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Did You Know? Als and Families in Kalamazoo County Each • Last Year, United Way Funding Year WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSllY Volume 22, Number 7 October 12, 1995 • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • •••• President to give 'State of the University' • • : Haenicke goes Hollywood • address at 16th annual Academic Convocation • President Haenicke will travel to Los Angeles • President Haenicke wi II present the philosophy. • next week to tape an appearance on "Home Im- • "State of the University" address at 3 p.m. Lana L. Boldi, chairperson of the Board • provement," the top-rated ABC television program • Tuesday, Oct. 17, at WMU's 16th annual of Trustees, will present Distinguished Ser- • that stars Tim Allen, a 1976 WMU communication • Academic Convocation in the Dalton Cen- vice Awards to David G. Houghton, politi- • • • graduate. ter Recital Hall. cal science, and Laura L. Latulippe, Career • Haenicke, who will play himself, is expected The event, which is open to the public, English Language Center for International • to present Tim Taylor - Allen's character on is intended to recognize and celebrate aca- Students. • the show - with an alumni recognition demic achievement and excellence at the Following the awards ceremony, • award. Taylor has been identified as a University. It is sponsored by the Office of Haenicke will give the address. The con- • WMU graduate and has worn a WMU • the Provost and Vice President for Aca- vocation will be followed by a reception in • sweatshirt on the show at least once each demic Affairs. the lobby of the Dalton Center. • year since the program began in 1992. Provost Nancy S. Barrett will give the The convocation will air live on • "This is fantastic national expo- • welcome at the convocation. Alumni Kalamazoo Communi ty Access Television • sure for the University," said M. Teaching Excellence Awards will be pre- Channel 30 and on Channel 36 of Jamie Jeremy, alumni relations, • Tim Allen sented by Robert G. Miller, vice president EduCABLE, the University's cable tele- • who proposed the idea to Allen's • of the WMU Alumni Association, to El- vision system. It also will be replayed on • staff this summer. "But I don't think I' II wood B. Ehrle, biological sciences, and EduCABLE Channel 36 at noon Wednes- • believe it until it happens." Then, last week, everything changed. day, Oct. 18, and at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. • Robert J. Griffin, classics and Spanish. • Jeremy said the Alumni Association "I got a phone call Tuesday morning Distinguished Faculty Scholar Awards 19. The "State of the University" address • board had sought to present Allen with from a staff member, seeking a little will be presented by Barrett to Philip Po- will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. • aDistinguished Alumni Award this year. background," Jeremy said. "Then, about Fang Hsieh, mathematics and statistics, 17, on WMUK-FM (102.1), the Univer- • But a requirement of the award is to be two hours later, she called back wanting and Michael S. Pritchard, chairperson of sity's public radio station. • present at an annual dinner, this year on to know whether Dr. Haenicke could be • Oct. 28, which Allen's schedule did not in California for three days next week." Senate approves measures • • permit. The president is scheduled to leave on enrollment management • "So I wrote back, saying that if he Kalamazoo immediately after nextTues- Haenicke back at work • could not come here, perhaps we could day's Academic Convocation, where The Faculty Senate Oct. 5 finished work • on enrollment management recom- President Haenicke has returned • go there," Jeremy explained. "Taking it he will deliver his annual "State of the mendations of its ad hoc Committee on the to work after suffering a mild heart • a step further, I proposed that Dr. University" address. He willjoin in run- • Haenicke appear on the program him- throughs Wednesday, blocking with Directory of Classes by approving one to attack in August. Doctors had ad- • allow departments with space-limited vised him to spend several weeks self to give Tim Taylor an award for cameras Thursday and taping Friday, • Oct. 18-20. classes to drop students who do not attend recuperating at home. • "Tool Time," the show-within-a-show the first class session. "Carol and I want to thank all of • cable program the character does. "They were still working on the story To do so, however, departments must you who sent us notes, letters, flow- • "The producers wrote back with a line, so it's not clear how Dr. Haenicke ers or who telephoned:' Haenicke • very polite 'thanks but no thanks,'" Jer- will be involved in the script," Jeremy seek approval of the practice through the • curriculum review process and indicate in said, speaking for himself and his • emy continued. "They said they had said. It was not known when the pro- the Directory of Classes which courses are wife. "We