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WHITTIER COLLEGE uaker March 19,1?98 ampus COLLEGE Adam's Bomb? Professor Steve Gothold reviews Adam Sandler's latest, The Wedding Singer. S P O R Made in the Shade Aaron Shade threw his first shutout of the year against U.C.S.D. The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 OPINION TOPIC Sweat, Child Of Mine Students and faculty discuss whether sweat shops are a necessary evil. U CAMP U,S 1 Shake it \\,( Up, Baby We go on a quest to find the best darn milkshake in Uptown. Gerald Adams to Leave Whittier Amy Mass to Retire ■ ADMINISTRATION by Adam Pava QC Editor-in-Chief Registrar Gerald Adams announced on Monday, March 16 that he will be leaving Whittier College at the end of this year to take aposition as registrar at Grin- nell College in Iowa. He has worked at Whittier for 28 years. Adams was offered the job on Friday, March 13 and accepted the following Monday. He said that he had been actively searching for a new position "for a while." "It's a great opportunity, a great institution, and a little closer to my family on the East Coast," Adams said. His new position at Grinnell will begin on July 1. Provost and Dean of Faculty Richard Millman said that "Dr. Adams has contributed an enormous amount to Whittier College. . . We take pride in his richly deserved success with his prestigious appointment at Grinnell College." Adams said that "in addition to being Registrar [at Grinnell College], I will be actively involved in institutional research, which makes the offer additional- Gerald Adams. Liza Gerehman/QCAsst Photo Editor ly attractive." He added that while Grinnell is not a Quaker institution, thereis aQuaker community in the city of Grinnell, "which was a bonus." Millman said that Whittier College will form a committee to conduct a national search for a new registrar. "Candidates will interview on campus maybe as early as this semester, but certainly during the next academic year," he said. Millman said that "details have not yet been worked out" as to who will temporarily replace Adams next Fall before a permanent registrar is hired. He added that "anybody on campus would be eligible to be in the search, but it will be a national search." Adams saidthat he would "certainly be more than happy to participate in selecting my replacement. I'll continue to be a team player until the day I leave, and will be helpful in seeing that things go smoothly." Millman said that Adams wrote a job description of his position to aid in the hiring process. Adams joined the Whittier College staff in 1970, directly out of graduate school at Oregon State University. "[Working at Whittier] was my first real job at 25 years old," he said. He was a professor in the Biochemistry Department until 1985, when he became associate academic dean for advisement,on a half-time basis, continuing to teach half-time. In 1989, Adams became a full-time administrator, serving as associate academic dean of advisement and registrar. "I've developed a lot of relationships with faculty," Adams said. "I've seen their children grow up and come to Whittier. I'll miss the students and faculty, but the hardest people to leave are my staff. It was difficult to tell them [that I was leaving]." ■ FACULTY by Laura Benavides QC Staff Write* Professor ol Social Work- Amy Mass will be retiring at the end of the spring semester, ending her 23 years with the Coitea Muss will be moving to the Bay Area with her husband, where they were located during Mass's sabbatical two years ago. "We remembered how much wc liked it," Mass said. "There arc so many things I want to do yet in my life" Mass said. "If I don't leave now. I won't got them ail done in my lifetime." Mass has kept in touch with the public sector of social work throughout her teaching years and is planning on returning to the field. The areas <->'\ social work which interest her are infant mental health, adoptions and child welfare. Mass conducted social work while in the Bay Area working with child welfare. Professor of Sociology les Howard is sad to see her go: Amy Mass. CtM» bttt.' QC f**> id' ■ This is somewhat of a difficult time for some of us who are less ready for her retirement than is she," he said. " But just as how we have in let our MudenK move to their next phase of life, we have to be ready to celebrate her readiness for her next phase of growth." Mass initially started working part-rime for the convenience of raising a family and enjoyed it so much she went to get her doctorate"! never thought I would be teaching; 1 took the job part-time for the schedule." Mass said. See JW/1SS, page 4 Lutgen, Wu Tenured; O'Connor-Gomez, Kaufman Promoted ■ FACULTY by Carlos Estrada QCAsst. News Editor President James L. Ash, Jr. has approved the Faculty Personnel Committee's (F.P.C.) recommendation for the tenure and promotions of four professors this year. Jeffrey Lutgen of the Department of Mathematics was promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. Tenure and a promotion was also granted to Haw-Jan Wu in the Department of Business Administration. Joyce Kaufman of the Political Science Department received a full professorship. Doreen O' Connor-Gomez was promoted to associate professor in the Modern Languages Department. "Promotion and tenure are an acknowledgment of the ability of Joyce Kaufman. Jeffrey Lutgen. Haw-Jan Wu. Chivas Dabbs/QC PholoEdMot our faculty," Dean of Faculty Richard Millman said. "Those chosen this year well deserve this honor." Lutgen was taken by surprise by his promotion. His petition for tenure was accepted although he applied one year early. He has only been a professor at Whittier for four years and has only five years of total experience as a professor. Before coming to Whittier he was a professor at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California for one year. For Lutgen, receiving tenure brings "a whole new set of pressures" to his position. Even so, he plans on attracting more Mathematics majors to Whittier College with his new position. "I feel it a terrific honor that Whittier is making a commitment diss Dabbs / QC Pholo Editor in me," Lutgen said. News of the promotions came as more of a relief to Wu. Having been a professor at Whittier for six years, he sees receiving tenure as a true honor bestowed on him by the College. "Nothing makes a professor feel better than to be recognized by his college as a part ofthe community," Wu said. Now that he is tenured, Wu feels free to engage in riskier long term projects. He plans on undertaking a project which will help develop ties between WhittierCollege and the business community in the Los Angeles area. He wants to develop a pool of businesses and organizations which would regularly recruit Whittier graduates. Kaufman was "excited and relieved" that she has attained the rank of full professor. She came to Whittier in 1985 after one year of teaching at California State University at Fullerton. Before that she spent three years as a policy advisor for the Pentagon and four years with a defense contractor. She recently spent 10 days in Cyprus negotiating between northern and southern factions in that country. "My biggest challenge is now See PROFESSORS, page 5 ISSUE 21 • VOLUME 84
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Title | The QC, Vol. 84, No. 21 • March 9, 1998 |
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 | March 9, 1998 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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Date-Created | 2013-10-17 |
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Title | 1998_03_19_p001 |
OCR | WHITTIER COLLEGE uaker March 19,1?98 ampus COLLEGE Adam's Bomb? Professor Steve Gothold reviews Adam Sandler's latest, The Wedding Singer. S P O R Made in the Shade Aaron Shade threw his first shutout of the year against U.C.S.D. The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914 OPINION TOPIC Sweat, Child Of Mine Students and faculty discuss whether sweat shops are a necessary evil. U CAMP U,S 1 Shake it \\,( Up, Baby We go on a quest to find the best darn milkshake in Uptown. Gerald Adams to Leave Whittier Amy Mass to Retire ■ ADMINISTRATION by Adam Pava QC Editor-in-Chief Registrar Gerald Adams announced on Monday, March 16 that he will be leaving Whittier College at the end of this year to take aposition as registrar at Grin- nell College in Iowa. He has worked at Whittier for 28 years. Adams was offered the job on Friday, March 13 and accepted the following Monday. He said that he had been actively searching for a new position "for a while." "It's a great opportunity, a great institution, and a little closer to my family on the East Coast," Adams said. His new position at Grinnell will begin on July 1. Provost and Dean of Faculty Richard Millman said that "Dr. Adams has contributed an enormous amount to Whittier College. . . We take pride in his richly deserved success with his prestigious appointment at Grinnell College." Adams said that "in addition to being Registrar [at Grinnell College], I will be actively involved in institutional research, which makes the offer additional- Gerald Adams. Liza Gerehman/QCAsst Photo Editor ly attractive." He added that while Grinnell is not a Quaker institution, thereis aQuaker community in the city of Grinnell, "which was a bonus." Millman said that Whittier College will form a committee to conduct a national search for a new registrar. "Candidates will interview on campus maybe as early as this semester, but certainly during the next academic year," he said. Millman said that "details have not yet been worked out" as to who will temporarily replace Adams next Fall before a permanent registrar is hired. He added that "anybody on campus would be eligible to be in the search, but it will be a national search." Adams saidthat he would "certainly be more than happy to participate in selecting my replacement. I'll