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P.O. Box 1866
Saint John's University
Coltegeville, MN 56321
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
This is the bitterest pain to human beings: to know much and control nothing
Non-profit organization
US Postage Paid
Saint John's University
The Record
Volume CXI, Number X
Official Student Newspaper Since 1887
November 12,1998
Alumni Contributions \Tommie/Mary snowball fight!
at historic low for SJU
Alumni office campaigns for money
By Amy E. Bowen Editorial Staff
David Holmstead, an English teacher at a private Duluth high school and St. John's alum, said he gives about $100 per year to the university. He said he grew "morally, ethically, and academically," at SJU. His donations are what he can give back to the university, he said.
Dr. Michael DeBevic, SJU '73 and a family physician in Duluth, said he gives more to the St. John's Prep School because that is • where he learned the most. Like Holmstead, he said he donates roughly $100-200 per year.
John Bodette, SJU (72 and managing editor of the St. Cloud Times, said he preferred volunteering his time for classes and in other SJU/CSB clubs and organizations. He said he gave small amounts of money in the past. "As a journalist," he said, "I don't donate to a lot of organizations."
Although the three alumni all donate either their time or money to the university, SJU alumni participation is at a historic low. Casey Breen, director of annual giving, said "I would say that historically more than 30 percent of the alumni have contributed [to
SJU]. This has dropped to 20 percent because our focus was to increase the average gift size, so as to raise a higher amount from alumni."
The decrease of SJU alumni participation is not as bad as it seems. Breen said the university is about at the national average of alumni donations. He said currently 19.3 percent of alumni give to the school. St. Ben's participation rate is 23.6 percent. Other Minnesota schools' alumni rates are about the same. The University of St. Thomas, for instance, has a participation rate of 17.7 percent.
The U.S. and World Report defined alumni participation as any alumni with a college degree, a "good address," has an active record of giving to the school and has not denied the university the right to solicit. Breen said, an "active alum" is a graduate who contributed one cent to the school in a given year.
Breen said donations help the school in many ways. "These are bridging funds the institution uses for financial assistance and faculty development. The money raised from student tuition comprises about 70 percent of the general budget. The annual
¦See Alumni pace 3
East apartments to get new facelift starting in spring
Construction forces students to relocate
By Kimberly A. Crandall Editorial Staff
On November 6, the eight women currently living in Luetmer 119 and 219 received an unexpected call from CSB residential life.
The residents were informed that over spring break, the bedroom facing the courtyard in both of the six-person, three bedroom apartments would be "taken off," and the residents would either have to move into the remaining two bedrooms or switch apartments. This is to allow for scaffolding supports and a staircase, so that construction can begin on the renovation of
and additions to the east apartments.
According to Jody Terhaar, the director of residential life and Blair Schrader, assistant director of residential life, the need to take off (effectively demolishing and sealing off) the two bedrooms came to their attention only last week. The contractor informed them that is order to meet OSHA requirements - and therefore to begin construction, that scaffolding and a staircase needed to be built where the bedrooms currently stand.
This is due to the middle courtyard being ripped up, during and after spring break, to allow for cables to be laid. A chain-link fence will enclose the entire courtyard, limiting access for students, and scaffolding
¦See Apartments pace 4
First-year students from St. Thomas Hall attack retreating PHOTO BY
first-year-students from Mary Hall during the annual MICHAEL MURRAY
Tommie and Mary snowball fight on the first snowfall.
President's salary disputed
Lyons' salary allegedly among the highest
by Sarah Brouillard Staff Writer
According to the Corporate Report of Minnesota for November, Mary Lyons, the president of CSB, is the seventh highest paid educational administrator among private, not-for-profit universities, colleges and high schools in
Minnesota for the 1996-1997 fiscal year.
Lyons' compensation {salary plus benefits) is listed as $180,354 in the Corporate Report.
Out of her compensation, Mary Lyons roughly $154,000 was salary; approximately $26,000 was benefits, according to the IRS Form 990 from the CSB business office.
St. Olaf College president, Mark U. Edwards Jr, by comparison, earned $171,244, and ranked number eight. Axel D. Steur, Gustavus Adolphus president, makes $137,917 and ranked 17, according to the Corporate Report.
However, faculty members at St. Olaf and Gustavus Adolphus are paid more than faculty at CSB and SJU, according to American Association of University Professors reports (AAUP) reports.
According to Lyons, her salary and ben-
efits are determined by the board of trustees who make their decision based on a national average for presidents of similar schools.
Lyons said that the compensation figure listed in the Corporate Report was skewed last year because of her move to the position of CSB president.
She said that her moving costs were paid for by Saint Ben's as benefits, therefore the benefits component of her compensation was unusually high. "The figure is inflated to some extent," she said.
Expense reports to support Lyons' claim could not be accessed because they are not available for public knowledge, according to the CSB business office.
Some faculty members said they were unsettled by the information recently published by the Corporate Report.
One associate professor said, "What is humiliating to the faculty is that we are paid less than our counterparts at St. Olaf and Gustavus, but our president is paid more than the presidents of those colleges. I wonder what students think about where their tuition dollars are going."
St. John's president Br. Dietrich Reinhart's compensation was not listed in the report, because Saint John's is owned by the Benedictine Abbey. Religious institutions, like the Abbey, can submit information about all its expenses, but it is not required.
N5IDE
NEWS
New rock climbing wall at SJU. See page 4.
FEATURES
Sexism in Saint Ben's
security?
See page 15.
