling about of students who have been "politicized unduly." the faculty-a better feeling, I have to admit, than Members of this group have allowed themselves- I had before the visitation." He described the unknowingly, perhaps-to be used by others for faculty as "virtually without exception, men and their own purposes, the chairman said. women dedicated to their profession, dedicated Northern Illinois' student member on the to working with the university, and dedicated to a board, Joe Lucarelli, said he considered this dream-a dream which, for some, may be impos- statement by Barr to be "a personal affront." sible to fulfill; but, a good dream." Lucarelli also took exception to the statement by Regent Edith Terwilliger said, "We all know Barr that he felt he had not met with a the greater the dream, the greater the disillusion- representative group from the student body. ment. Do we stop dreaming and avoid the The Regents cited Sangamon State's student problem of disillusionment, or do we continue to body as much more mature, and perhaps more hold the dream in front of us and attempt to serious, than student bodies on other campuses-a change some academic traditions that need chang- student body which is a great asset to the ing?" This, said Mrs. Terwilliger, has been one of university. The chairman quoted from a letter SSU's strengths, that she hopes never gets received from a career woman who holds the changed. M.A. from SSU who wrote, "I hope that the The BOR chairman condemned what he silent majority-the professional, serious, evening called "tactics of confrontation politics" prac- student-is not being overlooked. They believe in ticed by a few at the university. This technique, Sangamon State and are convinced that it does he said, is "unproductive, harmful to the univer- have standards of excellence." Barr urged that the president and his staff The Sangamon State University consider whether a change of "style" in manage- Bruce community lost a respected col- ment is now advisable at SSU. A style that Magidsohn league last week with the death worked well in the early years may not be of Bruce A. Magidsohn, as- perfectly suited to an institution which is rapidly sistant professor of art who had been an SSU approaching some maturity, he said. charter faculty member since September, 1970. Magidsohn died Sunday, May 18, at Sinai Hospi- He suggested that the entire university com- tal in Detroit after a long illness. He is survived by munity give the new governance system a chance his wife Kristine and two children, Lainie, 10, and to operate. "Try to work with it and through it, not outside it. Don't try to subvert it." Jonathan, 7. Also surviving are the parents, Dr. and Mrs. Elliot Magidsohn of Farmington, Mich., The leadership of a university, said Barr, is a and a sister, Mrs. Julie Jackson of Birmingham, difficult task; leaders often make mistakes. "But, Mich. let us not expect from our leaders more than we Professor Magidsohn was a Detroit native expect from ourselves. and before coming to Sangamon State had taught "You don't hit a man over the head with a at Northern l llinois University, Ohio University, board and then criticize him when he cries out in Wayne State University, the Manitou-Wabing pain as being somehow weak and unworthy of Camp of Fine Arts in Ontario, and adult educa- leadership." tion courses in Oak Park and Ferndale, Mich. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio University and Barr also quoted from a faculty member's degrees from Wayne State University. letter which strongly supported President Spencer Condolences may be sent in care of faculty for his promotion of an environment of freedom member Regan Smith, 1-77. Donations in and innovation. Magidsohn's memory may be made to the Ameri- SSU Student Regent Claude Knuepfer urged can Cancer Society. A memorial fund at the the administration to be extremely sensitive to university will be announced in the near future. the few student complaints that do surface. There will be a memorial service on the Main "They may be representative of many concerns Campus at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27. which can't effectively be brought to the atten- Dean Larry Shiner, on learning of Magid- tion of administrators." sohn's death, said, "Colleagues, friends, and stu- The younger, community college transfer dents share with Kris and his family their loss of student at SSU was possibly the prime beneficiary an esteemed teacher and friend." of the Regents' visitation. Said Regent Terwilliger, "It seems that many Sangamon State's Library staff of the problems were being stated by the younger Cataloging is looking forward to the time students, who may indeed feel the lack of a Service later this summer when the community in the Springfield area and who, for Library will become a partici- example, may not have been aware that it was the pating member of the Ohio College Library board last year that took the proposed recreation Center. OCLC is basically a data base of catalog- center out of the budget and not the administra- ing information contributed by the 200 member tion. Thus, it may be we need to address ourselves libraries. About three million books are now to the problems of that particular group." cataloged in OCLC, with several thousand new The Regents proceeded to hire a new SSU titles and new editions being added weekly. housing administrator and scheduled a review of A direct telephone line hooked up with the the total housing situation at the June BOR computer in Columbus, Ohio, and a terminal in meeting. the SSU Library will provide