The Clarion Vol. 62 No. 15: ST. PAUL MINNESOTA 13 March 1987 Reduction in force tailored to future enrollment decline by Doug France the college and seminary has time employees. A professor on seminary. The PRC will also school graduation, we're posi­ Bethel College and Seminary been appointed to examine all sabbatical may not be replaced give insight into opportunities tioning ourselves to accommo­ will undergo a reduction in program areas to implement a but his or her classes will be for new programs and program date the shrinking student work force to match declining reduction in work force with­ offered the following year. improvements. The PRC is a pool." student enrollment. The 1987- out handicapping a student or a Classes with a historically low component of the Strategic 1988 budget has a gap of department. enrollment rate may be elimi­ Planning Process which is a se­ The shrinking student pool is $420,000 between income and Several methods will be used nated or offered every other ries of eight goals to guide the plaguing colleges across the expense that will be bridged by to try to eliminate outright fir­ year. Fewer sections of a given allocation of Bethel's resources. nation. Between 1982 and 1992 eliminating approximately ings to reach budget projec­ class may be offered. The reduction in work force the number of graduating high twenty faculty, staff, and admin­ tions. The college and seminary However, methods used to will not be completed until at school students will drop by istrative positions. "Wherever share seven faculty, staff, and reduce the work force are con­ least September of 1987. It is 38%. In small town Minnesota, possible, this will be done by administrative vacancies that tingent upon the recommenda­ part of a long term plan to keep where Bethel draws the bulk of natural attrition using existing will not be filled. A retiring tions of the task force. The task the college and seminary its students, the figures are vacancies, resignations, and re­ senior faculty member can be force is related to the Program healthy and to manage the af­ higher. To effectively meet the tirements to achieve the needed replaced by a junior member, Review Process, which is fairs of the institution better for decline in enrollment, a reduc­ downsizing with a minimum of realizing a savings in dollars. designed to determine the the future. "Bethel is not in tion in the work force is, in discomfort," stated President Three faculty members of the strengths and weaknesses of all debt," said President Brushaber. Dean Jessup's words, "A realis­ Brushaber in a communique college are resigning and their faculty and administrative pro­ "Anticipating the fact that en­ tic adjustment that needs to be directed to College and Semi­ positions may be filled by part- gram areas in the college and rollment depends on high made." nary personnel. "Nobody wants to lose a posi­ hi }-'-'i A. -;*'!- • • tion," said Dean Jessup. A task force comprised of faculty and administrative members from Outstanding faculty will be honored by Laurie Port The faculty approved a pro­ posal at their March 10 meeting establishing Faculty Excellence Awards. Beginning this spring, two awards will be given an­ nually to honor outstanding faculty: a Distinguished Teach­ ing Award and a Distinguished Service Award. Each award will be accom­ panied by $500 from a fund provided by the Dean. In addi­ tion, the recipient of the Dis­ tinguished Teaching Award will give the address at the initial convocation chapel in the fall, and the winner of the Distinguished Service Award will speak at a chapel later in Students take advantage of the unseasonably warm weather last Friday in Kresge courtyard. photo by George Wessman the year which focuses on Christian service and social justice. The proposal was initiated by Student Senate officers prepare for upcoming elections the Priorities Committee, who will be responsible for this by Brad Best tion President, Rod Schlauger about these changes. I've seen groups and a question/answer year's selection. Jim Johnson, Student Senate met on Wed­ emphasized, "We are the offi­ them as chaotic." The bill passed time." Chairperson Steve Bona- Professor of History and chair nesday, March 6, deciding on cial Senate for this year and we with a 10-5 margin in favor of sera concluded, "This is going to of the committee, said "We took the times and places for class will meet up until May 15." allocating $200 to MAPCS. be in conjunction with the Stu­ it upon ourselves to establish forums and establishing an elec­ One of the major concerns of dent Faculty Social Issue Com­ the awards. I've been here tion board. Al Lazar, Connie Old Business consisted of R & the previous