Volume 120 Issue 3 September 18, 2015
News
The presidential search is on
The Admission Office has Thank Muskingum University Public A Teacher forms available for any Relations student to send to a past teacher who made a difference. Brenna Busby Editor-In-Chief
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The search for the next President of Muskingum University has begun. Faculty members, alumni, residents of New Concord, Board
of Trustee members, and current Muskingum students were chosen for the ongoing task of finding the next leader for the University. Robert W. Patin is the Chair of the search committee. Hal Burlingame, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, is also on the committee. “It was our responsibility as a Board to put together a search committee,” said Burlingame. During the summer a survey was sent to faculty, members of the community, the alumni council, and to the administrative staff at Muskingum asking questions about the University in relation to the next president. Burlingame said that the questions focused on things like,
where are we now and where do we need to go? The Board itself is also trying to come to terms with what will happen next. “There are a lot of wonderful things that have happened here under Dr. [Anne] Steele’s leadership, but now she won’t be with us and we have to think beyond her time here,” said Burlingame. “Who do we want to see sitting in that chair of leadership?” The process will continue through the rest of the Fall 2015 semester as they are looking for the successor. “We want to make sure [that] we get the right person at the right time to lead us to the next stage in
our life,” said Burlingame. The University has hired an organization to help the search process. Heading the charge is President Search Consultant of AGB Search, Dr. Saundra Tracy. According to Burlingame, she is a specialist for finding people to assume “academic leadership positions.” Burlingame said that specific information about the job will be posted soon for interested parties. Burlingame said that around Feb. or March 2016 the Board will narrow down the applicants to a select group of two or three finalists before the choosing of President Steele’s successor.
rector of Student Conduct, Amber Zifzal, are the two staff members who were primarily in charge of getting Title IX onto Muskingum’s campus.
activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Muskingum University provided students with the first Campus Clarity Title IX training during
the first. In addition to the training program, the University is now providing the campus with programs that focus on gender to help students understand what their peers may be going through. “We want to make sure that our population understands and appreciates that,” said Janet HeeterBass. “So that’s where you try and gear it towards the issue on your campus.” Adjustments are still being made to the programming. “It’s a process,” said HeeterBass. “We are nowhere close to having a program that’s done and canned. It’s just continuing to work through and see what we can do.” More information and an incident report form can be found at Muskingum.edu.
Title IX teaches students equality Karysa Kent Orbit Media Reporter The Trombone player at practice piece was created with beer caps on scrap wood and is on display at the Louis O. Palmer Gallery.
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Muskie Womens Soccer falls to 0-3 to start the 2015 season after loss in home opener.
The Title IX training program is required for all students to finish this school year. This training process takes a couple of hours and provides students with information focusing on equality, sexual assault, and alcohol. However, there are no actual penalties for not completing the training. “At this point there aren’t repercussions if you don’t do it,” said Director of Student Conduct, Amber Zifzal. “I will continuously email [students]. I’ll keep pushing you to get that done.” Every professor is required to now include a short Title IX description on every class syllabus. Vice President for Student Affairs, Janet Heeter-Bass, and Di-
Brenna Busby/ Black & Magenta The Title IX training link was sent to students in an email over the summer. Title IX states “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any education program or
the 2014-2015 academic year. This past August, Muskingum sent a link to the second part of the Campus Clarity training program as a second installment to the first course. It was much shorter than