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Student survey gives thumbs up to Auburn

Auburn students like their school, are proud of it, find it friendly and intellectually stimulating -- ahead of national averages in all these areas, according to a 1997 survey by a national educational consulting firm.

"These survey results show Auburn students are more than satisfied," said Student Government Association President Jonathan Crawford, a senior from Matthews, N.C. "After no more than five minutes here, students know this is a friendly campus and a unique place. Many steps have been taken to show the importance of the student on this campus."

The USA Group Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, released Wednesday, measures student expectations and assessments in 12 "Global Scales" from zero to seven. Among the categories and results showing significantly superior performance compared to n ational averages:

€ Instructional effectiveness, assessing students' academic experience and the university's curriculum and commitment to academic excellence: Auburn students rated their school at a 5.22 mean score, compared to a 4.99 national average on the seven-po int scale.

€ Campus Climate, reflecting a sense of "pride" and "belonging" on the campus, AU students indicated a mean of 5.23, compared to a mean of 4.74 for the national average.

€ Campus life, gauging campus programs from residence life to athletics plus campus policies and procedures, Auburn students scored 5.19 compared to a national average of 4.57

€ Support services, including tutoring, libraries, computer laboratories and career services, Auburn students rated 5.26 compared with a 4.88 national average.

"These results tell us that Auburn is focused on its mission of recruiting quality students, educating them with the finest faculty and facilities we can provide, and graduating them to build our future," said Bettye Burkhalter, vice president for student affairs.

"If we had adequate resources, Auburn would have led the nation in every category."

Among the other student satisfaction ratings, Auburn students also scored their school significantly higher than national averages in student centeredness, recruitment and financial aid.
Auburn was not statistically different from national averages in all remaining global scales, which included academic advising, safety/security, registration effectiveness, concern for the individual, service excellence and responsiveness to diverse popul ations.

Michael LaTour, an AU professor of marketing, said the Auburn ratings are impressive, especially in such key areas as how students' expectations have been met and their overall satisfaction with Auburn. "The Auburn spirit is clearly evident," he said, ci ting responses to three survey questions: "It is an enjoyable experience to be a student on this campus," "I feel a sense of pride about my campus," and "Students are made to feel welcome on this campus."

"Auburn is rated highly by its students in these categories and significantly stronger than the national averages," LaTour said. "The high academic marks coupled with the senses of pride and welcome make Auburn very attractive to prospective students."< P> Auburn students do not give high marks to campus parking, where in the 1996-97 academic year 15,300 student and graduate student assistant parking permits were issued in a free-for-all over 8,400 student parking slots on campus. In the survey,
Auburn students gave a 1.87 satisfaction rating to parking, compared with a 2.96 national average.

A shuttle bus system launched in June is expected to ease the chronic student parking crunch.

Noel-Levitz, based in Iowa City, Iowa, developed the survey which was administered to 304 Auburn students.

The results from the Auburn sample were compared statistically to the national group means drawn from 76,161 student records at four-year colleges and universities. Founded in 1984, Noel-Levitz has consulted with 1,400 colleges and universities in such ar eas as student retention, staff and organizational development, student success, enrollment management and institutional effectiveness.

Plan for CIO post to be abandoned

AU has decided not to fill the position of chief information officer because of the university's continuing budget problems and its goal of reducing administrative staff, says Provost Paul Parks.

Instead, James Stone, executive director of AU Telecommunications and ETV, will take on the additional duties as executive director of the Division of University Computing.
Stone had been acting CIO and was among the finalists for the job following a national search.

"Our decision was, given our budget situation, given the amount of our resources going into administrative positions, we just felt like it was inappropriate to hire a chief information officer," said Parks.

With Stone taking on additional duties as executive director of DUC, Parks noted it will actually reduce the administrative staff by one.

Former DUC Director Bruce Lewis, is now working with a team that Don Large, executive vice president and chief financial officer, established to implement a strategic plan in accordance with the 21st Century Commission report.

To ensure university-wide coordination of AU's information technology programs, Parks said a faculty-administrative technology committee will be formed to advise the president, the provost and the executive vice president on those issues.
Parks said he will ask President William Muse to make the panel a standing university committee.

