The Search Committee for the Associate Dean of Student Life hopes to make an offer by the end of next week.
"We need to do a few more reference checks," Joe DiChristina, acting associate dean for student life and chair of the committee, said.
The top three candidates visited campus from Sept. 15 to Oct. 1 for two days each. William Stackhouse hailed from Tufts University, Rick Danals from Ohio University and Mark Constantine from the University of Tennesee.
Of those candidates, two top finalists are now being considered. "It's a tough decision at the moment," DiChristina said.
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience David Holtzman will appear at a hearing next week on request for a preliminary injunction concerning the $1 million discrimination lawsuit against the College.
Holtzman charges that he was denied equal treatment as an Oberlin College employee because he is Hispanic-American. He remains at the College on paid leave, though restricted from all contact with students.
The lawsuit is filed against Oberlin College, President Nancy Dye, Acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Clayton Koppes, former acting dean of the College James Helm, and Neuroscience Program Director Catherine McCormick.
Complaints of alleged inappropriate physical misconduct, inappropriate sexual conversation and drug use were filed by students and faculty against Holtzman. The College Faculty Council and the General Faculty Council reviewed the complaints over the summer.
Presently, the Professional Conduct Review Committee is investigating the allegation .
In the lawsuit, Holtzman said that the alleged discriminatory behavior "first manifested on or about May of 1996 when plaintiff was approached and asked to resign."
The Department of Safety and Security has planned a series of events in observance of National Crime Prevention Month. This month-long national movement promoting preventative measures against crime is being organized at Oberlin for the first time this year.
The month is used by law enforcement and security personnel to "make people aware of other issues" concerning crime and its prevention said Keith James, director of safety and security.
The events planned by the Department of Safety and Security are aimed at all students at Oberlin College, including students who live off-campus, according to James.
Crime Prevention Month is broken into three week-long themes: fire safety, personal safety, and property protection. Community Service Officer Angel Yost said the department hopes to lessen the opportunities for crimes to occur.
Yost added that Campus Security would "rather be proactive" by providing information and ideas for students regarding crime.
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Volume 125, Number 6; October 11, 1996
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