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ike thou­ Bue as deep and vex­ sands of ing as che issues con­ o c h e r fronting schools appear co I 11C01111 ng be, che challenges are noc freshmen, discouraging students I chose co from entering the profes­ enroll ac EMU because I sion. And if you needed wanted co be a teacher. proof. Exhibit A was che And not just any teacher annual Teacher Job Fair ac of high school English, EMU's Convocation buc one of che besc. Bue Cencer in April. To look like thousands of juniors down upon the conven­ before me, my life plans tion floor and wacch as changed somewhere along hundreds of students che way. HALLWAY MONITOR: Supt. Kathy Malnar holds court with me at Hudson HighSchool. moved from one staging For me, che first area co che next co meet course correction occurred prospective employers, in a classroom at Whitmore Lake High School. Assigned there was co get a sense of just how much enthusiasm - and youthful as part of a 1984 winter semester course citied "Teaching energy - is headed toward tomorrow's classrooms. Reading in the Secondary School," I discovered chat being a suc­ If l had stayed on my original career pach, I would be enter­ cessful teacher required a lot more energy, preparation, courage ing my I 9th year as an educator. Who knows? Maybe I would be and patience than I had to give to che cask. a "superduper" superintendenc by now. Perhaps. Bue only if I Recently, the memories from my brief fling with teaching had found a way co overcome my fear of classrooms. came flooding back as I toured schools and spoke with superin­ tendents in preparation for writing chis month's cover story. Managing a district, large or small, seems more challenging than Kevin Merrill ever before. Money, MEAP and mandates seem to be the only forces shaping public education in Michigan. Contributors

Linda F"rbgerald: Linda Cassina Sanders: Cassina Kristen Wimsatt Kristen M.B. Dillon: Freelance writer F"rbgerald, a freelance writer Sanders worksfor the EMU WimsattJoins the Exemplar M.B. Dillon lives in Livonia based in AnnArbor, reports University Marketing office. staff this issue as our graph­ with her husband Patrick this month on Professor She helps University-wide ic designer.Wimsatt has a Butler, daughter Maureen, 7, Edward Garrettand his clients with the development bachelor of fine artsdegree and sonSean, 4. For 17 effortsto develop a Web­ of marketing materials with from Michigan State years, she was an award-win­ basedquery language to comprehensive editorialserv­ University and most recenUy ning reporter,editor and enhance the research of the­ ices (writing,editing, proof­ wori

Up a creek Digging down under University faculty Anthropology and students are Professor Bradley canying out data Ensor, recipient of a collection to help University Research measure the health Award for New of the Stony Creek Faculty, is leading watershed, a water EMU students on system that snakes 'I do' at EMU an archeological through three Alumni share their project exploring las de los Cerros southeast Michigan stories of love and a lost coastal counties how they met their excavation .1ite) society in Mexico Helping hands Quick action by significant other, staff from EMU and whether in a the city of Ypsilanti hallway, crowded is keeping an room or across a important senior 24 classroom aisle ·2 citizen recreation program alive • with a few new twists

"Water is an extremely 29 valuable commodity,"says Dan Sysko, an EMU senior working on the Stony Creek Watershed Project. "This project gives me 4 the opportunity to do my part in helping to protect it."

·> Notebook :H\ University Advancement :{CJ A Conversation Wrth Paul T. Schollaert, provost and vice president for academic affairs, talks about curriculum reform, the honors program and online learning -tO My Tum Jim Streeter, a 30-year employee, explains why he's proud of EMU and of living in Ypsilanti -t I Calendar -t � Looking Back E.,1'111plar Notebook

and Criminology in the fall of 2003. He has Diggingaround been in the field for more than 16 years and Project in Mexico explores rootsof a civilization worked on more than 130 projects. "The images portrayed in National Geographic are By Summer Wilhelm things most people explore only through the "Islands of the Mounds" may not mean much media. This is something completely different to the average person, but to Bradley Ensor and once that perspective kicks in, it has the and three Eastern Michigan University stu­ potential to be a life-changing experience." dents, those four words may represent a Ensor, his students, two local laborers, a whole new outlook on life. cook and a Mexican assistant will set up camp Ensor, an assistant professor of anthro­ from May 31 to June 26 at El Bellote, a small pology, is conducting a research project that fishing town in Islas de los Cerros, or Islands will allow anthropology students to spend four of the Mounds. Islas de los Cerros is an weeks participating in archaeological fieldwork ancient Chontal Maya community occupying and laboratory artifact analyses - in the state five islands and a peninsula at the mouth of a of Tabasco, Mexico. lagoon along the Gulf of Mexico coastline. Ensor's dedication and extensive experi­ Ensor, who has a federal project permit ence in archaeological fieldwork helped him from the Mexican National Institute of earn a 2004 Research Award for New Faculty Anthropology and History, decided to explore this spring, a grant for $5,000 that pays for a Islas de Los Cerros after realizing its research great portion of the excursion. potential while volunteering at La Venta, a site "As EMU's first archaeologist, Dr. Ensor in Tabasco. brings a wealth of training, research and Once in Mexico, the group will take a boat opportunities for EMU students to become to Isla Chable and Isla Santa Rosita and exca­ involved in this, and future, research endeav­ vate two residential mounds, areas where pre­ ors," said Patrick Melia, associate dean of Hispanics built houses 1,200 to 800 years Graduate Studies and Research. "His applica­ ago. The mounds formed when one house tion research design was clearly stated with was leveled and another was built on top. Over well-conceived research goals and objectives time, enough homes were built and rebuilt to that will bring many opportunities for future Ensor: "EMU played a big role in helping me get this started and I'm amazed and grateful for all the sup­ form layer upon layer. international cooperative endeavors. His appli­ portthey've given to help make this a success." During the excavation of the mounds, cation was highly rated by all reviewers and Ensor hopes to discover evidence of food, ani­ strongly supported through the Of­ Through the University's Study Abroad mal remains and artifacts such as pottery. fice of the Provost." Program within the World College, the three The changing designs of those artifacts will undergraduates selected to accompany him allow him to judge when and how long each will pay $955 in fees plus tuition and airfare mound was occupied. for the credit hours they will earn on the trip. Another focus is a long platform along The students will be selected in May. the coastline of Isla Chable. Depending on the "It will be a great cultural artifacts found there, Ensor may be able to and archaeological experi­ hypothesize if the platform was used as a fish­ ence for the students," ing port or something of a larger nature, such said Ensor, who joined as a landing dock for commerce or trade. EMU's Department of The group also will excavate deposits of Sociology, Anthropology crushed shell on Isla Chable to determine pos­ sible uses. Ensor said the deposits could be evidence of a shell processing industry or Islas de los Cerros could have been used for temper in bricks or (excavation Jite) a kiln that produces lime from the shells. "My goal is to reconstruct what Chontal N Maya society was like back then, as well as how it changed," said Ensor. "My findings could contribute a lot of information about trade ports and coastal communities, which are things archaeologists and historians want to know more about." Upon his return, Ensor plans to publish i his findings in several journals. He also hopes to return to Islas de los Cerros every year until his research is concluded. He has received another University grant reward to work on the MEXICO report and the articles.

