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Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 92, No. 9 Friday, Nov. 15, 1985 The sun sets on a quiet A ugsburg campus. With the passing of the cool, comfortable, Indian summer evenings come the crisp and biting November nights. Once again we are faced with, and shall endure, winter . . . —Photo by Sue Thayer Divestment and Global Center top regents' agenda b> Margaret Rog Decisions to continue reviewing both Augsburg's Global Serivce and Education Center and the college's investments in South Africa were approved at the board of regents meeting Nov. 4. Board members also elected to delegate all immediate decisions on the future master's program to a standing executive committee. A yearly audit of the ideological and academic balance in the Global Service seminars was amended to an executive committee's report before the report was approved. The committee has been evaluating the program's credibility in the light of editorials, critical of the program, that have appeared in Twin City newspapers. "We're at the point where we need to see the rationale for the Center spelled out for us," said regent Donald Padilla. "We'd like to see a document outlining the reason for its existence." The board also suggested that the College Relations office submit a statement in support of the program to area newspapers. Treasurer Darrell Egertson prefaced his report on the finance committee's recommendations on divestment by thanking the group of students and faculty that brought the issue to the regents' attention last spring. After months of investigation, Egertson said, the committee members have found there are companies "that are taking some strong steps in the right direction." "To say that GM, 3M, or Chrysler are bad companies because they are doing business in South Africa is not correct," Egertson said. "We need to segregate those that are acting responsibly from those that are not." "There are many sides to this issue . . . many gray areas . . . this is the best solution we could come up with at this time," he said. The board will consider the Sullivan Principles, a 1977 code to enforce desegregation in South Africa, as "meeting the desired standards of performance." Corporations in which the college holds shares which are at levels 1 of II on Sullivan's scale will be retained. A recommendation by regent kjell Bergh that the college not engage itself with companies that loan money to the South African government was also approved. Bergh was the most outspoken member against any investment that country. in "When, and 1 say not if, but when, the majority takes power in South Africa all these investments will be lost," Bergh said. At the least, Bergh continued, the college needs to have a "call-point congruent with Sullivan's principles." Immediate decisions about the college's future graduate program were put under the authority of the academic affairs committee, so that necessary deadlines may be met and the program could possibly be in operation by next fall. Vice President of Finance and Management Wayne Pederson also announced the purchase of the house on 7th Street and 23rd Ave. for which the college paid $99,000. Pederson added thai the closing of 7th Street has been approved by the city. An Echo editorial board of students, faculty, and regents was also approved. Echo index to aid in portfolio search by Dan Malloy Just completed this fall is a new addition to the Augsburg Echo. Over the past four years a team of advanced student writers and editors under the supervision of Boyd Koehler, faculty advisor, have prepared an index to the school paper. Work on this project has served as the focus for four internships. The index, including complete listings by both author and subject from the Echo issues between the fall of 1974 and spring of 1985, is roughly 200 typewritten pages long. The double-column format was modeled after the standardized Wilson Co. periodical indexes like Reader's Guide. Practical applications of such an index are manifold. Current students or alumni seeking jobs can use ihe index as a shortcut for locating writing samples for portfolios for prospective employers, for example. "Even during its embryonic siage several years ago, the index, then in card form, filled many requests by students for portfolio material," said koehler. Another use of the index is to find articles relating to institutional history. "The index, like Carl Chrislock's book, From Fjord to Freeway, will provide access to history of buildings on campus, past school policy in numerous areas, political mood swings on campus, and biographical material on current and past faculty, administrators and students," koehler said. "The index will have far-reaching archival significance for future faculty and student research," he added. koehler is considering eventually extending the index back to the Echo's beginnings in 1898. "The sheer volume of work and supervision involved in such a project, together with the bilingual obstacle posed by the issues in the early 1900s, however, will retard completion," he finished. The Echo index is a pioneer effort among Twin Cities college newspapers. Only the University of Minnesota Daily has ventured into an indexing system, but theirs is a temporary author and subject card file, which, because of its bulk, is disposed of after a year's time. Partial funding for the project, at the time of the index's inception, came from a $300 ALC Faculty Growth Award to koehler in 1980. Copies of the completed index will be available shortly in the Echo office, at the library circulation desk and in the library archives. Research questions are welcome. Liberal arts goals; success and wealth? by Jenni Lilledahl Staff Writer "Yuppie College. Augsburg can be proud that it is a Yuppie College ... it is education for affluence." Bradley Holt, associate professor of religion, was the impetus behind these statements that appeared in recent issues of the Update. Holt is a member of the Christian faith and liberal arts education committee. The purpose of this group Holt said, is "(to) on occasion, discuss issues of Christian faith in liberal arts and to continue discussion throughout the year." Last year, the committee members decided to have an essay contest on the topic of Christian education. They came up with the controversial topic: "Success, Wealth and Happiness: The Goals of Lutheran Higher Education?" The date was set for Nov. 7 to discuss the chosen essay. Holt then wrote the Update advertisements to rouse attention and get people thinking. From 2:45 to 4:30, a group (mostly faculty and staff) turned out to discuss whether affluence is the goal of Lutheran higher education, ken Bailey, prolessor of philosophy, began by reading his essay. Bailey addressed many sides and possible answers to the question. He considered the view of the students (who now, more lhan ever, say ihey go to college to Continued on page 2
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Issue/Title | Echo November 15, 1985 |
Creator/Author | Students of Augsburg College |
Subject |
Universities and colleges--Minnesota--Minneapolis--Newspapers. |
Volume | 092 |
Issue | 009 |
Date | 1985-11-15 |
Decade | 1980 |
Frequency | Published on Wednesdays or Fridays during the academic year. |
Coverage | The Echo has been published since 1898. |
Language | English |
Type | Scans of newspapers |
Identifier | RG 17.2.1985.11.15 |
