WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSllY

Volume 19, Number 16 January 14, 1993

Two administrative appointments on board agenda Trustees to be sworn in The appointments of two key University ics Task Force. He is executive director of before Jan.1S meeting admini trators will be recommended for ap- the American Association of Philosophy A swearing in ceremony for two proval at the next Board of Trustees meeting Teachers and is a member of the national members of the Board of Trustees will Monday, Jan. 18. board of directors for the Research Center on precede the governing body's regular President Haenicke has announced that Computing and Society. annual meeting Monday, Jan. 18. Provost Nancy S. Barrett's choices of Rich- Wright earned his bachelor's degree from George A. Franklin of Kalamazoo ard A. Wright as associate vice president for Baylor University and his master's and doc- and Joan H. Krause of Belmont will be academic affairs and of David B. Vel1enga as toral degrees from the University of Illinois sworn in as trustees by Kalamazoo dean of the Haworth Col1ege of Business at Urbana-Champaign. County Circuit Court Judge Richard will be brought to the board. Vel1enga, whose position includes a con- Ryan Lamb at 8:30 a.m. in 204 Wright, whose appointment would be Vellenga Wright current tenured appointment as a professor Bernhard Center. Franklin, a WMU effective Feb. I, currently is director of the of management, replaces Darrel1 G. Jones, trustee since 1989, has been reap- Biomedical and Health Care Ethics Program Wright has been at the University of Okla- who has returned to the faculty. Since 1984, pointed by Gov. John Engler, while at the University of Health Sci- homa since 1989. In addition to his position Vel1engahas been afaculty member inASU' s Krause, a 1972 WMU graduate, re- ences Center in Oklahoma City. Vel1enga, with the Biomedical and Health Care Ethics Col1ege of Business. He was the logistics cently was named to the board. who would come to WMU on June 1, is the Program, he serves as director of the Interdis- doctoral program coordinator from 1986 to The board meeting will begin at former associate dean for graduate programs ciplinary Center for the Study of Human 1988 and was associate dean for graduate 10:15 a.m. in the Board Room of the in the Col1ege of Business at Arizona State Values in Health Care, professorofbiomedi- programs from 1988 to 1990. Bemhard Center. Agenda items in- University in Tempe. He currently is a pro- cal ethics and research, adjunct professor of Vel1enga was a member of the business clude the election of officers as wel1as fessor of transportation and logistics at ASU. health administration and adjunct professor faculty at State University for seven President Haenicke's evaluation and "These two appointments wil1 fil1 im- of nursing. years before going to ASU. From 1980 to compensation. In addition, the board portant vacancies at our University," From 1975 to 1989, Wright was a faculty 1984, he headed the Department of Trans- will consider approving the ap- Haenicke said. "I am looking forward to member in the Department of Philosophy at portation and Logistics at Iowa State. pointment of former Congressman input from both of them as we undertake the University of Toledo. He also taught Vel1enga also taught at the University of Howard Wolpe as the first participant planning activities this year that wil1carry us medical humanities at the Medical College Illinois at Chicago for five years. in WMU's new Distinguished Visit- through the next three to five years." of Ohio and was an ethics consultant at the In addition to working in the academic ing Professor program. "Dr. Wright's broad background in higher Toledo Hospital. In addition, he worked with arena, Vel1enga has applied his knowledge These board committee meetings education wil1 serve him well as he tackles the honors program, general education, about logistics and transportation in the ser- also are scheduled for Monday in 205 his duties in our office," Barrett said. "Dr. interdisciplinary curriculum development and vice as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve Bernhard Center: Budget and Finance Vellenga's demonstrated skills in adminis- computer-based instruction at the university. from 1966 to 1990. He served as command- Committee at9:30a.m.; and Academic tering business programs and his consider- The author of several books and many ing officer for a number of supply centers and Student Affairs Committee at 10 able intemational experience make him a articles on topics ranging from African phi- around the world and retired as a captain in a.m. All meetings are open to the pub- valued addition to our Haworth College of losophy to medical ethics, Wright has been the supply corps. The author of many articles lic. Business." the recipient of several curriculum grants. He on logistics and transportation, Vel1enga has Wright will hold aconcurrent appointment also has been active in the community and in been a consultant on projects for the as a tenured professor of philosophy. He professional associations. Since 1991,he has Burlington Northern Railroad and the Naval replaces A. Bruce Clarke, who has retired. served on the Oklahoma Governor's Bioeth- Supply Systems Command. He is a member Provost Barrett to reflect on of the editorial review boards for the Defense Transportation Journal and for theTransporta- her first two years at WMU tion Journal. Provost Nancy S. Barrett will reflect on Vel1enga spent a fal1 1990 sabbatical at her first two years at WMU during the next the Netherlands Centre for Transportation Faculty Senate meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Research and was a visiting professor at the Jan. 14, in the Fetzer Center. Other agenda. Oslo Business School in Norway in spring items include: an interim report from the 1991. He eamed his