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VOLUME 76, NUMBER 7
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN 48859
<    1993 CM LIFE
<517> 774-3493
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Trustees consider foregoing search
By Karen Joseph
CMC's Hoard of Trustees will
iniisuliT a motion to forego a
president ial search and ask
Interim President Leonard Iv
Clac hi a to drop the interim title.
Tlu* Board's policy and bylaws
committor prepared the resolu-
Hon for the Oct 1 mooting I!
passed. Plachta would ho the
next president, effective at that
time, said Sid Smith. Board
chai rman.
The motion departs from the
manual of policies, practices and
regulations that were amended,
adopted and approved hy the
Academic Senate November 2S,
195»2.
< Mir of t wo items the Boards
pohev and bylaws committee has
been working <>n. Stmt h said, was
exam mill*; t he manual The other
was an assessment of I'lachta's
pel -fin inaticc as interim "with the
idea of 'why would we do a search
il \\ e w< 'iv all happ\ wit h what we
bad
The   manual   was   deemed   out
dated     and     ineffective     by     the
Board at itsdulv  I a meet i no, t hen
thrown      out li\       member-.
Smith  said
The manual required the participation of l«i members including,
tour Board members, eight
Academic Senate faculty mem
hers with at least one representa-
five from cich college with a
faculty const it ueiic v. three student s chosen b\ t be St u del it (lov-
ernrneiit Association and one
Alumni   Board  member.
The policy was "big. hulkv  and
>impl\ did not work." Sm it h said.
I   bad   serious  concerns  about   it
and    I    know   some   other   Board
members <i i< I  as well."
The   Board   brought   experts to
campus   to   advise    members   on
effective search   policies and  pro
cedu res.  Sin it h   said
I >ased on t hot dat a t he Board
reviewed the existing policy and
decided t «> i n\ .«I idat e t hem.
Smith said the committee will
continue its investigation and
PLACHTA       a
White males hold
majority of high
level positions
By Erik Nehring
Minority representation in administrative positions docs not
represent  the student   body at ('Ml'.
Kxamination of top officials, including the president, provost, vice
presidents and deans shows a majority of positions filled by white
males.
One of six deans on campus is a woman and none is an ethnic
minority.
There are two women within the five associate dean positions,
with no ethnic minority representation.
James Hill, vice president for Student Affairs, is the single minority of four- vice presidents The four associate vice presidents are all
white males   The president  and provost are white males.
The numbers reflect a downgrading of minority involvement in
senior officer positions, said Angela Haddad. affirmative action
of f leer.
"We have affirmative action goals for all different types of jobs/'
she said    "We could deflnitelv do better
<   POSITION Page /
Committee formed
to search for new
athletic director
By Michael Gibbs ,   .       ., .    .      »    E
T       ...... suited   for   the job   by   February
 ~  Huron will then recommend one
Steps     to     replace     Athletic person   to   President   Leonard   E.
Director Dave Kcilitz began Mori- FMachta.
day   with  the  formation  of  a six Keilitz announced Ins resigna-
person search committee tion   in   dune  and   will   leave  the
Huss Hen on, vice president for university at  the end of May. He
Cniversity     Relations,     selected will become oxecut ive director of
the committee members. t|1(.   American   Coaches   Associa-
Herron has asked the committee to decide on 3-a people best Se    ADSEARCH Page 13
I IF F  Photo Jason Wambsgans
Interim President, Leonard E. Plachta, discusses the possibility of dropping the interim title.
Mergers unique for
Mich. MAC schools
Policy regarding roommates is unofficial
By Jill Behnke
A i • o u r I •' > > provided I ► v
Miuontv Alton- help-, minontv
students find other minor it v
room mat es
The office ot MmoritN Affairs
ami t he I lousing < M'fice work
together t<> t i \ ond accomodate
mm or it \ st udent s w ho mi^ht feel
culture shock when first arriving
at   ('Ml'.
Minority Affair- has had all
agreement with Housing for th<-
past t hi ee v ears to "t rv and accomodate students who request a
minority roommate, said Steve
Clark, .issistant director of
Minority Affairs The program is
riot a written policy set m -tone.
but a court < sv provided hv
Minority Affair- to help rnmoritv
students feel as comfortable as
possible,     he said
The program i- not w idek
known Clark -aid. .md not o
guarantee  from  Housing
"This fall. «Mmoiit\ Affairs.
ha<l about five or -i\ requests It
wo- not intended to he a broad
bo-o<i program The purpose is to
provide iit• w students with a -<• r
vice as re(ju«-t- were made in
t he  past       lie  -old
I hi-   service    i-   offered   during*
tin   summer   hoii-me assignment
process       It      i-     not      possible     to
-at of v a request  after   placement
( In k   said
Minority students can learn
about   this   service  during  a  "rap
-essi< >n at or lent at ion geared
specificallv toward new minontv
-t udent s.  he said
"This service i< not current l\ a
written policy, hot we can make
that   suggest ion." ( 'lark  said.