week's meeting mittee." It is scheduled for the twenty-five years, and I felt it Jensen, Scott Nelson, Kim Swan­ F chairperson Brian Carrington was recently dismissed. Al­ second week in April. The bill was long overdue." son and Jess Elmquist volun­ reading Bill 28-21-1 and open­ though the Nursing Department was not discussed because it "The Priorities Committee teered to be on the election ing it up for discussion. is still in need of room, Beth had not gone through R & F. sat down to try and decide what board. Schlauger views MAPCS as "a Ferrin said, "they are not in would be a way to honor our wonderful opportunity for favor of the move" to the library. Senators also discussed the colleagues," said Johnson, "to The Junior senators will meet Bethel to gel involved in Min­ The Public Action Commit­ on-campus parking situation. say to them 'You have done with their class on March 16 at nesota" and as "a very orga­ tee wrote Bill 28-22-1 and have Potocki suggested, "We should something special, and we want 5:30 p.m. to find out the needs nized operation." An opposing planned an informative forum have a forum, showing the to recognize that.'" of those students. The other view came from Lisa Potocki on abortion which doesn't lake administration that we're seri­ After a year-and-a-half and class forums occurred earlier in who said, "I have not been a side on the issue. Kathy ous and have numbers to back the week. With elections com­ Faculty see p. 2 impressed that MAPCS is the Feverda added, "The forum will it up." Kim Swanson of SPC said ing up soon, Student Associa­ most useful vehicle to bring include alternatives, support they would handle it. Page 2 The Clarion 13 March 1987 Central America publications: useful for understanding by Eric Selbin in regular reporting from main­ Latin Americaq Regional Re­ vides a nice sense of the region, Ten years ago, most U.S. citi­ stream sources, the Christian port: Meico and Central Amer­ albeit slightly skewed to a Gua­ Fridoy, March 13 zens would have been hard put Science Monitor, New Orleans ica (Latin America Newsletter temalan perspective that all of Chopel: Dr. CK Zhang lo tell you much more about Times-Picayune, and Miami Ltd., 91-93 Charterhouse St., Central America is "Greater Central America than its loca­ VT: (H) Sr. Kare's, Herald provide thorough and London EClM 6LM, England). Guatemala" (which, in fact, it tion. Eighty years of constant consistent coverage of the One of the 12 weeklies that once was). It reports on each 7:30 pm U.S. military and economic in­ region. emerged from the old Latin country in most issues and of­ tervention somehow failed to America Report, this publica­ fers interviews with important Saturday, March 14 make any significant impres­ NACLA Report on the Ameri­ tion continues the tradition of figures and first-hand informa­ Theorre Procricum: sion on most people in the Uni­ cas ($20/yr„ 6 issues, from succinct, dimely,a nd highly in­ tion. Particularly noteworthy ted States. But the 1979 Nicara­ "Inrerclass Unossigned NACLA, 151 W. 19th St., 9th formative news with an eye features include the "Belize guan revolution pulled Central Floor, New York, NY 10011). toward the international busi­ Briefs" section, and periodic spe­ Disconnecred" 7:00 pm America out of obscurity. As Since 1966 the North American ness community—the bulk of cial reports—a recent one fo­ CC: Theorre Acriviry interest in the region has in­ Congress on Latin America has the articles focus on economics cused on the political debate Track NCAA Norionols, creased, so has ihe proliferalion published this bimonthly that or government stability. A back surrounding power-sharing in Chicogo of magazines and journals de­ focuses on what it describes as page of "Postscrips" touches Nicaragua (Oct. 3,1986)—filled voted to the region. "the political economy of the one just about every month in with facts on the people and The selection presented here Americas." Central lo each is­ the region. This same format is groups involved. This informa­ Monday, March 16 does not puport to be definitive. sue is "The NACLA Report," replicated in all the regional tive newsletter is interesting Chopel: Convocarion— Rather, it represents an over­ several articles on a single reports, and those interested in and, while probably not for the John Perkins view of some of the more useful theme. The writing and scho­ Central America may find the casually interested, well worth newsletters, magazines, and larship are uniformly outstand­ Latin America Regional Re­ a look for those committed to port: Caribbean of use as well. Tuesday, March 17 journals devoted to Central ing—many of the authors are understanding the region. America coverage.