ENTINEL IJ Prfd'ay, February 14, 1992
NIC fills new dean position by barrel Btthner
Sentinel Reponer A 12-month nation-wide search has lnnded Dr. Jerry 0cc at North Idaho College to fill the newly formed position of dcnn or instruction. Gee, who holds bachelor's 011d master's of science desrccs in agricultural education and a doctorute in curriculum and insllllctioo from Kansas State University, is a native of Dodge City, Kan. Most recently, Gee hns served as the associate dean of inmuction at Dodge Ci ty Communi ty College. Other responsibilities he hod during his 12 years with DCCC included vurious tenching and administrmive duties. Accordinl! to Joe Cheesman, NIC director of human rcwurccs. the new position should keep Gcu jumping as he will oversee the instrucuonol nced.s or the NIC vocnlionnl and acadcmie departments. ·111e dean of inmuction is the person who is re\ponsible for all of the educational program delivery and development," Cheesman said. "(Gee) will be the key person for putting the programs together. carrying them forward, improving the programs and progmm delivery." Gee was in charge of continuing education while he was the as~ocinte dean at DCCC. This included on-cumpus e1cnin11 classes, summer school nnd outreach courses at 19 different locations. NIC Presidtnt Robert lknnctt said he think s Gee·, background, combined with tht new po;ition, mny help bridge the "us nnd them·· ntt11udc that exists ~tween the academic and vocn11onal side, of NIC. •·we wnn1ed someone with his ability. knowledge nnd long barl,.pround in community colleges,'' Bennett said. "He has the ability to worl.. both sides of the street: vocotional and JC3<fem1c." Accordi ng 10 NIC biology in,tructor Bob Murray, who chaired the dean of in\truction searc h comm ittee, th e comm111cc was in,tn1cted to research the final three candidates for the J)O\ition and make rl!<'ummcndations to Bennett. "We gave the pros and cons (on each of the applicants), and Pre,ident Bennett made the dec1~1on:· Murray suid. "Gee had done hi,. homework (on NIC)."" Bennett s:ud. "He knew the college and related 11ell 1~11h both of the associate dcaM (A~ocinte Dean of Academic Affair, Kathy Baird and A~rociate Dean of Vocnuonol and Technical Affair~ Barbara Bennett) I'm \'Cry excited Jbout him being here." Gee will relocate 10 North ldnho in Murch and will a-.sumc his duties nt NIC Apnl 6. Accordinf to n prc~s release from NIC College Rclatiun,. Gee was instrumental in beginning a special "Thursday College" for ru11.11mc working adults who wnn1 to start or linis~ a degree Student\ enrolled in thi, progr.,m ,ct up .t ,peciaJ "orl.. wuk in which emplo~crs grant Thursday, off ~o that studtnl\ can attend ,chool "F'.°m..whnt l'l'e seen ~o far. I think w,:'ve made a good sclccuon, Cheesman said.
pholo by Rich Duggan WHAT COLOR IS LOVE?-A// of them! Just ask Tara and Aaron Jones. The couple displays thelf true love and true colors on the beach near NlC just before Valentine's Day. See related slory Pege t 3.
Students protest smoking ban by Jeff Selle through non-smoking o.rc.is " Sentind Rqxmcr Dur1h, in JO interview nf1er the incident. ,aid, "We The Board of Trustee,• deci~ion Jan. 29 10 bnn wnnt~d the smokers to \Cl' they were nor lhc only ones smoluns sp3rf..ed prote,a by NIC :.tude111s, smoker, and th.ii had j view•· B3nh made it cleo.r thot <;he didn't fc;:I it non-~moker. alike. wa, necc:~slr)' 10 move the \mol..c:rs out~1de, but The bnn went into effrct Feb. 3. Student\ protested ~mcthiug nced.:d lo be done 10 con1ain the ~mokc. thtir right to ~moke durini u two-ho ur "~mokc-m" "Smoke d~n·t know when to ~top lt d~n·, know :tllowcd by ndmimwauon. where the smoking nrc:a end<,'' B.mh ~aid. "I oon·1 foe! Lanny Stein, dirwor of auxiliary -crvi,·C'.'I, ~aid. ·111e '11.c '.I-er.: treated fo1rly. 1l1Cy can hJvc: 1heir n~ht to Im: ,1uden1~ a.skeJ for n penod of time in order to e,crci-.e ~f'C'!C'h, but when we put up our iign, they wer,• ripped llk·ir right 10 3 pc:JCc:tul demon~trdtion. We are not going down." 10 enforce the ban toduy (Feb. 3), but m the future "C arc Some of the othtr ,moking Mudent~ ju\! w:1111ed a ju~t going to hn\'c 10 pl3y it by ear·· ,\c..:ording to Stern. pldcc to study comfortably. anyone caugh1 smof..ing indoor.< m,,y be \UhJect to a S50 Pat Minor said. ··1 ju,t Wdnt d pl.ice ~hc:rc I Clln hal'e a fine. R1.1,,m1 offondtrs llU} fJ~ etpuh,ion. Ci#Jfetle lnd ~rudy between classes:· Smokers were not the only ones 10 1oice lhl'ir opinion St~nllo JIM! felt ir wus nor fair for the Board to ~, during thcl protdst A group of non-smoker(, led by polky oo th.: Student Union Building be(·ause the student Meegan Barth, hung poster~ thdnf..ing the building t~ funded primarily throu!',h tuition 1111d uucs. governor for .:nfc>rcing th.:ir right~ to clean air. !'.like Dunham ~aid, " My undcr,t:mding is that the Tub erupted into a heated deb.lie bet\\ten Barth nnd stu<knt~· money built lhis building. In my opinion, !hat MJ.rgie Dnhlmun, 11 ~mokiog ~tudcnt means the ~tud,mts ,hould decide on the smoking pohcy.~ Dahlman ,oid, ·'Thr non-smol.ers cl.timt'd the\ felt it During :in interview :ifter lhe prot.:st. NIC Pmidtnt wa.< unfair for them to have to "J.lk through the s·mol..ing Rub.:n Bcnncn agreed thal, in th!: pasr. ASNIC may h.1vc 11tta. Well. I feel \mol..m wfftr tho: \aJTlc incon~.:nic:oce been delegated the authority to Ill!! the smoking polky in by having to put their c:i[!orette~ out bdorc: ~alkin1 - - - - - - pl6ase SH PROTEST Page 4