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Thursday, October 26, 2000 - Page 4 NEWS Long range plan considers needs and wants of students Seidel mentioned that the committee has Talking about this with my roommates, the provides a fraction of the institution's yearly Staff Writer looked towards various solutions to the hous- issue of parking came up, and also stronger operating budget, hovers around $50 million, New and improved dorms might be right ing issue. admission standards could be put into place. and Seidel hopes for the fund' to triple in the around the comer in WMC's future, as the "We have many options, be they But a major short-term goal is to become next ten years. number of students on campus steadily In- townhouses, real houses, a standard dorm. a technologically. up-to-date with the larger The Plan also places importance on srron- creases and administrators consider the col- suite-style dorm, more apartments. We have colleges and universities." ger income from the college's other sources leges Long Range Plan. locations ranging from the center of campus Much of the college has been affected by of revenue. According to President Joan Coley, West- 10 out by the Garden Apartments and PA the change of administration in the past year. The goal of this revenue. increase is to ern Maryland College has had a working houses." Earlier this year, three architectural For her part, Coley would like to see "the maintain the quality of the-education offered Long Range Plan for almost thirty years now. firms confirmed for Seidel that there is, in- Long Range Plan become even more of a at WMC, while besting similar schools on The Long Range Plan (LRP) is continually deed, room for growth, and several plausible Strategic Plan, as in today's world, five years affordability. "It all comes down to how to reviewed and revised by three LRP commit- locations are being reviewed. really isn't that long a period of time. make WMC a competitive and competitively tees - one trustee committee, one faculty The present student representative to the "We need to continue to set ambitious priced institution," commented Seidel. committee, and one campus-wide commit- trustee committee, senior Lisa Peterson, at- goals and meet them, and include in the pro- The direction in which the Plan will go tee that includes students. tends the group's meetings throughout the cess extensive input from students, faculty, has yet to be seen, though the overall senti- This committee meets every five years semester to offer a students' perspective on the SGA and all of the constituencies on cam- ment of those involved is that the Plan is to overhaul the plan for the future, and note planning. pus. And I'd like the whole campus to be providing the college with a focus for its which goals are being met and which are not. "The last meeting they had that r attended kept more aware of what's going on in the goals of improvement in both the quality of A recurring goal in recent years has been was last spring," said Peterson. "The big is- committees," she added WMC life and the quality of the education that of "modest expansion of the student sue at the time was the connection of the Another major goal for the college is in- afforded by the college. body," explained Dr. Ethan Seidel, the vtce ". whole campus to the ethernet, arrdother tech- creased revenue from sources beyond tuition. Students who wish to voice opinions on president of Administration and Finance. nological issues." Seidel said, "A recent study by the Develop- the Long Range Plan, says Peterson, should "Among small liberal arts colleges, we're Coley added that the Plan was once a type ment Office comparing us to other colleges feel free to get in touch with her via e- mail, I', small. And there is a point at which you're of wish list for the college, a tally of things in our size range shows that our Endowment or to contact Sayre. too small, and can't offer your students that could be done to improve the quality of is on the small end of things, but is growing Both, she explains, will relate the senti- enough diversity or numbers for an enjoy- education, regardless of the goal's difficulty. faster than most." ments of students to those working with the able campus life." Today, according to both Coley and Presently, WMC's Endowment, which Long Range Planning Committee. "So we've looked towards increasing the Seidel, the plan is more of a structure for range in which we fluctuate by just a bit. specific major goals the college needs to Before we can make much more progress accomplish to remain competitive. Kane leaves Residence Life than we have here, though, we need to add Most colleges and universities today, and to our residence facilities," he said. even high schools across the'country are uti- On the issue of dormitory improvements, Iizing strategic plans as goals, whether short- STACI L. GEORGE Sayre said that, "He's balanced in his Philip Sayre, vice president and dean of Stu- term or long-term. Co·Newseditar approach and is very fair. He's especially dent Affairs, has particularly strong convic- "If we can dream it, we can do it," Coley Along with a recent trend in resignation excellent on following through with re- tiOns. He mentioned the need to add a new said. "It's imperative that we push ourselves at WMC, Scott Kane, the director of Resi- quests." dormitory, not to add numbers to the college, to meet challenging, but not impossible dence Life and assistant dean of Student Af- In addition to his work with Residence 'i Ibut mainly to better accommodate current goals; to say, 'we try, and we're good, but fairs will be leaving November 10,2000. Life, Kane is also the advisor of SERVE (Stu- students and allow for renovations in the we can be better.'Wecan'tdoenough,even Kane has accepted the position of asso- dents Engaged in Rural Volunteer Experi- older dorms. though we've met an astonishing number of ciate dean for student life at Rhode Island ences.) "Particularly Rouzer," added Sayre. our goals to date." College in Providence, and will begin work- Loyola College had this type of alterna- "Rouzer isn't, frankly, a very pleasant space. Peterson mentioned several changes ing there on November 14. tive spring break where members of its group There are no areas in Rouzer for students to she'd like to see happen in the coming years: "For me, professionally this is a great spent their time off from classes doing ser- just hang out. And an extra dorm would al- "We need to better implement technology, move up. Rhode Island College is an insti- vice projects, and when Kane first began low us to improve older ones like Rouzer by finish the science renovations, and look at tution of 9,000 students. It'll be a compli- working here, he brought this idea up with adding lounge space and other things." the dorms. Winslow also needs renovation. ment of my previous career. This'll be a great Sayre. stepping stone," said Kane, who previously Alum Dan worked at Loyola .-~~_~ __ ~_~~_ Whooten, a student College for four at the time was the years. "mover and shaker" He also says this of the new group; will be an easy tran- he and Kane ac- sirion due in part to companied the the fact that he and newly formed his wife have. a group on their first house in Cape Cod, spring break trip to where they will live Dungannon, VA to temporarily. help build houses. This house may Since then, SERVE be an eight-hour has continued to drive from grow in student in- Westminster, volvement at however it is only WMC. an hour away from his wife's family and an Kane concluded that WMC has "provided hour and a half away from Providence. me with some excellent work experience," On the other hand, Kane has one regret, and feels Rhode Island College "is a perfect which is leaving during the middle of the match." academic year. Sayre approached the Budget Commit- "He has been here just over six years and tee recently with the' request of refilling I think he has 'done a wonderful job," said Kane's position. Philip Sayre, vice president and dean of Stu- The committee has approved it and the dent Affairs. . job position, with a few minor changes to Kane was first hired as the director of the job description. Sayre also said that the Residence Life and was later promoted to advertisements for the position were posted his current position. In addition to the 1,200 quickly with the hope of hiring someone by students that live on campus, Kane also deals beginning of the Spring semester. with 23 resident assistants, five professional In the mean time, Sayre will take on the staff members, noted Sayre. responsibilities of directing Residence Life. Update The Department> of Campus Safety reports thai; it is still unable in produce a Campu afety Blotter due to computer problems. The blotter, which bas not appeared in the Phce- !Ux~ all this semester. outlines law violations tbab-Occur on campI.IS,