cataloging informa- There's tension on the campus; there's dif- tion on request. The computer will also automati- ferences of opinion that no one seems at all cally print and send a complete set of cards for inhibited about expressing, Barr pointed out. the SSU catalog, in alphabetical order. "That's a sign of health of the institution. If I Although Sangamon State will be contribut- went to a university and found that all the ing information to the computer, the greatest students and all the faculty expressed undying value of the service will be its potential for love for the president, I'd be very concerned." providing cataloging information. The Sangarnon State Library staff will be able to computer- the Alumni Office, Room A-5. Annual dues are produce catalog cards, rapidly search out informa- $5, five-year dues are $20, and a life membership tion about new books, and greatly shorten the is now available for $100. time it takes to get new books to the shelves. A variety of summer events are Significant progress has been made Clayville scheduled for June and July at Brookens on the Brookens Library in recent Activities Clayville Rural Life Center. Progress weeks, according to Tom Goins, Coming June 14 and 15 is an vice-president for business and Old-Time Quilting Bee and Quilt Show. This will administrative services. Goins said the Library, be followed on June 28 and 29 by a "Birds 'N scheduled for occupancy this fall, was approxi- Barns" craft exhibit featuring woodcarvers; decoy mately 88 percent complete as of May 15. painters; and painters of barns, rural scenes, and Exterior brickwork is almost finished. Window bird wildlife. walls on the first and second levels have been On June 29, there will be a summer Antique installed, and window walls on the third level are Flea Market. July 4 the center will be the scene of almost complete. The building is expected to be an Old-Fashioned Celebration of Independence closed in by the end of June. Day. July 5 and 6 will be a Home-Crafters Work is progressing on installation of light Weekend, for doing home and home industry fixtures on the first and third levels, Goins crafts. Winding up the month, on July 19 and 20, reported, and carpeting installation is expected to will be a Metal-Crafters Weekend, for metal begin in late June. Plans for classroom partitions craftsmen, tinsmiths, blacksmiths, pewter smiths, have been completed. jewelry smiths, and gunsmiths. Other events will follow during the remain- The summer schedule for ex- der of the summer and until the end of October, Constitution aminations on the Illinois when the center will close for the season. Examinations and United States constitu- Persons wishing to arrange group visits tions is as follows: May 28, should contact Curator Bob Sherman, L-91, Wednesday: 4 to 7 p.m., G-33; June 20, Friday: 3 telephone 6541, or Clayville Rural Life Center, to 5 p.m., G-33; July 15, Tuesday: 4 to 7 p.m., R.R. 1, Pleasant Plains 62677, telephone L-50. 626-3651. Constitution study booklets are available at the Main Campus in G-47, or from the recep- Sangamon State has received a gift of tionist in Building A. At the Capital Campus, the Tree 50 evergreen trees, donated by Rose booklets are available in CC-200. Gift Lubin of Springfield, owner of the The Illinois School Code requires all stu- Christmas tree farm at the corner of dents to pass an examination on basic principles, Hazel Dell Road and West Lake Drive. The SSU documents, and practices of the US and state physical plant grounds crew transplanted the governments. This requirement need be satisfied pines and spruce to areas around Parking Lot B only once at the collegiate level. and other campus locations. For further information regarding the "We are very grateful for the gift, which is exams, call 786-6692. an invaluable contribution to the enhancement of the campus environemnt," said President Spencer. Wanda Borchelt of Springfield Alumni has been elected chairperson Association of the board of directors of Recently a few buildings on the the Sangamon State University Dog university campus have been Alumni Association. Borchelt was a member of Prohibition visited by some friendly and the first graduating class at SSU and received some not-so-friendly canines. the B.A. and M.A. degrees simultaneously in Classes have been interrupted, people have been the field of biological science. She will serve as disturbed, and one person has been bitten. chairperson until April, 1976. University custodians have had to clean up after The SSU Alumni Association is three years the pets. old, and now has 293 members. Alumni wishing On Oct. 15, 1973, a bill concerning the to renew memberships or to join the association prohibition of dogs and other pets from for the first time should send a check for dues to university buildings at all times was passed by the University Assembly and signed by President price. Interested persons should contact Jerry Spencer. Notification of this prohibition has been Curl, 6774. displayed near the entrance to each university building. This prohibition would not, however, Mark Heyman, associate professor of city preclude help to the blind and the presence of planning, read a paper, "Schooling Is to Educa- seeing-eye dogs on campus. tion as School Is to ------,"and participated in the To counteract the problem and to ensure "Childhood City" group at the sixth annual health and safety, the university community is conference of the Environmental Design Research asked to keep dogs and other pets out of Association, held last month at the University of university buildings. Kansas.