bachelor's degree from Graduate Dean Search Committee; an in- Calvin Col1egeinGrand Rapids, his master's terim report from the Senate Ad Hoc Com- degree from the University of Illinois at mittee to Revise General Education; a report Urbana-Champaign and his doctoral degree on the alumni satisfaction survey; and a from the Pennsylvania State University. review of the WMU Affirmative Action Plan. Banquet and candlelighting ceremony planned in observance of Martin Luther King's birthday A banquet and a candlelighting ceremony Monday, Jan. 18, in the South Ballroom of are being planned as part of WMU' s obser- the Bernhard Center. Students will light 39 vance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday candles to symbolize King's age when he next week. was assassinated in 1968 and the significant Activities to commemorate the late civil events in his life. rights leader will begin Sunday, Jan. 17,with The keynote speaker at the ceremony wil1 the 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Pro- be the Rev. 1. Lewis Felton, pastor of the gram banquet. The banquet is scheduled for Galilee Baptist Church in Kalamazoo. Felton, 2 p.m. in the North Ballroom of the Bernhard a WMU alumnus, will address the dream that Center. King shared and the reality that African Chill out! The event each year honors King's birth- Americans face today. day and recognizes the academic achieve- President Haenicke is encouraging fac- The Bronco cagers skated past Kent ments of students enrolled in the MLK pro- ulty members to use some of the time in their State University Jan. 6 during their gram, a one-year, probationary student de- classes Jan. 18to reflect on themes that relate first games in a new venue- Lawson velopment program designed to encourage to King's life and teachings, the civil rights Ice Arena. The women froze out the those who would not otherwise pursue higher movement or race relations. He also has Golden Flashes 88-74, while the men education to do so. asked that faculty provide students who wish (above) iced their opponents 60-50. The banquet theme is"From Montgomery to participate in any MLK -related events for The basketball teams are playing in to L.A.," focusing on the continuous struggle the day with the opportunity to make up, a variety of settings this season dur- for equality and civil rights that has been without penalty, any class work missed. ing the renovation of Read Field- waged from the Montgqmery Bus Boycott in house. At left, preparations that took 1955 to the Los Angeles riots in 1992. place throughout the night and early Dwayne A. Walker, dealer account rep- Pisaneschi on Red Cross board morning before the games included resentative/manager at Lexmark Inc. in Lex- Dean Janet I. Pisaneschi, health and hu- removing the plexiglass panels that ington, Ky., will address the banquet. Walker man services, has been elected second vice protect hockey fans from flying is a December 1983 WMU graduate and a chairperson of the executive board of direc- pucks. Helping Paul E. Schneider, former MLK Program student at the Univer- tors for the Kalamazoo County chapter of the right, intercol1egiate athletics, with sity. American Red Cross for 1992-93. The direc- the work are, from left, Michael F. Tickets for the banquet are $10 and per- tors set chapter policy, chart financing and Tremblay, a sophomore from sons may make reservations by cal1ing the staffing, monitor the delivery of services, Schoolcraft, Richard P. Okoniewski, MLK Program office at 7-3322. plan for chapter growth and well-being, and a junior form Jackson, and Scott The Division of Minority Affairs is plan- maintain a communications network with Ray, a junior from Grand Rapids. ning a candlelighting ceremony at noon volunteers, staff and the community. Two January 14, 1993 Western News New solar-powered car to shine at unveiling on Jan. 22 'Gala performance' Sunseeker 93. the solar-powered car that the lowest cumulative elapsed time in com- 9-10 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. will mark Miller and WMU will race from to in pleting the official course. The three fastest cars will drive a parade lap college anniversaries June, will be unveiled at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. Sunlight. or solar radiation. is the only at the beginning of the Indianapolis 500 in 22, at the Fetzer Center. The public is invited. external source of power allowed for propul- May. In January 1968, WMU dedicated its President Haenicke will unveil the car. sion. Only commercially available solar cells WMU's car was dubbed Sunseeker 93 to University Auditorium with a grand opening which is being designed and built by stu- and lead-acid batteries may be used. and distinguish it from Sunseeker, the festival that extended over a two-week pe- dents. After the ceremony, the car will re- battery capacity is limited to 5 kilowatt- University's first solar-powered car, built in riod. On Saturday, Jan. 16, the facility - main on display until noon. hours. 1990. The new car will bear the number 93 now called Miller Auditorium - will cel- WMU is one of 36 schools chosen to Sponsors of the competition are the U.S. for the race. ebrate its 25th anniversary with a "gala per- participate in Sunrayce 93. a I,OOO-mileso- Department of Energy. the U.S. Environ- The original Sunseeker took eighth place formance" that begins at 8 p.m. The event is lar vehicle rally race that begins June 20 in mental Protection Agency, the Society of in GM Sunrayce 1990, and the team won also intended to observe the 20th anniversary /Fort Worth and ends June 26 in Min- Automotive Engineers, the National Renew- awards for sportsmanship and for innovative of the College of Fine Arts, which was the neapolis. able Energy Laboratory and the General design. The car took second place in the first of its kind established in Michigan. The solar vehicles will average 