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SERIALS DEPARTMENT
LOMA LINDA, CA 92350
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Lome Linda University
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Adventist Health System / Loma Linda
March 22, 1989 Volume 2, Number 6
Dr. Leonard L. Bailey
1989 Distinguished Faculty
Lecturer chosen by Senate
The Loma Linda University
Faculty Senate has selected
Leonard L. Bailey, MD, professor
of surgery and assistant professor
of pediatrics, to be the Disting
uished Faculty Lecturer for 1989.
Dr. Bailey will speak following
the buffet dinner for faculty on
Tuesday, May 2, that begins at
6: 30 p. m. in the campus cafeteria
on the Loma Linda campus. His
topic will be pediatric heart
transplantation.
Selection of the Lecturer
followed three steps, says An
thony J. Zuccarelli, PhD,
associate professor of micro
biology and chairman of the
Faculty Senate honorary degree
committee.
First, in a general mailing, all
faculty of the University were in
vited to submit names of in
dividuals who might be con
sidered for the honor. Approx
imately 20 individuals who were
nominated by two or more facul
ty were notified and asked to sub
mit a copy of their curriculum
vitae for consideration. Ten peo
ple responded.
The honorary degree commit-
Blood, SWAT, and no tears
Student Wellness Advocate
Team begins blood drive
Leonard L. Bailey, MD
tee carefully examined those
documents, noting such factors
as:
extent of service to the
University in the form of
research, teaching, administra-
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If given the opportunity,
wouldn't you take an hour out
of your busy schedule to save a
life? Your chance is here.
To kick off the newly
established LLU Student
Wellness Advocate Team
( SWAT), the committee is
sponsoring a campus- wide blood
drive on Wednesday, April 5,
from 11 a. m. to 4 p. m. in
Fellowship Hall, University
Church, on the Loma Linda
campus.
All blood donated will be
credited to a reserve account for
SAMPLING
WHATS INSIDE
Hill Foundation gift .... 3
Retirements ........... 3
Wayne Newton ........ 4
La Sierra student election 4
' Nutrition Council ...... 5
Concert Series ........ 7
SE visitors from Chile .. 8
SPH at LA Marathon .. 9
Jean Lowry award ..... 10
Grantsmanship ....... 11
Softball tournament ... 11
India journey ......... 13
SBM activities ........ 14
Nursing homecoming .. 15
Faculty notes ......... 16
SBM placement ...... 16
SPH donor wall ...... 16
Nigerian education officials visit School of
Education as part of American study trip
On Friday, March 3, the
Loma Linda University School
of Education hosted three
education officials from the
country of Nigeria. As part of a
study trip to various institutions
of higher learning in the United
States, these educators requested
specifically to visit the School
of Education at Loma Linda
University in order to hear
about undergraduate and
graduate curriculum develop
ment in a private university.
Wallace Minder, EdD, dean of
the School of Education, wel
comed the visitors with a tour of
the school's various departments,
a question and answer session for
the visitors to interact with facul
ty members and chairmen, and
a luncheon with school and
University administrators.
The chairman of the visiting
group, Stephen Akangbou, PhD,
is currently director of academic
planning for the National
Universities Commission, head
quartered in Lagos, Nigeria. He
is also a senior lecturer at the
University of Ibadan, where he
received his PhD in economics.
The two other visitors were
Ekenyong Effiom, the director of
academic planning at the Univer
sity of Calabar, and John Dadu-
Uut, currently the acting bursar
of the University of Jos. All three
of these officials have had exten
sive experience in the Nigerian
higher education system, and
they are now studying ways in
which to improve that system.
Until recently, the develop
ment of higher education in
Nigeria has been slow and dif
ficult, but these educators feel
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the campus. The account will
cover any blood needed by all
students, faculty, and their im
mediate families for the next
year.
To make this all a bit more
fun, SWAT is putting in a bit
of a competitive edge. The
school that brings in the most
donors by percent ( students and
faculty) will be treated to an ice
cream feed. Friends and families
can also donate to a school and
increase its numbers.
SWAT is also putting together
a donor package of special
rewards that will include a $ 3 dis
count coupon for new pan pizza
at Loma Linda's Domino's Pizza,
free passes to local health clubs,
a 10 percent discount at the
Campus Bookstore, drug com
pany donations, a free cafeteria
meal, and much more.
Walk- ins are welcome on April
5 from 11 a. m. to 4 p. m.
However, if you are on a tight
schedule, call health service at
824- 4088 for an appointment.
SWAT representatives from
each school will be happy to
answer any questions and help
with scheduling. School represen
tatives are as follows: Mary Ap-plebaum,
School of Allied Health
Professions; Bill Chung, School
of Dentistry; Cindy Slominski,
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WASC places LLU
on two- year probation;
accreditation remains in place
The accrediting commission
for senior colleges and univer
sities of the Western Associa
tion of Schools and Colleges
( WASC) has placed Loma Lin
da University on probation for
a two- year period, according to
Norman J. Woods, PhD, presi
dent of the University.
In a letter dated March 7 to
Dr. Woods, executive director
of WASC Stephen S. Weiner
noted concern about eight
significant issues, some of long
standing duration. These
included:
Important policies are not
effectively communicated
throughout the University and
are not well understood.
Institutional and academic
planning continue to be a ma
jor problem. Even though the
visiting team praises some good
departmental and program
plans, the failure to integrate
the various academic plans has
adversely affected the effec
tiveness of the University and
given rise to a confusing array
of priorities and processes.
Limits on Board of Trustee
authority, and the way in which
the board has exercised its
authority, raise fundamental
questions about governance and
the ability of the Board of
Trustees to function as an in
dependent policy- making body.
Conflicts of interest arising from
board membership by represen
tatives of other institutions of
higher education remain.
The persistent failure of the
University to engage the facul
ty substantively in governance
has been documented by the
visiting team to have had a
serious impact on morale and in
stitutional quality.
The inability of the
University to respond to persis
tent concerns about low salaries
and an inflexible system of com
pensation.
The University is not in com
pliance with WASC's faculty and
selection and evaluation standard
as a result of the confusion and
inconsistent perceptions of per
sonnel policies and procedures.
There are a number of ques
tions regarding the quality of off-campus
programs ( particularly the
accelerated format and adequacy
of library support); the inability
to recruit needed faculty; and
findings of ineffective support
research.
There are serious doubts
regarding the financial stability of
the University and its capacity to
undertake the necessary changes
to improve quality because of
severely limited financial
resources. In addition, auditing
procedures do not meet general-
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