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such as Egypt, Syria, Iran and Jordan," he Our man in Rome said. "The Christian minorities (in those coun­ EMU renaissance man joins papal administration tries) have different political concepts and dif· ferent backgrounds," added O'Connor, whose By Carol Anderson responsibilities will include helping the east­ Bernard O'Connor, or Father Bernie as most ern part of the Catholic Church communicate people on campus know him, will soon trade with each another. He also will work with vari­ in his informal morning discussions in ous governments on human rights concerns. McKenny Union for a more international Currently, O'Connor is busy renewing his arena. He is headed for the Vatican in Rome Italian language skills. His bishop in Ottawa, where he can stroll through St. Peter's Square who secured O'Connor's new Vatican appoint- Sticking it to and greet people. After a decade at Eastern Michigan the sea lamprey University teaching political science, serving .a Project targets invader's spawning sites as assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and counseling students and staff Research this summer by Ulrich Reinhardt, an as a Catholic priest and EMU ROTC chaplain, EMU biology professor, may finally shed light on O'Connor is leaving June 1. an important and decades-old problem facing Catholic priests are usually transferred Great Lakes fisheries: Why are sea lamprey so every six to 12 years, so he expected a move. good at sticking around? "My bishop was looking to move me to The eel-like lamprey attach to fish with a Australia or England, but said my experience sucking disk and sharp teeth and feed on body pointed to Rome," said O'Connor. fluids, often scarring and killing host fish. Each By June 18, he will be crossing many bor­ lamprey can kill 40 or more pounds of fish dur­ ders on his way to the Vatican to join Pope ing its lifetime. O'Connor, who lived in Rome for fiveyears while John Paul ll's papal administration. O'Connor, wortung on his doctorate, will againbe near Saint As mature adults, they move upstream into who was named Michigan Professor of the Peter's Square and Basilica. rivers to lay eggs land then the adults die). H Year in 1999 and 2001, officially takes the research can find ways to keep lamprey from title of ''Political Advisor and Consultant for ment, told him to "get moving on learning reaching spawning sites, the solution effectively the Congregation for Oriental Churches" as of Italian," O'Connor said. kills the lamprey population stemming from that river, says Reinhardt. That is why the Great July 1. "I speak just enough Italian to get into "Oriental' trouble," said O'Connor, who was ordained a Lakes Fishery Commission directs research refers to the Catholic priest in 1977. "I can read Italian, but funds towards finding eastern can't converse very well. migration barriers countries The freedom to wander and give console that effectively pre· are facets of his daily campus routine that he vent lamprey from will miss, especially if he can't communicate moving upstream, but allow many other in Italian with the people in Rome. species to pass freely. During a typical week, O'Connor would be Previous infor· in McKenny Union at 8 a.m. with the goal of mation about how meeting 20 new people every day. His EMU lamprey manage to contract included a "20-per-day" clause that scale barriers in their he sometimes exceeded, he said. He also will upstream migration miss the political science department and path is largely anec­ its head, Rhonda Kinney. dotal, Reinhardt said. "He has been an outstanding For example, it is known that lamprey hold on to teacher, valued adviser, active schol­ smooth surfaces with their suction mouths when ar and trusted colleague," Kinney they get into fast water and that they can attach said. "Bernie's generosity and then lunge forward and re-attach in order to commitment to educating stu­ move forward. Sometimes, that means they are dents has inspired us and we leaving the water and scaling up rock faces or will miss him." inclined dams that way. O'Connor also has United "However, this study is the first to method· Nations certifications in ically tackle the questions: how well do lamprey peace support operations, attach to various surfaces, how does their anato­ international humanitarian my limit the vacuum seal they achieve and how can the limits of their attachment ability be law, and peacekeeping and exploited to build better lamprey migration bar­ international conflict resolu­ riers?" Reinhardt said. tion. "The core question," he added, "is whether or not lamprey behavior can be exploit­ O'Connor's book, Pope JohnPaul II: PapacyDiplomacy and the ed to block passage and/or guide them to barri­ Culture of Peace, hitsbookshelves ers or traps." this summer.

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Quick teamwork Action keepsdoors open at senior rec program By Cassina Sanders Quick action on the part of staff from EMU and the city of Ypsilanti has helped keep an important senior citizen recreation program alive - with a few new twists. Direct and indirect contributions from EMU totaling more than $120,000 are making sure that senior citizens as well as 14 EMU undergraduates and 45 Ypsilanti and Willow Run high school students continue to share time and experiences. In December, the city faced severe budg­ et problems and one action contemplated was the closing of the Senior Recreation Center, which offers recreational and educational activities to nearly 50 people. At the same time, the director of EMU's Intergenerational Project was resigning. The project pairs most seniors at the center with high school stu­ dents and is a hub for 14 EMU students seek­ ing field experiences for majors in fields such as social work, recreational therapy, commu­ Housing and Urban Development, which man· Blanche Peny, 79, of Ypsilanti sews a quilt with Arica Adams (left), a senior social woriler from Grand nications and theater arts and criminology. ages the COPC program, that eventually led to Rapids, at the Ypsilanti Senior Center. Assisting is The Intergenerational Project is one of a creative solution: relocate the Elvia Krajewski-Jaime, a professor of social wor11 at seven projects operating under the Intergenerational Project to the center and EMU and director of the Center for Community Community Outreach hire its coordinator to not Building and Civic Engagement Partnership Center (COPC) only run the center, but really want to do community work and this was grant, a multi-year, $2.3 Civic engagement: direct the Intergenerational the perfect opportunity," said Nabb, who million initiative involving A cost-benefit analysis Project. The proposal was spends two days a week at the center. "The EMU, Ypsilanti and several well received and the seniors are incredible people and welcomed local and regional groups. response and support from me with open arms." The COPC program was EMU has been immeasura­ The center's ability to maintain opera­ created in 1994 by the ble, Krajewski-Jaime said. tions and build on its success is due largely to U.S. Department of Since the initial propos­ the contributions of the coordinator, student Housing and Urban al, a coordinator (EMU stu­ volunteers and EMU centers and departments Development and is prima­ dent Patricia Wozniak) has that give time so freely, said Krajewski-Jaime. rily concerned with human been hired, and University "It is truly a team effort that EMU has put resources development in departments have joined together," Krajewski-Jaime said. "The mission distressed low- and moder· forces to see that the sen­ of the COPC was to build teamwork and capac­ ate-income neighborhoods. ior center has an adequate ity within a community and that's exactly what The program requires each supply of students. The stu­ we're doing. We're taking steps toward sus­ grant recipient to use a dents donate about 16 tainability and I'm very excited." multidisciplinary approach hours weekly for 30 weeks Funds are scheduled to run out in and other resources to at the center on Congress December, but grant writing and proposals are partner with community· Street to seniors living under way. According to Shannon Stumbo based organizations, local across Ypsilanti, including Bellers, assistant Ypsilanti city manager and governments and the pri· Funds for coordinator, assistant the East Clark Towers, a director of parks and recreation, the first grant vate sector and operational expenses $20,000 senior housing facility. is due June 1. The center's yearly operating Elvia Krajewski-Jaime, Facuity supervision at 20 hours The center is an amaz­ budget is between $95,000 and $100,000, an EMU professor of social per week for two semesters $33,000 ing place to fulfill internship but planners are taking it slow and keeping work and director of the requirements, said Heidi the funding requests very "basic" so the cen· University's Center for Student labor peryear• $67,200 Nabb, an EMU senior ter can remain open and available to seniors, Community Building and Total EMU contribution majoring in social work. Stumbo Bellers said. Civic Engagement, called (cash and in-kind) "I worked with Dr. "It's critical that seniors have a safe the timing of events "divine $120,200 Krajewski-Jaime before (the place to go, with a healthy meal (and) health intervention." The events Intergenerational Project) and recreation programs that they may not 14 students at 16 hours weekly triggered conversations over 30 weeks ($10 per houri and (I) really respect her. have access to otherwise," Stumbo Bellers among the city, EMU and I'm into macro-practice ver­ said. "The senior center serves a vital role the U.S. Department of sus micro-practice, so I and we need to make sure that's preserved."

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Motown showdown Eagles plan Ford Field matchup against CMU

