Lee College revises faculty evaluation signatures after student complaints
Students at Lee College protested mandatory signatures on professor evaluation forms citing privacy concerns and fear of retaliation. President Dr. Vivian Blevins said the issue will be revisited by the Deans Council amid widespread student opposition and a petition signed by 138 students. Board chair Don Coffey echoed privacy worries, saying he would not sign and would protest if he were a student.
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Vivian Blevins
Lee College
Board of Regents
Jaret Burgess
Burgess
Regents
Don Coffey
Coffey
Christmas parade Aims To Feature Lee College Float
Lee College student government will participate in the Baytown Parks and Recreation Christmas parade tonight. Line up at 5 30 p m between Lee High School and Memorial Stadium. parade starts at 6 30 p m. Entries include floats from local groups and businesses with four judging categories Car, truck, public and commercial floats. LC Student Congress will enter a country western float.
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Lee College
Baytown Parks and Recreation Department
Lee High School
Memorial Stadium
LC Student Congress
Barbara Castellanos
Castellanos
Campus safety tightens after theft and purse snatch on campus
President's office issues new campus safety guidelines after a student car theft at knifepoint and a visitor purse snatching. Suspects used time requests as a diversion. A woman descr ibed the knife wielder as a black male, 5'6", 150 pounds, 28 to 35. Security will escort, doors should be locked, run or scream if danger arises.
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Gulf Street
Weston Gulf
Baytown
College Security
Federal law to require campus crime and graduation statistics
President Bush signs a law creating a consumer guide for colleges to report graduation rates and campus crime statistics. Effective January 1991 with a two year grace period, the measure prompts Lee College to study how it will affect security. Dean Topper says LC will comply once implementing instructions arrive.
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Bush
Lee College
Dennis Topper
Topper
State board probes essay linked to student crisis at LC
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board reviewed a Lee College student essay flagged as showing suicidal or homicidal tendencies as part of the TASP program. The board said one essay among about 125,000 prompted the alert, while LC President Vivian Blevins confirmed the college was contacted last year. The incident fuels political and legal debate over psychological screening of TASP essays and Fourth Amendment privacy concerns.
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Lee College
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas State Students’ Association
TASP
Texas
State Coordinating Board
Carl Parker
Senate
Parker
Vivian Blevins
State Board
Honors committee adds environmental science course to growing list
Lee College adds an honors component to Environmental Science 1413 expanding transferrable honors offerings. Students opting in must meet stricter lab and research requirements, with eligibility tied to the semester’s beginning and a grade of B or better in the regular course.
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Lee College
Verne Lehmberg
Lehmberg
Phil Gramm
John Britt
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