"This will provide us with input from both faculty and administrators about the long-term mission of our information technology programs," he said. "The first thing we're going to ask them to do is to establish institutional goals for information technolo gy."

Meanwhile, Parks said Nicholas Backscheider, advisor to AU Telecommunications on instructional media, will be asked to take on additional responsibilities of advising the provost's office on related academic programs, projects and issues.

Resolution seeks to clarify faculty role in reviews

A resolution seeking to clarify faculty input in review of programs subject to possible termination is scheduled for a vote at the University Senate meeting on Tuesday.

AU President William Muse and Provost Paul Parks at the Senate's Aug. 12 session promised to involve faculty in the review process. The resolution also seeks faculty participation in the assessments of those programs by academic deans.
The review of endangered programs was authorized by the Board of Trustees in July in response to continuing budget constraints from the state. The program reviews are part of a package that includes efforts to increase revenues to bring faculty and staff salaries closer to the regional average and reduce a growing maintenance backlog.

AU President William Muse and Provost Paul Parks at the Senate's Aug. 12 session promised to involve faculty in the review process. The resolution also seeks faculty participation in the assessments of those programs by academic deans.

The review of endangered programs was authorized by the Board of Trustees in July in response to continuing budget pressures from the state. The program reviews are part of a package that includes efforts to increase revenues to bring faculty and staff s alaries closer to the regional average.

Muse and Parks told the Senate on Aug. 12 that deadline pressure during the summer led to administrative development of the package, based upon recommendations developed in the 1996-97 academic year by the 21st Century Commission. Following acceptance o f the package by the trustees in July, the administration identified 41 academic programs that do not meet minimum criteria of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education for numbers of graduates.
Although Auburn is not under pressure from ACHE, those programs provide a start for the university to assess its programs in terms of long-term needs and finances, Muse noted.

Parks asked the deans to respond by Dec. 15 with a defense of programs that have merit beyond graduation numbers.

A program review in the early '90s resulted in elimination of scores of programs, as some Alabama institutions are doing now. But those programs mostly involved elimination from the catalog of courses that were no longer taught. The current review could result in elimination or merger of active programs.

The Senate resolution was drafted by a commission of Senate Chair Gary Swanson and 10 previous Senate chairs. The commission is headed by Kent Fields of Accounting.

The resolution seeks appointment of departmental senators from each college and school to review teams in the colleges and schools.

In addition, the resolution seeks establishment of a committee of faculty members to make final recommendations to Muse regarding the programs. The Senate Rules committee is already seeking volunteers to serve on a review committee. To volunteer, contact Senate Secretary Jennie Raymond.

United Way sets goal of $110,000 for 1997

AU has kicked off its 1997-98 United Way campaign with a goal of $110,000.
Volunteers began distributing the campaign's yellow pledge cards to faculty and staff last week.

The AU target is part of an $800,000 goal for United Way of Lee County to benefit 41 local human service agencies. The Campaign will run through Thanksgiving.
Local service agencies and charities that depend on the United Way provide relief or services for the needy, the disabled, youth groups, sick or injured persons and others in need.

"Through the United Way, all of us can give something back to the community in a way that touches the lives of so many deserving people here in Lee County," said campus campaign coordinator Susie Hall, who is executive assistant in the Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services.

Twenty volunteer coordinators are working with volunteers in their areas of campus on behalf of the campaign. The coordinators and their areas are:
Lisa Fleming, President's Office/Business & Finance; Margaret Manley, Provost's Office; Mike Jernigan, Alumni & Development; Thina Biblis, AU Outreach; Giovana Brannan, AU Research; Patricia Harris, Student Affairs; Richard Guthrie, Agriculture; Clark Lun dell, Architecture, Design & Construction; Dianne Townsend, Business; Charlotte Curry, Education; Latisha Durroh, Engineering; Kent Hanby, Forestry; Phyllis Harris, Human Sciences; Karen Williams, Nursing; Alison Franks, Liberal Arts; Karan Harrison, Phar macy; Stewart Schneller, Sciences & Mathematics; Fred Harshbarger, Veterinary Medicine; Andrew Wohrley, Draughon Library; and Bill Compton, Administrative Services.

