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QUAKER CAMPUS Volume LXXVII, Number 8 The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 ^ November 8,1990 Mancini Performs in Shannon Center Renowned jazz musician and composer, Henry Mancini performs a piece during yesterday's dress rehearsal. Whittier's Endowment Falls Behind Comparable Area Colleges; Becoming Campus Goal By Marc Hansen QC Staff Writer In the past, low endowment has been used as an excuse for some of the shortcomings of Whittier College, including absence from the US News and World Report college rankings and low teacher salaries. This year, however, the administration has maderaising endowment a top priority. Vice President of Advancement Susan Pearce recently submitted a five year plan focusing on endowment to the Board of Trustees. Pearce said that "Endowment has been determined to be right at the top, if not the highest, on the list of priorities for President [James] Ash and the Board of Trustees." Whittier's endowment is $17 million. Part of the plan, Pearce said, Endowments of Area Colleges 300 -i 27'1 200- 100 In $ Millions Pomona Occidental Ciaremont Scripps Redlands Whittier Pcic-C. Baron is to expand the college's network ofboard members and to be more rigorous in emphasizing the financial obligations of board members to the college." Another way in which endowment will hopefully be increased is not only through alumni and the board, but "by attracting citizens who are philanthropically oriented and who will show interest to a committed academic program," Harold Hewitt, Vice President of Business and Finance said. In order to attract such people, Hewitt said that, "We need to do a better job of managing the college economically, as well as maintaining a certain degree of livelihood and progress to the campus that will distinguish the college." One of the primary reasons that Whittier has had such low endowmentin the pastis because of the college fund raising policy. In the past, Pearce said, fundraising was "strictly foi current purposes." The college would bring in money and spend all of it each year rather thar. putting money in the bank." While policy is a primarv Please see MONEY page 5. By Jennifer Buddemeyer QC News Staff Tuxedos, sequins, satins, and velvets sound more like Hollywood than Whittier College, but last night when composer/musician Henry Mancini officially opened the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, this was indeed the scene. Approximately 400 people attended the concert by invitation only, paying $150 per seat, according to Susan Pearce, Vice President for College Advancement. The donations for the tickets go toward the expense of putting on the show, Pearce said, and will be added to the donation fund called the Friends of the Shannon Center. The evening began with cocktails and hors d'oeurves at which Ruth Shannon said of her mood for the evening, "I am completely elated; I am on Cloud 10—not 9!" Harold Hewitt, Vice President for Business and Finance, said "It's great that it (the Shannon Center) is finally here." Virginia (Ginny) Mancini, the composer's wife and Honorary Chairman of the Shannon Center Campaign Committee, said, "It's a great thrill to see it come to fruition because any performing arts center only enhances a community." In several brief speeches before the concert, college luminaries gave thanks to all those who helped make the Shannon Center a reality. Raymond Dezember, Chairman of the Whittier College Board of Trustees, said to the guests that it was a "great pleasure" to have been involved in the realization of the Shannon Center and thanked everyone for their help in "making this facility become a reality." Dezember continued to officially dedicate the theater "This building shall henceforth be known as the Ruth B, Shannon Center for the Performing Arts as of this date, November 7, 1990. I hereby present the Shannon Center to the faculty, students, and staff of Whittier College and to the community of Whittier." (Please see SHOW, p. 10) BOG Elections Postponed Please see Letter to the Editor, Page 2.
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Title | The QC, Vol. 77, No. 10 • November 8, 1990 |
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 | November 8, 1990 |
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 | 2013-10-02 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 1990_11_08_p001 |
OCR | QUAKER CAMPUS Volume LXXVII, Number 8 The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 ^ November 8,1990 Mancini Performs in Shannon Center Renowned jazz musician and composer, Henry Mancini performs a piece during yesterday's dress rehearsal. Whittier's Endowment Falls Behind Comparable Area Colleges; Becoming Campus Goal By Marc Hansen QC Staff Writer In the past, low endowment has been used as an excuse for some of the shortcomings of Whittier College, including absence from the US News and World Report college rankings and low teacher salaries. This year, however, the administration has maderaising endowment a top priority. Vice President of Advancement Susan Pearce recently submitted a five year plan focusing on endowment to the Board of Trustees. Pearce said that "Endowment has been determined to be right at the top, if not the highest, on the list of priorities for President [James] Ash and the Board of Trustees." Whittier's endowment is $17 million. Part of the plan, Pearce said, Endowments of Area Colleges 300 -i 27'1 200- 100 In $ Millions Pomona Occidental Ciaremont Scripps Redlands Whittier Pcic-C. Baron is to expand the college's network ofboard members and to be more rigorous in emphasizing the financial obligations of board members to the college." Another way in which endowment will hopefully be increased is not only through alumni and the board, but "by attracting citizens who are philanthropically oriented and who will show interest to a committed academic program," Harold Hewitt, Vice President of Business and Finance said. In order to attract such people, Hewitt said that, "We need to do a better job of managing the college economically, as well as maintaining a certain degree of livelihood and progress to the campus that will distinguish the college." One of the primary reasons that Whittier has had such low endowmentin the pastis because of the college fund raising policy. In the past, Pearce said, fundraising was "strictly foi current purposes." The college would bring in money and spend all of it each year rather thar. putting money in the bank." While policy is a primarv Please see MONEY page 5. By Jennifer Buddemeyer QC News Staff Tuxedos, sequins, satins, and velvets sound more like Hollywood than Whittier College, but last night when composer/musician Henry Mancini officially opened the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, this was indeed the scene. Approximately 400 people attended the concert by invitation only, paying $150 per seat, according to Susan Pearce, Vice President for College Advancement. The donations for the tickets go toward the expense of putting on the show, Pearce said, and will be added to the donation fund called the Friends of the Shannon Center. The evening began with cocktails and hors d'oeurves at which Ruth Shannon said of her mood for the evening, "I am completely elated; I am on Cloud 10—not 9!" Harold Hewitt, Vice President for Business and Finance, said "It's great that it (the Shannon Center) is finally here." Virginia (Ginny) Mancini, the composer's wife and Honorary Chairman of the Shannon Center Campaign Committee, said, "It's a great thrill to see it come to fruition because any performing arts center only enhances a community." In several brief speeches before the concert, college luminaries gave thanks to all those who helped make the Shannon Center a reality. Raymond Dezember, Chairman of the Whittier College Board of Trustees, said to the guests that it was a "great pleasure" to have been involved in the realization of the Shannon Center and thanked everyone for their help in "making this facility become a reality." Dezember continued to officially dedicate the theater "This building shall henceforth be known as the Ruth B, Shannon Center for the Performing Arts as of this date, November 7, 1990. I hereby present the Shannon Center to the faculty, students, and staff of Whittier College and to the community of Whittier." (Please see SHOW, p. 10) BOG Elections Postponed Please see Letter to the Editor, Page 2. |
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