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Monday, November 8, 1999 Volume 24, Number 15 Governor Appoints Fridsma to Commission On Financing Post-Secondary Education Ken Fridsma has given financial Michigan Governor John Engler has the state. The appointments to the advice to Grand Valley students since tapped Fridsma for a Commission on commissio n were announced last w ek. 1968. Before becoming director of the Financing Post-seconda1y Education. The group wi ll be chaired by Lt. Financial Aid office, he worked in a Fridsma, the onl y representative of one Governor Dick Posthumus. similar of Michigan's 15 state universities, will The commission will review existing capacity at be joined by James Anderson, president financial aid options fo r coll ege students Kent State of Lansing Community Coll ege; Keith and recommend additional programs to University Pretty, president of Walsh College in address unmet needs, coordinating any and at Detroit; and Richard Gab1ys, vice new funding sources with existing Wisconsin chairman of Deloitte and Touche LLP programs. The commission is expected State Univer and chair of the Michigan Education to submit a written report to Governo r sity. Trust Board of Directors. Engler in four months. Because Engler created the commission in More than 70 percent of GVSU's of that September to ensure a variety of 17,452 students receive some form of experi ence, fl exible financing options to those fin ancial aid to pursue a coll ege degree. seeking post-secondary education in

Philanthropy Center Named for Dottie Johnson During the annual meeting of the of the Kell ogg Company, National City students in our program with one of the Council of Michigan Foundations Bankcorp, and the W.K. Kellogg count1y 's most complete coll ections (CMF) in Grand Rapids last week, Foundation. dealing with philanthropy and related Grand Valley President Arend D. subjects, will be relocated to GVSU's Lu bbers announced that GVSU has Grand Rapids campus. named its philanthropy program for In addition, CMF has given a longtime supporter and Board of $500,000 endowment gift to GVSU ; the Control member Dorothy Johnson. earnings will be used to maintain , Lubbers said that in recognition of expand and permanently house the Johnson's stellar leadership of CMF, coll ection. from which she is retiring after 25 years as president and CEO, hence forth, Grand Valley will call the You should know ... program the Dorothy A. Johnson • You can share your Y2K Center for Philanthropy and Nonprof thoughts and concerns with your it Leadership. colleagues in the new WHY2K? chat Johnson, who was the founding room at www.gvnow.gvsu.edu/ president of CMF - the nation's largest association of fam ily founda tions, philanthropic organizations and corporate giving programs - is also vice chair of CMF is giving its own substantial GVSU's Board of library, currently ho used at CMF Control, a member of headquarters in Grand Haven, to GVSU. the Board of Directors The library, which will provide the 2

Across Campus Search Begins for SWS School of Nursing Sponsors Program Director Smoking Cessation Clinics The Academic Resource Center is in Nearl y 20 people from the Heartside area search of a director for the Supplemental of Grand Rapids took part in smoking Writing Skills (SWS) Program. The primary cessation clinics in October as part of duties of the position are to determine GVSU's Kirkhof School of Nursing Health which course offerings will be designated Center outreach. In addition to the Campus SWS, to evaluate SWS courses and deter Health Center, located in the lower level of mine whether the criteria are being the Recreation Center, KSON runs a health implemented, and to sponsor workshops center in the Herkimer Hotel on Division for faculty members teaching SWS courses. Street in downtown Grand Rapids. The The director will report to the dean of clinics are supported by a grant from the Academic Resources and compensation Kellogg Foundation and by the GVSU will be given through release time . Center for Philanthropy. The position will be available starting spring/ summer 2000, w ith some overlap during the winter semester with the current director, Professor Sheldon Kop per!. Persons interested in the position can