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.;'v •'■ ■■-:.; 0 'M - . . - Marriott Donates Food to Needy See Pg. 2 Point- Counterpoint See Pgs. 6 & 7 Robert Frost Remembered See Pg. 10 Faculty Luncheons Aim at Cultural Diversity by John Clark Growing concern about cultural diversity at Bethel College has led the Faculty Development Center to program several "Cultural Diversity Luncheons" during this semesterto bring about an awareness among the faculty about this issue, according to Faculty Development Coordinator Leta Frazier. Frazier says that the idea for mak- BETHEL COLLEGE ST. PAUL, MN VOL. 66, NO. 7 NOV. 30,1990 ing a change in cultural diversity at Bethel began at a faculty retreat this past fall. At the retreat Bethel Provost David Brandt expressed concern that Bethel "be a safe and challenging place for all populations." According to Frazier, who originated the idea for these luncheons, the luncheons are held in the Faculty Lounge in the AC building and are designed to "provide an informal setting in which the faculty can learn, talk, and ask questions about cultural diversity here at Bethel." At the first luncheon, held on October 30th, Peggy Jones, who is a training consultant of her own multi-cultural diversity training firm in St. Paul, came in and spoke on "Learning to Value Racial and Cultural Diversity in the Academic Setting." The second luncheon, held on November 15th, featured a debate between Frazier and Assistant Professor of Speech Communications Todd Rasmuson. 'The purpose of the debate," according to Frazier, "was to present both sides of the issue of whether or not Bethel College should be a culturally diverse institution." The third luncheon, to be held on December 5th, will be a discussion on "Cultural Diversity in the Classroom at Bethel" led by a panel of faculty, students, and administration. "There' s a lackof awareness among faculty and students" says Frazier, "as to what it means to have an inclusive population at our college; people are wary of diversity because of lack of experience and exposure to the problem." In organizing these luncheons, Frazier hopes that they will help raise awareness about the issue in the faculty's collective mind, not as to "should we do something?", but instead as to "how are we going to do it?" Frazier believes that the Luncheon, Con't. on P. 2 Assistant Professor of Speech- Communications Todd Rasmuson, one of the participants in the recent faculty debate. Photo by Robin Hansen. Carousel Adds To Changes In St. Paul by Nowell Bjerkaas Downtown St. Paul can now list an historic carousel as among its attractions, a bright spot amid recent setbacks for the city. The carousel, which was moved from its site at the state fairgrounds to Town Square Park, an indoor park and shopping complex, opened to the public last Friday. According to Park Manager Curt Burroughs, thecarousel was instantly a "hot item," as the park was "overwhelmed" with people travelling downtown just to ride and see it. The 68-horse carousel spent 76 years at the fairgrounds, according to a recent Minneapolis StarTribunearticle(l 1-17-90, IE), and was in danger of being sold piece by piece. However, as the article explains, various private parties contributed 1.5 million dollars to the Our Fair Carousel organization that undertook to preserve and restore the carousel. Ironically, the largest contribution came from West Publishing Co. executive Gerard L. Cafesjian, whose firm recently announced it will close its downtown St. Paul site. The surge of park visitors follows the loss of hotel traffic the park suffered when the adjacent Holiday Inn closed its doors earlier this year. The closing of the notel was only the first in a series of losses to the city of St. Paul in 1990. Since then, the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co. has closed, and West Publishing has announced its departure. West, which employs approximately 2100 people in St. Paul, is scheduled to leave the city and consolidate its operations at the company's Eagan site in April 1992, according to Manager of Media Relations Dorothy Molstad. Molstad says West's decision to leave St. Paul was essentially a business decision meant to increase efficiency by joining the operations of two campuses at one site. Since, according to Molstad, the downtown site is too small to accomodate the additional 1400 employees who now work in Eagan, the decision was made to move downtown operations to the Eagan campus. Since the closing of the Schmidt Brewery, joint efforts by thecity of St. Paul, the St. Paul Port Authority, and private investors to preserve and uti I i ze the brewery have continued to run into snags. Nonetheless, the city will likely benefit from developments currently in progress. The St. Paul Companies is currently finishing a large addition on the edge of the downtown district. The Minnesota Historical Society will take occupancy of its new building on the north edge of the business district in 1992, according to a society spokesperson. Additionally, the recent completion of the stretch of freeway connecting the northern and southern sections of interstate 35E, which runs through downtown St. Paul,will likely result in greater traffic through the city. Analysis Discussions Provoke Thought Among Faculty By Mark Bruce Catching on to a nationwide issue on college campuses, faculty members and administrators at Bethel have begun an ongoing discussion on multicultural diversity in the core curriculum. The main questions under discussion are whether or not the general curriculum adequately addresses all minority groups and ideas, and