I I oils i iil; got "one or two"
requests tin- foil from minontv
-t udent - seeking . i mi rmrit \
roommate, said (iary Ciaffone.
d ir» ct i >r of   | b nising
( )ur office deals w it h ball
as-1gr i n t < ■ 111 -. not i oor11 assignments fill- request Would h«-
.given to the hall staff, who would
look .it it toi room as-aniline nt."
bi said Mousing ha- no w a v of
kn owing if a - j>«-<-1 lie reqi lest is an
at* •.•mpt at minor it \ match oil;.
( "i;   ffolie   saifl
< 'lark said the service i- not
y,eared to serve special   interests
"There are arguments that
(putting ininui it\ roommates
together > Will lsol.it e them, hut
^HH'never question why there are
Jill-white rooms. We never say
they are sepal at inu themselves I
look at it as st udent s finding peo
pie who are inter est mg and have
similiai interest- a- t hemselves."
Clark   said
I do believe it i- a good expel I
em •• for -t latent - to be able to
llioel people from different (III
t ore I nit I alsi, undersf iml wh\
a -Indent would want another
uufH oil \ roommate It - not a
form of isolation but an effort to
make   student-   comfortable'    he
s.lld
"When smi change your environment, like some of <>ur students who come from piedomin
ant Iv minority a i eas .md come to
this p red om i riant Iv white cam
pus, it con be ;i culture -hoik
(   laik  said
It (an be important for a
minontv student 1«> see a roommate who i- like them, someone
t hey ear i   relat e to." he -airI
According to  Tony Voisin, resi
dence complex manager, Mousing
\\,\-~ iiootflii.il pohev  to purposely
place minority st udents toj^et her
"We don't assign students to
housan<_» on 111 j - basis <if skin
<■( tlor.     he sold
I I oil-me, on t he basis of race is
illegal. \"oisin said Students can
request a certain person to live
with but. "race or color is no con
sequence t»» lis." he said   There is
no (plest ion of race on the housing
appl icat ion   f (inn,  \n • said
Most room- will not just have
two iniiiiint) -tudeiits together.
<lark said, but another one or
two who are not minority students The m i nor it \ student
wnu Id not be isolated from others.
I mt -til! would I ie able to live W it 11
one >t udent with -um liar it ies. he
said
('lark invited students with
concern or questions about this
service to contact him at the
Mmorit\   Affair- < >f»lce
"We are offering an option.
nothing more than that,    he -aid
Kenya! ta Partee. president of
t lie < >ruaiii/at ion for- Black I nit \
-aid she can understand why
minority students wont to be
with people like I hemselves with
sim i bar < xpei lent es
ROOMMATE f iq.-
By Melissa Balgenorth
Departmental     mergers    sitni-
,ii    to   t host-   heinj4   proposed   at
entral are not  common at other
Mid-American    Conference    universities in  Michigan.
Recommendations to incite
departments at CMC tame as
part of t he Academic Affairs divi-
siori s I'hase III budget reductions and program review recom-
mendat ions document
Western Michigan Cniversity
is moving in the opposite direction of Central, said Richard
Wright, WMl s associate vice
president   for Academic Allans
In 1 J»74. Wester ns public admi-
nist ration department split from
the political science department
when the university created a
doctoral program in public adnii-
nist rat ion
The two departments have not
considered recomhininj* since
.iiid no other mergers have
occurred  recently. Wright  said
Kastein Michigan I   n i versit v's
situation is similar* to that of
Western, although KMC recently
underwent a departmental merger.
Kastern recently combined its
finance, operations research
information systems        and
accounting departments because
of budget constraints, said
Donald Reunion. KMil's associate vice president for Academic
Affairs
That merger was unsuccessful
In    1 f)f)2,   the   accounting  depart
rnent       became      independent,
resulting  in  a successful  finance
and   computer   information   systems department. Reunion said.
Few negative repercussions
came as a result of the second
merger, he said
So* j MAC Page 2
Tanning salon might relocate
to site of former Chip Landing
By Marjory Raymer
One local business wants in
bring rays of sunshine inside
Rovee  Cniversity ("enter
ferry Spenco, manager of
Soiit h Seas Ta lining Salon, I .'{OS.
I'ine, approached Kim Kllertson,
vice president for Rusiness and
Kinance,    late    last    week   about
leasing space from ( lap Landing,
in  t he  I T< "s  lower level
Kllertson said S pence indicated m their meeting that both
sides "could make a buck" in a
joint   vent lire
Spence said he had heard talk
of privatization in the C( ' and
decided to have a chat with
Kllertson "
"With the number of students
and faculty on campus. I think it
would bring ("entral a lot more
money depending on the number
of units we bring in." Spence said
\ think it would be a good location and draw more people into
the ii\
Kllertson        said        he       was
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