If all goes as planned, Eastern Michigan University will host the first regular-season college football event at Ford Field, home of the NFL's Detroit Lions. The Eagles plan to face Central Michigan University Saturday, Nov. 6. Kickoff is tentatively scheduled for 4:30 p.m. As hosts, EMU will be the home team. New deans The event, tentatively titled "Collegiate Mielke, Thomas selected to lead colleges Clash," may also feature an early game: Wayne State University vs. Hillsdale Eastern Michigan University filled two vacant College. deanships this spring, tapping David E. Mielke Officials are finalizing the details, but to lead the College of Business and Jeanne are optimistic that the Thomas to lead the College of Health and game will occur. Ford Human Services. Field, located in down- Mielke is a professor of accounting at town Detroit, opened Grand Valley State University and former dean Mielke (left) and Thomas officially start July 1. Sept. 22, 2002. of the Seidman School of Business at Grand EMU will not Valley. He replaces Nick Blanchard, who has Polly Buchanan, who has served as interim be the first college served as interim dean for about a year. dean for several years. to host a game "The College of Business (at EMU) has a "I am tremendously excited about the at Ford Field. strong tradition of excellence through its teach­ appointment. It is an honor to have the oppor­ Michigan State ing and research and service," Mielke said. tunity to provide leadership for the college and hosted Kentucky "The vision of President (Samuel A.) Kirkpatrick to join the EMU family," Thomas said. "I have last year in an demonstrates the leadership that I think is missed working with allied health programs and event dubbed "The essential for a university to excel." see a wealth of interesting and challenging BasketBowl - Hoops Thomas is dean of the College of opportunities ahead." On The 50." Behavioral and Social Sciences at California Both appointments are pending approval State University (CSU), Chico. She replaces by the EMU Board of Regents. to about 2,200 graduates and thousands Call to action of their friends and families in two address­ Pollack urges graduates to stay politically aware es at the Convocation Center. The graduates By Kevin Merrill represented 45 states and 117 nations. She urged graduates to get involved in Commencement Day at EMU was a home­ societal issues and politics, regardless of coming of sorts for Lana Pollack. The former their political orientation, in order to ensure state senator, who represented Yp silanti while the democratic process. in the Michigan legislature, returned to "To stay strong, our democracy and the address graduates at the same school her rest of the world depends on having a lot of mother attended more than 75 years ago. good, informed and active decision-makers," "She passed on to her students as well said Pollack, who currently is president of the as to me, my brother and sister, a fierce belief Michigan Environmental Council. in higher education," Pollack said of her moth­ "While our democracy doesn't ask you to er, Genevieve Siegel, who weigh all the received a bachelor of arts information election degree from what was then and make time," she called Michigan State the tough said. "No matter Normal College. "So today, calls direct­ which side you come I honor her memory, as well ly, it does down on, there are real issues up for grabs, and real as the memory of all those need you to professors and students at weigh the lives are at stake." EMU who, for more than wisdom of Pollack grew up in Ludington, Mich., 150 years, have passed on your lead- and earned a bachelor of arts in politi­ the torch of learning from ers, and cal science and a master of arts in edu- one generation to the cast judg­ cation from the University of Michigan. She next." ment, at the served in the Michigan Senate from 1982 to Pollack spoke April 25 very least at 1994, including eight years in which she was that chamber's only Democratic woman.

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cal linguist focused on explaining the under­ Thefundamental objective, Garrett emphasizes, is to What's in a word? lying principles of language. help phonologists develop better infonned hypotheses "We take a scientific approach to lan­ and theories about the science of language. Edward Garrett's new Web-based query guage," he says. "We study the features of language could expand the answer to that the Internet, represented in the International sounds, how human beings structure those question ... and transfonn linguistic research Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Most of the texts are features and how the brain represents them." also available in Unicode, a standard encod­ ByLinda Fi tzgerald He continues with a wry smile, "Applied lin­ ing system that translates all written scripts, For most of us, language is something we guists tend to view theoretical linguists as including IPA, into uniform code and thus take for granted. A function so automatic, so wacky scientists. And for their part, theoreti­ paves the way for a process of automatic ingrained and so natural, we rarely give it cal linguists often look upon their applied lin­ phonetic data retrieval. Unfortunately, IPA much thought. But to EMU Assistant guistic colleagues as butterfly collectors who symbols - even in Unicode - are not very Professor Edward Garrett, language is a sci­ gather data with no scientific aim or higher useful to phonologists, who are much more ence - and one that he hopes to transform objective." interested in the individual components of within the next several years. sounds, how words are actually pronounced Garrett's specialty is computational lin­ Bridgingthe divide and the patterns they follow. guistics or, as he describes it, "using comput­ In the past, this professional schism has been But, through the efforts of Professor er science for language documentation, exacerbated by the fact that the work of Garrett and his students, all that is about to archiving and analysis." Unlike applied lin­ applied linguists was virtually inaccessible to change. guists, who focus on documenting and theoretical researchers - despite the fact In December of last year, Garrett describing languages, Garrett is a theoreti· that language archives are now available on received a New Faculty Research Award from

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the offices of the Provost and A theoretical tool with Graduate Studies and Re­ search at EMU. The $4,050, practical applications which includes $700 in cost­ Garrett tends to err on the side of modesty sharing from the Department when it comes to his proposed query lan­ of English Language and guage: "The thing about this project," he Linguistics has Literature, will be used to fund insists, "is that it's simple and intuitive. Very • travel to the National Science obvious and straightforward. The only reason a serious Foundation (NSF), books and it hasn't been done before is that the technol­ supplies related to the project, ogy hasn't been there." problem in that and course-release time for Straightforward or not, the project is gen­ the fall semester, which will erating enthusiastic support among Eastern provide much-needed time for Michigan faculty. a lot of research research. "Increasingly, field linguists are docu­ The EMU funding will lay menting lesser-known languages and putting methods are not the scientific foundation of a the audiovisual documentation and written larger hoped-for project. If transcriptions on the Web," said Helen as systematic as Garrett receives the funding Aristar-Dry, an EMU professor of linguistics he is now seeking from the and director of The LINGUIST List. "But no they should be. NSF, he plans to create a Web­ one has harvested this language documen­ based query language that will tation in such a way as to make it optimally enable applied and theoretical available to theoretical linguists. In using linguists to use each other's text-mining technologies to harvest phonetic data - and hopefully work transcription in quantity, Ed Garrett has had together. "Essentially, this a ground-breaking idea." query language will allow pho­ Russell Larson, department head of The evolution nologists to search phonetic English Language and Literature, believes data on the Web using the that Garrett's project is "well conceived and of a linguist terms of their trade," he says. much needed. "In a department that values "If we're successful, the query research combining both theoretical and As a high school student, Edward Garrett was language will do two things: it applied elements, his long-term goal to break fascinated by mathematics and computer sci­ will enable researchers to down sociological divides between theoretical ence. It was during his undergraduate years at locate data on the Web relat­ and applied linguists is to be applauded," Brown University that he was drawn to philoso­ phy and, later, linguistics. Following up on that ing to the sounds and sound Larson said. interest, Garrett spent his junior year in systems of languages and, And what will the new query language Katmandu studying the Tibetan language. "In secondly, it will provide tools mean, not only to linguists but those of us in those days, I was fascinated by the amazing that linguists can use for the wider world? The fundamental objective, complexity of the Tibetan language," he recalls. querying and interacting with Garrett emphasizes, is to help phonologists "It was mind-boggling to me how even the chil· the data." develop better informed hypotheses and theo­ dren were able to make incredibly sophisticated He notes that the project ries about the science of language. But that speech distinctions." has a decidedly personal work, in turn, could have applications for Gradually, his attention shifted to archiving slant. "Like all theoretical lin­ speech recognition technology, automated language data. It was then that he realizedhow guists, my research has suf­ translation tools and spoken-command search useful his background in computers could be. fered somewhat from lack of engines - to name just a few. And he's opti­ "From a scientific point of view, linguistics access to the masses of important data being mistic that "ultimately, for both applied and has a serious problem in that a lot of research generated by applied linguists. So you could theoretical linguists, this could be a tool that methods are not as systematic as they should say this project is driven by my own profession­ helps us to better understand and appreciate be," he says. "Computer-based projects can al frustration." linguistic diversity." help correct that by looking at huge masses of recorded data in a way that simply isn't possible in one-on-one field consultations with native speakers." In 1998, while pursuing his doctoral stud­ ies in linguistics at UCLA, Garrett returned to 8a S�IllS AV l&I]gWI(B Tibet for a year of dissertation research. After including IPAs - with unifonn codes. completing his Ph.D., he then spent three years (The SCience However, before phonetic data can be ana- as a post-doctoral student at the University of lyzed by theoretical linguists, the IPA symbols must Virginia, where he divided his time between com· of language) be decoded into their component features. The Web-based query language now being developed by puter programming and a Tibetan language doc­ By Linda f"l bgerald EMU Assistant Professor Edward Garrett and his umentation project. The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, is the students will allow phonologists, for the first time, In the summer of 2003, he joined the EMU standard model for representing linguistic sounds. to search phonetic data using the tenninology and faculty, where he focuses on the application of In the past, phonetic texts were difficult to process features most useful to them. technology and computer programming to lin­ because they could be encoded in any number of Thus, rather than being forced to conduct guistics. He is also helping to develop a new pro· proprietary fonts and formats. The encoding inefficient searches across an entire language, scheme known as Unicode changed that by making researchers will be able to capture similarities and fessional master of arts program in human lan­ it possible to represent all written scripts - differences across individual symbols. guage technology.

