Sporting CSB roommates:
Turn to Page 9 for details on the pair of CSB students that are working together on and off the course:
Water bottles bring debate:
Turn to Page 2 for coverage of the growing debate around St. Ben's ban on plastic water bottles
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Sept. 16, 2011
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Shake-up at St. John's
By Heather Beckius
habeckius@csbsju.edu
CSB/SJU students are experi�encing many changes this year, from the inability to charge on student IDs to the St. Ben's hydra�tion station takeover. Perhaps the most important of these changes in regards to student development is the creation of the Disability Services office.
The schools have always
provided accommodations to stu�dents with disabilities through the
Academic Advising offices.
However, the need for these ac�commodations has increased to an extent that a separate office outside Academic Advising was needed.
'The office is specifically for students who have any form of disability, such as students who are visually or hearing impaired, or have any kind of dyslexia,
mental disabilities or ADHD,' said Liz Haile, CSB senior and
Academic Advising student work�er.
The office was created this
semester and is located in Quad 458A. Disability Services strives to provide accom�modations to students with dis�abilities.
The schools have hired Tom Sagerhorn as the new disability specialist working in the office. He is happy with the changes being made to help
students excel.
'Having one specific person to go to makes the system more
effective than having several
people in the Academic Advising offices handle these situations,' he explains. 'We do the best we can based on what we feel we can do in our office and based on the Benedictine values in this
community.'
Haile agreed.
'I think it's great,' Haile said. 'It's been hard to balance
Academic Advising with Disabil�ity Services, so having that new
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Left: Current SJU President Fr. Robert Koopmann will step down later this year. Right: A view of the St. John's Abbey Church on the left, with the Quadrangle Building at St. John's University in the background.
Koopmann to leave
SJU to restructure
By Drake Osterhout
dlosterhout@csbsju.edu
Fr. Robert Koopmann's time as St. John's University President will come to an end at the end of this school year. Koopmann, the 12th Presi�dent of the university, will complete his three-year term this spring, and will not seek reelection. This announce�ment came on May 25th, 2011, shortly after the 2010-2011 school year ended.
Koopmann stated that the stress of the presidency was causing health complications, so he decided to step down.
Koopmann replaced Br. Dietrich Reinhart, who re�signed in Oct. 2008 and died in Dec. of the same year. He took the position previously held by interim President Dan Whalen, who served after the late Br. Dietrich
Reinhart resigned in Octo�ber, 2008 shortly before his death in December the same year.
The President stated he does not have any say in his successor, but he does have some opinions on the matter.
'(My) first choice is a qualified monk. But I think (a non-monastic president) could bring some fresh air.'
He went on to say that no matter what, the monks will still be 'front and center in many positions.' Koopmann said the selection process is still in its infancy.
Board of Regents Chair, Ann Huntrods and Abbot John Klassen are creating a committee to decide on the candidates of the position.
'I have much faith in the Presidential selection
process,' said Jon Ostazeski, Student Board of Regents member and senior. 'Many different groups, the Abbey, Board of Regents, students, and professors, will be heard as St. John's University looks
By Jill Yanish
jmyanish@csbsju.edu
St. John's University and the St. John's Abbey are in the process of a corporate restructuring, which would establish the University as a new civil corporation.
The action will be
presented to the St. John's
University Board of
Regents Oct. 7. If the Board of Regents endorses the action, the university will become a new corporation effective July 1, 2012.
An email sent by the
university to SJU and
Abbey employees stated that the purpose of the
restructuring is to
reorganize the university governance structure, to clearly define roles and to strengthen the bond
between the Abbey and the university.
Being that the new civil corporation is business
orientated, SJU students may not realize the change.
'I don't think the
students will feel anything, because we will have the same structure,' said SJU President Fr. Robert Koop�mann.
In the new governance structure, regents, whose title will change to trustees, will be given more respon�sibility.
'It's a momentous deci�sion for the Abbey because it's been one corporation,' Koopmann said. 'The monks really had control of everything although we delegated to other
people. Now it's true shar�ing. It's the best way to move
forward.'
Br. Benedict Leuthner, Corporate Treasurer of the Order of St. Benedict, said that the new corporation offers clarification in the roles and responsibilities
Tom
Sagerhorn
Disability Specialist
.See TERM Page 6
Search for new candidates
.See SJU Page 6
Work between Abbey and SJU
.See OFFICE Page 6
Service works to fit schedules
Nursing Department undergoes renovations
By Lindsey Graske
lsgraske@csbsju.edu
The Nursing department at St. Ben's will soon undergo renova�tions on the fourth floor of the Main Building, giving students an opportunity to learn by being immersed in realistic hospital and homecare settings.
The entire project will cost $3 million. The cost is split equally between construction, mainte�nance and the cost to equip the space. The renovations were all paid for through donations. As of right now, the department has received $570,000, and the construction will most likely be
finished by next spring.
'It's about putting people in situations, almost like a Spanish major living in Spain,' Nursing Department Chair Carie Braun said.
The goal of these renovations is in suspending disbelief and make it less nerve-wracking for students when they are in real world posi�tions. Instead of being nervous about recalling memorized mate�rial or procedure, they can focus on the patient and put them more at ease.
'You wouldn't put a pilot in a plane the first time he's behind the wheel, just like we wouldn't want the students' first real situation to be with a real patient,' Braun said.
Many nursing students are
excited about this project and
believe it will benefit the program.
'I'm super excited about the renovations,' sophomore nursing major Liz Olson said. 'I think it's going to do a lot for our program, and give us a much more realistic grasp of what our careers will be
.See NURSE Page 6
Ideas for future floor plan
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY NURSING DEPARTMENT
The floor plans for the renovation to be completed by spring
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