VOLUME Llll, NUMBER 38 DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA. FRIDAY, MAY 26. 1978 Coming next fall: More PM classes by Mary McGuiness have their schedules adjusted when The plan was developed after a b’aced with the largest sections are balanced. three year study by Dr. M. Jerry enrollment in Drexel’s historv, the Neal feels that this plan will Kenig. Assistant to the President, administration will institute a new relieve overcrowding without in­ the Registrar's office and by the scheduling plan designed to better creasing costs and still give up- Academic Deans. It has also been utilize available classroom space. fKTclass students the perrogative of discussed with Student Congress Starting with the Fall Quarter of section selection. He appealed to the faculty, and the Board of next year, each academic depart­ the students for their coop>eration to Trustees ment will offer more classes during "help us hold the line on tuition and A number of ideas were con­ the aftern<x»n and at 8:00 AM. avoid Saturday classes ” sidered before this solution was Students will be asked to schedule The plan also includes shifting the advanced. A new classroom at least half their classes during traditional 3:30 activities period building was rejected because the these non-peak hours. According to from Wednesday to Tueaday. This cost of land, construction, debt John W. Neal, Registrar, students adjustment will allow better use of service, and maintenance would who do not observe these the three hour Monday-Wcdnesday- increase tuition The feasibility of requirements will be the first to Friday scheduling block Saturday and even Sunday classes was al.so considered and rejected. The elimination of the 1:00 to 1:30 Two reportedly suing PM break would have provided Faculty and students offer congratulations extra classroom space, but was after honors are presented. rejected t>ecause of student op­ position For sex discrimination Since nearly all recitation and by Derek Berg! being lodged against Drexel and lecture rooms are put to use during Outstanding students honored the morning hours from 9:00 to 1:00 A report that an official com­ said Hagerty could be mistaken by Pat Graupp Administration, Humanities/Social PM. it was decided that expanding plaint of sex discrimination against about the possibility of such a On Tuesday and Wednesday, Sciences, and Nesbitt College each these hours would be the most ef­ Drexel University arose during one complaint. April 23 and 24, Drexel honored its held separate programs at which fective solution to the problem of Professor Marcia Gassi's retail She said though that a complaint students at the annual "Honors they named the recipients of seminar classes. According to a Further explanation of the new plan could have been handed to the Day” programs held by each various awards and scholarships. student in the class, Grasoi stated will be provided in the Fall Master Department of Labor without her college. The colleges of Each college also recognized that two clerical workers were Schedule Booklet being notified of it by the depart­ Engineering, Science, Business members of each class who at­ bringing up a lawsuit against ment. Possibly the only way Drexel tained first or second honors on the Drexel University for violation of became aware of it was through Dean’s List. Title IX, the Federal Anti- Grassi. In other words, often Seniors who achieved the highest discrimination Act. complaints by employees are filed Ha Mam: Concerns cumulative average in their in­ When asked to comment on this, with the Department of I^lx)r dividual curriculum s in the Dr William Hagerty implied that a against employers and the em­ Engineering college were: complaint had indeed been lodged ployers are not informed until an Will be heard’ Seniors who achieved the higtiest against Drexel by some workers in official investigation has been be heard,” stated Dr. Jam es achieved by Shirley Singer the alumni affairs office. The completed by the Department. Hallam, the newly appointed Dean Seniors who achieved the highest complaint was allegedly with the Such an investigation has not yet The Dean of Students must be "a of Students. cumulative average in their in­ Department of Labor. been done in this case but in the fall caring person...one willing to Hallam thinks it is too premature dividual curriculum s in the Hagerty stated that the complaint of 1976 a separate investigation of create an atmosphere in the office to speculate on specific changes he Engineering college were: Mark R. might have been made because the this type was done at Drexel. The where students know they are will make when he takes over as Fause, Chem. Eng.; Roger W. persons in question had been Department looked into Drexel’s important and their concerns will Dean of Students on June 1, 1978. Ingersoll, Civil Eng.; Douglas M. promoted, but didn’t get a large personnel files and found by First, Hallam feels he must Law, Elec. Eng.; Ronald J. enough raise. Therefore, they