CTA Chair Not Returning
Misrepresentation Leads to Non-Renewal
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By Aaron T. Rose
Editor-in-Chief
An investigation by The Cable has revealed that Communication and Theatre Arts Chair Brad Gangnon has been misrepresenting himself for the past two years as having a Ph.D. According to Vice President of Academic Affairs Beth Domholdt, Gangnon “will not be returning next year.”
Gangnon is listed in the St. Scholastica undergraduate course catalog as having earned his Ph.D. in speech communication at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill., however, that
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degree was never conferred.
Four telephone calls to the SIUC registrar’s office each confirmed that Gangnon was enrolled at SIUC as a graduate student in the Speech Communication Department in the College of Liberal Arts from Aug. 2001 to May 2006 and from Aug. 2006 until Dec. 2006, but he was not awarded a degree. SIU reference librarian Julie Arendt was unable to find a doctoral dissertation from Gangnon on file in the library.
SIUC speech communication professor Suzanne Daughton served as Gangnon’s dissertation
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File photo: Brad Gangnon at an SAL colloquium in November. Gangnon will not be returning next year after claiming false credentials. Photo by Katie Ek
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Free Speech on Campus?
Pro-Choice Group Scrutinized by Administration
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By Ethan Scrivner
Contributing Writer
A group of CSS students is working to form a pro-choice club in an attempt to bring equal representation and a more balanced level of education on the issue of abortion. However, the school’s Benedictine heritage may prevent this from being possible.
Students Brittany Stevenson, David Winslow and Stephanie Olson are three of the core members of the intended club.
“Both sides of the issue should be presented so people can make an educated decision,” Olson said.
The club has to go through a special approval process that many less-controversial student
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organizations do not.
“We have to get it passed through the board of trustees and the president,” Olson said.
Because of CSS’s affiliation with the Catholic Church, there are specific guidelines which dictate the types of organizations that can be officially recognized as clubs, thereby qualifying for an annual financial budget.
“We want official recognition,” Stevenson said. “We think if there is representation for one side, there should be representation for the other.”
There is a set of guidelines which may prevent this from happening.
In 1990, Pope John Paul II wrote a document entitled Ex Corde Ecclesiae (From the Heart of the Church) which deals
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exclusively with how Catholic colleges and universities should function.
“[The document] basically says that we can’t form an official club,” said Olson.
The Vatican-issued document may, however, have to be interpreted and applied to this specific case by the CSS president.
“[President Goodwin] has to break down whether or not this fits into the guidelines,” Winslow said.
So far, this is the biggest roadblock that the group has faced. The response from students has been predominantly positive.
“There has been a lot of support. Even some students
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Academic Affairs to Begin Audits
By Andrea Smith
News Editor
Recent events have brought St. Scholastica’s hiring practices under question.
A certain process is followed when hiring a new faculty member at St. Scholastica, most of which is done by the department hiring. This process is ultimately overseen by Beth Domholdt, Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Academic Affairs department, and Larry Goodwin, President of the College.
When there is a position open, the department looking for a new member coordinates the search procedure.
The department forms a search committee, consisting of department faculty as well as faculty from outside the department that could be knowledgeable about that hire, according to Domholdt.
The department places ads in appropriate places to start recruiting. A pool of candidates is assembled, and the search committee narrows down to those that best suit the position. Phone interviews are conducted if there are many applicants. Ultimately, the top three candidates are most often brought to campus.
When a candidate arrives on campus, he or she has an interview with the department, the dean of the relevant school, other departments, if applicable, the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the President.
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