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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU 2000-2001, Volume 25 Grand Valley Forum, 1976- 7-10-2000 Grand Valley Forum, volume 025, number 01, July 10, 2000 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/forum25 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Grand Valley Forum, volume 025, number 01, July 10, 2000" (2000). 2000-2001, Volume 25. 1. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/forum25/1 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Grand Valley Forum, 1976- at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2000-2001, Volume 25 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Newsletter for the GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY Community Monday, July 10, 2000 Volume 24, Number 42 [_i e., , .z.s, =·I] GVSU Professor Instrumental in Helping Musicians Just like professional athletes, top­ her work as a professor at Shenandoah Many musicians do not warm up fli ght musicians may face career University in Winchester, Virginia. Her before they play and are often not consequences when sidelined by offi ce was located next to the conserva­ physically fit, she said. Dancers deal injuries. That's where Cathy Pinson tory, and musicians began coming to with nutritional issues because they do hopes to help. her for injury consultations. not consume enough fluids or food, which causes them not to feed their bodies properly. Some treatments for the injuries experienced by musicians and dancers include changing their daily routines, and teaching them how to stretch, warm up and pace themselves. Inju1y prevention is a top objective Pinson works to teach musicians and dancers. "Sometimes I w ill modi fy the instru­ ment or dancing shoes depending on the problem they are experiencing, " said Pinson. "I am a problem-solver who gets the clients back to doing what they need to do." Across Campus WRI Receives Watershed Research Grant The Environmental Protection Cathy Pinson, left, works with Dauvan Mulally on how to avoid wrist and hand injuries while Agency, in cooperation with the p laying the Celtic harp. Michigan Department of Environmental Q uality, has awarded a $268,356 grant Later this month, Pinson, assistant "Musicians and dancers have what is to the Robe1t B. Annis Water Resources professor of Occupational Therapy, called cumulative, or repetitive injuries," Institute to begin work on the will embark on a series of consulta­ said Pinson, "and they can no longer Muskegon River Watershed Project. The tions with some of Europe's finest play or dance." grant was matched with $86,423 from performers, working with musicians Over the last four years, Pinson has local sources, for a total project budget from the London Symphony Orches­ researched what happens to musicians of $354,779. tra, the Celtic Harp Association, and and dancers as they perform. What she "This grant will all ow the Water the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. found was that playing and dancing are Resources Institute to gather data, "I w ill be evaluating orchestra not the only sources of injuries. conduct analysis, initiate a program of members for injuries and problems," "Many other factors contribute to the public information and education, and said Pinson, "and I will give them injuries that musicians and dancers create a watershed management plan ideas for treatment. " experi ence," said Pinson, "including for the Muskegon River Watershed," Pinson's interest in working on computers, talking on the says John Koches, senior program musicians began during phone, gard ening and housework. " manager for WRI . continued on page 2 2 Across Campus continued from page 1 ming, and volleyball games by leading cheers and pulling pranks. Partners in the project include the Community Foundation fo r Muskegon Kemperman was chosen as the fifth best County, the Fremont Area Foundati on, university mascot in the nation this spring in Conservatio n Districts within the Watershed, West Michigan Shoreline Regional Deve lop­ ment Commission, and Westshore Consult­ ing. The project, which began June 1, will run until May 31, 2002. The results from the planning phase w ill be used in an applica­ ti on fo r continued suppo rt of water quality study and improvement. The Muskegon Ri ver Watershed is the source of a significant sport fi shery ranked among the best in Michigan. The fi shery is worth an estimated $5 million a year. "We will establish the Muskegon River Watershed as an area of quality and in the process develop a plan of acti on that w ill insure its long-term health," says Koches. The Annis Water Resources Institute has The GVSU Forum is published by the Office of been in volved in the development of University Communica ti ons several Watershed Management Plans, every Monday w hen cla sses are including those prepared fo r Crockery in session and