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TEXAS WESLEYAN
SEP 0 5 2000
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LIBRARY
E X A S W E S L E Y A N U N I V E R S I T Y
e Rambler
The students' voice since 1917
August 30, 2000
Fort Worth, Texas
Vol. 84, No. 1
News Briefs
Fall Recruitment
Fall recruitment for Greek life
takes place this week. Informal par-
ties will be held Thursday, Aug. 31,
and Friday, Sept. 1, beginning at 6
p.m., in the SUB.
Formal parties will be held
Saturday, Sept. 2, beginning at 8:30
a.m., in the SUB.
Nenetta Burton Carter Building
A groundbreaking ceremony
was held for the new Nenetta Bur-
ton Carter Building May 25. The
ceremony took place on the lot at
Avenue D and Binkley, west of Dan
Waggoner Hall, and was followed
by a luncheon.
The Nenetta Burton Carter
Building is the first project of the
Comprehensive Campaign. It will
house the department of psycholo-
gy and will include offices for fac-
ulty, a laboratory, two classrooms, a
student lounge and a student work
area.
Wesleyan is awaiting permits
from the city to continue construc-
tion. Construction should continue
in mid-to-late October, according
to Steve Roberts, director of admin-
istrative services. The building is
expected to be completed within 18
months.
Fulbright Grant
The deadline to apply for Ful-
bright Grants for 2(X)I to 2002 is
Sept. I.
The Fulbright grants are for
graduate study and research abroad.
For all grants, applicants must
be U.S. citizens at the time of appli-
cation and hold a bachelor's degree
or its equivalent by the beginning
date of the grant. Creative and per-
forming arts are not required to
have a bachelor's degree, but they
must have four years of relevant
training or study. Candidates in
medicine must have an M.D. or
equivalent at the time of applica-
tion.
For more information, contact
Helena Russell, the Fulbright Pro-
gram adviser on campus, in the
Office of International Programs,
located in the Oneal-Sells Adminis-
tration Building.
Street Art II Exhibition
The Wesleyan Art Department
will present the second annual
Street Art II Exhibition Sept. 4
through 28 in the East Room of the
Eunice and James L. West Library.
Admission is free. For more
information, call the department of
art at ext. 5823.
Shoe Donations
Peter Col ley, assistant profes-
sor of art, is collecting old shoes for
an art project to be installed on
campus in the fall. The shoes will
not be returned, but donors will
have their names placed on a
plaque as part of the work.
For more information, call
Colley at ext. 6501.
Jennings Randolph Program
The U.S. Institute of Peace is
accepting applications for senior
fellowships in its Jennings Ran-
dolph Program for International
Peace.
The institute expects to award
approximately 12 fellowships for
2001-02. The deadline for applica-
tions is Sept. 15.
Application materials can be
downloaded from the Institute's
Web site at www.usip.ore. Call
(202) 420-3886 for more informa-
tion.
9-1-1 Awareness Week
Sept. 11 through 16 is
9-1-1 Awareness Week. During this
week, Tarrant County 9-1-1 District
Open Houses will take place. For
more information, call (817) 820-
1189.
Jeff coat's goals: to balance
budget, build new facilities
Shelly Wright
EDITOR IN CHIEF
In a private interview, Dr.
Harold G. Jeffcoat said his
main goals as Wesleyan's 18th
president are to balance the
budget, to successfully com-
plete the capital campaign, to
open lines of communication
on campus and to implement a
strategic plan for developing
scholarships, constructing
facilities and attracting and
maintaining faculty.
Jeffcoat was named presi-
dent July 13, concluding a
search that began after Jake B.
Schrum resigned to accept the
position of president of South-
western University, his alma
mater. Schrum served as presi-
dent of Wesleyan for nine
years.
Jeffcoat, former vice
chancellor of the University of
Missouri, was selected from a
pool of approximately 80 can-
didates.
member
commit
rowed
search to
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the end of
Harold
Jeffcoat
Finalists for the position
included Jeffcoat; Dr. Linda
Bunnell Shade, Chancellor of
the University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs and Dr. Ken-
neth L. Hoyt, president of the
Ohio Foundation of Indepen-
dent Colleges, Inc.
Shade withdrew from the
election prior to her visit to
Wesleyan, scheduled for June
19, after deciding to retain her
position at the University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs.
Hoyt visited Wesleyan
July 6.
At a student forum on
June 29, Jeffcoat said his mis-
sion is to make Wesleyan the
undergraduate university of
choice in Texas.
Jeffcoat said the campus
community peeds to be reno-
vated to raise public perception
of the university.
At the forum, Jeffcoat also
expressed his concerns for
retention, fundraising and stu-
dent life.
Jeffcoat said Wesleyan's
60 percent retention rate
between the freshman and
sophomore years is alarming
because it should be closer to
75 percent.
Jeffcoat also expressed a
desire to "adopt and adapt"
Schrum's concept of the New
Urban University.
