WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSllY

Volume 22, Number 28 April 11, 1996

Nominations due April 16 Form and function unite in new computer laboratory for quarterly service awards Engineering students preparing for the Nominations for the quarterly StaffSer- world of product design and fine arts stu- vice Excellence Awards are due Tuesday, dents aiming for careers in theatrical de- April 16. sign are fineting common ground in a new There are many outstanding employees University computing facility tailored to worthy of this award designed to recognize meet the design needs of four separate excellence. Do you work with such an programs. employee? The Gilmore Design Studio, which re- By nominating this peer, supervisor or cently opened in the Gilmore Theatre Com- support person for a Staff Service Excel- plex, i the hub of a network that gives lence Award, he orshe becomes eligible to WMU tudents the unusual ability to use win a $50 gift certificate to a designated design software for Macintosh and IBM University facility and a commemorative platforms together on the same computers. certificate. Your nomination helps the Staff Onany given day, one set of students might Service Excellence Committee honor our be ironing out fine engineering details in outstanding WMU staff. their design of a medical evacuation bed, All regular part- and full-time staff while at the workstation next to them, a members are eligible for nomination. Nomi- pair could be generating plans to produce a nation forms can be obtained from the scale model of a theatrical set. Department of Human Resources at 7- The availability of the two platforms 3620. Completed forms should be submit- allows sophisticated, dimensionally accu- ted to Anne E. Thompson, human resources, rate programs that characterize computer- before 5 p.m. April 16. aided drafting software to be integrated DESIGNS ON SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE - The new Gilmore Design Studio with Macintosh imaging programs that al- Board of Trustees meeting low for such advanced visualization ap- provides state-of-the-art technology for students in interior design, industrial plications as three-dimensional views and design, theatre design and graphic design. Students from the different programs scheduled for April 19 animation. work side by side on computers to get hands-on experience in their own field as well The Board of Trustees is scheduled to The cutting-edge system also includes as insight into other relevant disciplines. meet Friday, April 19. Times and places of satellite computer laboratories located in the committee meetings and the full board North Hall, Sangren Hall and the Trimpe ily and Consumer Sciences, industrial de- Middleton, construction engineering, ma- meeting were not available at Western Building. The three will be linked to the sign students in the College of Engineering terials engineering and industrial design. News press time. All meetings are open to Gilmore facility when the project is com- and Applied Sciences and theatre and "The interaction with the art school side of the public. pletely in place. graphic design students in the College of design is a godsend. Since our industry is "This new computer facility will pro- Fine Arts. Working side by side in the new something of a bridge industry, this is a Next Western News will be vide state-of-the-art technology to our four facility, students get hands-on experience wonderful way to give our students expo- design programs and it will assist in inte- in the technology that will be the standard sure to the other design fields." published Thursday, May 2 grating curriculum among the four disci- in their industries as well as insight into "What's really exciting is to go into an This is the last Western News of the plines," says Provost Nancy S. Barrett. other design disciplines that may playa open lab and see students from all four winter semester. The News will be pub- The cooperative effort grew out of her role in their professional lives. programs working together and commu- lished every other week during the spring request that the programs work closely to "It's been wonderful for my students to nicating through the design process," says and summer when classes are in session. share resources and develop in- be in an environment with students from Rebecca S. Marvin-Jordan, family and The first issue of the spring session will be terdisciplinary ways of providing students the other design disciplines," says Tricia published Thursday, May 2. The deadline with needed technical skills. Hennessy, art, a graphic design specialist. (Continued on page two) is noon Tuesday, April 30. The new computing system is designed "That's the way they'll commonly be work- to provide training on cutting-edge techni- ing in professional practice." University to award more than 2,500 degrees cal tools to interior design students in the "Our industrial design program is taught College of Education 's Department ofFam- with aheavy engineering focus," says David The University will award more than Thomas More Student Parish in Kalamazoo 2,500 degrees in commencement exercises . will give the invocation and benediction at Saturday, April 20, in Miller Auditorium. the 2 p.m. ceremony. There will be three ceremonies: one at 9 Tickets are required for the ceremonies. Exhibit showcases student design projects a.m. for graduates of the College of Arts Each participating graduate is eligible to The work of students in WMU' s four avenues design can take," says Rebecca and Sciences and the Division ofContinu- receive up to four guest tickets. Inquiries diverse design programs will be show- S. Marvin-Jordan, family and consumer ing Education's General University Stud- regarding additional tickets should be di- cased along with the University's new sciences. who teaches interior design ies Program; one at 11:30 a.m. for gradu- rected to the Office of the Registrar after computer-aided