1970_01 The Daily Collegian January 1970

              Administration moves against Dean
of Students, Experimental College
Proponents charge
administration may
'destroy' program
By Beverly Kennedy
Collegian Managing Editor
TIM Experimental College
Committee yesterday took action
to clarify unofficialprofrsm
changes that 'could destroy the
Experimental College program."
The
wlllm
I Academic Policy snd Planning Commltt** Thursday st 2
p.m. In Thomas Administration
117 to discuss Implication* of
th* proposed changes.
On Dec-mber 30,1889,Richard
Toscan, director of th* Experimental College, was notified
throufh Dr. Norman Baxtsr, aca-
d*mlc vie*president, thatcartaln
proposed classes would not receive th* final approval n**dSd
from acting-president Dr. Karl
Fslk. AS confirmed by Dr. Baxter, Dr. Falk haa taken sevoral
positions regarding th* Experimental Collet*.
As related by th* academic
vice president, the positions are
that no courses snail be taught
by undergraduate students, no
faculty member shall teach more
than one Experimental College
class and the course proposal and
part-time teaching nominations
will be submitted to the president! and that he will personally
r the originator of the
Undergraduate  students  were
previously   allowed
courses In the program If there
was an expressed need
a course.   The clas si
taught by  two or  more undergraduates with a faculty sponsor
advising the Instruction.
In past semesters, while Unas
been the general rule that no
faculty member could be .expected" to teach more than one
Experimental College course per
semester, there were exceptions.
An instructor was permitted to
carry a second course If the first
course had been offered during a
previous semester. Also, any
Instructor   involved   In an Ex-
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Daily
Collegian
Dr. Albright relieved
of 75 to 80 per cent
of authority,1 he says
LXXV/67
By Gerald
Collegian EC
A letter written several rnontr
lege  Presided Dr. Frederic W.
rolnistratlv* chang   '
Dr. W. Donald Albright, dean
major portion of bis "responslbl!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 6,1970     ta*F "***■*FrMno*£•
' Executtva Vic* President Dr.
Jamas Flkes has assumed the
^duties previously held by th* dean
^gS3 STATIC
JA>!-
I sr»«      „\-       n0tl5# th"'   W0U,d   '
USR A. • •' oraCof th* dean and report dl-
r^^raeOj to Dr. Flkes.
Th* areas Involved Include ad-
1 records, financial
aids, director of placement and
director of health services.
The administration cays It has
•reassigned* only about half of
Dr. Albright's former duties. But
'about 75 or 80 per
cent of my authority* has been
taken away.
Dr. Albright will continue to
administer Student Affairs and
be responsible for the offices of
the Director of Activities, Counseling and Testing Coordinator,
Foreign Students and Housing.
The changes became effective
January 1, 1970. And they mark
the  third major administrative
being named acting-president
last November 2.
'Merely   complying'
Yesterday Dr. Flkes said the
administration was • merely
complying* with the wishes of
Dr. Albright. However, the dean
of students views- th* changes
differently.
II was not consulted about
these changes,* Dr. Albright said
Khoto by Don LeBsron j,Mterday. •! was called In Tues-
DONALD ALBRIGHT day morning following Christmas
snd various things were discussed, but not these changes.
•Dr. Flkes said that mare era
s number of people who sre unhappy with my work. That morale
is low snd that they are threatening to quit.
'I talked with th* administrative heads bat I have not found
thsm to be unhappy nor thst they
requested the changes,' Dr. Albright said.
However, Dr. Flkes maintain*
th* administration la only "conforming to S request thst he (Dr.
Albright) be reassigned .. .*
Ths executive vie* president
ssid In a letter written last September by the dean of students
to Dr. Ness, that ha requested
the scop* of responsibilities of
his office be changed.
Too encompassing
Dr. Karl Falk.     ' ~
been reUer*d of a
I ties* which ha has handled lor the
ha la aow "completely shut oil
from th* administration.*
Dr. Albright ssid, 1 -rats
that letter to another administration and under entirely different
. wrote th* letter I wsa consulted
by th* president on various natters snd helped Implement many
changes. And I knew that I would
be consulted before any restructure of this office occurred.
•Under no circumstances WSS
thst letter meant for the now administration. Now would I have
written  It had I known of tta
Unpopular stands
He believes I
ment" Is directed with -i
stands"  he has  taken  over the
Dr. Albright worked closely
with the Ness Administration In
Implementing the Experimental
College, Ethnic Studies and the
Educational Opportunities Program, all of which the new administration has been somewhat
critical about.
And most recently he opposed
th* administration whan he publicly spoke In favor of continuing
th* separata editions of Th* Daily
Collegian.
Dr. Albright also spoke against
up by the acting-president which
saw Dr. Harold Walker removed
as executive Vic* president and    -
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Committee OKs
guidelines for
future  actions
By Esther Gabriel
Collegian N*ws Editor
The  Executive Committee Of
th* Academic Senate yesterday
roved s list of guidelines for
conduct of the Committee's
RICHARD TOSCAM, director of
opposed proposed cutbacks ofthe
man of the program.
Photo by Bob Swofford
'(mental College, speaks at yesterday's meeting In which he
College by the-administration. To his left Is Robert Petrowski, chalr-
thls office anyway.*
But Dr. Albright maintains that
his letter, written a day before
Dr. Ness announced bis resignation to accept the presidency
of the Association ot American
Colleges In Washington, D.C.,
haa been wrongfully interpreted.
Dr. Albright contends th* letter is being used as an 'excuse-
to relieve him of duties and that
The guidelines, composed by
Dr. Robert Comegys, professor
of history, deal with tta action
that should bs taken when a report ls submitted to tt* committee.
The guidelines are:
1. All committees shall report
to th* Executive committee of
th* Academic Senate.
2. Ths Executive Commltt**
shall review all committee reports and shall act In one of tte
following ways:
a. Forward tt* committee
report to tte appropriate
administrative officer.
b. Refer tt* committee report back to th* commltt**
of origin.
c. Refer tt* commltt** report to the academic senate
tor appropriate action.
d. Refer tte committee report to another eommltt**.
3. Visitors msy speak briefly
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