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Eastern, Fall 2014 Eastern Michigan University DigitalCommons@EMU Alumni News University Archives 2014 Eastern, Fall 2014 Eastern Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.emich.edu/alumni_news Recommended Citation Eastern Michigan University, "Eastern, Fall 2014" (2014). Alumni News. 261. https://commons.emich.edu/alumni_news/261 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives at DigitalCommons@EMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni News by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@EMU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Fall 2014 I emich.edu The magazine of Eastern Michigan University .. ..... .... u • • " .... .... .. ... A CENfURr b-F PEASE<> AUDITORIUM of Contents FEATURES 16 / Celebrating a Century of Pease Auditorium Pease Auditorium has provided a window to the world for 100 years.Tra vel back in time with us as we review some of the building's memorable moments. 20 I Moments in Time A mysterious bundle of 40-year-old letters causes students to ponder how they communicate-and those who came before them. 24 / Applied Ingenuity College ofTechnology student Aaron Howard is helping to make the world's water cleaner. .,t •1" • \ \ l DEPARTMENTS 4 / Editor's Note SI From the President 6-1 S / Around Campus • Real Madrid practices at EMU; Don Loppnow retires; EMU professor's anti-microbial spray may help reduce hospital infections • How much do you know about Special Education? Take our quiz! • Professor Jay Peterson talks about EMU's new physician assistant program in "A Conversation With ... " DEPARTMENTS CONTINUED 28-38 / Alumni News and Class Notes • New Books: Gloria Ewing Lockhart; Charles Novacek • Remembering EMU baseball legends Ron Oestrike and Bob Welch Cover illustration by Jack Carder Eastern FALL 2014 Editor's Note Vol. 11, Issue 3 EDITOR Darcy Gifford CONTRIBUTORS Jason E. Brooks, Jack Carder, Patricia Cartwright, Words. Geoff Larcom, Randy Mascharka (BBA85), JeffMortimer, Katie Rogers, Jess J. Salisbury, Jeff Samoray, Hilary Simmet, Paul Vuocolo Connections. ABOUT EASTERN Eastern (ISSN 2150-4679) is published three times a year by the Division of Communications at Memories. Eastern Michigan University 1215 N. Huron River Drive From old lettersto oldfriendships, Ypsilanti, Ml 48197-2351 All rights reserved. we look at the ties that bind The views presented are not necessarily can't remember the last time I wrote those of the editor or the officialpolicies I a letter by hand. I still mail thank of the University. you notes and invitations. But actually ADDRESS CHANGES writing a handwritten letter to give an 1349 5. Huron St., Suite 2 Ypsilanti, Ml 48197 update or share my thoughts? That 734.487.0250 hasn't happened in awhile. I call or text. [email protected] I Skype. I update biogs and social media. Send story ideas to: 15 Welch Hall While I don't oftenwrite letters, I absolutely cherish receiving letters in the mail. Ypsilanti, Ml 48197 [email protected] My mother still writes me handwritten letters, and I'm always excited to see her handwriting amid the ban·age of junk mail. I like seeing her paper choices or the perfect Eastern M,chigan University is committed to excellence in teaching, the extension card she's chosen. Theway her penmanship flows on the page. Thecharacter in how she of knowledge through basic and applied shares her thoughts and the enthusiasm that shows in the punctuation. How she ends research, and creative and artistic expression. with XOXOXO. It's a throwback and connects me to my past. Building on a proud tradition of national leadership in the preparation of teachers, we That's why I was so intrigued by a large display of letters fromthe 1970s at 111e maximize educational opportunities and personal and professional growth for students Undergraduate Symposium in March. The paper was faded, wornand frayed. from diverse backgrounds through an array The letters were obviously fromthe past, but the words were alive with hope and of bachelor's, master's and doctoral possibilities. Some writers were questioning their courses of study. Others were sharing programs. We provide a student-focused learning environment that positively affects thoughts on relationships. One letter was even written while its author was waiting the lives of students and the community. We forfood to arrive at Pizza Hut. The origin of these old letters remains a mystery. 