design facilities in an and is coordinating the show. "The de- ates of the College of Education, the Col- April 15 at 7-4310. exhibit et for Tuesday through Satur- sign process is really the same for all of lege of Health and Human Services and the Guests without tickets may view the day, April 16-20. us. It is the resulting products that are College of Fine Arts; and one at 2 p.m. for exercises on television monitors in 3770 "Design Studies at WMU" will fea- different. " graduates of the Haworth College of Bus i- Knauss Hall. Each ceremony will air live ture for the first time in one exhibit the Student work in the show will run the ness and the College of Engineering and on Channel 36 of EduCABLE, the Uni- work of students in WMU's graphic, gamut from computer visualizations and Applied Sciences. versity's cable television system, and on theatre, interior and industrial design life-sized examples of industrial prod- A total of 2,037 bachelor's, 516 mas- Channel 30 of Kalamazoo Community programs. The exhibit, in the Dalton ucts to hand-wrought drawings of inte- ter's, seven specialist and 14 doctoral de- Access Television. Center Multi-Media Room, will open rior design concepts, scale models of grees will be awarded. University video services is providing with a 5 to 7 p.m. reception Tuesday and theatrical stage settings and graphic Music for the ceremonies will be per- an opportunity for persons to purchase continue daily through Saturday from poster designs. One project will focus formed by the Western Brass Ensemble videotapes of each ofthe three ceremonies. IO a.m. to 5 p.m. The opening reception on the design of new theatre seating conducted by Stephen D. Grugin, music. Orders may be placed by calling 7-5003. also will include guided tours and dem- coupled with a computer-animated pro- The national anthem and the alma mater The tapes are $20 each. onstrations of the University' s new state- gram showing the seating in action as will be sung by WMU' s chapter of Phi Mu of-the-art Gilmore Design Studio, which individual seats fold up. That project Alpha Sinfonia professional music frater- is located in the Gilmore Theatre Com- was produced through the industrial nity. The graduates will be welcomed as plex. design program by a student working new alumni ofthe University by Robert W. The exhibit will cross disciplinary with seating industry representatives. Ethridge, president of the WMU Alumni Did you know? lines as the world of design is explored A computer-generated brochure that Association. President Haenicke will pre- • There are nearly 600 apart- from the viewpoints of interior design will serve as a student recruitment piece side over the ceremonies. ments on campus: 300 at Stadium students from the College of Education ' for all four design programs and a num- The Rev. James Hynes of the Nashville Drive; 200 at Elmwood; and 100 Department of Family and Consumer ber of other communication projects (Mich.) United Methodist Church will give at Goldsworth Valley. Science •industrial design students from will demonstrate the talents of graphic the invocation and benediction at the 9 • About 1,000 people live in the the College of Engineering and Applied design students. Detailed renderings of a.m. ceremony. His daughter, Julie L. campus apartments. Some 650 are Sciences and graphic design and theatre areas such as a restaurant, a vacation Hynes, will be receiving her bachelor of students and the rest are spouses design students from the College of retreat and a hospice facility will be arts degree in applied liberal studies. The and children. Fine Arts. shown as products of the interior design Rev. Harry Stultz of the Salem Baptist • Nearly 70 percent of the stu- "This inaugural exhibit is intended program. Church in Ashland, Wis., will lead those dent residents are graduate stu- to show the commonalties that exist Examples of award-winning stage two parts of the ceremony at 11:30 a.m. His dents and 56 percent of the resi- among the four design disciplines and, daughter, Cynthia J. Stultz, will be receiv- dents are international students. at the same time, focus on the diverse (Continued on page two) ing her bachelor of science degree in biol- ogy. Father Kenneth Schmidt of the St. Two April 11, 1996 Western News Scholars from across the country to gather for conference on communication ethics Communication ethics topics ranging which has been a strong focus over the from debate on abortion and assisted sui- years, says James A. Gilchrist, chairperson cide to the censorship of hate speech will of communication. He is co-directing the be among the pressing issues addressed by conference with James A. Jaksa, commu- scholars who gather as WMU plays host to nication, and Michael S. Pritchard, chair- a national conference Thursday through person of philosophy and director of the Sunday, May 9-12. Center for the Study of Ethics in Society. Communication specialists will come Presentations also will reflect strong new from across the United States and Canada research strands in organizational commu- to attend the Fourth National Communi- nication and values, moral reasoning and cation Ethics Conference at the Kellogg decision making. Education Center located on Gull Lake in The conference is co-sponsored by Hickory Corners. The event, held every WMU's Center for the Study of Ethics in other year starting in 1990, has become the Society, the Department of Communica- nation's leading conference in the growing tion and the Office of the Provost and Vice field of communication ethics. About 100 President for Academic Affairs; the De- scholars are expected to attend all or part of partment of Communication at Duquesne the conference. University; and the Communication Ethics Topics to be covered include moral ac- Commission of the Speech Communica- countability in corporations, the tension tion Association. DRA WING THE LINE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE - Kristine Shook, a freshman