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Project stems from Upward Bound Co-operative campus life program meets challenge of disadvantaged By Alex Jajowka and Ellen Roncck Yesterday the average college co-ed was white, self-confident land well-prepared for the highly competitive world of higher education. Today she is just as likely to be black, Spanish or hoor white. She may have attended a school that provided an iidifferent atmosphere for latudy or she may be hindered by fragile self concepts and I anxieties that compete strongly jtith academic aspirations. TUs Is the picture painted Iby Sister Donna Merwick, I director of Mundelein's new Co-operative Campus Life I Program. This program offers special counseling and tutorial services to girls who 1. come from minority groups; 2. have potential for aca demic achievement which previous educa tion, possibly sub-stand ard, has not tapped; 3. have the human poten tial to become valuable members of the college community, especially through affirming their self-identification and self-determination a s members of a cultural or ethnic group. The success of the Co-op erative Campus Life Pro gram, Sister Donna com mented, depends on the stu dents Involved realizing they need help. More Importantly, they must realize that they have a distinct contribution to make to the college community in helping Mundelein become a real pluralistic society. Mundelein is one of the first skyscraper XXXIX Mundelein College, Chicago, 111., 60626, October 18,1968 k 111 No. 4 tudents react to Berrigans' trial at reconciliation meal A meal of reconciliation will be held at the Yellow House today from 7 to 9 p.m. Ac cording to freshman Donna Mlimont, the purpose of the Deal is to demonstrate soli darity with the Berrigans and her oppressed people. The evening includes a sim ple meal of rice and tea, neditations, songs and read- mgs of the Berrigans. In an open forum sponsored by the MSC last Monday, Otto lb enstolpe, organizer of the 1'iiiversity Christian Move- mi and a member of the Oicago Catholic Peace Fel- lawshlp, addressed the stu- tats. He said of the Berrigans fat by raising issues they believe that they were carry- ag out a significant political act. Daniel Berrigan, S.J., poet, lecturer, theologian and editor and his brother Phillip Berri- pn, S.S.J., with seven others seized and napalmed records tf the Catonsville, Md. draft iboard May 14. Alter deliberating less than hn hours, a U.S. district court jury last week found Daniel and Phillip Berrigan aid the seven others guilty. Each of the nine was convicted a two counts of destroying nvernment property and one mint of Interfering with the operation of the Selective Ser- Phillip and Daniel Berrigan vice System. Daniel Berrigan and six oth ers are now free on bail. Phillip Berrigan and Thomas Lewis are presently serving six-year terms for pouring blood on draft records at a Baltimore draft board. The MSC has agreed to match the 15 that was col lected at the forum for bail for the defendents. Christian women's colleges in the area to develop a pro gram that meets the chal lenge of helping students with poor educational backgrounds. The plan was originally con ceived by Sister Mary Griffin, former academic dean now on a sabbatical leave at Yale, Sister St. George Thompson, now academic dean at Clarke College ha Dubuque, Iowa and Sister Kathleen O'Brien, director of the Upward Bound Program here. The administrative council enthusiastically approved the idea last spring after a report presented by Sister Kathleen O'Brien who had investigated and observed similar pro grams at other colleges in the country. Sisters Prudence Moylan, Mary Patricia Haley, Kath leen O'Brien, Katcra O'Shea and Eloise Thomas, faculty members, have offered to counsel the students. Yohma Gray and Albert Miller also have volunteered to act as special faculty advisors for the program. Student tutors arc chosen from Mundelein girls who are eligible for the work-study program as determined by Paul Crafton, director of fi nancial aid and upon recom mendation of a department chairman or instructor. College searches for academic dean By Kathleen Flynn Mundelein will be functioning without an academic dean for at least the first term of the 1968-69 school year. The search committee established last April to fill the position vacated by Sister Mary Griffin has reviewed 23 can didates. Of these candidates, Dr. Carol Lcland, Dr. Sally Cassidy, Sister M. Eloise Thomas, Gordon Goelemann and Dr. William Wilkes were brought before the faculty for a dialogue in May. After the interviews, the search committee circulated a questionnaire requesting faculty responses to the candidates and general opinions on qualifications of an academic dean. Questionnaire results indicated a strong preference for Dr. Sally Cassidy and Dr. Carol Leland. The faculty also preferred that Ihe acadeanlc dean be chosen from outside the college and (hat he or she have extensive administrative experience and academic and personal breadth. After reviewing references and credentials and finally conducting a two-day interview, the search committee recom mended that Dr. Carol Leland be asked to take the posi tion of Mundelein's academic dean. Miss Leland declined the position, however. She said in a letter to the committee dated July 17, timing is the essen tial reason for my decision. She is associate director of the College Entrance Examination Board at the regional office in Palo Alto, Calif. Two of her co-workers are already leaving the organization and she feels I hat her departure would cause additional disruption. Miss Leland said that Mundelein is already well ahead of other colleges in developing programs for the present and future. Therefore, she would prefer to give her services to an institution less advanced than Mundelein. In considering candidates. Ihe committee followed the definition of the academic dean position in the faculty manual. The ideal criteria included a Ph.D. or equivalent, liberal arts orientation, a range of life experiences including activities outside Ihe education profession and flexibility. In general, candidates were rejected if they seemed to lack the breadth indicated in the above qualifications. Spe cifically, seven were rejected for lack of administrative experience or experience in a liberal arts college. Among the 23 candidates so far considered, all but one had a doctorate or equivalent, nearly all had been deans, directors of graduate study or had some administrative responsibilities as well as teaching experience. Twelve of the potential candidates were reviewed extensively by the search committee composed of Sister Ann Ida Gannon, Sister Mary Griffin, Dr. Norbert Hruby, Sister Joan Delaney, Sister Donald McNeil, Mrs. Betty Matula and Mrs. Myrtle Posmantur. New members for the committee will be named during the fall term. Mrs. Posmantur summarized the present situation by saying that (here are simply not enough able adminis(ra(ors around to even look over (he academic dean posidon. Until the new dean is chosen, Mrs. Susan Tepas has the authority to make academic dean decisions for upper classmen. Sister Jean Dolores is the assistant dean for sophomores and Sister Francis O'Shea is the assistant dean for freshman.
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1968-10-18 (1)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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