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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU 1996-1997, Volume 21 Grand Valley Forum, 1976- 4-21-1997 Grand Valley Forum, volume 021, number 32, April 21, 1997 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/forum21 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Grand Valley Forum, volume 021, number 32, April 21, 1997" (1997). 1996-1997, Volume 21. 33. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/forum21/33 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 1996-1997, Volume 21 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A News letter for the GRAND VALLEY STAT E U N IVERSITY Community Monday, April 21 , 1997 Vo lume 21 , Number 32 GVSU's 30th Anniversary Commencement To Be Held at Van Andel Arena An expected larger site to all ow more fri ends and 1,231 GVSU family members to attend. The larger students will fa cility is also more conducive to the participate in the activities planned to commemorate the graduation 30th anniversaty commencement. ceremonies at The event will feature the Grand the Van Andel Rapids Symphony Orchestra, a video Arena at 10 a.m. highlighting the histo1y of Grand Va lley on Saturday, and the accomplishments of its alumni, April 26. The and Grand Rapids Mayor John Logie, who number includes will deliver the commencement address. 1,002 students who will receive Grand Vall ey will hold its first bachelor's commencement in Traverse City o n degrees and 229 who will receive Grand Valley changed the venue of Tuesday, April 29, for students who master's degrees. The university will its spring commencement from the have completed their degrees in the also commemorate the 30th anniversary Fieldhouse to the Van Andel Arena at Traverse City regional center. The of its first graduating class. the request of students, who wanted a ceremony is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Rotary Dome of the Park Place Hotel. 1997 Distinguished Alumni Named The Provost of Wayne County sciences. He was graduated from Wayne the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S . Community Coll ege and a doctor soon State University's School of Medicine in Air Force, is currently chief of aerospace to be stationed at a U.S. Air Force base 1983, and ho lds additional advanced medicine technology at Brooks Air Force in Italy will be honored as "Distin degrees in public health and aerospace Base in San Antonio, Texas. guished Alumni for 1997" at Grand medicine. Simpson, who has achieved Valley's commencement on April 26. Annie Coma r-Jacobs, academic provost at Wayne County Community Vanden Wyngaard Named Coll ege in Detroit, is a member of University Carillonist GVSU's "pioneer" class of 1967. After Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, asso receiving her bachelor's degree in ciate professor of Music, has been English and social studies from Grand appointed to the· new position of Valley, Coma r-Jacobs earned a master University Carillonist. A facu lty of arts in reading in 1973 from the member since 1967 and GVSU's University of Cincinnati . She has principal carillonist since the instru served the 1,800-student coll ege as an ment's 1994 dedication, Vanden instructor, a curriculum developer, and Wyngaard has incorporated the depattment chairperson. She has held sound of the Cook Carillon into the position of provost since 1993. numerous campus activities, from She is currently a doctoral candidate convocations to the Summer Caril at Michigan State University. lo n Conceit Series. Appointed to the Ca rl Simpson was position of Associate University Car graduated with honors illonist is Barbara Kindschi, a regu from Grand Va lley in lar performer on the Cook Carillon. 1979 with a bachelor's degree in biomedical 2 Higher Ed Funding Process Under Way in Lansing The State House Higher Education The measure moves next to the full Appropriations Subcommittee has voted to House Appropriations Committee, and then boost Governor Engler's proposed 2.5 to the House fl oor. From there it goes to the percent increase in higher education funding Senate, where the Appropriations Committee to 5 percent for fi scal 1998. has scheduled a hearing for May 1. Presi The subcommittee also added to its dent Arend D. Lubbers and Vice President recommendation a feature that would Matthew McLogan are expected to testify at increase per-student base funding at that hearing. Michigan's lowest funded state universities, including Grand Valley. Faculty and Staff Sketches CindyWalter, International Affairs program coordinator, along with graduate presentation, titled "Let's Go to the Movies! intern Laurel Uncapher, and students Melissa Using Films to Illustrate Basic Concepts in Brun and Cindy Shelner, presented a Public Administration," at the 20th National workshop, titled "Peer Study Abroad Conference on Teaching