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Welcome parents! Family Weekend Friday thru Sunday, Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 Volume 12, Issue 9 LehighWgg/c The campus digest for innovation, news and events with SouthMountaineer Sports Update Crusaders sent home; Hawks 7-0 in football See SouthMountaineer 7-8 October 27,1998 High school students look at Lehigh life Twenty high-school seniors from Pennsylvania and five nearby states visited campus Oct. 15-16 as part of the Admissions Office's effort to increase enrollment of students of color. The visitors — all top academic performers — attended classes, toured campus, shadowed professors and heard presentations on financial aid, the admissions process and the Office of Student Affairs. They also got to sample Lehigh's dining and residential facilities. "This is a decision-maker for me," said Annie Durazo of Miller Place High School on Long Island, N.Y. She's considering several other schools in addition to Lehigh. The Lehigh Leaders were chosen from among high- school students who contacted Lehigh for admissions information. About 50 students applied to participate in Lehigh Leaders, and the admissions office selected 25, five of whom were unable to attend on Oct. 15-16, said Marc Wilson, assistant director of admissions. A second Leaders program will be held Nov. 12-13. "We really want to get talented students of color to apply to Lehigh," Wilson said. "Lehigh Leaders gives us a chance to look at students who are interested in the University." Participants in the Leaders program usually are A students active in extracurricular programs who show a keen interest in Lehigh, said Wilson. "We want to influence them early, in the fall, so this program is a way to give them a good look at our campus." Wilson said the majority of participants in previous Lehigh Leaders programs ended up applying to the university. "The campus is really nice, especially the old-looking buildings, and everyone has been nice and friendly," Tanya Myers of Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, N.J., said as she waited to attend a faculty luncheon held for the Lehigh Leaders in the University Center. - Rich Harry Students find lessons sailing down the Canal Seven senior Lehigh architecture majors in an advanced architectural design class recently demonstrated to several hundred onlookers that rowing isn't the only way to get down the Lehigh Canal. Given the task of designing individual non-motorized boats that would move at least one- quarter mile, support themselves a person and be self-illuminated, the seven students took the project into their own hands. Coming up with ideas that ranged from a party boat that seats four and has enough room for a small coffee table and a grill, to a human water wheel that looked something like a hamster tread-mill, the students "wowed" the crowd at Bethlehem's Sand Island during the first annual "Flotilla Night" on Oct. 18. "They got more ambitious than I ever could have imagined," said Barbara Flanagan, course instructor. "It's not a race, but a display of talent. You see an incredible amount of work in these boats." "I'd like to commend Barbara, Lehigh and these wonderful architecture students," said Behlehem Mayor Don Cunningham. Flanagan said her goal was to show the students how an architectural designer can rally the public to one good place or a good cause. Sinan Paker was one of the winners from "Flotilla Night." He and a guest will join classmate Brian Baker and his guest on a guided canoe excursion down the Lehigh River to experience the "metro wilderness," which was donated by the Wildlands Conservancy. Baker used his expertise as a running back on the Lehigh football team Joe Marcus photos With boats they built in architecture class, Lehigh students lit up Sand Island and wowed several hundred residents at the first annual "Flotilla Night" on Oct. 18. to propel his human water wheel down the canal. Paker installed springs and wooden pedals on his boat, titled "Light," which he pushed with his feet. Paker had poles at the four corners-of the boat with light bulbs on the top. He surrounded the boat with material that is used to line bathing suits. Philip Molter designed his boat as frugally as possible, using a hollowed cork door and plastic clothing storage containers. The other students who participated in the "Flotilla Night" were Hande Karahanoglu, Britton Blaine, Charles Meyer and Jason Andrews. —Audra Gaugler Brian Baker '99, in his human water wheel boat. Compensation topic of faculty meeting Faculty compensation was the main topic at the Oct. 19 university faculty meeting, as Prof. Ed Shapiro presented a proposal from the Faculty Compensation Committee (FCC) to raise faculty pay significantly. The average compensation of Lehigh faculty across all ranks is 11.3 percent below the average at the traditional 14 peer reference schools. (Full professors are the farthest behind.) To