tl19850919-000 "Smith delivers address to faculty Towson State President Hoke Smith, in his State of the Univer-sity speech to the faculty, stress-ed the need to strive for ex-cellence in education and enhance the image of the University. ""Nationally, there is a concern for excellence in education,"" Smith said, citing three studies completed at, the national level. The studies concentrated on stu-dent involvement, curriculum and the development of intellectual skills. At the same time, Smith said ""excellence is one of the most often used, and misused [words] in education."" Smith said the four traditional ways to determine excellence are reputation, resources, outcomes and content. However, he finds fault with these methods. Smith believes measures such as staff, students, physical facilities and financial resources are more objective. Smith quoted from the Alex-ander Astin book, Achieving Ex-cellence in Education, to prove his point. The book gave ex-amples of rating schools by stan-dardized tests, faculty visibility, and student faculty ratios. Smith said the University has taken steps to comply withh these measures by raising admis-sions standards, revising the GURs, development of a Division I athletic program, and ""insisting on the appropriate terminal degree for faculty."" Developing student and faculty talent is one of Smith's goals. ""Talent is what education is about. To develop talent, our ef-forts must focus upon faculty and students."" ""The University believes the continuing development of the faculty is extremely important."" To do this, the faculty develop-ment fund has been increased to $128,000. The value of the sab-batical program, based on the salary of an Associate Professor, will be $697,383 for salaries and $198,471 for fringe benefits. Smith says the development of faculty talent is important, but the primary purpose of the liberal arts based comprehensive university is the development of student talent."" ""The more involved students are with the university the more likely they are to stay enrolled and to graduate."" This philosophy has motivated the university to improve student services, create TRIAD II and III and aid the ""growth of the Greek system."" The Greek system has grown to the point that many chapters could support their own houses, Smith said, and this will have three benefits. First, Greek houses would pro-vide additional campus housing. Second, ""such a development would ensure Greek housing would be on campus and help maintain good relations with neighborhoods."" Third, ""Greek housing would help retention by increasing the involvement of those students living in that housing on the University cam-pus."" Greek housing would likely be placed along Towsontowne Blvd., he said. In the latter part of his speech, Smith commented on the fact 1 ""That this year 48% of the students who applied for gradua-tion did not graduate at the ex-pected time."" ""This is disgraceful. It is not the record of a caring university."" --Scott Hollenbeck Notes from Elsewhere Sigma Pi Epsilon Members at Texas A & M claimed to have no knowledge that a pig they found in the yard of their fraternity house belonged to a neighbor, Albert Warren. The members of the fraternity killed the pig and ate it. Warren complained to universi-ty officials after seeing the dead Pig hanging from a tree in the fraternity house yard. The univer-sity maintained that the incident was outside of their jurisdiction. The fraternity members paid Warren $50 for the pig later. ""We didn't kill the pig for fun,"" fraternity spokesmen James Saxon explained. ""We wanted to eat it."" �College Press Service � notes Inside Tigers try harder Football team ranked #2 in the nation, highest ranking ever ...4. Peach sets record Cross country wins Baltimore Metro crown 5 Reagan and South Africa Syndicated columnist Richard Cohen criticizes administration policy 10,11 Corporate workshop slated Towson State University is one of sixteen colleges and univer-sities invited to participate in the Corporate Orientation Program (CORP) in Williamsburg, Virginia, November 8 through 10. The weekend workshop is open to all sophomore level minority Audents interested in corporate business. All transportation, lodging, and meal expenses for selected students will be paid through a grant from the Mobil Oil Cor-poration. Applications and fact sheets are available at the career Placement Center, room 217 of the University Union. Deadline is October 2, 1985. �Robert Taylor Volunteer educators needed The Towson State University Health Center, located in Dowell hall, is planning its annual peer contraception education program for the 1985-86 school year. Volunteers are needed to teach group and individual sessions on methods of birth control and other related topics. Students will be required to attend thirty hours of training and must be prepared to commit two to four hours per week to the program during both the Fall and Spring semesters. Interested students should pick up applications at the Health Center before September 30. For more information, contact Lenore Meyers, Dowell health educator, at 321-2466. �Robert Taylor Campus notes are continued on page 2 The A 1�ar. Published weekly by the students of Towson State University Vol. 79 No. 3 Towson, Md. 21204 September 19, 1985 Another Tiger victory, Ity 1.01111W 11111MuliS II I Junior Lisa Meyers attempts a crossfield pass while teammate Patty Lehman watches. The Tigers defeatred Mt. St. Mary's 3-1 Saturday. Stephens to undergo major renovations in Summer 1986 By Scott Hollenbeck Stephens