Selection has been made of the 15 Jackie Jackson, associate professor of litera- PAR students to be admitted into the ture, received a special merit award from Friends Students 1975-76 Public Affairs Reporting of American Writers, for her book Turn Not Pale, Program, with seven of them Beloved Snail. Awards were given in adult and coming from Sangamon State. The screening juvenile categories, but Jackie's book fit both; committee reviewed applications from 23 stu- hence the special award. The book details the dents and held personal interviews before making technique and joy of creative writing. Following final selectio&. Committee members were Burnell presentation of the honors in Chicago recently, Heinecke of the Chicago Sun Times; Robert autographed copies of all award-winning books Kieckhefer of United Press International; and were presented to the Chicago Public Library and Howard Hill, Michael Lennon, and Chris to the Chicago Historical Society for their perma- Vlahoplus of Sangamon State. nent collections. The new PAR students and their former schools are: Job Conger of Springfield, SSU; Jon Donnan, Woodville, Ohio, University of Toledo; On May 1 and 2, Robert Lefcourt was on Jane Fritsch, Oak Lawn, University of Illinois; the Sangamon State campus as a consultant for Paul Gordon, Springfield, SSU; Ted Knutson, the Justice and the Social Order Program. Wheaton, Northern l ICjnois University; Joyce Lefcourt, author of numerous articles and editor Kustra, Springfield, SSU; David McCarthy, of the book Law Against the People, has been Decatur, l llinois State University; Donna Peak, involved with "people's law" for several years. Park Ridge, ISU; Carol Sloan, Springfield, SSU; Having helped start the first law commune in the Margo Smith, Springfield, SSU; Susan Treiman, 1960s, he is now working to demystify law for Westmont, UI; Donna Tumbarello, Springfield, the nonlawyer by organizing People's Law SSU; Barbara Valiukenas, Springfield, SSU; Joyce Schools, community-controlled Legal Aid Soci- Webb, Kewanee, ISU; Gene Yoachum, Spring- eties, and creating alternative forms of resolving field, ISU. disputes such as People's Courts. Lefcourt teaches urban law and community organizing at Staten Island Community College. Faculty memuers who are interested News in using the film "Hearts and Minds" Notes during the Fall Semester should con- tact Nina Adams so that arrange- ments can be made for several classes to use it the JOB NOTICE BOARD same week. Nina says that the rental fee will be more than a single course could manage, but The Committee on the Status of University several classes together could fund it. Women is seeking applications for an assistant. Graduate or undergraduate students may apply. Bob Reid, formerly a Sangamon State dean ' Salary will be at the usual rate fixed by the of social science and now vice-president for university. Applications should be submitted no academic affairs at Indiana State University at later than the end of June to Karen Payne, Evansville, has for sale a family membership at chairperson of the committee, K-80L. the Olympic Swim and Tennis Club, on Chatham Road south of the Westchester development. He will sell it for $100 - one half of the regular Published by the Office of University Relations Sangamon State University Springfield, Illinois 62708

Volume 3, Number 18 June 6, 1975 During its meeting this week on and approval; and development of procedures for BHE the campus of Governors State an annual review of existing programs. Meeting University, the Board of Higher Education received the second Development of Innovative and Cooperative installment of Master Plan - Phase IV reports and Educational Delivery Systems recommendations. In accordance with the board's procedural plan, the reports were received for James Furman, executive director, reported further study and no official action was taken. that the staff has reviewed further its original The board will receive a total of 16 reports by recommendation to establish a consortium which September, 1975. Five reports were received at would monitor statewide nontraditional and the May meeting. The board has authorized its cooperative developments, programs, and needs staff to summarize and integrate all 16 reports, during the next academic year. Furman said the once they are received, into a single document staff would continue to work with the advisory which will be the subject of public hearings in committee and not establish a consortium at this October. Foilowing these hearings, the board will time. adopt final Master Plan recommendations. The report recommended a survey to Master Plan reports received ir May were: determine the extent and nature of programmatic Goals of Higher Education, Higher Education thrusts, especially through nontraditional delivery Enrollment Projections, l nstitutional Mission and systems, as they relate to part-time and adult Scope Designations, Environmental-Energy learners. It was noted that activities are currently Education, Tuition and Other Student Costs and underway with regard to development of Public Community College Financing. These were educational television systems. It was summarized in the May 13 issue of this Journal. recommended that another report regarding this The reports received by the board at this meeting, topic be made to the board in June, 1976. and a synopsis of their contents, are as follows: Teacher Education Programmatic Organization of the Community College System Dean B. J. Chandler of the Northwestern University School of Education was chairman of This report, prepared jointly by the staffs of this committee which consisted of citizens, the Board of Higher Education and the students, teachers, and administrators from many Co m m u n i ty College Board, reviiwed the different sectors and levels of education in evolution of the public community college system Illinois. in Illinois, its various statutory responsibilities, The report