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April 18, 2018 | Midwestern State University | thewichitan.com | Your Campus. Your News. | Vol. 82 No. 26

Vice president of enrollment management candidates visit campus

arly this semester, the Vice President for Enrollment Management Search Committee started the process of reviewing 43 applications for the position of Vice President of Enrollment Management. After the screening, the committee chose 10 candidates to conduct video interviews with. Three candidates were then invited by the committee for campus visits. The three candidates

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invited were Paul Carney, Fred Dietz and Jim Anderson. Paul Carney was the Vice President for Enrollment and External Relations at St. Gregory’s University, Fred Dietz is the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Jim Anderson is serving as the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services at Boise State University.

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Paul Carney, vice president candidate, speaks on increasing marketing for the liberal arts aspect of Midwestern State University at the Candidate Forum in Dillard 101 on April 5.

Fred Dietz, candidate for vice president of enrollment management, speaks at the forum interview for the VP position on April 13 in Dillard 101 with about 25 people in attendance.

Jim Anderson, vice president candidate, speaks to staff members during the Vice President for Enrollment Management candidate forum in Dillard 101 on April 16.

Paul Carney

Fred Dietz

Jim Anderson

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TASIA FLOISSAC REPORTER

ince January, the vice president for enrollment management search committee members have met with an academic search consultant, narrowed the pool from 43 candidates to 10 candidates and video interviewed those 10 to narrow it down to three. From those candidates is Paul Carney, the first candidate to visit campus, participated in an open forum on April 5. The committee consisted of Jacob Warren, economics senior, Sam Watson, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, faculty members and staff members. Debbie Barrow, chair of vice president for enrollment management search committee and director of board and government relations, said it was important to have a diverse group, so there were many voices from different aspects of the campus community. “It’s important for all the areas to have a voice,” Barrow said. According to Barrow, enrollment is a big part of the

s part of the candidate process for the open position of vice president of enrollment management, the second candidate for the position Fred Dietz attended a forum interview on April 13 in Dillard 101. The forum opened with an introduction explaining Dietz’s background experience and then with an introduction from Dietz explaining why he wants the position. “[I applied because of] the opportunity to be the vice president and [the fact that] it’s a new position at Midwestern, so there is the opportunity to come in and really create something that hasn’t been created here and think that is attractive,” Dietz said. For the duration of the forum Dietz took questions from the audience and answer questions faculty had concerning his thoughts on how recruitment and retention could be improved and the ways in which he would implement change. One of the questions he was asked was concerning

ith 15 years of experience in higher education, background in consultancy and a psychology degree under his belt, Jim Anderson has presented himself as the best candidate to become the new Vice President of Enrollment on Campus. “I found this position at Midwestern to be a very exciting opportunity. It’s a new position for Midwestern, but it’s more than that. It’s changing in the way that we’re going to organize ourselves and lead our institution,” said Anderson, addressing a panel discussion at Dillard 101 on April 16. Anderson serves as vice president for enrollment services at Boise State University, Idaho and also an associate consultant in strategic enrollment planning and recruitment planning since 2011. He said the creation of a cabinet level position to address enrollment management is a serious commitment that will help promote the MSU brand. “Midwestern is a university that has a great mission, serves a great population and I think you all deserve a

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Greeks make themselves more visible on campus OUR VIEW: Opportunities like Greek Week are beneficial to campus because they make those in Greek organizations and their principle of philanthropy more visible to the rest of the student populace.

ne of the main tenants of Greek life is philanthropy, and to see members of Greek organizations asking students for help to raise funds for charities, like the Humane Society of Wichita County, is encouraging. It put into practice the idea of philanthropy and student involvement. Such a large portion of the student body is involved with fraternities and sororities, and being present on campus while drawing attention to service opportunities truly shows the benefits these organizations have on students and the university. Greek Week was not without its faults, though. Advertisements for the events were not distributed in a timely fashion. Greek Week should also encourage students outside of Greek life to be more active in attending the events throughout the week. The events showed students what the Greek community is about, which ultimately helped raised funds toward community non-profit organizations and toward future Greek events.

