Western News, November 19, 1981
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Western~~u Michigan University WESTERN NEWS Office of Information Services - Volume 8, Number 12 News Hotline 383-6171 TEl-U383-1444 November 19,1981 Sports line 383-GOLD Information Center 383-0040 Dybek, Woods get national arts endowment grant~ Novelist Stuart J. Dybek and poet John Friends of Literature, a privately funded W. Woods, both members of the faculty in arts organization that honors writers with a the Department of English, have been named Chicago connection. Dybek won the 1980 by the National Endowment for the Arts fiction award presented by the Society of as recipients of 1981-82 Fellowships for Midland Authors. Creative Writers. A collection of his poems titled "Brass "One such award within the University Knuckles" was published in 1979 by the would be remarkable," said Clare G. University of Pittsburgh Press. Many of Goldfarb, chairperson of the English his stories, poems and articles have been department. "But having two recipi- published in literary journals and ents from the University, and in the magazines. same department, is simply fantastic, Dybeck Wooc18 Dybek is a member of the Authors especially when support for such programs Guild, the Associated Writing Program is diminishing." an M.A. degree in 1968. He also earned an and Pi Delta Epsilon honorary journalism The fellowships, each for $12,500, will M.F.A. degree from the University of Iowa fraternity. At WMU, he teaches creative enable each recipient to set aside time for in 1973, and served as a teaching fellow writing. writing, research and travel, according to there during the 1972-73school year. Woods is a nationally-recognized poet Livingston L. Biddle, chairman of the en- Currently on leave from Western to whose professional writing career spans dowment. Dybek and Woods are among finish manuscripts and to'complete a novel, more than 30 years, 26 of them as a nine recipients in Michigan to receive the Dybek won a prestigious John Simon Gug- Western faculty member. He is the author honor. genheim Fellowship Award this past May of eight books of poems and is finishing his The fellowships are awarded to publish- for his collection of short stories, ninth and starting another while on sab- HOCKEY BROADCAST TEAM- ed writers "of exceptional talent." The "Childhood and Other Neighborhoods," batical from the University. Kenenth E. Dickie, education and selection is made by a 20-member panel of published in January by Viking Press. The His poems have been published in over professional development, right, does the writers of fiction, poetry, scripts and other book of 11 stories deals with growing up in two dozen separate anthologies, including play by play and Michael S. Gutowsky, a creative prose. The 204 winners from an ethnic neighborhood on the southwest the prestigious - "Borestone Mountain Troy senior, does the color on the WMUK- across the country were chosen from more side of Chicago. Poetry Award Anthologies" for the best FM live broadcasts of Bronco hockey than 2,600 applicants. In addition to the Guggenheim (Continued on Page 4) games this season. (Western News photo) Dybek is a 1964 graduate of Loyola Fellowship, he was honored recently with University of Chicago, where he received the Cliff Dwellers Award, presented by the Classes to end Wednesday Board of Truste'es to meet 'Multiclinic' entry wins second place in N. Y. for four-day holiday break Friday In Student Center Classes will end at noon Wednesday and A mid-year tuition increase will be con- A videotape entry titled "Multiclinic" and assessments of handicapped clients the University will be closed Thursday and sidered by the Board of Trustees at its co-sponsored by the Center for Human conducted by faculty from a number of Friday, Nov. 26 and 27, for the Thanksgiv- regular meeting at 9:30a.m. Friday in the Services and Television Services and pro- programs and departments. ing holiday. Emergency services will be University Student Center. duced at the University, has been announc- Michael Betz of Television Services pro- maintained. The proposed increase for Michigan ed as second prize winner in the Rehabilita- duced the entry in the festival which The University Libraries and the Univer- residents varies from $3 to $4 per credit tion/Professional Audience category at the highlighted the International Year of sity Student Center Building will close at 5 hour due to the University's differential Fifth International Rehabilitation Film Disabled Persons. p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 25). The libraries system of charging more for upper-division Festival staged in New York City in early "Handi Hints for the Disabled," will maintain limited schedules Friday, undergraduate and graduate student in- November. another videotape entry by Western at the Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 27, 28 and 29). struction than for lower-division The Multiclinic