noted that there is an oversupply and enrollment growth by program area. It of elementary and secondary school teachers, identified policy issues to be resolved by although market conditions have discouraged continuing study, including: development of recent enrollment to some extent. The committee more explicit program review criteria; recommended that such a free-choice principle be reconsideration of the meaning of the definition continued in contrast to a quota system. It was of a "comprehensive" community college; generally recommended that educational analysis of the roles and relationships of state institutions review all aspects of their admission agencies in program development, coordination, and retention policies, curriculum, and quality of instruction as these relate to the preparation of College Board. There are now 48 community teachers. The committee also recommended that college campuses in the state, operated by 39 the Board of Higher Education encourage community college districts. Prior to passage of teacher-preparation programs in four areas of the 1965 law, there were only 23 campuses. shortage : occupational education, special The number of Illinos citizens being served by ed ucation, bilingual education, and health community colleges has increased from 66,217 in education. 1965 to 327,170 this year. Almost 82 percent of these students, or 267,179, are enrolled in Qualitative Improvements of Existing lllinois instructional credit classes; some 60,000 are in Higher Education Programs and Services and noncredit community education classes. Of those Elimination of Unnecessary Functions in instructional credit classes, 78,817 are full-time students and 188,362 are part-time students. The board solicited responses concerning his All but one of the community college districts topic from its advisory committees, system heads, are operated by local boards of trustees and are and public and private college and university financed by local taxes as well as by state grants. representatives. The report included The exception is State Community College of recommendations for: more inter-institutional East St. Louis, an experimental district cooperation; development of more established by the General Assembly and competency-based curricula; increased emphasis governed by the lllinois Community College on adult and continuing education; increased Board. It operates solely with state funds. counseling (academic, financial aid) for students; During the 1974 fiscal year, the average cost recognition that program elimination proposals of each credit hour of instruction was $52.24. must come from the campus level; development Local taxes provided 43.1 percent of the costs, of specific criteria for improvement or state taxes 36.7 percent, federal funds 2.5 elimination of programs; more explicit statements percent, tuition 16.1 percent, and other sources of institutional mission, scope, and objectives; 1.6 percent. improvement of library stock and facilities; development of more extensive program cost University personnel are asked not data; and student evaluation of teachers. Brookens to make unscheduled or With reference to other agenda items, the Visits unauthorized visits to the board considered recommendations of its staff B rookens Library site, since concerning new units of instruction, research, and present construction conditions are not public service at community colleges. Included considered safe enough for the risk involved. The was approval of out-of-district extension activities contractor, who is liable for the safety of persons for lllinois Central College. in the area, has asked that the university Guidelines for the review of new doctoral community observe this request. programs were deferred for a future meeting, as The university'Architectls Office is planning was con sideration of the Guidelines for to schedule once-a-week visits to Brookens, Re-lnitiation of Discontinued Programs. The starting in about a month. At that time, the board reviewed, the Fiscal 1977 Resource architect will arrange for five or six persons at a Allocation and Management Program documents time to be taken through the building. All for public universities and community colleges. personnel making such tours will be required to These budget-planning instruments provide the wear construction "hard hats." board with the information necessary to make annual operating and capital budget Donald E. Walters, acting provost recommendations and to be aware of institutional BOG of the Massachusetts State College goals and objectives (and their resource Executive System, has been named executive implications) over a five-year period. officer of the Illinois Board of Governors, which is the governing body for The number of community Sangamon State's sister institution Governors Community colleges in Illinois has more than State, as well as Northeast'e.rn, Western Illinois, Colleges doubled in the past 10 years, since Eastern Illinois, and Chicago State universities. passage of the comprehensive Walters, who lives in Warwick, R. I., will community college act in 1965, according to the assume his new post July 1. He replaces Ben L. fifth biennial report of the lllinois Community Morton, who resigned in 1974 to become chancel- lor of the West Virginia system of higher educa- Capital Campus decal, which will be issued free of tion. Jerome Sachs, retired former president of charge. Parking decals for the Summer Session are on Northeastern University, has been serving as sale at the Bursar's Office on the Main Campus, or acting executive officer of the Board of Governors. at the Information Desk after 5 p. m. Decals are $5 for the summer; additional decals are 50 cents Registration is now under way for each. Tennis summer tennis classes sponsored Classes by Sangamon State. Interested Movie classics being shown the persons can sign up at the Y office Movie next few weeks in the Sangamon on the Main Campus. Registration