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Be skeptical of social media sites

ere’s a hard reality we all must accept: Our favorite social media platforms– from Snapchat to LinkedIn–don’t care about our personal data. And by “don’t care,” I mean they only care insofar as they can leverage our data to further their business agenda. There are some who think when they use social media they aren’t really giving away Markell Braxton-Johnson their personal information. They may naively assume, for example, Facebook only collects information you go through the effort to share. However, this is untrue for most of the tech platforms we use in are day-to-day lives. On most social media sites, there are thirdparty applications and plug-ins that, once you give them your permission, can collect various pieces of information about you without your knowledge. Even if you don’t give permission to these platforms, there are ways they can gain access to your private information. One pernicious way in which this is done is by exploiting those you engage with the most: your friends. Specifically, several social media platforms have features in which your friends can give information about you without your permission, and vice versa. For instance, let’s say I’m joining Twitter for the first time, and need help finding friends to follow. What Twitter (and many other sites) will do is ask to look through my phone or email contact list in order to match me with my friends. As soon as I allow them access to do so, they are privy to all my

contacts’ personal information and can do what ever they want with it. This happens all the time and is done so without the knowledge of those it effects. This all leads me to the recent Facebook data breach, in which some 87 million users’ data was unknowingly collected, sold to a political consulting firm, and used by the Donald Trump presidential campaign. The problem isn’t that personal data was used by a political campaign, but, more tragically, Facebook happily collected this data with the objective to profit off of it. The fact that networking platforms care little of our private information in no better highlighted than when Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress last week. With a cold disposition, Zuckerberg revealed that not only did Facebook approve apps to collect peoples’ private information, but also fail to notify said users when their data is inevitably sold off to advertising, political and government firms. We have begrudgingly accepted that our government collects personal information about us, but there still remains a blind spot when it comes to our view of tech-networking companies. If there’s one key point to remember about social networking sites, it is this: Their main goal is not to give you a great experience connecting with friends, family, or people of interest. Their main goal is to amass data from users and sell it to advertisers. Markell Braxton-Johnson is a sports and leisure junior.

Getting involved lead to becoming SGA leader

efore coming to college, I had wanted to be highly involved in campus life. Part of that was because I wanted to be a more outgoing person and my college counselors always talked about the benefits of being involved on campus. To get involved I went to many events on campus during my first semester here. It wasn’t Jose until my second semester when I joined orgaTorres nizations. The first organization I joined was the Residence Hall Association, here I met a bunch of new people. RHA allowed me to gain new experiences that enhanced my school experience, such as camping with the members. Along with RHA, I later joined a multicultural Greek fraternity Omega Delta Phi. This fraternity allowed me to have my first leadership position as rush chairman. A year later, thanks to what I had learned while being rush chairman, I was able to become director of programming for RHA. Since then, I have been involved in Catholic Mustangs, the

Multicultural Greek Council, Order of Omega and the Bilingual Education Student Organization where I served as a costudent government association senator. All of the organizations I have been a part of and all of the leadership positions I have held have helped me gain the confidence to take on a new position: the secretary for the Student Government Association for the academic year of 2018-2019. I’m excited to take on this position as it comes with high standards and expectations. It won’t be easy, but the opportunity to make a change on campus in a large scale and to be able to serve the student body is what will make it all worth it. As a person who never thought he would be elected to hold such a high position, I urge you all to be involved on campus because you never know how your involvement can change you and lead you to different paths. Be involved in campus politics as well, because they affect all of us in some way. The best way to make a difference on campus is to be aware of the climate and the resources made available for students. Jose Torres is a bilingual education junior.