Enrollment management head brings new focus on prospective students

Future students at AU will see less red tape and more personal attention starting with their first contact with the university, says James Golson, Auburn's new assistant vice president for enrollment management.

The changes will come about, Golson says, through a combination of new technology and policy changes that began before he arrived at AU on Aug. 1.

The Enrollment Management Office, itself, is new. Started last year as part of a reorganization of the Division of Student Affairs, the office coordinates Admissions, Financial Aid and the Registrar.

Golson said the three offices are working together to eliminate red tape and ease bureaucratic hurdles that students face in their path through college.

The goal, he said, is to put the staff of those units in position to track and assist students in their progress through Auburn.

"Enrollment management to me means a coordinated approach to recruitment and retention and a lifelong relationship between students and the university," Golson said.

The relationship starts, he noted, with the first contact between a junior high or high school student and the university. The university is developing a database that will identify and track prospective students on a personal basis from that first cont act, he added.

"We want a personal approach," Golson said. "As we are able to focus more on individuals, there will be less need for large and impersonal group efforts."
Increasing competition for the best students will make recruiting more important in the future, he said.

New library dean sees advantages to AU's library

Stella Bentley, new dean of Libraries at AU, has spent the past several weeks in her new job meeting staff, learning a new campus and making plans to continue the library's success into the 21st century.

With more than 20 years experience in academic libraries, Bentley says two things attracted her to Auburn.

"The most important thing was that Auburn is an ARL (Association of Research Library) member library," she said. "Also, when I came to visit, I liked the size of Auburn because it is similar to Santa Barbara."

Bentley said she had an understanding of the issues on campus and in the state of Alabama after her interview visits.

"We've certainly gone through these same issues in California, and I'm not uncomfortable dealing with them."

During her visits to campus and since she's been here, Bentley says she's been impressed with the dedication of the librarians and staff and the impressive Draughon Library facility. "It is without a doubt one of the finest physical facilities in the cou ntry.

"It's nice not to have to deal with space," said Bentley, who came to AU from the University of California-Santa Barbara, where, as assistant university librarian with the Collections Department, she was responsible for a ctions management and development, preservation and Special Collections.
She had been with UC-SB since 1988.

"One-third of UC-SB's collection is housed in storage and some of it off campus 90 miles away. I'm glad this is not an issue here."

In addition, she praised the AU library's instructional program. "With the program in place, we can provide assistance to faculty and entire classes, and that assistance can be designed for a particular research project in the class as well as general in struction. We can work with individuals and the class to give them a good introduction to the library."

Bentley says like all academic libraries, there are major challenges to be faced, especially with the price of serials. "They are increasing in price at enormous rates and the forecast for '98 subscriptions is that they will be about 10 percent higher th an '97, and '97 came in 11 to 12 percent higher than '96," she said.

"Auburn has a good document delivery service to help meet the need for journal articles, and we will be looking at other ways to solve the problem."

Everyone in the library is excited about implementing a new on-line system to replace LUIS, Bentley said. "LUIS was one the best systems when it was developed but it can no longer keep pace with the needs of research libraries."
After much investigation, a news system was selected last spring and it will be fully implemented by the beginning of winter quarter, she said.

President, others to mentor students selected for leadership potential

Twelve of AU's top students have been selected to serve in the first President's Student Leadership Program. Initiated last spring by AU President William Muse, the program will give a select group of students the opportunity to learn firsthand about lead ership.

"Our objective is to provide those students who have shown extraordinary capability for leadership with the counseling and tutoring they need to maximize their potential," Muse said.

The students will develop their leadership abilities through several activities, including working with the president and members of the president's cabinet. They will also meet monthly with AU's president, attend meetings of the AU Board of
Trustees and develop personal and career plans.

The students, all seniors, were selected by the Presidential Leadership Planning Committee, comprised of students, faculty and administrators.

Students were selected using the following criteria: successful completion of at least 144 quarter hours, including three consecutive quarters at AU; a 3.0 grade point average on all course work attempted; evidence of a willingness to accept responsibilit y; and answers to three essay questions illustrating the student's potential for leadership, critical thinking skills and attitude about AU.