between free speech and ethics in the prac- The conference is an outgrowth of the from Detroit, and Robert J. Vander Weele, a junior from Portage, studied some of tice of "outing" gay persons and the inter- SCA's Communication Ethics Commis- the shirts made for the third annual Clothesline Project, which was displayed in the cultural communication ethics involved in sion, which was formed in 1984 to rec- Promenade tent April 1-4. The project is a visual display of clotheslines hung with Japan's apology to South Korea for atroci- ognize the growing interest in ethics within shirts that have been decorated with messages and images by students, staff and ties committed during World War II. Such the organization. Jaksa was one of the faculty who have been victims of child sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, domestic issues will be explored in paper and case principal organizers and served as the first or relationship abuse, homophobic violence or sexual harassment. It symbolizes the study presentations and roundtable discus- chairperson of the commission. He and airing of society's "dirty laundry" and is designed to encourage survivors to break sions. Pritchard also have served as co-chairper- their silence, an important first step toward ending sexual and relationship Delivering the keynote address and lend- sons for each of the previous national con- violence. The project's purpose is to increase awareness of the extent of sexual and ing her expertise over the course of the ferences. relationship violence in our society and its impact on victims and others. It was event will be the conference scholar-in- Advance registration by May 1 is re- organized by Women's Resources and Services and Mortar Board senior honor residence Julia T. Wood, the Nelson society. quired for all those who wish to attend. For Hairston Distinguished Professor of Com- registration information, persons may con- munication Studies at the University of tact Gilchrist or conference secretary Camp organizedfor visually impaired athletes North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Wood, an Cynthia Bergeon at 7-3130. expert on communication and gender as WMU, the Michigan School for the day through Tuesday, April 28-30. Older well as interpersonal and small group com- Deaf and Blind and the Michigan Blind athletes, ages 13 to 16, will refine their munication, will deliver her major address, Reception set for Engemann Athletic Association are teaming up to skills and take part in competitive events a description of "The Need for Ethics and A reception honoring Joseph G. En- play host to the ninth annual Sports Edu- on WMU's campus from Wednesday Justice in the Life of the Family and Cul- gemann, biological sciences, is scheduled cation Camp for Visually Impaired Ath- through Saturday, May 1-4. ture," at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 10. for 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the letes Sunday through Saturday, April 28- Anyone interested in volunteering at The conference will reflect traditional Faculty Lounge of the Bernhard Center. May 4, in Flint and Kalamazoo. the camp in Flint or in Kalamazoo should communication ethics study from such He is retiring after 36 years of service at the The event is an effort to encourage call 7-3455. fields as journalism and public relations, University. visually impaired young people to partici- pate in sports and fitness activities. It is jointly sponsored by the WMU Depart- Design (Continued from page one) _ ment of Blind Rehabilitation. consumer sciences, an interior design spe- memory capacity. they can do now and they are enjoying the More than 70 Michigan athletes be- cialist. "The issue was really how to deliver dialogue with other students about their tween ages 10 to 16 plan to attend the The central piece of the new design what our students need," Roehrick says. common design problems," says Marvin- camp, which offers instruction in a variety computing capability is the Gilmore De- "There are certain things my students need Jordan of her interior design students. of sports as well as competitive events for sign Studio, equipped with 24 Power that may not be required for a graphic "The students who have invested time more accomplished athletes. This year the Macintosh workstations as well as con- designer, but having it available strength- and energy in learning to use this tech- camp will take place in two locations. ventional drafting tables. The facility has ens that program." nology are coming up with some really Athletes ages 10 to 12 will learn introduc- been designed so that each of the work- The interdisciplinary computing facil- beautiful products," Middleton says. "One tory sporting skills at the Michigan School stations can accommodate software from ities grew out ofthe work of a Design Task of my industrial design students has spent for the Deaf and Blind in Flint from Sun- both the Macintosh and IBM platforms. Force that has been meeting since January so much time in the new lab, a workstation Until recently, the technology for such 1995 to find ways in which the four design has been named for him." Faculty members inducted dual-platform applications was not avail- programs can collaborate and share re- Several projects completed with the new into national honor society able for the high-end, memory-intensive sources. The group developed ajoint pro- technology will be part of the University's Ten faculty members were initiated into programs such as CAD and visualization posal to reduce the number of high-end first exhibition to feature the work of all Phi Kappa Phi national honor society along software. computers and the number of copies of four disciplines. "Design Studies at WMU" with 293 students in ceremonies April I. The new technology means that the software programs that four individual will run from Tuesday through Saturday, Phi Kappa Phi recognizes and encour- software required for all four disciplines