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| April 18, 2018 | 3 UP C O M I N G E VENTS Taming Test Anxiety

April 18 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room | This is the third of four academic workshops the Counseling Center is hosting to help improve academic performance.

Earth Day Fair

April 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | CSC Atrium | Join the Environmental Science Organization is celebrating the Earth by meeting the people behind the local environmentally-friendly organizations, businesses and other entities that all play a unique role in being friendly to our planet and its wonders.

Choosing a Career and Major

April 19 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. | Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room | This is the third of four academic workshops the Counseling Center is hosting to help improve academic performance.

Amnesty International Human Rights and Social Justice Potluck

April 19 from 4 to 6 p.m. | CSC Comanche | Amnesty International is having a fundraising potluck where we will be conducting with different clubs and organizations in discussing human rights and social justice. They will also have people writing letters to respective representatives and senators.

James Hoggard Reading Series

April 19 at 7 p.m. | Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU | As part of the James Hoggard Reading Series, visiting writer Sandra Scofield will give a public reading.

Festival of Student Produced OneAct Plays

April 19 through the 21 at 7:30 p.m. and April 22 at 2:30 p.m. | Bea Wood Studio Theatre | Come watch the student produced one act plays.

Honors Recognition Banquet

April 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. | D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Honoring student leadership and academic success.

Spring Birdhouse

April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Sikes Lake Center | All supplies included. Join the continuing education class to make mosaic glass birdhouses. Cost $45.

FallsTown Dancing Through History

April 21 from 5 to 10 p.m. | Ohio st. Downtown Wichita Falls | Help break a Guiness Book World Record.

Reporting Sexual Violence Panel

April 23 at 6 p.m. | CSC Comanche Suites | Professionals from the District Attorney’s Office, law enforcement, hospital and survivor advocacy share insights and information into the processes of reporting and responding to incidents of sexual and domestic violence.

Coffee Talks

April 25 at 7 p.m. | Legacy Hall Multipurpose Room | As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, there will be an event with peer conversations about sexual assault.

Bryan Cranston and Koyu Rankin in Isle of Dogs (2018)

‘Isle of Dogs’

quirky film about man’s best friend

raditionally, dog movies are a great draw to the theaters. From classics like “Old Yeller” and “Homeward Bound” to newer movies like “Secret Life of Pets” and “A Dog’s Purpose,” dog movies are successful. Wes Anderson’s new animated film “Isle of Dogs” takes a different path than most dog movies, but still stays on message about the loyalty beBrian Lang tween man and his best friend. “Isle of Dogs” is set in a dystopian Japanese city where all dogs have been banned. The disease-ridden canines have been sent to nearby “Trash Island” to seek out a living and hope for survival. When the ward of the mayor goes to the island to rescue his dog Spots, he’s accompanied by a pack of five loyal dogs. Their journey grows as they uncover a government conspiracy and must work together to make things right. The highlight, and maybe the most obvious aspect, of “Isle of Dogs” is its stunning stop-motion animation. Each frame can easily stand on its own as a work of art. The colors, balancing, and perspective creates striking scenes that immediately grab the audience’s attention. This animation, coupled with the A-list cast Anderson pulled together, create a very artistic film. The dialogue is filled with Anderson’s typical dry humor, and the storyline is imaginative. Although this film lovingly portrays Japanese culture, some critics have deemed it insensitive. And while a case can be made

about its insensitivity, there is no substantial evidence. Instead, “Isle of Dogs” comes across as a passion piece from a quirky director. It’s very evident that Anderson loves Japanese culture through his careful depiction of it in his signature style. It’s refreshing to see an American movie set in a foreign culture. The main thing this film lacks is real heart. The animation is beautiful, the cast is stacked with the best talent in the business, but at the end of the day, the story is simply not compelling. For one thing, it runs on for far too long. The gorgeous animation and smart dialogue can become tiring and the story became boring. Its smug sense of humor grew a little annoying, as Anderson constantly touted his intellectualism. I also felt that Anderson could have done more with his female characters. He secured phenomenal actresses like Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Yoko Ono, Tilda Swinton and Scarlett Johansson, but barely uses them. If he went through the trouble to cast these actresses, he should balance the story to give them something to do. Still, besides these complaints, “Isle of Dogs” is a must-see for those looking for something out of the ordinary. There hasn’t been a recent movie quite like it, and that alone is exciting. The acting is excellent, the animation is amazing and of course, it’s from cinematic genius Wes Anderson. So if you’re looking for something different this weekend, “Isle of Dogs” is certainly a good choice. Rating: 8/10

