Focus EMU, December 4, 1979

FOCUS EMU December4, 1979 Research Funding Sets Campus Record High at Ca sules $2.2 Million for 1979 Sponsored funding at EMU $141,989; Dr. Charles Monsma, Study Abroad reached a new high of $2.2 associate professor of political Slide Lecture million during the fiscal year r science, $86,384 {joint grant with Have a yen to study abroad 1979. The funding rose by Bannister); Dr. Louis Porretta, this summer? A 20-minute slide $777 ,000, or 52 percent more director of the Office of In- lecture on the University's _than last year. ternational Projects, $169,521; French-German study program In addition, sponsored funding Dr. Donna Schmitt, assistant in Strasburg, France for summer at Eastern has increased by 95 professor of educational 1980 will be presented by J. percent since 1977, when the leadership, $96,057; Dr. Jack Sanford Dugan, an assistant University accepted $1.1 million. Minzey, professor of educational professor in the Department of Within the University, two leadership, $146,524; Dr. Lyla Foreign Languages and Bilingual collegesand an institute obtained Spelbring, department head and Studies, Dec.10 and 11 at 4 p.m. the largest proportion of outside professor of occupational in Room 217-L of the Center of funding. These include: the therapy, $79,993; Hildred Educational Resources College of Arts and Sciences, 24 Lewis, director of Upward (Library). The presentation will percent ($544,427); the College Bound Project, $109,828; Dr. include slides of the city of of Education, 36 percent Harold PaDelford, associate Strasburg, the surrounding ($815,849); and the Institute for professor of industrial education, countryside and Paris. The the Study of -Children and $77,595; Dr. Duane Brown, lecture is free and everyone is Family, 13 percent ($295,818). director of the National Center invited. (See table.) for Community Education, Individual staff and faculty $161,038; and Dr. Robert members at Eastern who were Boissoneau, dean of the College Faculty Night awarded grants in 1979 over of Human Services, $84,823. at the Bookstore $70,000 include: Dr. Raymond EMU faculty have their an Padilla, director of the Bilingual In its annual report for 1979, nual night of additional Bicultural Program, $162,847; the Office of Research discounts, food, games and Donald Loppnow, coordinator Development (ORD) reports that prizes when "Faculty Night" is of the Social Work Program, all colleges and divisions within held Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the $98,848; Dr. Patricia Ryan, the University showed increases University Bookstore. Faculty · professor of sociology and in sponsored funding except the associate director of the Institute College of Arts and Sciences. We certainly don't need any reminder that thE- campus will soon look are eligible for an additional 10 like this 1978 winter scene near Pray-Harrold. The University's policy percent discount (for a total 20 College of Arts and Science $544,427 24% for work and class schedules during extreme weather conditions is percent discount) on all mer College of Business 107,527 5% detailed on page 2. chandise in the store from 4:30 College of Education 815,849 36% , p.m. to 9 p.m. Free bowling for College of Human Services 192,449 8% children of faculty will be Division of Continuing Education 109,828 5% available. A drawing will also be Division of Industrial Education EMU Project in held. Entry blanks will be sent to and Technology 127,688 6% each faculty member or may be Institute for the Study of Children North Yemen Continues picked up at the Bookstore. For and Family 295,818 13% further informaton, contact the Other 78,459 3% Bookstore at 487-1000. Total $2,272,045 100% Despite Iranian Crisis Recently, the U.S. State Christmas Open House Dr. Louis Porretta, director of for the Study of Children and This college experienced a 14 the Office of International Department issued a statement percent decline over last year in forEMU Community Family, $294,521; Dr. Jose Projects at EMU, reports that the encouraging all non-essential outside funding because of the The annual Home Economics Llanes, associate dean of the four EMU staff members and American personnel and their establishment of the Institute for Department and Military Science College of Education, $74,976; their dependents currently in dependerrts in Persian Gulf the Study of Children and Christmas open house will be Rosella Bannister, directorof the North Yemen haven't expressed a countries to voluntarily leave Family in 1979, which tran held Friday, Dec. 7 from 9:30 Consumer Education Center, desire to leave that country due those countries as the tension sferred reporting of its funding a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Burson to the current Iranian crisis. continues between the U.S. and Room, Roosevelt Hall. from the Department of Iran. Refreshments and cookies will be Sociologyto the Institute. "The general situation in served. The open house is open to Thrasher Accepts The College of Business had an North Yemen is very stable right �e University community. 