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WHITTIER COLLEGE ^^^^ ^-^ October 31,1996 Quaker Campus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 Photo courtesy of Greg Phillips ► Poets Finish Season Men's cross country took third place in Conference and Women placed fifth after finishing 5-2 and 3-4 respectively at the championship meet last Saturday. pg 15 C A M .P U/IS ffl ► The Many Hats of Ed Malone There is a lot more to Ed Malone, Chief of Campus Safety, than just his occupation. Learn all about him inside. pg6 C O L L E G LEGE M ► Umm...BOO! Halloween night and nothing to do? Why not pass out candy in your residence hall to cute little neighborhood trick-O- treaters? Or what about checking out the Haunted House in the basement of Ball Hall? See story inside. pg 10 news you can use >- Welcome Sack, Phil! Phil Pizzino, the mail- room worker who last week vvent in for quadruple bypass surgery, is out of the hospital and continuing recovery at home with his wife. He plans to return to work when able, which will probably not be u; ber. Proposed Curriculum Emphasizes Connections, Excludes Interim CURRICULUM ► The ReVisioning committee, white far from finished with its task of revamping Whittier's curriculum, is currently considering a number of curricular proposals. by LORNA BELL QC Editor-in-Chief Curriculum revision has been the main topic ofthe faculty meetings recently, as the revisioning committee, a branch ofthe Faculty Executive Committee, attempts to finalize proposals and instate a new curriculum for the 1997-1998 school year. Although no official decisions or changes have been made, the committee has come up with a proposal called the October Curriculum which is currently under scrutiny by the faculty. The revisioning committee meets weekly and is made up of the Dean of Faculty and Provost, Richard Millman, Dean of Residential Life and Assistant Dean of Student Life, Dave Leonard, and professors Howard Lukfar, Crystal Brien, Glenn Yocum, Mary Finan, David Hunt, and Joseph Price. The committee also has one interim student representative, Vice-President of the Council of Representatives, Keristofer Saryani. The committee is in the process of taking applications for a permanent student representative. The October Curriculum includes the development of a common interdisciplinary course for all freshmen focusing on Culture and Identity, a restructuring ofthe math and science requirements, the elimination of January Interim, and the restructuring of paired courses. "Everything's up for grabs," Saryani said. "We are trying to create a curriculum which will follow the philosophy ofthe school as well as meet the needs of the students." The interconnectedness of knowledge, the appreciation of cross-cultural similarities and differences, and an intellectual excitement through a common experience are a few ofthe learning objectives ofthe October Curriculum. The theme of the new proposed curriculum is "Making Connections," and breaks down the various ways of "making connections" according to each year of school. (Please see page 4 for a Geology Program Closes CURRICULUM ► Professor of Geology Dallas Rhodes was notified last week that there will no longer be a Geology program offered at Whittier. The College is exploring an environmental science major as a possible replacement by PARUL PATEL QC Asst. News Editor Last Thursday, Oct. 24, Chair of the Faculty Fred Bergerson notified Professor of Geology Dallas Rhodes that the College will no longer offer a Geology major, but that the one hundred and two hundred level classes in Geology will continue to be offered as part of the liberal education program. The faculty were officially informed ofthe decision on the same Thursday at their midday meeting. "The manner in which the decision was made is very upsetting...it seems as though the school just wants to sweep this under the rug," senior Geology major Adam Bennett commented. A recommendation for the Geology and the Speech Pathology and Audiology majors regarding the future of both majors was made to all faculty in a memo last Feb. 19 by then Dean of Faculty Richard Millman. In his memo to faculty, Mill- man recommended that "the Geology and Speech Pathology and Audiology majors be eliminated. The process should be done in such a way that all students who are presently enrolled in either of these majors (or minors) do graduate in their usual time." v The decision was made, in part, through faculty involvement last Spring said Millman. The decision process requisitioned the Educational Policies Committee (E.P.C.) design criteria which were discussed with the Faculty Executive Committee (F.E.C.) and the Dean ofthe E.P.C. "If [E.P.C. and F.E.C] reached a consensus, then that would be the decision. If they did not reach a consensus the decision would be referred to the President for the ultimate decision," Millman said. There were two main reasons Please see GEOLOGY, pg. 5 ISSUE 09- VOLUME 83 "We are really still in preliminary stages...the faculty, the staff, as well as the students all have opinions which are going to be heard before any decisions will be rendered." —Dave Leonard sample four year schedule of courses.) Freshman year, students will be able to "make connections" between theory and practice in Lab Science courses, between culture and identity, and between themselves and at least one faculty member. These connections