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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSllY Volume 21, Number 7 October 13, 1994 WMU campus is the place to go during Homecoming activities Oct. 16-22 WMU alumni, students, faculty, staff and 19-21, "noonz tents" will be set up outside information and reservations, persons may Immediately following the fritter fest, friends will find a campus full of fun, near the Bernhard Center, the Promenade contact the Shaw Theatre ticket office at 7- students may take part in the Western excitement and spirit during the University's tent near the sundial, the Fountain Plaza by 6222. Olympics, also at the pond area. Teams will Homecoming celebration Oct. 16-22. Miller Auditorium and Schneider Hall. A "Bronco Excitement," a pep rally packed challenge each other in such events as the bat The theme for this year, "Oh, The Places variety of activities to increase the awareness with live performances, surprise appearances spin, orange pass, raw egg toss, white bubble We'll Go," is based on aDr. Seuss book. The and spirit of Homecoming, along with and spirit, will begin at8 p.m. Thursday in the gum find and tug-of-war. theme was chosen to represent the kinds of refreshments and balloons, will be provided University Arena. One lucky member of the The olympics will by followed by the travel and adventures WMU students will from II :30 a.m. to I p.m. audience will receive a $300 gift certificate Twister competition at 4 p.m. at the pond encounter intheir lives. A campuswide talent show called "That's from Kalamazoo Travel, compliments of area. Two-person teams will compete in the WIDR-FM. popular game that requires flexibility and Nationally known comedian Cary coordination. Long will preside over the free Alumni registration, Homecoming event, which will include the hospitality and an alumni locator service will semifinals for Homecoming be available from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 king and queen. The top three men a.m. to noon Saturday. Friday's alumni- and women receiving votes by the related activities will take place inthe McKee The first event of Entertainment" will take place at 7 p.m. student body will be asked to attend and Alumni Center in Walwood Union on East the Homecoming week is the annual "Victory Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Miller Auditorium. answer a question. The men and women with Campus. Saturday's activities will be on the Run" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Kanley The event, sponsored by the Student Alumni the top three combined scores will be named second floor lobby of the Bernhard Center. Track. The run-walk-jog-a-thon is sponsored Association, provides students with the to the Homecoming Court. The king and Alumni are invited to stop by and receive by the special events department of the opportunity to be inthe spotlight and compete queen will be announced at the rally. information about Homecoming, former Division of Intercollegiate Athletics. The for prizes. Friday, Oct. 21, will be a day of fun and classmates, roommates and friends, and event raises funds for the division, and Immediately following the talent show, non-stop Homecoming activities at WMU. various reunion activities. provides an opportunity for members of Miller Auditorium will feature the fast-paced The annual Soap Box Derby will begin at 2 Friday evening events will begin at 7 p.m. organizations inside or outside the University action movie, "Speed," starring Keanu Reeves p.m. Friday on Gilkison Avenue in front of at the intramural fields near the Goldsworth to raise money for their group. For more and SandraBullockat9:30 p.m. The Campus the Sindecuse Health Center. The racing Valley III residence hall complex with the information, persons should call 7-8606. Activities Board is sponsoring the event. machines are built by students and must meet spirit banner competition. The "Yell Like The Sunday events will conclude with a Admission is free to all students, faculty and certain specifications and be registered. Hell" chant will be next, followed by a performance by WMU' svocaljazz ensemble, staff. Trophies will be awarded to winners in the ftreworks gala at 9 p.m. Gold Company, at 5:30 p.m. on the Bronco The Homecoming activities will continue "racin' car" and "funny car" divisions. Also at 7 p.m. Friday, the WMU women's Mall center stage in the Bernhard Center. as the WMU hockey team takes on the The "Fritter Fest" also will begin at 2 p.m. volleyball team will challenge Mid-American At 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, the WMU University of Waterloo at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday at the Goldsworth Valley Pond area. Conference rival Bowling Green State gospel choir will perform inthe Dalton Center Oct. 20, in Lawson Ice Arena. The fest is a Homecoming tradition that University at the University Arena. Recital Hall. The concert will feature choirs The