biweekly during Creek Watershed, Brooks Creek Watershed, the summer. The submission Pigeon River Watershed, Pentwater River deadline is Tuesday noon. Send Watershed, Yo rk Creek Watershed, and the publica tion items to Kathleen Adams, editor, c/ o the FORUM Bear Creek Watershed. cc: Mail box. From o ff ca mpus, email [email protected]. GVSU's Louie the Laker Has Telephone: 616-895-222 1. Fax: Sights Set on MSU Sparty 616-895-2250 Jeff Kemperman knows what school Faculty and staff members a competition held by the Universal Cheer­ ca n find an online "Sketches" spirit is all about. For the past three years leaders Associatio n. he's been Grand Va ll ey's biggest cheerl ead­ submiss ion form on the Web at MSU employs six Sparty mascots to cover www.gvsu.edu/ online/ forum/ er, as the oversized mascot Lou ie the Laker. public appearances and sporting events. form.html/ Kemperman has also had stints as the Visit GVNow, Grand Va lley's mascots fo r the Gra nd Rapids Are na Food Court Adds New Pizza daily online publication, on the Footba ll team, the Rampage, and the IHL Web at: www.gvnow.gvsu. edu/ Grand Vall ey fac ul ty, staff and students Grand Rapids Griffins. Now, the political now have a new option at the Food Court 1 science graduate from apervill e , Illinois, in the Commons. Bene Pizza, introduced by has set his sights o n Michiga n State Univer­ Ca mpus Dining last month, offers a va riety sity, where he wi ll start graduate school this of pizzas, breadsti cks and salads. V fa ll , and the school's Sparty character. A full-servi ce Bene Pizzeri a will also be "Being a mascot is like I e ing an instant ava il able at the renovated Kleiner Commons celebrity," Kemperman says of the transfo r­ in the fa ll. The expanded menu will include matio n that ta kes place when he dons the full-size pizza sli ces, with a dive rse selecti o n ensemble. "When you're in the costume, of pizzas, plus salads, baked pastas, and you can go wherever you want and do ca lzo nes. whatever you want. It is ve ry li berating." For more in fo rmatio n about Bene Pizza, In his role as Loui e, Kemperman fired up contact Mo ll y Wimbush at x3008 o r at fa ns at GVSU football , basketball , swim- di ningc@gvsu. edu/ 3 Faculty and Staff Sketches Deborah Morrow, senior librarian, James David Ballard, assistant profes­ making the right choices in life and what automation, gave a lecture, titled sor of Criminal Justice, presented a a college education and playing athletics "Electronic Reserves on Voyager: paper, titled "Weapons of Mass Victimiza­ can do. 'Different Strokes for Different Folks,"' tion: Considerations for the 21st Centu1y," William Rogers, assistant professor of at the Voyager User Group Meeting in at tl1e 10th United Na tions Congress Psychology, presented a paper, titl ed Chicago. Terrorist Vi ctimization: Prevention, "Matliematical and Theoretical Limits in Control and Recove1y auxilia1y meetings the Search for Moderator Effects," at tlie Denise Stephenson, Writing Center in Vienna, Austria. director, presented a paper, titled 15tl1 annual conference of the Society fo r "Essayistic Models from Academic Bob Lumbert, director of engineering Industrial and Organizational Psychology Professionals," at the Coll ege Composi­ for WGVU, has been named to tlie in New Orleans. tion and Communicati on Conference Association of America's Public Television Cindy Hull, associate professor of held in Minneapolis. Stephenson, along Stations (APTS) Engineering Adviso1y Anthropology, presented a paper, titled with two other writing consultants, Group. The current project of the group "Yo No Se Tortil lar: The Loss of Ritual in conducted a worksho p at the East is to assist with steering PBS stations the Borderzones," at tl1e annual meetings Central Writing Centers Associati on through the conversion to digital televi­ of the Central States Anthropological (ECWCA) in Lansing, titled "Experience sion. Society meetings at Indiana University in the Difference: Viewing Communication Jeff Quinn, assistant head football Bloomington. through the Lenses of the Learning coach, along with three student football Nancy M. Giardina, chair and associate Disabled." At the conference Stephenson players, spoke to a special education professor of Movement Science, is the was elected president of the ECWCA. class at Grandville Middl e School about autl1or of two texts: Conducting Effective Lessons.for K-12 Pbysical Education Classes and Providing Feedback: Tbe Pbysical Educator's Role in Facilitating Coming Events Motor Skill Acquisition. Carol Sanchez, assistant professor of Carillon Concerts to Magassy has performed recitals at the Management, and student Dante Villareal ational Carill on, Canberra , since 1980 Feature Musicians from were pane lists at the Midwest Academy and has been a guest recitali st at of Management meeting in Chicago.

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