entry was one of a series festival, was a finalist. It consists of three Regular office hours of 7:45 to 11:45 undergraduate instruction. involving inter-disciplinary, diagnostic public service television spot an- a.m. and 12:45 to 4:45 p.m. will be resumed Reports on personnel, gifts and grants, evaluation of multiple-handicapped nouncements produced at the University, Monday, Nov. 30.' Next week's edition Board committees and the Counseling children and adults that are presented mon- featuring suggestions for disabled persons of Western News will be published Tues- Center also are on the agenda. thly here. Students and staff members to make their daily living easier. day, for which the deadline for submitted observe televised segments of evaluations items is noon Friday. Boston U sociologist to speak here twice today Clarke: Changes to be made; some of them will hurt s. M. Miller of the Boston University sociology faculty will speak today on In his annual report to the College of Clarke outlined five goals of the college. "Poverty and Racial Inequality: Lessons Arts and Sciences last Wednesday, A. He said, "First, it will continue to support from the 60s and 70s" at 9:30 a.m. in 2304 Bruce Clarke, dean of the college, said of necessary program change and the develop- Sangren Hall and on "Recapitalization of the possible perilous times ahead, "'There is ment of new programs." He noted that American Capitalism: Alternatives to one overriding necessity: We must operate "the strength and central mission of the Traditional Liberalism" at 7:30 p.m. in as a unified group, proceeding from a col- college is our commitment to the impor- 3770 Knauss Hall. lege and a University viewpoint, and not as tance of the liberal arts and the basic It had been reported elsewhere that a collection of noncommunicating units sciences as the core of the University. To Miller would speak at 7 p.m., including the competing destructively for available the extent that we can combine this em- Calendar in the Nov. 12 Western News, resources. " phasis with professional directions, both of which listed the date as Nov. 20. He told faculty members from the col- these concepts are enhanced." lege, "Many changes will have to be made, He observed that a second goal is to "ex- Western informed it gets and some will hurt. Not only will some pand the use of the computer as a primary faculty find themselves teaching courses in intellectual tool" by the college and by the full NCA accreditation otber departments, but some will teach University. He observed that we are living The University has received formal larger classes and some will teach off- in a high-technology age and desirable notification from the North Central campus courses as part of load." technological trends, such as expanded Association of Colleges and Schools He noted that traditional organizational computer usage, are to be encouraged. (NCA) that accreditation for all of its in- structures and responsibilities may be A third goal "is the possibility of unify- structional programs at both the changed. "We face an exciting and ing the general-education experience of our undergraduate and graduate levels is to be challenging time, a time of opportunity, students to better coordinate their general continued for 10 years, without any where we must consider whether traditional education component with their concentra- stipulations. patterns are necessary or even the most tion component." "We're delighted," said President John desirable ways to meet the responsibilities Another goal is to improve the ad- A. Bruce Clarke T. Bernhard. "That's the best that any in- of the University." ministrative structure of the college and its stitution can expect and ,an outstanding Clarke stated that" an important goal in departments, with the aim of greater effi- tribute to our faculty, staff and students." future planning is the emphasis of the cen- yourself teaching a course that is new to ciency in operation and the reduction of The NCA's final action was taken by the tral role of the college in all aspects of the you. But, in any case, this type of activity is administrative costs to save money for in- executive board of the organization's Com- Intellectual Skills Development Program." an absolute necessity if our current faculty struction and research. mission on lnstitutions of Higher Educa- He said the college's involvement not only resources are to be maintained and used A fifth goal "is to increase our commit- tion at its annual meeting earlier this fall. will include the "English and mathematics wisely." He said that, ultimately, all ment to the academic advising of our NCA indicated that Western's next com- departments, but several other departments departments will be involved in the rein- students and to emphasize the retention-to- prehensive evaluation is scheduled for are planning work in basic writing." forcement and further development of in- graduation of those students that we 1990-91.