The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 69 No 11, Apr 16, 1993

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Friday, Aprll 16, 1993

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Catch Lhe feamre on l!3Ckster Ryan Nielson. discus thrower and shot puter. SPORTS, Page 14

Volume 69, Number 11

Western Undergraduate Exchange Program undergoes changes.

North Idaho College's Student Newspaper

CAMPUS NEWS, Page 2

Advising revised by Justin Smith Assis1n111 Nell's Editor

photo by April Muhs SWINGI- Cardinal outfielder Robert Larson takes a hearty cut at a fastball in a recent ball game against the Ricks' Vikings. NIC won two of the three games against Ricks. improving its overall record to 15-9 and region XV/fl record to 21. The Cardinals face arch-rivals Colfege of Southern Idaho today at NlC field at 1 p.m. See related story Page 13.

Accreditors make recommendations by JusUn Smith Assistant News Editor Accrcditon. from the Northwes1 Assocla1ion of Schools and colleges ended their visit to the NIC campus al a noon meeting Friday, April 2, according 10 Sieve Schenk, dean of College Relations and Development. According to Robert Bennett, president of NlC, the college must remain accredited to recieve much to its current federal funding.

According to Schenk, the team writes up a report recommendation and what they note is what is most likely 10 show up in the official report. The team rccommendedations included that the school: further develop and coordinate the student advising process, address gender equity issues in uadc/technical programs and in 1he intercollegiate athletic progrrun, develop and distribute an aflinn:uive :iction plan, institute ongoing, comprehensive

evaluation of all faculty on a three-year cycle. implement and monitor a plan for program review, develop master plan for college. continue to eliminate separation bctwen vocational and academic systems, increase faculty and student awareness of the sexual harassment policy and implement its General Education proposal and resolve issues concemingthe core curriculm of certificate programs. Among the commendations of the team was a praise of the "wonderful," library.

S1uden1s will find a new advising process in place when 1hey rcgis1er 1his spring. The new process i~ 1he resuh of a two year process, Gary Koffmnn, director of counselor services. said. According to Koffman. nn Advisory Task Force wa~ set up 10 to determine concerns wi th 1hc old sys1cm and ~pcc1fic obJcc11vcs for the progrnm rhe ~cco nd year an Ad\'iso ry Com111111c wu.s ,ct up 10 dc"i:lop new mode l of the ad,•ising sy~tcm. nnd implcmcn1 it, said Koffman. "We didn ' t lil..e i1 thnt we were goi ng 10 release a m1dent lei sclf-ndv 1si ng just because 1hey w;1111cd 10 be." suid David Li ndsny, dcnn of Student Services. The old process had i1s proble ms. Lindsuy said. S111dc111s wou ld come in wi1h unrea l cxpcciati ons, and tha1 would ~e t them up to fail. Lind,ay said. According to Lindsay. many stud en ts havc n¡1 taken th e ti me to gc1 a ll the information they need, and the new process was 10 ensu re that they gel adequate information. "The average student chnnge~ major four times in 1hcir college career." Lincbay said. According 10 Lindsay, 1hc advising system will give student~ the tools they need. In the new process. s1udenis ore given a manual with nine units that students must complete as they work toward becoming selfadvising, Lindsay said, which gives student priority at registration. 'The process looks at total development of the student and teaches them how to work wi1hing 1he system," Lindsay said. "Advising is II continual working process." According 10 Koffman, the advising process will remain the Slime during April regisuation except that at the end of regisuaiion students will recieve a copy of a manual explaining how the process works. When all new students register this fall they will recieve a different copy, which contains nine units for 1he student 10 complete. Koffman said. All new students will need 10 pass a college success competency exam in order recicve self-

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