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MARSHALL UNIVERSITYNews LetterOFFICE OF INFORMATIONAL SERVICES e NEWS BUREAU MARSHALL UNIVERSITY HUNT IN GTON, WEST V I RGINIA 7.570 '1March 5, 1976North Central to visit canlpusA nine-member visitation team from the Commission onInstitutions of Higher Education of the North CentralAssociation of Colleges and Schools will be on Marshall'scampus April 5-7, according to MU President Robert B. Hayes.The team will be re-evaluating the entire university in lightof the addition of both the School of Medicine andCommunity College.Serving on the evaluating team, headed by Dr. Kenneth E.Lindner, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse,are:Dr. C. Nelson Grote, president of Schoolcraft College,Livonia, Mich.; Dr. Harry F. Hodge, dean of the College ofEducation at Arkansas State University; Dr. E. Russell Kuchel,provost for research and institutional development at NorthernArizona University; Carroll Larson, M.D., professor oforthopedic surgery at the University of Iowa, and Dr. BarbaraIf. Mickey, associate vice president and dean of academicprograms at the University of Northern Colorado.Serving as associate members of the re-evaluation team are:Dr. Arthur C. Mackinney, Graduate School dean and professorof psychology and management at Wright State University; Dr.Georgia E. Lesh-Laurie, assistant dean at Western ReserveCollege and associate professor of biology at Case WesternReserve University, and Dr. Lionel H. Newsom, president ofCentral State University, Wilberforce, Ohio.Record spring enrollmentis reported by EddinsA record Spring Term enrollment of 10,367 was reportedTuesday by Registrar Robert H. Eddins. The figure includes10,338 taking courses for credit and 29 auditing classes.The breakdown shows 2 ,813 freshmen, l ,78 3 sophomores,1,395 juniors, 1,576 seniors, 2,348 graduate students and 450unclassified. There arc 5 ,888 full-time students and 4,4 79part-time students.The College of Ar ls and Sciences has 3 ,43 5 students;College of Education, 2,108; College of Business and AppliedScience, 1,802; Graduate School, 2,348; School of Medicine,178, and Community College, 496.Also on campus for a portion of the three- lay visit will beDr. Joseph A. Barney, North Central assistant executivedirector.The commission members will meet with the president andother campus administrators; Dr. Ben L. Morton, chancellorfor the West Virginia Board of Regents, and board staffmembers; and faculty and student representatives.The commission members are expected to report privatelyto Dr. Hayes within six weeks for after the visit, but theAssociation's decision won't be made until the organization'ssummer meeting in mid-July .At that meeting in Chicago, university officials will beavailable to answer questions or to present any new supportivedata.Series events announced/Four internationally renowned artists and artistic groupshave been engaged for the 41 st season of the Marshall ArtistsSeries, Baxter Series, according to James A. Martin, seriescoordinator.Opening the 1976-77 season on Oct. 19 will be thelegendary Soviet pianist, Lazar Berman.Season memberships for the series are available now at aspecial advance price of 24 each until March 31 from Mrs. E.Norval Carter, 533 13th Ave., Huntington, W.Va., 25701.Checks should be made payable to the Marshall Artists Series.After March 31, season memberships will be sold for 28each.On Nov. 9, Robert Merrill, leading Metropolitan Operabaritone, and Louise Russell, coloratura soprano, will perform.Scheduled for Feb. 9 is the Royal Winnepeg Ballet, followedon Feb. 21 by the Leningrad Symphony Orchestra.All events will be held at 8 p.m. at the Keith-Albee Thea tn in Huntington.Additional information may be obtained by contacting theMarshall Artists Series, 6656, or by stopping by the office inRoom 2W23, Memorial Student Center.Hillbilly made availableFree copies of the West Virginia Hillbilly, the weeklynewspaper, published to Richwood by Marshall Alumnus JimComstock, are being made available to Marshall Universitystudents and faculty.Distribution tables have been set up in the Student Centerand in the corridor outside the Mail Room.Comstock said a Bluefield woman was underwriting thecosts of the free distribution of Hillbilly on campuses in thestate.Next Gab SessionThe next Faculty Gab Session is scheduled forTuesday, March 16, at 3 p.m. in the Presidents Room ofMemorial Student Center.President Hayes will be present for informal discussion and to answer questions from individual facultymembers.
