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The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Quaker Campus FAMOUS SOCIETY ALUMNI Don't worry guys, even Richard Nixon was rejected by the Franklins • Campus Life, Page 8 1 >!!!•> .'I ii mm m BASEBALL PLAYER HONORED Junior pitcher Randy Sobek was named Handicapped Athlete of the Year • Sports, Page 14 Thursday, January 15, 2004 Issue 1 4 - Volume 90 Web.Whittier.Edu/QC President Will to take presidency at Gettysburg College; to leave Whittier at Spring term's end Whittier College President Katherine Haley Will announced that she will leave the College at the completion of this academic school year, and has accepted the position of President at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. Will has served as president of Whittier College since 1999. and is the first woman in the College's history to hold the position. "There are rhythms and progressions in any career. 1 was at a place where I might have stayed for five more years at Whittier easily, in which case I would have considered a new capital campaign to be a major project for that next five years," Will said. "But it is better not to have a president leave during a campaign, so that was a key consideration for me." Will also cited personal reasons for making her decision to take the new presidency job. "Gettysburg is a new and attractive opportunity that is nearer to my husband's and my families, and to our farm in New Hampshire." Will also said that she was attracted to Gettysburg by its rich history, and the opportunities that Patrick Holmes QC News Co-Editor working there.will provide. "I like the way they have connected their mission as a liberal arts college to the sense of place and history that one finds on the Gettysburg battlefield, where the college is located, by featuring leadership, public service and values," Will said. "It has a long, distinguished history and an endowment of $175 million." As "Will looks to her future at "A strong foundation has been built for the next president, and the College community should feel confident in our ability to continue moving forward under new leadership in the future." Richard Gilchrist, Chair Whittier College Board of Trustees Gettysburg, she cites a strong career as President at Whittier. "The things I feel best about accomplishing at Whittier [are] building a very strong senior management team, revamping and strengthening the budget, leading a strategic planning process that set the course for the next 10 years, reducing our draw on endowment, raising the money for and building (on time and on bud get) our beautiful Rose Hills Center for Library and Information Resources, improving our investment strategy, reorganizing our alumni program and building our Board of Trustees." According to Chair of the Whittier College Board of Trustees Richard Gilchrist: "Starting with her arrival in 1999, Kate's achievements impacted the College across the board." In addition to the accomplishments that Will mentioned, Gilchrist also stated, "During her first year, Kate participated in completing our successful $70M campaign: Endowing the Tradition." Professor of English andChairof Whi ttier College Faculty Bill Geiger said "[Will] helped us weathertroubled financial times, brought in a group See WILL, page 7 QC FILE PHOTO Katherine Haley Will is the 13th president of Whittier College. Societies pledge new members PAUL GALLAHER / QC ASST. PHOTO EDITOR The Rock as painted by the Metaphonian Society. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, New Member Education for students pledging societies began with a mandatory meeting for all new members at 6:00 p.m. in the Science Building, and was followed by the Coke Acceptance for women joining societies at 8:00 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel. Pledging will continue until Sunday, Jan. 25, when the New Member Education ends with the New Member Convocation in the Ruth B. Shannon Center at 7:00 p.m. "There are over 60 students in the New Member Education this year. There has been some change to that number, but very few students have changed their minds Tammy Marashlian QC Assistant News Editor and 'de-pledged'," said Dean of Students Tracy Poon Tambascia. This year the Palmers have the most pledges on campus with eighteen girls. It has been the largest pledge class in over 20 years. The Athenians have four girls, along with eight pledges for the Meta- phonians, four forthe Ionians, and eleven for the Thalians. For the male societies, the Penns have three men pledging, the Franklins have two and the Orthogonians have three pledges. Even though the Lancer Society began with four pledges, they currently have none. As with each year of pledging, the societies and pledges follow the guidelines in the Whittier Col lege New Member Education Information pamphlet. "There were no additional requirements imposed this year that were different from last year," said Tambascia. "I met with all of the NME organizers from each society last semester and discussed all of their activities and projects, including those that take place off campus. There is no rule about how many activities must be on campus versus off campus, but we talk a lot about safety. The societies list contact information and addresses for all off-campus activities," said Tambascia. Of the activities, the See PLEDGING, page 5
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Title | The QC, Vol. 90, No. 14 • January 15, 2004 |
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 | January 15, 2004 |
Language | eng |
Format-Medium | Newspaper |
Format-Extent | 16 pages ; 17 x 11.25 inches |