Spring/Summer 2004 I People. Progress & Eastern Michigan University 7 Since 1995, at least 56 high schools in Michigan have provided an average of at least 10 students who enroll at EMU annually. Here are the top 5 feeder high schools that from 1995-2003, provided the highest average number of students per year Digital enrolling at Eastern Michigan. rts classrooms Year Sections Plymouth-Salem 56 EMU began offering 1999-00 98 Plymouth-Canton 55.7 online courses in 1997- 2000-01 130 Cass Technical 47.1 98, starting with 14 2001-02 158 Ann Arbor Pioneer 46.4 sections. Today, there 2002-03 238 Saline Area 45.2 are more than 300 sec­ 2003-04 330 tions available online. SOl RC.L.ln st1t11t1cnal Rrstarth and J,ifcrmat1c11 Managrmml SO{ R(E. C.cntuiumg I durattM

Mmm, mmm good The bakery, a part of Dining Services, pre­ rm pares lots of tasty treats on a daily basis for hungry EMU students. The following are the Year Shots Year Shots types and highest quantities of goods baked 1997 41 2001 468 on a typical weekday morning. EMU began administering the flu vacc ine in 1997. For the last several years, University 1998 60 2002 657 Donuts 312 Health Services has offered flu vaccine for 1999 138 2003 1,125 Muffins 300 faculty and staff at satellite clinics on cam- 2000 318 Biscuits 216 pus and at the College of Business. The fol- NOTE: The numbers above do not reflect the vac- Cookies 192 lowing are the number of flu vaccines admin- cine purchased by the Department of Athletics to istered since the program's inception. immunize its athletes. -�-C!!-.�-�!.;.f?.1:��! �'':''!'s------·--·······-···· ·········--··------···················-·------············-·------�·ot 'R(/ • ( 'mwrs,ry HtRltb Srrv,as MAC-sanctioned sports I• MEN • WOMENI \'01..R( [ M,d�Ammrat1 C,mfrrma BSU CMU EMU KSU MAR MIA UA UB UT WMU Baseball • • • • • • • Basketball •• •• •• •• .• • •-• .• • • • •• •• • • •• • • Cross country •• • •• •• • •• •• • • • • • Field hockey • • .•. -· .•. • Football • • • • . . • • • • • • GoH •• •• •• - •• •• • •• • Gymnastics ••• • .•. -· . • • Soccer •• • • • • •• • •• • •• •• • • • Softball • • • • • • • • • • • • • Swimming/diving • •• •• • • • •• • •• • Te nnis • •• • • • •• • • • • • •• Indoortrack/field • • •• •• •••• • • • • • •• • • Outdoor track/field • • •• •• •• • • • • • •• • • •• • • Volleyball • ••• • • • • • • • • • Wrestling • • • • • TOTALS 17 18 16 20 18 16 17 17 19 17 19 16 15 BGSU: Bowling Green State University; BSU: Ball State University; CMU: Central Michigan NOTE: The University of Central Florida competes only in football. Men's cross and University; EMU: Eastern Michigan University; KSU: Kent State University; MAR: Marshall indoor and outdoor track and field are not included for Ball State and Western Michigan, University; MIA: Miami University; NIU: Northern Illinois University; OH: Ohio University; which are in their final seasons. NOTE: Non-MAC sports such as ice hockey, rifle, UA: University of Akron; UB: University of Buffalo; UT: University of To ledo; WMU: Western lacrosse, crew/rowing, synchronized swimming and men's volleyball are not included in Michigan University the totals.

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Friend in the court EMU helps create Washtenaw legal aid center

Eastern Michigan University has teamed with Washtenaw County, the Washtenaw County Bar Association and Legal Services of South Central Michigan to create the Washtenaw County-Eastern Michigan University Legal Assistance Center. The nonprofit corporation will provide basic legal assistance to people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer and those who choose to represent themselves in legal matters. The center will be staffed by EMU parale­ gal students and located in the Washtenaw County Annex across from the Washtenaw County Courthouse in downtown Ann Arbor. The center's Sept. 1 opening coincides with statewide Law Day celebrations. The center's office space, furniture, computers and network infrastructure were don�ed � Malaina Vanderwal, a blind EMU junior from Washtenaw County. EMU Caledonia, regularly uses the Center for Adaptive has agreed to fund a Heard a good book? Te chnology and Education to keep up with class read­ half-time position for a Equipment talks to visually impaired students ing. Here, she uses the new E-Text equipment. faculty member to installed," said Jenny Clark, coordinator of the By Carol Anderson work in the center. CATE lab. That faculty member, With numerous bookbindings scattered on the The cutter removes the book binding so who is an attorney, will floor, the room looked as if there had been a that the scanner can read both sides of a text supervise paralegal rebellion against literature. But, in fact, stu­ and convert the material into either Braille or program students work­ dents were celebrating the new equipment to an audio output, which can be a floppy disk, ing in the center for degree credit. added to the Center for Adaptive Technology CD or even an e-mail attachment for students "People who would otherwise be forced and Education (CATE) by "beheading" their studying at home. Users also have variable to go without basic legal help and information books. speed control that adjusts a speaker's speech will get the help they really need," Ray said. The CATE lab recently acquired new rate. Within the past two years, the CATE lab "At the same time, it's an unparalleled clinical equipment called E-Text, a combination that has increased its clientele from 150 to 350 learning opportunity for our students. They'll includes a commercial bindery cutter, high­ students, faculty and staff, Clark said. get to deal with real people who have real speed duplex scanner, Braille printer and spe­ A $15,300 award from lnnovagency pro­ problems, and help them to solve those prob­ cial software that converts text to audio. vided the E-Text equipment. EMU lnnovagency lems. You can't simulate that in a class­ "Students started chopping the spines is an initiative launched by the Department of room." off their books as the equipment was being Student Affairs to find new ideas on campus.

signment of McKenny Union into a "mixed-use required by the state on all projects exceeding Center of attention building" are part of a $45 million project $1 million and not funded by the state. State approval moves center project forward approved by the EMU Board of Regents in The center will be about 180,000 square January. feet - 73,000 square feet larger than After earning overwhelming approval from the The State's Joint Capital Outlay McKenny Union, EMU's current student union. state, EMU's new student center project is Subcommittee (JCOS) voted 14-1 Thursday, The new student center will include food entering its next stage of development. April 1 to approve the Use and Finance vendors, retail space, study rooms/lounge, an Abatement work got under way in April at Statement for EMU's Student Center and auditorium, as well as, the offices of the Dean Pine Grove McKenny Union of Students, Access Services, Veterans Apartments in reassignment Affairs, Greek Affairs and many other student­ preparation for project. A Use oriented services. demolition. The and Finance The current student union (McKenny apartments Statement is Union) was built in 1931 and was partially ren­ need to be An architect's ovated in 1992. It will be reassigned as a cleared to make rendering of how "mixed use" building and provide much need­ way for the cen­ the student center ed campus meeting room space. Much of ter. The center and University Paril McKenny's public space will be preserved. and LakeHouse will and the reas- appear when the project isdone. Spring/Summer 2004 I People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University 9 F..\('1 1 lf >Im· Notebook:

