The DePauw, February 26, 1999

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FIlIDA·Y, F •• a UAllY 2_, J .99
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vote on-HPP -
Final decision rests with Trustees
by Eric Aasen Today, liberal arts educational
institutions have their own
The future of the Health · interpretations of what liberal
and Physical Performance arts should be.-
~or is now in the hands of But some faculty members
DePauw's faculty. feel that DePauw should not
The faculty will vote at offer more specialized pro­their
meeting Monday. The grams to students. Professor
vote comes after 18 months of Carl Huffman said he believes
-discussion on HPPs future, that a liberal arts education
including a reoollimendation should contain only funda­for
canceling the msJor by the mental disciplines.
Committee on Academic "'If you want to understand
Policy and Plannjng. the world ... it makes sense to
No matter what the faculty study physics or biology. Tbey
decides, the final decision for are fundamental: Huffman
HPP"s fate lies with DePauw's said in an open debate
board of trustees. The board's Thursday in the Performing
next meeting is in April. Arts Center. " The study of
Much of the debate regard- buman movement and exer­ing
HPP's future centers on cise is much more narrow and
the definition of a liberal arts a much more specialized area
educatiop. Some believe that of study.-
because the I"IOIl am incorPO- Robert Calvert, professor of
rates COW'8e& from several dis- political science, agreed with
ciplines, the program falls Huffman, saying that wben
within the liberal arts founda- distinctions between liberal
tion. Others feel that the pro- and vocational are blurred, an
gram specializes students in institution loses its soul.
ways that conflict with the George has a different per-ideals
of a liberal arts educa- spective.
tion. -riley want to ignore the
-We are appropriate within practicality and they want to
the liberal arts environment,- just look at philosophical
said Judy George, chair of the issues, - George said. -rhis is
HPP department. -We are at an exploding field ... and puts
the mjJIennium; all liberal
PI c/O 8't JOHN IWICHURSI'
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arts institutions have taken
on their own · characteristics. SEE HPP PAGE 5
Murray to leave ~onege Co.nnections program
David Murray
by Jacob Coy
David Murray, executive
director of the College
Connections and Horizon
, Scholars Program announced
his departure from the
University Monday when be
informed his staff of his inten­tion
to pursue private business
interests.
As for his new position,
Murray said. -My daughter
Molly ("97) and I are setting up
a business. We-re going to be
consulting with school .)stems,
community foundations and
families individually about col­lege
costs.-
From 1978 until 1996.
Murray served first as "director
of admissions and then ali
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aaaistant provost. He then
started working with the
College Connections and
Horizon Scholars programs.
In this position, Murray
worked to help raise the col­lege-
bound rate m Indiana by
working with specified school
systems around Indiana.
'Students involved in the pro­iram
may attend any institu-
FEATURES . NEWS
tion of post-secondary educa­tion.
The programs are offered
thanks to a gift from the Lilly
Endowment. Before working on
these programs,
Murray said that he intends
to draw on much of his experi­ence
with College Connections
SEE MURRAY PAGE 6
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