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The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 September 18,2003 QUAKER CAMPUS http://web.whittier.edu/qc Faculty advisors vacate Felicia Chapman For the QC The large number of student organizations on campus translates to a large number of activities, responsibilities and the occasional setback. To help avoid any problems, Whittier requires that student organizations have a faculty advisor. Recently two faculty advisors have left their positions with COR and Program Board. JoeDmohows- ki left the position of advisor to COR after five years of service. "It's a lot of involvement," stated Dmohowski. "You appreciate how hard it is to do things." Along with Dmohowski, Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature Sean Morris recently left an assigned advising job with Program Board. Morris stated, "I certainly feel faculty always has student ideas up front. It's just a matter of time availability." Faculty advisors help different clubs in different ways. "A good faculty advisor will help to direct a group in a position that's better for the school." Faculty advisors are more involved with theP.R. aspects of clubs," Dmohowski explained. "It is a student club though, so you let them run things." Advisors are paired with groups in two different ways. For most groups it is the club's responsibility to find a faculty advisor. Program Board, Publications Board and COR are a different matter. For these three groups the Faculty Executive Council (FEC) nominates advisors. "The academic program is the real work that the college undertakes, and the faculty is responsible for the academic program," explained FEC member Associate Professor of Biology Cheryl Swift. "FEC is the elected representative body of the faculty, and as such in part represents the interests of the faculty and therefore the academic program to the rest of the institu- See ADVISORS, Page 6 A tight one So there's this new column and it has a really screwy name but thats cool just read it. Opinions, Page 2 —*.. .. ...... : ... ■■?««. CANDY CHARLSON / QC ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and English Literature Tony Barnstone discusses poetry with Shannon Center guest speaker and former Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins. See Page 11 for the full story. Changes to curriculum in the works Genevieve Roman QC Assistant News Editor The Curriculum Committee will be making decisions and changes this year that will affect the Whittier College student experience from vacation dates to graduation requirements. Five sub-committees are working to make changes and improvements to the calendar (including Jan-term), the freshman experience, praxis, student transformation, maturation at Whittier and community. The committee is also working to reduce and streamline the liberal education requirements so that students will have the opportunity to take more classes that they're interested in. The committee on the calendar and January interim has a few proposals, none of which have been decided for certain yet. Some of the options include requiring one but no more than two January interims; doing away with Jan-term altogether; committing to staffing January as it stands; or to change the month from January interim to "May en- derims" and requiring that students take one but no more than two— and the most recent proposal, "developing a thematized January for freshman with related courses and shared speakers, possibly with a follow up in an ensuing year." Interim Dean of Faculty and Professor of English Language and Literature Charles Adams prefaced, "I think people have got the mistaken impression that we're trying to get rid of January, it's just a topic, like any other topic... it'spartof apack- age. The question that we face is 'Are we doing everything that we do in the best way possible?'" Adams explained his goals: "I have questions right now about whether our January is where it needs to be. It's hard to find a January class. I really think it needs a close examination. Really, we're looking at the whole thing, how long should our semesters be? How many classes should a student take? Whether what we do in January should be the same as it's been? And what are the ways to make the most of our time. As long as students need Jan-term we'll-have it." Sophomore Kristen Kershek is up-' set by these options: "I'm in the Thalian society... I'm definitely opposed to it because of pledging. Societies are a big part of Whittier pride and the college experience." Said Professor of Physics Seamus Lagan, "four weeks is too short to teach a physics class, but it's very good for some specialty classes and for praxis. The problem I see with Jan-term is that it seems that many students only stay because they feel like they have to because of credits." Over the past year, the Curriculum Committee has come to the agreement that "it's not just the way you learn, it's the community. You could learn this material at any college, you could even sit in the library for four years and learn it..." said Associate Professor of Philosophy Paul Kjellberg. The committee organized their thoughts on the Whittier community and found that it is of central importance: "If we want to produce the right kind of individuals, then we have to provide the right kind of community," according to the Sept. 10 meeting agenda. The committee goals are based on the idea that this is the foundation for the learning objectives of the College and that "it is the experience of participation in the right kind of community that catalyzes education into a productive life." The sub-committee on community is headed by Lagan, who says that part of his goal for Whittier is to create a setting in which the "intellectual endeavor is not confined to the classroom." The committee wants to establish a common set of knowledge for students and aims to have the academic programs of Whittier collaborate with student life in order to strengthen the student bond to the College. The sub-committee focusing on See CURRICULUM,page 7 ISSUE 3 • VOLUME 90 Cribs, cars and more Check out our first edition of Cribs! These Turner girls put the Fab 5 to shame! Or at least they must take tips from them. Bravo! Campus Life, Page 9 Club scene, wha? Did Billy get a chance to check out L.A.'s club scene while he was here? Probably not, but we did! A&E, Page 10 Sporty hills, oh my! Baseball hunks, oops, I mean hills. We've got the downlow on their left-field woes and much much more! Sports, Page 14
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Title | The QC, Vol. 90, No. 03 • September 18, 2003 |
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 | September 18, 2003 |