Updates from the previous issue of Exemplar Ph.D. in Technology Smart Vehicle project continues to go well, and the dis­ EMU's newest doctoral program, trict will soon award the bid for hardware and radio wire­ the Ph.D. in Te chnology, which was less communication devices, which will run EMU­ profiled in the last issue, contin­ designed software and applications. ues to gain momentum. The first Ear1 Boykins director, Mary Brake, joins the Earl Boykins and his Denver University July 1. And a new pro­ Nugget teammates were still a fessor, Serna Kalaian, arrives this mile high heading into the NBA fall to begin teaching the quantitative research methods playoffs. Boykins, the former EMU courses and advising students on research designs and great, averaged 10.2 points and methodologies. Nearly three dozen students applied to 3.6 assists this season and be part of the first cohort; about a dozen are being played in all 82 games. The assigned advisers and registering for classes. Nuggets earned the eighth and final seed in this year's Designed to succeed playoffs, but lost to Minnesota. As for Boykins, he fin­ ished fifth in balloting for the NBA's Sixth Man Award. EMU alumnus James Bolosh, For the year, he ranked eighth in free-throw percentage Coming Up: whom we profiled in the last (.877) and ninth in assists per turnover (2.95). A look at the next issue, successfully launched his newest show for the HGTV issue of Exemplar Digitally mixed Network. "Designed to Sell" has EMU's academic partnerships drawn excellent reviews and large In our last "A Conversation With around the globe are helping to enough audiences in its 8-8:30 ... • segment, Art Timko, general internationalize the campus p.m. Sunday time slot to help HGTV rank No. 13 among manager of WEMU-FM (89.1), said through student and faculty all ad-supported cable networks, ahead of TLC, the station was converting its sig­ exchanges, sharing of best Discovery and A&E. In the show, couples get $2,000 to nal from analog to digital to be practices and improvements in get their home in shape before putting in on the market. more competitive with satellite classroom curriculum. radio. The switch came in April, In our fall issue, we'll take a look at these woridwide No bus, no fuss and in doing so, WEMU became the first public radio efforts, particularly the bur· As mentioned last month, EMU's station in Michigan to broadcast in high-definition (HD) geoning initiatives centered Institute for Geospatial Research radio. Listeners with an HD radio receiver will receive around nanjin, the third largest and Education, headed by Yichun better sound and data-streaming information - an city in China. Also, we will pro­ Xie, was working with the Detroit artist's name, song title, weather and traffic reports. file the University's Office of Public Schools to help the district Stations using the technology can also provide a sec­ Academic Service-Leaming and track its 500-bus fleet. The DPS ondary radio service on the same frequency. how it helps students become engaged in civic activities.

Authors, authors Among the books recently published by alum­ ni of Eastern Michigan University are these three exciting offerings: Natural Prescriptions for the Good Life, by Tom Borg. Borg, a 1979 graduate, is an author, training consultant and speaker who resides in Canton, Mich. His business arti­ cles have been published in 47 countries. Optimal Investing - How To Protect and Grow Yo ur Wealth With Asset Allocation, by Scott P. Frush. Frush is president of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Frush Financial Group. He earned his bachelor of business administration degree from EMU in 1994. He also has an MBA and is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Financial Planner. Under the Witness Tree, Marianne K. Martin. Martin, a former teacher, earned a bachelor of science degree from EMU in A.Optimal Investing: How To A.Natural Prescriptions for A. Under the Wi tnessTree . 1967. She is the author of five other novels. Protect and Grow Your the Good Life. A fun and A saga of love withroots Are you an alumnus with a recently pub­ Wealth Wr th Asset easy approach to making extending back to the Civil lished book? Send us the details via e-mail at Allocation. A unique step­ your life a continually grow­ War. Bywater Books. [email protected]. by·step approach to pro­ ing and invigorating experi­ $12.95 softcover tecting and growing wealth. ence. lnkwater Press. Marshall Rand Publishing. $12.95 softcover $27.95 hardcover 10 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summer 2004 A degree from Eastern Michigan University will add more to your life than just another line on your resume. It will build your confidence, expand your vision and equip you to become an expert in your field. And you won't have to wait until you complete your program to see the benefits; they begin the first day of class.

At EMU, we want you to be challenged in the classroom - not in getting there. That's why we offer a wide range of degrees and programs for working adults who are already actively engaged in their careers. EMU gives you unparalleled convenience with locations throughout southeast Michigan, online programs and weekend and evening courses that fit your schedule.

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Main Campus - Ypsilanti • www.emich.edu • 800.GO-TO-EMU OffCampus/Online • www.ce.emich.edu • 800.777.3521 ighc now in Michigan, more than from Eastern Michigan University. The ing educators co be successful. 500 school district superintend­ percentage is large based on a variety of "When you have been in che business R ents are drafting austere budgets, factors: EMU' s roots as a teacher prepa­ for more than I 50 years, and for a great deciphering MEAP scores and, in ration school; the University's decision bulk of thac time, that was the only thing some cases, awaiting the results of board over the years co add satellite campuses you did and you did it rather well com­ elections co see who their bosses will be. and thereby expand access for students; pared with everyone else, you develop a ln ocher words, hundreds and hun­ convenient evening and weekend schedul­ reputation," said Jerry H. Robbins, dean dreds of Alka-Selczer moments. ing co accommodate the schedules of full­ of EMU's College of Education. "People Bue nearly 20 percent of these men cime professionals; competitive pricing, come here because they want to be teach­ o ers. l think that the quality of our pro- 12 People,and women Progress share& Eastern another Michigan bond: University a degreeI Spring/Summer and a2004 reputation f r excellence in prepar- gramming conrribuces subsranci,illy LO Exemplar spoke with five of these 9,000. The re,1son: .111 abundance of hous- rhe number o( supcrinrcndencs wich supcrinccndenrs, who among chem have 111g dc"clopmcncs across Macomb EMU degrees." (See srorr on Robbins' 10 EMU degrees. Here's whac chey had ro County, parcicularly in Lennox, Ray, rcciremcnc from EMU, P.1ge I 5) s,1y abour chc University, Lhcir school dis­ Macomb and Chesccr(ield rownships, Eascern Michigan's role in preparing rriccs and rhc sc.ire of' public educacion in which comprise rhe geogr.iphic bulk of ,ind gr,iduating educacion personnel has i\lichig.m. the districc. nacion.il dimensions as Hence chc problem wich well. In che p.isc 11 years mud. A"cry. who earned a rhrough 2003, che specialist's degree from EMU Univcrsicy has gr.1du;.Hcd in 1992 and a docrorace in more educ.1cion personnel 1998, n1.lkes frequent crips rhan any orher urnvcrs1ry ro moniror conscruction of a or college 111 America. new element,ll} school, che Based on numbers provid­ construcrion of which "orcrs ed by EM U's College of approved in 2002. And near­ Educarion, which .ire them­ ly e1·erywhcre else he drives, selves based on .1 compila­ he fi nds .i housing develop­ (IOn of SLlllSttc;, sel(­ ment in che planning stages reported by schools, rhc or under conscruction. Universicy produced And he looks forward co 22,619 educaLion person­ meeting those ncll' scudencs. nel s111cc che 1992-9 3 "The Cun in chc job school year. lrs nearesc involl'eS the mornings I srop compecicor - \\',ip1e St,Hc ac the elementary school and HEADOf lliECLASS: Among themore than 100 1nreracc with rhc studencs. especially che Univcrsicy - graduated ! 8,9 37 educa­ Michigan school superintendentswith at least one tion personnel in che same cimc frame. degree from EMU are, from le� John (Jack) S. Hewitt programmaric el'ents around Halloween, r of Summerfield Schools, James W. Avery of New Based on this dac.i f om che college. Haven Community Schools, Arnold A. Kummerow of Easrer ,rnd Chriscmas," he said. "I c 's a che rnp four insrirucions narion.1llr .ire all Annada Area Schools and John J. Sturock of great deal of fun. And it's why we all goc Charlevoix Public Schools. Michigan-based: E.1sccrn J\lichigan, inro che business in che firsc place." \Va ync Stace, Western Michig,m ,rn d James W. Avery The discrict' s teaching ranks will grow Cencral Michigan universicies. wich the popularion, and as chey do, he will James \\I An:ry, superintendent of' New The sc.Hiscics, howel'er, do nol cell look fo r teachers with multiple certifica­ Haven Community Schools, has cwo main che scory of how educ.Hors become super­ tions and versacility. "The f'ucurc in teach­ ch,1llenges: erasing a budgeL deficic and incendcncs, a ro.id thar i,, ofren long .ind ing is having more chan one area you're keeping mud from accumulating on his car. arduous. Classroom ceacher, assiscanc proficient in," he said. "A nd che fucurc is in The firsr challenge originaced wich principal. fu ll principal, ,issistant superin­ mac!,, science. library science, special cdu­ rhc 2002 opening of a charcer school in tendent: arriving in the "big ch,iir" sLill cacion. guidance and counseling." the Village of New Ha\'cn. which was suc­ requires boch ability and perseverance. As .111 example: For cwo years, he cessful in luring ,iway about IO pcrcenc of' And for chc more than 100 Michig,m posccd an elementary school guid,mcc chc sLUdenc populacion. The discricc supcrintcndcncs with E.1stern Michigan counselor position. To tal number of immediacely lost S700,000 under che conneccions, che overriding issue coday is applicants: zero. scare's fu nding fo rmula, in which aid fol­ school fin.rncing. The scare .md nacional He also would require prospecc1ve lows the scudenc. "In Michigan, chere is economies have frozen rhe sracc's pcr­ teachers ro have earlier exposure ro class­ no source for operaring revenue ocher pupil foundacion grancs, which became rooms. "Someching more th,m going in a ch,rn kids walking rhrough chc door," said che ccncerpiece of che school Ci nancing class and doing observ.1cion," he said. A"ery. che discricr's leader since 1992. fo rmula afcer rhe l'vbrch 199+ p,1ssagc of "They need ro be actually inccracring wich "The opening of the ch.1rcer was posici\'e- Propos.il A. De.ding with rising health kids, bcc.1usc when you waic to do your 1:· devasr,Hing to chis disrricr." care coses - somccimes more rhan 20 student teaching as a senior. and you The second challenge comes wi rh ,1 percenc in a single year - nor ro mention decide ic's noc for you, ic's far roo lace." sil\'cr lining. A regional planning group defending public cducacion in ever-louder Avery, 54. grew up in Berkley, Mich., cst1marcs that in the nexr 20 years, the debares abour ch.1rter and other schools and a trended Wesrern Michigan discricr 's srudenc populacion will rise of choice, leaves superintcndencs wirh University ro cam his bachelor's and mas­ from irs currenc 1.100 level to ne,1rly plcn t y ro do. rer 's degrees. He w.1s a marh and science

