The Griffin: volume 66, issue 03 - Sept. 29, 1995

              Construction of the $7 million townhouse complex, which will be located on the north side of the 1908 Building adjacent to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Apartments, will be completed by the fall of 1996. The townhouse complex consists of nine tri-Jevel buildings comprising 39 four-bed units and 15 five bed units which will house a total of 231 students. The complex will also have laundry facilities, a mailroom, vending machines, two meeting rooms and a computer room. Bosch and Frisch, the college's two original residence halls, will undergo an $11 million renovation after the townhouse construction has been completed. In addition to new windows, new carpeting and furnishings, the renovation will add more efficient heating and electrical systems, additional bathrooms and kitchen accommodations and create more living space. The new residence halls, scheduled to be completed in the summer of 1997, will accommodate 488 students. Canisius College broke ground on a new student townhouse complex during a ceremony on Monday, September 25 at 4:30 p.m. on the grounds of the 1908 Building (former Mt. St. Joseph High School). That data has been used to determine the attrition rate of each student, based on a scale from 1 to 100. This rate given to each student is highly confidential and is only used by the offices mentioned above to help students through four full years at Canisius. see Attrition page 2 Miller was proud to say that the rate of attrition for freshmen last year _ was at a record low. Over the past 12 years, the college has been collecting data such as attitudes, values, beliefs and goals, combined with demographics such as gender, ethnic background, religious preferences and the student academic profile from incoming freshmen. Over the past 15 years, there have been a number of programs such as International and Ethnic You were taking part in _ a research project involving student attrition and retention. Dr. T h o-m a s Miller, vice president of Student Affairs, has been =  workingon decreasing the rate of students who leave the college without a degree. He stated, "More of our students leave than we would like...some students leave and their departure is a departure of success... some change their career plans, but some attrition is due to either institutional problems or failures and some others are unrelated to enrollment, such as health problems." by Chris Devlne Griffin Asst. Sports Editor New phone system provides students with cost efficiency One-year contract will serve campus until renovations completed vided by ACC translates in terms of cost. On average, ACC provides students with lower long distance rates, lower monthly service charges, lower installation costs and individual long distance billing. ACC also provides the additional features of call hold, call waiting and last number redial at no additional cost, compared to $10.64 with NYNEX. The new service will also emphasize better integration with the campus community. The College will have a directory of residential student telephone numbers and there will be 5-digit dialing between residents and other members of the College community. Cohen called the deal with ACC "a one year experiment to get experienced with having more involvement with the telephone system and with students." However, with the renovations ofboth the Bosch and Frisch residence halls and the construction of new dormitories within the next year, Cohen said, "The process leading up to the development of phone services is a long one and there are lots of companies that are interested. It will be a competitive situation." Overall, Cohen stated, T believe the ACC arrangement will serve resident students well over the next year." The implementation of the ACC service stemmed from a relationship which had been developing with the company over the past few years, said Cohen. ACC has handled the administrative long distance service at the College since 1988. Cohen added that "with this past history in place, the company presented Canisius with an interesting package." The primary benefit for students pro- According to Joel A. Cohen, Director of Information Technology Services (ITS), the phone service at Canisius was changed because "over the years we've had a number of concerns expressed by students over the service from NYNEX." He described the old system as having inconsistent installation schedules, higher costs and posing difficulties for students in dividing long distance bills. Canisius College has adopted a new one-year telephone contract to service its students in the residence halls and townhouses. The contract is with ACC Long Distance, a company which currently provides service to over 65 colleges and universities in the northeastern United States. A resident student takes advantage of the new cost efficient phone system which will be in place throughout the course of the year. Photo by ASHLEY DORCBLY Curtain Up! Election fever (see page 7) (see page 2) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1995 Measuring up in football (seepage 11) VOLUME LXVI, NUMBER 3 Formula predicts rate of student attrition by Julie Goodpaster Griffin News Reporter Do you remember all of the questionnaires and interviews that you went through before you started your freshman year at Canisius? Did you ever wonder what that accumulated information was used for? Student Services, Orientation, Office of Student Retention, Career Center, Office of Residence Life, Student Activities and the Academic Advisement Center established to improve student connection to the College and to help them stay in the College and complete their degree program (s). A break into the future Special to News  Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, SJ., Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello and members of the Board of Trustees broke ground on the new residence hall complex in a ceremony which was held on Monday, Sept 25. Photo courtesy of TOM WOLFE "Predicting attrition is only half the battle; doing something about it is essential." —Dr. Thomas E. Miller Vice President of Student Affairs THEGRIMW Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933