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Greek members win in excellence, service at banquet HERBERT MCCULLOUGH REPORTER

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Fraternity and sorority groups at Midwestern State University are competing in a game of tug of war during Greek Week on the Quad field on April 13.

Greeks conquer Olympics TYLER MANNING EDITOR

nticipation filled the air. Months after the international event concluded, the campus Olympics started on the warm Friday afternoon. Drawing toward the end of Greek Week, staff from the Office of Student Involvement staff hosted Greek Olympics in the quad on April 13. The event was categorized into three differing competitions: a game of tug of war, a ski relay in which four people had to relay race while all standing on two pieces of wood and a relay race. Team Beta was the ultimate winner of the competition winning in both the tug of war and the ski relay. The first of the competitions was the tug of war in which team Beta came out victorious beating teams Alpha and Gamma. Next on the agenda was the ski relay. All four teams were lined up with the task of being the first to complete the relay. Each team chose eight people compete in the race. Four people were to stand on two pieces of wood and synchronize their steps walking across the field, switching members and then walking back to the starting line. Jose Torres, bilingual education junior, highlighted the events competitive nature. “It has been pretty competitive, it could have gone either way a lot of them, especially with the tug of war section,” Torres said. Finally, the teams had to compete in a multi-faceted relay. A representative from each team first had to spin in a circle five times and maneuver a soccer ball through set up cones. They then had two members

from each team complete a balloon toss relay race. After that, a member from each team had to pull another member in a chariot racing to be the first. Marc Zographos, marketing senior, competed in the chariot race and said it reminded him out of shape he was. “[The chariot race was] tiring. I am not as in shape as I probably should be, but it was fun, ya know,” Zographos said. This was Zographos last Greek week and he said he enjoyed it. “It is good fun. It brings everyone together. [It is] kinda sad. I enjoyed it all. I am glad it turned out the way it is,” Zographos said. Mario Ramirez, interim director of student involvement, said Greek Week is to remind students of the Greek organization’s core values. “The purpose of Greek Week is kind of to remind everybody about the four pillars of Greek life, which are unity, leadership, scholarship and service,” Ramirez said. “So they do a little bit of everything throughout the week and it brings chapters together and it really hits on unity. It really hits on all of the tenants.” To Trevor Snyder, mechanical engineering freshman, Greek Week is about the bonds between those in Greek Life. “Greek Week is mainly about the bonds and the school and the [bonds between] individuals at the school, especially other fraternities and sororities,” Snyder said. “A lot of us do have bad blood and honestly out of this I see a bunch of fraternities and sororities mixing that normally don’t mix. So it was definitely a bonding event.”