Spring/Summer 2004 I People. Progress & Eastern Michigan University 13 teacher for l 5 years, before caking his aliscic. I think chat will prove icself ouc first central office reaching job. Te aching over che nexc few years. runs in che family: His father Charles was As varied and demanding as the chal­ a principal in che Berkley district, and che lenges are, they have noc carnished son keeps a copy of che facher's I 9 3 4 Hewitt's outlook. "When I firsc started, reaching concracc in his office. The con­ someone asked me: 'How do you know tract outlines the then generous payment how to be a superintendent?' I said, 'You terms of $ 3 5 per moncl1, wich a $20 come in, sic down, start reading mail and monthly bonus for stoking chc fire and answering che phone. And all of a sudden, Johnshoveling S. the(Jack) sidewalks. Hewitt you have all kinds of jobs co do,"' he said. "A nd chat's about it. The job jusc kind of cakes over from ch ere." ;i Arnold A. Kummerow John S. (Jack) Hewitt leads Summerfield Schools, district so small that some days he wears cwo hacs: superintendent As a high school senior, Arnold A. and lunchroom monitor. Kummerow was such an accomplished or chat he minds. Hewicc grew up musician chac when the band director in Pecersburg, the only city wichin che dis­ moved ouc of che scace mid-year, he cook crict's boundaries, and graduated from over directing duties for the annual the same high school where his office now school conccrc. His calcncs also cook cen­ �,, �-,- AA� is located. His teaching career began not , ..0 cer stage at a solo ensemble fescival then too far away, in ne;irby Sylvania, Ohio. hosted annually by EMU . J . ····' I ..1'... So for Hewirt, who received a master's "J remember playing my solo and in educational leadership from EMU in .:,••• receiving my medal and going back co 1981, the Summerfield superintendency is high school and saying, from char cime a dream job. "I enjoy che activities with the you have co error on che side of safety," forward: 'I want to go co Eastern," said kids and the teachers. l don't lee myself gee Hewitt said. Kummerow, who today is superinrendenc ou too far away fromy char," he said. '' J n a Summerfield has abouc 850 stu­ of Armada Area Schools in Macomb

smaller district, can do rhac." dencs, 50 ceachersr and a budget of $6.6 County. ''Eastern saw me as a human "I'm nor going to let it become like million. le was one of che districts chac being, not as a number. l felt welcomed running a business," he said. "Bue in big­ benefited f om Proposal A. "Six years and chey took a personal interest in me." ger districts, l can see where ic's like being ago, Summerfield was bringing in excra Ku mmerow received cwo degrees from 1N a CEO." Bue the district does face some money beyond what ocher discriccs were EMU: a bachelor's degree in music educa­ big-district problems, such as finding receiving. e were able to replace win­ tion in [ 968, a time during which he per­

enough money to pay the bills and save dows, renovate playgrounds and do ocher formed in the marching bandr ac Briggs for the future. capiral improvemem projeccs wich general Stadium and was presidenr of Kappa ''\Ve spend a large part of our lives fund money,'' Hewitt said. ''\Ve can't do Kappa Psi honorary band facernicy; and a dealing with money," said Hewitt, 52, chac anymore. masrer of arcs degree in l 97 5, during now entering his seventh year as superin­ ln addition to school financing, cwo which he served as a graduace assistant to

tendent. Having a state school finance ocher key issues have emerged in publicr the director of bands and caughc two system chac offered districts more fund­ educacion since l 970, when Hewitt first undergraduate music classes. His doctor­ ing predictability would be a welcome entered a classroom afrer graduacing f om ace is from che University of Michigan. change, he said. ''We're scruggling to bal­ Adrian College: the growch in emphasis Before joining Armada in 1997. ance our budget with jusc the regular on "at-risk" student populations and a Kummerow held a series of cencral office operating expenses," he said. general decline in parental involvement. positions. He scarced his professional One project chat hasn't been put on Thar detachment makes reaching career as a music ceacher ac Va ndercook involve­ hold: locking down the elementary goals in che o Child Lefr Behind Ace, Lake Public Schools near Jackson, Mich. school. Since che Columbine shooting wich its emphasis on parental Kummerow has escablished an envi­ five years ago and 9/I 1, districts are far menc, very difficulc to achieve. Hewitt able record of achievement at Armada, more aware of school-access issues. As a also has quescions about che l 00 percenc where he oversees a school budget of SI7 result, even in chis bucolic district, the proficiency goals mandated in the acc. million, more than 250 employees and realities of che outside world airer the way "T hat can't happen. l mean, ic jusc can't the education of 2,000-plus students. 14 People,business Progress is done. & Eastern "It's Michigan inconvenient, University I Spring/Summer but happen. 2004 Th e expectations are pretty unre- The district's MEAP scores are among I :,C'n ipl:ir

to a higher level still." "You can't grow high-tech industries with­ Class dismissed Who that person will be won't be known out a well-educated population backing it up. Robbins retires, butkeeps a footin the classroom for months. A search committee is forming So we've got to keep the school system at all now; Alane Starko, head of the Department of the grade levels strong, including higher ed," By Kevin Merrill Teacher Education, is the interim dean. said Robbins, whose career started as a math When Jerry H. Robbins entered the field of Robbins' proudest achievement as dean: and music teacher in Clinton, Ark. in 1960. higher education as a professor, President leading the charge for new college headquar­ "And we're going to need a stronger state Johnson had just launched his Great Society ters, a goal that was finally achieved in economy to make that work." program, "The Sound of Music" was playing in October 1999 with the dedication of the John "The governor and the legislature have to theaters, and Sonny and Cher had a No. 1 hit W. Porter College of Education Building, once support an awful lot of services. But at the with "I Got You Babe." the main library on campus. The Porter facility same time, I have to be one of those people Now, nearly 40 years later, Robbins is brought together under one roof the far-flung who advocate putting just as much money into stepping out of the academic limelight. He is and often disconnected operations of EMU's the elementary and higher education systems retiring after 13 years as dean of EMU's best-known college. as the prisons or roads," said Robbins. College of Education. His last official day as The move brought more visibility to the "Otherwise, we will suffer in the long run." dean is Aug. 31, but the 65-year-old native of college, the nation's No. 1 producer of educa­ One truth has remained absolute in his Arkansas will remain at EMU for the foresee­ tion personnel. It's a position worth defend­ four-plus decades in education: There are no able future as a faculty member in the col­ ing, Robbins said, but doing so requires con­ quick, easy fixes. "If there was a silver bullet, lege's Department of Leadership and tinued investments in programs and person­ someone would have used it by now. It hasn't Counseling. nel, investments that are being viewed warily been a straight path over "There always comes a time when you've in budget-tight times. the last 200 years. made your contribution and you need to step "I would say it's something to be proud of It's been a zigzag aside and get out of the way for people who because of the factors behind it," Robbins said path. We've are younger, have higher energy levels, who of the national statistics. "Just being big in always man­ are willing to cope with a new set of problems itself is not necessarily good. In fact, just being aged to come and move things along to another and higher big in itself could be a sign of being a diploma out of each level," said Robbins, who has been a college mill. But I think if you start scratching the sur­ down time of education dean at two other universities. face, those numbers are big for a reason." bigger and "Scott Westerman, my predecessor, did Still, he sees clouds on the horizon for better than an absolutely marvelous job. He moved this the state's teacher preparation schools: before." College of Ed up to a certain level. I've been namely, Michigan's financial picture, the fortunate enough to take at least parts of our unmet needs of families and students in activities and move them up to another level. urban areas, and debates about licensing And I'm looking for the next person to take it requirements for classroom teachers. Q & Robbins on: • TEACHER PREPARATION: "We have worked for decade after decade after decade to establish teacher preparation as a firm academic discipline. We think it's important for people to have a strong academic background, to have a strong pedagogical background, and to be the kind of person that is worthy of respect in their school and in their communities. But we have people at policy levels who are saying, 'If you've got just the academic background, you'll be a good teacher.' We're saying that's necessary, but not sufficient." • TEACHERS THEN & NOW: "In our teacher ed programs, we aren't dealing with just 18-to-21-year olds. We are dealing with people in their 20s and a large number in their 30s and 40s coming through to be teachers. These are people who have stopped out somewhere along the way to raise families or for work, or found themselves in other lines of work but decided that it was not satisfying. So, you find a student body today that is very different simply because of this chronological-age factor. We have classes here that are made up of a huge age bracket."

