Faculty

By Montgomery Sparrow A Trevecca alum and former director of admissions is back on campus as the new chief of enrollment on campus. On March 20, the board of trustees hired Holly Whitby as associate provost and dean of enrollment. Kathy Baugher, who held the position since 2011, left in early March. The dean of enrollment functions as the leader of the Office of Admissions.  She will oversee admissions, which functions as the sales arm of the university and is responsible for all recruitment. The position is especially key as Trevecca is making budget cuts in order to balance the budget.  Officials have said more students on campus equates to more revenue for operations. (more…)

By Montgomery Sparrow and Tyler Whetstone After weeks of meetings and planning, Trevecca officials are still in the process of making budget cuts on campus. President Dan Boone charged administrators with cutting at least $1.2 million for the 2014-2015 school year. It’s still unclear exactly how those cuts will play out on campus, but administrators did have to notify faculty by March 1 if their contracts were not going to be renewed for the following year. As of now, around six or seven full-time faculty members will not return next year and that includes faculty that are retiring or have resigned to take jobs elsewhere, as well as those who were notified their contracts would not be renewed. (more…)

By Nadia Smith Trevecca is looking for an adjunct instructor to continue its art program. The Department of Communication Studies made changes to the number of art classes offered each semester. As a result, Betsy Karounos, Trevecca’s part-time art instructor, resigned to look for a full time position somewhere else. (more…)

By Montgomery Sparrow Two faculty members in the Department of Communication Studies will not be returning next year, though no programs will be cut. Mark Bishop, associate professor of communication, notified the university in January that he is returning to Olivet Nazarene University where he taught for 12 years before coming to Trevecca. Bishop said he is going back to Olivet to be near family. “I have been invited back, “ he said.  “After being here, it was clear that we need to be near our family.” Jamey Durham, associate professor of communication, also confirmed he is not returning to Trevecca next year. “I was given no reason on why I’m not returning,” he said.  “They let me go and said they were under no legal obligation to tell me why. It was strictly business and...