whether or not faculty members themselves are adequately aware of multicultural issues in the classroom. Although not a new issue to Bethel faculty, the current wave of discussion was generated at the fall faculty retreat by Provost David Brandt. Brandt says that he was alerted to the issue after attending a number of conferences on the subject. At the retreat, Brandt says he rec- ommended that the faculty mandate a study of Bethel's core curriculum: "I want us to look at the Bethel curriculum to see whether it is complete in the sense of addressing various minority groups, and whether it is honest—is it analyzing situations and events sometimes from a minority perspective, rather than regularly from our white anglo perspective." "My goal," says Brandt, "is to have Bethel become a safe place for everyone, that people of color can come here and belong and feel that this is an OK place to venture opinions and ideas and have them discussed on their merit." Professor of Speech Communications and Faculty Development Coordinator Leta Frazier recently began a series of faculty luncheons dealing with the problem (See story, page 1) in order to "...generate discussion and conversation about multicultural diversity—what it means, where it fits, how do we as a faculty perceive it. and what changes do we need to make in our classroom to make all people feel at home." Frazier says she doesn't see "sweeping changes" in the curriculum at this point—only discussion. "What I have heard is the challenge to become sensitive to the changing needs of our world, and to, in an impacting way, reach out to students regardless of what their backgrounds are." Both Brandt and Frazier seem to agree that Bethel is currently somewhat aware of muliticultural issues, but needs more discussion and evaluation—as well as change somewhere down the line if Analysis, Cont. on P. 14
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Title | Page 1 |
Alternative Title | The Bethel Clarion |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 66 No. 07 |
Date Published | November 30 1990 |
Decade | 1990 |
Academic Year | 1990 - 1991 |
Frequency | Biweekly |
Notes | This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. |
Digital Collection | The Clarion: Bethel University's Student Newspaper |
Digital Publisher | Bethel University |
Editor | Bruce, Mark P. |
Contributors | Martin, Barb (Administrative Advisor); Eitel, Lorraine (Academic Advisor); Daggett, Joanie (News Editor); Wright, Jill (Assistant News Editor); Hoyt, Sean (Features Editor, Assistant Editor); Lundh, Laurie (Op-Ed Editor); Nelson, Kathy (Sports Editor); Jackson, Julianne (Arts Editor); Mowry, Deb (Copy Editor); Hansen, Robin (Photo Editor); Fowler, R. Dean II (Advertising Manager); Long, Creighton (Business Manager); Osmundson, Lisa (Copy Editor); Duncan, Christine (Layout Editor); Brandt, Pamela (Assistant Layout Editor) |
Location |
United States Minnesota Saint Paul |
Time Span of Publication | Newspaper published from 1921 through present day |
Copyright | Reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted for educational and research purposes with proper attribution to the Bethel Digital Library. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted under copyright law without the written permission of Bethel University Digital Library. For questions or further information on this collection, contact digital-library@bethel.edu. |
Type | text |
Format | image/jpeg |
Physical Dimensions | 11.5 x 17 |
Original Collection | Printed paper copies of original newspaper in the collections of the Bethel University Library and the History Center: Archives of the Baptist General Conference and Bethel University. |
Original Publisher | Bethel College |
Transcript | .;'v •'■ ■■-:.; 0 'M - . . - Marriott Donates Food to Needy See Pg. 2 Point- Counterpoint See Pgs. 6 & 7 Robert Frost Remembered See Pg. 10 Faculty Luncheons Aim at Cultural Diversity by John Clark Growing concern about cultural diversity at Bethel College has led the Faculty Development Center to program several "Cultural Diversity Luncheons" during this semesterto bring about an awareness among the faculty about this issue, according to Faculty Development Coordinator Leta Frazier. Frazier says that the idea for mak- BETHEL COLLEGE ST. PAUL, MN VOL. 66, NO. 7 NOV. 30,1990 ing a change in cultural diversity at Bethel began at a faculty retreat this past fall. At the retreat Bethel Provost David Brandt expressed concern that Bethel "be a safe and challenging place for all populations." According to Frazier, who originated the idea for these luncheons, the luncheons are held in the Faculty Lounge in the AC building and are designed to "provide an informal setting in which the faculty can learn, talk, and ask questions about cultural diversity here at Bethel." At the first luncheon, held on October 30th, Peggy Jones, who is a training consultant of her own multi-cultural diversity training firm in St. Paul, came in and spoke on "Learning to Value Racial and Cultural Diversity in the Academic Setting." The second luncheon, held on November 15th, featured a debate between Frazier and Assistant Professor of Speech Communications Todd Rasmuson. 