143miles Motors Corp. Governor's Cup Solar Challenge and fourth The performance will feature several per day, racing from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and To compete, each vehicle must pass a place in the Solar & Electric 500, both held in College of Fine Arts music and dance gathering at a common stopping point each number of tests at a regional "qualifier." The Arizona in 1991. ensembles, as well as performances by night. The winner will be the solar car with qualifier for the WMU car will be held April Among the schools chosen for the 1993 several special guests: Broadway star and race are , California State WMU graduate Edwina Lewis; renowned Trustees OK retirements for nine faculty, staff University at Los Angeles, Colorado State jazz vocalist Jon Hendricks; and actors University, the University of at Fran and Von H. Washington, theatre. Rolla, Purdue University, Rose-Hulman In- Suzanne Geha, a WMU graduate and news stitute of Technology, , anchor at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, the University of California at Berkeley, the will be the guest host. University of Maryland, the University of Lewis has performed off Broadway in Michigan, the University of Texas at Austin "Nunsense" and more recently on Broadway and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' and "A Streetcar University. Named Desire." She will perform a vocal WMU hopes to raise about $400,000 in solo. cash and materials to fund the design, con- Hendricks is the author and artistic di- struction, testing and competition phases of rectorofthe best-selling Manhattan Transfer Lowry Baskerville Coy McNally the project. album, "Vocalese." He wrote all the lyrics The retirements of six faculty members About 100students will be involved in the for the Grammy award-winning album and and three staff members were approved Dec. project, which began in February 1992. A also performed on it. During the gala, he will 14 by the Board of Trustees. race team of about 20 will be chosen in the perform with his accompanist and also with The faculty members granted retirement spring. WMU's Gold Company. with emeriti status, along with their years of The student coordinator of the WMU The Washingtons will present a dramatic service and effective dates, are: Walden A. team is Mark A. Ely, a graduate student reading of Paul Laurence Dunbar's short Baskerville, Counseling Center. 14-1/2years. from Battle Creek. Faculty advisers are story, "Jimsella." effective April 30. 1993; Do Young Chang, Richard B. Hathaway and Richard C. The gala celebration also will include political science. 22 years, effective June 30. Schubert, both mechanical and aeronauti- performances by faculty and students of the 1993; Raymond N. House, mechanical and cal engineering. College of Fine Arts in music, theatre and aeronautical engineering, 14-1/2 years, ef- Powers Shafer Schubert is enthusiastic about the edu- dance. fective Dec. 31. 1993; George G. Lowry, cational value ofthe project, pointing out that The Department of Art also is contribut- chemistry, 25-1/2 years, effective Dec. 31. Coy, physical plant, 20 years, effective Dec. it gives students the opportunity to work with ing to the event with a faculty exhibition in 1993; Robert L. Shafer, associate professor 31. 1992; Donald T. McNally, Office of the engineers from many different disciplines. the auditorium that runs through Sunday, of English. 34-1/2 years, effective Dec. 31, Vice President for Student Affairs, 23-1/2 "They have to meet the challenge of de- Feb. 21. The display features the work of 33 1993; and George Vuicich. professor of ge- years, effective Dec. 31, 1993; and Dolores signing and producing a product - from faculty members, including pieces exhibited ography, 25 years, effective April 25. 1993. F. Powers, Bernhard Center dining services, concept to finished item -on time," he says. this past fall at Central Michigan University The staff members retiring are: George 27 years, effective Jan. 25, 1993: "They are also getting valuable experience in and the . troubleshooting on the spot, organizing and Tickets to the gala performance are avail- communicating with a wide range of people, able through the Miller Auditorium ticket Policies set on rights, compensation and putting into practice what they have office between 10a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays. The Board of Trustees Dec. 14 approved considered academic misconduct in the ar- learned in the classroom." The telephone number is 7-2300. policies outlining student academic rights and eas of cheating, plagiarism, computer misuse responsibilities and authorizing compensation and complicity in any of those areas. The WMU course wins creative programming award for student agency executive leaders. policy also sets forth a procedure for adjudi- A WMU program that allows art students been offered for the past two summers. The academic rights and responsibilities cation of all appeals involving academic to be creative in the great outdoors has won Instructors for the course were Linda A. policy clearly spells out an academic process policy and status matters such as admission an award for excellence from Region IV of Hartman, a graduate student in art who has for resolving disputes or grievances in all to a program or fulfillment of University the National University Continuing Educa- been trained inoutdoor leadership, and Louis areas of student academic conduct, said Pro- requirements. It also streamlines the appeals tion Association (NUCEA). Rizzolo, art. Continuing education staff in- vost Nancy S. Barrett. The new policy places process for grade, academic policy and aca- "Outdoor Encounter Studio," a course volved were Jane E. Kramer and Deborah N. responsibility for student academic conduct demic misconduct disputes. offered through the Division of Continuing Newson. with the University's