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	Specs of the Week: New VP, New Spectator Staff The Spectator June 4, 2009 http://media.www.su-spectator.com/media/storage/paper948/news/2009/06/03/News/Specs.Of.The.Week.New.Vp.New.Spectator.Staff-3745950.shtml University names Kelly's replacement as new Vice President of Student Development Jacob Diaz, former assistant vice president and dean of students, has been named vice president of Student Development to replace Rob Kelly, who is returning to Chicago. The VP of Student Development oversees the leadership and management of Student Development, which consists of 13 departments and more than 100 staff. Diaz, who served as assistant VP and dean for the past three years, was a Bill and Melinda Gates Scholar. Recently the Latino/a Knowledge Community and National Association for Student Personnel Administrators named Diaz the 2009 Outstanding Senior Student Affairs Officer. As a scholar, Diaz has focused on racial identity development and multicultural leadership. He received his bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara, his master's degree from the University of Vermont and his Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies there as well. The selection committee chose Diaz from among three other candidates-Michelle Murray, assistant vice president of Student Development; Milton Lang of Washington State University and James Moore of Marian University in Wisconsin. Kelly announced that he was leaving April 7, and the administration began an accelerated search for a replacement shortly afterward. English department names new chair Professor Maria Bullon-Fernandez has been appointed as the new chair of the English Department, making her the first woman in 10 years to lead the school. Bullon-Fernandez teaches English, medieval studies and women studies. "It's an exciting opportunity," Bullon-Fernandez said of her new appointment. Current chair Edwin Weihe, English professor, is leaving the position to become the head of the new film studies program, a program which he created. During a speech at the English graduate diner, Weihe said he has enjoyed leading the department, but is excited to move on to film and watch the program grow. He has full confidence in Bullon-Fernandez's leadership. Oregon judge sets fall date for sexual abuse suits against Jesuits A federal judge in Portland announced Monday that those sexually abused by Jesuit priests have until Nov. 30 to file claims. The decision will affect people in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and other states, months after a string of lawsuits involving Native American children and the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus arose. The province filed for bankruptcy Feb. 17 after victims came forward. The decision comes on the heels of the first sexual abuse case against the Archdiocese of Seattle to go to trial, though all of the plaintiffs settled before the court made a decision. That case centered around whether Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, who served the Seattle Archdiocese from 1975 to 1991, and other diocesan officials knew that former priest Patrick O'Donnell was abusing boys. Hunthausen helped establish the Institute for Theological Studies, now the School of Theology and Ministry, at Seattle U in 1985. O'Donnell, now 66, admitted to molesting at least 30 boys. He said he showered and swam naked with boys at the Connolly Center gym at Seattle University. In 1986, the Spokane diocese defrocked O'Donnell, and he started working as a psychologist in Bellevue. Spectator names new staff, faces budget challenges Newspapers across the nation are struggling financially in the face of decreasing advertising revenues-and The Spectator, like many student publications, is among them. After a strong fall quarter, advertising sales took a dive with a decrease in the number of national advertisements, the most profitable for the paper. Winter quarter sales didn't meet the cost of printing each issue. At the same time, printing costs increased. As part of university-wide budget cuts, an annual disbursement from the university to help with operations dropped from $16,019 to $9,939, a difference amounting to six weeks of printing costs. Circulation and Web site traffic have both seen an increase over previous years, reaching up to 50,000 page views a month at its Web site and blog. Lynch, a junior journalism and photography major, will return for the 2009-2010 school year as editor-in-chief. Current editors Matthew Martell and Braden VanDragt will be co-managing editors. VanDragt will continue in his role as photo editor as well. The Spectator recently selected current assistant news editor Emily Holt as next year's news editor, senior staff writer Katie Farden as assistant news editor, staff writer Pauline Diaz as arts and entertainment editor and staff writer Taylor Olson as sports and opinion editor. Angelo Carosio will return as the paper's online editor, and designer Garrett Mukai will take over as lead designer.
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