• THE STATE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION: "In 200 years, we in this country have just done amazing things in providing educational opportunities to our population. And we're not through yet. So, to all those people who look around and say schools are failing us: Ye s, you can find examples of that. It's a big country. There are 50 million kids in schools and there are 15,000 school districts. But I can make something of an argument that about a third of our schools in this country are world-class." the highest in Macomb County; he gies you've learned, how do you deal with districts char, I just don't know how they launched an innovative county regional che unreasonable parent or cliac student arc surv1v111g." math, science and technology center; and who is challenging you every step of che A Michigan native, Malnar's educa­ he oversaw the opening of a state-of-the­ way," he said. "Assuming the university is tion career began ac California State art elementary school ( one of the largest preparing teachers with research-based University, Fresno, where she earned a such buildings in the state), which instructional scracegies, implementing bachelor's degree. Bilingual in Spanish, includes foreign language instruction and chose strategies is one of the first-year her dream was to ceach English as a sec­ a student piano lab. reacher's biggest challenge." ond language overseas. A few years and "In education today, if you're just the Kathy Malnar life detours lacer, she had a central office least bit creative or visionary, the possi­ job managing scare and federal programs bilities are exciting,'' said Kummerow. To sit inside Kachy Malnar's office is to at Adrian Public Schools. "'Whether it's partnerships with business­ feel at home. Literally. The headquarters From there, her pursuit of more J es or writing grants, you can cake look at for Hudson Area Schools, a discricc of knowledge led her co EMU's College of finding new revenues sources in order to abouc 1,100 scudencs in far western Educacion. "A c Eastern, l knew had create new programs." Lenawee County, are in a former home, found a home. le was absolutely invigor­ "But if you don't have proper funding and just beyond che superintendent's desk ating for me as a professional and as a to maintain what you have, it becomes is a full-size sink, stove and refrigerator learner," she said. "! was hungry. I really nearly impossible to grow and become to prove 1c. enjoyed that experience." better,'' he said. And on rhis day, che recent ratifica­ In fact, she was the fi rsc doc coral stu­ As a result, funding issues and tion of a new teacher concracc makes the dent in EMU history to sit for and pass increasingly, accacks on public education, place seem even warmer. Forgotten, at the program's required comprehensive are consuming more of his time. ''I'm lease temporarily, are che lingering ques­ exams, and was among the first five to willing to compete wich any public school tions about che district's No. I issue: actually "walk across rhe stage" and in Michigan,'' said Kummerow, 59. "But finances. It gives Malnar, who has a mas­ receive a diploma. charter schools aren't held accountable co ter's (1988), specialist's (1991) and If she could strengthen teacher che same guidelines as public schools We doctorate degree ( 1997) from Eastern preparation programs, she would empha­ are crying co run mandated programs with Michigan, a chance to relish che moment size mentoring programs more, in order less and less funding." - and her job. to acclimate students beccer co che first­ As for the future, Kummerow said if ·• [ would love nothing more than co year realities of che classroom. he could change anything about che spend che resc of my formal career here," As for her profession, ir's constantly "J reacher preparation model, ic would be co said Malnar, 50, who is completing her becoming more effective. place more emphasis on issues rclaced to fifth year as Hudson's superincendenc. "le seems co me chat we're smarter J scudenc achievement and classroom pro­ knew l wanted co be a superinccndenc. l about putting what we know to be best, tocol, such as learningstyles, inscruccion­ jusc knew thac chis was meant co be. had into practice in rhe classrooms," she said. al techniques and classroom discipline. a sense char Hudson was the righc place ac "As a field and as a profession, we're more "As a first-year teacher, wich all che scrate- the righc time." grounded and scable in whac we really know Bur the glow soon fades, and the Johnto be good J. St forurock reaching and learning." focus again shifts ro money. Hudson,

wich an $8 millionr annual budget, is spending down its fund equity because of John J. Sturock is a former Marine, shop rising costs and fozen state foundation teacher and football coach. So needless ro grants. "As long as school funding is vul­ say, he knows how to gee your attention nerable to che volatile swings in the econ­ when something needs to be said. omy, we· re going to have chese periods of And for parents in the 1,400-scudent boom and bust," she said. Charlevoix Public Schools district, the "Proposal A tied us up in knots. And message from Scurock recently has been this down economy has demonstrated unusually fr ank: rhe state's economic cri­ sis may make painful cuts inevitable. Kathythat Malnar very clearly,'' has three degrees she added. from EMU: "T ahere mas­ are ter's,a specialist's and a doctorate.She proudly Such is che responsibiliry of being a labels herself a "traditionalist'' when it comes to superintendent, even in chis classic upper public education. "We ought not to be endlessly com­ pared to other people's models. I will not treat chil· Michigan tourist town, where the popula­ dren like widgets. They are human beings." tion triples every summer. "The erosion of the money to sup- E\t'1111 ,lar port public education in Michigan is the years before raking his first o. l issue,'" said Scurock. who graduat­ central office job as assis­ ed from EMU with a bachelor's degree in tant principal and athletic l 97 l and a ma seer's in 1976. He has a director for Howell Public doctorate from Wayne Scare Uni1·ersicy. Schools. "No\\' chat the foundation gr;int is H c · s now compleri ng frozen, ic becomes awfully hard to main­ his sixth year 111 tain che programs in che disrricc," he said. Charlevoix's cop job, a peri­ "We're crying to protect as much .is we od of leadership chat has can in order co get through this down seen a strengthening of ics cycle, and chae's che challenge." academic programs. Ne;irly Scurock, 57, grew up in Allen Park, 75 percent of ics graduates Future superintendents? EMU students meet prospec­ tive employers at the annual Teacher Job Fair, hosted entered the Marine Corps after high school pursue pose-secondary education. "We every April on campus. Dozens of school districts and then attended a junior college before have outstanding staff char works for attend the event for a chance to schedule interviews with hundreds of new teachers from Eastern enrolling ar E.1scern. "Eastern was, and change and innovation," he said. ''Even in Michigan. still is, a school rhac c.1cers co working peo­ down times, that m::ikes things a loc easi­ dealing wirh che fa llout from MEAP ple," he said. "That makes it e.1sier for er." The district's annual operating budg­ scores. "The biggest issue with MEAP is chem co commute and earn a degree." et is about $ J 2.5 million. how ic's misused by the media," he said. He taught industrial arcs for m.111y One constant struggle for Sturock is "Ir's used ro slam public education. The media plays on chac and gives public edu­ cation a bad repucarion." To make tomorrow's teachers even more effeccive, he would like ro sec cracher preparacion schools spend more cime on classroom management issues. "[n a classroom today, you need co be a master of a lot of tricks," he said. "The goal is to be a focilicacor of knowledge, noc an imparcer of knowledge." Also, prospective teachers need more time in classrooms. "You need passionate people since the job today is so demand­ ing," he said. "If you're not passionate, you're nor going to be a good reacher. "