academic administra- The policy was developed by a confer- Education and Department of Art, has won a Artwork from the class will be on display tion, while student behavior matters remain ence committee appointed by Barrett and creative programming award from the re- through Jan. 29 in 1240 Seibert Administra- under the jurisdiction of the dean of students. comprised of members of the Faculty Senate, gional association. tion Building from 8 a.m. to noon and I to 5 The new policy replaces a section on the academic administration and the student The three-credit-hour class requires stu- p.m. weekdays. academic conduct that once was a part of the affairs staff. The committee worked in con- dents to live and work for one week on South This is the fourth NUCEA Region IV University's Student Code. That code was sultation with Barrett alld the University's Manitou Island near the Sleeping Bear Dunes award the Division of Continuing Education revised and presented to the board for its registrar and ombudsman. The new policy National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan. Stu- has received. To date, the division also has approval in March 1991 with the academic incorporates material from the Student Code dents then return to the studio on campus for earned 14 national NUCEA awards and two conduct section removed for revision. Al- and the current undergraduate catalog, as two weeks to create a body of work from their American College Testing Program/NUCEA though the academic conduct section was well as the 1988 Policy Statement on the experiences on the island. The course has Innovation inContinuing Education Awards. originally intended for reinsertion into the Principles of Academic Integrity that was Student Code, the need for a policy separate developed by the WMU Faculty Senate's Ad from one governing student behavior be- Hoc Committee on Academic Conduct. came apparent during the revision process. Before its presentation to the board, the "Because the revised article focuses on aca- policy was approved by the Faculty Senate, demic policy matters, it is preferable that this the vice president for student affairs, the standasa separatedocument," Barrettsaid.The provost and the president. policy approved by the board will be published In other action, the board approved a in undergraduate and graduate catalogs. motion that will allow revenue from the The policy specifically defines what is Student Assessment Fee to be used to com- pensate executive officers of student agen- cies that are primarily funded by the fee. Theresa A. Powell, vice president for ~NNms student affairs, told trustees because of the Editor: Ruth A. Stevens; StaffWrlters: Cheryl P. Roland, restructuring ofthe collection and allocation Michaell. Smith; Photographer: Neil G. Rankin. of the assessment fee that the board approved Western News (USPS 362-210) is published by News Services, 8-207 Ellsworth Hall, Western Michigan Uni- in January 1991, both the graduate and un- versity, 1201 Oliver St., Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5165, dergraduate fees have provided enough weekly during fall and winter semesters and bi-weekly during spring and summer sessions, except during money to make such compensation possible. vacation periods. Second class postage paid at Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5165. All students pay an assessment fee of $8

Postmaster: Send address changes to Western News, per semester and $4 per session. The fee CONTINUING EDUCATION AWARD - Representatives of the Division of News Servooes, Western Michigan University, 1201 Oliver St., Kalamazoo, MI49008-5165. supports cultural, recreational, educational Continuing Education and the Department of Art were honored at a recent ceremony with a creative programming award from Region IV of the National University Western News is distributed without charge to faculty and entertainment programming. and staff members, retirees and friends of the Uni- Powell said a review board comprised of Continuing Education Association. The award was for "Outdoor Encounter Studio," versity, and is available at several campus locations. representatives of the affected student agen- a summer program offered by the two areas that takes place on South Manitou Island Deadline: Items to be considered for publication should be submined to News Services by noon Tuesday of the cies and the director of the Office of Student and on campus. Pictured are, from left, Jane E. Kramer, continuing education; week of publication. Offices that receive too many cop- Ies - or too few copies - are asked to call 387-4100. Life would make compensation recommen- Richard T. Burke, vice president for regional education and economic development; WMU is an equal opportunity/employer/affirmative ac- tion institution. dations to her office to lielp her determine Linda A. Hartman, a graduate student in art; Deborah N. Newson, continuing appropriate compensation levels_ education; and Louis Rizzolo, art. Western News January 14,1993 Three Expert on health reform and biomedical ethics On campus _ to speak here on organ transplantation issues SHOW BUSINESS - This Arthur L. Caplan, medical Ethics and professor of philosophy winter isa busy time for Elaine a nationally recog- and surgery at the . M. Barth. The business man- nized expert on He has brought his considerable analytic ager at Miller Auditorium, health reform issues talents to bear on virtually all of the pressing she's been working hard in and biomedical eth- problems in biomedical ethics, from ethical preparation for the Jan. 16 ics, will present the issues inorgan transplantation topublic policy gala performance to celebrate first seminar of the issues in cost containment and health care Miller Auditorium's 25th an- winter semester allocation. He rejects the view that rationing niversary and the College of sponsored by