Only 35 More Days 'Til Spring Reach

Vol. 1 /Vo. 10 February 15, 1982 Only 35 More Days 'til Spring By Pat Bordman Blizzard conditions and impassable .' The following radio and television roads combined to force the cancellation of .-- stations in this area generally will broad classes twice during the first week of cast information pertinent to our school February. The first assault of weather community: WPON, WNIC, WCXI, WJR, began on Sunday, January 31, and by after WOMC, WDIV, WJBK, WSHJ, WXYZ, noon it became obvious that conditions CKLW, WEXL, WMJC, WWJ, WJ0\. would prevent the opening of school for Usten carefully to the reports as the classes the following day. Mercy was one of cancellation of classes at one college in the the first area colleges to cancel classes, and '/ '" Detroit area does not necessarily mean that the announcement went out at about 4 p.m. I ' classes are cancelled at Mercy. on Sunday. Mercy was soon joined by / " When the media reports Mercy nearly all public and private institutions of / ColJege under the list of school closings higher learning as the severity of the storm during severe weather, it is to be assumed became evident. that only classes have been cancelled; it Unbelievably, the area was again con does not necessarily mean that the college fronted with heavy snowfall on Wednes is closed. The college is closed only when a day, February 3. Snow began to fall during "Detroit Red Alert" or a "Michigan State of mid-morning classes. It was apparent that Emergency" for the tri-county area is de driving conditions would become hazard clared. Employees should refer to the ous, and at noon all classes from 2:30 on employee manual for information regard were cancelled. In the early afternoon ing official college closing. conditions worsened and faculty and staff Though these were the first time were sent home. classes were cancelled this year, this was The decision to cancel classes is not not the first time we have experienced taken lightly, according to Thomas Lawton, unfavorable weather conditions. Ronald vice preseident for business and finance. "It Clark, assistant director of the physical is a question of closely monitoring the plant, reported that his crews are hard at situation. It depends on the severity of the work each time there is a 1 to 2 inch snow storm and whether we can be ready for the au, fall. According to Clark, when there is a students and staff. We also must consider " large snowfall two trucks with snow blades, the safety of those traveling to and from the plus a tractor, are used to clear the drive campus," said Lawton. ways and parking lots. An additional 5 to 6 ., men are put to work with hand shovels to Sister Agnes Mary, president of eL.A ~.sE.s Mercy College, in consultation with Lawton clear steps and walkways. and John McNary, vice president for aca demic and student affairs, determine Because of drifting and blowing whether conditions warrant the cancella snow, removal of the snow took over 16 tion of classes or the closing of the col.lege. hours on February 1. Adding to the usual While the weather may cause problems late evening. Authorities indicated that travel On Friday, February 5, light snow snow removal problem this year had been in the day one day, the situation could conditions on all major roads were ex began to fall again. Although driving the unusual icing conditions. Last year a improve by early the next, but a decision pected to be good the following day. A conditions were not good, all area colleges total of 6,400 pounds of salt were used by must be made soon enough for students decision to cancel or not cancel classes was, were open. the maintenance department. This year, and faculty to be notified. Because some therefore, delayed until Thursday morning. Mercy, along with other academic 6,200 pounds of salt (as of February 5) have students must travel for over an hour under At that time travel conditions were judged institutions, has made arrangements already been used to keep our sidewalks even the best of conditions, attempts are to be good, and since the majority of the through a statewide notification system to and other walking areas free of ice. made to provide a minimum two hours of classes for Thursday were scheduled for the alert the Mercy community via radio and Even as we go to press, two new notice. afternoon and evening, the college re television when classes are cancelled or the snowstorms are being predicted for the The storm, which began early in the mained open. Wayne State University, school is closed. M~rcy makes these de Detroit area. Spring may be only 35 days day on Wednesday, February 3, ended for Madonnna College, and Oakland Commu cisions independent of the other area away, but we may not see green grass until most of the Detroit area during the early nity College