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WIMMER ON THE PROVOST
President Wimmer takes a much needed break.
Ed. Note: The CAPITOLIST
recently spoke to SGA Presdient
Terry Wimmer about the
selection of the provost for
Capitol Campus. Last year, as
you may know, University
President Oswald set up much of
the process with intentions to do
most of the work over the
summer. During the summer,
however, Oswald suffered a
heart attack and was unable to
work. This, of course, slowed
the selection process a bit, but
now, he is back on the job.
We were interested in learning
just what had been accomplished
over the summer, at what point
in the process we now And
ourselves, and how effectively
the system seemd to be working.
The following is the context of
our interview.
Terry, would you re-explain
the selection process for those of
us who may have lost it over the
summer.
Certainly. A search
committee made up of faculty
members from University Park
and Capitol Campus was formed
to screen the applications. In
addition, a student committee
was formed to screen the
applicants and submit
recommendations to the search
committee. The search
committee then, based on its
findings and the student
recommendations, was to submit
a list of nominees to Oswald. He
was to extend invitations for
further consideration to the
people on this list. Briefly, that
is phase one of the selection
process.
What is the current status of
this phase?
Right now, phase one is
almost complete. The search
committee submitted its list to
Oswald in late July, but
Oswald’s heart attack
interrupted any more work on
the selection until recently. Up
until a few days ago, only one
man on the list had been
contacted, and he turned it
down.
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How effective is this process?
In other words, could Oswald
choose a provost without
consulting the list?
One of the things you have to
remember is that I think the
search committee chaired by Dr.
Lee had a good idea of the type
of guy that Oswald would want.
And I think this went into their
screening operation.
How about the students?
How much of a part in it did
they realh have?
I think that the part the
students played was for the most
part a token role. I think the
process is basically a farce.
Compared with the process used
in other schools, for example,
Boston University in an article in
1.1 FE magazine-they had
students in it all the way--the
role the students played here is a
token. Last year I said this
would happen, and it’s
happening.
Well, didn’t you have
something to do with setting this
up?
We were told that we could
set up a committee-we didn’t
have to-but what the hell else
could we do? 1 appointed
students who I thought had a
good idea of this school’s needs
and problems, and who were
competent enough to compare
these resumes. I think they’ve
done a fairly good job, but it’s
going all for naught.
Why?
Because the final selection
process is still going to be
Oswald’s. You’ve heard me bitch
about it before, and Tm still
opposing to it. Fm going to fight
it down to the end.
How can you fight something
like that, especially when the
post may be filled soon.
One thing we can do-and it
may be another token move-is
that the Senate may pass a
resolution condemning* the
whole selection process. And if
we do that, 1 intend to give this
to Oswald personally.
OK then, who did set it up?
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Oswald, for the most part. He
set up the process, but the
criteria were set up by the search
committee with some assistance
from Oswald’s office. So Oswald
knew how the process would
work and gave the committee
some criteria as well. Now, Lee
Levan sent a letter to Oswald
last year stating his concern that
the students were being
neglected, but that he felt that
Oswald was doing the right
thing. If you’ll remember, I
replied to that letter in the
CAPITOLIST stating that Levan
wasn’t looking to protect the
students.
Backing up a bit. What is
going to be the result of a
resolution condemning die
process?
I don’t know. Oswald is a
| strange type of guy. He seems
very receptive to student
involvement in University affairs
and, in fact, has made some
moves in this direction. But in
this matter, I feel he has
completely ignored the students.
So, in phase one the students
screened the applications but
didn’t have much to say about
who was sent to Oswald. Right?
How about phase two? What is
that to be like?
Right. Now in phase two, the
candidates in the job, will have
an opportunity to visit the
campus, and the students will be
able to sit down with them and
talk about their experience in
Student and Academic affairs.
The faculty Senate and
administrative staffs are to do
the same. But there has been no
process set up for our
recommendations as yet. We
don’t know whether we are to
submit our recommendations to
Oswald or to the search
committee. And we don’t know
for sure what role the search
committee is to play in phase
two. It’s slowly becoming a one
man show, and I’m violently
opposed to that. I don’t think
any one man-President or
Trustee or whoever-has the right
to make the choice alone or
without the students consent.
And now, the students do not
have a final vote.
None at all?
All we’ve been told about so
far in phase two is that Oswald
will make the final decision. It’s
rather hard to comment on
phase two when no guidelines
have been set up yet. I have
some ideas on it, but Fm sure
they’re quite different from
Oswald’s.
Would you sum up for us,
Terry?
Sure. By the time this is
printed, we will have talked with
one candidate. But like I said
before, we still don’t know what
will happen after that. And
unless the final recommendation
is submitted to Oswald from a
committee made up of students
and all facets of this campus, the
whole thing can be no more than
a failure. We’re not alone in this.
Some other students and faculty
members have expressed their
individual disgust of this
process to the SGA. We don’t
know yet how it will be done in
the final stages, other than that
Oswald will make the final
"decision. I hope we can do
better than that.