is the only means available for reducing the Fine Arts' 20th anniversary, WMU's Center for escalating costs of health care while ex- as well as major performances the Study of Ethics Caplan tending universal coverage for basic care. of "Cats" in February and in Society. Caplan has written a book by the same "Les Miserables" in April. He will speak at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, title as his afternoon talk. He also isthe author Barth handles the financial in the Lee Honors College lounge on "If I of more than 250 articles and reviews in parts of managing Miller Au- Were a Rich Man, Could I Buy a Pancreas?" professional journals in philosophy, medi- ditorium. Her responsibilities The talk is free and open to the public. cine, health policy and the biological sci- include supervising the ticket Caplan will speak that evening at a joint ences. He writes a weekly syndicated col- office coordinator and the dinner meeting of the Forum for Kalamazoo umn on ethics issues that is carried by 30 ticket systems coordinator. In County and the Kalamazoo Academy of newspapers in the United States and Canada. addition, she settles with the Medicine on "Must We Ration Health Care: He is frequent guest or commentator on show management and makes Health Reform in Minnesota, Oregon and National Public Radio, ABC's Nightline, the sure the artists get paid. The Washington, D.C." That event begins with a New York Times, the Washington Post, the day-to-day business of run- • reception at 6 p.m. at the Radisson Plaza Los Angeles Times and Time Magazine on ning the auditorium - pay- Hotel. Tickets are $20 for forum members topics pertaining to bioethics. roll, bills, etc. - go through and $22 for others, and are available by In addition to the WMU ethics center, the her office. She also has been calling 337-7002. Forum for Kalamazoo County and the involved in a number of spe- Caplan is director of the Center for Bio- Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine, Caplan's cial projects, including com- visit is being sponsored by Battle Creek puterizing the ticket office and Nominations sought for Health System, Borgess Medical Center, setting up two new ticket outlets at the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival Office in community service award Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kellogg Com- the Radisson Hotel and at the First of America-Woodbridge Hills Office in Portage. "I munity College and the Fetzer Institute. For like this job because it involves fine arts," says Barth, who has worked at Miller since A new award to recognize outstanding more information about the afternoon pre- 1985. "I have always enjoyed the arts and this is my opportunity to parti<;ipate in them." community service by faculty and staff mem- sentation, persons may contact Shirley Bach, She currently is working on her bachelor's degree at WMU in a student-planned bers isnow available through Michigan Cam- philosophy, at 7-5379 .. curriculum. pus Compact. The MCC Faculty/StaffCommunity Ser- vice Learning Award will be presented to those who inspire students to be involved in New School of Aviation Sciences created to spur growth community service or service learning The Board of Dec. 14, 1992. The creation of the school The proposal was endorsed by the col- through modeling, influence or instructions. Trustees Dec. 14 ap- also was effective that date. lege, the Faculty Senate, the provo t and the Winners from each of the MCC schools proved the creation WMU's aviation program dates from president. will be recognized at the organization's con- of a School of Avia- 1937 and was formerly housed in the col- Dunlap was the chairperson of WMU's ference April 2. The recipients also will be tion Sciences in the lege's Department of Engineering Tech- Department of Military Science from 1990 invited to participate in a Scholar's Forum on College of Engineer- nology. It currently enrolls 535 majors who until he retired from the U.S. Army this past that day to highlight their community service ing and Applied Sci- are pursuing careers in such areas as techni- August. Since that time, he has been a con- or service learning efforts. ences. cal sales or service, production, general avia- sultant to WMU's aviation program. Nominations at WMU are being coor- In related action, tion management and aviation maintenance "The creation of the new School of Avia- dinated by Student Volunteer Services in the the board approved management as well as those lTaining to be tion Sciences will provide more visibility Lee Honors College and are due Monday, the appointment of Dunlap professional pilots. and growth for WMU's program," Dunlap Feb. I. For more information, persons may Joseph H. Dunlap as "Creating a separate administrative unit said. "It will allow us to be more autonomous contact Julie A. Wyrwa at 7-3230. operations director of the school, effective for our aviation program will provide closer and to develop new relationships with indus- control, coordination and promotion of its try." New doctoral degree programs available in fall activities," said Provost Nancy S. Barrett. A former senior army aviator, Dunlap has WMU students will be able to enroll in sitions with colleges and universities orposi- "Together with the appointment of Mr. served in a variety of command and staff two new doctoral degree programs this fall. tions with national and international indus- Dunlap, who brings a strong background in positions in ground and air cavalry units. The Board of Trustees Dec. 14 approved tries. aviation to our University, this realignment proposals to offer a Ph.D. degree in English Each degree will require 90 credit hours reaffirms Western's commitment to strong and a Ph.D. degree in computer science. The in course and dissertation work beyond a and growing support for the study of aviation Media _ two programs