https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/59976eaf7bee3d4315accd345748204d.pdf 27ba7cc3eb8e984ab26156bcefa91b21 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource University of Wisconsin - Parkside Ranger News Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of UW-Parkside Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Issue Volume 20, issue 13 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. Dennis Dean accused of misconduct by university Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document Univenity of WISCOnsin-Parks ide HE EWS \Wume 20, Issue 13 Dennis Dean accused of misconduct by university ProfessorDean Open hearing held accused of four on sexual harass- countsof sexual mentcomplaints in- harassment volving Professor Dean B1 Lattsba N. Jude News Editor TiltRtlllBerNewsspou to Profes- IOrDeMis Deonprior tothuauDl /tarQsmIe1lt hearings held Oft No- vtmbtT 16 aM 17. Deuuis Dean, University of W"IICllIISin-PlRside professor of EqIiIb and humanities, II&! been a:cused of four counts of sexual bnlsmeDL DeIu has been charged by UW-Pllbide Chancellor Sheila KJPmwilhsexually harassing four female SIUdents in separate incl- deIII bclweeu 1985 and May of 1991. Wanda LeitiDg, Kimberly Meyer,McliDdaThome,andJacltie AIeoa IR the students who testi- fied at the weekend hearings. .~; .. Jackie Arellll Kaplan is calling fer Dean's dis- missal in lllXOI'dance with UW System Policies fOlbidding sexual harassmenL Dean, 53, is charged with ha- rassing two freshmen students who were in hisEnglish class during the springsemesterofl991, astudent in his class in 1988, and an advisee from 1985whowasneverinoneof Dean's classes. The two freshman students in Cuntinued on Page 3 Dean:hearing proceedings biased B1 Lattsba N. Jude News Editor UW-Pa!bide professor Den- nis Dran requesled an open public bcaringOllNovemher 16thand 17th regarding four accusations of sexual harassmenL Dean IOld The 1IaIIgerNews that the UW-Parlc- side Faculty Rights and Responsi- bilities Committee chairman seemed biasedduring the hearings. "Thechainnan ofthecommit- tee is clearly against this and inDu- encedproceduresin away that was prejudicial 10 our case," said Dean. Chair of the coounittee, Larry Doetsch,said, "I am certainly sorry that Dean feels that way. llried 10 maIre every effort 10make sure that the hearing would be fair and im- partiaL" Continued on Page 2 Why do students attend UW-Parkside? Olher kadImIcI AlNeIi: Sd10Iarship AcaiIemic EJcceIencIt A!fOIdltie .~to_ .fl=;;:::;:;;; By Dau Chiappetta Editor·Ia-Chlef .and Terri Lyn Fortuey Newswrlter "He wanted 10have sex with me," said Melinda Thome, a UW- Parlcside student, about Dennis Dean, a UW -Professor of English and humanities since 1967. "I was disgusted. 1 couldn't believe an English professcratcoUege would do something like that." Thome, of Kenosha, was one offourstudentswhoc1aimedsexual harassment by Dean. Dean. 53, denied all four complaints against him during a two day public hear- ing cooducted by UW-ParlWde's campus Rights and Responsibili- ties Committee. The rornmittee will l\lCOI1IJI\end w~ er DOt Dean should be dismissed from the university. About 35 people at· tended the open hearing on No- vember 16 and 17. This is the first time in UW- System hisrory that dismissal pr0- ceedings on sexual, harassment cbllrges have been held publicly. Dean requested the hearing 10 be open 10the public after UW-Parlt- side Chancellor Sheila Kaplan brought charges of sexual harass- ,.. ... ~",.,. Prof_ DeaD (left) wltll1lilattorDe1 Mark Nieisa mentagainst him and asked fer his dismissal AcconIing IOJackie Arena. of Milwaukee, she med a sexual ha- rawnent complaint against Dean in the spring of 1991. Alena had DeanforEngIishComposition 101. On May 14,1991,Alenareceived an F on her fina1English Composi- tion folder. When Arena went 10 discuss the grade with Dean, she was asked 10 relUl1l1aler 10discuss the grade. Alenareturned IODean's offJCCat6:30pm. Deanthen&'lked Alena if she would like 10go for a walksinceitwassuch"aniceday." DeanandAlena walked 10 the cross country ttaiIs where Dean asked personal questions about Alena's father, mother and whether er DOt she had a boyfriend Shealso tes- tified during the hearing that Dean asked her, "How impol1lUll is this grade 10 you?" Dean tbeo offered 1O"wOOl:lOIIIelhingouL" AcconI- ing 10 Arena. Dean grabbed her hand, pulled her, and said, "Yon seem lonely and insecure." According 10 Thome, shealso filedasexual harassmentcomplaint against Dean in the spring of 1991. Thomehad the sameclass as Arena and received a D on her fina1 En- glish Composition fold«. On May 14, when she asked Dean about it, he lOki her 10 make up two incom- plete assignments and return them before 8:00 pm. When Thome relUIIIed. with the finished WIlIt, DellI asked her if she wanted 10 rakea walk. Thome thought Dean Continued 011Page ~ Saturday Sessions proposed for adult students By Erica Saucha News EdItor What alternative would a stu- dent have if he was unable lOauend the classes that would lead 10 a bachelor's degree? A newly available option might be the Sl\turday Session, whichwouldallowstudentslOcom- plete their degrees while ~ling them 10 work around their prob- lematicscbedu1esandatteodclasses on alternating weetmcls. The Saturday Sessioncoocept was designed priniarily fer adult students (with