The Griffin: volume 63, issue 22 - Apr. 30, 1993

              Dr. I.lien O. Conley was named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on Monday. She has been acting dean since January of 1992. She was the only on-campus candidate in the running. naoby f.ricjorim,\ As dean, Conley's goals are "to work towards enhancing the excellenceofour programs, keep supporting appropriate scholarly activity and maintaining a viable enrollment."As acting dean, Conley "chose not to be a caretaker." She "wanted to make positive changes" during her tenure. She preferred to be "proactive." Under her leadership, she started "to create faculty development programming that relates to pedagogy." Academic Year. After Dr. Joan Connell assumed the role as the academic vice president in November, the actual search for the new dean commenced. The search was conducted on a national level, with advertisements placed in The Chronicle of Higher Education and calls being sent to the Jesuit communities across the nation. There were 52 applicants for the position. From there, the field was narrowed down to four finalists. The long and winding road that has represented the search for a new dean for the College of Arts and Sciences came to an end on Monday, as Dr. Ellen O. Conley, acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences was named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. "I'm excited about the challenge," Conley stated. Wi th Conley' s appointment, the College closes the book on a saga the stretches from September 1991 when the resignation of Dr. Walter G. Sharrow was announced. Initially, Conley was only asked to serve as acting dean for the Spring 1992 Semester. The resignation of Rev. Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., executive vice president for Academic Affairs, however, delayed the search until the new vice president was found, and Conley was asked to remain on as acting dean until the end of the 1992-93 Young Dems sponsor mayoral forum onstrated thatshecouiddohard tilings when she needed lo," according to Connell. Conlcy has no "learning curve" that an outside candidate candidates and she was found to be satisfactory." "In the search process, she was found to be best fit for the position," Connell said. As acting dean, Conley has "dcm- According to Dr. Joan Connell, vice president for Academic Affairs, the reason the national search was conducted was to give Conley "credibility." Connell added that "we measured her against the other See Conley page 7 College to go smoke-free by Peter B. Murphy Griffin News Reporter See Mayor Forum page 7 by Ken Kraft Griffin News Editor State Sen. Anthony Masiello and Eugene Fahey, councilman in the Buffalo Common Council, gave their motivations and objectives in running for mayor of the City of Buffalo on Saturday, April 24 in the Propis Old Main Lounge. Masiello spoke first, explaining, "This campaign for mayor as I see it is about two things, firstly change; secondly, leadership." Masiello defined change as bringing new young people to city government, and through it, new energy and new talent to City Hall. IMMX~ The policy is going Co be "complaini-driven," Miller stated. This means that the College will not become a sort of 'smoke police.' Rather, if, for example, an RA is walking down the hall on his or her floor and notices someone smoking, he or she will react-, or if a nonsmoker has a grievance, he or she can file a complaint. For faculty, staff and administrators, complaints can be filed with their immediate superior. College took steps to restrict the number of areas where smoking was permitted. The five-year gap between policies is, according to Dr. Thomas E. Miller, vice president for Student Affairs, "a coincidence."Among the strengths that Masiello indicated that he would like to see the city government tap into are the State University of New York's programs in management and finance, urban studies, urban planning, and the school of architecture; Canisius' programs in management and management services; Buffalo State's criminal justice services. Masiello explained that he feels the city needs to start sharing resources with the area colleges and universities. He said, "All of us are aware of the many talents that our colleges and universities have. We all know that we need those kinds of talents, those kinds of resources, and those kinds of ideas in city government." Masiello then went on the offensive. He said, "All of us have read in the last several months, to our dismay, horror stories about mismanagement in city government. Paying fringe benefits to deceased people, full time benefits to part time employees,etcetera." Masiello stated that these practices have to stop. For students, they have two forums in which they can address their complaints. Resident students can file their grievances with the Residence Life whilecommuter students can lodge their charges with S tudent Activities. Students can also refer complaints to the USA. "This is not new ground," Miller said, citing that some places have banned smoking in outdoor settings, such as Pilot Field in downtown The policy is the evolution of a policy developed in 1988 when the The opening paragraph of the policy states, "The major focus of the policy supports the worksite and academic setting as a smokefree environment' fostering the health, comfort and welfare of students, faculty, staff, administrators and campus visitors." The policy is that "smoking is prohibited in all indoor areas on campus. All previously designated smoking areas are now smoke free. Additionally, this applies to the Demske Sports Complex [DSC], all College-owned housing, vestibules of buildings, entrances and exits to all buildings and Collegeowned vehicles." In other words, smoking will be prohibited in all the indoor areas of campus and at the DSC. As of June 15, 1993, Canisius College will be going totally smokefree, according to a memorandum dated Monday and sent to all vice presidents, deans, directors, department chairs and the president of the Undergraduate Student Association (USA). need a salesman, we need a marketing person." Masiello said Lhat the city needs to consolidate and streamline city services. He also said that we have too much government here in Buffalo. Masiellocontinuedwithhiscriticism of the current administration when he explained, "That is the reason that people leave our city. They have lost confidence in our public school system. They believe that their children can get a better education in suburban schools." Masiello addressed his concerns about the economic conditions in Buffalo when he said, "We have to have an overriding goal in every city department, in city government, that everything is done to stimulate the business climate." He addressed a myriad of problems from housing , streets services, and police work to other urban problems. Eugene Fahey then took the podium and began by saying, "Hello everyone, welcome to Canisius College. I think this was the only room at Canisius College that I didn't get drunk in when 1 went here for six months." He continued by saying that, "I think that crime News 1 -3, 5, 7 Editorial 4 Letters 4 - 5 Cartoon 4 Viewpoints 6,11 Kadavescope..8 -11 Sports 14 - 16 Classifieds 5 Masiello told the gathering what he thought the city needs when he said, "We need a statesman, we See Smoke-Free page 7 Softball Da champs! (see page 16) Disabled Week j (see page 8 ) I 0 TheGrii i in Serving the Canisius Community b Masiello Interview (see page 3) VOLUME LXIII, NUMBER 22 FRIDAY, APRIL 30,1993 NAMED DEAN OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Search reinforces credibility of an on-campus appointment CONLEY by Ken Kraft Griffin News Editor