will bring to 17the number of bachelor's degree. sciences." Molly K. Cole, environmental studies, doctoral programs available at WMU. discusses whether President-elect Clinton's The Ph.D. in English is designed to meet administration may devote more attention to the needs of scholars and creative writers, Jobs ------the environment on "Focus," a five-minute particularly those who intend to teach in The following list of vacancies is cur- (R) Assistant Professor (1-Year Appoint- interview produced by news services. "Fo- colleges or universities with a strong com- rently being posted through the Job Oppor- ment)' I-30, Biological Sciences, 92/93-200. cus" is scheduled to air Saturday, Jan. 16, at mitment to undergraduate education. tunity Program by employment services in (R) Instructor (1-Year Appointment), 1- 6:10 a.m. on WKPR-AM (1420). "The program has been developed in the Department of Human Resources. Inter- 40, Marketing, 92/93-213. response to concerns expressed both na- ested benefits eligible employees should sub- (R) Assistant Professor ( I-Year Appoint- tionally and in Michigan about the quality mit ajob opportunity transfer application or ment), I-30, Music, 92/93-228. Service _ of undergraduate teaching and the pro- sign the appropriate bid sheet during the The following faculty positions have been These employees are recognized for five, fession 's relative neglect ofthis important posting period. authorized for search and applicants are be- 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service to the aspect of graduate training," said Provost S-OI and S-02 clerical positions are not ing recruited by the departments named: University in January: Nancy S. Barrett. required to be posted. Interested University (R) Assistant! Associate Professor (Ten- 25 years - Janice L. Carlson, Henry/ "Recent concern with the failure of doc- employees may contact an employment ser- ure Track), 1-30/1-20,Engineering Technol- Hoekje/Bigelowdining service; JonO. Flegel, toral programs to prepare graduates to teach vices staff member for assistance in securing ogy, 92/93-131. Miller Auditorium; Hel~n M. Horn, engi- undergraduate students, a dramatic increase these positions. (N) Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), neering technology; J. Michael Keenan, in the number of English majors at colleges (R) Utility Food Worker (2 Positions; 1-30, Physics, 92/93-137. management; Erika Loeffler, anthropology; and universities across the country in the past Academic Year; .65 FTE), F-I , Dining Ser- (R) Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), and Curtis N. Swanson, mechanical and aero- few years, and demographic projections of vices, 92/93-229, 1/12-1/18/93. 1-30, Chemistry, 92/93-138. nautical engineering. increased faculty retirement and resurgence (N) Systems Analyst!Programmer (.75 (R) Instructor/Assistant Professor (2- 20 years - Robin A. Williams, Waldo of undergraduates after 1995, create the like- FTE), X-05, Institutional Research, 92/93- Year Term), 1-40/1-30, Speech Pathology Library. lihood that graduates of this doctoral pro- 231,1/12-1/18/93. and Audiology, 92/93-168. 15 years - Jerry W. Fulbright, physical gram will be successful in finding employ- (C) Chemist (Term Ends 6/30/93), P-02, (R) Instructor/Assistant Professor (1- plant-L/G maintenance; Robert E. Norlin, ment," she said. Institute for Water Sciences, 92/93-232, 1/ Year Term), 1-40/1-30, Economics, 92/93- physical plant-building custodial and sup- The Ph.D. in computer science will train 12-1/18/93. 185. port services; Rosco Phillips, logistical ser- computer scientists with research expertise (R) Assistant Supervisor, Dining Ser- (R) Instructor/Assistant Professor (1- vices-freight, postal and delivery; Cindy L. in parallel and sequential algorithms. vices, P-02, Dining Services, 92/93-233, 1/ Year Term), 1-40/1-30, Philosophy, 92/93- Reyna, physical plant-building custodial and "This is a frontier area of research and a 12-1/18/93. 197. support services; C. Dennis Simpson, com- critical need in computing with today's con- (R) Director, Athletics, Executive Offi- (N) Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), munity health services; and David H. Smith, struction of computers that combine many cial, Intercollegiate Athletics, 92/93-235, 1/ 1-30, Philosophy, 92/93-198. University publications. processors working in parallel," Barrett said. 12-1/18/93. (N) Assistant! Associate Professor (Ten- 10years-James Mort, University com- "As parallel machines now can contain liter- These faculty positions have been au- ure Track), 1-30/1-20,Business Information puting services; and Janet W. Oliver, media ally thousands of processors, research in thorized to fill. Please submit vita to the Systems, 92/93-227. services. parallel graph algorithms should lead to solu- department named: Please call the Applicant Information Five years - Carolyn Allan, physical tions of currently intractable problems (R) Assistant/Associate Professor (2 Service at 7-3669 for up-to-date information plant-building custodial and support services; through development of enhanced modeling Positions; Tenure Track), 1-30/1-20, Engi- on the Job Opportunity Program and vacan- Donna G. Areaux, College of Engineering capabilities in areas as diverse as biology, neering Technology, 92/93-130 and 92/93- cies available to external applicants. and Applied Sciences; Connie S. Bashaw. • business management. chemistry, computer 135. (C) Conversion chemistry; Craig L.Boucher, University com- vision, networks and robotics." (N) Assistant! Associate Professor (Ten- (N) New puting services; Audrey J. Hart, continuing WMU officials expect graduates of the ure Track), 1-30/1-20, Accountancy. 92/93- (R) Replacement education; and Maria 1. Saldivar, public af- program to seek teaching and research po- 166. WMU is an EO/A A employer fairs and administration. - .•.

