The Griffin: volume 69, issue 03 - Sept. 18, 1998

              have taken place over the past few years. Rev. Richard Galligan, S.J., director of campus ministry, served as the Master of Ceremonies and stressed the strength of the events as a way to help build community on campus. "This", he says, "is a good representation of the whole College community. It encourages people of all aspects to become involved, whether they are stu- The Mass is a long-standing tradition at the College and its purpose is to call upon the Spirit to bless the College with success for the upcoming year. The Fall Barbecue, in its second year, immediately followed Mass. Chicken dinner from Chiavetta's Restaurant was served. Many classes were cancelled in order for both students and faculty to attend the events, which were free of charge and brought out many people from the Canisius College community.The Mass of the Holy Spirit and the Fall Barbecue took place this past Monday, September 14, marking the beginning of the academic year. "The barbecue is a new tradition that began last year", according to Father Galligan, "in order to extend the existence cff community with the religious, educational, and social aspects of Canisius coming together and celebrating. Students, staff, and administrators were all sitting together enjoying the day. That's what this event is about." Rev. Benjamin Fiore, S.J., delivered the Homily during Mass. He raised several points regarding the current state of the College and the many changes that The remaining worshipers and spectators were comprised mostly of students and staff members. The Fall Barbecue immediately followed the Mass of the Holy Spirit and hundreds of people lined up for a free serving of Chiavetta's chicken in the Quad. At Mass, approximately two hundred people were in attendance. Fourteen Jesuits took part in the Eucharist as well as about sixty-five faculty and administrators dressed in their full academic regalia. dents, faculty, or administrators."Vacancies in deanships inspire wide search How much cash is your club getting? Peruse the details of the USA meeting and find out. page 3 To clone or not to clone?...that is the question. Rob Haley and Kristy Mangione face off in Viewpoint's Point-Counterpoint in this week's Griffin. page 6 ■m FeaturesColumnist Brownsey's back and asking, "where have all the heroes gone?" Check out his latest installment of "the living moments."page 9 Our favorite big kid, Dean, is now to be known as "Mr. Ramirez!" See what he has to say about the real world. page 11 Crabbies crushed RPI. But by how much? Flip to the Sports section to read about their impressive win. page 13 Have you heard what's happening on the courts recently? Check out this season's women's tennis team. page 14 by Jeff Schragel Griffin News Reporter News 1-5 Editorial 4 Viewpoints 6-7 Features 8-12 Sports 13-16 permanent replacements are found, Dr. Jack D'Amico will assume the interim role for the Dean of Arts and Sciences and Dr. James McDonnell will fill the interim role for the Dean of Education and Human Services. Dr. Neuner was in charge of organizing committees to find applicants for the openings. The two committees that he organized each have a mixture of students and faculty. They will follow similar steps that the committee for the Dean of Students will use, but it is not expected that there will be the same open forum for the students. Both committees will meet today: Education and Human Services at 1:30 p.m. and Arts and Sciences at 2:30 p.m., in the Alumni conference room. For both positions, committees are searching for someone who is "creative, has knowledge of all fields, has administrative experience, excellent communication skills and is an excellent statesman or woman," Dr. Neuner described. He then continued that these searches are significant because "the Dean is the most important academic officer in the school because of the programs that they develop." Terry Mangione is confident that everything is going to go as planned. She believes that there will be a wealth of quality applicants because we have "a new Vice President with thirty years of higher education experience and finally no problems with the In the meantime, Mr. Lee Fassl has become the interim Dean. Dr. Ellen Conley has filled the role of Vice President of Student Affairs, so the search can now begin. The first step, explained Mangione, was the selection of committee members from Canisius's faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. The committee met on Wednesday, September 16 to discuss the methods for their search. They are going to take nominations and place ads in academic journals such as the Chronicle for Higher Education. If everything goes as planned, the number of candidates will be narrowed down to 3 to 5 possibilities by late December. An open forum will be held about a month later for any students interested in meeting the candidates.Dean in light of not having hired a permanent Vice President of Student Affairs. The position was left vacant after Dr. Patricia Rissmeyer left for another job in the summer of 1996. A search began in the spring of 1997 to fill the position. It soon came to a halt, however, because of the resignation of the Vice President at that time, Dr. Thomas Miller. It was then agreed that it would be unfair to hire a new The Dean of Students has the most direct impact on the student body. This faculty member will have "more direct, one-on-one contact (with the students) than the other positions" Terry Mangione, Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences explained. She then continued, "he or she will not only have to deal with students, but will also have to represent the Vice President in public when she is not available."The semester has just started and already the administration at Canisius College has its hands full. Three top positions are vacant: the Dean of Students, the Dean of Arts and Sciences, and the Dean of Education and Human Services. "Both jobs are essential," stressed Neuner, because "the Deans are responsible for the development of programs. This is important because students don't come here for the president or the vice president, they come here for the programs that are offered," Dr. Jerome Neuner, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs remarked. The position of Dean of Arts and Sciences was recently vacated due to Dr. Ellen Conley's promotion to Vice President,which occured while the Dean of Education and Human Services position was vacant. The new Deans will be responsible for faculty development, program development and representation of their specific areas both internally and externally. If all goes well they should be able to begin by July 1. Until budget." She also thinks that Canisius is an "ideal location for these applicants because the college is on an upswing." The other two positions are more faculty-oriented. The Dean of Arts and Sciences oversees 126 full-time faculty and the Dean of Education and Human Services overseas 27 full-time faculty. Volume LXVIX Number 3 September 18, 1998 INSIDE I INDEX Mass and BBQ: a recipe for continued success "Serving the Canisius Community Since 1933" by William St. Jean Griffin News Reporter "This is a new year," he said, "we have a new opportunity to start fresh." He asked the question on the minds of many in the college community: "Will this be the year of favor for Canisius or at least the start of it?" As the academic year progresses, these thoughts will weigh on the minds of the many whoirf- have vested interests in the College.