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May 27. 1977 Registrar offers 'unique' system COPE sets goals of for identification alternative efficiency, ByKathyKruse "WHAT YOU'RE talking about is determine whether specifics should be will fulfill requests for transcripts, department planning Staff Reporter being discussed across the country." released. according to Brewer. Brewer said of individual rights of By Tom Griesser FIRST. DEPARTMENTS must A Social Security number system is detail the instruction and programs privacy. "Personally, I know of no ABOUT 15 students have signed "A CERTAIN amount of biographical not the only method used by the liabilities pertaining to the registrar's restrictive waivers this year ac- Increased efficiency and the available to students, which includes a University to identify its students. cording to Dickinson. information is available through our development of four-year planning profile on each faculty member, office in using Social Security numbers office, but I couldn't discuss any per- "Unique" numbers can be assigned as identification. within academic departments and methods of evaluation, enrollment "We're really protecting the rights of sonal information without written service areas are the goals of the figures, placement of graduates and to students preferring identification "We don't, to my knowledge, release a minority." Dickinson said of in- other than their Social Security num- permission in advance," he said. Committee on Program Evaluation advising capabilities. any information which has not formational access, "but it makes it The registrar strives to maintain bers, according to Cary Brewer, previously been authorized by the i COPE I. Academic departments must also tough on the majority of students." standards which comply with the law, The committee, created in fall, 1975 evaluate the quality of faculty based University director of registration. student, regardless of his iden- Having experienced other iden- Brewer said, "But we're not into by Academic Council, requires each upon factors such as research and In accordance with the Family tification." he added. tification formats. Dickinson said the Educational Rights and Privacy Act of security. We're not a police force and department and academic service unit honorary achievements, grants and Derek D. Dickinson, director of use of Social Security numbers is good. we don't have the people power to 1974, the University provides students standards and procedures, confirmed to undergo a self-review process every peer evaluations. "It relates to driver's licenses, credit enforce regulations beyond a certain four years, according to Dr. Richard with nine-digit alternative iden- Brewer's speculation. cards, that sort of thing. It makes degree." D. Hoare, chairman of COPE. Analysis of departments based on tification numbers upon request. "The primary function of this office students more identifiable," he said. Brewer described the course of action The findings of the reviews are public and University service is Presently 40 University students l standards and procedures l is to locate Brewer also supported the use of possess the "999" numbers, which required of students who want to submitted to COPE in the form of a required by COPE That includes the the student directly, and obtain per- Social Security numbers as identifiers. eliminate their Social Security num- Brewer said are necessary in order to mission to give out information on comprehensive report, Hoare said. level of faculty and student in- 'You'll find that is the common way bers from University records. COPE then checks those reports for volvement in University governance deal with "a fervor that exists in him." Dickinson said. "It is a pain- of handling identification at univer- relation to the release of personal "There is no formal procedure em- completeness and forwards them to the and public service through con- staking task to contact every student sities," Brewer said, adding that the ployed by our (the registrar's) office," identification." for which information is sought, but provost and Deans Council for review. sultation and leadership in community University switched from a non-social Brewer said, "but there are two "IF A DEPARTMENT seems to be organizations. Brewer said he thinks the substitute we're trying to respect confidentiality security system in 1967. number system attempts to reduce situations involved with students who having problems, these reports provide Each department must also compare of all student records." "Logistically, it's the way to go as the acquire unique numbers." fears that interconnections between the council of deins and the provost itself to similar departments at other Dickinson said unless a student signs number of students increases," he said with the basis to meet with the federal, state and local agencies will a waiver forbidding release of all in- universities in terms of services of the present system. department to rectify the problem," create power "of the Big Brother formation pertaining to him, the Office AS HIS FIRST example, Brewer said provided and available resources. A signed statement is now required of students admitted as entering fresh- Hoare explained. variety." of Standards and Procedures will students before the registrar's office men or transfers are given the option of Although internal review has long Finally, departments must develop a providing the admissions office with been a University practice, the four-year timetable for development Social Security numbers. creation of COPE, based on a based upon projected resources and Alternative identification numbers suggestion by the provost's office, enrollment. are automatically designated to marked the first specific long-range students choosing not to reveal their planning required of departments and CHARLES L. MEANS, vice-provost Social Security numbers, Brewer ex- service units, according to Hoare. for academic services, is supervising plained. "Basically, they write these reports the COPE ev iluation of all academic Those who do not have Social following the missions and goals of the service units at the University, in- Security numbers, such as foreign University, stating what their own cluding areas such as library services, students, receive numbers which they missions and goals are," he said. financial aid, the audio-visual use temporarily for identification," he "Then, in terms of these goals, they department and the computer center. added. state what they have done in the past "In the second case, we are dealing four years and what they plan for the Hoare said eight academic depar- with students who are already next four years." tments submitted COPE reports last registered at the University. Since Also. COPE established the first set year. Twelve departments are un- these students already have their Social of specific criteria for this self- dergoing review this year, although Security numbers on file, they need to analysis. Hoare said. only three have submitted reports so contact the registrar's office so the Academic departments must submit far, Hoare said. change can be made," Brewer said. reports to COPE containing in- He added he expects the remaining There is no charge for the procedure, formation pertaining to five wide- nine reports to be submitted to the which Brewer said is simple. ranging categories. committee by the end of this summer. Stolz rebuts committee report on honorarium N»«ipholo by Greg Smmtod MARSHA I- BENNET, sophomore fashion merchandising major, concentrates on sketching in By BUI Eitep had every right to expect that the history, were unavailable for com- the Gallery of the Fine Arts Building. Exhibits for the Undergraduate Art Show are currently on and Tim Sullivan funds should have gone to the ment. display in the Fine Arts Gallery S a.m. to S p.m. Monday through Friday, and I to S p.m. Copyright 1977 Ih. BO N*wt University for the football program." Saturday and Sunday through June 1. University head football coach When reached Wednesday, Stolz said STOLZ WAS also mentioned in the Denny Stolz continues to refute fin- "I have no idea whatsoever" on why report's section which dealt with dings which appeared in a Michigan the committee's report said that the MSU's annual Football Bust. State University (MSU) select com- "event" was an MSU fund raiser. According to Terry Braverman, Winter GPAs increase slightly; mittee report on possible National "There really is no question in my director of the Ralph Young Fund, Collegiate Athletic Assn. and Big Ten mind," Stolz said. "It was not a MSU MSU's official athletic department Conference violations that occurred function. I was speaking and en- fund raising arm, the "Football Bust" no overall increase predicted while he was coach there. tertaining. My wife was with me. is not conducted by the University. In Wednesday's News, Stolz, who "IT IS not uncommon for coaches to By Roger K. Lowe (2.281. mathematics (2.311 and statistics, economics and o- was hired as Bowling Green head speak for high fees all over the "The Football Bust was estaolished Staff Reporter economics (2.32). perations research were lower than coach last December, denied that he country," Stolz said. "I viewed that many years ago as a way people who "We haven't received any com- other grades at the University.