2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, June 1, 1994 KINNEAR Continued from page 1 "Actually, I will still be teaching," Kinnear said. "There's no one around to assume my teaching responsibili- ties, soI'm going to do it as well. Itjust means more work." The post was vacated by Jon Cosovich, who is currently serving as deputy to President James J. Duder- stadt. Kinnear was recommended after a six-month national search by an in- formal advisory committee failed to produce eligible applicants. Beginning in September, he will hold the post for two years after which the search will resume. "What we were looking for was somebody who has a strong, clear un- derstanding of higher education and the role Michigan plays as a national leader in our education and the ability to convey that to our donor groups and alumni. He's been at Michigan for 18 years," said Roy Muir, associate vice president for the development, market- ing and revenue program. STLJE-NT EC Is your becoi "I care a lot about the University," GOLDEBERG Kinnearsaid."There'sajobtobedone. ... Someone needs to be there to repre- Continued from page 1 sentthedevelopmentofficetothedeans, etc." know. Walter Harrison, vice president for "I'm not that concerned with the University rela- results of the survey because there will bions,said Kinnear always be a portion of the faculty that wasapproachedby , is discontented," she said. Duderstadt to fill In response to the survey, the post on a tem- Goldenberg drafted a letter that was porary basis. sent to LSA faculty. In the letter, A business ! Goldenberg said she "appreciate(s) graduate of those efforts and looks for ways to Harvard and the learn from the feedback to improve my U n i v e r s i t y, performance and that of my office." Kinnear has held Knear Goldenberg continued on to dis- the Phelps Professorship since 1992, cuss what she sees as flaws in the and served as associate dean of the survey design: Business School. "The members of the College Ex- His teaching and writing interests ecutive Committee were dubious that have been in marketing and research. such a questionnaire could produce Authorofseveralscholarly articles and valid results for LSA and communi- books, he has served as editor of the cated their concerns to SACUA ... Journal of Marketing and the Journal before (the surveys) were distributed." of Public Policy and Marketing and as D'Alacy said he would be happy if director of the American Marketing LSA drafted its own questionnaire for Association and the Association for I dean evaluations. Consumer Research. "I'd be thrilled if LSA said 'We can do better' and drafted a better survey. That would be great, but they haven't IS CCOLJNTS done that," D'Alacy said. D'Alacy said he views the survey as a productive step toward the better V1S1O fl evaluationof deans. "This is a very productive kind of thing. Weestablished a base-lineques- mI g tionnairetoinitiateaprocessthatshould be already going on in a large univer- sity," DAlacy said. Goldenberg said she realizes the challenges that face a department with about 1,000 faculty members. "It's a challenge to make such a large faculty feel heard and have ad- equateinputindecisions. Wecan prob- - -- "' ably never be perfect because it's hard to do at a large and diverse university," i the lower level of Decker Drug) she said. Goldenberg saidtheexecutive com- mittee listed the content of questions, survey timing and low response rates as problem areas. "Nonetheless, SACUA proceeded," she noted. Each department whose dean was SELF-SERVE P COPIES - ICAT, & LSAT. RE. -OPE REG. COPIES C hese tests, take KAPLAN 20# White, o.x11 tly what the test covers *"CollateC ing strategies you'll need "_Staple__ our best.Two-sided u High Speed i"TUN PLAN student --be one!... LA NI1' '"6 ~P-TE ST '''"'""'''S Phone: 665-9200 Fox: 930-2800 Report Card 4 Faculty in the College of LSA recently evaluated the performance of Dean Edie Goldenberg in several categories. A total of 235 members -25 percent of LSA faculty - responded to the survey. Responses were tallied on a scale of 1to 5, with 5 indicating "strongly agree" and 1 corresponding with "strongly disagree." Three was the "neutral" response. Many responses were left blank or entered "unable to judge." The most extreme positivw and negative mean responses are printed below. Complaints The dean appropriately weighs the opinions of all segments of the faculty. The dean consistently involves the faculty in developing plans for your school. The dean consistently demonstrates excellence in intellectual leadership of the school. 2.13 2.40 2.46 The deans communication style promotes open communication with faculty. 2.50 Praise The dean treats faculty fairly irrespective of ethnic origin. The dean supports interdisciplinary programs. The dean treats faculty fairly irrespective of gender or sexual orientation. The dean encourages creative approaches to new teaching or research program development. 3.93 3.53 4 3.47 3.43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 'I'm not that concerned with the results of the survey because there will always be a portion o4 the faculty that is disconented.' - Edie Goldenberg SSA dean evaluated was offered the opportunity to add astatement of its own relevant to the survey process and to add five additional questions to the question- naire, D'Alacy said. He said no deans chose the option. Goldenberg said she is interested in what the faculty thinks about issues that concern the school. "The University has a lot of facult involvement in questions that concer the departments. That's very differen frommany otheruniversities. LSAha a strong and long-standing tradition extensive faculty participation, Goldenberg said. -Daily news editor Lisa Dine contributed to this repor 1 320 South State Street (Located in If you're taking one of ti first. We teach you exac and show you the test tak to score y Don't compete with a KA KAP 1-800-KA The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Wednesdays during the spring and summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mai are $90. Winter term (January through April) is $95, year-long (September through April) is $160. On- campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. 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