cost is $2 for Classics State Cafeteria include "Behold a the six weeks of classes, which begin the week of Pale Horse," starring Gregory June 16 and continue through the week of July Peck, Anthony Quinn, Omar Sharif, and Mildred 21. Dinnock, which will be shown June 10. The All registrants, as well as anyone using the movies are free and are shown at 2 p. m. and at 7 tennis courts, will need either a student ID; an p. m. Everyone is invited to see the entire film or Athletic and Recreational Activity Card (available parts of it as their schedules permit. to staff, faculty, and alumni at an annual cost of Other films coming up are "Georgy Girl," $10 per person or $15 per family, or for the June 17; "Bonnie and Clyde," June 24; and summer at about half that); or a community "Hamlet," July 1. All screenings are on Tuesdays, membership card at the cost of $10 per person or both afternoon and evening, and are sponsored by $20 per family. Student Services. Designated times for the lessons, and the instructors, are listed, as well as the hours Lincoln Land Community College will be using the courts. An old-fashioned quilting bee and Quilting show sponsored by the Clayville Monday 7-9 LLCC (2 courts only); 9-10 (A); Bee Folk Arts Guild will be held at 5:15 - 6:15 (M); 7:15 - 8:15 (GI Clayville Rural Life Center on Tuesday 7-9 LLCC (2 courts); 1:45 - 3:45 Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15, from 10 LLCC (all courts); 5:15 - 6:15 (B) a. m. to 5 p. m. Springfield quilter Fleta Grieme Wednesday 7-9 LLCC (2 courts); 9-10 (A); 5:15 and her students will demonstrate quilting on - 6:15 (M); 7:15 - 8:15 (G) four frames set up in the Clayville barn. In addition to the quilting, there will be more Thursday 7-9 LLCC (2 courts); 1:45 - 3:45 than 100 quilts on exhibit and articles for sale. LLCC (all courts); 5:15 - 6:15 (B) Persons are encouraged to exhibit quilts they own Instructors: (B) Homer Butler-intermediate only; or have made by bringing them to ~rs.Grieme at limit of 16 in class WPI. 924 North Patton Avenue, Springfield, by June (A) Aydin Gonulsen - mixed; limit 12. Quilts should be labeled with the owner's of 20 in class. name, quilter's name if known, and other relevan: (G) Grimm - mixed; limit of 20 in information. Mrs. Grieme may be contacted at class. 523-1706. (M) Larry Michaud - novice; limit of 20 in class. Responses to a recent survey There will be no make-up classes. For further Youth indicate that young people today information, call the CUY office, across from Survey may be "square" on basic issues. Student Services, 786-6664. The Institute of Life Insurance asked Americans aged 14 to 25 what they considered most essential today. Answers were in Persons who do not have parking the traditional pattern. Parking decals on their vehicles at this Those who responded to the survey assigned Decals time are subject to having their top priority to the following items in order of cars towed away, at their expense. importance: your own home, a pension plan, a The last date for displaying summer SSU decals savings account of at least $5000, life insurance was June 2. The annual red decals for 1974-75 are amounting to at least $50,000, and a college valid until the beginning of the Fall Semester. education. However, faculty and staff at the Capital Campus Considered of lesser importance to these who have annual decals must obtain a summer young persons were such things as a new car, an air-conditioned home, an opportunity to travel James C. Worthy, professor of public affairs abroad, a stereo system, a master's degree, a color and management, has been elected to the TV, and a dishwasher. Commercial Credit Company Board of Directors. The survey was reported in the MayIJune, Worthy has served as vice-president and director 1975, issue of Woman's Interest. of the management consulting firm of Cresap, McCormick, and Paget, and was a corporate John Michael Lennon, assistant vice-president of Sears, Roebuck and Company News professor of I iterature, has and president of the Sears, Roebuck Foundation. Notes completed work for his Ph.D. degree in English at the University James Martin, assistant professor of of Rhode Island. Lennon successfully defended, administration, served on a panel at the Central in an oral examination, his dissertation on the Regional Conference of the International narrative technique of Norman Mailer, titled "A Personnel Management Association in Detroit Radical Bridge: Mailer's Narrative Art." recently. His subject was "Labor Relations: Legal Forecast and New Assistants in the Public Helen Coyne, a former graduate assistant in Sector." Martin has served this year as president administration who also holds an M.A. degree in of the Illinois Chapter of IPMA. psychology from Sangamon State, was recently elected vice-president of the Central Illinois Marian S. Levin, lecturer in dance in the Chapter of the International Personnel Creative Arts Program, has a busy schedule at Management Association. other institutions of higher education this summer. With Jackie Jackson, associate professor Dale Ouzts, director of broadcast services, will of literature, she will teach a one-week workshop share his expertise with other public broadcasters at ~o'ckValley College in Rockford, entitled at a meeting of the Radio Task Force of the "children's Literature/Movement/Writing." For Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to be held in teachers, the workshop displays a new approach Washington, D. C. on June 9. The radio station to children's literature combined with movement. managers, production and programming persons, Fo,r the third consecutive year, Levin will. engineers, and development persons present will represent Springfield School District 186 at the be discussing the profile of a public radio station annual American Dance Festival at Connecticut in 1980. College, ~ew'London, Conn. She will present a lectu;e/demonstration to teachers at the annual Stuart