2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 18, 1994 - -Celebrate Duderstadt promotes aggressive initiatives. " " i " 0 " " " " " " " " " " . " s s " " " e " " " " " " i " " " " " " " " " 0 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " O " " " 0 " " " " " "f a " 'U " " " " " " " " " 0 0e *0 0 *. 0 S S *0 0 0 *0 0 *0 I s s " " " "* " f *. " " " -0 0 0 *0 91o 94 y . TODAY Alumni Day for Seniors: Alumni Center " " 10-11/11-12 Career & " Alumni Networking ; 12-2 GRADFEST * " 4pm Senior Leader Reception * " 5:30pm Student/Alumni: Reception . Salif Keita & Terence Blanchard " 8pm, Power Center African vocalist & jazz : trumpeter in concert. " Call 763-TKTS . (Eclipse Jazz, Major Events. & UAC Soundstage) , 'emior 94 19 Tuesday SpringFest " All Day North Campus Diag : Celebrate the end of classes with - live bands, a volleyball . tournament, dunk tank, . games, frisbee & food. . (UMEC) + MSA on the Diag : 12-lpm + Fun in the sun * with live music & student + government reps. Dave Pallone & Morton Downey, Jr. : Debate " 8pm, Power Center Debate " on Gay Rights: former National League * umpire against talk show a host. (UAC-Vewpoint) enior m5z 941 2 29 Friday AGENDA Continued from page 1 "Simply opening the doors and providing access is not enough," he said. The Agenda is intended to aug- ment the Michigan Mandate, a simi- lar plan implemented five years ago to increase representation of minori- ties among faculty, staff and students. The new initiative includes plans to address the specific challenges women students of color must face. Duderstadt acknowledged that the Agenda calls for a reallocation of the proverbial "pieces of the pie," but added that "in the long run, white males will benefit just as much as women. He stressed that radical changes will occur in the way the University functions, promising to move away from rules and structures created by white men for the benefit of white men. "What we have to do is change the culture," Duderstadt said. Asked if the Agenda would create a quota system, Duderstadt said no, but added that some sacrifices would have to be made. Vice President for Student Af- fairs Maureen A. Hartford said quo- tas would not be necessary. "Some of us believe if women are given room to compete equally, they'll earn 50 percent (of faculty and lead- ership positions) - if not more," she said. Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. said he anticipates that the policies for granting tenure will become more flexible, to take into account family and personal demands. Asked if the present system dis- criminates against women, both Duderstadt and Whitaker were eva- sive until LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg and School of Nursing Dean Rhetaugh Dumas strongly answered. "Of course," Goldenberg said. Dumas agreed. "We have to con- clude that women are disadvantaged." Duderstadt declined to put a price tag on the Agenda, claiming its im- pact should not be measured mon- etarily, but he admitted that it would result in higher expenditures. He also cautioned that the Agenda is in its working stages, but did pro- vide some specifics, calling for changes such as: expanded roles for women in higher education; establishment of a presidential commission to restructure faculty ten- ure policies; ® appointment of 10 new senior women faculty over the next five years; creation of an awards program to recognize the significant contribu- tions of women faculty members; appointment of more women to leadership positions; proportional gender equity in varsity athletics; a campus-wide education pro- gram aimed at eliminating violence against women; development of a plan to make the University the national leader in the study of women and gender is- sues; and, evaluation of jobs within the University that are dominated by women in order to improve opportu- nity for advancement. DUDERSTADT Continued from page 1 Currently, the average tenure for university presidents nationally is three and a half years. And Duder- stadt has served nearly six years. As his tenure winds down, Duderstadt has staked his reputation on this bold initiative. "This is the highest priority of my presidency ... I'm putting my- self on the line." With only one vice president and less than a quarter of faculty female, the foremost goal of the program is clear: gender parity in faculty. The Agenda commits the Univer- sity to appoint 10 senior women fac- ulty over the next five years and to "develop and implemented atargeted strategy specific to each unit for dra- matically increasing the presence and participation of women faculty and staff at all ranks where women are underrepresented," by Fall '94. But making good on the promise will be difficult. Duderstadt noted the current situ- ation: Of the 3,500 faculty, only 22 percent are female. And