proposals would have required. April 16-20, in the Dalton Center Multi- ages superior scholarship in all academic can be housed on a common server and "This technology is extremely sophis- Media Room and will reflect traditional disciplines. Students are selected on the operated on the same powerful computers. ticated and the expertise of University drafting, drawing and designing skills as basis of high academic standing. Faculty Students from each program have access to Computing Services Director Priscilla well as work using new computing tech- members and alumni who have achieved state-of-the-art technology for their own Hancock and her staff has been critical to nology (see related story in this issue). scholarly distinction also are eligible. profession as well as additional computing the success of the design and installation The faculty members inducted are: options that, while not specific to their of this facility," Roehrick says. "They JoNina M. Abron, English; Joseph H. professional programs, will enhance their really made this incredible network work." Exhibit (Continued from page one) _ Dunlap, director of aviation sciences; Di- design skills and capabilities. "This was a monumental task to get ane B. Hamilton, nursing; Joseph Kre- "For my program, this has been glori- this all in, make it work and get the soft- and lighting designs done by theatre design tovics, chairperson of education and pro- ous. We have the best of both worlds," says ware to cooperate," says industrial de- students will be showcased in photos, set fessional development; Bernardine M. Greg D. Roehrick, theatre. "We are the signer Middleton. "Having a central server design drawings and computer renderings. Lacey, director of nursing; John R. Mar- envy of all my colleagues in the theatre. for the software is the only way to make it Theatrical costumes on dress forms also tino, mathematics and statistics; Susan K. We are able to do lighting and scenic de- work." will be presented. All are intended to show Meyers, chairperson of occupational sign as well as audio editing and soon we'll For all four programs, the new tech- the depth and breadth of the four design therapy; Steven C. Rhodes, communica- be doing costume design in the new lab." nology means some adjustment in when programs as well as show the avenues open tion; Susan R. Stapleton, chemistry and Without the collaborati ve effort, he says, and how computing skills are taught, but it to students working with the new Univer- biological sciences; and William R. Wiener, his department would have been forced to opens up whole new avenues of design to sity design facilities. chairperson of blind rehabilitation. choose one of the two platforms around pursue with greater efficiency. For in- Many of the projects were completed which to build its computer design capa- teriordesigners, three-dimensional "walk- using the Gilmore Design Studio that fea- bilities. Now his students can work with through" presentations will show clients tures sophisticated computer-aided draft- WSfERNNNms both. design environments being proposed. ing programs coupled with three-dimen- Editor: RuthA. Stevens; Staff Writers: Cheryl P. Roland, Traditionally in the interior and indus- Changes to the proposal can unfold on sional and animated visualization programs Julie D. Paavola; Photographer: Neil G. Rankin. trial design fields, an IBM platform soft- screen before the clients' eyes. Costume that can be applied to all four design disci- Western News (USPS 362-210) is published by News ware package called "Auto-CAD" is the designers for theatre productions may be Services, 8-207 Ellsworth Hall, Western Michigan Uni- plines (see related story in this issue). versity. 1201 Oliver St., Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5165, industry standard. Without experience in able to scan drawings of a period costume "Our students are enthusiastic about the weekly during fall and winter semesters and bi-weekly during spring and summer sessions, except during that software, the job market would be and quickly generate a pattern tailored to dialogue that has been fostered by working vacation periods. Second class postage paid at Kalamazoo, MI49008-5165. closed to graduates. Similarly, graphic de- the body measurements of an actor. Indus- side by side with students in the other

Postmaster: Send address changes to Western News, sign students need extensive experience in trial designers will be able to take a CAD design programs," Marvin-Jordan says. "It News Services, Western Michigan University, 1201 Macintosh-based software to succeed. The- file and create a photo realistic image of Oliver St., Kalamazoo, MI49008-5165. has them thinking about the common prob- atre design innovations are available on the proposed product to show a client. lems the disciplines have to address." Western News is distributed without charge to facully and staff members, retirees and friends oftha University, both platforms, each offering specific ad- Graphic design students will move further The final day of the exhibit, Saturday, and is available at several campus locations. vantages. The CAD and visualization soft- into the world of animation and multi- April 20, coincides with WMU's winter Deadline: items to be considered for pUblication should be submitted to News Services by noon Tuesday of the ware for all four programs share at least media presentations. cOmmencement ceremonies. Students, their week of pUblication. Offices that receive too many cop- ies - or too few copies - are asked to call 387-4100. two common characteristi~s - they re- Faculty in all four programs report over- families and the general public will be WMU is an equal opportunity/employer/affirmative ac- quire a heavy investment in dollars and whelming enthusiasm from their students. tion institution. invited to attend the exhibit and meet fac- only run on high-end computers with large "My students are thrilled with what ulty members from