Eastern Illinois University The Keep January 1999 1-13-1999 Daily Eastern News: January 13, 1999 Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_jan Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Daily Eastern News: January 13, 1999" (1999). January. 3. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/den_1999_jan/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 1999 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in January by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 41˚ Chance The Daily Wednesday 20˚ of showers January 13, 1999 Inside Eastern Sports Back www.den.eiu.edu Same Eastern Illinois University in business Charleston, Ill. 61920 results Wilb Walker’s plans to rebuild Vol. 84, No. 78 Women’s basketball team drops 12 pages within a month. The previous to 3 –11 this season at home store burnt down in October. News against Tennessee State. Story on Page 3 “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 12 Assistant VP spot changes hands Evans steps down from Academic Affairs By Meghan McMahon curriculum development and coordination, Administration editor curriculum planning, freshman seminar, gen- eral education, linked courses, review of The Office of Academic Affairs is under- undergraduate education, senior seminar, the going changes in the organizational structure university catalog and the university-wide with the reassignment and promotion of two assessment plan, Abebe said. employees within the office. In addition, she also will serve as a liaison Mary Herrington-Perry was promoted to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the from coordinator of curriculum to assistant Illinois Articulation Initiative and the North vice president for academic affairs on Jan. 1 Central Association, Abebe said. as a result of the request from Charles Evans Herrington-Perry said she was assigned to be reassigned as a professor in the political the responsibilities of assessment and as the science department after serving as an assis- IAI liaison as a result of Evans’reassignment. tant vice president for academic affairs, said These were previously Evans’ responsibili- Teshome Abebe, vice president for academic ties. affairs. “My responsibilities with (IAI) are to sim- Evans served as assistant vice president ply work on Eastern’s image with transfer for academic affairs since August 1994. schools,” she said. Abebe said he does not anticipate filling Regarding assessment, Herrington-Perry Evans’ former position at this time. said she will be responsible for revising the He said Herrington-Perry’s position does assessment plan so it is more connected to not replace Evans’ former student learning. position because Evans’ job She has worked in the responsibilities were divided academic affairs office for about up among the staff in the “It was an all-around nine years and has “exceptional Office of Academic Affairs. well-thought out talents,” Abebe said. Evans cited personal rea- and good decision.” “It was an all-around sons for his request to be reas- well-thought out and good deci- Deanna McIntyre / Photo editor signed, Abebe said. Teshome Abebe, sion,” he said. “In late November, Dr. vice president While serving as the Back to the grind Charles Evans asked that he be for academic affairs coordinator of curriculum, Dan Ryan, a junior business management major, spots Tim Whitehead, a senior industrial technology reassigned for his own person- Herrington-Perry earned a major, are working out at the bench press in the Student Recreational Center in the Lantz Gymnasium al reasons,” Abebe said. monthly salary of $4,259. With Tuesday evening. Both were trying to get back into the habit of working out after the three week break Evans said he has been hav- her promotion, she will earn between semesters. ing health problems and mov- $5,092 per month, said Shelly ing to the political science department would Flock,” director of media relations. be in his best interests. Herrington-Perry will not earn her full “I’ve been suffering some health difficul- salary of $61,104 this fiscal year because she ties and I had been teaching in (the political served as both coordinator of curriculum and Paperwork on time science) department since I have been here so assistant vice president for academic affairs this seemed like a good decision,” Evans said. during the fiscal year, Flock said. Herrington-Perry said she is pleased with As a result of her promotion, Herrington- New certification process sparked concerns,OK now her new position because it expands her Perry will now make $883 more per month By Dan Ochwat Despite these earlier concerns, Kathleen involvement with the university. and $10,008 more per year. and Laura Irvine Shank, teacher certification officer, said she per- “It really does provide me with an enlarged Herrington-Perry said former provost and Staff editors sonally took all 264 of the teacher certification opportunity to work with the faculty,” she said. vice president for academic affairs Terry applications to the post office on Dec. 23 at 5:13 Abebe said Herrington-Perry will not be Weidner had recommended she be promoted Although some Eastern students getting their a.m. replacing Evans’ position because the office of in his final evaluation before retiring. teacher certification expressed concern last Shank said any student not certified did not academic affairs will be operating with one Evans said his reassignment has allowed semester about gaining it on time because of submit paperwork to the teacher certification less person. him to return to his love of teaching and is changes in the certification process on Jan. 1 by office or did not fulfill graduation requirements. Herrington-Perry said she will continue to very happy with his new position. the Illinois State Board of Education, the paper- Shank said 35 students did not submit paperwork be responsible for all of her previous job “I’m delighted with my colleagues and work was done on time and students were certi- and 18 students did not fulfill graduation require- responsibilities and has been given more I’m delighted with my students,” Evans said. fied. ments or had trouble with transfer information responsibilities as a result of Evans’ reas- Evans is currently teaching two sections Some students were concerned with the from junior colleges. signment. of American Government and Constitution. amount of time it was taking the education She said because of the changing laws in cer- As assistant vice president for academic department with filing of paperwork qualifying tification, the ISBE asked that paperwork be sub- affairs, Herrington-Perry is responsible for them for teacher certification and future jobs. See PAPERWORK Page 2 Committee to examine efficiency of senate By Meghan McMahon senate regarding their efficiency and tiveness of this committee we are sit- research what issues the faculty is “I don’t want to sit here and fly by Administration editor effectiveness written by senate mem- ting on (Faculty Senate),” Toosi said. concerned with and get data that the seat of my pants,” Fewell said. ber Mori Toosi. He said he is bothered by the would be helpful to discussion of She said having information The Faculty Senate Chair Tidwell assigned senate members amount of time the faculty senate agenda items. before meetings would help the sen- Thursday established an adhoc sub- Toosi, Gary Foster, Pat Fewell, John sometimes spends discussing issues “We are representing faculty and ate become more proactive. committee to look into finding ways Allison and Faculty Senate Vice- not on the agenda and said it would we need to know what they think and Senate member John Allison pro- for the senate to become more effec- chair Bonnie Irwin to serve on the be more effective if these items of what they want,” Toosi said. posed a floating membership sub- tive and efficient. subcommittee. Toosi will chair the discussion are placed on future agen- Senate member Pat Fewell said it committee be established that would The subcommittee was estab- subcommittee. das. would be helpful to have the data on be responsible for drafting motions. lished by Faculty Senate Chair James “I’d like to see a little bit more Toosi recommended the faculty issues being discussed before the “Passions don’t run so high with Tidwell as a result of a letter to the efficiency and a little bit more effec- senate establish a subcommittee to meeting. See SENATE Page 2 2 Wednesday, January 13, 1999 The Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily Ban on Jamaican spellers police News blotter The Daily Eastern News is published daily, Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- sparks international tiff Alcohol violations ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly WASHINGTON (AP) – The national spelling bee – time to study, spelling bee officials imposed a new rule: during the summer term except during school ■ Timothy Robert Reno, 18, of vacations or examinations, by as innocent as apple pie, right? – has spawned an inter- To be eligible for this coming May's competition, PRINTED WITH the students of Eastern Illinois 617 W. State Road #1, was SOYINK TM national incident of sorts. spellers had to win a qualifying regional or local contest University. Subscription price: arrested at 2:40 a.m. on Dec. 29 $38 per semester, $16 for summer only, $68 all Young spellers from Jamaica, home of the reigning held no earlier than this Feb. 1. 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