fewer women continue to get into the "pipeline" of tenure track. In order to reach gender parity by 2000 as the president hopes, the Uni- versity would have to displace nearly 1,000 male professors with female ones. No one is suggesting as such, but the reality is that the program will place intense pressure on departments to hire women for new openings or face review from the provost's office if targets and goals are not met. And that threat was reiterated by Duderstadt. REGENT Continued from page 1 correctness created by the codes, rules and regulations on the University cam- pus has silenced nearly all critical comment on homosexual and lesbian conduct. Over the past decade, the University administrations have con- sistently demonstrated reluctance to offend homosexual individuals even when that conduct is in violation of the law and discomforts or embar- rasses or threatens members of the University community." He further chastised the Univer- sity for allowing illegal activity to continue despite an advertisement in an international gay publication that lists the Mason Hall restroom as a prime pick-up spot. "It is demeaning to the University that it is recognized in national homo- sexual publications as an important 'cruising' spot for those interested in finding 'sex' in Ann Arbor." Regent Baker's remarks disturbed a number of the regents including Regent Rebecca McGowan (D-Ann Arbor) who said, "For far too long, Regent Baker has had the last word on this issue." In an interview after the meeting, McGowan said, "I believe he is tak- ing this opportunity to try and make the larger point that he has repeatedly tried to make time and time again that there is some secret agenda by the gay and lesbian community at the Univer- sity." Regent Baker responded to Re- gent McGowan's remarks. I 0aww1 .41lb44r a. 1 ..dh. Trying to allay fears that the pro gramn would negatively affect males, Duderstadt said in the end, all would benefit, even if not in the short term. "This is a white male world. There is a need for reallocation. And there are some who will feel threatened," Duderstadt said. "But in the end, al will be better off." The program will no doubt invite criticisms of quotas and progress by numbers. Many male faculty mem- bers this weekend interviewed pri- vately questioned the measure. And one male department chair said he has "a profound distrust of the measure." Duderstadt rejects such criticisms and comparisons to quotas. "This is not a quota measure," he said flatly "We are opening opportunities to al- low women to compete equally." When one reporter asked how women would be better off in 2000 besides the numbers of female fac- ulty, Duderstadt and the others fell silent. Finally, another participant talked of "empowerment" and "bet- tering the climate." But progress will difficult to mea sure with vague terms like "empow- erment." They will surely give way to annual reports and press conferences, trotting out statements highlighting the numerical success of the program. "To achieve the vision proposed by the Agenda, it will be necessary to change the University in very pro- found, pervasive and permanent ways," Duderstadt said. Despite what nearly all call admi0 rable goals, Duderstadt will have a long way to go to gain the program's acceptance and ease some faculty members' concerns that this is the best way to go. "I don't know what she's talking about. If she want to defend and con- done the behavior, then she's misin* formed. I have been concerned with this for the past 10 years. It has never been fully addressed. I'm trying to make this University a safe place for its students and staff.... This is not an indictment of the homosexual pro- pensity. I know many homosexuals and have routinely voted for their promotion." Regent Laurence Deitch (D- Bloomfield Hills) said, "We need t4* look at this from the common sense approach. Sexual acts at public places are inappropriate. The University has taken several steps to stop the illegal sexual activity in the restroom. The University formed a 12-mem- ber task force several months ago that is expected to report early next month on ways to address the problem. Some* solutions the committee has discussed include redesigning the stalls to dis- courage sexual activity in the restroom. "What we'd like to do is increase visibility while maintaining privacy," DPS Sgt. Dave Betts said. In the past, the University tried removing stall doors. After receiving numerous complaints from students, the doors were reattached. ' DPS officers have increased pa- trols of the area in response to in- crease in complaints and non-students have been ticketed for trespassing., DPS Capt. James Smiley reported that no arrests were made last year for criminal sexual conduct. 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