or the second year in a row, Sigma Lambda Alpha won the Standards of Excellence Award at the Greek Awards Banquet. Cynthia Hubbard, marketing sophomore and president of Sigma Lambda Alpha, said their continued efforts were rewarded thanks to the guidance from their advisor. “It feels great knowing that all the hard work you have put in for one entire year pays off,” Hubbard said. “Honestly, I was not surprised because our alumni advisor does a great job at helping us complete the binder. I’m really proud of my sorority. ” Between the excitement of Greek Week and the components that make up the banquet, Mario Ramirez, interim director of student involvement, said each member helped make the evening what it was and the preparation beforehand helps keep the event organized. “It takes a lot of work from a lot of different places and a lot of different offices,” Ramirez said. “You have to be strategic and organized to get this done.” Treston Lacy, mass communication senior and president of Omega Delta Phi, said the Greek Awards Banquet is a wrap-up of Greek Week. “The purpose of this is to kind of acknowledge those Greek organizations that are excelling,” Lacy said. “It’s all about honoring those that are not living the negative stereotypical Greek life.” Throughout her time in a sorority, Hubbard said her challenges of being a part of such organizations include coping and compromising with diverse opinions. “There’s different personalities that could cause problems,” Hubbard said. “And you just have to work around it and know how to communicate well. We always find a way to fix things, but, of course, it’s just a cycle of life.” According to Hubbard, being a part of a sorority gave her further opportunities like working in the Office of Student Involvement, but Hubbard said the biggest benefit of being a part of a sorority and other student organizations is the recognition she receives. “I wanted to be really involved in college, so I can get my full money’s worth,” Hubbard said. “People recognize me on campus, rather it’s through SLA [Sigma Lambda Alpha] or OHS [Organization of Hispanic Students].” Hubbard said her most memorable experience was attending a Sigma Lambda Alpha event called retreat. During this event, she had made many close friends. “During this event, we have a lot of food, and I have met some of my greatest friends,” Hubbard said. “They are more than my sisters. They are my family.” Hubbard also said that the benefits of joining Sigma Lambda Alpha are the awards they receive as well as the connections they have. “SLA tends to win a whole lot of awards when it comes to the community service,” Hubbard said. “It’s one of our pillars. We have a lot of connections with businesses outside of the campus and on campus. We have a lot of connections and a history of winning awards.” Sigma Lambda Alpha was a historically Hispanic based organization founded in 1971. However, no one is required to be a Hispanic to join, and Hubbard said it is the first multicultural organization on campus and is “very welcoming to anybody.” Along with SLA, Lacy said his fraternity is a service fraternity. Lacy also talked about the mentorships that Omega Delta Phi is a part of. Read more online at thewichitan.com.

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Some audience members raise to their feet as the last player on their team catches a ball and gets the last out on the other team, winning their game during the Greek Dodgeball Tournament during Greek Week on April 11. Alex Blake, finance senior, throws the dodgeball and misses the other opponents during the Greek Dodgeball Tournament in the Wellness Center.

Greeks compete in dodgeball tournament TYLER MANNING EDITOR

s part of the catalog of events for Greek Week, members of various sororities and fraternities on campus competed in a bracket-style dodgeball tournament April 11. Throughout the week, the Greek groups on campus have been split up into 4 competing teams: alpha, beta, delta and gamma and will compete in various challenges to overcome the others. For the dodgeball tournament, each team was required to have two different orders to compete in each bracket. Since alpha and gamma only had one team prepared for the tourna-

ment, they only played in one bracket. Beta team II was ultimately the winning team of the event, beating delta team I. On the winning team, Alonzo Burris, exercise physiology senior, said he the event was fun and liked how it brought members of Greek Life together. “It was really fun how we could incorporate all the Greeks onto campus into something as fun as dodgeball,” Burris said. “It was really tiring, I didn’t think it would be this competitive. Dodgeball is a really competitive sport, so I am glad I was able to come out.” Samantha Burrows, radiology junior, said she was happy to

play with friends. “It was pretty fun, it was a lot of hard work to beat the winning team, but I was just happy to play with my sisters and the fraternities,” Burrows said. Campus community is evidnent in activities like this, and Colton Shank, nursing junior and one of the referees for the event, said the event was a lot of fun. “It was really fun. It was good for all the Greek communities to come together and just play a tournament together, have fun and show a little bit of competitiveness with each other,” Shanks said.