close the salary gap, the FCC proposes a 12-percent increase above the 3.5- percent annual level over the next three or four years to. bring faculty up to the 14- school average. In both its three- and four- year models, the FCC calls for compensation to increase 9.5 percent the first year, with declining increases the following years. In its proposal, the FCC notes, "Lehigh faculty have foregone a cumulative compensation per faculty member averaged across ranks of at least $25,000" using Provost [Nelson] Markley's comparison schools (which have a lower compensation average than the 14 peer reference schools). "The faculty recognize that recouping this financial loss under current financial conditions is unrealistic. Forgone accumulated wages should be recognized by the administration and trustees as a contribution to the financial security of Lehigh by the faculty to the tune of over $1 million." President Greg Farrington agreed faculty compensation is inadequate, but did not endorse the FCC's plan. "Faculty raises will be aggressive, but not as aggressive as you would like," he said. "We must have a balanced budget. But we will move as quickly as we can to address the problem." Markley agreed. "Last year I was one of the new folks asking, 'Is there really a problem? And if there really is a problem, how big is it?'" he said. Now "my goal is to make some progress in the next two, three, four years." The faculty also voted to change the date to apply for January graduation from Dec. 1 to Nov. 1 starting in 1999. Prof. Richard Decker of the Faculty Financial Planning and Operations Committee explained the committee's priorities for the coming year. The group supports the FCC's actions, but has a broader responsibility for university oversight as a whole. FFPOC will focus on academic infrastructure, department operating budgets, overhead and indirect cost recovery, outsourcing, and Lehigh's related enterprises. FFPOC has already met to get an update on the Y2K computer problem and on SAFAHRIS (on hold until the Y2K computer problems are resolved), and on telecommunications' need for new voice, data and video upgrades. —Rita Malone-Sorensen LEHIGH University Lehigh Week Office of Communications/Design 422 Brodhead Avenue Bethlehem, Pa. 18015-3067 MARIE C. 30LTZ INFO RES CLIENT LINOERMAN LIBRARY SERVICES NON-PROFIT MAIL U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 230 Bethlehem, Pa. 18015
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Full Text | Welcome parents! Family Weekend Friday thru Sunday, Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 Volume 12, Issue 9 LehighWgg/c The campus digest for innovation, news and events with SouthMountaineer Sports Update Crusaders sent home; Hawks 7-0 in football See SouthMountaineer 7-8 October 27,1998 High school students look at Lehigh life Twenty high-school seniors from Pennsylvania and five nearby states visited campus Oct. 15-16 as part of the Admissions Office's effort to increase enrollment of students of color. The visitors — all top academic performers — attended classes, toured campus, shadowed professors and heard presentations on financial aid, the admissions process and the Office of Student Affairs. They also got to sample Lehigh's dining and residential facilities. "This is a decision-maker for me," said Annie Durazo of Miller Place High School on Long Island, N.Y. She's considering several other schools in addition to Lehigh. The Lehigh Leaders were chosen from among high- school students who contacted Lehigh for admissions information. About 50 students applied to participate in Lehigh Leaders, and the admissions office selected 25, five of whom were unable to attend on Oct. 15-16, said Marc Wilson, assistant director of admissions. A second Leaders program will be held Nov. 12-13. "We really want to get talented students of color to apply to Lehigh," Wilson said. "Lehigh Leaders gives us a chance to look at students who are interested in the University." Participants in the Leaders program usually are A students active in extracurricular programs who show a keen interest in Lehigh, said Wilson. "We want to influence them early, in the fall, so this program is a way to give them a good look at our campus." Wilson said the majority of participants in previous Lehigh Leaders programs ended up applying to the university. "The campus is really nice, especially the old-looking buildings, and everyone has been nice and friendly," Tanya Myers of Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, N.J., said as she waited to attend a faculty luncheon held for the Lehigh Leaders in the University Center. - Rich Harry Students find lessons sailing down the Canal Seven senior Lehigh architecture majors in an advanced architectural design class recently demonstrated to several hundred onlookers that rowing isn't the only way to get down the Lehigh Canal. Given the task of designing individual non-motorized boats that would