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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 1993-1994, Volume 18 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Tuesday, July 5, 1994 Volume 18 Number 43 GVSU Board Sets 1994-95 Tuition Rate

The GVSU Board of Control has A. Johnson noted, "This year's state position among the state's public uni­ established the university's tuition appropriation contained the first in­ versities," said GVSU President Arend schedule for 1994-95. Under the new crease since 1991 . Therefore, we have D. Lubbers. "Even with this year's in­ schedule, a student from Michigan who been able to limit the tuition increase crease in our appropriation, we still attends full time will pay $2,937 for a while maintaining the high quality of receive the smallest state appropria­ two-semester academic year. This is an the academic programs and services tion per student," he said. "Meanwhile, $80, or 2.8-percent, increase over the for which Grand Valley has become our tuition is still among the very 1993-94 rate and the lowest percentage known." lowest. In the coming year we believe increase enacted by a Michigan public "By increasing our appropriation, only two schools will charge less." university so far this year. the Governor and the Legislature have Out-of-state residents pay a tuition In announcing the 1994-95 rates, demonstrated that they recognize that rate double that charged to in-state GVSU Board of Control Chairman Paul our growth places us in a unique residents.

Across Campus

News From West Michigan Chrypinksi lives in Grand Rapids Winter (3.2). The previous high for the Public Broadcasting with his wife and son. FM station was 4.9 in Fall of 1992. WMPB Promotes Chrypinski WMPB Stations Record CVSU Offers Programs Continued Audience Growth Steven Chrypinski, who joined WMPB AtNMC as a Corporate and Foundation Relations According to the May 1994 Nielson GVSU is one of 11 Michigan univer­ Associate in July 1993, has been pro­ ratings for the Grand Rapids­ sities and colleges who will offer a total moted to the position of Underwriting Kalamazoo-Battle Creek Designated of 37 programs through the Northwest­ Manager. Chrypinski assumed his new Market Area (DMA), WGVU-TV 35 and ern Michigan College (NMC) Univer­ responsibilities on June 20. WGVK-TV 52 recorded a 10.94 percent sity Center at NMC in Traverse City weekly cumulative audience increase. His new responsibilities include beginning the fall of 1995. The move managing WMPB's sales staff, which "I am very pleased that more people was approved by a special meeting of secures underwriting for programs on are watching our programs," said Pro­ the NMC Board of Trustees on June 29. WGVU-TV 35 and WGVK-TV 52, 1480 gram Manager Carrie Corbin. "The rat­ GVSU will offer a bachelor's pro­ WGVU-AM and WGVU-FM 88.5; the ings are an affirmation that we are gram in Hospitality/Tourism Manage­ public television and radio stations meeting our value as a community ment and master's programs in nursing licensed to GVSU. resource." and social work. Social work and nurs­ "Steven's prior broadcast sales and WGVU-AM 1480 and WGVU-FM 88.5 ing courses will be offered by GVSU at sales management experience, com­ are also experiencing audience growth. NMC as early as this fall. bined with his knowledge of public The winter Arbitron ratings indicate The initial offerings will include 21 television and radio, will greatly aid that WGVU-AM's cumulative audience bachelor's programs, 12 master's pro­ our efforts in securing financial sup­ is up from Fall 1993, from 4,200 to grams, one doctoral program, and three port," said General Manager Michael T. 5,500. professional certification programs. Walenta. WGVU-FM's cumulative audience is Course work will be presented in "In addition to Chrypinski's Under­ also up from Fall 1993 and Winter Traverse City by university and college writing Manager's responsibilities, he 1993. The station rating also reached a professors and through the interactive will oversee all of our marketing ef­ new high-5.2, up from Fall (3.9), and distance learning network connecting forts, " Walenta added. NMC and area high schools.