87 percent increase over 1978 in now. I haven't received any Position; To leave sponsoring funding in 1979, cables from the project staff while the College of Education Dean John indicating that they wish to leave EasternJan. 9 showed an increase of 60 per North Yemen," Porretta said. He Dr. Gerald Thrasher, director cent. MulhernResigns; has remained in contact with the Phi Kappa Phi, a national of Institutional Research at In addition, the College of State Department and project scholastic honor society, will Eastern since 1975, will leave the Human Services showed a 29 To Leave Jan. 4 staff. present another "brown bag" University Jan. 9, 1980 to percent increase in outside The four project staff mem and colloquium program on become director of institutional funding in 1979. Dr. John D. Mulhern, dean of bers, sta}'ing in the capital city of Monday, Dec. 10 from 11:30 research at the University of The most dramatic increase the College of Education at Sana'a, North Yemen, include: Eastern since July, 1976, will a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on the stage Maryland. was experienced by the Division Dr. Andrew Nazzarro, associate leave the University Jan. 4, 1980 of Pease Auditorium. Dr. Mary of Industrial Education and professor of geography and to assume the position of dean of Ida Yost from the EMU Music Technology. Their funding geology at Eastern and chief of Department will give a lecture increased from $29,427 in 1978 the College of Education at the party for the project; Sam University of South Carolina. titled "The Alexander Pipe to $127,688 in 1979,a 433percent Moore, teacher training coor Organ in Pease Auditorium." increase. In his new position at tlie dinator; Nur Hussen, an Engiish The colloquium is free and open Other divisions within the University of South Carolina, language trainer; and Hind to the public. University are grouped together Mulhern will oversee the doc Jacob, a teacher education for reporting purposes. The toral program in education and advisor. Center of -E ducational the eight College of Education In additicn, five dependents of Nominations Taken for extensi,,n centers located Student Organization, Resources, the Division of project staff members are in Continuing Education, the throughuut the stat_e. North Ye.men. Leader of the Month Office of Academic Affairs, and Among his duties at Eastern, Plans are continuing, Porretta other areas, reported increases in Mulhern initiated a program to remarked, to hire an English work with 20 school districts in Faculty and staff members are sponsored funding, especially in language trainer to leave soon for professional development. That reminded that nominations for grants which provide ad North Yemen and a few short "Student Leader of the Month" ministrative services or equip (Continued on page 6) term cc•nsultants to leave in and "Student Organization of the ment. January. Month" should be submitted to Again this year, the federal The first project staff member the University's Campus Life Dr. Gerald Thrasher government continued to be the arrived in North Yemen Sept. 30 Office by Friday, Dec. 7. main source of sponsored fun and the rest arrived in the Nomination forms are available At the University of Maryland, ding at Eastern, providing country during the first two in the Campus Life Office, 117 which has an enrollment of more $968,839 of the $2.2 million total weeks of October. Goodison. than 60,000, Thrasher will be grant money accepted in 1979 or The U.S. Agency for In responsible for coordinating the 43 percent. The state of ternaticnal Development is Holiday Workshop institutional research efforts of Michigan provided $648,725 or funding the $2.86 million 29 percent and foundations University project to develop Scheduled Dec. 7 six campuses and conducting studies in long range planning, provided $419,298 or 18 percent (Continued on page 6) The EMU Home Economics including capital budget of the total funding. Department and the University projections. Lastly, various other sources Among his duties at Eastern, such as businesses, private Women's Association are Editor's Note: University Thrasher forecasted enrollment organizations, school districts sponsoring an annual holiday offices will be closed Monday figures, conducted management and county agencies provided workshop Friday, Dec. 7 from 2 and Tuesday, Dl.-'C. 24 and 25 studies and chaired the $235, 183 or 10 percent of the to 4 p.m. in the lower level for the Christmas holidays management information sponsored funding at Eastern in dining room in Roosevelt Hall. and -.\tonday and Tuesday Gift-making demonstrations and (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 6) Dr. John Mulhern Dec.

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