Greeks sing and dance to Disney music CHLOE PHILLIPS REPORTER

himsical Disney music. Laughing audiences. Cheering fans. Staff from the Office of Student Involvement hosted Sing Song as a part of Greek Week on April 12 in the DL Ligon Coliseum in which around 120 people attended. For the event, the four teams competing in Greek Week – Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta – came with skits in which the teams choreographed lip syncing and dancing routines to Disney songs. According to Madison Dodd, Order of Omega president and Sigma Kappa member, this “is definitely everybody’s favorite” Greek Week event. This year’s singing competition fell in line with the other events’ theme of Disney

“They basically have to come up with a skit and plan the whole ‘shebang’ on their own. They’ve got a lip sync, and they have to actually sing some parts of it.” Dodd said. “We only do four [teams]. We divided the Panhellenic, IFC, Multicultural Chapters into four different teams. “ Team Beta won first place. Brooke Siler, nursing junior and Chi Omega president, said she was happy that her team won. Siler participated in Sing Song her freshman year. “It feels awesome, we were last place, but that kind of boosted us up a little bit so that’s good because we won,” Siler said. Siler said the Sing Song competition is her favorite activity for Greek Week “because it gets everyone involved.” Courtney Hoover, business management sophomore and Alpha Phi president, said she agrees and that she was responsible for the

dance and lip syncing choreography of her team’s skit. Her favorite song to perform was “Let it Go” because “it was fun” practice, and to “have a good time” with friends. “I just wanted to get involved in Greek Week and I really love doing all the fun stuff,” Hoover said. “I just wanted to help them because I have dance experience, so I wanted to help choreograph it.” Hoover urged students to participate in and attend the different Greek Week events. Hoover said. “People should participate because it’s a great way to get involved on campus like Greek life is really big here and we love to get out here and show what we like to do and have fun. So, it’s cool to have other people to come watch that too.”

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Team Beta performing “Stick to the Status Quo” from High School Musical at the Sing Song Competition in D.L. Ligon Coliseum on April 12.

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“AI will never have a human soul” Andrew Allen, assistant music professor, said when speaking about AI making music during the Faculty Forum Series at Legacy Hall on April 17. “Classical music is something that is alive and breathing” Allen, said during the Faculty Forum Series.

Andrew Allen, assistant music professor, sings through the saxophone while playing during the Faculty Forum Series. Steven Mitchell, music education senior, Robyn Mitchell, attendee, and Baylee Wichlan, music education senior, ask Andrew Allen, assistant music professor, a couple of questions about advance saxophone techniques after the Faculty Forum Series.

Faculty recital performer Christopher Vivio taken to the ER ANDREA PEDON REPORTER

hristopher Vivio, assistant professor of music, had to be taken to the emergency department before he was supposed to perform at a music faculty recital accompanied by Ruth Morrow, Bolin distinguished chair of piano, on April 17. Morrow said, “I was to perform with Chris Vivio who is our low brass professor. I wasn’t in my office [at the time], but when I got back I saw that he had just called on my cell. I thought maybe he needed something from the department so I called right back, and it was his wife who told me that something had happened out in the car and that she needed to get there as quickly as possible and take him to the ER.” Recitals are not normally cancelled, Morrow said, but before it’s rescheduled they will have to make sure that Vivio is in good condition. “We have about two and a half more weeks,” Morrow said, “But we would like to do

it this semester if possible.” Camron Lynn, biology senior, said he has attended numerous amounts of recitals in the past and usually every recital has been on time at 7:30 p.m. “I wanted to hear Dr. Marrow play since she is my applied music instructor. [Additionally] I wanted to hear the brass, especially the low brass playing as a solo accompanied with piano. It’s different than normal to hear. Usually you have like a quartet or a symphonic band, or a singing duo, or a soloist with an accompanied piano,” Lynn said. Vasudev Vijayaraman, computer science senior, said he went to attend the recital as an assignment for one of his classes. “I’m sure there are other recitals that can make up for it, but I play tennis so we will be gone a lot,” Vijayaraman said. “I had to come today because this was the only week I could do it, but since it’s cancelled I don’t know what I’m going to do. I hope my professor says that I don’t have to do it, but if not then I will have to come for another day.”