would be made through quantitative reasoning in mathematics, Freshman Writing Seminars, and the Culture & Identity (C & I) Course sequence. The C & I course would be an interdisciplinary course for all freshmen, team-taught in two large sections by two instructors. The course would run two semesters for three credits each. The course would meet three hours per week. During the fall semester, the course would include alternate Friday discussion sections of 15- 20 students who would meet with a faculty member and discuss the issues and ideas presented during class. The discussion session proposal is modeled after the freshmen seminars taught at Whittier during the 1980's. One ofthe specific objectives of the C & I 'course would be to introduce students to the liberal arts education as a means of understanding one's culture and identity through various disciplines. The hope is that the course will increase the quality and excitement ofthe freshmen learning experience, as stated by the Starting Points for the Freshman Exposure Course presented at the faculty forum in early May. The proposal suggests that sophomore year, students will "make connections" through paired courses, Math and Science in Context, as well as through aesthetic evaluations. The Math and Science in Context course (Please see the Oct. 3 issue ofthe QC for details regarding the course), is the only one of the many proposals which is in its final form and ready to go before the faculty, according to Millman. During their second year, students would need to fulfill an Aesthetic Exploration requirement which would include courses which examine dramatic productions, study artistic styles or survey musical forms. The goals of this course, according to Millman in a revisioning update, would be for students Please see PROPOSAL, pg. 4 Special Focus: ASWC Election SecneraKy Graphic courtesy Toni Amen On Nov. 6 and 7, students will go to the polls to elect the executive members ofthe 1997 Associated Students of Whittier College. Positions to be elected include president, vice president and secretary. This year, four candidates vie for the position of president, three for vice president and two for secretary. Find out about each of the candidates-their ideas, goals and past activities—inside. pgs. 8-9 >
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Title | The QC, Vol. 83, No. 09 • October 31, 1996 |
Publisher | Associated Students of Whittier College |
Description | The Quaker Campus (QC) is the student newspaper of Whittier College. The newspaper has been in continuous publication since September 1914. |
Subject | Student newspapers and publications -- Whittier College (Whittier, Calif.) |
Date | October 31, 1996 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
Type | image |
Format of digital version | jpeg |
Repository | Wardman Library, Whittier College |
Rights-Access Rights | Property and literary rights reside with Wardman Library, Whittier College. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections. |
Date-Created | 2013-10-16 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 1996_10_31_p001 |
OCR | WHITTIER COLLEGE ^^^^ ^-^ October 31,1996 Quaker Campus The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 Photo courtesy of Greg Phillips ► Poets Finish Season Men's cross country took third place in Conference and Women placed fifth after finishing 5-2 and 3-4 respectively at the championship meet last Saturday. pg 15 C A M .P U/IS ffl ► The Many Hats of Ed Malone There is a lot more to Ed Malone, Chief of Campus Safety, than just his occupation. Learn all about him inside. pg6 C O L L E G LEGE M ► Umm...BOO! Halloween night and nothing to do? Why not pass out candy in your residence hall to cute little neighborhood trick-O- treaters? Or what about checking out the Haunted House in the basement of Ball Hall? See story inside. pg 10 news you can use >- Welcome Sack, Phil! Phil Pizzino, the mail- room worker who last week vvent in for quadruple bypass surgery, is out of the hospital and continuing recovery at home with his wife. He plans to return to work when able, which will probably not be u; ber. Proposed Curriculum Emphasizes Connections, Excludes Interim CURRICULUM ► The ReVisioning committee, white far from finished with its task of revamping Whittier's curriculum, is currently considering a number of curricular proposals. by LORNA BELL QC Editor-in-Chief Curriculum revision has been the main topic ofthe faculty meetings recently, as the revisioning committee, a branch ofthe Faculty Executive Committee, attempts to finalize proposals and instate a new curriculum for the 1997-1998 school year. Although no official decisions or changes have been made, the committee has come up with a proposal called the October Curriculum which is currently under scrutiny by the faculty. The revisioning committee meets weekly and is made up of the Dean of Faculty and Provost, Richard Millman, Dean of Residential Life and Assistant Dean of Student Life, Dave Leonard, and professors Howard Lukfar, Crystal Brien, Glenn Yocum, Mary Finan, David Hunt, and Joseph Price. The committee also has one interim student representative, Vice-President of the Council of Representatives, Keristofer Saryani. The committee is in the process of taking applications for a permanent student representative. The October Curriculum includes the development of a common interdisciplinary course