The Stetson Reporter

'-tnyyy '/■/.; ;;v;^Cj:*^^^#^#^J«^^- , y;y\ly y'y 'M ^p^^^^^^^^w^s^^^^^p^^^f^F^l^ \ V VoL99,No.7 Florida's Oldest Collegiate Newspaper'^ Stetson University DeLand, Florida Friday, January 16,1187 Stetson to sign contract for new sorority complex ByJOlNHUMf EeprterEiter Stetson fa expected to sign a $1,785,000 contract shortly which wffl provide the University with the new sorority complexes next Fal, according to Charles Johnson, Director of Physical Plant. "We have taken bids but have not signed a contract as of yet," Johnson aid Tuesday. Dare Construction Company in Clearwater is expected to sign the contract, which will cost the University well over $2,100,000 with landscaping, farnfehmgs for the sorority houses, and costs of relocating the International House. The contract wiE call for the removal of seven buildings, including the Catholic Center on Hayden, Charlie Granger's house, the Mini-sub, Kappa Alpha Theta house, the Terry house, Tony Schroder's house, and a married housing structure currently occupied by Tom Harden and family. AE buildings to be removed are covered under fee proposed contract, with the exception of the relocation of the International students* complex. Johnson said the buildings are expected to be razed within the next ', . ■-.- fi-:- ■ .-v..'\ •'■.! ■« lr. '■ :....,■.] •::..'', 'a'-jv.- '«.■ "■.: ;> x«s ■..: put these people in." Johnson said families will be relocated t© other university-owned housing, while the "official fun©-, tions" of the Mini-sub will be relocated in an office in the Carlton Union Building. Occupants of the Theta house have already been assigned new rooms in housing. Johnson said" the International House was chosen for relocation because of its "academic function" in the University. "The design lent itself weB to moving it," he added, . "we also spent a great deal of money renovating it and we wanted to conserve our investment. It was the easiest of all buildings to relocate and the only academically oriented space." anil. II Search initiated for Dean of Arts and Sciences By JOIN HUNT A, Search Committee has been appointed by Dr. Douglas Lee, President Elect, to recommend a new Dean of the CoUege of Arts and '".'iC'M'i'i. u^ro'O.'-i ": TV 'n; 1 J" >i « i. 5 is t \ j? The committee was appointed Jan. 2,1987 by Lee to search for a Dean to replace Dr. Gary Maris, temporarily acting as interim Dean, Morris said Tuesday. Members of the committee include Dr. George Hood; Dr. John 3choor; Dr. Gareth Williams; Mr. lohn Moore, SGA President; The Sonorable T. Hyatt Brown, Trustee and Chairman of the CoBege of Arts aid Sciences Board of Visitors; Dr. Louis Brakeman, Ex Officio; and Dr. Aim Morris as Chairman. The Search Committee has already begun meeting, and is •anticipating the arrival of Dr. 'Brakeman, recently appointed 'Provost, on January 16,1987. Morris said the Committee will then draw •guidelines and a tentative agenda tor the search. in Hie Morris also said lie search was announced ClireMcIe of lifter Wwsatfotj on Jan. 7, 1987 and applications are being received in the Office of the Provost. The deadline is Feb IS, 1987. In screening cffidiosites, Mwrts said the committee wffl be tooling (Continued en p. 7) Ziegler discusses alumni By CSERYL BBJNKLEY Stall Writer Mark Thomas Zeigler has been named the assistant director of alumni programs at Stetson. Zeigler, an 86' graduate, will be responsible for coordinating alumni meetings nationwide and organizing the schools Homecoming celebration. What does he hope to accomplish for Stetson? 'We have 2W0 districts in Florida ami the rest ©f the nation,' Zeigler said. '1 would like to see an active alumni chapter in each district' 'In addition to my hopes for expanding alubnni chapters, I'm looking foreward to February's Homecoming event, thef-celebration of Dr. Griftths 80th birthday, and (Continued on p. 7) Brakeman named new provost VI' -y^r • '?-'i • d-?&& „. . ..!..-' % TRACY FBEUDENSTE1N "Staff Writer Dr. LoHis F. Brakeman, director of the Study of Professional Development for the Great Lakes CoEege Association, Ann Arbor, Michigan, and former provost of Qenison University, is the new provost of Stetson University. After nearly a year of interviews •aid recommendations from the Provost Search Committee 'Jrakeman was recommended for he position by Dr. H. Douglas Lee, Jteteon president elect, and approved by the Executive Committee >f the Board of Trustees, i Dr. Jrakemau will assume the responsibilities as provost in July of 1987. Dr. Brakeman's past experience clearly indicates Oat he fits the bill of this hard-to-fiE office. His education credits boast of an undergraduate Political Science major with honors and an M.A. and Pfa.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Brakeman has had uracil experience teaching Political Science and has previously served as Provost at Denison University in Ohio for twelve years. Finding the man for this job was no simple task, reveals Dr. Bryan Gillespie, who was asked to take over the position last spring while fee search for the office of Provost ran into overtime. Last spring, the "search and screen committee," which is composed of student and faculty members and a trustee, recruited five possible candidates for the , from throughout the country, none were selected. Dr. Gillespie, though hesitant to leave teaching even temporarily, agreed to help out by accepting the President's proposal to fill as Provost. Dr. Gillespie reveals a fondness and a respect for the new Provost, saying that he was so impressed (Continued on p. 7)