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 | 2013-11-13 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 2003_09_18_001 |
OCR | The Voice Of Whittier College Since 1914 September 18,2003 QUAKER CAMPUS http://web.whittier.edu/qc Faculty advisors vacate Felicia Chapman For the QC The large number of student organizations on campus translates to a large number of activities, responsibilities and the occasional setback. To help avoid any problems, Whittier requires that student organizations have a faculty advisor. Recently two faculty advisors have left their positions with COR and Program Board. JoeDmohows- ki left the position of advisor to COR after five years of service. "It's a lot of involvement," stated Dmohowski. "You appreciate how hard it is to do things." Along with Dmohowski, Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature Sean Morris recently left an assigned advising job with Program Board. Morris stated, "I certainly feel faculty always has student ideas up front. It's just a matter of time availability." Faculty advisors help different clubs in different ways. "A good faculty advisor will help to direct a group in a position that's better for the school." Faculty advisors are more involved with theP.R. aspects of clubs," Dmohowski explained. "It is a student club though, so you let them run things." Advisors are paired with groups in two different ways. For most groups it is the club's responsibility to find a faculty advisor. Program Board, Publications Board and COR are a different matter. For these three groups the Faculty Executive Council (FEC) nominates advisors. "The academic program is the real work that the college undertakes, and the faculty is responsible for the academic program," explained FEC member Associate Professor of Biology Cheryl Swift. "FEC is the elected representative body of the faculty, and as such in part represents the interests of the faculty and therefore the academic program to the rest of the institu- See ADVISORS, Page 6 A tight one So there's this new column and it has a really screwy name but thats cool just read it. Opinions, Page 2 —*.. .. ...... : ... ■■?««. CANDY CHARLSON / QC ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and English Literature Tony Barnstone discusses poetry with Shannon Center guest speaker and former Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins. See Page 11 for the full story. Changes to curriculum in the works Genevieve Roman QC Assistant News Editor The Curriculum Committee will be making decisions and changes this year that will affect the Whittier College student experience from vacation dates to graduation requirements. Five sub-committees are working to make changes and improvements to the calendar (including Jan-term), the freshman experience, praxis, student transformation, maturation at Whittier and community. The committee is also working to reduce and streamline the liberal education requirements so that students will have the opportunity to take more classes that they're interested in. The committee on the calendar and January interim has a few proposals, none of which have been decided for certain yet. Some of the options include requiring one but no more than two January interims; doing away with Jan-term altogether; committing to staffing January as it stands; or to change the month from January interim to "May en- derims" and requiring that students take one but no more than two— and the most recent proposal, "developing a thematized January for freshman with related courses and shared speakers, possibly with a follow up in an ensuing year." Interim Dean of Faculty and Professor of English Language and Literature Charles Adams prefaced, "I think people have got the mistaken impression that we're trying to get rid of January, it's just a topic, like any other topic... it'spartof apack- age. The question that we face is 'Are we doing everything that we do in the best way possible?'" Adams explained his goals: "I have questions right now about whether our January is where it needs to be. It's hard to find a January class. I really think it needs a close examination. Really, we're looking at the whole thing, how long should our semesters be? How many classes should a student take? Whether what we do in January should be the same as it's been? And what are the ways to make the most of our time. As long as students need Jan-term we'll-have it." Sophomore Kristen Kershek is up-' set by these options: "I'm in the Thalian society... I'm definitely opposed to it because of pledging. Societies are a big part of Whittier pride and the college experience." Said Professor of Physics Seamus Lagan, "four weeks is too short to teach a physics class, but it's very good for some specialty classes and for praxis. The problem I see with Jan-term is that it seems that many students only stay because they feel like they have to because of credits." Over the past year, the Curriculum Committee has come to the agreement that "it's not just the way you learn, it's the community. You could learn this material at any college, you could even sit in the library for four years and learn it..." said Associate Professor of Philosophy Paul Kjellberg. The committee organized their thoughts on the Whittier community and found that it is of central importance: "If we want to produce the right kind of individuals, then we have to provide the right kind of community," according to the Sept. 10 meeting agenda. The committee goals are based on the idea that this is the foundation for the learning objectives of the College and that "it is the experience of participation in the right kind of community that catalyzes education into a productive life." The sub-committee on community is headed by Lagan, who says that part of his goal for Whittier is to create a setting in which the "intellectual endeavor is not confined to the classroom." The committee wants to establish a common set of knowledge for students and aims to have the academic programs of Whittier collaborate with student life in order to strengthen the student bond to the College. The sub-committee focusing on See CURRICULUM,page 7 ISSUE 3 • VOLUME 90 Cribs, cars and more Check out our first edition of Cribs! These Turner girls put the Fab 5 to shame! Or at least they must take tips from them. Bravo! Campus Life, Page 9 Club scene, wha? Did Billy get a chance to check out L.A.'s club scene while he was here? Probably not, but we did! A&E, Page 10 Sporty hills, oh my! Baseball hunks, oops, I mean hills. We've got the downlow on their left-field woes and much much more! Sports, Page 14 |
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