The QC, Vol. 80, No. 02 • September 16, 1993

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The Office of Advancement's new headquarters at 13215 E. Penn St.
New Look,
Location for Office
of Advancement
by Marce D. Scarbrough
QC Senior Staff Writer
A number of important
changes have taken place in the
Office of Advancement over the
summer, including a move off
campus, personnel shifts, and
the preparation for a new capital campaign scheduled to begin sometime in 1994.
The move comes shortly after what Joseph Zanetta, Vice
President for Advancement,
termed, "the biggest year in the
history of private gifts for the
college." According to Zanetta,
$7.4 million were given to the
school, including a $3 million
bequest to the college from the
estate of Wally Turner and the
final distribution of the estate
of Ross McCullough which totaled $1.5 million.
In August, the Office of Advancement moved from the
basement of Mendenhall1 to the
fourth floor of the Whittier
Square building, located at
13215 E. Penn St. In a memo
issued to faculty and staff,
Zanetta cited space requirements and limited room on campus as reasons for the move.
The new office is smaller
than the old one, 4,000 square
feet instead ofthe 5,000 in Mendenhall. The lease is for two to
three years, and includes a number of building improvements
including new carpeting and
electrical outlets. According to
information supplied by Harold
Hewitt, Vice President of Finance, the school is renting the
property for about $3,333 a
month, and has paid one year's
rent in advance.
Four members of the Advancement Office have also left
over the summer. JaneBurbank
andMichelle Jordan, bothmem-
bers of the Alumni Office, and
Sandra Sarr and Nina Santo of
the Public Relations office left
the College. These changes continue a pattern of administrative changes during the summer monthss. (See Sidebar)
"Leaving was very difficult,
because I really loved the job,"
Jane Burbank, former Director
of Alumni Relations, said, "but
I think I had major philosophical differences with the new director."
In an interview with the
QC, Zanetta stated that, "When
Icamein.mychargefrom President Ash and the Board of Trustees was to dramatically change
the way we do fund-raising. We
need to be more aggressive and
to act like a national liberal arts
Please see
ADVANCEMENT pg. 6
Summer
Administration
Changes
List compiled from past
QC Newspapers
by Betsy Briggs
QC News Editor
The following is a list of the
administration positions
that have changed during
the summers since 1988.
According to Joe Zanetta,
Vice President of Advancement, the fiscal year is from
July 1-June 30 and that is
why so many changes happen during the summer.
SUMMER OF 1988
HIRED
Alison Copping—Area co-
: ordinator for Ball, Stauffer
|   and Johnson Halls.
i   Barbara Rudesill—Areaco-
I   ordinator in charge of
|  Turner apartments, Carousel Court, small housing
and all other dorms.
RESIGNED
Maiji McCall-Stanley—Director of Residential Life.
Melissa Woods—Area coordinator for Stauffer,
Johnson and Ball Hall.
Please see CHANGES pgS
Walker's Visit to
Whittier Cancelled
by Alexander Mackie
QC Advertising Manager
Alice Walker, author of The
Color Purple, who was
scheduled to speak to a sold-
out audience in the Shannon
Center on Monday, cancelled
the performance due to the
death of her mother, according
to Faculty Master Joseph Price,
one ofthe sponsors.
Price said that although the
performance has yet to be
rescheduled, "her willingness
to come has clearly been
expressed," Price said. "Ill do
everyting I can to help her come
to the campus."
For now "grieving happens
on all parts," Price said. 'We're
mourning the loss , in that she
won't be with us for awhile", he
added.
The Shannon Center staff
spent roughly 44 hours
preparingfor an overflowcrowd
after the Robinson Theater sold
out in less then a week,
according to David Palmer, the
production coordinator for the
Center.
Palmer said he was
preparing for an overflow crowd
by setting uplive video displays
ofthe performance in the Studio
Theater and in the Chapel, if
the need arose. "We were
prepared for 600 plus people
observing in one way, shape or
form. The only thing larger is
orientation (roughly 700
people)" said Palmer.
"It's exciting preparing for
an event like this, having a sold
out crowd, then it came to a
screeching halt and put into
reverse. It's disappointing"
Palmer said.
Although the event was
sponsored by the Office of the
Dean of Faculty, Price and the
Whittier Scholars Program,
Price was the one responsible
for working with Walker and
her manager.
According to Price it took
six months of negotiating with
Walker and her agent. "She
refuses most invitations," Price
said. Central to the invitation,
Price said, was Walker
interacting with the students.
"This isn't an event purely for
the faculty. It was for her to
come and speak with students."
Both Price and Palmer said
that no funds were lost due to
the cancellation. Although Price
would not say the amount
Walker was being paid, he did
say that the Scholars Program,
Stauffer House and the Office of
the Dean of Faculty pooled as
much money as they reasonably
could to pay for the event.
Please see WALKER pg. 5
Club's Renovation
Still Not Started
by Brian Brown
QC News Editor
Despite last years
projection that the Club would
be complete for the upcoming
school year, the fall of 93' has
not seen the Clubs reopening.
In fact, actual renovation on
the club is not scheduled to begin
until "sometime in mid-fall"
according to Vice-President of
Business and Finance, Harold
Hewitt.
Hewitt also stated that last
year's projection was a "goal"
and not a definitive opening
date.
Stated Hewitt, "The
renovation   of   the   Clubs
completion is contingent upon
many factors...the most
important of these being special
design features related to
student input."
Forecasted spending on the
Club has also changed.
Last year the school
estimted that the total cost of
bringing the Club up to code
was somewhere between
$40,000 to $60,000.
Hewitt currently plans to
spend $250,000 on the
renovation.
The Club's woes began last
year when the Director of the
Department of Building and
Safety for the City of Whittier
Please see CLUB pg. 7
What's Inside: A Useful Guide to the Quaker Campus
News
No Bags Allowed
With the beginning of the
school year the Campus Inn
has a new policy of no bags
being allowed past the front
desk. Pg.4
Viewpoint
Peace Accord
Students and faculty discuss
their views of the recent peace
accord signed between Israel
and the Palestinian Liberation
Organization. Pg.2
Features
Students Awarded
Pioneers' Chris Allen and
Chris Quirarte receive
awards for project involving
research on sycamore trees.
Pg.8
A&E
Romantic Comedy
Complete coverage of the
auditions for the first play of
the year for the Whittier
College Theatre Dept.
Romantic Comedy. Pg. 13
Sports
Football Loses Opener
Football Team drops regular
season opener to non-
conference Div II Chico State
42-17.
Pg. 16