refer to the GVSU Bulletin Board message. Letters of appli cation should be sent to The GVSU Forum is published by the Office of Dean Mary Seeger. University Communica tions Nurse practitioner Diana Schram acts as facilita eve1y Monday w hen classes are tor for smoking cessation clinics. in sess ion and biweekly during the summer. The submission deadline is Tuesday noon. Send publica tion items to Kathleen Adams, editor, c/ o the FORUM cc:Mail box. From off campus, Coming Events email [email protected]. Telephone: 616-895-2221. Fax: Arts at Noon Concert Center. A dinner for faculty members is 616-895-2250 Visit FORUM planned for 5-9 p.m. in the Grand Rive r ONLINE on the World Wide Web To Feature String Quartet Room, Kirkhof Center. Kincaid will give a at: www.gvsu. edu/ The Colorado String Quartet will perform speech, titled "Accommodating Students Faculty and staff members on Tuesday, November 9, at 12 noon in the with Disabilities in the University: A ca n find an online "Sketches" Cook-DeWitt Center as part of its residency Training for Faculty in Post-secondary submission form on the Web Site. in the greater Grand Rapids area. Settings." Acclaimed for its interpretation of quartet For more information, contact Kathleen literature, the group has performed in major Vanderveen at x2490. halls around the globe. The group has been featured on radio and television world-wide GVSU Celebrates Diversity and recently released a CD of Brahms The annual Grand Valley Ethnic Festival Quartets and an album of contemporary will be held on Thursday, November 11 , compositions. from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Fieldhouse Arena. Student organizations, faculty and Educating Students with staff members, and local vendors will have Disabilities to Be Discussed booths displaying items that represent a The Office of Academic Support and the particular country or ethnic group. Cultural Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center performances by various student organiza are sponsoring presentations by Jeanne tions will take place throughout the clay. Kincaid, an expert in the fi eld of disability Admission to the festival is free. All law in educational settings, on Wednesday, students, faculty and staff members, and November 10. members of local communities are invited An open forum for staff members will be to attend. held at 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt 3

Emergency Closing Policy The Grand Valley State University The decision to close the Meijer Plant Services, Food Service, Housing, emergency closing policy is as follows. Campus will be made taking into consider Information Technology, WGVU In evaluating whether or not to close ation local weather conditions and AM/ FM/ TV, Eberhard Center Building for snow-related reasons, the following decisions made by other institutions in the Management, Fieldhouse Management, criteria are used: (1) the ability of the in1rnediate Holland area. If the Allendale and Libra1y Se1vices. university's road crews to keep campus campus is closed, the Meijer Campus is Unless Grand Valley State is officially roads and parking lots cleared; (2) the also closed. closed, faculty members are expected to conditions of prima1y and seconda1y roads When Muskegon Community College is hold their classes as usual. Individual in the area as repo1ted by the State Police closed, GVSU's Muskegon Center for faculty members who wish to cancel a as well as the Ottawa County Central Higher Education will be closed. When the class or other event should do so only Dispatch Auth01ity; (3) weather reports decision is made to close the main with permission of their dean. In such regarding the track of the storm and other No1thwestern Michigan College campus in cases, faculty members are responsible conditions (icing, thermal inversions, etc.). Traverse City, GVSU's University Center for notifying students for each class they Because commuting students, faculty, w ill also close. teach. The media will announce only and staff come from a broad geographic Students, faculty and staff should complete closings, not cancellation of area, it is extremely difficult to arrive at a assume die university is open unless dley individual classes or events. decision that