Public Administra- The GVSU Forum is Advisors: A Vital Resource," at the Michigan tion. published by the Office of Association of Foreign Student Affairs Michael Webster, associate professor of University Communications Conference in Mount Pleasant. every Monday when classes are English, presented a paper, titled "'singing is in session and biweekly during Gerald Simons, assistant professor of silence': Being and Nothing in the Visual the summer. The submission Economics, presented his paper, "Trade Poet1y of E. E. Cummings," at the sympo deadline is Tuesday noon. Send Reform with Production Precommitments," sium, "lconicity in Language and Literature," pub li cation items to Kathleen at the Midwest Economics Association's held at the University of Zurich. Adams, editor, c/ o the FORUM cc:Ma il box. From off campus, annual meetings in Kansas City, Missouri. Ram Singh, and Douglas Chung, profes email forum@gvsu. edu. Loretta Konecki, professor of Education, sors of Social Work, presented a paper, titled Telephone: 616-895-2221. Fax: and Linda McCrea and Barbara Reinken, "Empowerment: An Innovative Experiment 616-895-2250 Visit FORUM assistant professors of Education, in collabo to Working in Developing Communities," at ONLINE on the Wo rl d Wide Web the 23rd Annual Third World Conference in at: www.gvsu.edu/ ration w ith Grand Rapids Public Schoo ls, wrote a Goals 2000 grant that was recently Chicago. Faculty and staff members approved. This grant will provide GVSU can find an online "Sketches" Linda Yuhas, employment and compensa submission form on the Web School of Education, School of Nursing, and tion manager, and Mike Woods, Affirmative Site. School of Social Work the opportunity to Action director, gave a presentati on, titled develop an educational center at Buchanan "How GVSU Streamlines Their Search Elementa1y School in Grand Rapids. Process," at the Michigan College and Russell Rhoads, assistant professor of University Public Administrators Conference Anthropology, presented the paper, "Power, in Holland. Information and Agriculture in a Venezuelan Neil MacDonald, assistant professor of Community ," at the An nual Meeting of the Biology, presented a paper, titled "Environ Society for Applied Anthropology in March. mental Stress Effects on Tree Vigor, Mortality The paper is based on research conducted and Growth Along a Pollution-Climate in Venezuela on farmer strategies in the fa ce Gradient," at a meeting of the Michigan of economic structural adjustment. Academy of Science, Arts and Letters in Polly Diven, assistant professor of Poli tical Grand Rapids. Science, presented a paper, titled "Untying the Knot?: U.S. Food Aid Policy and U.S. In the News Farm Po licy in the 1990s," at the annual Erika King, professor and chair of meeting of the International Studies Associa Political Science, was interviewed by tion in Toronto. WOOD Radio on the Carter and Bush Barb Adams, assistant professor of Public administrations. The interview was sched and Nonprofit Adm inistration, gave a uled to be broadcast in conj unction with the April 17 ceremonies at the Ford Museum. 3 Across Campus forum Goes Biweekly nominees were students planning "Mary has been an excellent clean of With the end of the winter semester, careers in math, science, engineering, the Kirkhof School of Nursing," said Forum will be published biweekly. The or the natural sciences. There were 282 Provost Glenn Niemeyer. "Her knowl next issue will be distributed on students selected to receive scholar edge of nursing and the changes in Monday, May 5. ships this year. Tourre gained further recognition on GVSU Student Wins April 12 when she and computer Prestigious Goldwater science major Zach Kermas traveled to Washington, D.C. , to participate in the Scholarship "April Dialogue," hosted by the Council Sa rah Tourre, a Grand Va lley junior on Undergraduate Research. They were majoring in Geology, has received a two of 40 students from across the scholarship from the Bany M. Goldwa country presenting their scientifi c ter Scholar research to members of the U.S. ship and Congress. Excellence in Education Faculty Receive Kudos Foundation. The Admissions Office thanks faculty The Goldwa members who participated in the ter Scholar Faculty Telemarketing program, which ship is the pairs faculty with incoming students premier over the phone. "Since October, fa culty undergradu members made 725 calls to newly health care delive1y have kept the ate award of admitted students," said Bonnie Ulmer, curriculum current with new develop its type in assistant director of Admissions. ments. During her tenure, her leader math and Students are able to ask questions ship has contributed substantially to the science. The about their declared major and other success and reputation of the school. " award will university related topics. "We really Horan received a B.S.N.