A&E
Run the relay for life. See page 17.
www.csbsju.edu/sjrecord/
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| Year | 1998 |
| Publication Name | All CSB & SJU papers; All SJU & Joint papers: The Record, 1888-current |
| Title (i.e. issue date) | 11-12-1998 |
| Publisher | Saint John's University |
| Language | English |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Publication Name | All CSB & SJU papers; All SJU & Joint papers: The Record, 1888-current |
| Title (i.e. issue date) | 11-11-1998 |
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P.O. Box 1866 Saint John's University Coltegeville, MN 56321 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED This is the bitterest pain to human beings: to know much and control nothing Non-profit organization US Postage Paid Saint John's University The Record Volume CXI, Number X Official Student Newspaper Since 1887 November 12,1998 Alumni Contributions \Tommie/Mary snowball fight! at historic low for SJU Alumni office campaigns for money By Amy E. Bowen Editorial Staff David Holmstead, an English teacher at a private Duluth high school and St. John's alum, said he gives about $100 per year to the university. He said he grew "morally, ethically, and academically" at SJU. His donations are what he can give back to the university, he said. Dr. Michael DeBevic, SJU '73 and a family physician in Duluth, said he gives more to the St. John's Prep School because that is • where he learned the most. Like Holmstead, he said he donates roughly $100-200 per year. John Bodette, SJU (72 and managing editor of the St. Cloud Times, said he preferred volunteering his time for classes and in other SJU/CSB clubs and organizations. He said he gave small amounts of money in the past. "As a journalist" he said, "I don't donate to a lot of organizations." Although the three alumni all donate either their time or money to the university, SJU alumni participation is at a historic low. Casey Breen, director of annual giving, said "I would say that historically more than 30 percent of the alumni have contributed [to SJU]. This has dropped to 20 percent because our focus was to increase the average gift size, so as to raise a higher amount from alumni." The decrease of SJU alumni participation is not as bad as it seems. Breen said the university is about at the national average of alumni donations. He said currently 19.3 percent of alumni give to the school. St. Ben's participation rate is 23.6 percent. Other Minnesota schools' alumni rates are about the same. The University of St. Thomas, for instance, has a participation rate of 17.7 percent. The U.S. and World Report defined alumni participation as any alumni with a college degree, a "good address" has an active record of giving to the school and has not denied the university the right to solicit. Breen said, an "active alum" is a graduate who contributed one cent to the school in a given year. Breen said donations help the school in many ways. "These are bridging funds the institution uses for financial assistance and faculty development. The money raised from student tuition comprises about 70 percent of the general budget. The annual ¦See Alumni pace 3 East apartments to get new facelift starting in spring Construction forces students to relocate By Kimberly A. Crandall Editorial Staff On November 6, the eight women currently living in Luetmer 119 and 219 received an unexpected call from CSB residential life. The residents were informed that over spring break, the bedroom facing the courtyard in both of the six-person, three bedroom apartments would be "taken off" and the residents would either have to move into the remaining two bedrooms or switch apartments. This is to allow for scaffolding supports and a staircase, so that construction can begin on the renovation of and additions to the east apartments. According to Jody Terhaar, the director of residential life and Blair Schrader, assistant director of residential life, the need to take off (effectively demolishing and sealing off) the two bedrooms came to their attention only last week. The contractor informed them that is order to meet OSHA requirements - and therefore to begin construction, that scaffolding and a staircase needed to be built where the bedrooms currently stand. This is due to the middle courtyard being ripped up, during and after spring break, to allow for cables to be laid. A chain-link fence will enclose the entire courtyard, limiting access for students, and scaffolding ¦See Apartments pace 4 First-year students from St. Thomas Hall attack retreating PHOTO BY first-year-students from Mary Hall during the annual MICHAEL MURRAY Tommie and Mary snowball fight on the first snowfall. President's salary disputed Lyons' salary allegedly among the highest by Sarah Brouillard Staff Writer According to the Corporate Report of Minnesota for November, Mary Lyons, the president of CSB, is the seventh highest paid educational administrator among private, not-for-profit universities, colleges and high schools in Minnesota for the 1996-1997 fiscal year. Lyons' compensation {salary plus benefits) is listed as $180,354 in the Corporate Report. Out of her compensation, Mary Lyons roughly $154,000 was salary; approximately $26,000 was benefits, according to the IRS Form 990 from the CSB business office. St. Olaf College president, Mark U. Edwards Jr, by comparison, earned $171,244, and ranked number eight. Axel D. Steur, Gustavus Adolphus president, makes $137,917 and ranked 17, according to the Corporate Report. However, faculty members at St. Olaf and Gustavus Adolphus are paid more than faculty at CSB and SJU, according to American Association of University Professors reports (AAUP) reports. According to Lyons, her salary and ben- efits are determined by the board of trustees who make their decision based on a national average for presidents of similar schools. Lyons said that the compensation figure listed in the Corporate Report was skewed last year because of her move to the position of CSB president. She said that her moving costs were paid for by Saint Ben's as benefits, therefore the benefits component of her compensation was unusually high. "The figure is inflated to some extent" she said. Expense reports to support Lyons' claim could not be accessed because they are not available for public knowledge, according to the CSB business office. Some faculty members said they were unsettled by the information recently published by the Corporate Report. One associate professor said, "What is humiliating to the faculty is that we are paid less than our counterparts at St. Olaf and Gustavus, but our president is paid more than the presidents of those colleges. I wonder what students think about where their tuition dollars are going." St. John's president Br. Dietrich Reinhart's compensation was not listed in the report, because Saint John's is owned by the Benedictine Abbey. Religious institutions, like the Abbey, can submit information about all its expenses, but it is not required. N5IDE NEWS New rock climbing wall at SJU. See page 4. FEATURES Sexism in Saint Ben's security? See page 15. A&E Run the relay for life. See page 17. www.csbsju.edu/sjrecord/ |
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