The Griffin: volume 51, issue 20 - Apr. 10, 1981

              70% of its staff to be full time professors with Ph.D.s. Father Ryan commented on the AACSB requirement, saying that Canisius is "above the minumum requirements in every department." Dr. Raymond Vegso, Chairman of the Department of Management - Marketing, said that the AACBS checks to make sure that the full-time professors are fairly distributed between day and night divisions, and MBA and undergraduate programs as well. Davis said that Accounting Ryan, Vegso and Dr. Robert Davis, Associate Professor of Accounting, all agree that if they list the specific teachers with a specific subject, and then hire a faculty member who specializes in that particular field, the entire course selection would have to be revamped. USA President Ryan reflected a concern that students should be guaranteed their natural right to select the courses that are taught by teachers of their choice. Under the procedure of listing the maiority of the Business courses as "staff," he said students felt that they have been denied their natural rights. Vegso said he sympathizes with the students' desire to take the teachers of their choice. Consequently, he is willing to give the students some guidance as to the teacher selection.Fr. Edmund Ryan, S.J., vice president of academic affairs here, ifile photo) Business), which is responsible for the accreditation evaluation, requires the Business School to have Dr. Lawrence Franz at a Forum Wednesday discussing plans to remove dorm telephones next year, Dorm Phones Slated to Be Removed photo hv Mike Hirseh being built in the Ma in-Eastwood Building this summer, he stated. All offices in the building currently have outside lines because there are no available Canisius extension numbers. Franz and Tony Battaglia, the director of purchasing and auxiliary services, decided that it would be necessary to remove the dorm phones to make use of the more than 300 extensions in the residence halls. Dr. Bruce Kermott, director of residence life, said that "there is no place to get them (the extensions for the new computer center) except from the residence halls." The alternative to this, Franz said, would be to expand Canisius' system. However, "there would be a signi. cant additional outlay for the new system," he said. "The college cannot afford this additional cost." Battaglia stated that a new system would cost about $75,000 USA Condemns Fall New extensions are needed for the computer science department The phone removals are necessary, Franz said, because all 800 extensions in the current Canisius telephone system are in use. "We are already substantially short of extensions," he said. approximately $17 a month for unlimited local phone use, Franz said. He noted that there will be one campus phone and one pay phone on each floor for those that don't want to pay for individual ones. Resident students would then hav£ to contract with the New York Telephone Company if they want a phone. The cost would be college, according to Dr. Lawrence Franz, vice president for business and finance here. The telephones in the Canisius residence halls are almost certainly going to be removed this summer because the extensions are needed in other areas of the by Mike Hirsch users should pay the extra cost," he said. Canisius is unique in that it has supplied a telephone in every room at no additional cost, Franz said. "We're the only school in the area that has our present system," he said. Niagara, St. Bonaventure, Buffalo State and U.B. are among the schools that use the N.Y. -SEE RELATED EDITORIAL— Page 2 Telephone System. "The vast majority of schools have regular pay phones on each floor," he added.Franz also noted Canisius' below average room and board rate as a determinant in the decision. The college has been purposely subsidizing the residence program for a number of years, he said, because "we feel that it is very beneficial for the tone of the campus to have resident students present." It is these students who (continued on Page 11) because the telephone system needs an expansion that the school cannot afford. "Like other colleges, we determined that the plus the cost to hire additional switchboard operators. Franz stated that the removal of the dorm phones is inevitable 'SI Schedule Course Listings College Prepares Student Rights Document , - i /: i 4 ; * ■ 1 By Jim Arnone A comprehensive document enumerating student rights, responsibilities, and disciplinary procedures has been compiled by the Dean of Student Office under the direction of Dr. Thomas E. Miller, dean of Students here. A section dealing with academic discipline has yet to be written. This section will deal with disciplinary action concerning misconduct such as cheating and plagerism. The entire document will be printed in the annual Canisius College Catalog. The document was compiled from new procedural information and existing information contained in the "Student Affairs Directory and Policy HandDook" and the Catalogue. Kevin Foley of the Office of Student Activities (Phot<» hy Mike inrsthi The "Student Affairs Directory and Policy Handbook," known as the "Students' Handbook," will no longer be published. According to Kevin Foley, assistant director of student activities, the information contained in the "Student Handbook" will be printed in various other school publications such as the "Student Activities Hand- -SEE DOCUMENT: PAGE 15- book," "The Residence Life Handbook," "The New Student Orientation Handbook (SOS)," and the "Canisius College Catalogue." (continued on Page 15) The first section of the document deals with student rights. It outlines some of the rights and privileges that students have such as: students' access to personal records, privacy privileges, the 40*' flSe Mm ■B ,» Sophomores (prospective Juniors) can be given a tentative idea who to expect as teachers next fall. But the problem lies with upcoming Sophomores who will be "left in the dark," Davis says, until the final schedule is completed. He says that assignments should be "firmed up" by the end of April. (continued on Page 12) According to law, the school must advertise for six weeks. This would delay hiring intentions until the middle of January, but a 15 day period for the last person to answer must also be attached, which leaves February 1 as the date to begin reviewing the 100-150 applications for each job. The interviews began on Feb. 15. The course schedule went to press on March 17 while the interviews were still going on. Until the contracts are signed, the names cannot be published, according to administrative sections here. The Undergraduate Student Assembly in a meeting last week passed a resolution condemning the "excessive" number of business courses listed under "staff" for instructors in the 1981 Fall registration schedule, according to Dan Ryan, president of USA. By Joanne Smario He said that the resolution affected forty-nine per cent of all Canisius undergratuates who are enrolled in the school of business here. According to Ryan the probation period for final accreditation of the College's Masters of Business (MBA) program ends at the conclusion of this academic year. If the MBA program were to lose its accreditation, he said, the entire school of business loses accreditation as well. The AACSB (American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of The emphasis on hiring fulltime professors with Ph.D.s, Fr. Ryan said, is a "quality decision," rather than one dealing specifically with accreditation specifications. He states that the college prefers the professors on campus, readily accessible and advising students, and added that teaching is only one part of the faculty member's job. VOLUME LI, NUMBER 20 Canisius College FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1981