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              THE MAROON A Loyola Tradition Since 1923 "For a greater Loyola" hytrhftr Friday September 02, 201 1 www.LoyolaMaroon.com I  Professor group lifts censure on Loyola By KRISTEN HIMMELBERG Staff Writer As the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina passes this week, Loyola is showing signs of recovery by being removed from the American Association of University Professors censure list, which Loyola was placed on due to acts following Katrina. According to the AAUP's website, the organization was created to "develop and advance principles and standards of sound academic practice governing the relationship between faculty and their institutions," including establishing "principals on academic freedom and tenure." The AAUP's website also states that its staff institutes these principles across campuses nationwide and resolves any disputes through various forms of communication. In the situation that a dispute cannot be resolved or "a major departure from (association-supported) standards remains unresolved," the institution will be placed on their censure list. The censure list is a list of institutions that have not been satisfactorily following these principles. According to the AAUP, the list is published to inform members, the profession and public that conditions of academic freedom and tenure deemed unsatisfactory have been found at these institutions. In order to he officially placed on or taken off the list, the association must vote on it at their annual meeting. Following Katrina in 2006, Loyola made changes due to low enrollment and its closure for a semester. These changes are addressed in Pathways, the strategic plan that reshuffled and cut academic programs within the university. Pathways divided the Finding a spot in history Committee reviews post-Katrina strategy By JAMIE FUTRAL Staff Writer The committee developed to review the consequences of Pathways found it created complications and limitations for the university's degree plans and academic -programs. The committee was created to review Pathways, a strategic plan that created changes within the university after Hurricane Katrina. The committee consisted of four members: Barbara Ewell, English professor and committee chairwoman; Ralph Ttacci, math professor; Ann Cary, School of Nursing director; and Laurie Phillips, associate dean of Technical Services in Monroe Library. The committee found that Pathways created many inconsistencies in the university's organization, budget, academic programs and mission, according to its report. "Pathways: Toward Our Second Century" was implemented in 2006. Accordingto its plan, Pathways was developed to reorganize Loyola. The plan explains that Pathways reorganized the existing colleges and departments into five different colleges, cut several undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and terminated 17 tenured faculty members, which resulted in lawsuits against 17 Tenured professors fired as a result of Pathways plan Provost steps down, search for successor in progress By KRISTEN DIAZ Staff Writer Edward J. Kvet will he stepping down as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the end of this year, the provost council announced Aug. 18. Kvet began his role as provost and vice president for academic affairs when Walter Harris retired from the position in 2008. During his tenure, Kvet oversaw major university goals, such as increasing enrollment, assisting with the placement of new deans and improving the university's planning. Although it was Kvet's first time as a provost and vice president, he had previous experience as an assistant professor and dean of the College of Music and Fine Arts. Kvet officially leaves his post July 31, 2012, and Loyola has already begun the search for someone to fill his position. A search committee will be formed to determine who will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs. The ninemember committee will consist of six tenured or tenured-track faculty representatives elected by each college and the library, along with an elected representative from the Student Government Association and the Office of Student Affairs. University President, the Rev. Kevin Wildes, SJ., will also select a member. Kvet said his successor should be "a guider. (Someone) able to set broad goals within Academic Affairs, the shaper and enabler of the faculty and students." see CENSURE, page 4 see PATHWAYS, page 4 see KVET, page 4 Kick it at Cabra _ ■IHI K L-e. cJ ■■ iiip^iv" BJH WmBKKKmm Drawing conclusions on Pathways