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School of Social Work
considers relocating fire-
ravaged hall
By Regina Roberts
Staff Writer
In order to prepare for the 21 st century,
the School of Social Work has discussed
plans with alumni to rebuild and relocate
Quarles-Washington Hall, according to
Dr. Richard Lyle, Interim Dean of the
school.
During a briefing session at the 75th
Anniversary Celebration/Rebuilding
Fund, held Oct. 6-8, a group of alumni
was taken on a tour of the campus. While
touring, the group visited the site of the
school, 80 percent of which was destroyed
by arson last semester.
“They were very depressed,” Lyle said.
“The alumni recommended that we
relocate the school from its current area to
the area near the Presidential Parking lot,
so we would have adequate space to
expand for the 21st century.”
Robert Davis, an alumnus of the school,
was one of the members who suggested
the school be moved to the Parsons Street
and James P. Brawley Drive site, but he
had reservations about the relocation.
“I wish it could be maintained where it
is,” Davis said, “but it is not adequate
enough to meet the needs of the 21st
century.”
The co-chair of the planning committee
for the 75th Anniversary Celebration/
Rebuilding Fund, added, “In order for the
school to fit the needs of the students,
faculty and staff...the faculty, students
and staff should all be housed in one
building.”
In addition, Dr. Lyle said the alumni
suggested the school get an architectural
firm to develop the drawing for the state of
the art building that would have “all of the
technology we would need for researching,
teaching, meetings and things of that
nature.”
Moreover, talks sparked regarding a
fund drive to raise a large amount of
money - which Dr. Lyle wishes to keep
anonymous - within the immediate future
for rebuilding purposes.
However, the interim dean said while
the School of Social Work supports these
“excellent” recommendations, “we have
to look at that in light of the economy and
the political climate to generate that
amount of money in a reasonable amount
of time.”
And although the resources aren’ t there,
Dr. Lyle said, “we would expect to get a
drawing very soon so that we can proceed
with launching the fund drive (for the
rebuilding of the school).”
Currently, he added, “We have not
finished our calculations of that (the sum
raised at the rebuilding fund from the
anniversary celebration). We still have
some bills that are outstanding. As soon
as we clear those, we could get a tally on
what our profit is from the celebration.”
Asked about the school’s future within
ayear, the dean replied; “The school would
continue to remain in temporary quarters
and work toward generating funds to
rebuild Quarles-Washington Hall.
Simultaneously with that task, the school
would then continue planning for or
making preparations for its reaccreditation
by the Council on Social Work Education.”
Improvements noted in seniors’
graduation clearance process
By Kenneth Burnett
Contributing Writer
Seniors preparing to graduate
must endure one final process before it all
becomes official.
While some contend the ritual of being
cleared is still in need of improvement,
many students and faculty contend they’ve
noticed a considerable upgrade.
“I have seen 774 students [to be cleared
for graduation] in a four week span of
time,” said Janice Hardnett, undergraduate
graduation coordinator. “That leaves only
100 students left to be seen.
“This is opposed to last year,” Hardnett
continued. “I saw 497 students in a six week
process. Each year, I find the process can be
revised to work easier for the students.”
Kimberly Beavers, a senior in the Mass
Media Arts Department, “It went well for
me. I knew where I was supposed to go and
what I was supposed to do. In my senior
seminar class, I was kept well-informed.”
Senior Seminar is a required course that
must be taken during the first or second
semester of the students’ graduating year,
but Beavers suggested taking it in the first
semester of the graduating year.
“They [graduating seniors] might miss
an important deadline or not know what is
going on, if taken in the second half,” Beavers
said.
One former student said she did not
know what she had to do to get cleared for
her graduation.
“CAU is a word-of-mouth school,” Kisha
Dennis, a 1994 graduate, said. “I sometimes
saw advertisements about senior meetings,
but there were times when nothing was
posted. A few times I received things in the
mail after the event happened.”
Meanwhile, Hardnett said, “This year,
the process went well because of good
cooperation between the graduation
coordinators, deans and the chairmen in the
different departments. I’m trying to move to
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canceled every time they were scheduled.
Sometimes, he said, they were canceled
after a postponement.
However, Dean Hampton said Student
Life had only one meeting with SGA
members this semester and that it was the
only one scheduled. Hampton also said
she called the only meeting with SGA just
before Homecoming and she did not cancel
any meeting.
“Doors have never been closed to SGA
or any student,” Dean Hampton said. “And,
in most cases, I’d probably go beyond if
anything.”
Not only did Hampton say she did not
believe that administration has
“disrespected” SGA and the students, but
she added that she was concerned that Bell
feels his office has been ignored. She said
she was interested in finding out whether
other members of the executive board felt
the same way.
Hampton declined to comment on the
proposed student protest but agreed
dialogue between administration and SGA
is needed to clear up grievances that the
student body may have.
And Robinson said, “I don’t think any
attempt has been made to meet with Dean
Hampton. But, she has not initiated any
attempts either.”
Robinson also said the school’s problems
are related to the roles that high-level
administrators have assumed.
“The highest administrators on campus
have too many responsibilities and become
ineffective in their supervision of campus,”
he said.
For instance, Robinson believed Dr.
Weathers has not kept weekly meetings
with SGA because she is responsible for
15 departments. SGA is scheduled to meet
with Dr. Weathers every Wednesday
between 11 a.m. and noon, Robinson said.
He said University President Dr. Thomas
W. Cole has made attempts to meet with
SGA. Robinson said Dr. Cole “literally”
walked over to the SGA office to meet
with its executive board when he believed
there was a meeting. Robinson added there
were no meetings with Dr. Cole this
semester because of miscommunication
between the president’s office and SGA.
Dr. Cole agreed with Robinson. “I
attended a meeting and they didn’t show,”
Dr. Cole said. “And they had indicated
that there was miscommunication on their
part.”
Although meetings between SGA and
administration have not taken place this
semester, Dr. Cole said neither he nor Dr.
Weathers have been reluctant to meet with
the student representatives. He said it is
sometimes hard to contact SGA executives
due to their class schedules. But Dr. Cole
said the miscommunication between SGA
and administrators can be avoided if regular
meeting times are established and both
sides ensure that they always attend.
However, he said, administration has never
had a problem meeting with past SGA
executives.
Robinson said that the only meeting
SGA had with Student Life’s Hampton
this semester was to discuss concerns about
Homecoming expenses. He and Bell are
compiling a post-Homecoming report in
which they may recommend the dismissal
of certain university employees because
they had not performed satisfactorily
during Homecoming.
Hampton believed some of the
Homecoming problems were caused
because of a sudden change in the date for
the event. She said Homecoming was
originally scheduled to begin Oct. 15
instead of Oct. 22. However, she did not
believe administration should carry all the
burden of Homecoming disappointments.
“There’s enough blame to be shared by
everyone for Homecoming, and SGA
carries some of that,” Hampton said. “The
responsibility for homecoming is shared
(by SGA and administration).’’
Hampton said that SGA is traditionally
responsible for organizing Homecoming
activities, but she said she would like to
see Homecoming as a responsibility of the
university “as a whole.”
But according to Bell, students will
protest if administration does not improve
its treatment of students by the end of
Thanksgiving break. He said students will
walk out of class for the demonstration.
“Everything will be shut down,” Bell
said. “As student leader, I will not be
pimped. I will not let the student body be
pimped.”
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