felt comparing jobs with similar titles, establish communication channels O’Malley, Materials Eng.; Kenneth they were being discriminated females and males did not have S tu d e n ts with the students, faculty, and the C. Kein, Mech. Eng.; and Kevin J. against. similar pay rates, hinting of a administration. If relating to Grady, Engineering. When asked who the persons were possibility of discrimination case. students requires regular trips to Other engineering award winners who filed the complaint, Hagerty Drexel reiterated, at the time, and pho ne the dormitories, he plans to do it. were: Karen S. Eble, The Class of was unwilling to comment. Hagerty that it was an unfair conclusion He feels it’s important to maintain 1907 Gold Medal Award; Michael J. did confirm that the law firm since the labor department used “real contact” with the students Burlingham, Fifth Annual Soil Drinker, Biddle and Reath had been titled as a criteria for job similarity and their wants and needs. Mechanics and Foundation Award; contracted to look into the legality and failed to examine job content a lu m n i Hallam has been the official Edmond C. Speitel, Merit Award of of the alledged complaint. Hagerty which was often unequal. The in­ Student phon-a-thon volunteers Protestant advisor at Drexel for the Engineer’s €lub of also stressed, though, that this law vestigation at that time was totally helped raise over $100,000 for the three years. He worked at Penn as Philadelphia; Ronald L. Dam- firm was often contracted to handle routine and unprovoked and it is not University during this fiscal year’s the director of the Wesley Foun­ mann, L^ter Kraus Award; and question on legality within the known whether a similar in­ Annual Giving program. Monies dation for five years. He has been James P. Baker, Ewaugh Finney university. This included cases vestigation will be done because of raised under the program are the pastor at Asbury since he began Fields Award. such as angered parents of failing the new alledged complaint. applied to operating expenses. working in this area. Seniors graduating in the College students threatening to sue on While most officials at Drexel Since tuition covers just 64% of Hallam earned a Doctor of of Business Administration with the grounds of unfair grading contacted were unaware or denied Drexel’s operating expenses, the Ministry degree and a Master of highest cumulative average in their procedures. He emphasized that any such complaint, it may take remainder must come from con­ Divinity from Drew Theological curriculums were: Lois Nichol, this investigation by the law firm several weeks at least before it is tributions made by alumni, cor­ School in Madison, NJ. He received Business Administration; Robert into possible discrimination was known whether the case does ac­ porations, foundations, friends and a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson Morici, Commerce and because of a complaint and not a tually exist. The situation was also associations. College in Carlisle, Pa. He also Engineering; Dru White, 4-year lawsuit as initially rumored. brought to the attention of Student Over 500 volunteers, including 350 earned a master’s in psychological Bus. Ad.; and Marie Hansen, Mrs. Noreen Reyes, Drexel’s Congress President Steve Nachlis students, contacted 8200 Drexel services from Penn’s School of • Business for Women. Compliance Programs Ad­ who conferred with Dr. Hagerty alumni throughout the United Education. Some of the individual awards ministrator, stated later that she about the situation and got the same States via special telei^ones set-up Hallam "has real administrative recipients for the Bus. Ad. College was unaware of any complaint results. in the Educational Activities. skills, is a dynamic person, and a included: Sarah Noecher, Center. Thirty-nine hundred hard worker, and is very well American Marketing Association pledges were received, including respected by students and ad­ Senior Award; Norman Trautwein, 400 from alumni who were previous ministrators,” according to Dr. Outstanding Senior in Finance non-donors. Most students par­ Arthur Joblin, Vice-President for Award; Dru White, Finance and ticipated in several of the phon-a- Student Affairs. Joblin feels Hallam Accounting Dual Major Award; thons, held on week-day evenings is a good "listener and good Frank M. Smith, Finance this spring and last fall. Refresh­ decision maker.” Leadership & Service Award; and ments, including pizza, were Joblin perceives the position of Susan Wolf, The M anagement available following each phon-a- Dean of Students as covering five Achievement Award in Manpower thon. basic areas; 1) specific tasks, such Management. The students enjoyed their as the activities program; 2) ad­ The graduating students with conversations with Drexel alumni ministration, such as the judicial highest averages in the College of and had a great deal of fun making procedure for students; 3) coun­ Science were: Doris Leigh Lain, the calls.