the design programs. Western News April 11, 1996 Three Acclaimed authors here for writers' conference On campus _ Some of the country's most acclajmed at 2: 15 p.m., and a "Question/Answer Ses- poets and fiction writers will participate in sion" will feature Stern, Jones and Halliday DEALING WITH DATA a festjval of workshops, readings and pan- at 3:30 p.m. - Andrew C. Huang els during WMU's Third Coast Writers' The free readings are scheduled as fol- spends his days trying to Conference Thursday through Saturday, lows: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2, with make sense of the vast May 2-4. Halliday, Rosser and Lyons; 8 p.m. Friday, amount of data available at The faculty for this year's conference May 3, with Shields, Jones and Monroe; the University. As associ- includes poets Gerald Stern, Richard Jones, and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 4, with Hempel ate director of institutional Mark Halliday and J. Allyn Rosser as well and Stern. All readings will take place in research, he helps prepare as fiction writers Amy Hempel, Debra 3770 Knauss Hall and will be followed by reports for state and fed- Monroe, David Shields and Daniel Lyons. receptions on the 1OthfloorofSprau Tower. eral agencies and assists in All of the writers will conduct workshops The conference is coordinated by the making sure the informa- with conference participants and give pub- Department of Engljsh. tion released from the Uni- lic readings of their works. versity is consistent. This is the ninth year for the conference, "There's plenty of data designed as a celebration of literature in BGSU coach selected for available on campus," he which featured writers share their work Bronco men's tennis post says. "Our job is to retrieve and insights into the process of writing Dave Morin, the head men's tennis coach it, analyze it and put it into with the community. Nearly 100 writers at Bowling Green State University for the the form that is needed." interesting in improving their skills were past five years, will become WMU'scoach While Huang and his col- selected to attend the conference based on on July I. leagues spend a lot of time manuscripts they submitted. The 1994 Mid-Amerjcan Conference supporting the activities of The public is invited to join these writ- "Coach of the Year," Morin has guided the the president's and pro- ers in attending three panel discussions in Falcons to three third places - the school's vost's offices, they also 3321 Brown Hall. Fiction writers will con- highest league finishes in more than a de- work with just about every sider issues of closure and "epiphany" in cade. He also has coached tennis at high office on campus, he says. In addition to handling programming requests, Huang "The Craft of Fiction" at4: 15 p.m. Friday, schools in Minnesota and was an assistant administers the office's computer network. His interest in the field of computing May 3. On Saturday, May 4, editors of coach at the University of Minnesota, where began as a hobby and turned into a career. A native of the Republic of China, Huang Another Chicago Magazin'e, Michigan he earned his bachelor's degree in 1984 moved to Taiwan in 1949, where he earned his bachelor's degree and served in the Quarterly Review, Poetry East, The and was a four-year letter winner. army. He came to the United States in 1965 and earned his Ph.D. in microbiology PrePress Awards and Third Coast will dis- Morin will replaceJackVredevelt, who from Wayne State University. He was conducting cancer research at Kalamazoo's cuss getting published in "An Editors Panel" will retire after the current season. Borgess Medical Center when he began writing programs to assist in his work. Huang joined the WMU staff in 1988 as a systems specialist in the WMU Founda- tion. He left the University in 1990, but rejoined the staff in 1992, working half-time WMUK to launch spring fund-raiser April 15 in University computing services and half-time in institutional research. He's been WMUK-FM (102.1), the University's tinue unabated, as does our commitment full-time in his present position for the last one and a half years. He says he public radio station, will launch its annual to local news. Loyal listener support made particularly likes the programming part of his job. "We try to take the limited on-air spring fund-rajsing campaign Mon- it all possible." computing commands and make them provide solutions to infinite problems - day, April 15. Although the drive is scheduled to run that's where the challenge comes in," he says. "There is no right or wrong type of The goal for the drive is $80,000 - through Friday, April 19, Pientka noted approach. I'm always learning." When not at work, Huang enjoys spending time $5,000 more than last year. that it will end as soon as the goal is with his family and playing bridge, chess and golf. He's also active in the Chinese "A year ago as federal support dwin- reached. Those at the station hope to finish Association of Greater Kalamazoo, which boasts a membership of more than 500. dled, many forecast the demise of public early in order to devote their full energies radio," said Floyd Pientka, WMUK. "And to covering the Gilmore International Key- yet, this spring WMUK has been able to board Festival, which starts April 20. Jobs _ commit resources to cover The Gilmore, NPR's "Performance Today" will origi- The following list of vacancies is cur- dean or chairperson. celebrate the 19th birthday of Grassroots nate from Kalamazoo on April 25-26. rently being posted through the Job Op- (R) Manager, Residence Hall Fa- and expand service with late-night KJAZ The station already has begun solicit- portunity Program by employment ser- cilities, P-08, Residence Hall Facilities, radio. National Public Radio services con- ing previous supporters and friends by vices in the Department of Human Re- 95/96-457, 4/9-4/15/96. mail. Those who do not contribute in ad- sources. Interested benefits-eligible em- (N) Assistant