Students selected for the program, and their majors, are: Samuel Borowski, electrical engineering; Elizabeth Cothran, communication disorders; Kristin Doepke, pre-business; Koffi Kla, pre-medicine/zoology; Morgan Baskin, pre veterinary/animal and dairy science; John D. Lee, animal and dairy science major.
Michelle LeNoir, a senior mass communications major from Auburn; Wade McCollum, landscape design; Tracey Moore, English; Pamela S. Powers, public relations/political science; A.F. "Rick" Schober III, forestry; and Zachary Scott, mechanical engineering.

Sauser appointed to state board for psychologists

William Sauser, associate dean for outreach and professor in the AU College of Business, has been appointed by Gov. Fob James to serve on the Alabama Board of Examiners of Psychology.

Sauser will serve a five-year term, starting Jan. 15, 1998.

Sauser earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Georgia Tech, is licensed to practice psychology in Alabama, and holds a diploma (board certification) in industrial organizational psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology.
He is a former president of the Alabama Psychological Association, and was nominated by that body for James' consideration.

On his appointment to the psychology state licensing board, Sauser said, "I look forward to serving the people of Alabama to assure that they continue to have access to the highest standards of psychological care and consultation. I am grateful to Govern or James for this appointment."

Exchange program brings Australian visitors

An Australian university faculty member and seven of her students are attending AU this fall as part of a foreign exchange program in the School of Human Sciences.
Sherryl Tanian, a marketing lecturer at Edith Cowan University in Perth, is teaching in Human Sciences and lecturing in other classes for fall quarter.

The seven students are taking a variety of classes on campus, said Tanian.
"We want our students and our Australian visitors to learn from each other," said June Henton, dean of AU's School of Human Sciences. "We are excited about this exchange program and hope it is expanded in the future. We want to encourage Auburn students t o help these students capture the Auburn spirit."

The exchange program was started by Michael Solomon, a consumer behavior specialist and professor in the Department of Consumer Affairs, who previously lectured at Edith Cowan.

"Hopefully this will be a long-term marriage," said Solomon, who says he believes in the importance of providing students with an international education.

"Exposing students to different cultures and opportunities is a positive experience," he said. "It allows students to look at other cultures, and at the same time, really think about their own."

Auburn students are also benefiting from the experience, first by having Australians in their classroom, and later by taking classes overseas.

"Our students will have a first-hand opportunity to learn from these students and from Sherryl," said Solomon. "We are working hard to give Auburn students an international perspective. We really think it's important for students to open their
eyes to the world and know we live in a global economy."

Tanian says because Australia's closest neighbor is Asia, and about one-third of Edith Cowan's students are Asian, bringing these students to the United States will provide them with a completely different experience.

Since the countries are similar and there is no language barrier, Tanian expects the students to settle in quickly.

The students live in off-campus housing and have been paired with AU students, which Tanian believes will help them adjust to living in America.

Solomon says he hopes the Australian students will encourage AU students to participate in the exchange program, adding, "We would like to have about the same number in our delegation."

Tanian says one of the reasons she likes AU is because it is similar to Edith Cowan.
"It's about the same size, although by Australian standards Edith Cowan is a large university," she said. "As with Auburn, Edith Cowan is not located in an urban setting."

In addition to classes, Tanian says she wants to expose the students to U.S. traditions. A football game in Jordan-Hare Stadium was scheduled, as well as trips to Atlanta and other Southern sites.

Burt wins coveted research fellowship

A doctoral student in Auburn's educational psychology program has been awarded a fellowship by the American Educational Research Association.

Janeula Burt, whose research involves identity development among black college students, is among only 12 recipients of the AERA-Spencer Doctoral Research Program fellowship. Burt was selected from a pool of more than 300 applicants.
The fellowship is a nationally and internationally recognized organization of researchers in the field of education. The award includes a stipend to help support
Burt's research and to finance travel to a professional development conference.

During the one-year award period of the fellowship, Burt will be assigned to work with a national mentor and will participate in several specially designed educational research institutes.

Burt, who plans to complete her doctoral degree program in spring 1998, will continue her dissertation work at Auburn.