Committee actions summarizedThe following is a summary of actions taken by theAcademic Planning and Standards Committee and approved byMU President Robert B. Hayes.NEW COURSES include: Political Science 207, Introduction to Comparative Politics, 3 hrs.; 235, Law, Politics andSociety, 3 hrs.; 436/536, Judicial Politics, 3 hrs.; 453/553,Governmental Budgetary Process, 3 hrs.; History 342,American Legal History, 3 hrs.; Zoology 310, Anatomy andPhysiology, 4 hrs.; Geology 455/555 and 456/556 (specialtopics courses to become formal courses); Geology 640, 641,642, 681 (research oriented); Criminal Justice 425/525, 3 hrs.;Classical Studies 450/451 and 550/551, Special Topics; Greek450-451 and 550/551, Special Topics (all new courses inClassics adaptable 1-4 hrs.); English 305, Appalachian Poetry,3 hrs.CHANGES IN courses: Political Science 205 changed to105, 309 to 209, and 201 to 104; History 312 changed to 330,American History to 1877; History 313 changed to 331,American History since 1877.DELETIONS: Music 601A, 606, 607, 608, 613, 619C,625A, 625B, 626A, 626B, 627 A, 627B, 628, 646B, 647B,648B.OTHER ACTIONS: Mr. Robert L. Siler, Director ofVeterans' Education and Training in Charleston, recommendeda definite attendance policy designed to keep veterans inschool, the alternative being no monetary support from thegovernment. Mr. Siler warned that if a veteran is declaredineligible even Marshall University could become liable toreimburse the Veterans Administration when the veterandeclares he cannot repay the sum. If a veteran stops attendingclasses, Mr. Siler stated, the University should alert the VA.Page 2The Academic Planning and Standards Committee agreed togive the Veterans Administration the. information desired, andthen let the officials make their own decisions about veterans.A major problem is the manner in which the VA is alerted andby whom. One recommendation was that professors be givenforms with the names of the veterans. In any case, the burdenof paper work should not fall to the University.Other APSC assignments and objectives are in various stagesof completion: (1) a strengthened policy of the grade-appealprocedure; (2) the Instructional Improvement Program; (3) acooperative effort with the deans to establish departmentalautonomy in the type of CLEP to be administered and theapplication of CLEP credit; and (4) the criteria and guidelinesfor the recipient(s) of the Distinguished Teaching Award(s).t((Submitted by:Joan AdkinsChairmanMU observes spring breakMarshall University faculty and students will observethe traditional "Spring Break" next week (March 8-15 ),but university offices will be open and members of thenon-teaching staff and administration are to be at work.There will be no Newsletter published next week. Thenext issue will be on March 19. Classes will resumeMonday, March 15.(Nonsmokers are affectedThe following is from a recent issue of Today's Health:You don't have to smoke to have nicotine in your bloodand carbon monoxide in your lungs, two researchers reportedto the American Academy of Allergy,Raymond Slavin, M.D., of St. Louis University, and MarvinMertz, Ph.D., of the Environmental Protection Agency,monitored the smoke-filled rooms at the academy's ownmeetings and found that non-smokers' lungs registered fourtimes the normal monoxide level even though they hadn'ttouched a cigarette.Eight parts per million of monoxide were measured innonsmokers' lungs after they had left a room where smokingwas permitted, compared to only two parts per million in aroom where smoking was banned. Dr. Slavin said the amountwas equivalent to smoking four or five cigarettes and wasenough to produce a dull headache, a tired feeling, andprobably a nonsmoker's cough.NEWCOMERSNewcomers to the campus include:JANET LEE DUNCAN, counselor in Special Services;DANA MEADOWS, secretary in College of Education;GERALDINE (JERRI) ALLRED, clerk, Alumni AffairsOffice; KRISTINE K. STANDIFUR, clerk, Departmentof Geology; EARL VALENTINE JOHNSON, CHARLESM. BOARD, and GLADYS M. THOMAS, custodians,Buildings and Grounds.Welcome to Marshall!Marshall faculty, staffachievements, activities(DR. CLARENCE A. KELLNER, associate professor ofspeech, conducted a workshop on "Directions in BroadcastEducation" at the annual meeting of the MarylandCommunication Association which he attended. The meetingwas held Feb. 20-21 at Ocean City, Md.DAN K. EVANS, assistant professor of biologicaf sciences,has contributed a section to a book, "The Flora of Illinois,"recently published by Southern Illinois University Press,Carbondale. His contribution concerns the taxonomy ;rndgeography of some 145 species of the genus Carex (sedges).The book is authored by Robert H. Mohlenbrock, professor ofbotany, Southern Illinois University.DR. WILLIAM F. ASHFORD, professor of marketing anddepartment chairman, and JAMES F. WEIDMAN, instructor inmarketing, participated in the annual West Virginia MobileHomes Convention conducted in Charleston Feb. 28. Weidmancoordinated the presentation on advertising and promotionwhich consisted of newspapers, television and radio.Dr. Ashford is speakerDr. William F. Ashford, professor of marketing anddepartment chairman, will deliver an address to the Tri-StatePurchasing Management meeting Tuesday, March 9, at 7:30p.m. at the Gateway Inn. His topic will be "The Coordinationof Sales and Purchasing."