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Collection | Echo |
Publisher | Augsburg College |
Source | Scans of individual and bound editions of the Echo. |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
Contributing Organization | Augsburg University |
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Frequency | Published on Wednesdays or Fridays during the academic year. |
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Transcript | Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota Vol. 92, No. 9 Friday, Nov. 15, 1985 The sun sets on a quiet A ugsburg campus. With the passing of the cool, comfortable, Indian summer evenings come the crisp and biting November nights. Once again we are faced with, and shall endure, winter . . . —Photo by Sue Thayer Divestment and Global Center top regents' agenda b> Margaret Rog Decisions to continue reviewing both Augsburg's Global Serivce and Education Center and the college's investments in South Africa were approved at the board of regents meeting Nov. 4. Board members also elected to delegate all immediate decisions on the future master's program to a standing executive committee. A yearly audit of the ideological and academic balance in the Global Service seminars was amended to an executive committee's report before the report was approved. The committee has been evaluating the program's credibility in the light of editorials, critical of the program, that have appeared in Twin City newspapers. "We're at the point where we need to see the rationale for the Center spelled out for us," said regent Donald Padilla. "We'd like to see a document outlining the reason for its existence." The board also suggested that the College Relations office submit a statement in support of the program to area newspapers. Treasurer Darrell Egertson prefaced his report on the finance committee's recommendations on divestment by thanking the group of students and faculty that brought the issue to the regents' attention last spring. After months of investigation, Egertson said, the committee members have found there are companies "that are taking some strong steps in the right direction." "To say that GM, 3M, or Chrysler are bad companies because they are doing business in South Africa is not correct," Egertson said. "We need to segregate those that are acting responsibly from those that are not." "There are many sides to this issue . . . many gray areas . . . this is the best solution we could come up with at this time," he said. The board will consider the Sullivan Principles, a 1977 code to enforce desegregation in South Africa, as "meeting the desired standards of performance." Corporations in which the college holds shares which are at levels 1 of II on Sullivan's scale will be retained. A recommendation by regent kjell Bergh that the college not engage itself with companies that loan money to the South African government was also approved. Bergh was the most outspoken member against any investment that country. in "When, and 1 say not if, but when, the majority takes power in South Africa all these investments will be lost," Bergh said. At the least, Bergh continued, the college needs to have a "call-point congruent with Sullivan's principles." Immediate decisions about the college's future graduate program were put under the authority of the academic affairs committee, so that necessary deadlines may be met and the program could possibly be in operation by next fall. Vice President of Finance and Management Wayne Pederson also announced the purchase of the house on 7th Street and 23rd Ave. for which the college paid $99,000. Pederson added thai the closing of 7th Street has been approved by the city. An Echo editorial board of students, faculty, and regents was also approved. Echo index to aid in portfolio search by Dan Malloy Just completed this fall is a new addition to the Augsburg Echo. Over the past four years a team of advanced student writers and editors under the supervision of Boyd Koehler, faculty advisor, have prepared an index to the school paper. Work on this project has served as the focus for four internships. The index, including complete listings by both author and subject from the Echo issues between the fall of 1974 and spring of 1985, is roughly 200 typewritten pages long. The double-column format was modeled after the standardized Wilson Co. periodical indexes like Reader's Guide. Practical applications of such an index are manifold. Current students or alumni seeking jobs can use ihe index as a shortcut for locating writing samples for portfolios for prospective employers, for example. "Even during its embryonic siage several years ago, the index, then in card form, filled many requests by students for portfolio material," said koehler. Another use of the index is to find articles relating to institutional history. "The index, like Carl Chrislock's book, From Fjord to Freeway, will provide access to history of buildings on campus, past school policy in numerous areas, political mood swings on campus, and biographical material on current and past faculty, administrators and students," koehler said. "The index will have far-reaching archival significance for future faculty and student research," he added. koehler is considering eventually extending the index back to the Echo's beginnings in 1898. "The sheer volume of work and supervision involved in such a project, together with the bilingual obstacle posed by the issues in the early 1900s, however, will retard completion," he finished. The Echo index is a pioneer effort among Twin Cities college newspapers. Only the University of Minnesota Daily has ventured into an indexing system, but theirs is a temporary author and subject card file, which, because of its bulk, is disposed of after a year's time. Partial funding for the project, at the time of the index's inception, came from a $300 ALC Faculty Growth Award to koehler in 1980. Copies of the completed index will be available shortly in the Echo office, at the library circulation desk and in the library archives. Research questions are welcome. Liberal arts goals; success and wealth? by Jenni Lilledahl Staff Writer "Yuppie College. Augsburg can be proud that it is a Yuppie College ... it is education for affluence." Bradley Holt, associate professor of religion, was the impetus behind these statements that appeared in recent issues of the Update. Holt is a member of the Christian faith and liberal arts education committee. The purpose of this group Holt said, is "(to) on occasion, discuss issues of Christian faith in liberal arts and to continue discussion throughout the year." Last year, the committee members decided to have an essay contest on the topic of Christian education. They came up with the controversial topic: "Success, Wealth and Happiness: The Goals of Lutheran Higher Education?" The date was set for Nov. 7 to discuss the chosen essay. Holt then wrote the Update advertisements to rouse attention and get people thinking. From 2:45 to 4:30, a group (mostly faculty and staff) turned out to discuss whether affluence is the goal of Lutheran higher education, ken Bailey, prolessor of philosophy, began by reading his essay. Bailey addressed many sides and possible answers to the question. He considered the view of the students (who now, more lhan ever, say ihey go to college to Continued on page 2 |
Contributing Organization | Augsburg University |
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