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4 September 21, 2007 News www.smumn.edu/cardinal President named by Dec. BY JULIE JERGENSON Undergraduate Representative, Presidential Search Committee Explanations for café and bookstore changes photo by Kristina Perkins BY ALLI HILL Cardinal Staff BY CANDICE NORRELL Sports Editor Over the summer, the Saint Mary’s University bookstore made the decision to discontinue charging to student accounts. In the past, students were allowed to charge items from the bookstore to their tuition accounts. Students were then able to add those charges to their Each year brings change to the Saint Mary’s University community. This year, especially, the university must prepare for a new chapter in SMU history: the appointment of our next president. Since Brother Chancellor Louis DeThomasis, FSC, Ph.D., assumed the duties of president, members of the Presidential Search Committee have been hard at work developing a list of challenges and opportunities for the university as well as qualifications for SMU’s new leader. Aiding in this task is Allen Koenig, Ph.D., of R.H. Perry and Associates, a search firm that will help to focus and refine the search. Many had the opportunity to meet with Koenig when he visited the campuses to collect community input for the search profile. The search committee has appreciated the strong turnout at these public meetings, as the opinions provided the reinforcement needed to construct a strong profile that will attract an individual prepared to meet the needs of the SMU community. There have been some questions from the community regarding the committee’s need to keep this search confidential. Some may recall that question and answer sessions with the finalists were held during the last search. The reason that the search committee has chosen to omit those sessions and to keep this search confidential is so that it will be able to find higher caliber best-suited for this position. Candidates who are sitting presidents at other universities may be unwilling to apply if they believe that they will not be protected from backlash in their current community. The goal of the committee is to draw finalists from a large pool of possible candidates, and a confidential search is the New students as well as sophomores on campus will never know how beautiful Cotter Hall once was before it burned to the ground on June 12, 2006. But hopefully they have at least heard of the house that was located between La Salle and Hoffman halls. only way to draw the most qualified people. To give everyone an idea about how soon these events will all come to pass, here is the general timeline. In early November, the search committee will select semi-finalists from the candidate pool. By mid-November, these semifinalists will have completed an interview process and the search committee will select the finalists. In December, the search committee and the Board of Trustees will interview the finalists again and, shortly after, the board will select the next president. If all goes as planned, the next president will be announced before this Christmas and will assume the duties of the presidency in time for the 2008- 09 academic year. For more information and updates on the Presidential Search, please visit the Office of the President at www.smumn.edu. To help commemorate the beautiful brick house, built in 1876-77, I went to Chris Kendall, vice president of student development, early last year with the idea of either building a coffee shop where Cotter Hall once stood or changing the name of Main Street Café, located on the third floor of Saint Mary’s Hall, to Cotter Café. After talking to a few more people, Kendall was able to get the name and look changed over the summer. To read about the history of Cotter Hall, students may visit www.smumn.edu/sitepages/pid2331.php. minimum monthly balance. Cindy Marek, vice president of financial affairs, said, “We learned last year that there were almost no Barnes and Nobles-operated bookstores in the country using this type of charge system. The internal charging created more difficulties in collecting from students and was inefficient.” Even though this causes a discomfort for returning students, the bookstore is trying to render this problem. “We were disappointed to see it discontinued, but we support Saint Mary’s decision with the student charging system,” said Donna White, bookstore manager. “We have instituted the parent/student card to give the students another option.” This card acts as a gift card for parents to ensure that students have some disposable income. Cardinal Information Editor-in-Chief: Lindsay Dickson Design Editor: Jenny Pater Copy Editors: Abby Zimmer Amy Kalina Section Editors: Sean O’Brien Eric Lear Betsy Baertlein Becky Newby Candice Norrell Photographers: Kim Koecheler Kristina Perkins Eric Lear Advertising Manager: Amy Kalina Distribution Manager: Sean O’Brien Advisor:Bob Conover Phone: 507-457-1496 Fax: 507-457-6967 The Cardinal is a newspaper funded, written, and edited by the students of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The Cardinal strives to report on Saint Mary’s University news and issues in order to inform, entertain, educate, and promote critical thinking for the community of Saint Mary’s University. The Cardinal is published monthly during the academic year. Officially and legally, ultimate responsibility for the Cardinal rests with Saint Mary’s University, which, in effect, acts as the publisher. The opinions expressed in the Cardinal do not necessarily reflect those of the faculty, administration, staff, or students of Saint Mary’s University. All contents will be attributed to their authors. The Cardinal is distributed free-of-charge to the Saint Mary’s community. All correspondence should be addressed to: The Cardinal Saint Mary’s University 700 Terrace Heights #36 Winona, MN 55987 If interested in contributing to the Cardinal, contact cardinal@smumn.edu. Submit articles, photos, and Letters to the Editor to P.O. box 36. All submissions of photos, news stories, editorials, letters, and advertisements are subject to editing and approval by the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor before printing.
www.smumn.edu/cardinal September 21, 2007 5 You have a mind to do great things. You just need a place to do them. Welcome to AT&T. Join us, and you’ll use your charisma and technical savvy to deliver the perfect wireless solutions. You’ll also receive an average of 40 training hours every year. We invest in your knowledge. Your knowledge catapults your career. Your career fuels our success. Now Hiring Retail Sales Consultants! Responsibilities are as follows: • Providing a consistently excellent customer service experience by maintaining the highest degree of courtesy, confidentiality and professionalism • Maintaining strong knowledge of new wireless products, accessories, pricing plans, promotions and service features • Educating and engaging customers through product demonstrations • Meeting sales objectives for wireless phones, services and accessories • Handling all administrative aspects of the sale including: completing customer contracts and warranties, pulling products from inventory, accepting customer payments and filing the completed orders • Handling phone inquiries from customers on billing issues, payments, upgrades, trade-ins, service changes and returns • Interfacing with other departments on customer’s behalf when necessary • Managing a cash drawer and daily deposits of funds • Maintaining store appearance including store opening and closing procedures Apply online at att.com/wirelessretailjobscentral or text JOBS to ATT (288). AT&T is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we’re committed to hiring a diverse and talented workforce. ©2007 AT&T.
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