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PINION ACCENT. ,SPORTS INDEX Accent .......................... 15 Status quo Ithaca 101 Olympian alumnus Classifieds .................... 20 Comics ......................... 21 Recent promotions keep Ways to make the most of Fitzgerald '93 competes on 2 2 Opinion ......................... 12 College at a standstill 12 the 1996-97. academic year ·17 the U.S. handball team Sports ........................... 23 The ITHACAN The Newspaper for the Ithaca College Community VOLUME 64, NUMBER I THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, )996 28 PAGES, FREE FILL IN THE BUBBLES Longin exits ',' provost post Seibert named as interim; _Longin to pursue other jobs By Alex Leary "[Ithaca College] has , . and Andrew Tutino just been a spectacu­ Ithacan News Editors lar opportunity. I can't .. Ithaca College Provost Tho­ mas Longin has left the College conceive of having on sabbatic leave during the 1996- been at a better place 97 school year. He does not plan at a better time and to return. ·The announcement was made having the opportu­ earlier this month by Ithaca Col­ nity to really make a lege_ President James J. Whalen. contribution to the Longin was replaced by associate enhancement of the provost Mary Lee Seibert, who will serve as acting provost. equality and stature "Tom has served the College and visibility of the · The lthaean / Scott McDermott well in a number of important institution. " Graduate Student Sandy Knutsen prepares her schedule for the new semester whlle sitting on a roles since he first came to Ithaca -Thomas Longin, provost bench overlooking the fountains In front of Dllllngham Hall. as a member of our history fac­ ulty in 1973," Whalen wrote in a prepared statement. During his leave, Longin, who "With.a presidential transition has been provostsince 1985, will r ........ ~- pending·and Tom:s d~ toseek:~- ._.pucsue new professional oppor­ eT program~n probatiOh other opportunities, the Board of tunities. He will also work with Trustees and I agreed that given Whalen on a number of special Accredited status not in danger, College officials say his longtime significant service projects. to the institution, Tom deserved Longin said he is actively aca campuses to have a leave during which he seeking a new job. "I definitely By Alex Leary • It must address specific cur­ could plan in a thorough and will be in the market this year, Ithacan News Editor INSIDE ricular problems meaningful way for his continu- and I have every intent in being The Ithaca College physical • See related story, page 9. Normally, probationary accredi­ ing career development." in a different position come July therapy program has been placed on tation will not extend beyond two Seibert has been employed by 1997," he said from his home probationary accreditation following years, said Liz Edwards, assistant the College since 1990, serving in yesterday. a review by a national commission. APTA, ·"the classification of proba­ director in the department of accredi­ ,. the role of associate provost. "[lthacaCollege] has just been The decision was made in early tionary accreditation shall be granted tation for APTA. i' "Mary Lee has been here six a spectacular opportunity," May by the Commission on Accredi- · when there is clear evidence of cir­ However, the College has been ......• years. She has been working as Longin said. tation in Physical Therapy Education cumstances which jeopardize the quick to react to the report. In July, .. associate provost for that time, "I can't conceive of having (CAPTE), an independent firm hired capability of the sponsoring institu­ the College sent a progress report to she has been a member of the been at a better place at a better by the American Physical Therapy tion to provide acceptable education CAPTE and is optimistic the proba­ [president's] cabinet, and she is time and having the opportunity Association to detenni ne a school's experiences." tion will he dropped after the com­ very knowledgeable," Whalen to really. make a contribution to accreditation status. In its report, CAPTE cited three mission meets again in November. .. said. "She has worked with Tom the enhancement of the equality 'Tm very upset," President James reasons for the probation: In fact, in a self-study in preparation t. Longin for all of these years and and stature and visibility of the J. Whalen said Tuesday. "I didn't like • The College needs more class- forrcaccreditat_ion, the College iden­ has worked with me and the fac- institution." the word 'probation.' I didn't think room space tified the communication and space ulty very closely." See LONGIN, next page we deserved it." • It must improve communica­ According to the bylaws of the tion between the Rochester and Ith- See PT, next page Metzger named new College enrollment dean Nationwide search yields no· lot of things that the other people Internal problems in the finan­ the unsuccessful search that didn't have." cial aid office added to the extra waiting for a new president to de­ suitable candidates, Whalen says Previously, the College had a workload Metzger faced, causing cide what to do with the position tion, Whalen said. Forty-seven can­ dean of enrollment planning, but Whalen to decide it was time for a would be detrimental to the Col­ By Andrew Tutino didates submitted applications and the position was vacated. Whalen change. lege. Ithacan News Editor three were brought to campus for attempted to combine the position "The second problem we had at "I did not want this to go on for Larry Metzger, the current di­ interviews. with the director of institutional that time was that we had a change another coupk of years. The lifc­ rector of institutional research at "In reviewing the candidates, -research after the vacancy. The di­ in the directorship of financial aid. hlood of this im,titution starts at the Ithaca College, has been named the they did not fit the College for a rector at that time was Metzger. Larry was running institutional re­ admissions office doors, and in fi­ new dean of enrollment planning, number of reasons," he said. However, Whalen said, the posi­ search, he was basically doing 50 nancial aid we arc running over 30 effective Sept. I, 1996. "That is why, after talking to tion turned out to be too much for percent of financial aid and trying million dollars of institutional fi­ Metzger' s appointment by Presi­ Carl [Sgrecci] and the search com­ one person to handle. to coordinate the other offices," nancial aid. That is a big responsi­ dent James J. Whalen puts him in mittee, we decided that we did not "When Peter Stace, the fonner Whalen said. bility," Whalen said. charge of the Offices of Admis­ have a candidate after the search," dean of enrollment planning, left "We realized that wasn't work­ "We needed coordination, and I sions, Financial Aid, the Registrar Whalen said. several years ago, we made a val­ ing, so we decided to go ahead and felt we really needed to appoint and the Bursar. The College's goal Metzger was not an initial .can­ iant attempt to try and control ex­ have a search," he said. · somebody and Larry would be a is to combine these offices into a didate for the position, nor did he penses and so forth, and we thought Last year Whalen removed good candidate for the job," he one-stop area for students to take apply for the job, Whalen said. we could deal without that posi­ Metzger from the supervision of said. care of all of their needs. "I looked at all the candidates, tion," Whalen said. admissions, financial aid and other Martha Grey, the former associ­ Metzger's appointment comes and I looked at Larry [Metzger]," "We asked Larry to supervise areas, placing them under the con­ atcdirectorof institutional research, at the end of a nationwide search for he said. "I felt with Larry's experi­ the area but also to continue to be trol of Vice President and Treasurer is the new director. the position in which no candidates ence in financial aid, admissions, the directorofinstitutional research. Carl Sgrecci. Metzger was unavailable for were found suitable for the posi- and institutional research he had a That was a mistake," he said. Whalen felt upon com;,letion of comment. 2 THE lntACAN AUGUST 29, 1996 PT LONGIN Continued from previous page Continued from previous page needs. given to the College after they vis­ Whalen said the main concern ited here last semester, that sug­ CAPTE cited was insufficient class­ gested probation. room space. In the past, physical 'They simply said, 'Yeah, you therapy classes were held in the need more space,"' Whalen said .. Axiohm building located adjacent The APTA then sent its findings to to the College on 96B. But when the CAPTE for a vote. When CAPTE's College ended its lease with Axiohm report came back, they cited more last year, it developed a plan to problems. build additional facilities. In a letter to physical therapy In the meantime, the College students announcing the probation, built modular classrooms this sum­ Richard Miller, dean of the School mer adjacent to Smiddy Hall.