| April 18, 2018 | 7 from CARNEY pg. 1 campus, so it is important for people to come out and ask questions that pertain to them and their department. “It’s important to give people the opportunity,” Barrow said in regards to people attending the forum and asking questions that pertain to them. Barrow said the committee was looking for someone who brings experience to the table that touches all the areas for the position, such as language of admissions, registrar and financial aid. She also stressed that the candidates don’t have to be experts in each of those fields, but they do have to use data to drive decisions. “We feel very strongly that the three of these candidates can meet those requirements exceedingly well,” Barrow said. Barrow said she is confident in the choices the committee made in narrowing down the candidate pool. “Listening to even just the 10 interviewees talk about how they approach planning and developing a plan, I think it’s going to be all encompassing for the university,” Barrow said. “It’s going to be a good step forward.” There were many reasons on why Carney said he is interested in coming to campus. The first is he believes a liberal arts education is important. “It’s important for every student to have the opportunity to think, who am I, why am I here, what do I stand for,” Carney said. “It’s important to me that MSU Texas is a state supported liberal arts college.”

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Paul Carney, vice president candidate, speaks on increasing marketing for the liberal arts aspect of the campus. Another reason he is interested is because he likes interesting schools and he likes taking risks. The last school he worked at shut down due to not receiving a loan from the state, resulting in him having to help students find other schools that fit them and what they needed for their education. “I knew it was a risk, but I wanted to take it because I thought I could make a difference in the place,” Carney said. Carney believes that he is a good match for the students here on campus because he shares a key aspect with some if the students here on campus. “I am a first generation college student my wife is first generation high school,” Carney said. Carney also said he likes challenges. According to Carney, during the forum the goal he was given was to raise tuition by 2000 students by 2020. “I’m going to take a shot and this is my shot,” Carney said.

how he would sell the “broadness of the university” in which he highlights the diversity of programs and directions available to students on campus. He first addressed the trend of students gravitating toward the medical programs on previous campuses he worked for. “In the last ten years, the dean [of Murray State] worked on [the idea that], ‘Everybody wanted to be pre-vet. Everybody wanted to be a veterinarian when they graduate,’ and [looked at] what was the opportunity to get those kids who can’t ‘cut’ that into another program, so we created a vet-tech program,” Dietz said. Dietz described a solution in which the university would provide another direction in the same field keeping students on campus without the fear of failing rigorous courses. “It is the opportunity where kids can still stay in the vet field and still be involved in it, but they’re not having to worry about maintaining a 4.o and taking biology, chemistry and all those upper level science classes. They can still have a hand in it.” According to Kristi Schulte, director of residence life, due to the interconnected relationship between campus housing, recruitment and retention, residence life has established a relationship with those responsible for recruitment and retention. As director of residence life, Schulte said the office has a key role in recruitment and retention. “Residence life and housing has a critical

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Fred Dietz, candidate for vice president of enrollment management, speaks to a room of about 25 people at the forum. role to play with both recruitment and retention initiatives here on campus,” Schulte said. To Schulte, it is through housing that students make the choice on whether they will attend a college. One of the driving forces leading a potential student to make a decision toward attending a university is whether that individual can picture themselves living comfortably on campus. “On one hand, as a recruiting factor, students want to know that they are going to feel comfortable on campus and they want to know residential facilities are a good place for them to call home,” Schulte said. “So from that perspective there is a role that we have in helping students make a choice about where they are going to go to school and where they are going to call home.” Check out the rest online at thewichitan.com.

