Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Eastern Progress 1982-1983 Eastern Progress 4-7-1983 Eastern Progress - 07 Apr 1983 Eastern Kentucky University Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1982-83 Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University, "Eastern Progress - 07 Apr 1983" (1983). Eastern Progress 1982-1983. Paper 27. http://encompass.eku.edu/progress_1982-83/27 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Progress at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eastern Progress 1982-1983 by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol. 61/No. 27 Laboratory Publication of the Department of Mass Communications 14 pages Thursday. April 7. 1983 Richmond. Ky. 40475 Faculty Senate OKs suspension of evaluations By Beth Wilaon order to restore confidence in the Managing editor process." A proposal to suspend the man- Blanchard, who originally propos- datory student evaluation of in- ed the mandatory student evalua- structors for the next three tions of instructors in 1978, said semesters was approved by the when the proposal was adopted, university's Faculty Senate each department was directed to in- Monday. stitute s means of evaluating During the suspension period, the teaching. Oversight Committee of the senate According to the proposal, there will assess the "use and abuse" of is evidence that this hss not been the student evaluation process and developed in all departments and recommend any necessary changes "where it has been, it is not used to by April 1984. offset the apparently substantial According to the proposal, sub- weight given to the numbers pro- mitted by Dr. Paul Blanchard, pro- duced by the student evaluations in fessor of political science, improve- the tenure and promotion process." ment of instruction was the primary Also, according to the proposal, reason for instituting the student there has not been an attempt to evaluations and "there is little measure the validity of the evalua- evidence that the university has en- tion process or to determine if the couraged their use for that differences hsve any relationship to purpose." faculty performance. Blanchard said he made the pro- Several faculty senators raised posal ao that the "potential or alleg- questions about suspending the ed abuses" of the evaluation process evaluation process before it was could be studied. determined to be invalid or abused. The proposal states. "There is "Its like passing judgment before widespread feeling among faculty Photo by Pat Regan the trial," said Dr. Virginia that the student evaluation process Falkenberg, associate professor of Huns up has bean abused and/or handled lees psychology. Chad Luhman. son of Sunn and Raid Luhman, both university employees in the ravine last week. Chad is a thfrd grade student at Model Laboratory than satisfactorily by academic ad- Other objections to the proposal from Richmond, had a food time swinging from the many located School. ministrators, and these opinions . included the lack of evaluations for need to be examined and resolved in study during the suspension period. "We have to have ongoing data to Parties discuss goals evaluate the criteria," said Dr. Jay Rigga, associate professor of psychology. However, Dr. Bruce MacLaren, Presidential election candidates stress unity chairman of the nature! science department, said, "If we can call in- By Shanda PuUiam become cohesive and united, work- Presidential Candidates Forum done a fantastic job for the students have done an "excellent" job, "there to question the validity of what aMftef ing for the same goals Instead of marked the first time the candidates here st Eastern and I feel that we need to be some changes." we're using, it seems absurd to keep The student governing organiza- working for fragmented goals," said have been together to discuss goals have the leadership to continue with Ohlmann and Schickel said the on using it We want to be able to tions and the student body must Martin, presidential candidate. and issues. The election is set for this." students on campus need more en- look at student evaluations that unite and work for common goals, "The Momentum Party can unite April 19. "The Momentum Party seeks to compassing representation. have meaning." said the four Student Association this campus. United we stand; The Momentum Parly candidates carry on what has been established "We have students on our campus MacLaren added that me "validi- presidential candidates during a divided we fall. We've got to pull said they are hoping to continue the in the past two years," said who are not thoroughly ty of various instruments used forum in the Perkins Building together and work aa one team." work dona by the current ad- Stamper. "The name itself is very represented," said Ohlmann. "We needs to be addressed." Tuesday. Ohlmann. also running for 8A ministration of Carl Kramer and appropriate because we feel that we have black students. Greek According to senate chairman Dr. Annette Ohlmann and Martin president, said the Student Aseocia Neil Dimond, which has served for do not need to lose any of the ad- slmlanls. lantaw wiwieilstudents and William Morrow, professor of Schickel of the Impact Party and tion is "a powerful body if we unite, the past two years. vancement that we've had over the international students who have not economics, the proposal will be sent John Martin and Bruce Stamper of if we collect ourselves, if we work "Our party name is the Momen- past two years, such as Mission been represented. to university President Dr. J.C. the Momentum Party agreed that cohesively, aa John said, with the tum Party so we can keep carrying ModeL" "I feel as amain goal, something Powell and to the university's effective student representation can members of Interdorm, if we work on strongly the momentum that Martin Schickel candidate for we aa the Impact Party hope to do Board of Regents for approval. be accomplished only by working with students from all walks of the Carl and Neil have provided for us vice president on the Impact Party is to implement a unified voice for In addition to the suspension and together. campus." here at Eastern," said Martin. ticket, said although he and all these students." study of student evaluations of in- "We want to see the students The Student Association "The New Direction Party has Ohlmann trunk Kremer and Dimond (See Impact Back Page) structors, a proposal was also pass- ed to conduct an evaluation of all academic administrators no later Hairston charged with assault Periscope than May 1984 and to study the development of the instrument and Progress staff report junior corrections major, withdrew Ohio, remained in Madison County procedure to be used for that Ed Hairston will be arraigned from the university Monday. Jail under a $5,000 surety bond evaluation. Monday. April 11. in Madison Coun Hairston was a tailback on the after Madiaon District Judge The proposal, which will also go ty Circuit Court on a felony charge university's football team and its George Robbing ordered the case to to the president and the regents, in- of first degree assault. leading rusher last season. Blount, be transferred to circuit court. cludes s statement that the process Matte 10-12 of evaluating academic ad- Hairston, 21, waa arrested around a 19-year-old business management Court-appointed attorney Robert 2:30 am Saturday, April 2, after major from Jackson vile, Fla., is a Moody will represent Hairston. ministrators should include a university freshman Alvin Blount split end for the team. significant leadership role for the Blount said Wednesday he was Hairston did not enter a plea to faculty and the Faculty Senate. waa stabbed in the second floor Bobbins during his appearance hallway of O'DonneU Hall. "feeling fine" and waa "up walking around." Monday. Blount was taken to Pattie A. Blount said ha waa wounded Football coach Roy Kidd could Clay Hospital and is expected to be below his navel but would not com- not be reached Wednesday after- released Friday. ment about the drcumstances of the noon for comment. According to the Office of Stu- incident. The felony charge is punishable dent Affairs, Hairston, who waa a Hairston. who is from Mansfield, by 10 to 20 years in prison. University student to campaign for city commission position ByTbm students wil be out of the precinct Ne for the summer. Murphy said he is For the first time in recent times, planning to **""p^lg" by asking at least, the primary for the Rich- students to vote by absentee ballot. mond City Commissioner's race will "I urge students to finally join include a full-time university together and be beard May 24," student Murphy said "It's important for all Not only is junior psychology ma- of us to take an active interest." jor Lee Murphy, 20, the only stu- "I don't really have any campaign dent, he is also the youngest can- promises, but I would like to say didate to file for a city office. that I would fully represent the stu- Fifteen candidates have filed for dent and the young people of the office. The field will be narrow- Richmond." ad to eight after the May 24 The only other university student primary. There are four city com- who has run for a city office* is mission positions open, which will David Shaw, 28, whan he ran for be determined in the November mayor of Richmond in the 1981 elec- election. tion. Shew, a part-time student at Murphy, a Richmond native, has the time, was also the youngest per- Searching for gold served on the Republican State Con- son ever to have run, before Bob Lanter.