Volume 29, No. 3
September 5, 1997
Scott A. Miller
Contact: MU PR Office 662-4844
NEWS
Presidential search consultants named
As required by the policies of the Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education, The Council of Trustees has appointed a professional firm to assist us in our search for a successor to President Rod Kelchner. The consultants have been retained to help assure that the search and selection process is handled with the greatest effectiveness, and that we achieve our aim of finding the best possible president for Mansfield University.
Ronald Stead and Patricia Rueckel, representatives from the Academic Search Consultation Service (ASCS) will visit campus Sept. 9-10.
Stead and Rueckel will interview representatives from diverse campus constituencies over the this two-day period. In addition, members of the campus community are invited to meet with the ASCS representatives during a one-hour open session on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 1:15-2:15 p.m. in Steadman Theatre. The consultants are anxious to hear candid insights into the present status and needs of the university and views of the kind of leadership we should be seeking. They will share their findings and recommendations with the search committee which will make the final decisions.
These individuals have been selected to serve on the Presidential Search Committee: Thomas Johnston, SCUPA representative; Lucius Jones, executive member; Lewis Lee, trustee and chairman of the committee; Ada Mae Saxton, alumni representative; Howard Smith, trustee; Carol Tama, trustee; Jerry Taylor, non-instructional representative; and Michele Hosey, Student Government Association representative. Two faculty representatives will be named by Sept. 8
Students talk back; Mountie Express listens
Ben Shaw, operations manager for the Endless Mountains Transportation Authority, reports that in response to feedback from student passengers the route/schedule of the "Daily Evening Parking Lot Shuttle" has been modified to accommodate service to and from the central downtown area in Mansfield.
The Evening Parking Lot Express operates between 8 p.m. and midnight, Sunday through Thursday, and through 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Following its stop at the Manser Hall checkpoint, the Express will turn left down College Avenue and then right on Main Street. The Express will then stop next to the First Citizens National Bank parking lot.
The revised route will turn the Express right onto Route 6 (east) resuming the listed schedule with the next stop at Simon B. Elliott Hall.
On its return from the parking lot areas, the Express will stop at Route 6 across from the Simon B. Elliott Hall, then continue to the intersection of Route 6 and Main Street. Turning left onto Main Street, the Express will stop at the Mansfield Motel checkpoint, continuing up College Avenue, and complete its route according to the listed schedule.
Those with comments or suggestions for the Mountie Express should e-mail them to emtbus@cyber-quest.com.
Not the same old story...
If you haven't taken time out to look at the Northern Appalachian Storytelling Festival web site, now might be a good time to browse it at http://www.mnsfld.edu/depts/storytel.
Put together by Mike Leiboff, communication and theatre, it not only gives an in-depth look at the five storytellers who will take the Straughn stage Sept. 12-13, it provides interviews with previous storytellers Jackie Torrence and Gayle Ross, links to storytelling pages around the web, and a look ahead to next year's storytelling festival.
This year's tellers are Jay O'Callahan, Jim May, Diane Ferlatte, Robin Moore and Susan Klein. Feature shows are Friday, Sept. 12, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 13, at 8 p.m. Tickets for the feature shows are $7 general, $6 for students and seniors.
Tickets for the Friday night ghost story show at 10:30 p.m. are $3 for everyone. Saturday afternoon shows are $5 for everyone. A Sunday morning Sacred Storytelling session is free.
In addition to performances, O'Callahan will conduct a two-day workshop for young storytellers and teachers on Thursday and Friday, Sept.11-12. Tuition is $135. Moore and May will offer master classes at $35 each or $60 for both. Call 4781 for information or reservations.
Have an Updater announcement? Send it to Scott A. Miller
The football team opens its 104th season of intercollegiate play when it hosts Southern Connecticut State University Saturday at 1 p.m. It marks just the second meeting between the two teams with Southern Connecticut taking last year's contest by a 54-14 margin. The Mountaineers, under third year head coach Joe Viadella, are hoping to continue a rebuilding effort that saw them win three times as many games in 1996 over the 1995 campaign. Offensively MU will depend on the running of senior back Jason Donadi, who accumulated 914-yards on the ground last season, the second best effort in Mountaineer history. Donadi has also proved to be a threat in the air leading all receivers with 38 catches. He ranks sixth in MU career rushing with 1,621 yards and needs 92 yards to pass Jason Shilala for fifth place. The task of running the offense will go to sophomore quarterback Lucas Smith. Last season Smith set a new MU freshman record by passing for 1,689 yards and six touchdowns. He also ran for 273 yards scoring four TDs. The coaching staff worked hard to improve the defense during the off-season. A revamped defensive line should feature more depth and quickness. The secondary may be the most improved unit on the team. Under head coach Rick Cavanaugh, the Owls of Southern Connecticut State are hoping to carry the momentum created in the last two seasons (15-7) into 1997. Sophomore tailback Rashaan Dumas returns after running for 1,639 yards and scoring 18 TDs last season.