for all freshmen focusing on Culture and Identity, a restructuring ofthe math and science requirements, the elimination of January Interim, and the restructuring of paired courses. "Everything's up for grabs," Saryani said. "We are trying to create a curriculum which will follow the philosophy ofthe school as well as meet the needs of the students." The interconnectedness of knowledge, the appreciation of cross-cultural similarities and differences, and an intellectual excitement through a common experience are a few ofthe learning objectives ofthe October Curriculum. The theme of the new proposed curriculum is "Making Connections," and breaks down the various ways of "making connections" according to each year of school. (Please see page 4 for a Geology Program Closes CURRICULUM ► Professor of Geology Dallas Rhodes was notified last week that there will no longer be a Geology program offered at Whittier. The College is exploring an environmental science major as a possible replacement by PARUL PATEL QC Asst. News Editor Last Thursday, Oct. 24, Chair of the Faculty Fred Bergerson notified Professor of Geology Dallas Rhodes that the College will no longer offer a Geology major, but that the one hundred and two hundred level classes in Geology will continue to be offered as part of the liberal education program. The faculty were officially informed ofthe decision on the same Thursday at their midday meeting. "The manner in which the decision was made is very upsetting...it seems as though the school just wants to sweep this under the rug," senior Geology major Adam Bennett commented. A recommendation for the Geology and the Speech Pathology and Audiology majors regarding the future of both majors was made to all faculty in a memo last Feb. 19 by then Dean of Faculty Richard Millman. In his memo to faculty, Mill- man recommended that "the Geology and Speech Pathology and Audiology majors be eliminated. The process should be done in such a way that all students who are presently enrolled in either of these majors (or minors) do graduate in their usual time." v The decision was made, in part, through faculty involvement last Spring said Millman. The decision process requisitioned the Educational Policies Committee (E.P.C.) design criteria which were discussed with the Faculty Executive Committee (F.E.C.) and the Dean ofthe E.P.C. "If [E.P.C. and F.E.C] reached a consensus, then that would be the decision. If they did not reach a consensus the decision would be referred to the President for the ultimate decision," Millman said. There were two main reasons Please see GEOLOGY, pg. 5 ISSUE 09- VOLUME 83 "We are really still in preliminary stages...the faculty, the staff, as well as the students all have opinions which are going to be heard before any decisions will be rendered." —Dave Leonard sample four year schedule of courses.) Freshman year, students will be able to "make connections" between theory and practice in Lab Science courses, between culture and identity, and between themselves and at least one faculty member. These connections would be made through quantitative reasoning in mathematics, Freshman Writing Seminars, and the Culture & Identity (C & I) Course sequence. The C & I course would be an interdisciplinary course for all freshmen, team-taught in two large sections by two instructors. The course would run two semesters for three credits each. The course would meet three hours per week. During the fall semester, the course would include alternate Friday discussion sections of 15- 20 students who would meet with a faculty member and discuss the issues and ideas presented during class. The discussion session proposal is modeled after the freshmen seminars taught at Whittier during the 1980's. One ofthe specific objectives of the C & I 'course would be to introduce students to the liberal arts education as a means of understanding one's culture and identity through various disciplines. The hope is that the course will increase the quality and excitement ofthe freshmen learning experience, as stated by the Starting Points for the Freshman Exposure Course presented at the faculty forum in early May. The proposal suggests that sophomore year, students will "make connections" through paired courses, Math and Science in Context, as well as through aesthetic evaluations. The Math and Science in Context course (Please see the Oct. 3 issue ofthe QC for details regarding the course), is the only one of the many proposals which is in its final form and ready to go before the faculty, according to Millman. During their second year, students would need to fulfill an Aesthetic Exploration requirement which would include courses which examine dramatic productions, study artistic styles or survey musical forms. The goals of this course, according to Millman in a revisioning update, would be for students Please see PROPOSAL, pg. 4 Special Focus: ASWC Election SecneraKy Graphic courtesy Toni Amen On Nov. 6 and 7, students will go to the polls to elect the executive members ofthe 1997 Associated Students of Whittier College. Positions to be elected include president, vice president and secretary. This year, four candidates vie for the position of president, three for vice president and two for secretary. Find out about each of the candidates-their ideas, goals and past activities—inside. pgs. 8-9 > |
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