Professor (Academic Year; vance may call WMUK at 7-1021 and ployees can apply for any of these posi- Tenure Track), 1-30, Speech Pathology and Media pledge during the on-ajr campaign. Con- tions (bargajning or non-bargaining) by Audjology, 95/96-458,4/9-4/15196. Three faculty members will be guests in tributors may pay by sendjng a check or by submitting a job opportunity transfer (R) Skills Training Specialist II (2 the coming weeks on "Focus," a five-minute using MasterCard, VISA or Discover. application during the posting period, or Positions), S-04, Center for Develop- interview produced by news services. "Fo- WMU faculty and staff members may may contact an employment services staff mentally Disabled Adults, 95/96-460, 4/ cus" is scheduled to ajr on these Saturdays use payroll deduction for WMUK pledges. member for assistance in identifying them- 9-4/15/96. at6: lOa.m. on WKPR-AM (1420) with the Forms are avajlable through the station. selves as candidates for these openings. (N) Assistant Manager, LANs and following speakers and topics: George J. In addition, the WMU Foundatjon will S-Ol and S-02 clerical positions are not Microcomputing, X-05, University Com- Haus, special education, on the use of provide an electronjc payment plan that required to be posted. For persons inter- puting Services, 95/96-461,4/9-4/15/96. Ritalin, April 13; Liwana S. Bringelson, will enable supporters to authorize auto- ested in faculty positions, there are open- (N) Technician, X-03 (Hourly), Uni- industrial and manufacturing engineering, matic transfers of funds from checking or ings in selected fields. A letter of applica- versity Computing Services, 95/96-462, on electronic communicatjon, April 20; savings accounts in scheduled increments. tion should be submitted to the appropriate 4/9-4/15/96. and Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis, English, on Please call the Applicant Information oral narratjves, April 27. "Focus" is also Service at 7-3669 for up-to-date informa- used on a regular basis by WKZO-AM Service _ tion on the Job Opportunity Program and (590), WKMI-AM (1360) and everalother These employees are recognized for tional student services. vacancies available to external applicants. radio stations around Michigan. five, 10, 15 and 20 years of service to the 15 years - Terrance P. Kelly, physical (N) New University in April: plant-maintenance services; Jacqueline M. (R) Replacement 20 years - Barbara Shouse, interna- Schley, Sindecuse Health Center; and WMU is an EO/ AA employer Ronald Schubot, University computing Facts on file services. 10 years - Peggy A. Seals, residence Human resources WMU On-Campus Enrollment by College* hall facilities. Completed 1995-96 performance ap- Five years - Suzanne A. Ballard, praisals for all non-bargaining employees Undergraduates Winter Winter Winter Change Change % of W '96 physical plant-building custodial and sup- are due in the Department of Human Re- by College 1994 1995 1996 from '95 from '94 Enrollment port services; John Barton, physical plant- sources by May 31. Arts & Sciences 5,953 6,003 5,980 -0.4% 0.5% 27.2% building custodial and support services; Supervisors are expected to evaluate Business 3,832 3,482 3,60,\ 3.5% -5.9% 16.4% Karen L. Brinn, business information sys- the employee's performance of the mea- Education 2,756 2,674 2,612 -2.3% -5.2% 11.9% terns; Jerry W. FulbrightJr.,physical plant- sures and accountabilities that were de- Eng. & App. Sciences 2,388 2,298 2,203 -4.1% -7.7% 10.0% building custodial and support services; veloped earlier this fiscal year and are Fine Arts 1,137 1,144 1,205 5.3% 6.0% 5.5% Patricia A. Mikowski, Center for Develop- shown on the appraisal form. The supervisor mentally Disabled Adults; Stephanie R. should then complete the evaluation por- Health and Hum. Servo 888 980 1,113 13.6% 25.3% 5.1% Page, physical plant-building custodial and tion of the form, conduct a review with the Continuing Education 53 55 69 25.5% 30.2% 0.3% support services; Patricia S. Pulphus, WMU employee and return the signed perfor- University Curriculum 1,145 1,276 1,283 0.5% 12.1% 5.8% Bookstore; Edward Reid, physical plant- mance apprajsal form to human resources. Unassigned and Misc. 648 512 447 -12.7% -31.0% 2.0% buildjng custodial and support services; Although the 1996-97 fiscal year pay Total 18,800 18,424 18,516 0.5% -1.5% 84.2% and Sarah A. Sims, physical plant-building plan has not been finalized, it is expected custodial and support services. Graduates Winter Winter Winter Change Change % of W '96 that non-bargajning employees will need by College 1994 1995 1996 from '95 from '94 Enrollment documented satisfactory performance to Arts & Sciences 1,137 1,214 1,146 -5.6% 0.8% 5.2% receive any pay increase. Supervisors of Business 411 346 317 -8.4% -22.9% 1.4% Exchange affected academic-year and IO-month em- FOR SUMMER SUBLET - Fully fur- ployees should conduct reviews now to Education 919 909 930 2.3% 1.2% 4.2% nished one-bedroom apartment. Avail- ensure employees are available for dis- Eng. & App. Sciences 169 168 169 0.6% 0.0% 0.8% able May 15-Aug. 15. $485/month. In cussion and signature. Fine Arts 62 66 70 6.1% 12.9% 0.3% Portage, 15 minutes to campus. A/C, The appraisal process gives the super- Health and Hum. Servo 330 333 349 4.8% 5.8% 1.6% pool, quiet. Security deposit, references visor and employee the opportunity to dis- Grad. College (PTC) 621 531 493 -7.2% -20.6% 2.2% required. Call 7-4646. cuss areas in which the employee is doing FOR SALE - Condo at Woodbridge well and those areas that may require im- Total 3,649 3,567 3,474 -2.6% -4.8% 15.8% Hills- The Lakes. Three bedrooms, two provement. The review process also may 22,449 Grand Total 21,991 21,990 0.0% -2.0% 100.0% and a half baths. End unit - beautiful be used to identify new measures for next ·Includes students with multiple majors Source: Office of the Registrar view of lake. Neutral decor. Immacu- year's apprajsal. Accountabilities and mea- late. Call 324-0958. sures for 1996-97 will be due by Sept. 30. Four April 11,1996 Western News Calendar _ The master calendar maintained by news servicesfor use in Western News'is available Wednesday, April 17 through Gopher on the VMScluster. Currently, there are three calendars available: April (thru 20) Exhibition, "Design Studies at WMU," Dalton Center Multi-Media Room, 10 events; May events; andfuture events, which run from June through December. To view a.m.