thoroughly appreciated • their own writers and don't accept un- gram, which is taped in Burbank, would all good wishes." • solicited ideas." be broadcast. space limited. The recommendation would • take effect in fall 1997. • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• In March and September, the senate approved recommendations of the com- mittee, chaired by Kent Baldner, philoso- Fund-raisers seek $152,000 in campus United Way drive phy, that: Donations are already starting to build • A supplement to the directory be toward the $152,000 goal for this year's provided that lists all courses that meet the Greater Kalamazoo United Way drive on requirements of the old general education campus, which began Oct. 4 and runs program, the new general education pro- through Oct. 31. gram and the requirements of any college. "In this short time, we • Academic prerequisites continue to will have to re- be listed in the body of the directory. spond promptly • The registrar announce to de- to the call to partments that she will no longer withdraw gi ve; bu t, to- students from a course before the first day gether we will of class to make seats available to other achieve this students, such as majors and minors. year's ambitious • Another ad hoc committee be estab- goal," wrote Presi- lished to gather information on various dent Haenicke in a enrollment restrictions, such as setting aside letter sent to employees and endorsed by seats for certain groups of students, includ- employee group leaders. This year's goal represents a 4.7 percent (Continued on page four) increase over funds raised last year on campus for the local United Way, which supports nearly 60 agencies that provide human services to thousands of individu- Did you know? als and families in Kalamazoo County each • Last year, United Way funding year. CAMPAIGN KICKOFF - A total of 119 fund-raisers from University depart- provided a safe haven or interven- A total of 119 fund-raisers from Uni- ments gathered for breakfast in the Bernhard Center Oct. 4 to kick off this year's tion and counseling services to versity departments gathered for breakfast Greater Kalamazoo United Way campaign on campus. Campaign coordinator 13,252 Kalamazoo area residents Oct. 4 in the Bernhard Center to kick off Andrew A. Rivers, left, Office of the President, gave some final instructions to fund- who were in desperate need of help the campaign. They heard from both a raisers Paula Armstrong, speech pathology and audiology, and Peter H. Thompson, because of family violence or child recipient of services and a participant in residence hall life. This year's campus campaign goal is $152,000. abuse. programs offered through United Way • In 1994, a total of 43,618 area agencies. agencies address a broad range of vital youth were provided the tools they "We are asking everyone in the Western pride we have for members of the Univer- community needs, one in three Kalamazoo need to become productive citizens family to pledge their support," Haenicke sity and Kalamazoo communities. Please County residents will benefit from their through United Way programs wrote in the letter. "We have a fine tradi- join with us in supporting the United Way services. A number of University employ- funded by campaign contributions. tion of giving at our University, and we and in helping to make our campaign a want to thank all of you who have given so ees have been beneficiaries of these ser- great success!" • Nearly 3,200 unemployed resi- generously in the past. For those of you vices in the past, he wrote. Haenicke is showing his support for the dents of Kalamazoo County found who have not participated in the past, we "We must continue making a difference United Way in another way this year. He is help and encouragement through ask you to consider making a campaign and you can help by contributing to this the chairperson of the community-wide employment services and/or voca- contribution this year. Even one dollar per campaign," Haenicke concluded. "Al- campaign. The goal for that is $6.9 million, tional rehabilitation services funded pay period would mean a great deal to those though this year will be challenging, a 4.4 percent increase over last year. The by the United Way last year. in need who benefit from the United Way." Western's active support of this community theme for this year's campaign is "See, He pointed out that because United Way effort helps to underscore the concern and You Can Make a Difference." Two October 12, 1995 Western News Attorney in Allegan County 'right to die' case topresent lecture on implications of decision An attorney who fought to have life patient's right to refuse life sustaining treat- support systems turned off for an Allegan ment, but set a "clear and convincing evi- County man with severe brain damage will dence" standard that must be met before discuss recent legal decisions in the case surrogates may make treatment decisions during a Thursday, Oct.
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