Four January 14,1993 Western News Gold Company strikes it rich with prestigious invitation to international choral music event Gold Company, WMU's award-winning triennial affair, the second symposium con- vocal jazz ensemble, is the only university vened in Stockholm in 1990. choral group in the world invited to perform Zegree said the trip will require special at the 1993 World Symposium on Choral fund raising to pay for travel costs. In ad- Music scheduled for August 1993 in dition, he will need to do a considerable Vancouver, British Columbia. amount of juggling to coordinate the trip The premier ensemble in WMU's in- around summer work schedules for the 16- ternationally acclaimed vocal jazz program member ensemble and four-member Gold is one of 12groups from five continents that Company band. will appear during the symposium. The other 10 ensembles receiving invi- "This isan incredible honor," said Stephen tations are from China, Estonia, Germany, L. Zegree, music, who directs Gold Com- Argentina, Hungary, Kenya, New Zealand, pany. "You can't apply or audition for this Japan, Sweden and the United Kingdom. event - you just get the invitation based on Persons can hear this award-winning en- your reputation." semble perform at the 15th annual Gold Only one other ensemble from the United CompanyShowSaturday,Feb.13,atWMU's States has been invited. That group is Chan- Miller Auditorium. Performance times are 2 ticleer, a 12-member male professional cho- p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the ral group from San Francisco which, coinci- Miller Auditorium ticket office at 7-2300 THE ULTIMATE NO PARKING ZONE - Lot 35 near Miller Auditorium has dentally, will perform at WMU in March. between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays. become ''the ultimate no parking zone" during construction on a new ramp that will Symposium organizers are expecting at • provide 1,159 spaces when completed in September. This shot from Miller's roof shows least 1,000 choral conductors from 50 coun- Acclaimed author to read the work in progress on the $9.2 million project. Two new parking lots added this fall tries as delegates. Gold Company will be Award-winning author Sylvia Watanabe have created almost an identical number of parking spaces to those temporarily lost featured in a variety of performances during will present a free reading of her fiction at during construction. Lot 33, south of the auditorium and north of Western Avenue, the event, which runs from Aug. I through 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, in 3321 Brown recently was expanded and Lot 76, on Knollwood Avenue, was created. Persons also can Aug. 7. Hall. park in Lot 64 east of Lawson Ice Arena. During Miller events, patrons can park in two A project of the International Federation Herfirstbook, "Talking to the Dead," was marked lots on East Campus and take a shuttle bus to the auditorium. for Choral Music, the world symposium was published by Doubleday last fall to enthusi- first held in Vienna in 1987. Intended to be a astic reviews. A descendant of Japanese im- migrants, Watanabe grew up in Hawaii. The book is comprised of a collection of stories Grants total more than $7.5 million since start of year all set there. It celebrates the unique cultural Grants to the University are running 20 Models," are now being prepared for dis- received three awards totaling $171 ,891 from mix that characterizes 20th century Hawaii. percent ahead of last year's record-breaking semination. the Michigan Department of Education to Watanabe has won an O. Henry Prize for rate, according to a report presented to the Two awards from the Michigan De- continue projects aimed at improving sci- the title story in her collection, as well as a Board of Trustees at its Dec. 14 meeting. partment of Education are aimed at improving ence education in Michigan elementary and Japanese American Citizens League National Grants totaling $3,765,503 were awarded the mathematics education of the state's K- middle schools. Robert H. Poel, Center for Literary Award and a fellowship from the to WMU during September and October, 12students. Ruth Ann Meyer, chairperson of Science Education, will direct one project National Endowment for the Arts. Recently bringing the total of grants received since mathematics and statistics, and Robert A. and co-direct two other projects - one with returned from a reading tour for her book, July I to $7,509,101, an increase of Laing, mathematics and statistics, were Robert S. Hafner, science studies, and an- Watanabe currently lives in Grand Rapids. $1,248,221 over last year's $6,260,881 total awarded $440,000 to fund the third year of other with DeWayne Anderson, education for the same period. During the 1991-92 operation of the "Michigan Mathematics In- and professional development. The three fiscal year, the University set a record grant Service Project," which they direct. The projects focus on expanding teacher knowl- Sinning chairs AAA section total of nearly $13.4 million. project is a collaborative effort between the edge of new developments and techniques in Kathleen E. Sinning, accountancy, has Faculty members directing education re- Department of Education and the Michigan science education and preparing Michigan been elected chairperson of the International form and research projects were among the Council of Teachers of Mathematics to im- teachers to implement the state's new sci- Accounting Section of the American Ac- University's leading grant recipients for the prove the mathematics knowledge and math- ence objectives. counting Association. two-month period. Projects aimed at teacher ematics teaching skills of Michigan's el- Christine M. Bahr, special education, and The lAS, which has I,500members world- evaluation, mathematics teaching and cur- ementary and middle school teachers. To Nickola W. Nelson, speech pathology and au- wide, was organized in 1976 to support and riculum reform, science education improve- date, more than 2,000 teachers already have diology, were awarded $150,008 by the U.S. promote interest in all aspects of interna- ment and special education were awarded taken part in this training. Department of Education for the fITStyearof a tional accounting and to provide a forum for grants totaling more than $2.1 million. Christian