10.17.13 Yellow Jacket

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October 17, 2013 | VOl. 91 NO. 6 | waynesburg.edu

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Autumn colors grace Waynesburg's campus University begins search to fill vacant senior staff position

New Dean for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning expected to handle assessment By Nick Farrell Executive Editor

Waynesburg University is preparing to begin the search for a new senior staff member. Dr. Jacquelyn Core, university provost, expects the university to formally announce the search for a new Dean for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning and post the job description for the position online before the end of the week. Core said the search for the new dean will be conducted just like any other search to fill a vacancy in the institution. A job description will be created and posted, a committee will be formed and resumes and applications will be accepted and collected for review. When the interview process begins, Core said the selection committee will hold phone interviews with a some of the top applicants. Those who fair well in the phone interviews will be invited to campus for a face-to-face interview with the committee. After interviewing the chosen pool of candidates, the committee will make a recommendation to Douglas G. Lee, university president, who will make the final decision on the hiring. "I will make a recommendation too, but the president has the final say of a hire at this level," said Core. The university chose to forgo a similar process earlier this year when a search committee recommended Core assume a permenant role as provost. Core said the best interest of the student body will influence much of the search process for this new dean. “We are all here because of the students,” said Core. “Everything boils down to the students and everything we do is driven by decisions that we hope will put the students in the best position and provide the students with the best education and the best experience. Any person we hire at this level, we will mandate that that person be someone who is very

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(Above) Trees turn various shades of colors across Waynesburg University campus. (Below) Students Ciara Scott, Ali Hulsey and Melanie Burchfield enjoy the warm fall temperatures while studying together around the scattered fall leaves.

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Students warned of Stover Scholars meet Judge Grimes computer virus attacking campuses No cases reported yet at Waynesburg By Eric Bost

Assignments Editor

A new malware computer virus has popped up and has already begun to infect computers around the country. The virus, CryptoLocker, has already corrupted personal computer hard drives on a number of university campuses and private networks around the country, according to William Dumire, executive director of Information Technology Services at Waynesburg University. “The malware is in an email ZIP attachment that appears to come from Waynesburg University or another trusted source. This malware encrypts the end-user’s hard drive making it unusable, then tries to extort payment for the decryption key,”

said Dumire. “If infected, students or any other enduser could potentially lose their data as the drive would have to be formatted and all software reinstalled in order for the device to become usable again.” While CryptoLocker has been seen around the nation, there has yet to be a reported case of the virus at Waynesburg University. Dumire credits that to the warning email sent out to students and faculty last Friday, only a couple of hours after the virus was reported to the campus. “These types of attacks can circulate networks for months or years. Thankfully, there are no specific instances of the virus being reported on our campus,” said Dumire. “This, in large part, is due to the early warning notification distributed by ITS; however, end-users must always be vigilant to help avoid these types of atSee Virus on a3

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Senior Stover Scholar Daniel Czajkowski converses with Greene County Senior Court of Common Pleas Judge Terry Grimes at a recent luncheon. Grimes spoke with the Stover Scholars about his career as a judge.

Greene County judge shares tales of faith and jurisprudence By Jacob Meyer

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“The Stover program focuses on the interplay between Christian ethics and

American constitutionalism with the quest of creatively transforming the Polis [the political sphere]” said Dr. Lawrence M. Stratton, director of the Stover Center for

Constitutional Studies and Moral Leadership. Approximately 20 Stover scholars experienced this first-hand when they met Greene County Senior Court

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Unemployment in Greene

Women's tennis stays hot

art Display scheduled

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Despite an unemployment rate that is the same as the national average, Greene County boasts above-average worker wages.

The Yellow Jackets extended their winning streak to seven matches on Senior Day.

Senior art major Hannah Dunbar's collection will be featured in an exhibit starting Oct. 21.

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