The Griffin: volume 50, issue 14 - Feb. 1, 1980

              the student wishes to complete a baccalaureate degree at the college later on, he said. Credits will be transferable if Schmidtke is impressed with a method used by the Californians where students meet in groups of three or four to watch the tape together. "In this way there is some interaction, and I propose to urge that our students do the same," Schmidtke stated. Class discussions, a valuable part of the education process, will be almost eliminated, Schmidtke admitted. However, he sees a trade-off. "With this program there can be no absences," he said, "no one can skip classes and all assignments must be done." be their only alternative to the Empire State Program, which is contracted with a mentor," he said, and thus has time restraints. The new program is intended for the swing-shift worker, the shut-in, the severely handicapped, and those who must travel, Schmidtke explained. "This will support of the Senators might help influence the trustees' decision. Ken Brechtel, sophomore senator, pointed out that since the Senate had gone on record as being in Arnie Geisler, Senate president, reminded Senators that they should write letters to the Board of Trustees concerning the library expansion. He felt the personal U.S.A. Passed Two Amendments to Constitution Student senators consider a proposed amendment during their Monday session. The meeting was the first held in the new senate conference room in the basement of Frisch Hall. the griffin Dave smith favor of the library expansion, a letter should be sent from the whole senate body. Maureen Kraus, U.S.A. Treasurer, who presented the Finance Committee report, stated that out of the $7,000 of extra money to be allocated this semester, $6,415 was given to 23 clubs submitting requests. A large portion of the money went to fund Senior Week. Kraus also stated that the committee expected future requests for the remaining money. Helen Farraro presented a report on CPB activities. She stated that all costs were covered from the mixer held Jan. 18 and that there was a good turnout at the showing of the film "Norma Rae" last Friday. Geisler gave a report on the Senior Week Committee. Lynn Pilawa is chairman of the committee now planning activities for Senior Week and the 100 days party.The theme of Senior Week is "Moving Right Along" and the 100 days party will be the first event. Geisler stated that by the time of the party the alcohol policy will be in effect and admission will be on an ID basis only, as set forth in the policy. by Jeanne Meyers The Student Senate voted Monday to add two amendments to the Undergraduate Student Assembly Constitution. The Russo amendment and the communications amendment were both passed at a prior meeting, but amendments must be passed at two consecutive meetings with a two-thirds majority, to be made part of the Constitution.The Russo amendment, which specifies standards for running for office and voting in Senate elections, passed unanimously. The communications amendment, which concerns communication between administrative committees and the Student Senate, passed with 13 voting yes, two voting no, and one abstention. Helen Ferraro discussed the forums held on the alcohol policy. The turnout for both forums last week was considered very poor, with only three students attending each meeting. Ferraro said, "The silence among the majority must mean the student body is not vehemently upset with the policy. The final draft will now be taken up by the president of Canisius, Father (James M.) Demske." INSIDE: Students on Draft.. . page 6. Notre Dame Experience ...page 7 Associate Degree Via Cassettes Pending See Editorial, Page 2 "Courses will consist of videotapes, workbooks and texts, and is a structured situation," Schmidtke said. While other four-year schools in New York offer two-year degrees, Canisius will be unique in that it program can be completed off campus, he said. Canisius College may soon offer an associate degree. An audiovisual cassette program is pending approval by Albany and the Academic Council, according to Dr. Charles R. Schmidtke, acting dean of the Office of Continuing Studies. by Lynne M. Ratke Canisius began a program for working adults in 1919, when it instituted the evening program, Schmidtke said, yet many who desperately want a higher education are kept from it by jobs or family commitments. Schmidtke said the program is "modeled after one in a four-year California school, Azusa Pacifica." The course would be offered only in general and area studies culminating in an associates degree in the social sciences or humanities. The school expects to have 125 to 180 persons involved in the new program by the summer of 1981. The cost to the student will be the same as the evening program, Schmidtke stated, but he declined to comment on the cost of the new project to the school. Pilot sites are now being set up in several major business areas, Schmidtke said, and the first may open in as little as two or three months. He stressed that these are only experimental and that "a full evaluation of the program will not be available for about four years." Canisius staff are "looked over by the appropriate department on campus. If necessary, they are reworked to upgrade them," he said. Some of the cassettes are being put together by the faculty of Canisius while others are being done at Notre Dame, USC, Miami, and Azusa Pacifica, Schmidtke stated. All programs not done by Schmidtke stated that the quality of the program will equal that of the classroom. "To this I am committed," he said. "Look at it this way, I have three daughters, they are all different, I ireat them all differently. This does not make me less of a father to any of them. Likewise," he maintained, "even though each form of educating is different, that alone does not make one or the other less valuable." fl ft dt  N . it