'The purpose of the debate," according to Frazier, "was to present both sides of the issue of whether or not Bethel College should be a culturally diverse institution." The third luncheon, to be held on December 5th, will be a discussion on "Cultural Diversity in the Classroom at Bethel" led by a panel of faculty, students, and administration. "There' s a lackof awareness among faculty and students" says Frazier, "as to what it means to have an inclusive population at our college; people are wary of diversity because of lack of experience and exposure to the problem." In organizing these luncheons, Frazier hopes that they will help raise awareness about the issue in the faculty's collective mind, not as to "should we do something?", but instead as to "how are we going to do it?" Frazier believes that the Luncheon, Con't. on P. 2 Assistant Professor of Speech- Communications Todd Rasmuson, one of the participants in the recent faculty debate. Photo by Robin Hansen. Carousel Adds To Changes In St. Paul by Nowell Bjerkaas Downtown St. Paul can now list an historic carousel as among its attractions, a bright spot amid recent setbacks for the city. The carousel, which was moved from its site at the state fairgrounds to Town Square Park, an indoor park and shopping complex, opened to the public last Friday. According to Park Manager Curt Burroughs, thecarousel was instantly a "hot item," as the park was "overwhelmed" with people travelling downtown just to ride and see it. The 68-horse carousel spent 76 years at the fairgrounds, according to a recent Minneapolis StarTribunearticle(l 1-17-90, IE), and was in danger of being sold piece by piece. However, as the article explains, various private parties contributed 1.5 million dollars to the Our Fair Carousel organization that undertook to preserve and restore the carousel. Ironically, the largest contribution came from West Publishing Co. executive Gerard L. Cafesjian, whose firm recently announced it will close its downtown St. Paul site. The surge of park visitors follows the loss of hotel traffic the park suffered when the adjacent Holiday Inn closed its doors earlier this year. The closing of the notel was only the first in a series of losses to the city of St. Paul in 1990. Since then, the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co. has closed, and West Publishing has announced its departure. West, which employs approximately 2100 people in St. Paul, is scheduled to leave the city and consolidate its operations at the company's Eagan site in April 1992, according to Manager of Media Relations Dorothy Molstad. Molstad says West's decision to leave St. Paul was essentially a business decision meant to increase efficiency by joining the operations of two campuses at one site. Since, according to Molstad, the downtown site is too small to accomodate the additional 1400 employees who now work in Eagan, the decision was made to move downtown operations to the Eagan campus. Since the closing of the Schmidt Brewery, joint efforts by thecity of St. Paul, the St. Paul Port Authority, and private investors to preserve and uti I i ze the brewery have continued to run into snags. Nonetheless, the city will likely benefit from developments currently in progress. The St. Paul Companies is currently finishing a large addition on the edge of the downtown district. The Minnesota Historical Society will take occupancy of its new building on the north edge of the business district in 1992, according to a society spokesperson. Additionally, the recent completion of the stretch of freeway connecting the northern and southern sections of interstate 35E, which runs through downtown St. Paul,will likely result in greater traffic through the city. Analysis Discussions Provoke Thought Among Faculty By Mark Bruce Catching on to a nationwide issue on college campuses, faculty members and administrators at Bethel have begun an ongoing discussion on multicultural diversity in the core curriculum. The main questions under discussion are whether or not the general curriculum adequately addresses all minority groups and ideas, and whether or not faculty members themselves are adequately aware of multicultural issues in the classroom. Although not a new issue to Bethel faculty, the current wave of discussion was generated at the fall faculty retreat by Provost David Brandt. Brandt says that he was alerted to the issue after attending a number of conferences on the subject. At the retreat, Brandt says he rec- ommended that the faculty mandate a study of Bethel's core curriculum: "I want us to look at the Bethel curriculum to see whether it is complete in the sense of addressing various minority groups, and whether it is honest—is it analyzing situations and events sometimes from a minority perspective, rather than regularly from our white anglo perspective." "My goal," says Brandt, "is to have Bethel become a safe place for everyone, that people of color can come here and belong and feel that this is an OK place to venture opinions and ideas and have them discussed on their merit." Professor of Speech Communications and Faculty Development Coordinator Leta Frazier recently began a series of faculty luncheons dealing with the problem (See story, page 1) in order to "...generate discussion and conversation about multicultural diversity—what it means, where it fits, how do we as a faculty perceive it. and what changes do we need to make in our classroom to make all people feel at home." Frazier says she doesn't see "sweeping changes" in the curriculum at this point—only discussion. "What I have heard is the challenge to become sensitive to the changing needs of our world, and to, in an impacting way, reach out to students regardless of what their backgrounds are." Both Brandt and Frazier seem to agree that Bethel is currently somewhat aware of muliticultural issues, but needs more discussion and evaluation—as well as change somewhere down the line if Analysis, Cont. on P. 14 |
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