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from ANDERSON pg. 1 round of applause for that. The mission of the university is one that is founded in a liberal arts mission and has expanded beyond that but seeks to grow [and] also maintain its institutional identity while it does so and that is of utmost importance,” Anderson said. In November 2017, the Board of Regents approved, in concept, creating a new position for the vice president — one solely to oversee enrollment so Keith Lamb, now vice president of enrollment management and student affairs, would be able to devote his attention to student affairs. Faculty and staff have highlighted enrollment as a problem largely because the university budget depends heavily on enrollment each semester. At the presentation on Monday, about 40 attendees received the opportunity to question the candidate on his vision for the department. Anderson said, one of the greatest areas of opportunity is improving the Campus website to show a more personal side to the MSU experience. “You got it shining outside so it’s looking very good. Clicking a little at one or two pages is where the heavy lifting needs to be done. Some of the academic program pages are catalog driven and not promotion driven. Understanding where we are and the needs of the department are not necessarily advertising the catalog as much as is advertising the program and great faculty,” Anderson said. He said the aim is to attract students by reaching them at their level.

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Jim Anderson, vice president candidate, speaks to staff members during the Vice President for Enrollment Management candidate forum

“Does the catalog need to be the first thing on the website that a student sees when they want to identify with a program? No. They want to see what recent graduates are doing, they want to see what jobs they can get with that, what research or scholarship opportunities are available and is this the right program for me? That’s what they want,” Anderson said. Melissa Poling, freshman admissions evaluator, raised concerns about morale in the workplace. She said it is important for the admissions and financial aid departments to do their job. Read more online at thewichitan.com.

• Debbie Barrow | Director of Board and Government Relations, Chair • Gayonne Beavers | Director of Admissions • David Carlston | Faculty Senate Chair & Professor of Psychology • Kristen Garrison | Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Education & Assessment • Darla Inglish | Registrar • Mark McClendon | Director of Institutional Research & Assessment • Kathy Pennartz-Browning | Director of Student Financial Aid • Jessyca Wagner | Assistant Professor of Radiologic Science • Jacob Warren | Student Representative • Sam Watson | Dean, Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences • Julie Wood | Asst. Professor of Kinesiology

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Nolan McCraig, criminal justice freshman, serves the ball during a doubles match at the MSU Tennis Center on April 13.

Daria Panferova, mass communications senior, returns a serve during the Cameron University vs Midwestern State University doubles tennis match at the MSU Tennis Center on April 11. Maddy Coffman, biology junior, extends to reach the ball during the Cameron University vs Midwestern State University doubles tennis match.

Tennis moves on to LSC Championships MAKAYLA SCHECK SPORTS REPORTER

he tennis teams will be heading to compete in the LSC Championships on April 20 and 21 in Corpus Christi. The men and women hosted their last regular season game against University of Texas-Permian Basin. The women won with a score of 8-1, and the men won with a score of 8-1. “We work hard in practice and on the court, and we fight for each other. This season we have won a lot, especially these last couple matches,” Dillon Pineda, left and biology pre-med junior, said. “I think we have a good chance, and we are ready to go.” The men are ranked number one in the south central region with a 17-5 record going into the championship. Last season the team finished third in the conference and made it to the first round of the NCAA II Regionals. The previous year the team were the NCAA II Quarter-finalists. “We are extremely prepared for championships now. At the beginning, we

had a rough start, but we worked together and practiced to get better, so we have a good shot at going far,” Maddy Coffman, right and biology junior said. The women are currently ranked number two in the south central region, falling behind St. Mary’s University. The team’s record is 15-6 going into the championships next week. The reigning conference champions, finished their 2017 season as NCAA II National Quarter-finalists. The women improved last season compared to 2016, finishing second in conference and having the season brought to an end in the first round of the NCAA II Regionals. “They have been progressing as fast as they can. Sometimes people who are older have a better sense of urgency, but overall we are doing good with a relatively young team,” Scott Linn, head coach said. The team has been coached by Linn for seven seasons. He has brought the women to the NCAA II Regionals six times in his career. He has brought the men to regionals five times and both teams are confident in getting back to regionals this season.