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Show THE THUNDERBIRD SUSC THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1990 U PAGE 3 Leadership classes expand BY MICHELLE LINDSEY Due to increased interest and enrollment, leadership development (SOSC 300) has expanded to a three credit hour course rather than two and will also be three individual courses, therefore making it repeatable for credit. Also the class will provide a weekend lab where students can practice what they have been taught. When the course was introduced five years ago it was principally for student government leaders, said course instructor Tony Pellegrini, who is also the director of student activities. But now, while student government leaders are encouraged to enroll, the course has been expanded to involve club leaders and officers as well as individuals who have an interest in leadership development and also a desire to improve skills, said Pellegrini. The course is viable and meets a need for those individuals who receive leadership scholarships, he noted. Along with providing a resource for students in leadership positions, the course also provides theory and practice. The concepts that are taught are transferable to different situations, said Pellegrini. We are always looking for good leaders who are able to take control of any situation. The class is a good method of recruiting people into leadership positions, he said, and is a good avenue for those interested in running for positions. The focus of the class during fall quarter has been individual leadership. Winter quarter students will concentrate on leadership of small group organizations, followed by leadership of large group organizations to be offered in the spring. The upper division course is teartr taught by Lana Johnson, Capt. Kevin Miller, and Pellegrini. Through this method the three instructors are able to respond to the various individual needs of the students, said Pellegrini. Any interested students should sign up for the class, regardless of previous fall enrollment or contact one of the teachers who will work individuals into the course, said Pellegrini. Perry dies of cancer at 60 After a courageous battle with cancer, Marilyn Mathis Perry, 60, office manager of SUSCs Plant Operations, died Dec. 22. Perry graduated from Branch 4 ' .i.. f Marilyn Perry i Agricultural College, SUSC, and had been employed by SUSC for 20 years. Perrys responsibilities in Plant Operations included the telephone switchboard, campuswide telephone billing, semiannual facility safety inspections and coordination of campus maintenance. If the phone didnt work, youd call Marilyn; if the toilet didnt flush, youd call Marilyn; if the lights didnt work, youd call Marilyn, said Diana T. Graff, Library director. She had one of those kinds of jobs that worked with everyone on campus, said Graff, who added that Perry advised the international students for 10 years. Perry was actively involved with the Shakespearean Pestival, traveling with the troupe when it toured. Perry was hoping to retire and work in Shakespeare, said Graff. SUSC faculty such as Jeffrey N. Barnes, a business instructor, who may opt to carry more than 15 credit hours per quarter may soon be earning $50 more per credit hour as a result of a Regents request to the Legislature. Regents suggest pay raise (CONTINUED PROM PAGE 1) increase we could have problems. Both Richards and Adams see the increase in salaries as necessary in maintaining a competent cadre of part-tim- e faculty offering a high level of quality instruction to SUSC students. Provost Terry Alger said that fulltime faculty regularly have raises as part of the contractual agreement. faculty, Special appointment part-tim- e however, do not have this entitlement. The motion made by the Board of Regents was to increase overload and special appointment salaries which have remained dormant for three years to keep up with cost of living increases. Although the governors salary projection package of 6 percent for salary and benefits was not as substantive as initially hoped for, Alger is confident that the states improved revenue picture will sway the Legislature toward accepting the Board of Regents suggestion of 7 percent. Hopefully, revenues from last quarter will be increased based on business trends in the state. Lets face it, weve come out of one of the worst recessions. But realizing this, for most educators, hope springs eternal that things will be better in the future, Alger said. Administrators look to 1990s to realize campus plans BY JASON NORTH With the opening of a new year and a new decade, SUSC administrators continue their resolve to continually renovate campus facilities and academics. Awaiting approval from the Board of Regents and State Legislature are SUSCs requests for a changeover to the semester system and a university title. Other changes in the colleges future include plans for renovating the Science Center, building a new library, expanding the Student Center and turning the old student center into a conference center. SUSC is currently completing its request to the Board of Regents for a university title which should be settled by the legislature by the end of March 1990, said President Gerald R. Sherratt. Also, officials are preparing a request for the Board of Regents to change SUSC to the semester calendar, said Provost Terry D. Alger. Sherratt estimated that the semester system would be two years away, at the minimum if it is approved. Jan Shelton, ASSUSC president, said, I voted for the semester system about four or five months ago. She estimated that 60 percent of SUSC students are for the semester system, matching the percentage of faculty members approving of the change. If for no other reason than this, I am for semesters: every teacher is going to have to go back through their lesson plans, she said. Sherratt said he expects SUSC to receive $5 to 6 million from the Legislature this year for renovation of the Science Center. SUSC has already received the necessary money for planning the new library, said Alger. But, it doesnt look like (construction) funding will be here as soon as we thought, said Sterling R. Church, vice president for student services. Sherratt said it would be two or three years before SUSC receives money for construction. Other expansion includes the Student Center, though it will not be funded by the legislature, said Sherratt. He said he is considering having a variety of commercial stores in the Student Center to help fund the building. Church said this second phase of construction would allow student services, such as the counseling, cashiers and registrars offices, to be moved into the Student Center. Construction could possibly begin within three to five years, said Church. Sherratt said SUSC will receive $4 million from the Legislature to begin remodeling the old student center into the Academic Service Center. It will take about two years, beginning in April, 1990, to complete the renovations, he said. Other new developments at SUSC include plans for special education major with mild and moderate handicap endorsement, said Alger. The music department will be receiving an accreditation visit from the National Association of Schools of Music during this next year, he said. Administrators are also concerned about recruiting and retaining top faculty members and providing them with the compensation and environment they need to be effective, said Michael D. Richards, vice president for college relations. a |