continue to be a team player until the day I leave, and will be helpful in seeing that things go smoothly." Millman said that Adams wrote a job description of his position to aid in the hiring process. Adams joined the Whittier College staff in 1970, directly out of graduate school at Oregon State University. "[Working at Whittier] was my first real job at 25 years old," he said. He was a professor in the Biochemistry Department until 1985, when he became associate academic dean for advisement,on a half-time basis, continuing to teach half-time. In 1989, Adams became a full-time administrator, serving as associate academic dean of advisement and registrar. "I've developed a lot of relationships with faculty," Adams said. "I've seen their children grow up and come to Whittier. I'll miss the students and faculty, but the hardest people to leave are my staff. It was difficult to tell them [that I was leaving]." ■ FACULTY by Laura Benavides QC Staff Write* Professor ol Social Work- Amy Mass will be retiring at the end of the spring semester, ending her 23 years with the Coitea Muss will be moving to the Bay Area with her husband, where they were located during Mass's sabbatical two years ago. "We remembered how much wc liked it," Mass said. "There arc so many things I want to do yet in my life" Mass said. "If I don't leave now. I won't got them ail done in my lifetime." Mass has kept in touch with the public sector of social work throughout her teaching years and is planning on returning to the field. The areas <->'\ social work which interest her are infant mental health, adoptions and child welfare. Mass conducted social work while in the Bay Area working with child welfare. Professor of Sociology les Howard is sad to see her go: Amy Mass. CtM» bttt.' QC f**> id' ■ This is somewhat of a difficult time for some of us who are less ready for her retirement than is she," he said. " But just as how we have in let our MudenK move to their next phase of life, we have to be ready to celebrate her readiness for her next phase of growth." Mass initially started working part-rime for the convenience of raising a family and enjoyed it so much she went to get her doctorate"! never thought I would be teaching; 1 took the job part-time for the schedule." Mass said. See JW/1SS, page 4 Lutgen, Wu Tenured; O'Connor-Gomez, Kaufman Promoted ■ FACULTY by Carlos Estrada QCAsst. News Editor President James L. Ash, Jr. has approved the Faculty Personnel Committee's (F.P.C.) recommendation for the tenure and promotions of four professors this year. Jeffrey Lutgen of the Department of Mathematics was promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. Tenure and a promotion was also granted to Haw-Jan Wu in the Department of Business Administration. Joyce Kaufman of the Political Science Department received a full professorship. Doreen O' Connor-Gomez was promoted to associate professor in the Modern Languages Department. "Promotion and tenure are an acknowledgment of the ability of Joyce Kaufman. Jeffrey Lutgen. Haw-Jan Wu. Chivas Dabbs/QC PholoEdMot our faculty," Dean of Faculty Richard Millman said. "Those chosen this year well deserve this honor." Lutgen was taken by surprise by his promotion. His petition for tenure was accepted although he applied one year early. He has only been a professor at Whittier for four years and has only five years of total experience as a professor. Before coming to Whittier he was a professor at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California for one year. For Lutgen, receiving tenure brings "a whole new set of pressures" to his position. Even so, he plans on attracting more Mathematics majors to Whittier College with his new position. "I feel it a terrific honor that Whittier is making a commitment diss Dabbs / QC Pholo Editor in me," Lutgen said. News of the promotions came as more of a relief to Wu. Having been a professor at Whittier for six years, he sees receiving tenure as a true honor bestowed on him by the College. "Nothing makes a professor feel better than to be recognized by his college as a part ofthe community," Wu said. Now that he is tenured, Wu feels free to engage in riskier long term projects. He plans on undertaking a project which will help develop ties between WhittierCollege and the business community in the Los Angeles area. He wants to develop a pool of businesses and organizations which would regularly recruit Whittier graduates. Kaufman was "excited and relieved" that she has attained the rank of full professor. She came to Whittier in 1985 after one year of teaching at California State University at Fullerton. Before that she spent three years as a policy advisor for the Pentagon and four years with a defense contractor. She recently spent 10 days in Cyprus negotiating between northern and southern factions in that country. "My biggest challenge is now See PROFESSORS, page 5 ISSUE 21 • VOLUME 84 |
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