Jeffcoat described a New
Urban University as "a private
university essentially working
in the public interest."
During the private inter-
view, Jeffcoat stressed a FAST
strategy, dealing with Fiscal
See Jeffcoat, page 2
Photo by Martha Brinker
Newly selected President Harold G. Jeffcoat speaks
at the President's Picnic Aug. 23. The Picnic was
preceded by the organization fair freshmen.
Footloose Freshmen
Photo by Martha Brinker
Freshmen dance as part of a skit during Windows to Wesleyan, the freshman orientation program, Aug. 22. Shown, from
left, are Jerrion Smith, Clay Sexaver, Troy Hester, Steven Ramsey and Bryan Voskuil.
President's Council approves mandatory
insurance policy for all students
Donna Hanky
CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR
Beginning Sept. 8, all students
enrolled in at least three credit hours will
have a $200 fee added to their account for
each semester that they cannot show
proof of insurance.
In July, the
Wesleyan Student
Life Office mailed
letters to all stu-
dents advising of
the decision made
by the President's
Council requiring
all students to
have health insur-
ance.
Peter Phaiah,
director of Student Life said that this
move comes atter a two-year search for
the best insurance coverage at the most
affordable price.
"Until now, Wesleyan was the only
area university without insurance policy
requirements," he said.
"Ihe request for school-supported
insurance was initiated by a group of stu
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Peter Phaiah
dents a few years ago," Phaiah said. "We
surveyed approximately 500 students and
found that almost 15 percent had no form
of health insurance."
In order to obtain the best coverage at
the lowest price, the school was required
to comply with a hard waiver, which
means that it had to present this as a
requirement for all students.
"We felt that it was important for our
students. The university loses several stu-
dents each year when they are forced to
drop out due to medical conditions. This
policy will help to combat that problem,"
said Phaiah.
Reactions from the students have
been mixed. Senior psychology major
and Student Government representative
Lisa Orlando said, "I think it is a good
plan and something that Wesleyan has
needed to do, but they should have gotten
the [current | student perspective first and
asked us what we thought of it before-
hand."
Senior education major Katy Chess
said, "Offering a health program is not a
bad idea, but when they make things
mandatory it is really unfair. Student
voice and choice should be involved in
this issue. I am wondering why they did
not ask the students their opinion before
making such a mandate."
Phaiah stated that his office had been
dealing with the questions and complaints
that have been coming in.
"Most of the
complaints have
been coming from
those people
already covered
by their own poli-
cy. We explain
that all they have
to do is sign the
waiver card and
show proof of
comparable insur-
ance and their account won't be charged,"
he said.
Phaiah is quick to point out that the
final deadline to do this is Sept. 8.
"After that, there will be no mercy
and no refunds," he said.
Although he acknowledges mailing
the letters in the summer when many stu-
dents are away from home or are not
See Policy, page 2
1
Karen Krause
Wesleyan staff
member resigns
Shelly Wright
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Wesleyan officials have declined to explain why
Stephen A. Martin, former vice president for adminis-
tration, is no longer employed at the university.
Martin worked for Wesleyan for two years, earning
more than $100,000 annually.
In a private interview, President Harold G. Jeffcoat
said he never met Martin.
Provost and senior vice president Thomas F. Arm-
strong declined to comment about Martin.
Martin's responsibilities at Wesleyan included
financial and asset management,
facilities operations and informa-
tion technologies function; com-
piling the University budget and
monitoring budget performance;
directing special projects; direct-
ing, monitoring and budgeting
with the other senior staff and
serving the administrative
requirements, according to the
advertisement for the position in
The Chronicle of Higher Educa-
tion in 1997.
According to Dave Voskuil,
vice president for enrollment and student life, Martin
resigned from his position at the end of May.
At this point, a replacement has not been found for
the position.
Voskuil said. "I haven't seen him and haven't had
a chance to talk to him."
University joins
Polytechnic
Heights alliance
Steven A.
Martin
Shelly Wright
EDITOK IN CHIEF
Wesleyan is working
with companies and resi-
dents in the Polytechnic
Heights neighborhood to
economically redevelop
the Polytechnic area on
Rosedale Street.
According to the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram,
Wesleyan has teamed up
with organizations such
as Fannie Mae, Colonial
Savings, the U.S. Depart-
ment of Housing and
Urban Development,
OmniAmerican Federal
Credit Union and Guaran-
ty Federal Bank
According to Caren
Handleman, vice presi
dent of university
advancement, the goal ol
the alliance is to create
single-family housing and
to create a business dis-
trict on Rosedale Street
with retail establishments
and possibly a grocery
store for college students
and residents in the Poly-
technic area.
Handleman said,
"We have been meeting
for the past nine
months...There's been a
lot of planning."
A groundbreaking
ceremony was held
Wednesday, Aug. 9 for a
house located at 2832
Avenue E.
This will be the first
of ten new houses to be
constructed within the
immediate vicinity of the
university.
See Alliance, page 2
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