-5 p.m.; opening reception, April 16,5-7 p.m. the calendars, type Gopher at the system prompt. At the next menu, choose 2. Western Softball doubleheader, WMU vs. the University of Michigan, Ebert Field, 3 p.m. Michigan University, then choose 5. Campus Calendar. You willfind options for 1. This Thursday, April 18 Month's Events, 2. Next Month's Events and 3. Future Events. Doctoral oral examination, "The Relationships Among Expectancy, Hypnotizability and Treatment Outcome Associated with Eye Movement Desensitization in the Treat- Thursday, April 11 ment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," Lisa Largo-Marsh, psychology, 208 North (and 12) Exhibition, painting, printmaking and fine press books by Jeff Abshear, MFA Hall, 8:30 a.m. candidate, Gallery II, Sangren Hall, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. "A Gathering of Women," Faculty Dining Room, Bernhard Center Public Cafeteria, (and 12) Exhibition, sculpture by Bill Walther, MFA candidate, graphic design by Joe noon-l p.m. Priebe, BFA candidate, and photography by Ian Collazo, BFA candidate, Student Art Retirement reception honoring Joseph G. Engemann, biological sciences, Faculty Gallery, East Hall, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closing receptions, Friday, April 12: Walther, 5- Lounge, Bernhard Center, 2-4 p.m. 7 p.m.; and Priebe and Collazo, 7-9 p.m. "A Gathering of Women," Faculty Dining Room, Bernhard Center Public Cafeteria, Friday, April 19 noon-I p.m. Meeting, Board of Trustees, times and locations to be announced. Mathematics and statistics colloquium, "Cyclic Encounters of the Right Kind and Men's tennis, WMU vs. Eastern Michigan University, Sorensen Courts, 3 p.m. Combinatorial Conversions," Michelle L. Schultz, doctoral student in mathematics, Satu rday, Apri I 20 Commons Room, sixth floor, Everett Tower, 4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:45 p.m. Commencement, Miller Auditorium, 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Student recital, Sandra Kessler and Miranda Moore, both trombone, Dalton Center Men's tennis, WMU vs. the University of Toledo, Sorensen Courts, I p.m. Lecture Hall, 6 p.m. (and 21) Baseball doubleheader, WMU vs. the University of Akron, Hyames Field: April *(thru 13) University Theatre production, "The World Goes 'Round," Multi-Form 20, I p.m.; and April 21, noon. Theatre, Gilmore Theatre Complex, April 11-12,8 p.m.; and April 13,2 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Apri I 23 *Concert, GCII, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Men's tennis, WMU vs. Kalamazoo College, Sorensen Courts, 3 p.m. Student recital, Randon Chisnell, composition, Dalton Center Multi-Media Room, 8 Softball doubleheader, WMU vs. DePaul University, Ebert Field, 3 p.m. p.m. Thursday, April 25 Friday, April 12 (thru 27) Men's tennis, Mid-American Conference Championships, Sorensen Courts, 9 (and 13) Softball doubleheader, WMU vs. Bowling Green State University, Ebert Field: a.m. April 12,2 p.m.; and April 13, noon. Satu rday, Apri I 27 Mathematics and statistics colloquium, "Cracks in the Images of Functions," Jack (and 28) Baseball doubleheader, WMU vs. the University of Toledo, Hyames Field, 1 Warga, Northeastern University, Commons Room, sixth floor, Everett Tower, 4:10 p.m. p.m.; refreshments, 3:50 p.m. Monday, April 29 Psychology colloquium, "School Psychology," Howard Farris, Deborah Bennett, Jenni- Spring session classes begin. fer Close and Maresa Petrizio, 3760 Knauss Hall, 4 p.m. Student recital, Aric Kroupa, piano, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Student recital, Eat at Joe's Quartet, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 Student recital, Donnidra K. Pierce, vocal jazz, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 6 p.m. (thru 4) Sports Education Camp for Visually Impaired Athletes, various athletic facili- Student recital, Robert Travis, horn, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 7 p.m. ties, all day. Student recital, Mark Morris, violin, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 8 p.m. *(thru 3) WMU staff professional development workshop, "The Seven Habits of Highly *Concert, Puccini's opera, "Turandot," Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Miller Audi- Effective People," led by an associate from the Covey Leadership Center, Fetzer torium, 8 p.m. Center, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; to register call 7-3232. (and 13) New Sounds '96 festival, student composers, Dalton Center Multi-Media Doctoral oral examination, "A Graph Theoretic Study of the Similarity of Discrete Room, 8 p.m. Structures," Heather D. Gavlas, mathematics and statistics, Commons Room, sixth *(thru 14) Kalamazoo Film Society showing, "Belle de Jour," directed by Luis Bunuel, floor, Everett Tower, 4: 10 p.m. 2750 Knauss Hall: April 12-13, 8 p.m.; and April 14,2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 2 Saturday, April 13 Meeting, Faculty Senate, Fetzer Center, 7 p.m. Retirement reception honoring Anne Cline and Nancy Crowell, both Sara Swickard *(thru 4) Third Coast Writers' Conference, Brown and Knauss halls, Thursday evening Preschool, 242 Bernhard Center, II a.m.