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Show FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992 VOLUME 52, ISSUE 72 dwwwwwwww (TThe Pupunu preps for Pros ,j , J ' ; P-1 " c. . -, I ZZ? .....J i x 11 VO J WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OGDEN, UTAH r Consulting firm to study WSU's image UNIVERSITY IMAGE: The project will involve six months worth of in depth interviews of approximately 100 students, staff, faculty, administration. By TINA TRITSCH Gov. affairs editor of The Signpost A New York consulting firm is conducting a strategic study of Weber State University's image and identity to determine what is special about the institution. "The purpose of the the study is to project the true qualities of Weber State and to earn respect and support. Tangible support that will close the gap between identity and image," Steven Downey, from the consulting firm of Downey, Weeks and Toomey said during Thursday's Board of Trustees meeting. The project, costing $52,500 donated by private funds, will involve six months worth of indepth interviews of approximately 100 students, staff, faculty, administration and so forth. Strategic plans, communication materials and other official university documents will be analyzed by the consulting firm when researching for the final comprehensive 'Identification Plan". 'The focus, the central message, is what is special about Weber State. What it is, where is it going, what sets it part," Downey said. President Paul H. Thompson said the project will help Weber State "achieve the recognition it deserves and earn the resources it needs in an era of limited funding for higher education." According to Thompson, the identity study was brought up in a 1990 faculty senate report which suggested Weber State take part in "image-management efforts." As a result, the administration put together a 12-member committee. During last week's meeting, the group recommended the hiring of Downey, Weeks and Toomey. The consulting firm, not to be confused with an advertising agency, public relations firm or design studio, have completed (See IMAGE on page 5) I " - I. V ." 4 BRIAN SCHIELETHf SIGNPOST DIANA PACE OF La Dianaeda sorority drinks the last rootbeer for her first place team in the guzzling competition held Wednesday. From the sidelines, her team cheers her to victory in the competition held as part of Greek Week at WSU. ASWSU president-elect revamps student government, organizes Cabinet of Directors By STEVE WUTHRICH Staff writer of The Signpost A new Cabinet of Directors has been organized and chosen by next year's new student body President,Melinda Roylance, changing the way student governmenthas been run for the past 11 years. Roylance appointed Brett Chugg as operation director, Jamie VanMeeteren, student issues director, Stephanie Hunter, personnel director, and Rahn Rampton, external relations director. The Cabinet of Directors will replace positions formerly given to assistants to the president. Past student body presidents had five assistants that worked with them throughout the year. Roylance will now replace the assistant positions with directors to help her next year. The positions of assistant to the president were appointed by student body presidents and received tuition waivers. They were generally called on by the president as needed, but usually were required to fulfill one major project per year and then not called on for the rest of the year. "I want to recreate a way to use these directors in a good way all year long, Roylance said. Directors will be in charge during the school year and accountable for their area of focus, which includes operation director, who will be responsible for leadership, finance, elections, and evaluation of student government. The personnel director will be charged with recruitment during freshman orientation, officer banquets, and public relations with The Signpost, KWCR, and other statewide media. The personnel director also will recruit (See CABINET on page 2) Friday, May 8 Accu-Wcahff force ut fordiylicjc conditio nd bigb lanpeniuna Vsai Lake City j 79 t I Prop 8I rm. nev. Jf-J, v caa vvv Mo 74 ClatCily 78) jsff I Tenured professors have definite advantage Editor's note: This is the second segment in a two-part series concerning the tenure of WSU professors. By J. STANLEY HOWARD Asst. news editor of The Signpost Tenured professors are more protected than untenured against student complaints, but students have the right and the avenues to be heard, an administrator says. The untenured faculty member must prove the complaint is false. With a tenured faculty member, the university must prove the complaint is true, said Robert Smith, academic vice president. "If I get a complaint from a student about a tenured faculty member, a strong case is going to have to be developed. Therefore, I'm going to look for a lot more than a casual complaint before taking any action," he said. "With an untenured faculty member, where we haven't made a final commitment to a career or security in the job, I have to take the complaints much more seriously," he said. Students with grievances concerning faculty members should first talk to the department chairman. If that (See TENURE on page 5) As of Oct. 1 , 1991, there were 433 full-time teachers at Weber-230 were tenured professors, 85 were working toward tenure and 118 were not on tenure track. SfKwcnT-itrm Ralff BUrtei Snow Ice Suny PI Ctoutfr Cfcufr INSIDE ARTS: WSU's "Nunsense" gives audience a hilarious, song-filled view of convent life SPORTS: Wildcat football's Alfred Pupunu is picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs p. 6 p. 9 |