R. Hirsch, mathematics and sta- three-year project aimed at using computing the exchange of international accounting re- The largest grant received during the pe- tistics, was awarded $391 ,589 for the second technology to help students with learningprob- search findings and ideas. riod was $1,000,561 from the U.S. Depart- year of a project that focuses on implement- lems overcome writing difficulties. The pair During 1992-93, the section's 20 com- ment of Education to the Center for Research ing a new mathematics curriculum for Michi- will conduct research on how such computer- mittees will work toestablish an international on Educational Accountability and Teacher gan high school students. "Making Math- based word processing software can be used faculty exchange program, develop continu- Evaluation (CREATE) directed by Daniel L. ematics Accessible to All" is a three-year effectively for specific writing problems. The ing professional education workshops, plan Stufflebeam, Evaluation Center. The award effort to prepare schools to implement a new software will include spelling and grammar a mid-year research conference, edit a com- is the third installment of a five-year $5.2 mathematics curriculum that reflects new checks, outliners and story starters. pendium of international accounting syllabi million grant announced in November 1990 standards developed and recommended by Also reported to the board was a $60,000 and organize the international program for that funded the establ ishment of CREATE to the National Council of Teachers of Math- grant from the Global Infrastructure Fund the American Accounting Association's na- serve as the focal point for U.S. efforts to ematics. The program served as a model for Research Foundation in Japan to Philip P. tional meeting. improve efforts to evaluate teachers, ad- a new national five-year, $6 million project Micklin, geography, to use computing tech- Sinning, a memberofthe lAS since 1978, ministrators and schools. The first research directed by Hirsch and funded by the Na- nology and satellite imagery to study the has chaired numerous committees and has products from CREATE's work, including a tional Science Foundation. environmental changes of the Aral Sea re- served as editor of the International Account- "Consumer Report on School Evaluation WMU's Center for Science Education gion in Central Asia. ing Forum. Calendar _ Thursday, January 14 Monday, January 18 (thru 29) Exhibition, student work from the 1992 "Outdoor Encounter Studio" on South Swearing in ceremony for Trustees George A. Franklin of Kalamazoo and Joan H. Krause Manitou Island, Department of Human Resources, 1240 Seibert Administration Building, of Belmont, 204 Bernhard Center, 8:30 a.m. weekdays, 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Meeting, Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees, 205 Bernhard Center, 9:30 (thru 29) Exhibition, "Painting with Paper," Mary Jo Peterson, consumer resources and a.m. technology, Lee Honors College lounge, weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Meeting, Academic and Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees, 205 Bernhard (thru 28) Exhibition, paintings by Gordon Grinwis, art, Gallery II, Sangren Hall, weekdays, Center, 10 a.m. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (thru 22) Exhibitions, student art gallery, East Hall, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Rotunda Gallery, BFA (thm 15) Exhibition, group sculpture show by Scott Brown, Brent Harris and Scott Grzesiak, show in graphic design by Sharon Merchant; South Gallery, BFA show in printmaking student art gallery, East Hall, 10 a.rn.-5 p.m. by Geoffrey Harvey Meeting, Faculty Senate, Fetzer Center, 7 p.m. Meeting, Board of Trustees, Board Room, Bernhard Center, 10:15 a.m. *Jazz concert, Billy Hart, drums, Anthony Cox, bass, Arthur Blythe, saxophone, and Gust Candlelighting ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, South Ball- Tsillis, vibes, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8 p.m. room, Bernhard Center, noon. Friday, January 15 Tuesday, January 19 Teleconference, "Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers," Red Room A, Bernhard Center, Graduate College writing workshop for the preparation of doctoral dissertations, specialist II :30 a.m.-I p.m.; call 7-2654 to register. projects and master's theses, 211 Bernhard Center, 10-11 a.m.; call 7-3569 to register.

I Psychology colloquium, "Recent Developments in Drug Discrimination," Lisa E. Baker, Center for the Study ofEthics in Society lecture,"If! Were a Rich Man, Could I Buy a Pancreas?" ~t psychology, 3760 Knauss Hall, 4 p.m. Arthur L. Caplan, directorof the Center for Biomedical Ethics and professor of philosophy and Women's gymnastics, WMU vs. Eastern Michigan University, Gary Center, 7 p.m. surgery, the University of Minnesota, Lee Honors College lounge, 3 p.m. Saturday, January 16 Graduate recital, Brian Rose conducting the University Chorale, Dalton Center Recital Hall, (thru Feb. 21) Exhibition, work by WMU Department of Art faculty, Miller Auditorium, 8 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Reading, Sylvia Watanabe, award-winning author, 3321 Brown Hall, 8:30 p.m. *Hockey , WMU vs. Ohio State University, Lawson Arena, 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 20 *Miller Auditorium 25th Anniversary and WMU College of Fine Arts 20th Anniversary Gala School of Music Convocation Series concert, drummer Billy Hart and the Western Jazz Celebration, Miller Auditorium, 8 p.m . Quartet, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 2 p.m. • Sunday, January 17 Biological sciences seminar, "Glucocorticoid-Resistant T Cell Proliferation· Is Apparently *Martin Luther King Jr. Program banquet, featuring address by Dwayne A. Walker, dealer IL-2 Independent," Benjamin Boultt, the Upjohn Co., 5270 McCracken Hall, 4 p.m. account representative/manager, Lexmark Inc., Lexington, Ky., and former MLK Pro- Thursday, January 21 gram tudent, North Ballroom, Bernhard Center, 2 p.m. Apple seminar on instructional computing, "Teaching With Technology," clock tower Faculty recital, Linda Trotter, soprano, and faculty chamber ensemble, Dalton Center Recital conference room, third floor, University Computing Center, noon-I p.m. Hall,8 p.m. *Admission charged