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Evaluation Program Gains Attention
The University’s self-evaluation
program slowly is winning atten
tion for its potential and promise.
President Eric A. Walker says
his mail from college and univer
sity presidents has been heavy
since this self-study was first an
nounced on July 1 of last year.
“What these presidents want to
know, primarily,” he reports, “is
(1) how are you doing it? and
(2) what are the results?”
The first question, he says, .is
conclusive evidence that many in
stitutions have comparable studies
under consideration.
The second, he explains, is a
little more difficult to answer, es
pecially since fewer than one
fourth of the University’s 65 de
partments have been examined
thus far.
“But, in the main,” the Pres
ident adds, “I think it is only fair
to say that I have been very much
encouraged by what I have
learned about the departments in
these first evaluations.
“We still have a long way to go
in some areas, and I know that
future evaluations are going to be
both good and bad, but it would
be a mistake to assume that I am
less than optimistic about the
whole undertaking.”
Before the summer months
bring an enforced lull in the eval
uations, from 15 to 20 depart
ments will have undergone the
scrutiny first, of the department
itself, and then of a team of three
or more distinguished visitors. .
“The word ‘distinguished’ is
clearly deserved in this instance,”
President Walker says, “because
we have been very much im
pressed by the character and abil
ity of the men who have come to
our campus to undertake these
evaluations.”
Only a few people have turned
•down invitations to serve in this
capacity, he notes, and most of
them have called to ask whether
dates could be changed to con
form with their schedules.
“These men think so well of this
program,” the President reports,
“that none of them want to miss
it if they can possibly arrange
it.”
Dr. M. Nelson McGeary, who
serves as secretary of the five
man Standing Committee on Eval
uation, says the evaluators, usu
ally three in number, arrive on
campus Sunday night, having pre
viously been supplied with copies
of the department’s self-evalua
tion and other data, undergo a
general briefing by one or more
members of the committee, and go
to work early Monday morning.
Evaluations average about two a
month.
The evaluators make their own
rules. Over a period of three days,
they will usually talk to the Dean
of the College in which the de
partment is located, to the de
partment head and others m the
department, to undergraduates,
graduates, and sometimes the
members of other departments.
HIGH ACRES COLLEGIAN
They report orally to the Pres
ident before they check out
Wednesday, and endeavor at least
to get started on the outline of
a written report.
“The oral report does not differ
radically from the written report
except, perhaps, that the oral re
port deals more directly with per
sonalities than does the written
report,” the President says. “I
have found these reports both
frank and forceful.”
The President further noted that
he has been both surprised and
disappointed by the reports thus
far.
“I am more convinced than
ever,” he confides, “that we have
some very good men and some
very good departments at this
University,
“But the picture is not uni
formly good. There is a lot of
work to do and, with the help of
these evaluations, I think we
should get started on the rebuild
ing job as soon as possbile.”
The President meets with each
department, after its members
have had an opportunity to study
the written report of the evalu
ators, and the findings are dis
cussed in an atmosphere of gen
eral good-will.
“I think, and I hope, our fac
ulty members understand that I
am not looking for the opportu
nity to find fault in this oper
ation,” President Walker says. “It
Would be closer to the truth to say
that all I wish to get out of this
evaluation program is a better
University.’’
President Walker says he will
look to each department to initi
ate its own program of self-im
provement.
“It will be my job,” he adds,
“to make it as easjr as possible
for each department to achieve
distinction, either by furnishing
the funds it will need to get
started on the job, or by speeding
any executive action that may be
found necessary in the rehabilita
tion process.”
The President said he thought
it would be unwise to name the
“good, bad and middling” depart
ments at this stage of the
operation.
“Much more important,” he in
sists, “is that we learn something
about ourselves through these
self-evaluations, and then set out
to overcome our more serious
shortcomings.”
Turning to statistics for a mo
ment the President said his meet
ings with the evaluators range
from one to two hours, their type
written reports from eight to ten
single spaced pages, and the fol
low-up meetings with department
personnel another one or two
hours.
“It is too early to say what ex
actly will result from these evalu
ations,” one member said, “but
the outlook is good. I am con
fident that the total experience
will be valuable.”
Highacres Bowling Team On Way To Victory
HIGHACRES BOWLING TEAM . . . LEFT TO RIGHT, FIRST
ROW: WAYNE MICHAEL, 808 GARRISON, HANK GROBELNY.
SECOND ROW: LEE HILDEBRAND, AL TENCZA, AND BILL
SLATTERY.
The Highacres Bowling team has slowly but surely put itself in the
position of obtaining the Anthracite League. Although the scores of
the various games are not available, the team has the remarkable rec
ord of seven wins and only one loss. Members of the team, shown above,
are Bob Garrison, A 1 Tencza, Wayne Michael, Frank Grobelny, Lee Hil
debrand, and Bill Slattery as alternate. These boys, and all of the boys
playing sports for Highacres deserve a round of applause from the stu
dents for their whole-hearted participation in the various sports.
ANTHRACITE SECTION
FIFTH ROUND STANDINGS
AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1962
CHESS Wins Losses
Pottsville 5 0
Hazleton . ;.. 3 2
Scranton ...: 2 4
Wilkes-Barre ..................... 0 4
BOWLING Wins
Hazleton 6
Scranton 3
Wilkes-Barre 1
Pottsville 0
TABLE TENNIS Wins
Scranton 6
Wilkes-Barre 2
Hazleton 1
Pottsville 1
Science-Fiction Books
Donated By Student
Mrs. Mary Perry announced
March 2 that Mr. Edward Soltis,
an EET Student, donated the fol
lowing new science-fiction books to
the Highacres Library.
Hartley, L.P. Facial Justice.
N.Y., Doubleday, 1960.
Barzman, Ben. Twinkle,
Twinkle Little Star. N.Y.,
Putman, 1960.
Anderson, Paul.—Three Hearts
and Three Lions. N.Y.,
Doubleday, 1961.
Mills, R.P.—O Decade of Fan
tasy and Science Fiction.
N.Y., Doubleday, 1960.
Nourse, A.E. Tiger by the
Tail. N.Y., McKay, 1961.
Knight, D. Far Out. N.Y.,
Simon and Shuster, 1961.
Deadline for news for the next
issue of the Collegian is April 16.
MARCH 16, 1962
tiosses
Losses
Highacres Downs
Wilkes-Barre
The Highacres Five downed the
Wilkes-Barre Campus on Jan. 29
by a score of 83-67. Tom Randis
led the attack with 20 points. H.
Sheidy cashed in for 18, with C.
Milora going in for 14, and J.
Fulton helping with 13.
Bonawitz and Baron were high
for the losers with 14 each. Jones
helped with 13 points.
Highacres Takes
Scranton Campus
The Hazleton Camnus avenged
an earlier loss by defeating the
Scranton Campus by a score of
90-74. on February 19, 1962. John
John Rosenstock led the attack for
the locals by scoring 24 points.
.Toe Fulton was next with 22, arid
H. Scheidy and C. Milora had 16
and 13. respectively.
DeSanto was high for Scranton
with 41, and Brazil was next with
16.
Pts.
36
26
14
Pts.
26
12