Anderson, professor of administration, Summer Institute of the Service Center for gave the commencement address at Williamsville Educators of Gifted at Talented Youth at Urbana, High School on May 28. and will conduct 12 classes on "Movement and Dance in EGucation" for dance teachers at the B u d Spa l d ing, associate professor of anncjal Cecchetti Conference and Seminar, administration, has been elected co-chairman of Michigan State University in East Lansing. the marketing division of the Midwest Business Administration Association for 1975-76. He JOB NOTICE BOARD presented an invited paper, "Social Marketing Building Service Worker I (two vacancies), Research: Step One in Marketing the U-nited Physical Plant, Main Campus Way," at the annual meeting of the organization Salary Range: $566 to $753 recently in Chicago. Spalding also learned that his Functions and Responsibilities: For 11 p. m. to 7 case study, "Eli Lilly and Company: Social a. m. shift; dust and clean furniture; clean walls; Responsibility," will be published late this year in vacuum and shampoo rugs; mcp and polish floors; Business and Society, by Robert D. Hay, et al. clean restrooms, offices, conference rooms, classrooms, sweep walks; move furniture; assist Jackie Jackson, associate professor of with snow removal and other special projects. literature, has her latest book, Turn Not Pale, Qualifications: ability to comprehend basic Beloved Snail, available on loan from the Lincoln written instructions. Library, and it is for sale from Shadid's, Spoon Applicants must pass a civil service examination. River Co-op, or the author. The book, which Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, recently won a special award, is Jackie's sixth Springfield, 62708, telephone 786-6670 or 6671, major publication. no later than June 13. ------Published by the Office of University Rcldtionj Sdngamoti State University Springfield, Illinois 62708

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 19 JUNE 25, 1975

A school of Health Science Profes- School of Health Science Professions. The school Health sions is recommended for Sangamon would be a semi-autonomous unit within the Science State University as part of the state's university structure and would be responsible for master plan for health education handling the various complex relationships which calls for two such comprehensive public between its own academic programs and the schools to serve the entire state. various health delivery systems in its service The recommendation was made at the region. monthly meeting of the Board of Regents last The School also would consist of the week and is linked to the Board of Higher existing programs in Medical Technology, Education's Health Education Commission baccalaureate Nursing, B.A. and M.A. programs in recommendations. The plan calls for SSU to have Health Services Management and Administration broad geographic responsibilities covering some of and other programs being considered for the central and all of the southern part of the approval - an M.A. in Nursing, B.A. in Physical state. Therapy, and an M.A. in Nutrition. The School The Regents also called for Sangamon State would emphasize health promotion and the to be designated primary administrator for the health maintenance and help devise better proposed Legal Study Center in Springfield. As prevention and curative services for small now planned, the Center will house various legal communities and other areas of health care education programs for non-lawyers and a neglect. third-year clinical program for stlidents from the The staff report approved by the Regents State's law schools. also said, "SSU under such a mandate would have Both proposals now must be acted upon by the sizeable job of increasing the number of its the Board of Higher Education. The monthly hospital affiliations, building a strong working meeting of the BHE is scheduled for July 1 at relationship with the SIU School of Medicine, Southern l llinois University, Carbondale. expanding its program and service links to In connection with the Legal Studies Center, community colleges in the service region, and the Regents also approved degree programs in strengthening its existing and proposed academic Legal Studies at both the Bachelor's and Master's activities in the allied health fields. To carry out levels. The programs will be used to train this substantially expanded activity, central professionals ranging from court administrators to coordination and direction of planning will be legal assistants. important." A $104,000 budget request was approved for the Center and the two new degree programs. Eight full-time SSU faculty appoint- The budget figure also provides for a Center New ments have been approved by the director, four full-time faculty positions and some Faculty Board of Regents. other related support costs. Dennis C. Foss, a sociologist The Regents also granted a budget request of with the University of New Hampshire, will join $50,000 in connection with the proposed SSU SSU as an assistant professor of sociology. Foss holds degrees from the University of New Illinois University. She also has taught at NI U and Hampshire and Bates College. in a secondary school in Malaysia. Joan W. Chadbourne received the appoint- All appointments become effective this ment of assistant professor of human develop- August. ment counseling. She is an instructor at the A grant of $6480 from the Illinois University of Massachusetts and has degrees from Workshop Law Enforcement Commission to that institution as well as the University of Grant Sangamon State has allowed 40 Delaware. l LEC regional planners to partici- Peter J. Fugiel, Jr. will join SSU as an pate in a summer workshop course in social assistant professor of administration. He has been justice planning. Burkett Milner, associate teaching at the City University of New York, professor of social justice professions, said the Medgar Evers College. Fugiel