Clarion 1987-01-23 Vol. 62 No. 10

              The Clarion
VOL. 62    NO. 10
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
23 JANUARY 1987
Bodien computer facility to be finished in May
by Lynn Gunnarson
Plans are nearly complete for
a building addition to Bodien
Residence Hall that will house
20 computer terminals and
three printers. According to
Associate Professor of Math
and Director of the Academic
Computer Center, Bill Doyle,
the new building will be open
24 hours a day.
The addition, on the south
side of Bodien (by the tennis
courts), will be completed by
this May and ready for use next
Fall.
"This will take computing to
students on their own turf and
make computer access more
convenient." said Doyle. Physi
cal Plant Director Jim Woods
said, "It's the same as taking
books home to do schoolwork."
Because the facilities will be
open 24 hours a day, Bethel's
present computer resources
will be expanded. "Students
have various learning styles,"
Doyle said. "I guess some study
better at three a.m. so this will
be an advantage to them."
"Computing is not just the
domaine of computer 'jocks'
anymore," Doyle said. "It's the
domain of everybody and is an
indispensible tool for the truly
liberally educated."
Students who live in Bodien
will be able to use their regular
dorm key to gain entrance to
Regents give report
set 1988 framework
by D. Michael Ball
The Presidential Review
Committee of the Board of Regents will give a report and
recommendation next Friday
to the Regents based on its
evaluation of George Brushab-
er's first five years as president
of Bethel College.
Based on the Committee's
recommendation and report,
the Board will either reinstate
Brushaber for another five year
term or chose a new president.
According to Committee
member Beverly Thompson, a
former regent, the committee
was chosen by the Regents last
September. It is made up of
regents Gordon Lindquist,
chairman, Warren Eastlund,
and former regents Leith Anderson, John F. Anderson, and
Thompson.
"We looked into his job description and goals which he
had set up," Thompson said.
The Committee also interviewed various student and
faculty leaders. From the interview results they drafted a
questionaire which asked
about four different areas: the
president's academic leadership, his administrative leadership, internal relations, and external relations.
Of the 1000 questionaires
sent out  to different people
who have had contact with the
College and-Seminary, Thompson says 700 were returned.
Next Friday's report to the Regents will be the sum of the 700
returned questionaires.
Brushaber himself emphasized the purpose of the review.
"It's less a report card of the
past than a determination of
the type of leadership Bethel
needs," he said. Chairman
Lindquist agrees. "The evaluation is not to determine whether he will be hired or fired, but
(to determine) what kind of
leadership he has provided in
the past and what kind of
leadership he has to offer in the
future." Committee member
Warren Eastlund feels the
focus of the review is on the
future. "His visions for the future will have an impact," he
said.
Brushaber's chances of being
replaced look slim, according
to College Faculty Moderator
Mike Holmes. "I have a feeling
the Regents are pleased with
his performance. I don't think
there will be a turnover."
Committee members would
not comment on the committee's recommendation, but Eastlund said, "I will be surprised if
they don't follow the committee's report. If the report is credible they will listen to it."
Gordon MacDonald, president of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, will speak at Founder's Week. Story on page 8.
Photo courtesy of Publicity and Public Information
Faculty addresses current issues in year's first meeting
by Laurie Port
The faculty met for their first
meeting of 1987 on Tuesday,
January 13. Dean Jessup reported to the faculty on various
items of faculty news, including an announcement that both
Carl Rasmussen and Art Lewis
of the Biblical Studies department had received grants for
study in Israel.
Jessup also informed the
faculty of the condition of
Bonnie Hanson, a junior art
education major who was seriously injured in a car accident
over Christmas break. At the
time of the meeting she was
still in a coma and in intensive
care. She has shown some responsiveness, and because
there there had been no indication yet of brain damage, there
is still hope for a full recovery.
Presently at Unity Hospital, she
can have no visitors.
A motion was made that the
Sexual Harassment Policy proposal be adopted, as had been
written up and presented in the
fall. A recommendation was
made to add a statement addressing the repurcussions involved for accusations which
prove to be unfounded. It was
agreed that action would be
taken on that issue, and then
the policy was passed unanimously by the faculty.
Dean Ebner recommended
that Lynn Hummel, a senior
nursing student who died in a
car accident last October, be
added to the list of May '87
graduates, and be given a posthumous degree. The proposal
was passed unanimously by
the faculty.
Faculty moderator Mike
Holmes reported from the executive committee that the Presi
dent and Vice presidents had
proposed the implementation
of a salary compensation structure. This would set a defined
salary scale for faculty based
on their education and experience.
Holmes said in a later interview that this is basically how
the salary system works now,
but that a defined structure
would eliminate some of the
present uncertainty. This action began as a faculty proposal
the computer addition and
other students will be issued
keys for access. There will be
no student workers. Because of
this, "Students will have to
show the responsibility of
security," Doyle stressed. "It
can be done if there is a con-
Computers, see p. 2
Chairman
appointed
for drive
by Kyle Lennart Olund
With the newly-appointed
chairmen for the "Vision
Grows" campaign, Bethel is
presenting their $25 million
capital fund drive to the public.
Eugene Olson, chairman of
the board for Deluxe Check,,
has been named general
chairman of the "Vision
Grows" capital campaign. Olson, who attends Bethany Baptist in St. Paul, comes from a
Baptist General Conference
family. For these reasons, as
well as his friendship with
James Bragg, vice-president of
Public Affairs at Bethel, he is
interested in serving Bethel.
David Monson, who operates
Monson Insurance Agency in
St. Paul, has been named East
regional chairman, concentrating on the area east of the
rockies.
David Price of 3-D Industries
in El Cajon, California, has
been appointed as West regional chairman.
The "Vision Grows" campaign is a five-year campaign.
After two years of organizing
and gradual campaigning, 12 of
the projected $25 million has
been either received or pledged.
Concerning the pledges, Bragg
says "they are as good as cash."
He goes on to say "Our donors
plan to pay. They continue to
give each year, faithfully."
Nearly eight million dollars
of the 25 will be dedicated to
facilities. One million dollars of
that will go to Bethel West in
San Diego. The rest will go
towards the "Campus Community Relations Complex," as
it is now generically termed.
This complex will probably be
constructed in three phases,
Bragg says. Top priority in this
project is a new chapel.
Faculty, see p. 2
Vision Grows, see p. 3