Soto to retire: successor selected((Karl J. Egnatoff, currently director of operations at theCollege of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey at Newark,has accepted an offer to be dirnclor of physical plantoperations at Marshall University.Egnatoff, who will be on campus April l, succeeds JosephS. Soto in the position. Soto plans to retire June 30. He willwork with Egnatoff during the period from April l throughJune 30.Soto has been with the university since 1962, when he wasappointed vice president for business affairs. In 1971 heassumed his present position.In his position at the New Jersey school, Egnatoff isresponsible for facilities and space utilization, mechanical andcustodial maintenance of school property. His role at Marshallwill be similar, according to Soto, who served on the searchcommittee for his successor.A native of Fayette County, W. Va., Soto is a formerRaleigh County elementary school teacher and principal. Heearned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Concord College,Athens, W. Va., and a Bachelor of Science degree cum laudefrom Morris Harvey College in Charleston. Soto also has aM.A. degree from Marshall.A former state government official, Soto was with the Westl .I.Virginiu Tax Department from 1941 to 1957, serving invarious capadties, including state tax commissioner.He is murried to the former Priscilla Hunter and they havetwo grown children.A native of Chicago, Ill., Egnatoff earned a B.S. degree incommerce from the University of North Dakota and studiedindustrial engineering at the University of Illinois.Egnatoff has been at the New Jersey school since 1968 .Before that, he was general order manager for IntercontinentalTrading Corp., Sommerville, N .J., from 1967 to 1968 and wasbranch office services manager with Remington Rand OfficeMachines Division of Sperry Rand Corp. from 1955 to 1967.He is married and the father of two children."Joe Soto is an extremely capable administrator and weregret that he is reaching retirement age," MU PresidentRobert B. Hayes said. "He has been a tremendous asset toMarshall University. At the same time, I'm very pleased thatthe search committee was able to find a successor with theexcellent background offered by Karl Egnatoff. This is anunheralded but key position at any institution and I believe wewill be able to maintain a high level of performance in thatarea."Report from Advisory CouncilThe Advisory Council of Faculty of the West VirginiaBoard of Regents met Feb. 28, 1976, and conducted thefollowing items of business:lPage 31. The Chancellor touched on the following items in his reportto the Council:( 1) The special committee established to prepare aposition paper on Affirmative Action will have its reportready to present to the Council this spring. It will contain twoparts: (a) a brief statement giving the Board's policy; and (b)a detailed ( l 50-200 pages) manual for each institution.(2) Quality control of off-campus courses and nontraditional courses are concerns that need attention. Theline between post secondary and secondary education isbecoming fuzzy. An overlap appears to exist between collegevocational and public school vocational education. TheCouncil of Presidents shares with this Council the need forserious study of the problem.(3) The Chancellor remains optimistic about the budgetfor FY 1976-77, though he fears it may be a while beforethe figures are announced.( 4) The bill which would have made representatives of theFaculty and Student Advisory Councils voting members ofthe Board of Regents has been tabled. A second bill, whichwould make it mandatory to have a faculty and studentrepresentative as non-voting Board members, now rests at alow priority level in the legislative stack.2. Professor John White, an elected member of the StateTeachers' Retirement Board, presented a report on thestatus of the State Teachers' Retirement System. The highlights of that report were as follows:(1) Mr. White is pleased with the recent program made bythe new director, Mr. Willard M. Ansel; especially that madein connection with the keeping of members' records and theimproved efficiency in effecting benefits to new retirees.(2) Each member of the system will soon receive threestatus statements: (a) deposits; (b) service record; and (c)updated corrected statement of the employee's entire record.