holds degrees from funds provided for their tuition, room, and board. Northern Illinois University and the University of There were 25 SSU students also taking the Notre Dame. He also studied at Loyola in Chicago course. and was a legislative intern at the University of The course, SJP 485, was the third annual Illinois. summer workshop in social justice planning, and Arthur C. Jones, who was appointed was offered during four weekend experiences in assistant professor of psychology, has been the first Summer Session. Professional staff from employed by the Division of Clinical Psychology planning agencies; practioners working in law at the University of Colorado Medical Center. He enforcement, corrections, and juvenile justice; holds degrees from the University of Iowa and and academicians provided the class instruction. Drew University where he graduated cum laude in psychology and philosophy. Sangamon State will be host to Marvin M. Okanes, who has been teaching as Energy the Third Annual Illinois an associate professor of management at Ohio Conference I nter-University Energy Confer- University, also has been employed by ence next year. William H. McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics, Co., Douglas Rauckhorst, associate professor of physical Aircraft Co., Systems Development Corporation, science, will serve as conference chairman for the California State College at Long Beach, UCLA April, 1976, meeting. Rauckhorst has been Extension, and the University of Illinois. He will Sangamon State's representative to the inter- be an associate professor of administration at university group for the past two years. SSU. Previous conferences have been held at the The Project Director for the Health University of l llinois and Southern l llinois Awareness Program for Brazos Valley at Texas University-Carbondale. Rauckhorst said they have A&M University, Charles D. Toperzer, will join been heavily oriented toward the use of coal. SSU as assistant professor of health services management. Toperzer also has held teaching and A shuttle service has been worked research positions at Texas A&M and has been a Bus out between Sangamon State and health planner for the Health and Hospitals Schedule the Springfield Mass Transit Governing Commission of Cook County, Illinois. District which is providing sum- mer bus transportation to SSU. A university Patricia L. Tounsel, currently with Depart- vanlstation wagon will depart from the area back ment of Counseling and Educational Psychology, of the Student Services building and rendezvous Michigan State University, has been named an as- with the Route 10 Southern View-Laketown bus stant professor of human development counseling. at the corner of Stevenson Drive and Lake Park Her professional experience has ranged from teach- Plaza (the Bank of Springfield). The bus leaves ing Spanish-speaking migrant children to helping from Fifth and Monroe streets and runs down develop model community mental health Stevenson Drive to the Capitol City Shopping programs. Center. Bus schedules are available in the Student Judith Doerr has been appointed a visiting Services Office, E-16, and bus passes are on sale at assistant professor of administration at Sangamon the Bursar's Office. State. She is currently a special assistant for The shuttle service, already in effect, will Minority Affairs, Political Science Department operate daily except Saturday and Sunday. This and Center for Governmental Studies at Northern service will terminate Friday, Aug. 15, and a new schedule will go into effect beginning with the Congress which revise and expand the present Fall Semester on Aug. 25. system of student financial aid were discussed by No. 10 bus Shuttle Van other speakers, including US Commissioner of leaves 5th & leaves Student Van arrives Leaves Bank Education Terrell H. Bell and Webster Buell, Monroe Services at Bank for Campus subcommittee counsel of the O'Hara Subcom- 7.15a.m. 7.20a.m. 7:27a.m. 7:35a.m. mittee on Post-Secondary Education of the House 8:15 a.m. 8:20a.m. 8:27 a.m. 8:35 a.m. Committee on Education and Labor. 11:15a.m. 11:20a.m. 11:27a.m. 11:35a.m. In his remarks, Spencer outlined the patterns 3:15 p.m. 3:20 p.m. 3:27 p.m. 3:35 p.m. of experiential education relating to public affairs 4.15 p.m. 4:20 p.m. 4:27 p.m. 4:35 p.m. at Sangamon State University: the Applied Study Term, the Faculty Experience Term, a variety of The International Carillon Festi- internships, and the uses of faculty work-load Carillon val, which runs from June 21 adjustments in the public affairs arena. Festival through 29, will bring to Relating these programs to the ancient idea Springfield eminent artists in their that the educated citizen had a public obligation field. This is the only event of its kind in the to return to his community a measure of service world, and it is free. The local paper will carry a proportionate to his capabilities, Spencer schedule of events. observed that the modern university, not unlike Mark Siebert, associate professor of music, some progressive business firms, can play an said that the Reese Memorial Carillon, one of the appropriate role as "corporate citizen" in selected finest, is a great favorite of visiting artists. areas of community service and public affairs. The only public financial support for the At the conference devoted to open learning Carillon Festival comes from the proceeds of the and nontraditional study Spencer chaired a panel Carillon Ball, to be held this year on Saturday, keyed to cost effectiveness. The conference June 28. Since all of the expenses for the ball are addressed four major themes: management, covered by donations, the ticket price of $2.50 organization, and finance; curriculum and per person goes entirely towards the Festival. academic matters; communications technology Siebert has tickets for the ball. Interested persons and delivery; research and evaluation. should contact him at 6770 or 546-5778.