Hall, the oldest build-ing on campus, is due for some renovations in August of 1986. Physical Plant Vice President William Schermerhorn, said the architect has completed the design drawings for the project and will go to construction drawings next. He predicts Stephens will reopen dur-ing the Spring of 1989. However, ""a job that large may have delays,"" he said. When the state fiscal year begins on July 1, $7.6 million will be allo-cated for the renovation. Scher-merhorn hinted the total bill may run to 8 million, however. Schermerhorn said the ""outside will basically be the same."" Repairs will be made to the roof and energy efficient windows will be installed, if needed. He hopes to keep the lead-ed glass, however, to preserve the historical aspect of the building. Also, bricks will be re-mortared if they are loose or if the mortar is cracked. The interior will be radically changed. Drop ceilings will be put in to im-prove acoustics, provide insulation and help maintain uniform heat throughout the building. Also, the hot water radiators will be replaced with unit ventilators, which blow air over pipes which contain either cold or hot water depending on the season. This type is used in Smith and Linthicum Halls. Schermerhorn said a majority of asbestos has been removed al-though some asbestos is still in-sulating pipes. However, this asbes- Stephens Hall is due for major renovations starting in 1986. Pastor addresses women By Jean Kane The Reverend Karen Davis Thompson, Pastor of Martin Luther Church of Baltimore was the featured speaker at the initial meeting of the Women and Religion discussion group at Towson State on Wednesday, September 11. Reverend Thompson recently at-tended the Summer Institute at Strasbourg, France, sponsored by the Ecumenical Institute affiliated with the Lutheran World Federa-tion. The focus of the workshops in France was the role that women play in the church. Thompson shared her impressions of the con-ference with the discussion group. Many women, said Thompson, need to look for themes in religion that they can relate to based on their daily life experiences. ""We need to look at everything in our lives and really try to understand the spiritual meaning in those things,"" explained Thompson. She stressed the importance of seeing the value in one's self. At the conference and in the discussion group, different inter-pretations of the Madonna figure in Biblical history were also reviewed. ""In Latin America."" said Thomp-son, ""the people see Mary as a figure of liberation and equality. She is the champion and heroine of the oppressed people in that cul-ture."" Other groups see the Madon-na as the central figure in the form-ing of a feminist theology, accord-ing to Thompson. The Women and Religion discus-sion group will continue to meet every other Wednesday at noon and 1:00 p.m. For more information, con-tact the Women's Center at 321-2666. Reverend Karen Davis Thompson lec-tured on the role of The Madonna fi tire. Los is ""encased in walls"" and should present no health problem, Schermerhorn said. The clock tower, Schermerhorn said, will have the same face but new, modern parts. If the clock breaks down now, there is only one person he knows of that can fix it, he said. However, with the new parts, a general repairman could be called to fix the problem. The main auditorium will go through three changes. First, the orchestra pit will be located below the audience line of sight to the stage. Second, the rear of stage will be expanded to use drop sets. Thirdly, the balcony will be ex-tended and the stage will be chang-ed for dance and opera. Susan Hyman, office manager for the registrar, said there are plans for clases to be rerouted when Stephens Hall is closed but that there are no specific plans at this time. Meanwhile, Stephens is presently being used to full capaci-ty. Degree holders surveyed By Teisha Whitson A follow up survey of the 1983 bachelor degree recipients from four year Maryland institutions was con-ducted by the State Board for Higher Education. The survey dealt with college financial aid, post graduation educational activities, and current employment and oc-cupational status. The survey respondents closely reflected all graduates in terms of race and sex. More than one-half of those sur-veyed reported receiving some form of financial aid during their under-graduate career. The most common forms of financial aid received were Federal Guaranteed Student Loans, Pell Grants, state scholarships and grants, and National Direct Stu-dent Loans. More than three-fourths of the respondents plan to complete a higher degree. Some are already enrolled in a program for college credit, and some are in programs leading, to a graduate or profes-sional degree. Most of those sur-veyed are studying in the same field as their undergraduate major. The survey revealed that the un-employment rate of the 1983 graduates coincides with the state rate, but is below the national rate. The lowest unemployment, rates are for those who majored in computer science, architecture, education, and the health professions. The highest unemployment rates are for those who majored in the arts, public affairs, biological sciences, foreign languages, and psychology. See SURVEY, page 9 WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN Abut TO COMPLE1E YOUN DEGREE WITHOUT THE FINANCIAL AIL/ YOU RECEIVED? 0983 BACCALAUREATE MOMENTS) 30% YES without major financial harciehip 40% NO 30% YES but with major financial hardship source: Maryland Stats Board lor Higher Education Record SprinurSurnaysr 1968 "