also decided to hold classes. schools. July! Reach Out. • • and Touch Mercy By Maureen Devane Mercy Alumni will be "Working for last year that she was asked again) and Higher Education" during the 1982 Rosemary Dolan, '46 and '62, will spear Alumni Phonathon, taking place Monday head the alumni effort. through Thursday evenings, February 15 According to Browne and Dolan, through March 15. Their calls will be the Phonathon will provide alumni with particularly important ones - asking for the opportunity to make leadership gifts an investment in Mercy's future through for the upcoming Capital Campaign. the College's endowment fund. Money raised through the campaign will The goal of this year's Phonathon be vital to the continuation and expan is $45,000, up from last year's goal of sion of college programs in coming years, $40,000. Considering the success of the especially in light of federal and state 1981 Phonathon, planners of this year's cutbacks to education. alumni campaign are confident they will "Alumni leadership gifts will be an reach this goal. Chairperson Terry incentive to the giving of others such as Browne, '57, (who did such a good job businesses, foundations, and even faculty and staff," said Ms. Browne. It will also represent additional corporate support for the campaign, through their matching gifts programs, Ms. Dolan added. Lab Equipment Donated The Mercy computer has been enlisted as a "Phonathon volunteer" this By Lorraine Renkowski year - it will help to compile calling lists gero, Lorraine Renkowski, and Sr. Mech by classes and majors. The lists will Three blood analyzing instruments tilde Hill. Present but not pictured: Carole make it possible for alumni to call their were recently acquired by Mercy College'S Deyer and Thomas Eley. friends, and former classmates. Medical Technology and Chemistry de The three instruments include: an A "Fun and Funds" atmosphere partments through a generous donation of enzac-analyzer used in the determination will prevail, Browne said. Phones will be the Clay-Adams Company, a division of of various biological colorimetric and kin will be grouped in one large room, so Becton-Dickinson of New Jersey. The in etic chemistry constituents; a semi-auto that callers can share the excitement of struments, with a market value of approxi matic electronic platelet counter used in their colleagues. Food and beverages mately $30,000, were donated as part of the enumerating platelets in either whole will be served. Clay-Adams education update program. blood or plasma; a hema-analyzer, used for needed to "reach out and touch some At a training workshop held on cam the quantitative determination of white and one" (and pOSSibly to begin new friend pus January 6-8, company technical repre red blood cells, hemoglobins, hematocrit ships). Call Sister Mary Celeste sentative, Kim Stultz, introduced faculty and the mean corpuscular volume of blood. Schneider, Coordinator of Alumni Af members to the operating principles and The instruments are an important intricacies of the equipment. Present at the Sister Brigid Johnson of Campus Liturgy calling fairs, at x. 6114 to sign up, or contact her addition to the laboratory and will be used old friends at the 1981 Phonathon. She is a '58 in the Alumni office, Administration sessions were: (as pictured below L to R) to teach all levels of medical technology alumna. Building. Grace Pellerito, Kim Stultz, Agnes Bon- students currently enrolled in the program. Page:;: Mercy Vpd.'e Point of View Flash! By Agnes Mary Mansour, RSM, President Graduation Newsletter available. If you are a student graduating in May, 1982-that is-if you have completed your graduation requirements in Decem When President Reagan delivers his ber 1981 or will complete them in Mayor August of 1982, and you have not first State of the Union message, he will no received a February Graduation Newsletter, please pick one up in the Dean of doubt focus on the campaign promises kept Student's Office, Student Conference Center Building, first floor. and his desire not to deviate from the course originally proposed. In his first year, Graduation petition deadlines. Students who for special reasons missed the President engineered a radical change the December, 1981 deadline for Mayor August, 1982 graduation, may still in government structure and economic pol submit their petitions to the Academic Counseling Center until February 22, icy. In order to revitalize the economy and 1982. Petitions will not be accepted after that date. Also, the deadline to petition strengthen the nation, he masterfully forged for December graduation is April 9, 1982. an effective Congressional coalition to slash government spending, yet increase funding January Roost Employee of the Month is John Emerson.

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