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survey sheets, and less on the statistical matter, “which should be
available in greater detail and clarity so as to avoid the necessity
for duplication.”
The committee also asks that student evaluations be used by the
administration in making promotion and tenure decisions.
The report said the committee fedls the student evaluations will
“give more weight to teaching ability in these decisions because
they provide a systematic way of evaluating teaching and will sub
stitute universal, statistically meaningful student opinion for the
present unreliable hearsay method of evaluation.”
However, the report states that student reaction provides only one
means of evaluating teaching effectiveness.
“Other methods of assessing this relatively undefined problem
should be looked into by the University.
“Student evaluations should be only a part of the evaluation of
teaching ability, just as teaching is only part of the evaluation of a
faculty member’s ability.
TEACHING FIRST
“But, as teaching should be of first importance in the evaluation
of faculty members, student reaction should be of first importance
in the evaluation of teaching.”
The committee report states that several improvements should be
made in the program before “student evaluations become a perma
nent part of promotion and tenure decisions.
But, it states, in the long run the faculty and administration
should commit themselves to using student evaluations as one way
of judging an instructor’s performance.
The committee was divided over the question of using the results
of this year’s survey as a basis for promotion and tenure decisions.
Roger Leo, who was director of the original course survey and
chairman of the student committee evaluating the survey, said he
feels the results should not be used for promotion and tenure deci
sions during the coming year, until various improvements can be
made.
“The potential advantages, gained from the development of the
proposed new evaluation form and the participation of faculty
members in the survey with the open knowledge that the results
will be used in promotion and tenure decisions,” said Leo, “are so
great as to outweigh the merits of the present programs.”
Committee member Phil Sernas, Emerald editor, argues that the
results should be used, despite the obvious limitations but keeping
those limitations in mind.
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
“Its primary use should be with regard to those professors rated
especially good or especially poor, since overwhelming student
opinion would see to outweigh the limitations of the survey, which
are mainly technical questions.
“Professors whom students especially liked should be given
special consideration in promotion and tenure decisions.
“Promotion and tenure for professors whom students said were
particularly bad should be given only in light of other overbalancing
qualifications,” Sernas said.
“Due to the public tenure of the Advisory Council’s recommenda
tion last winter and President Flemming’s ad hoc committee last
spring, faculty members should have been fully aware that the
evaluation might be used in promotion and tenure decisions,” said
Sernas.
“The present evaluation should not be used as extensively as
after it is refined, but it should be given consideration,” he said.
Chuck Pruitt, committee member is ASUO Senator-at-Large.
Services Set for Kunz
Memorial services for Adoll
Kunz, 65, professor emeritus of
chemistry at the University and
head of the chemistry department
from 1942-56 will be held today
at 4 p.m. at the Wesley Founda
tion.
Funeral services were held in
Salem on Friday. He is survived
by the widow of Eugene, and one
son, Alan, and three grandchil
dren of Vallejo, California.
In 1930 Kunz left research in
the business field and joined the
faculty at the University as an
assistant professor of chemistry.
He was involved m tne move in
the mid-’30s to consolidate the
University and Oregon State Uni
versity science departments. Kunz
also worked closely with the Uni
versity’s Medical School and
served on the UO pre-medical
advisory committee.
Kunz was a member of Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity, Alpha
Chi Sigma, chemical society, Sig
ma Xi, the American Association
for Advancement of Science and
the American Chemical Society.
He was also a member of the Eu
gene Round Table.
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Orides Pledges
Thirteen Girls
Orides, Oregon Independent co
eds, initiated one girl and pledg
ed 13 for fall term.
Pledged were Sandi Brent,
Linda Cole, Merridee Graham,
Connie Guardino. Chris Hanna,
Cheryl Harris, Joanne Jacobsen,
Naomi Johnson, Eva Palnuk,
Daina Perlovs, Joan Seae, Balie
Weinstein, Linda Wilkerson.
Pledging is held the first few
weeks of each term.
Friars to Meet Today
There will be a Friar’s meet
ing today at 9 p.m. in the SU.
Room number will be post
ed. New members are encour
aged to attend.
Blood Bank
The Lane Memorial Blood Bank needs
the following types of blood for its I
special account which serves the fac
uity, students, and staff of the Univer- i
slty.
Donor hours are 1:30 to 4 p.m. Mon- !
day. Tuesday and Thursday, and by !
appointment from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday.
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Honors College...
(Continued from (age I>’
Hall for an Honors College
lounge. This was to be a place
for "the fostering of intellectual
exchanges and discussions among
the students in un informal, pleas
ant atmosphere." The lounge now
consists of a large study area
with tables and couches, n con
versation room where coffee is
available, and several smaller
study and conference rooms.
Last spring, active student un
rest broke out among students
in the form of soveral discus
sions on the failings and disad
vantages of the Honors College
structure and curriculum. Al
though most students agree that
the concept of the Honors Col
lege is a good one and that the
education offered under the pro
gram is superior to any offered
in the state with the possible ex
ception to Reed, and equal to
many smaller specialized schools,
they feel that some areas need
serious consideration for innova
non and reiorm.
The two major area* are cur
riruhim and the Honors College
as u community. The first Idea
concerning curriculum is that of
a humanities course including
history, literature, social science,
and history of philosophy.
The second curriculum idea
was that the Honors College
should find a compromise between
unrestricted study and a required
amount of material to be covered
in a certain field. This is an out
growth of the complaint that
there is no time for independent
study.
The possibility of an Honors
College dorm was suggested as a
way to develop a community feel
ing among the members of tin*
College.
The idea of a retreat with in
coming freshmen and those up
perclassmen interested in attend
ing was proposed. This would
help to integrate the new stu
dents into the community.
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