University Computing implements changes

Starting fall quarter, a DUC user ID and password are required to use the Windows 95 DUC lab machines. At present, only the RBD Library lab requires a log-in. As the quarter progresses, the other labs will be upgraded and will require log-in. See the AU T echnology Hotline Web page (http://www.auburn.edu/hotline) for information on how to obtain a DUC user ID.

In a second change, the printronix printers in the Haley and Business labs are being phased out. The mainframe has been configured so that printouts from batch jobs are routed to the HP LaserJet 5si printers in these labs. Print destinations HALEY and HCG REEN go to the lab in 3350 Haley, while BUSINESS and BUSGREEN go to the lab in 11 Business. There are also HP LaserJet 5si printers in 254 Parker (destination PARKER) and the 3rd floor RBD Library lab (destination LIBRARY).

To see what is new in technology on campus check out the AU Technology Update Web site at http://www.auburn.edu/duc/update.html. This page is also accessible from the Technology button on the AU Main Menu page.

Media Day: State newspapers to honor Davis, Simms

AU's "Media Day" on Oct. 11 will include the induction of two prominent journalists -- both with strong Auburn connections -- into the Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor. Members of the state's working print and broadcast media will also be treated to a bar becue and musical entertainment on the lawn of the Ralph Draughon Library.

Henrietta Davis, who was a writer-editor for The Auburn Bulletin for 37 years, and Leroy Alanson Simms, the former editor and publisher of The Huntsville Times, will be inducted posthumously by the Alabama Press Association. (Simms was the uncle of Jack Simms, retired head of the AU Department of Journalism.)

The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. in the Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor Room in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library.

A barbecue and musical entertainment on the north lawn of the library will follow the APA ceremony. Media Day activities at AU feature a gathering of Alabama's working print and broadcast media.

Davis, who was born in 1914 and died in 1987, spent 37 years at The Bulletin working with her husband, Neil, in managing the newspaper and covering local news. Davis founded the newspaper in 1937, the couple married in 1938; and they sold the newspaper and retired in 1975. The newspaper, originally called The Lee County Bulletin, was published weekly until 1967, when it began publishing twice a week.

Mrs. Davis was a cum laude graduate of Auburn, where she received a degree in English and journalism in 1935. While at Auburn, she worked at The Auburn Plainsman as an associate editor. She was one of the first Auburn graduates to embark on a full-time j ournalism career.

While her husband served in World War II, Mrs. Davis provided continuity of management while caring for their family.

Simms, who was born in 1905 and died in 1990, began his pursuit of journalism after attending the University of Illinois. He went to The Times in 1961 as interim editor. Prior to that, he was managing editor of The Birmingham News from 1959 until 1961. Si mms was named publisher of The Times in 1964 and served in that position until 1985. He served as chairman of the board at the newspaper until retirement in 1988.

AU Theatre starts fall season

The fall harvest in the AU Theatre Department promises to provide an abundant crop of plays and musicals for theatre enthusiasts to enjoy.

The theatre department opened its fall season last Wednesday with a four-night run of "Smoke on the Mountain," a musical set in 1938.

Another production for fall quarter will be "Stagefright," the sixth annual haunting of Telfair Peet Theatre. "Stagefright" is a haunted house featuring the AU Players, a group of students interested in theatre and the dramatic arts. It will be presente d Oct. 24-25 from 7-10 p.m. The event will also include a tour of the theatre.

The final theatrical production of fall quarter will be "Tartuffe," a French classic that examines the religious hypocrisy in France during the late 17th century. "Tartuffe" will run Nov. 12-14 and Nov. 18-20, both at 8 p.m. On Nov. 15, the play will be presented at 2 p.m. and at 8 p.m.

All of the theatre productions will be presented in the Telfair Peet Theatre. Anyone interested in attending the productions can obtain tickets by calling 844-4154.
General admission tickets are $12, but senior citizens and AU faculty and staff can get tickets for $10. AU student tickets are $8.

Season tickets that include six productions can also be obtained. General admission tickets are $59, senior citizen and AU faculty and staff tickets are $49 and AU student tickets are $39.

AU Homecoming brings busy week

The AU campus will be busy during 1997 homecoming week, Oct. 6-11, with concerts, speakers, reunions, open houses and a pep rally.

