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Sharon Wilson-Taylor named Mark Kelly’s successor, college scraps national search plan » ANDREA SALCEDO LLAURADO & ARIANA PORTALATIN
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interim vice president of Student Success for two months, Sharon Wilson-Taylor was named the permanent vice president of Student Affairs Sept. 7, according to an email sent to faculty and staff by President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim. Wilson-Taylor was appointed as a temporary replacement for Mark Kelly, former vice president of Student Success, after he left the college to serve as commissioner of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, as reported July 20 by The Chronicle. The position’s former title, vice president of Student Success—a change Kim originally made in 2013 when Kelly held the position—is now switching back to vice president of Student Affairs. According to Kim, the change is meant to recognize that many factors fall under student success, including academics and economics. Wilson-Taylor, who has worked at the college for 26 years, holds a doctorate in Education from Loyola University Chicago, a master’s degree in Education from Roosevelt University, a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Illinois State University.
Emanuel’s Police Accountability proposal raises questions » ERIC BRADACH
METRO REPORTER LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING A new agency
to investigate police misconduct complaints is pending City Council approval, and the draft has spurred skepticism from local groups. The Police Accountability Ordinance draft, a months-long project from
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and several city aldermen, was launched following the Nov. 19, 2015 release of footage showing the shooting of Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke,. The proposal is due to be voted on Sept. 29 at a special council meeting, according to an Aug. 31 mayoral press release. The proposed ordinance features new policies, procedures and the
creation of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, a new body replacing the Independent Police Review Authority to investigate accusations of police misconduct, and a new Public Safety Deputy with the power to audit the new agency. Emanuel’s ordinance draft was designed to “ensure investigations of officers are independent, fair, timely and transparent,” as stated in the press release. This ordinance is part of the evolution of Chicago’s police accountability system, said Douglas Thomson, a professor of criminal
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Sharon Wilson-Taylor was announced as vice president of Student Affairs in a Sept. 7 email from President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim.
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Columbia’s largest dorm for sale » CONNOR CARYNSKI
CAMPUS REPORTER THE UNIVERSITY CENTER, Columbia’s largest dorm build-
ing shared with DePaul, Roosevelt and Robert Morris universities, has been posted for sale on the website for CBRE—a multi-national real estate company. Though the building may have a new owner, its function will most likely remain the same, according to a Sept. 9 statement from Columbia spokeswoman Cara Birch. “Columbia, along with other institutions, has chosen the University Center as one of our core residencies and made a long-term commitment to remain at the property,” Birch said in the statement. The building’s owners are considering refinancing, or adjusting interest rates by swapping loan agreements, according to a Sept. 8 emailed statement from Linda Blakley, vice president of DePaul’s Office of Public Relations & Communications. “Partnering institutions have engaged an agent to evaluate other financing options, including, potentially, a sale transaction, should a compelling purchase offer emerge,” Blakley said in the statement. Blakley declined to comment further. Investors are likely to be interested in the building because its income is mostly dependent on college enrollment rates rather than fluctuations in the real estate market, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. President of Public Relations for Roosevelt University, Thomas Karow, declined to comment on the sale. The University Center is valued at more than the $150 million it took to build, according to a Sept. 6 Crain’s article. With $127 million in bonds financing the property, selling the building could be profitable, according to the article. After several interview requests with interim vice president of Business Affairs and CFO Richard Dowsek, and other inquiries for further information about the college’s future with the dorm, Birch denied all further requests. Yolanda Valle, CBRE senior director and main contact for the University Center sale, could not be reached for comment as of press time. ccarynski@chroniclemail.com