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              The Loyola MAROON The Halloween Issue si®?* Volume 71 No* 9 i Loyola University New Orleans. Louisiana 70118 tociober 30,1992 Danahar decides for full disclosure By Tin* Bergeron News Editor The debate on the disclosure of Arts and Sciences faculty salaries ended as Dr. David Danahar, vice president for Academic Affairs and dean of Faculties, approved a recommendation by Dr. Robert Rowland, Jr., dean of Arts and Sciences, to proceed with disclosure. While many faculty hoped for full disclosure immediately, Rowland estimates that full disclosure will take place around May 1,1993. In a letter to A&S faculty dated Oct. 26, Rowland states that Danahar asked him to inform the faculty of his decision to disclose salary distribution. Rowland outlined the procedure for disclosure, which will involve four stages. First, before theend of next week, data on salary distribution will be made available. This will follow A&S Protocol guidelines, to which the disclosure of data was added by aCollege Assembly vote last spring. Second, A&S faculty contracts, to be issued in March, will be re-drafted to include a sentence about the disclosure of salaries. "This is in keeping with the legal advice I have received and will provide some measure of protection that is not provided by current contracts which make no mention of disclosure," the letter states. Next, Rowland will ask the College Assembly to approve the establishment of a committee of six faculty, two from each division, to beelected by faculty to oversee and review this year's salary negotiation process, which will produce the 1993-94 salaries. This review will include a line-by-line examination of current salaries and a review of each recommended increase for the 1993-94 school year. After 1993-94 contracts are returned, calculations of averages, means, standard deviations and other aspects of salary distribution will be made, and individual salaries will be disclosed, along with pertinent statistical and documentary information, such as length of service, and a current resume. Rowland said this will be done at "at the earliest opportunity," probably sometime around May 1, 1993. 'I!1 I ■ .1 Enrollment for freshmen increases n.iiiiiim/i -uxi-f i '111'''f i"'""■"11'' By Tina Bergeron News Editor This yew's freshman class is bigger and brighter than ever, according to recently released enrollment statistics. The enrollment report for fall 1992 shows that Loyola enrolled 661 freshman, up by 88 students from the number of freshman enrolled last year. In addition, the average grade point average for this year's freshmen class was a 3.42, up from last year's 3.34 CPA, and the highest ever at Loyola, according to admissions office statistics. Transfer enrollment increased by 22.8 percent, with 88 more transfer students enrolled this year than test year. Overall enrollment ferbotft under graduates andgraduate students, however, showed slight decreases. Undergraduate enrollment was 3,514 sftHtents. seven students kss than last fall. Graduate enrollment decreased*!? 31 stwteitfs, for a total of 608 enrolled this semester. Dr. Norman Roussett, vice president for Administration, said that out of the 661 freshmen enrolled, about half received some fona of scholarship. "That's why theGPA is so high," he said. Rous sell said that despite the slight decreases in total undergraduate and graduate enrollment, he st glad to see that Loyola's enrollment rate is remaining steady in a time when other college and universities are straggling to attract students. "We would like to have teen it grow, but we're just about where we were last year, and we'd rather he there then in a position of Joss," he said.' ■ When broken down by academic division, allof the colleges in the university except the College ctf Business Administration showed an increase m students. The College of Business Administration enrollment showed a significant decline, with 81 students Jess than last year. CJm ■:Wks: This continues a downward trend Schalow lawsuit prompts evaluation policy review By Padmlnl ChlntapalH Staff writer Although most colleges and departments seem to be operating under virtually the same sets of standards for their faculty evaluations, the recent Schalow case has convinced some administrators of the dangers involved in deviating from the standards found in the Faculty Handbook. "There are reasons why rules get instituted," Dr. Craig Hood, chairperson of biological sciences, said, noting, "All rules evolve when there's some injustice or obvious loopholes." Dr. Frank Schalow was released from Loyola last year despite having positive written evaluations and is no w suing Loyola for damages. While all six of the chairpersons and deans interviewed said their departments followed basic university guidelines for considering tenure, some said more detailed guidelines like those listed in department protocols were also considered. Hood commented on faculty members evaluating each other for promotions and tenure though they are colleagues. "It's a very awkward situation and often, it's • very difficult thing," Hood said, comparing it to classmates grading each other on tests they've created, using a pass-fail basis and knowing they could be sued because of their decision. The department of biological sciences, Hook said, follows the Faculty Handbook and the department protocol,protocol, which gives further guidelines. He said the Schalow case would not affect the department because of its "good, detailed, honest evaluations." The Faculty Handbook lists qualifications of the applicant that should be considered in assigning tenure: "educational background; performance as a teacher; research; publications; and contributions to students, department or College, the University, the profession and the community at large." Although these qualifications are standard for most departments and colleges, some variations still occur. In the College of Music, five tenured faculty members, who are elected for two-year terms, review material obtained from the faculty member being evaluated. Most importantly, the tenured faculty visit the applicant's classes periodically over the course of a few months. Dr. David Swanzy, dean of Music, said. The committee then reports its findings to the dean in a letter listing both strengths and weaknesses along with the committee's recommendation on whether the nontenured faculty member should continue on the tenure track. The dean, after considering the recommendation of the committee, discusses the results of the evaluation with the candidate for tenure. Dr. Jerry Dauterive, associate dean of Business Administration, said the College of Business Administration also follows university guidelines. Here, however, the faculty member being evaluated is visited only twice: once by the associate dean and once by a tenured faculty member in the same area. The associate dean considers the report submitted by the tenured faculty member along with his own report and other information before the dean officially completes the evaluation. Dr. Randolph New, dean of Business Administration, called the system "thorough," and Dauterive agreed, saying he felt the college had "the right system," but acknowledged that the Schalow case "makes us more aware of doing these things." Dr. Larry Lorenz, chairperson of the communications department, said he understood the reluctance of evaluators to list weaknesses in a formal statement, saying that such a statement could be damaging to a career. Lorenz argued, however, that the weaknesses in the statement could be used constructively to encourage improvement. "The experience in recent years makes it very important for all of us to include strengths and weaknesses," Lorenz said. In the department of communications, evaluations for tenure are based on consideration of syllabuses, scholarly and professional work published and class visits, among other factors, Lorenz said. Unlike some of the other departments and colleges, all the tenured faculty participate in the evaluation. Along with the department On m roll—Steve Fong, music Junior, performs with the Loyola Chamber Winds at "King David," a symphonic psalm, at Temple Slnal Sunday. The Loyola Chorale also performed ./Photo by Alan Choate See Enroflnctit/pßge. 3 See Evaluations/page 6 wfeqfqfq