move at least one- quarter mile, support themselves a person and be self-illuminated, the seven students took the project into their own hands. Coming up with ideas that ranged from a party boat that seats four and has enough room for a small coffee table and a grill, to a human water wheel that looked something like a hamster tread-mill, the students "wowed" the crowd at Bethlehem's Sand Island during the first annual "Flotilla Night" on Oct. 18. "They got more ambitious than I ever could have imagined," said Barbara Flanagan, course instructor. "It's not a race, but a display of talent. You see an incredible amount of work in these boats." "I'd like to commend Barbara, Lehigh and these wonderful architecture students," said Behlehem Mayor Don Cunningham. Flanagan said her goal was to show the students how an architectural designer can rally the public to one good place or a good cause. Sinan Paker was one of the winners from "Flotilla Night." He and a guest will join classmate Brian Baker and his guest on a guided canoe excursion down the Lehigh River to experience the "metro wilderness," which was donated by the Wildlands Conservancy. Baker used his expertise as a running back on the Lehigh football team Joe Marcus photos With boats they built in architecture class, Lehigh students lit up Sand Island and wowed several hundred residents at the first annual "Flotilla Night" on Oct. 18. to propel his human water wheel down the canal. Paker installed springs and wooden pedals on his boat, titled "Light," which he pushed with his feet. Paker had poles at the four corners-of the boat with light bulbs on the top. He surrounded the boat with material that is used to line bathing suits. Philip Molter designed his boat as frugally as possible, using a hollowed cork door and plastic clothing storage containers. The other students who participated in the "Flotilla Night" were Hande Karahanoglu, Britton Blaine, Charles Meyer and Jason Andrews. —Audra Gaugler Brian Baker '99, in his human water wheel boat. Compensation topic of faculty meeting Faculty compensation was the main topic at the Oct. 19 university faculty meeting, as Prof. Ed Shapiro presented a proposal from the Faculty Compensation Committee (FCC) to raise faculty pay significantly. The average compensation of Lehigh faculty across all ranks is 11.3 percent below the average at the traditional 14 peer reference schools. (Full professors are the farthest behind.) To close the salary gap, the FCC proposes a 12-percent increase above the 3.5- percent annual level over the next three or four years to. bring faculty up to the 14- school average. In both its three- and four- year models, the FCC calls for compensation to increase 9.5 percent the first year, with declining increases the following years. In its proposal, the FCC notes, "Lehigh faculty have foregone a cumulative compensation per faculty member averaged across ranks of at least $25,000" using Provost [Nelson] Markley's comparison schools (which have a lower compensation average than the 14 peer reference schools). "The faculty recognize that recouping this financial loss under current financial conditions is unrealistic. Forgone accumulated wages should be recognized by the administration and trustees as a contribution to the financial security of Lehigh by the faculty to the tune of over $1 million." President Greg Farrington agreed faculty compensation is inadequate, but did not endorse the FCC's plan. "Faculty raises will be aggressive, but not as aggressive as you would like," he said. "We must have a balanced budget. But we will move as quickly as we can to address the problem." Markley agreed. "Last year I was one of the new folks asking, 'Is there really a problem? And if there really is a problem, how big is it?'" he said. Now "my goal is to make some progress in the next two, three, four years." The faculty also voted to change the date to apply for January graduation from Dec. 1 to Nov. 1 starting in 1999. Prof. Richard Decker of the Faculty Financial Planning and Operations Committee explained the committee's priorities for the coming year. The group supports the FCC's actions, but has a broader responsibility for university oversight as a whole. FFPOC will focus on academic infrastructure, department operating budgets, overhead and indirect cost recovery, outsourcing, and Lehigh's related enterprises. FFPOC has already met to get an update on the Y2K computer problem and on SAFAHRIS (on hold until the Y2K computer problems are resolved), and on telecommunications' need for new voice, data and video upgrades. —Rita Malone-Sorensen LEHIGH University Lehigh Week Office of Communications/Design 422 Brodhead Avenue Bethlehem, Pa. 18015-3067 MARIE C. 30LTZ INFO RES CLIENT LINOERMAN LIBRARY SERVICES NON-PROFIT MAIL U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 230 Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 |
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