The Griffin: volume 59, issue 15 - Feb. 24, 1989

              Gov. Mario Cuomo has supported such a cut This proposal is advocating a reduction in the money granted for associate degrees from $600 to $500; for Bachelor of Arts degrees from $1500 to $1400; for Masters of Arts degrees from $950 to $800; and for doctoral degrees from $4550 to $4400. Canisius will be lobbying against a reduction in the amount of money granted to colleges and universities based on the number of degrees per year that college awards. This Bundy aid is a means by which the state government gives aid to independent institutions in New York State, according to Fr. Ryan. "We want to go down as late as possible so we know where we stand on things," Fr. Ryamsaid. According to Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, executive vice president for academic affairs, the annual lobbying trip was scheduled for late in March due to the fact that the New York State budget for next year has to be finished by March 31. by Valeric Latona Students to Lobby Against Bundy Cuts In an effort to increase Tuition Assistance Program(TAP) funding for next year, Canisius students and administrators will be travelling to Albany on March 20. This review must be completed within 15 days of the formation of the panel. The panel will review all the appropriate materia] and then determine what the grade will be. The panel has the authority to assign the same grade as assigned by the instructor or a higher or lower grade according to their own judgement. A three-member panel will be selected from a pool of tenured faculty who have not yet been involved in the process, and are members of the department in question. A pool of tenured faculty, who have not been involved in the process thus far, is formed from the department in question within 10 days after the Dean's decision. If the decision is to reconsider the grade, the procedure goes through the final stage. The Dean's decision to reconsider or not to reconsider the grade is final. If the decision is not to reconsider the grade, the original grade cannot be changed. The student may appeal the decision to the appropriate Dean's office within 10 working days after the mediation process with the chair. The Dean may consult with any individuals deemed necessary, in order to decide whether or not the grade should be reconsidered. completed. The process can continue if an agreement on the grade cannot be reached. If a mutually agreeable decision is made through mediation conducted by the Chair, the instructor will submit the agreed-upon grade and the process will be If the student and the instructor cannot agree on the grade change, the student may contact the Chair of the instructor's department, in writing, within 10 working days after the meeting with the instructor. Under the new procedure, a student must contact the course instructor to discuss a grade change within the first four weeks of the semester. If the instructor agrees that the grade in question was inaccurate, a grade change is processed by the instructor. According to Pat O'Brien '89, a member of the Faculty-Student Liaison Committee, "equal considerations were taken on the efforts of both the students and faculty." "Concerns and worries were pretty well anwered by the details of the new procedure," he added. "Discussion of the new procedure was predominandy positive," said Mel Schroeder, chairman of the Faculty Senate. The procedure was developed initially by the Faculty-Student Liaison committee, and was then sent to the Faculty Senate, which unanimously approved it on Feb. 2. A new grade grievance procedure went into effect on Monday after being approved by the Academic Council and Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, executive vice president for academic affairs, on Feb. 15. by Valerie Latona fx J|f No Smoking Areas / n Auditoriums S Jg&r u Classrooms f D Conference Rooms / □ Employee Lunch Rooms f ° Lounges f /Designated o Medical Facilities / Sill Okin g „ . „ / Areas a Meeting Rooms / / □ Dormitory Rooms □ Hallvays / / aOld Main Lounge G Elevators S / aWest ving of Economou / Dining Hall f □Health Science Center f Vending Room J oBouvhuis Library First Floor / Smoking Lounge f □ Rathskeller by Molly McCarthy and Elizabeth Pelosi Nearly a year after its implementation, the Canisius smoking policy has received mixed reviews from students on campus. "I feel it's been effective to a certain degree. I don't hear as many students complaining about it as they used to when it first went into effect," said smoker Patricia Ruff '89. The smoking policy was instituted in March, 1988, following an investigation by the Smoking Task Force into the smoking habits of Canisius* students, faculty, staff, and administration. A comprehensive smoking policy, incorporating all campus facilities including the KAC and the Health Science Center, was developed by the Task Force and submitted in a final report which was submitted to College President Rev. JamesM. Demskeon April22,1988. A smoking survey was distributed by the Task Force, chaired by Koessler Athletic Center (KAC) Director Paul Bieron. The results indicated that 85 percent of those surveyed were non-smokers while only 15 percent were smokers. Year-Old Smoking Policy Receives Mixed Views On the other hand, early this semester Bieron received a call from a department secretary complaining that "No Smoking" signs were (cont'd on page 2) "People haven' t been abiding by the rule about smoking at the end of the halls. I still see people smoking outside classrooms," said nonsmoker Jennifer Jurek '91. Although students seem concerned about the enforcement of the policy, administrators have received few complaints. Kay Parker, interim Director of Student Health and administrator in charge of complaints regarding the smoking policy, said, "Throughout the campus, it seems smokers and nonsmokers are satisfied with the way things are." "In the cafeteria the policy isn't enforced. But, I'll be considerate. If I know that smoking bothers someone, I'll put my cigarette out," Ruff added. Joseph Acosta '91, who also smokes, said that he hasn' t folio wed the policy. However, he said, "If someone is eating at the same table, I won't smoke. But, I think people should use their own discretion in these decisions." 11501 THE GRIFFIN $ Serving The College Community FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1989 VOLUME LIX, NUMBER 15 Icont'd oil page 8) New Grade Grievance Procedure Considers Faculty/Students Equally An organizational meeting will be held in the Grupp Fireside Lounge on Monday at 3 p.m. for those interested in lobbying in Albany. According to Fr. Ryan, the increase in TAP aid to freshmen will free up Canisius money for distribution to upperclassmen. The maximum TAP awards for entering freshmen for the '89-'90 school year will increase by $800, from $2850 to $3650, while the effective family income ceiling for TAP eligibility will increase from $34,250 to $42,500. This reduction would take approximately $90,000 to $l0O,OOO away from Canisius next year, according to Ryan.