-2 p.m. thru Saturday; May 2 free public reading by Mark Halliday, J. Allyn Rosser and Daniel Women' tennis, WMU vs. the University of Akron, Sorensen Courts, I p.m. Lyons, 3770 Knauss Hall, 8 p.m. Student recital, Michelle Mailhot, vocal jazz, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 1 p.m. *Admission charged Student recital, Richard Dietrich, percussion, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 3 p.m. Student recital, Rachel Coosaia, cello, and Sean Mirate, piano, Dalton Center Lecture Etter-Lewis co-edits collection of oral narratives Hall, 3 p.m. It's important to celebrate the sister- ranging from scholars to non-degreed com- Student recital, Sara Dahabieh, viola, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 5 p.m. hood of all women, but at the same time to munity activists. Etter-Lewis and Foster Student recital, Stephanie Reed, soprano, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 7 p.m. respect individual differences, says discovered most of the writers through Student recit.al, Kathryn Levy, soprano, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 9 p.m. Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis, English. professional journals, conferences and col- Sunday, April 14 This sentiment is at the heart of a new leagues. Many of them were already in- 37th annual Concerto Concert, University Symphony Orchestra and concerto competi- book co-edited by Etter-Lewis and Michele volved in projects or research that com- tion winners, Miller Auditorium, 3 p.m. Foster, professor in the Center for Educa- plied with the book's intent. Most of the *Guest artist recital, The Real Group, vocal jazz, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8 p.m. tional Studies at the Claremont Graduate essays feature firsthand stories from the Monday, April 15 School in California. interview subjects, but the book also in- Teacher Placement Day, East Ballroom Bernhard Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. "Unrelated Kin: Race and Gender in cludes extensive analysis by the writers. (thru 19) Exhibition, ceramics by John Lambert, Jay Dougan and Thomas Cieciorka, Women's Personal Narratives," released Some chapters even include the questions BFA candidates, Student Art Gallery, East Hall, weekdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; opening by Routledge of New York City, is a col- the writer asked of the subject during the reception, Tuesday, April 16,5-9 p.m. lection of essays and oral narratives that interview. Tuesday, April 16 tell the life stories of non-white, non- West- "As the project took shape over the Softball doubleheader, WMU vs. Kent State University, Ebert Field, 2 p.m. ern women. The book intends to preserve years, we felt it was important to have the Physics colloquium, "Infrared Dynamics of Charges in Low-Dimensional Solids," histories, and at the same time provide a actual words of the narrators, but we also Young Hoon Kim, physics, the University of Cincinnati, 1110 Rood Hall, 4 p.m.; model for researchers on women of color. wanted the researchers to offer some kind refre hments, Bradley Common, 2202 Everett Tower, 3:30 p.m. Etter-Lewis says for years scholars and of analysis of the experience of interview- researchers have conveniently viewed ing as well as the resulting text," Etter- women as an undifferentiated collective or Lewis says. a seamless mass, failing to focus on dis- One issue the book also raises is whether tinct differences of culture and race. She people of different sexes or ethnic back- says this view has led to a situation where grounds can adequately tell another's story. women from the non-Western world are Etter-Lewis believes it's rare, but she says underrepresented in literature and research. it can be done. She says the researcher has "Part of the purpose of this book is to to be particularly sensitive and extremely point out that all women are not the same familiar with the culture on which they are and to suggest that women of color's ex- writing. periences are different than their white She believes this sensitivity is at work American sisters," she says. "These women in "Unrelated Kin." Many of the essays are belong to two oppressed groups - they're written by people who are not of the same women and people of color. There's a race and one of the essays is even written double discrimination that has an influ- by a male. Etter-Lewis says there was great ence on their lives every day. That alone debate about letting a man write one of the sets them apart." pieces, since many previous oral histories "Unrelated Kin" includes stories of collected by males always have what she women who are Native American, African calls "this interfering voice" in the text. American, Chinese American, Latina and She feels the author did a fine job and his Cambodian. In one chapter, a professional approach allowed the voices of these Chinese American woman tells of giving women to be heard. up her career as a geophysics engineer to With weighty analysis and discussion come to the United States because she of method and theory, Etter-Lewis admits SHARING IDS EXPERTISE - Peter A. Schweitzer, a WMU alumnus who is mistakenly thinks it will result in a better "Unrelated Kin" is perfectly suited for aca- president of J. Walter Thompson, one of the world's leading advertising agencies, life for her children. Other chapters tell the demics. But she hopes it also will appeal to discussed his work in a marketing class in the Haworth College of Business last stories of women who were members of . anyone with an interest in women's lives, week. Schweitzer, who earned his master of business administration degree from the Black Panther party or Cambodian refu- especially the lives of women of color. WMU in 1967, also spoke at an April 3 luncheon of the President's Circle gee women who escaped the terror of the In addition to Etter-Lewis and Foster, Associates. He is based in Detroit and has been with J. Walter Thompson since 1975. Khmer Rouge. contributors to the book include WMU His responsibilities include managing the Ford Motor Co. account and maintaining The book represents five years of work faculty member JoNina M. Abron, En- the effectiveness of the company's relationships worldwide. and includes 12 essays written by authors glish.