musical, "Guys and Dolls," will be challenges four-person teams to see how The evening will continue with the and gospel groups from West Michigan performed at 8 p.m. Thursday at Shaw many donuts they can eat in two minutes. celebration's newest event, "Players Ball churches as well as individual artists. Theatre. The production runs through Oct. Prize money and T-shirts will be awarded to From Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 22, with performances at 8 p.m. For ticket the top three teams. (Continued on page four) Founding director envisions healthy future for new School of Nursing Bernardine M. Lacey, the new director of of the American Academy of Nursing in the recently established School of Nursing, 1990, received a Distinguished Alumni has a vision for the future direction of the Award from Georgetown University in 1993 school, and of nursing itself. and eamed the Pearl McIver Public Health That vision has moved one step closer to Nurse Award from the American Nurses reality with the approval Sept. 30 of the Association in 1994. Her degrees are from appointment of three nursing faculty members Georgetown, Howard and Columbia by the Board of Trustees. universities. "It's called community-focused nursing," "We're truly fortunate to have recruited says Lacey, whose appointment as the someone of the caliber and stature of Dr. founding director of the school was effective Lacey," says Dean Janet I. Pisaneschi, health Sept. 6. "While the hospital will remain a and human dervices. "We're also fortunate vital setting, we know that other settings in to have attracted an experienced group of the community are very relevant to primary faculty members to help establish the school." care and the promotion of health." The three new nursing faculty members Nursing students will be provided ex- are: Lenore L. Anderson and Patricia J. perience in settings such as independent Broten, both assistant professors; and Diane clinics, nursing homes, schools, homeless B. Hamilton, associate professor. shelters, public housing, churches that set up Anderson has experience in nursing clinics and the home, she says. education and a background in cultural "All ofthis is moving nursing into a very anthropology. In addition, she is a practicing different arena," she says. "It's moving the pediatric nurse practitioner and brings a nursing practitioner into the community unique perspective on children as well as NURSING EDUCATORS - The founding members of the School of Nursing met where the people are, and that's very exciting." independent and collaborative nursing to the recently to discuss the school's new community-focused curriculum. With director In many of those settings, Lacey says, the school. Bernardine M. Lacey, standing, are, seated from left, faculty members Lenore L. emphasis is on the prevention of illness, the She most recently served as a nurse practi- Anderson, Diane B. Hamilton and Patricia J. Broten. The school is part of the College promotion of health and health education. tioner at the Community Medical Center in of Health and Human Services. And it's happening in the midst of increasing Kalamazoo. She has taught at Grand Valley pressure from the public for more involvement "We'll be involving faculty members from Washington, D.C., where she was assistant State University and the University of in its own health care. physical therapy, physician assistant, professor and director of the Homeless Project Texas and was a staff nurse at the Cardinal "You see this self care movement in the occupational therapy, speech pathology and in the College of Nursing at Howard Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children increasing amount of literature addressing audiology, and social work in our program," University. She also held adjunct in St. Louis. nutrition, stress and exercise," Lacey says. Lacey says. appointments in the schools of nursing at the Broten, former dean of nursing at Nazareth "This requires health care professionals to be "We want our students to understand the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins College, has many years of experience in more sensitive to people's concerns." collaboration and partnership between the University. undergraduate nursing education, especially That leads Lacey into another important many professionals beyond those of the nurse She has served as an adviser to the in registered nurse programs. She part of her vision, the concept of teamwork. and the physician," she says. 'The curriculum President's Task Force on Health Care demonstrated her creative approaches to "The whole idea is to have interdisciplinary, is grounded in the needs of the community Reform and to the Clinton/Gore Transition education when she helped students complete multidisciplinary teams of allied health and will address the patterns of individuals, Team Task Group on Health Delivery. She their nursing degrees after the college professionals, working together," she says.