is appropriate to each hear odle1w ise on die radio or television. Snow Closing During Finals vicinity. Weather conditions rarely are Persons should not ca ll die GVSU switch If uniform throughout this large area. There board, but should listen for die infom1ation a closing involves a specified exam is no one decision that will satisfy eve1y on die radio and television. day, the affected exams will be held on one; however, a diligent effoJt is made to the next available day after the exam Announcements of closing will be week has concluded. For example, if a anive at a reasonable decision that made over d1e stations listed below. For a considers the safety of students as well as Tuesday exam day was canceled, the more detailed update on campus condi next available day after die conclusion of their right to receive instruction. Under no tions and area roads, tune to die Grand circumstances does GVSU ask students, the exam week would be Saturday. If Valley State radio stations, WGVU-FM 88.5 two exam days were affected, e.g. faculty or staff to assume undue risk in and WGVU-AM 1480. Eve1y eff01t will be traveling to class in inclement weather. Wednesday and Thursday, Wednesday's made to make the announcement over die exam would take place on Saturday and No announcement is made when the stations as early as possible, but no later Thursday's exam would be the following university is open. Definition of the tenns man 6:30 a.m. for daytinle classes, and Monday. "canceled" and "closed" as they pe1tain to 3 p.m. for evening classes. GVSU employees: canceled - classes and Overnight Parking Restrictions Radio Stations activities will not be held and employees Section 2.10, "Resident Parking," of are to repolt to work; closed - only Grand Rapids - WBBL-AM 1340, WBCT the campus Traffic and Parking Ordi designated employees are to repolt to FM 93.7, WLAV-FM 96.9, WCSG-FM 91.3, nance, states that no overnight parking is work. WLHT-FM 95.7, WCUZ-FM 101.3, WODJ-FM permitted in any lot other than residen Grand Valley State University will close 107.3, WGNB-FM 89.3, WOOD-AM 1300, tial lots, except widl permission of the all or palt of its operations only in case of WGRD-FM 97.9, WOOD-FM 105.7, WGVU Director of Public Safety Services. extreme emergency caused by impassable AM 1480, WQFN-FM 100.5, WGVU-FM 88.5, WSNX-FM 104.5, WKLQ-FM 94.5, WIKG Parking between the hours of 3-7 roads, restiicted visibility, violent weather, a.m. is considered overnight parking. energy loss, or od1er conditions seriously AM 1230, WKWM-AM 1140, WVIT-FM 96.1. Holland - W\X,JQ-AM 1260, WJQK-FM 99.3, Also, parking overnight in Lots B, C endangering the health and safety of West, D, D-Overflow, J, and and Ca lder students, faculty, and staff. Normally the and WHCT-AM 1450. Muskegon- WMUS FM 106.9 and WMUS-AM 1090. Residence (resident lots) requires a Eberhard Center will close only when the "reserved" resident permit or a tempo Allendale campus is closed. Television Stations rary resident permit issued by die WGVK-TV Channel 52, WXMI-TV Depa1tment of Public Safety Services. Date Set for Faculty Channel 17, 42 & 58, WGVU-TV Channel During snow removal periods, any 35, WWMT-TV Channel 3, WOOD-TV vehicle found to be in violation of the Staff Party Channel 8, WZZM- TV Channel 13. ordinance will be subject to impound The annual faculty and staff hol ment. Any questions should be referred iday party will be held from Essential Staff to the Depa1tment of Public Safety 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, December 2, When classes are canceled, all staff Se1v ices at x3255. in the Grand River Room of the are expected to repo1t for work unless Overnight parking is prohibited at the Kirkhof Center. At that time, awards the closing announcement indicates that Grand Rapids campus and the Meijer will be presented to faculty and staff only essential staff need repolt. The Campus at Holland except with permis members with 10, 20, 25, 30 and 35 fo ll owing personnel are considered sion of the Building Management Office; years of se1vice with GVSU. essential and are expected to report: call x6700. Department of Public Safety Se1vices, 4

Calendar of Events