Homecoming Weekend features Reunion '97, honoring the AU Classes of '52, '57, '62, '67, '72 and '77.

Of special note, the AU Band will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary Friday and Saturday.

The week's events begin Monday, Oct. 6, with inflatable games and food by the Eagle's Cage sponsored by the University Programs Council.

The climax will be Saturday when the Auburn football team hosts Louisiana Tech.
Country music star Tim McGraw will be in concert with Mindy McCready and Sons of the Desert, Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Coliseum. Tickets are $17 and are available at Foy Union and Ticketlink outlets.

Also, Thursday, students will have a chance to vote for Miss Homecoming.

Events on Friday related to the AU Band's anniversary include a golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Grand National Golf Course in Opelika with a cookout following.

Saturday, former band members and directors can join a rehearsal at 8:30 a.m. at the Hinton practice field, lunch at 10:45 a.m. in Terrell Dining Hall and at halftime of the game the band will perform its Centennial presentation.

Campus Views: Schola gratia doctrinae*
By Herbert Rotfeld

Two years ago, when the faculty were shorted on their allocation of football tickets, the chair of the University Senate received more calls than on any other issue, including curriculum changes, retirement benefits and a new campus parking plan.
He feared that many faculty believe Auburn is only a sports franchise that runs a university to retain its eligibility for the college conference. Working "for" the teams, many faculty see tickets as their most important employee benefit.

Of course, his fears are quite silly. Everyone knows that universities have sports programs as student activities. After all, think what Auburn would be like if the primary activity was sports instead of education. . . .

Young athletes would first be recruited and accepted for the teams and then "apply" for admission to the school instead of going to school and trying out for the teams.
And, of course, the basis by which athletes would apply and be accepted to school might bypass some common concerns for educational ability. Some young men and women might first get accepted as students and then try to join the teams, but labeled as "wal k-ons," they would face derision and low expectations.

Athletes would receive academic course credit for participating in their sports. While tutors would be hired to help the important team members pass courses, no one recruited as a student would receive special training to help him or her succeed in athle tics. Faculty would also be frequently asked about academic performance of athletes in their classes so that those with problems can be spotted and helped, though seldom would such proactive aid go to full-time students.

Athletes would have A-zone permits so they could park their cars anywhere they desire, sometimes taking spaces planned for faculty use, while students would be relegated to special lots at the periphery of campus.

Academic requirements such as exams or term paper due dates would work around important athletic events. Evening basketball games would be considered valid reasons for students not to prepare for class the next day; no faculty member would dare give an e xam the Monday morning after football homecoming or after an away game with Alabama or Georgia. During the football season, a special televised Thursday night game would supersede anyone's ability to seriously conduct class the latter half of the week. ( And even if they wanted to, no one could find a parking space within walking distance of the classroom that day, anyway.)

Schools' athletic departments would have a financially separate funding system, keeping revenue from tickets or televised games (or their own donations from alumni) away from the academic needs of the university. The highest salaries on campus would go t o the coaches; during campus-wide hiring and salary freezes, pay raises might still go to the athletic director, coaches or their staffs.

Graduates would exist to provide team boosters, with the hope that maybe some of those boosters would donate money to the school as well as the teams.
When budgets are tight and academic programs are being cut, alumni would focus their discussions on whether a losing coach should be fired. Stadium building would remain a funding priority. Under all conditions, the teams would be the focus of concerns fo r many Board of Trustees members, instead of the quality of education and whether students learn.

And a college president, wanting a better contract, would inform the Board of Trustees that he or she should get a multi-year, no-cut, million dollar contract just like the coaches, instead of those meager yearly arrangements given to the tenured faculty who are deans or department heads.

But we all know that the purpose of a university is education, not athletics.
Everyone knows that when people meet an Auburn faculty member, they ask about the quality of our students, not sports. When discussing academically comparable groups of schools, no one makes reference to the "SEC," or other names like the "Pac 8" or "Big 10" that only refer to athletic conferences.

It is really hard to imagine a school whose pride and priorities focused on basketball, football and other athletic teams, instead of the quality of education it provides.
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*Translation: "school for the sake of learning"
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(Herbert Rotfeld is a professor in the Department of Marketing and Transportation.)