We need people who are
interested in all areas of
Campus Life and who are
willing to tell ethers about it.
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Juniors:
The Sigma Delta Chi sorority
wishes to extend a very warm
welcome to you upon your
arrival at Capitol Campus. We
feel that Capitol Campus
epitomizes the basic principles
of the Sigma Delta Chi sorority
in that it is a place where there is
a common bond of friendship
and working together in
harmony, that cannot be found
on many campuses of this sort.
We therfore extend the hand of
friendship and sincerely hope
that we can all work together in
harmony, first as a member of
the Capitol Campus Community,
and second (we sincerely hope)
as a member of the Sigma Delta
Chi sorority.
The Sigma Delta Chi soroity is
open to ALL girls of Capitol
Campus regardless of race,
religion or national origin. Our
sorority is a service and social
organization. By SERVICE we
mean that we perform such
charitable functions as: Blood
Bank donations, working with
the local schools, churches,
synagogues, etc. By SOCIAL we
mean that we try to establish a
bond of friendship not only
among the members of Capitol
Campus, but with other
campuses within the area by
having fund raising social events
that will give cause for our
students from other campuses.
During Orientation Week,
information will be available to
you in the Administration
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Lee Nell
Last year, if you remember,
the CAPITOLIST made some
vast improvement. We became
the first weekly paper on this
campus. And in doing that, we
expanded our coverage of events
and issues here at Capitol
Campus. In addition, the
CAPITOLIST went to a fester
and cheaper process-offset.
Printing a four page paper
every week, however, was no
small task. Our limited staff was
overworked to the point of
exhaustion. And the Editor, Ro
Scanlon, went from a bundle of
nervous wreckage to nearly
normal the day after the last
issue was printed. But such is the
life of a journalist.
In keeping with the last year’s
tradition of improvement, the
CAPITOLIST-’7l-’72 will
continue to expand coverage of
news, events and issues both on
campus and off. You have
probably noticed that we have
something new in the paper this
year-ads. These are made
necessary to pay for the printing
costs since the SGA budget was
less than expected. But these ads
can also provide a service to our
readers.
First, these ads are sold to
people who are willing to
support the campus and the
newspaper. I have been
pleasantly surprised at the
response I’ve gotten in the
Middletown area. These people
are interested in what happens
bn campus and really want you
to make the best of your stay
here.
Second, OK so they hope to
make a profit on your money.
But most of our advertisers have
goods and services which you’ll
be needing while you are here.
The ads will tell you where you
can buy products and,
sometimes, the prices. We will
even have discount coupons
from time to time-watch for
them.
Third, and this is most
Thursday, September 23,1971
Building for the purpose of
joining our sorority. WE ASK
ONLY ONE THING.... PLEASE
DO NOT APPLY FOR
MEMBERSHIP IN THIS
SORORITY IF YOU DO NOT
FEEL THAT YOU WILL BE
ABLE TO DEVOTE A
PORTION OF YOUR TIME
AND EFFORTS. IT WOULD BE
UNFAIR TO YOURSELF AS
WELL AS TO THE SORORITY.
Nevertheless, whether you
join the sorority or not, we again
say “welcome”, and if at ANY
time the sorority can be of
assistance to you in ANY
matter, PLEASE DO NOT
HESITATE to contact me or
one of the members of the
sorority.
Warmest regards,
Miss Sandy Styers, President
Sigma Deha Chi Sorority
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will enable the CAPITOLIST to
expand its coverage. We need
more pages. And the ads are
going to pay for these pages. I
make no apologies for
advertising; none are necessary.
The CAPITOLIST is happy to
play any part in .the betterment
of campus-community relations.
But you can help, too. Buy from
our advertisers when you buy.
Look for the sales-youll be
doing yourselves a favor. And
you’ll be aiding the
CAPITOLIST.
We need your help other
ways, too. In order to expand,
we need people. We need juniors
who are interested in learning
more about this campus, and we
need seniors who know a bit
about it now. But we need
anyone who is interested in
keeping up with events here and
having something to say about
the events. Getting involved on
the campus is not hard at all.
Join us. Isn’t that easy?
The CAPITOLIST this year is
going to be bigger. Hopefully, it
will be better as well. There are
going to be a lot of things
happening on campus this year,
and we want to report on all of
them. We hope to have an arts
page; sports will be expanding;
movies and record reviews are
planned. You can do any of
these things. Or bring new ideas
to us. If we have the staff, we
can go to 10 pages in no time.
And as you can see, there are
plenty of openings.
One other thing. We are
subscribing to the Intercollegiate
Press this year. This is like the
AP wire service for college
newspapers and should bring
some interesting news.
So, there it is. The
CAPITOLIST is not the only
way to get into this campus, but
it is one of the best ways. Bring
your ideas to us. All we need is a
little of your time. But I think it
will be well worth it. It is for
me, and fm the campus. Have a
good year.