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Grand Rapids Jazz and Blues The Lakers, who finished the 1993 season will be at Northwood Univer­ Festival to Air Live season with a 6-3-2 slate, will play six sity on November 12. games on the road this year, including On WGVU-FM 88.5 GVSU's home opener will be against the season opener against Division II the College of St. Francis on September WGVU-FM 88.5 will carry portions runner-up, Indiana University of Penn­ 17. GVSU will hold Family Day on of the third annual Downtown Grand sylvania on September 3. October 1, playing rival Ferris State Rapids Jazz & Blues Festival '94 from Other road games will be at India­ before meeting Wayne State University the Monroe Mall and Amphitheatre, to napolis University on September 10, at home on October 8. be held Friday, July 8, 4 - 10 p.m., and Ashland University on September 24, Saturday, July 9, 12 noon - 10 p.m. The Lakers will play host to Michi­ Hillsdale College on October 15 , and gan Tech on October 22 for their Highlights of the live coverage in­ Northern Michigan University on Octo­ annual homecoming. GVSU's final clude Friday's jazz headliner-Atlantic ber 29. The last scheduled game of the home game will be against Saginaw jazz recording artist Straight Ahead, an Valley State University on November 5. all-female jazz quintet based in Detroit. The two-hour program begins at 8 p.m. Jimmy Johnson, a Grammy Award­ Faculty and Staff Sketches nominated guitarist and vocalist, will be featured on Saturday, July 9, begin­ ning at 8 p.m. Richard Gonce, professor of eco­ work in March. She will also serve on In between live coverage of the nomics, presented a paper titled "The the organization's Human Resources festival, WGVU-FM will return to its John R. Commons of Stage One: Reli­ Committee. regularly scheduled programming. gionist, Sociologist, or Economist?" at a Rosander presented a lecture titled The live broadcast of the festival is meeting of the History of Economics "Shame Issues in Clinical Practice" at a underwritten in part by Holland Com­ Society at Babson College in Massa­ March meeting of the Women's Therapy pact Disc. The Jazz & Blues Festival is chusetts on June 11. Gonce also par­ Network in Grand Rapids. co-sponsored by the Downtown Man­ ticipated in discussions on another paper. Ram Singh professor of social work, agement Board and WGVU-FM. conducted a workshop on "Brief Fam­ Shinaz Jindani, assistant professor of ily Therapy: A Strategic Approach" at Ice Cream Social to Benefit social work, conducted a workshop titled Catholic Social Services in Grand Rap­ GVSU Orchestra "Conflict Management" at a meeting of ids on June 23. The Grand Valley Summer Players, the GVSU Upward Bound program on the Allendale campus on June 13. James Thompson, associate profes­ a string orchestra conducted by Lee sor of political science, and Samirlshak, Copenhaver, assistant professor of Peimin Ni, assistant professor of professor of management, discussed music, will present a concert and ice philosophy, is the author of two ar­ international events in Haiti, China, cream social in the Cook-DeWitt Cen­ ticles, entitled "Mencius" and "Taoist North Korea, and Rwanda on the WGVU ter, Sunday, July 10, at 8 p.m .. Ethics, " which appeared in the May Morning Show on June 9. The concert is open to the public issue of Ready Reference: Ethics, pub­ lished by Salem Press. Michael Webster, assistant profes­ free of charge. Proceeds from the ice sor of English, presented a paper titled cream social will benefit the Grand Don Pottorff, associate professor of "Cummings, Kennedy, and the Major/ Valley State University Orchestra. Solo­ education, was appointed to the com­ Minor Issue" at a meeting of the Ameri­ ists in the concert will be Nancy Sum­ mittee to review and select research can Literature Association in San Diego mers, oboe; and Roween Panning, proposals for the 1995 International on June 5. hammered dulcimer. Reading Association Convention in For more information, call the GVSU Anaheim, California. Music Department at extension 3484. Russel Rhoads, assistant professor of anthropology, presented a paper Job Openings Fall Football Schedule titled "Contaminating Workers: Mi­ Announced grants, Commercial Agriculture and According to GVSU Athletic Direc­ Environmental Degradation" at a meet­ News and Public Relations Manager, tor Michael Kovalchik, the Laker foot­ ing of the Society for Applied Anthro­ WGVU AM/ FM, $23,700 - $39,900 ball squad is scheduled to play 11 pology in Cancun in April. Research Associate II, Water Resources games during the upcoming season. Terry Ann Rosander, assistant pro­ Institute, $39,00 - $67,000 fessor of social work, was appointed to Psychologist, Counseling Center, the Board of Directors for Hope Net- $35,600 - $60,700