CanoEule de souscription de rl.Jriiversite Concorcia '~ April 12, 1984 Breen rebuts Arbuckle Maag arguDient By Minko Sotiron In a memorandum to Psycho- at the March 2 meeting of Faculty logy Chairman Tannis Council, of the 51 people l Arbuckl~Maag, Vice­ recorded as present, there were Rector Academic 24 representatives from Divi­ Russell Br~en sions II and III, inclusive of refuted Departmental representatives, CO n · Divisional Deans and student t e n · representatives." In response to Arbuckle­ Maag's charge that the compro­ mise reached on the "Breen doc­ uments" had been breached, Maag mem­ namely, the heading of each aca­ orandum de­ demic sector by a Vice-Provost crying the Senate who would be recognized as hav­ decision to approve ing "decanal" authority both the " Breen docu­ within and without the Univer­ ments" restructuring the sity, he wrote, "the Vice-Provosts Arts and Science Faculty retain still 'with duly delegated (see last week's TTR) . authority' the responsibility for Breen answered her the normal day-to-day operation objection to the omis­ of Departments in their areas and sion of a statement in his convey recommendations on per­ documents giving "a sonnel matters through the Pro­ decanal responsibility". to the vost to the Vice-Rector, Academ­ Vice-Provosts by stating that those ic ." words were implicit in the phrase He noted, however, that "the "with duly delegated authority." Vice-Provosts in some areas are Furthermore, he contended that not Faculty Deans. They do not authority for contractual matters chair Faculty Council nor do they would be delegated down from the have overall responsibility for the Rector to Vice-Rector then in turn space in the Faculty. To interpret to the Vice-Provosts. them as such is to push the Pro­ The In terms of tenure, recommen­ vost into a no-man's land dations are made by the Division­ between Faculty Deans and the next al or Faculty Committees and Vice-Rectorate, Academic, which Thursday forwarded to the Rector through would subvert the principle that Vice-Rector, Academic, who is Arts and Science be headed by a Report made aware of the recommenda­ single authority. tions, but does not alter them. " It is obvious that the Vice­ will He argued that her statement Provosts have much more appearon that Divisions II and III have only 'decanal' authority than the 14 representatives out of Faculty Dean of Graduate Studies; it is June7 · Council's 62 is false. " If you take equally obvious that they cannot into consideration student repre­ have the decanal authority of a sentatives on Council, there are Faculty Dean." 22 representatives ... Moreover, See BREEN page 12 A & S Divisions II, III chairmen oppose new A & S structure All 16 chairmen sign statement To: J.W. O'Brien, Rector and II and III to · the principle that portant element in your deci­ Board of Governors, we as a powers and responsibilities to Vice-Chancellor Arts and Science be headed by a sion, as must be the recommen­ group of administrators respon­ the Deans of the Faculties of Fine (The chairman requested that the single authority whose rank is dation of Senate, but we respect­ sible for 14 departments of the Arts, Engineering and Computer TTR publish the following equivalent to Dean. fully suggest that any decision on Faculty of Arts and Science wish Science, and Commerce and statement.) We note, however, that while this issue which results in an un­ to bring to your attention our Administration. The Chairmen of Divisions II Council can make recommenda­ wanted structure being foisted concerns. Other reasons for our taking and III are unanimous in their tions on any topic it likes, the on two divisions of the Faculty of We are unanimous on the need this ·position are many and in­ opposition to . the new ad­ reorganization of the ad­ Arts and Science would be con­ for each of our divisions to be clude the sheer size of our divi­ ministrative structure proposed ministrative structure of the trary to the best interests of headed by its own chief ad­ sions (Division II is bigger than for Arts and Science. We deeply Faculty does not fall within its Concordia. ministrative officei::. These ad­ any of the three Faculties listed regret that the Council of Arts explicit jurisqiction (see Univer­ Si nce y ou a r e t he ad ­ ministrative officers must have above; Division III is equal in and Science chose to recommend sity Documents and Policies, ministrative officer who has the the powers and carry out the size to Engineering and bigger this structure in the full Volume A, Document A-32 ). We responsibility for formulating responsibilities of Deans and than Fine Arts); the complexity knowledge that there was recognize that the recommenda­ the recommendation that will must be recognized within the of our day-to-day operations, (in widespread _dissent in Divisions tions of Council must be an im- ultim~tely be brought to the University as being equivalent in See CHAIRMEN page 12 " • f I -' ,I ........ • • I " I "' '! Page 2 THE THURSDAY REPORI' April 12, 1984 I;)isputes Brian's Profiles Loyola argument By R. Bella Rabinovitch To the Editor: I am reluctant to continue the mine on which campus students public discussion of the relative would prefer to be housed. Even Hall escapes me. merits of the Sir George or could such a survey be devised, I Fortunately, since teaching, at Loyola campuses which has doubt if we would want to or the university level at least, is figured so prominently in recent could run the faculty on this not a particularly hazardous oc­ issues of The Thursday Report in basis. Suppose, for example, that cupation (although some pro­ response to youi interview with our students should reveal a fessors are known to have been Dean of Division I, Donat J. Tad­ preference for the Loyola shot by disgruntled students). deo (March 8, 1984). campus. such emergencies are rare. Pro­ Mavis Nicholls-D'Souza An outsider might conclude Where would we find the fessor Brian's final recommenda­ from some of these letters that laboratory space to accom­ tion is to make the Administra­ Graduate Students' we are still debating the feasibili­ modate them? Suppose, also, tion Building (which he finds has ty of a merger rather than about that our students should express a "deadening effect") "alive Association Secretary to celebrate our tenth anniver­ a preference for one campus,.on­ with students.'' I have usually I n 19 76 when Mavis sary as Concordia Uniyersity. As ly to express a preference for the found this Gothic building, the Nicholls-D'Souza was hired Domenic Pappadia of the CUSA other at some future date. Would most attractive on the Loyola by the University as a Board of Directors notes (March we then move back to the other campus, full of students on the secretary fo r the Graduate 29, 1984). such debates can only campu s? Professor Brian's many occasions I have been Students' Association, her of­ prove disquieting to students, "practical" means of "get[ting] there. fice was located in a cramped leaving them "alienated from the facts" does not bear much One might observe that the corner of the 2145 Mackay St. within their own university." looking into. Norris Building is not exactly building. In her 16-hour work However, I believe that a About half-way through his "user friendly," that there is no w eek she answered. the response to Professor Michael letter, Professor Brian an­ tunnel connecting the Hall and telephone, responding to in­ _Brian's letter (March 20, 1984) is nounces that he "would like to Norris Buildings, that the quiring students who had no in order since he might be read between the lines of Dean downtown campus is afflicted by idea of where else to turn. decorated with mementoes ot thought, as past chairman of the Taddeo's remarks." On the basis the same hazardous weather Her other activities included Concordia English Department of this exercise, he concludes conditions in winter as Loyola both her voyages to the Carib­ sending out newsletters and bea n and co l leag u es' and former, president of CUFA, that Dean Taddeo "seems to be and that the Hall Building also helping to prepare the social · postcards from trips abroad. to be speaking authoritatively on claiming that the Loyola campus has a "deadening effect. " Such activities which were the Her deeply religious nature is the Loyola Campus and its possi­ is in trouble, presu mably criticism coming from a faculty chief function s of the ble fu ture status (at least one because of the problems with member who had never taught reflected in the artifacts that association. grace her working space. faculty member that I -have enroll ment" (Professor Brian on the Sir George campus might Today, the association is In grade eleven Nicholls­ spoken to seems to have inter­ sounds the same melancholy understandably not be well housed in the Royal George. D'Souza became a member of . preted his remarks in this light!. note twice later, almost as if he received by faculty members Nicholls-D'·Souza' s busy Professor Brian professes to be were relishing this supposed housed there. the Pentacostal Church. Since 35-hour work week is spent in that time Christianity has unable to "follow" how Dean decline). However, similar criticisms of helping students take full ad­ become more than label· to Taddeo's plea for "a more However, apparently in an at­ the Loyola Campus, emanating vantage of the important ser­ Nicholls-D'Souza, an actual balanced distribution of tempt at even handedness, Pro­ from a Sir George faculty vices offered by the associa­ resources'' would leave us in a fessor Brian states that there is member are apparently to be -way of life.