Tours of the Brookens Library Safety officer Jim Duda has issued Brookens will begin July 18, and will be Weather the following emergency procedures Tours conducted by the Office of the Watch to be followed in the event of a University Architect each Friday tornado or severe weather watch: at 3:30 p.m. "Hard hats" will be provided for all 1. One Public Safety Officer equipped with a participants. radio will be stationed at a vantage point to l nterested persons should contact Tom monitor weather conditions. McCue in the Office of the University Architect, 2. In the event that a tornado is sighted, the 6795, to sign up for the tours or for additional alarm will be given by driving a security information. Tours will be limited to five persons. vehicle onto the plaza and sounding its siren. 3. Upon hearing the alarm, all persons should President Spencer participated move to the center of their building complex Conference in two Washington conferences away from glass areas and exterior doors, Participation this month, the Higher Educa- seek out interior spaces with short roof tion Task Force of the National spans, and avoid spaces next to outside Conference of State Legislatures and Designing walls. Diversity '75, the second national conference Most tornados approach this area from a exploring the opportunities and challenges of southwesterly direction. Know your direc- open learning system and nontraditional study tions. Do not go outside to watch a tornado, programs. to take cover in another building, or to save At the legislative conference Spencer spoke your vehicle. You may not have time for on behalf of the American Association of State such action. Where possible, exterior doors Colleges and Universities, outlining the relation- and windows should be left open to equalize ships between institutional credibility and public pressu re. support. Measures now under consideration by Important: Avoid the laboratory areas of Building K as they may contailI dangerous Studies of George Washington University. Other chemicals or excessive glass. Avoid the speakers included Margaret Mead, Harold Searles, animal trailer next to Building K as well. Paul Shephard, and Yi Fu Tuan. 4. The following are recommended areas in which to take cover should a severe storm or JOB NOTICE BOARD tornado alert be sounded: Secretary, Stenographic, Dean of Academic Building A - Center offices or north hall. Programs, Main Campus Building B - Accounting area, rest rooms, or Salary Range: $643 to $865 east short hall. Building C - Conference Functions and Responsibilities: Secretary to room or adjacent hallway. Avoid central dean; keep appointment schedule; screen or refer receiving warehouse or mail room. Buildings visitors; devise and maintain comprehensive filing D and E - Along wall in main corridor of E system; compose correspondence; screen and building running east and west away from refer correspondence; answer routine mail; take entrance, doors and glass areas. Avoid dictation; type from draft material; compile data cafeteria open areas. Building F - Center for dean. media area or rest room areas. Buildings G, Qualifications: Take dictation at 50 wpm; H, I, and J - Center class rooms, offices, or high-school graduation; supervisory ability; three conference room area. Building K - East years of clerical experience, two years of which side along north-south corridor or along must have included performance of duties masonary wall on south side. Building L - requiring discretion or independent judgment, or Center small rooms or WSSR studio area. three years of university course work, or Shepherd House and Physical Plant - completion of business school course, or any Basement areas if possible. Cox House - combination of these to total at least three years Smaller center rooms or halls. Avoid large of training and/or experience. glass areas such as front office area or Applicants must pass civil service examination. conference room area. Day Care Center - Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, Sleeping room area. Cover window if pos- Springfield 62708, telephone 786-6670, no later sible. than June 27. At the National Conference on News Crime Against the Elderly, Gari Building Service Supervisor, July 1 Notes Lesnoff-Caravaglia presented a paper Salary Range: $830 to $1 145 entitled "Return of the Furies: Functions and Responsibilities: Supervise clean- Young Criminals Vs. Old Victims." The ing, .floor treatment;window washing, and similar conference was the first of its kind and was functions; prepare daily work sheets outlining job sponsored by the College of Public Affairs of the stations and tasks for employees; demonstrate American University at Washington, D.C., under and instruct workers in cleaning and operating the auspices of a grant from the Administration techniques and procedures; schedule personnel; on Aging. assist in testing new products and machines; approve time cards and attendance records and Konanur G. Janardan, associate professor of initiate disciplinary action as necessary; inventory mathematics, was co-author of an article "A supplies and estimate'needs. Simple Quality Control Chart for Environmental Qualifications: Knowledge of accepted cleaning Analyses," which was published in the May issue methods and techniques used in providing of Water and Sewage Works. The other writer was institutional building services to universities; David J. Schaeffer of the Illinois Environmental ability to conduct and interpret results of tests Protection Agency. with equipment and supplies; high-school While in the East on vacation, Mark Heyman, graduation; three years of experience in building associate professor of city planning, attended service operations or related work, one year of "Children, Nature, and the Urban Environment," which must have included supervision of others. a conference in Washington, D. C., sponsored by Applicants must pass civil service examination. the Pinchot Institute of Environmental Forestry Apply to SSU Personnel Office, Shepherd Road, Research, the Department of Environmental Springfield 62708, telephone 786-6670, no later Resources of Rutgers University, and the than June 25. Department of Human Kinetics and Leisure