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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 | 2013-11-30 |
Image publisher | Whittier, Calif. : Wardman Library (Whittier College), 2013. |
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Title | 2004_01_15_001 |
OCR | The Voice of Whittier College Since 1914 Quaker Campus FAMOUS SOCIETY ALUMNI Don't worry guys, even Richard Nixon was rejected by the Franklins • Campus Life, Page 8 1 >!!!•> .'I ii mm m BASEBALL PLAYER HONORED Junior pitcher Randy Sobek was named Handicapped Athlete of the Year • Sports, Page 14 Thursday, January 15, 2004 Issue 1 4 - Volume 90 Web.Whittier.Edu/QC President Will to take presidency at Gettysburg College; to leave Whittier at Spring term's end Whittier College President Katherine Haley Will announced that she will leave the College at the completion of this academic school year, and has accepted the position of President at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. Will has served as president of Whittier College since 1999. and is the first woman in the College's history to hold the position. "There are rhythms and progressions in any career. 1 was at a place where I might have stayed for five more years at Whittier easily, in which case I would have considered a new capital campaign to be a major project for that next five years," Will said. "But it is better not to have a president leave during a campaign, so that was a key consideration for me." Will also cited personal reasons for making her decision to take the new presidency job. "Gettysburg is a new and attractive opportunity that is nearer to my husband's and my families, and to our farm in New Hampshire." Will also said that she was attracted to Gettysburg by its rich history, and the opportunities that Patrick Holmes QC News Co-Editor working there.will provide. "I like the way they have connected their mission as a liberal arts college to the sense of place and history that one finds on the Gettysburg battlefield, where the college is located, by featuring leadership, public service and values," Will said. "It has a long, distinguished history and an endowment of $175 million." As "Will looks to her future at "A strong foundation has been built for the next president, and the College community should feel confident in our ability to continue moving forward under new leadership in the future." Richard Gilchrist, Chair Whittier College Board of Trustees Gettysburg, she cites a strong career as President at Whittier. "The things I feel best about accomplishing at Whittier [are] building a very strong senior management team, revamping and strengthening the budget, leading a strategic planning process that set the course for the next 10 years, reducing our draw on endowment, raising the money for and building (on time and on bud get) our beautiful Rose Hills Center for Library and Information Resources, improving our investment strategy, reorganizing our alumni program and building our Board of Trustees." According to Chair of the Whittier College Board of Trustees Richard Gilchrist: "Starting with her arrival in 1999, Kate's achievements impacted the College across the board." In addition to the accomplishments that Will mentioned, Gilchrist also stated, "During her first year, Kate participated in completing our successful $70M campaign: Endowing the Tradition." Professor of English andChairof Whi ttier College Faculty Bill Geiger said "[Will] helped us weathertroubled financial times, brought in a group See WILL, page 7 QC FILE PHOTO Katherine Haley Will is the 13th president of Whittier College. Societies pledge new members PAUL GALLAHER / QC ASST. PHOTO EDITOR The Rock as painted by the Metaphonian Society. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, New Member Education for students pledging societies began with a mandatory meeting for all new members at 6:00 p.m. in the Science Building, and was followed by the Coke Acceptance for women joining societies at 8:00 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel. Pledging will continue until Sunday, Jan. 25, when the New Member Education ends with the New Member Convocation in the Ruth B. Shannon Center at 7:00 p.m. "There are over 60 students in the New Member Education this year. There has been some change to that number, but very few students have changed their minds Tammy Marashlian QC Assistant News Editor and 'de-pledged'," said Dean of Students Tracy Poon Tambascia. This year the Palmers have the most pledges on campus with eighteen girls. It has been the largest pledge class in over 20 years. The Athenians have four girls, along with eight pledges for the Meta- phonians, four forthe Ionians, and eleven for the Thalians. For the male societies, the Penns have three men pledging, the Franklins have two and the Orthogonians have three pledges. Even though the Lancer Society began with four pledges, they currently have none. As with each year of pledging, the societies and pledges follow the guidelines in the Whittier Col lege New Member Education Information pamphlet. "There were no additional requirements imposed this year that were different from last year," said Tambascia. "I met with all of the NME organizers from each society last semester and discussed all of their activities and projects, including those that take place off campus. There is no rule about how many activities must be on campus versus off campus, but we talk a lot about safety. The societies list contact information and addresses for all off-campus activities," said Tambascia. Of the activities, the See PLEDGING, page 5 |
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