The Board of Trustees announced the chairmen of academic departments, promotions, and tenure extensions. The one hundredth anniversary of the Central PA Conference of United Methodist Churches is set to take place at Dickinson from June 19 through June 23. Jeri Yaverbaum, Co-coordinator of...
Dickinson hosts its fifth annual Blacks Arts festival with the theme of "The Black Light of Truth." A schedule of events for the festival is also published. The faculty holds a special meeting to discuss possible changes in the requirements for tenure. Plans for a new gym complex on Cherry...
Student body slightly prefers old grading system to new plus-minus system. College plans Mock Convention for April. Seth Ray, Steve Bartolett and Matt Creme triumph in Student Senate elections. Lilly Endowment sends over $200,000 to College which will help launch COLE program. John Kemeny wins...
A Senate meeting resolution inches students closer to input on tenure. "Friends of the College Library" program begins. John Kemeny receives Joseph Priestley Award. "Eating Out" reviews the Allenberry and Embers restaurants, finding them both disappointing. Mary Baron reads poetry in Memorial...
Pres. Banks receives honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the College of Charleston. Tenure debates continue, "concern[ing] faculty." In "Eating Out," The Gingerbread Bread Man and The House of Pizza are reviewed, receiving 2/5 and 3/5 stars, respectively. Institutional Priorities and...
In this issue, there is more discussion about the Ford/Carter Presidential debates, especially on foreign policy. The Faculty Committee rejects a proposal by the nontenured faculty who wished to replace tenure with a contract system that would hire professors for a certain amount of years....
In this issue "The Dickinsonian" addresses the present tenure system and its unpopularity amongst faculty. New College Chaplain, John S. Reist Jr. has redefined the role of the chaplain to the College and the community. An article discusses whether or not unborn children have rights and asks for...
In this edition, the tenure controversy continues to be discussed amongst students, faculty, and nationwide. Bell Telephone Company has bestowed three educational games to the College for better understand between industry and education. The Senate Finance Committee reversed a decision to...
In this edition, an article argues the pros of tenure, stating that it protects the faculty. Administrators and staff will be evaluated for the first regular assessment for these areas of the College community. Despite objections by the Student Senate, the faculty approved a calendar that was...
In this issue, the Congress of African American Students met with President Banks to discuss the College's lack of minority students and ask him to consider recruiting more. The College claims that "minority" students receive no special preferences when they are being considered for financial...
In this edition, an Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Tenure that has been formed discusses more flexibility with the tenure program. The Mediation Committee finally has come to a decision about tenure appeals for Professors Dennis Klinge and Marjorie Fitzpatrick. The committee ruled that the tenure...
In this edition, the College Library has plans to upgrade their card cataloging system to computers. Professor Marjorie Fitzpatrick is leaving the College for a new teaching job after being denied tenure, even after an appeal. Students work to keep Thornwald Park preserved and untouched....
Construction on a new wall along high street in front of the Weiss Arts Center begins, and is met with much student opposition. COPUS sponsored an information session on Thursday, February 24th, to help students better understand their options regarding financial aid. The Weiss Center for Arts...
At a recent College faculty meeting, it was unanimously resolved to establish a system to evaluate the faculty tenure system after six years and goes into effect this year. According to a survey, the majority of students on campus do not feel safe and called for a larger police staff at night....
Dorm intrusions continue, though door are still being found propped open. Quotas for faculty publishing are discussed. Homecoming weekend to also feature inauguration of Dr. A. Lee Fritschler as president of the college, with a speech by Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland. The Metzger-Conway series...
Professor publishing quota continues controversy. Holland Union Building lacks fire alarm system. SVHB (Social Violations Hearing Board) hears harassment case, structure change considered. Portrait of Charles Nisbet stolen, President's house burglarized. Consortium unites Central Pennsylvania...
Four professors earn tenure while several others did not . Seniors get ready to break the rules during senior week. Former Attorney General Edwin Meese details polarization between the executive branch and congress. Dean Carmen Neuberger bids college farewell. United way/College needs assessment...
Students petition for a reconsideration of the tenure of Gail Ann Rickert, Professor of Classical Studies. Memorial for the death of student, Ian Keith Sealy, to be held. College Speech and Debate Team has a successful season. Safe Zone project arrives at Dickinson. The Jazz Ensemble will...
Senate aims to 'green' campus and promote environmental sustainability. Cancellation of the contract of professor Pernilla Neal fraught with controversy, causes protest. First VP candidate to visit campus. Symposium looks at biomedical ethics. Students to hold forum for religious discussion....