General Events Sat., Nov. 13 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Admissions Recruitment Education/Busi All activities on the Allendale Campus unless otherwise ness Day. HRY. noted. 7:30 p.m.: Theatre production. Sung Rno's Cleveland Arts Hotline: (616) 895-ARTS Raining. Special reception with the playwright following Calder Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.- the performance. See above for costs and reservation 7 p.m. Thurs. information. LAT, PAC. Tues., Oct. 26-Thurs., Dec. 2 Sun., Nov. 14 Gallery hours: Art exhibit. "The Meaningful Object: A Visual 2 p.m.: Music Department Concert. Vocal and Instrumental Dialogue on Cultural Transformation, Urban Decay and Chamber Music Concert. GVSU Choral Ensembles, Renewal." Calder Gallery, PAC. Call x3196 for more Chamber Orchestra, and Cello Ensemble, with conduc information. tors Ellen Pool, Hyunsai Lee, and Lee Copenhaver. CDC. Mon., Nov. 8-Tues., Nov. 9 2 p.m.: Theatre production. Sung Rno's Cleveland Raining. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.: Lake Michigan State of the Lake Confer See above for costs and reservation information. LAT, ence, sponsored by the Robert B. Annis Water Resources PAC. Institute. Full conference registration $50. Conference headquarters Holiday Inn, Muskegon Harbor. Call x3749 Sports for more information and to register. Sports Hotline: (616) 895-3800. Game times subject to change. Mon., Nov. 8-Thurs., Nov. 11 8 a.m.-12 noon: Intermediate level computer technology Mon.,Nov. 8 training workshop for EAP staff. 112 HRY. Assessment 7:30 p.m.: Men's Basketball. Exhibition Game/Sugar Mel All must be completed before registering and can be found Stars at GVSU. at www4.gvsu.edu/acad-sem/assess99.htm. Call Sherry Thurs. , Nov. 11-Sat., Nov. 13 Barricklow at x2324 to register. TBA: Volleyball at GLIAC Conference. Battle Creek. Tues., Nov. 9 Fri., Nov. 12 9 a.m.: Student Employee Training Session. Muskegon River 6 p.m.: Swimming & Diving. Lewis University & Wheaton Room, KC. College at GVSU. 12 noon: Arts at Noon Series. The Colorado String Quartet in concert as part of their residency in the greater Grand Sat., Nov. 13 Rapids area. CDC. 1 p.m.: Football. Ferris State University at GVSU. 1 p.m.: Swimming & Diving. University of Findlay at GVSU. Wed.,Nov. 10 7:30-9:30 a.m.: International Breakfast Briefing: Latin Ameri ca, sponsored by Seidman School of Business, Van Andel Global Trade Institute, and the Small Business Develop ment Center. Second floor, EC. Call x6664 to RSVP. Benefits Bulletin 12 noon: Campus Wellness Stress Management Series, "Massage." Muskegon River Room, KC. E-mail Brenda Open Enrollment Update Reeves to register. All benefit-eligible faculty and staff should have received 6-9 p.m.: Campus Wellness, Laker Aerobic Challenge. Free to their 2000 personalized benefit enrollment folder. Enroll faculty, staff, and students. Refreshments & door prizes ment forms are due to Human Resources by Friday, Novem provided. E-mail Brenda Reeves for more information. ber 12 (140 LMH). Thurs., Nov. 11 Benefit staff will be at the Eberhard Center, room 215, on 9-10:30 a.m.: COT Development Committee Workshop, Monday, November 8, from 1-3 p.m., and at the Kirkhof "Stress Management." Cabins D & F, KC. Call x2215 to Center, Rogue River Room, on Tuesday, November 9, from RSVP. 1-3 p.m., to answer questions. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Ethnic Festival. FH. Vision Service Plan (VSP) - To determine if the laser Fri., Nov. 12 vision correction surgery is an option, contact VSP member 8 a.m.-12 noon: Special meeting times with President services at 1-800-877-7195. Faculty and staff members will Lubbers. Appointments required. Call Ardy or Teri at be advised of the nearest VSP case manager who can help x2182 to schedule an appointment. in determining who may be a candidate for the surgery. All 7:30 p.m.: Theatre production. Sung Rno's Cleveland Rain scheduling and approval must be done through the VSP ing. Tickets are $7 general admission, $6 groups and case manager. special populations, $5 college students, $2 K-12 students. Benefit Statements - Some of the 1999 Benefit Statements Call x2300 for reservations. LAT, PAC. were sent with a 1998 date indicated. Note that the person alized contribution information on this statement is a snapshot of current benefit elections.