111e extend our commitment beyond the campus questions they raise, though, are intriguing. If you sometimes findyourself thinking boundaries to the wider community through service initiatives and partnerships of mutual about relationships and the ways communication has changed over the past few interest addressing local, regional, national and decades, then I know you'll find"Moments in Time" to be an interesting read (p. 21 ). International opportunities and challenges. Another poignant connection is the relationship between two EMU baseball icons­ coach Ron Oestrike and pitcher Bob Welch-who passed away within a month of each other this spring ("Two forthe Ages;' p. 36). Both are synonymous with EMU baseball. Upon hearing of Coach Oestrike's death so soon afterBob's passing, teammate Danny Schmitz said, "I guess they needed a head coach on Bobby's team in heaven:' Thesestories and more are in this issue of EasternMagazine. Thanks forstaying Mixed Sources connected with us, and forbeing part of the EMU family. Prod1.1ct9roupf1om well-man.agrd loruts, tonlrolled sourcts.and -Darcy Gifford,editor reocyclcdwoodor fibN £jwww.fsc.org C•rl no. SCS-COC-00979 FSC 0 1996 Fo1l"Sl Sttw11dshlp(ourn:1I 4 E.,stern I FALL 2014 From the President Celebrating Eastern's History Special Education1 Pease Auditorium reach anniversarymilestones astern's 165-year history is a treasure to Latson, soprano; S.T. Billows, countertenor; E be celebrated. MJ. Pease, tenor, and T.B. Sladding, bass. The inscription was not part of the original bell. As you walk across our beautiful800-acre campus, you encounter a wonderful blend But artifacts, bricks, windows and wiring of buildings. Some are modernand new, only tell a piece of om history.The other part while others are classic and historic. is what happens inside of our buildings-the wonderfulprograms and officesthat have There a.renew buildings such as the Science touched the lives ofhundreds of thousands Complex with its spherical, suspended of people over the decades. planetarium that also serves daily as a classroom, and lab rooms brimming with We are celebrating several milestones, technology; the spacious and well-designed providing a great opportunity for alumni Halle Library; and tl,esprawling, three­ and friendsto visit can1pus and support story, glass-sided Student Center that programs that were meaningfulto them. overlooks our fountain, ponds and acres The bell from Old Main has been We recently celebrated the lOO'h of green grass, perfect for a relaxing day of refurbished and now graces McKenny anniversary of our Special Education studying or leisure on a spring, sw11mer or Hall's east entrance. progran11 which is recognized as the fust fall afternoon. and oldest program of its kind in the cow1try. Then there a.rethe classic and historic-buildings such as We are also celebrating the l 00th anniversary of Pease Auditorium. McKenny Hall, Pease Auditorium, Roosevelt Hall, Scherzer and A yearlong series of events and activities are being planned to Welch. These buildings reflect our history and tradition. mark th.ismilestone, including special concerts and receptions in From residence halls to academic spaces such as Pray-Harrold which you can play a part. and Rackham, we are renovating older buildings, adding new The College of Business is celebrating its 50th year, and tl,e technology and more user-friendlywork and personal space, and Applied Drama forthe Young Program earlier th.isyear celebrated installing more sustainable, energy-efficientinfrastructure. 50 years of service to Eastern, the community and young people A wonderfultesta.n,ent to om history, the bell fromOld Ma.in, with a special event and theatrical perfonnance. can be foundin the ma.inhallway ofMcKenny Hall. Next year, we wilJ celebrate the 50th anniversary ofWEMU-our According to documents foundin the EasternMichigan National Public Radio station that serves Washtenaw County University archives, tl,e 700-pound bell was purchased by and beyond with a unique blend of national and local news and Michigan State Norma.ISchool (now EMU) in 1874. It was information, and blues and jazz to thousands oflisteners weekly. rediscovered in a basement storage area last year and refurbished, We invite you to join us over the next year as we mark our and now adornsMcKenny Hall as a reminder of Ea.stem'slong milestones-tl,ose that a.rereferenced here and those still to and rich history. be announced. Eastern's history is a treasme, and a great It is believed the bell was originalJy installed in the Conservatory reason for you to remain connected and involved ,'Ii.thEa.stern ofMusic building until 1915, beforebeing moved to Old Michigan University. Main, which was demolished in 1948 to make room fortl1e construction of Pierce Hall. A fa.intinscription carved into the bell can be read today. It reads "Conservatory Qyartetof 1889," and lists tl1e names of M.E. President Eastern I FALL 2014 5 Powerful Reminder A 14-foot steel support beam from the World Trade Center rests on Eastern Michigan University's campus. The 6,800-pound beam, believed to be from the 74'h floor of the South Tower, was brought to campus in 2011 in recognition of the 1 Olh anniversary of 9/11. The beam is the focal point of a memorial in Pease Park. It rests on two six-inch concrete supports, which stand atop a graceful circular platform with steps. The site is situated in the low­ lying, southeast corner of campus and is partially shielded by trees and tucked into a hill-offering a place for quiet reflection.
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