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Show t Westminster College of Salt Lake City 10 JL Tuesday, March 8, 1994 Volume XXXVI Issue 17 Glowing Accolades For The Gore School Of Business Brian Pilling Forum Staff Writer . TheGorcSchoolofBusinessreceived a visit from the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs Feb. 6-The ACBSP will evaluate a self study completed by the faculty of the school in order for an accreditation to take place. In order to become accredited, the school must meet or exceed several standards set by the ACBSP. These standards state that a business program must meet specific qualilksiticns in both business and general education. Faculty and staff also are 9. reviewed as part of the accreditation process. The Gore School of Business chose be to evaluated by the ACBSP because of its high standards and its focus on teach- ing, according to Dr. James Cid Seidelman, dean of the business school. In 1990 our faculty thoroughly reviewed the standards set by the ACBSP and felt they were worthy to strive for, said Seidelman. For the school to begin preparing for ( the accreditation, which is separate from the accreditation of Westminster College given by the Northwest Accredidation Organization, the faculty and staff of the Gore School of Business has to assemble data and logistics about thebusiness proself-stugrams and put them into a book-lik- e report. This report would be used as a basis of evaluation for the ACBSP accrediting team. Comfortable with the level of quality set by the ACBSP, the faculty concen-trate- d their efforts on preparing the self study. They worked hard to decrease the number of adjunct faculty and amount of faculty preps. They also increased faculty scholastic activity and the number of qualified faculty members. To allow for a broader education, they also added the bachelors of art in business. The faculty elected to make 1992-- : y 1993 the year and submitted y the over 900 page report to the ACBSP in December, Seidelman said. The purpose of the recent visit was to verify the integrity and honesty of the self study. This is only part of the accrediting process. The ACBSP gave Westminster glowing accolades, Seidelman said. ACBSP praised several aspects of thebusiness school highly. These areas included integration with the business community, support of the dean and good collegiate relationships. They were also pleased with the programs computer applications and skills, oral and written skills, ethic and social responsibilities, international dimensions, team effectiveness and the inclusion of language art skills. Some areas that the ACBSP felt Westminster could improve upon were the library, installing a common professional component and integrating human resource dy management across the business curriculum. Noted Journalist Discusses self-stud- Georgia Patience Forum Staff Writer self-stud- Suzanne Gordon, noted journalist and strong voice for nurses, stressed the importance of quality caregivers and discussed health care reform in a lecture given Feb. 10 in Nunemaker Place. A guest of the Distinguished Resident Pro-- . . gram, Gordon spoke to a full house on The Power and Importance of Nursing in : an Era of Health Care Reform. Gordon addressed several issues af--v fecting health care in the nation, and proposed strategies to the nursing students i for making an impact individually. She discussed what she referred to as assembly line care and harassment of the sick, and said, I firmly believe we need expert caregivers at the bedside. Gordon spokeabouthow she became ' interested in the nursing field when she, a journalist and author, became pregnant i eight years ago. The nurses who cared for si her were with her constantly. They provided her with the confidence to take care of her baby . This experience inspired her book Prisoners of Mens Dreams, writ-- ; ten almost exclusively about healthcare and caregiving. The discussion included a definition of caregivers that includes an element of time and expertise and also an imports tant distinction between care and treat--i ment Gordon compared the two and pointed out that sickness goes beyond the diagnosis of illness. Nurses need sufficient time to evaluate and assess their patients complaints, to educate patients : ASWC Elections Are Underway all activities DaveNeisler Vice-Preside- nt 2. f ; erf the Student . Activity Commis- sion, and must attend and vote on all issues brought before the Senate. ASWC Vice PresidcntJ.C. Porter said, The Vice Presi- Forum Staff Writer Prospective candidates for. ASWC or Senator may President, pick up election packets in the ASWC Office orin Student Services asof Monday, Feb. 28. Essays and declarations of candidacy are due in the ASWC office by Thursday, March 10 at 5 p.m. Torun for office, students must have and ' maintain an accumulated grade point average e of at least They must be at lcasta student, and senatorial candidates must have ; ; half-tim- dent must have vision, be organized, have diverse interests and be truly in touch with students of all sectors. Senators are required to attend all senate meetings, hold at least two scheduled meetings per semester with their constituents and schedule at least one activity designed far their' constituents. "The single biggest thing for senators is that they need to be committed to dedicate the time necessary, said Business - i t V 1 V r r. e U .... W b x I, V, w I, r i. n v I v f V y y i k w 11 : '( 4 4' Vm' lay L photo by Kim Herrmann Journalist Suzanne Gordon addressed several issues affecting health care in the nation during her lecture given Feb. 10 at Nunemaker. Internships offer the spice of real life within the security of school. Page 5. Writerfinds refuge in new down- pub. Page 6. More readers share their opin-tow- n ions and arguments. Pages 2 & 3. , k t v v '.! t y s y I V See "Gordon"on Page Meet the woman who makes President Dicks favorite carrot cake. Page 4. ; ' t ff In This Issue who is not only a newcomer to the creative writing faculty at the University of Utah, but a newcomer to Salt Lake City. Coles stated in her introduction that Brennans mostrecent book, a collection of short stories called Wild Desire, won the 1990 Associated Writing Programs Award (AWP) for fiction, and her first book, Here on Earth, was published in the Wesleyan New Poets Series. Coles also mentioned thatBrennan has received 4,-.;- . See "Brennan" on Page 11 . A large crowd packed Nunemaker Place for Karen Brennans poetry and short story reading Thursday, Feb. 10. Brennans reading marked the second to last of the continuing 1993-9- 4 Westminster Poetry Series. Katharine Coles, associate professor of English, and director of the Westminster poetry scries, introduced Brennan, nurses is a public health hazard. She spoke about the incredible profit margins that large hospitals enjoy, while the caregivers are being 1 aid-oand terminated to cut costs. According to Gordon, Clintons Health Care Reform Policy package sends costs soaring, while patient access to suitable care is declining. The plan promises access tohealthcare, and delivers access to health insurance. She described an irrational rationing of care from the unlimited competition between purchasers of insurance and providers of care that punishes everyone. An i Brennan Reads To Large Nunemaker Crowd KennaHaas Forum Staff Writer about options,recommendations and consequences of treatment and care plans, she said. She later added, Firing expert ; dcclaredthemajorforwhichthcyarerunning. Senator Eric Langhorsl Two of this years The responsibilities of the ASWC senators had to leave because they couldnt President include chairing senate meetings, dedicate the required time. . Campaigning begins on Monday, creating any necessary committees, mantie14. Regulations for posters, banMarch aging the ASWC Office and casting the breaking vote on senate issues. It takes a ners, etc., can be found in the election lot of patience to be president, and it takes i packet. On Tuesday, March 16 and a lot of persistence, too, said current ASWC Wednesday, March 17, question and anPresidentJohnRech. If youre pushing for swer sessions will be held for Presidential something and its not going your way, you and Vice Presidential candidates. Voting will take place on Wednesday, just have to kind of keep pushing. . 23 and Thursday, March 24. March The ASWC Vice President coordinates i The results of the complete accreditation process will be ready by the end of April or the beginning of May. If the business school is accredited, the ACBSP will make periodic visits every seven years. We have a bright outcome ment, said Seidelman of the accreditation, indicating there are no definite conclusions. Overall, the whole process was very beneficial, he said. It made the school take a serious introspection to see how well it did what is said it was doing. V f k. i to t t. I y t t fc i V k I I t i t y f V i r i k V v, I v u. -- t e i i t k i |