responsibilitiessuch as children and job schedules) who have 60 credits and wish 10 obIain a bachelor's degree in a chosen field If the student encounters schedulingproblemsorsimplycan o DOt attend their classes during the weekdays, they can opt 10 have their courses 011 Fridays. from 610 9pm, and Saturdays. from 9am to 5pm. Saturdays Sessions, however, will only be available in one ma- jor-Interdisciplinary Studies: Or- gani71ltional Leadership and Cor- porate COmmunication. The two distinctseclionsofthemajorwould be offered 10students who wish 10 gainasubs1antial amountofknowl- edge about human resource man- agement, global economic and po- Iilica1issues,andprofessionalteeh- nology throughout a wide range of careers. The courses would give the students the opportunity 10 learn aboutmanydiffezentpolilica1ideas and issues, while allowing them 10 explore the vast fields of interdis- CODtiDued OD Page 2 - . ~~:~~.~-~-~..; .;...;..~=~.~-:.-~.:.;.~.~..~.:-.; i'~'2'.~' :·i· .~,,~'~j>·i··::;:_- --·-------=======~~;;-;Iber;~2;I,~I;;.J.1 TIm __ NIlWS, Page 2 Saturday Sessions for adult students CoatiDued from _.... 1 ciplinary S1Udy. ArtDudycha,professcxofAd· ministralive Scicnccand chaimlan of the University Committee, said inarec:cntinll:rVicwtbal. "thcSat- urday Session concept is CSSCtI- tiaBy in the planning SlagCS. It is inlCllded for studcDts who have completed 60 credits of SlUdy and who wish tocomp1cle theirdcgrcc. 1 am DOl yet sure of what my opin- ion is on the c:onccpt, but it cur- I'elIlly bas a few problems wilh the way it is being proposed. " If thc project is allowed to continue, the Saturday Session de- gree wiIlllOl be any diffCl'ellllban the degree n:ccived through ttadi- tional SlUdy. The only difference will be in the scbcduling. Financial aid would still be available for almost all students who carry six credits during Ihe scmcsterandameligibleCorgrants, 10l1DS, and WOIIt SlUdy. Thcmforc, Ihe Saturday Sessions project would only differ from regular SIUdy by allowing the students to work around their wccldy sched· ules. If you are interested in Ihe Saturday Session or would like more infonnation. caU the Assis- tant Vice ChanccI1or's Office at 595-2032. THERANGERNEWSwlll not be published next week due to the holiday break. THE RANGER NEWS will re- sume Its regular publica- tion the following week. Have a safe and happyThanksglvlng ~.J.JfIJ~ olidayll -Thanksgiving Break!!! ."Stress Management": VIP Lecture Presentation. 3:30pm, Union 207, Free (SAO) Professor Dean claims hearing was biased Continued I'rom Page 1 The UW -Parkside Faculty Rights and Responsibility Com- mittee, chaired by economics pro- fessor LaITy DuelSch.includesKen Cashion, chemistry; Siegfried Christoph, German; Arthur Corr, accounting; Alexander Lichtman,- mathematics; Vera Kolb. chemis- try; Stephen Meyer, history: Dwayne Olsen. teacher education: and ROOy Rajan, administralive science. "I think the committee tried to do its work conscientiously, but was unfairly influenced by the chairman. and it failed to consider sexual harassment in the broader context of Americ:ap Law," Dean said. "In particular, 1 do DOl think thstmy rights as a defendant to lhe presumption of innocence and to my constitutional right guaranteed me to free speech.due process, and equal protection," said Dean. The sexual harassment dis- missal hearing initiated by Chan· cellor Kaplan is the first lime in lhe history of Ihc UW System Ihat a sexual harassment hearing was open to lhe public. "I thought lhe hearing was conducted fairly under Ihc circum- stances given Ihat none of us have any formal experience in organiz. ing and conducting such a hearing. Professor Duetsch tried his best to be fair and impartial," Rajan said. ......_-"-~~~ The Committee went into a Larry Duelldl closed meeting SUJlday night after Kaplan. ..... aIlteslimonies were heard during The committee. wbich ...- - lhehearing. An open meeting will cusscd the evidence forl1leO_ a be held wilhin lhe next couple of halfboursinacJoscdsessiollSull- weeks, and the committee will day, will continue to ~ die present its recommendation to hearing transcripts. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship welcomes new memberS By CIIlTIe Hinz Special to The Ranger News Looking fora place where you can make meaningful friendships? Inlemnity Christian Fellowship can offer}OU Ibis opportunity. Inlemnity Ou:islian Fellow- ship began as acampus movement wilh students at lhe University of Cambridge, England in ISn.By thc laic 1930's student groups ap- peared in lhe United States, and in 1941 Internrsity-USA officially began. Today Ihcre arc over 700 affiliated Intervarsity cblll lel aaoss thc country. . Ultimately, Interv=t people. People ~lIli!DitY ~ c:omlllOlJ failh of . someone who hal ~~ CGatiat .. • .... , Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ranger News, Volume 20, issue 13, November 21, 1991 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-11-21 Subject The topic of the resource College student newspapers and periodicals Student publications University of Wisconsin-Parkside--Newspapers Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kenosha, Wisconsin Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Board of Regents of the University Wisconsin System blood drive dennis dean disibility center harassment science competition volunteering