(Military service can be counted, regardless of when the serviceoccurred. If your record does not contain a copy of the DD214, send one to the STRS office in Charleston withoutdelay.)(3) Mr. White was optimistic about getting full funding forthe System for FY 1976-77 ( 41,800,000) from the Legislature.( 4) Currently l 5 ,009 employees are receiving retirementbenefits. The top recipient for FY 1975-76 receives 1,983a month.3. Re political activity on the part of academic personnel, onmotion with amendment the following resolution wasunanimously adopted: The Advisory Council of Facultyrecommends to the Board of Regents the following policyregarding political activity by employees;Employees of public supported colleges and universitiesin West Virginia have the right to engage in politicalactivity, whether in support of a particular candidate, issm ,or political group, in campaigning for public office foroneself, or in holding public office, provided that suchactivity does not involve (1) political campaigning in theclassroom, (2) limiting the employee's ability to fulfill hisprofessional obligations, or (3) conflict with State orFederal law.4. The Chairman announced that the Board of Regents had, inaccordance with the recommendation of the AdvisoryCouncil of Faculty, rescinded its earlier policy on juryduty.The Advisory Council of Faculty will meet jointly with theCouncil of Presidents on March 17, and the following agendaitems have been submitted to the Chancellor for that meetingby the Advisory Council of Faculty:(1) Sick leave policy.(2) Faculty load and its relationship to "overload."(3) Faculty involvement in decision making.(4) Quality control of academic classes.Your comments or questions will be welcomed. Sendmemos care of the History Department or call X-6780.Frank AldredRepresentativeAdvisory Council of Faculty
Page 4Indiana University professorDr. Herman N. Weillis claimed by deathDr. Herman N. Weill, SI, professor of history atMarshall, died Wednesday night, March 3, at his home at9 Pembrooke Lane. The body was taken to HensonMortuary.Dr. Weill was discovered dead by his son about 9:30p.m. Wednesday, a mortuary attendant said. Theattendant said the cause of death appeared to be a heartattack.Funeral arrangements had not been completed as ofNews Letter press time Thursday.Dr. Weill was dean of the Marshall Graduate Schoolfrom July I , 19 72, until his resignation from thatposition in August, 1974, at which time he assumedduties as a professor of history.A native of New York City, he earned bachelorsdegrees in history and social studies from the Universityof Miami (Florida) and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees inhistory from the University of Illinois. He came toMarshall from Johnson State College in Vermont wherehe was Arts and Sciences dean.Survivors include his wife, the former DagmarKorneck, and two children.to speak here March 19Dr. Richard S. Kirkendall, professor of history at IndianaUniversity, will give two lectures at Marshall University onFriday, March 19.His first appearance will be at 11 a.m. in Smith Hall Room154 where he will speak on "A Hero For Our Times: Truman'sPopularity and the Leadership Crisis,"His second appearance will be at a banquet in the MarshallMemorial Student Center and his topic will be "The Lessons ofHistory: Truman, Korea and the Imperial Presidency."Banquet reservations may be made with Dr. RobertMaddox in the History Department. The cost for the banquetwill be 6.((AAUP chapter to meetThe Marshall University Chapter, AA UP, will hold ameeting on Thursday, March 18, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2W22,Memorial Student Center. Discussion leader will be Mrs. AnneFerguson, executive secretary, West Virginia ConferenceAAUP.'Absences excused .Excused absences have been approved by the respectivecolleges for the following persons on the dates listed:Feb. 25-29 - Barry Rush, Jim Sturgeon and Pia Cummings.(
Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986 Marshall Publications . 681 (research oriented); Criminal Justice 425/525, 3 hrs.; Classical Studies 450/451 and 550/551, Special Topics; Greek 450-451 and 550/551, Special Topics (all new courses in . Southern Illinois University. DR. WILLIAM F. ASHFORD .
