Northeastern Illinois University - Beehive Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Executive Assistant Takes Leave to Continue Studies Above— University President Ronald Williams at a Board of Governors Meeting at U.N.I. Jean Kelchauser, Assistant to the President sits behind Williams at ight. Below— President Williams and Student B.O.G. rep., Kathy Kaperis. J. Otis Cochran, Executive Assistant to the University President, took a leave in August to teach law at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. As Executive Assistant to the President Cochran provides legal consultation to the University. He explained his reasons for teach- ing were to further . . . studies of sig- nificant issues in law affecting higher education. Of particular interest to Cochran were the implication(s) of the Reagan Administration ' s policy of deregulation. Cochran stated his job as a During 1982 Northeastern became one of the first universities in the na- tion to adopt a sexual harassment poli- cy. The policy has been recognized nationally and over 200 corporations and institutions have requested copies. The policy defines sexual harassment as unsolicited offensive behavior that inappropriately asserts status over sex- uality. The Affirmative Action Officer for the University, Barbara Hursh, has re- ceived primary responsibility for en- forcement of the policy at the University. If the person reporting the incident wishes, the Affirmative Action Officer initiates an investigation into the complaint and attempts to resolve University administrator is to not . . . lose sight of the essence of the University in preparing students to car- ry out their life ' s work in a more sensi- tive, humane and efficient manner. Said University President Ronald Wil- liams, Mr. Cochran ' s leave of absence presents him with a rare opportunity to teach and do research in the area of University law. His past assignments here will undoubtedly infuse his work at the Law School of the University of Tennessee with the benefits of practical experience in the field. Above — Dr. Barbara Hursh, Affirmative Action officer. the situation informally. If the informal process doesn ' t work, then the Affirma- tive Action Officer can recommend that the complaint be dismissed for lack of evidence, or that formal hear- ings begin. Affirmative Action Administers New Sexual Harassment Policy

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Office of the President President Travels to Jerusalem for Committee Although University President Ronald Williams ' main job is I to direct and manage Northeastern ' s multi-layered bureaucra- I cy, he still finds time to get involved in other important I affairs — both national and international. Among Williams ' I activities this past year was his work on the Jerusalem Com- I mittee. The Jerusalem Committee, formed in 1967 is an international group of 108 educators, archeologists, journalists, architects, city planners, theologians, and artists who offer their advice on the spiritual, physical, and cultural develop- ment of Jerusalem. Among the topics discussed at the Jerusalem Committee ' s I fifth plenary session in March were; overall city planning and I development, restoration and preservation, and relations I between the Jews, Christians, and Moslems who live in Jeru- I salem. The Honorable Mayor Terry Kolleck, Mayor of Jerusalem, I invited President Williams to become a member of the com- , mittee following Williams ' 1981 visit to Israel on behalf of the j Israeli University Study Group for Middle Eastern Affairs. Above : — University President, Dr. Ronald Williams

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Vice-President for Academic Affairs Provost The Office of Academic Affairs, under the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Dr. John Cownie, is responsible for in- struction, curriculum and academic programs, and academic support services. Academic programs are offered through the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Graduate College, and Center for Program Development. Instructional support services for academic programs are provided by the library and learning services, admissions and records, and through the coordination of on-campus computing services. In addition, the Office of Academic Affairs is administratively responsible for the area of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics and the administrative operations of the Center for Inner City Studies. In addition to holding the position of Vice-President for Academic Afffairs, Dr. Cownie is the Provost. As Provost, the Deans of Northeastern ' s various Colleges report to him, and through him to the president. Above — Left to Right: Jan Hansen (Adm. Asst.), John Cownie (Vice-Pres. for Academic Affairs Provost), Johnna Blake (Secretary), Diane Hirsh (Adm. Asst.), Rose Anis (Adm. Secretary), Kenneth Stetson (Assistant Provost) New Co-ordinator Named in Academic Computing, New Computer System Installed Below: Art Parham demonstrates new VAX computer. At Left: So- phia Hsu (Supervisor of Computing Facilities), Chuck Young (Asst. Coordinator), Art Parham (Coordinator) Arthur Parham, Jr. joined the University staff as Co- ordinator of Academic Computing during 1982. As co- ordinator, Parham supervises a staff of sixteen people, oversees Northeastern ' s involvement with computer net- works, consults with faculty on their computer projects, and advises the University on the purchase of computer equipment. Parham came to Northeastern from Chicago State University where he was Co-ordinator of Academic Com- puting and Assistant Professor of Library and learning re- sources. As Co-ordinator of Academic Computing, he aided faculty, staff and students in completing computer projects. Parham also taught courses in computer science at Chicago State. During 1982 the Academic Computing Center installed a Digital Equipment Corporation VAX-1 1 750 computer sys- tem, further increasing the time-sharing capacity of Northeastern ' s central facility. The VAX-1 1 750 is a virtual storage based, multi-programming system. It oper- ates with three million bytes of main storage and two disk drives totaling 900 million bytes of storage capacity. In ad- dition, a tape drive and a printer are included. The printer prints 600 lines per minute. The VAX is hooked up to the Cooperative Computer Center ' s IBM 4341 computer. The use of keypunches for access to the VAX isn ' t necessary and the keypunches have been discarded for use on the system. They were re- placed by CRT terminals. 20