From left: Epstein, Camell and Blanchard explored schooVcommunity partnership issues in light of NCLB. Martin, a professor in the Department of "We know you're not at ground zero. PG rating Special Education within EMU's College of But how do we organize the work so that Forum offers educators parental guidance Education. The situation in this case is we will actually be able to chart progress?" NCLB; the reaction is the strengthening of asked Epstein, who is also director of the By Kevin Merrill partnership programs. National Network of Partnership Schools. Both maligned and heralded, the No Child Joining Martin on a panel to review the "We can't get there just by wishing it. But Left Behind Act of 2001 is Topic A among issue were Joyce Epstein, director of the if you don't have a good communication educators today. One of the law's many Center on School, Family, and Community system, nothing else is going to work," she facets is its promotion of "meaningful Partnerships at Johns Hopkins University added. involvement" of parents and the local com­ and EMU's 2003-04 John W. Porter Chair; Blanchard, pointing to her own organi­ munity in school improvement activities. Sue Carnell, an EMU alumna and an educa­ zation's name change as evidence, empha­ EMU hosted a day-long winter confer­ tion policy advisor to Michigan Gov. Jennifer sized the need to provide students a mean­ ence of workshops and panel discussions to Granholm; and Barbara Blanchard, presi­ ingful place alongside parents in the devel­ explore the parental involvement aspect of dent-elect of the Michigan Parent Teacher opment of school partnerships. the law. For school teachers, counselors and Student Association. Carnell, a former elementary principal, administrators in attendance, the unifying "Principal leadership is important for said the evolving definition and makeup of message from the program was clear: good community-family involvement in school what constitutes "a family" makes the task partnership programs produce good results. achievement," Epstein said. "None of these even more challenging. "It is time to think "If you can't change the situation, programs succeed very long without the differently about the type of families we change the way you react to it," said Nora principal's support." have in our system," she said.

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"J've known Skip for 30 years. 1se 111 an effort co prevent terrorist undergraduate and graduate degrees and Frankly, Skip was my firsc call and my accacks; reduce America's vulnerability co certificates in new and emerging fields of only call co fill chis need," said Belicsky. terrorism; and minimize the damage and srudy. "Skip Lawver has come here co do all recover from any accacks chac do occur," Information Assurance, Law Enforce­ che training in Decroic," he added. "One Lawver said. ment/School Safety, and Homeland cricerion was we had co have inceraccive Ta king its lead from che re-engineer­ Security are rhe Center's three service classes. The Cencer did a very good job ing of securicy organizacions ac the platforms. The range of related activities in learning abouc our operation, and ca,­ nacional level, EMU's College of allows for a fu nctional synergy that is lored the craining co our unigue Te chnology formed che Cencer rare, program observers said. env,ronmenc. The training by merging three of its Dan Ryan, a computer security has gone very well and Depa rem enc of J ncerdis­ instructor at James Madison University been well received by cipl inary Te chnology in Washington D.C. and an advisory the staff·· programs: fire staff board member for che Cencer, sees ic chis and command, law way: ''E IU's abilicy co address chrears, A center is born en fo rcemen c sea ff vulnerabilicies and counter-measures The Center for and command, and across many dimensions of region;il and Regional and anon- cybercri me/computer national security challenges offers an al Security formed in fo rensics. The goal was exceptional capability chac will assisc in 2003, uniting pre-exist­ co formalize and enrich che development of policies, practices, ing, related entities ar communication and re­ procedures and technologies critical co EMU. lrs mission: ro support search across chose programs; infrastructure procection. The Center is cicizenship security through excel­ generace an environment conducive to unusual in the range of talent and under­ lence and innovacion in ceaching, consulc­ the pursuic of external funding supporc; standing it brings co the problem space," ing and research. and support the developmenc of new pro­ Ryan said. "A r no other period in chis nacion's grams of study at the graduace and under­ history has the need for a syscem of effi­ graduate levels. Satisfied customers cienc, arciculaced security been so press­ The Center's hybrid scructure - built Among the Cencer's numerous customers ing, pervasive or immediate," said Lawver, upon academic inscruction and research - arc che U.S. Secret Service, the Detroit previously an officer and sergeanc for 18 makes thac goal doable. Its service, crain­ Tigers and Red Wings, DaimlcrChryslcr years wich EMU's campus police. ing and consulcing expercise is available Corp., che cicy of Decroic and Pfizer Corp. "The Deparcmenr of Homeland for hire by public and private groups, For the U.S. Secret Service, which is Securicy is summoning all sectors of the including law en fo rcemen c agencies besc known for ics role in protecting the population and across many disciplines around the councry. Jes ocher mission is Presidenc, criminal investigation respon­ co contribute cheir resources and experc- co educate students in the pursuit of sibilities were expanded under the U A

small communities, developing ing the level of their urban coun­ enforcement project. "I said to Ganging up coordinated networks to support terparts in 1997," said Phyllis A. Phyllis, 'Why don't we form a Team 8 project showcases talents them, and extolling emerging pro­ Noda, whose EMU-based team of police, school personnel, grammatic and technical re­ Comprehensive Center VI ByM.B. Dillon community resource people like sources to effectively eliminate Michigan Field Office services parks and rec, and some church­ Before the Center for Regional youth gangs, violence and drugs. support Safe and Drug-Free es and faith-based groups to and National Security came into Based on before and after Schools within EMU's Center for develop intervention strategies existence, EMU administrators tests of 200 middle and high Regional and National Security. for youth and youth-at-risk?"' and faculty were solving safety school students, the program is "More than half of Michigan's Lawver said. needs for local communities. meeting its objectives. Following counties reported a rise of gang Noda, who is also director Perhaps the most success­ training lessons, 81 percent of activity, with a concentration in of bilingual-<::ultural education for ful initiative in that regard was student respondents said prob­ the southeastern portion of the EMU's education/teacher train­ the formation of the Team 8 lem solving was the best way to Lower Peninsula. ing program, enthusiastically Communities Coalition in 1997. prevent physical violence, up "Metro Detroit prosecutors supported the proposal. Since its inception, the from 48 percent. By the conclu­ had identified 31 known youth The two intentionally target­ coalition has helped more than sion of the training, 84 percent gangs, while local law enforce­ ed rural communities. "They 56,000 K-12 students in south­ (a 24-percent change) said they ment agencies reported an addi­ have the same problems larger east Michigan, and reduced could forgo fighting in favor of tional 67 youth gangs, many with cities have, but they can't attract gang-related violence an estimat­ alternative methods of conflict ties to national 'syndicates,"' the attention of national funding ed 50 percent. resolution. she said. agencies," Lawver said. "But The objectives of the "In Michigan, the escalation Noda and Gerald Lawver, when you combine their numbers Coalition are multi-faceted, and of youth gang violence in small, director of the Center, had some - and we're talking rural com­ include supporting the needs of rural communities was approach- seed money to invest in a law munities in southeastern

20 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summer 2004 Parrioc Ace co include electronic crime. to have. national expertise on virtually any home­ Wich char expansion of duties came che "We arc dedicated co EMU"s program land security issue that comes to mind. need for additional training. and have even goccen up and spoken to "This is critical when you're crying to vVi lliam J. Cousins, Assistant co committees within the University about make decisions relative to security plans," Special Agent-in-Charge with the U.S. ics value," added Cousins. "] was able co he added. "I haven't seen it elsewhere - Secret Serl'ice in Detroit's field office, lend a little assistance to Skip and ic was and to be honest, l don't think it exists." said he had learned of the reputation of my pleasure to do it." The Center is to be commended for Lawver and EMU"s programming long Rick Fenton said EMU's staff was bringing academia, government and the before it became a Center. So without hes­ imaluable co him in his former job as private sector under one roof co discuss itation, he sought Lawver to train agents. commander and police chief ac Dccroic critical issues of homeland security and '"le was \'cry much a positil'e experi­ Metropolitan Airporc. Things are no dif­ safecy. Fenton said. "Jr's my belief char the ence," Cousins said. "Computer crimes ferent now char Fcnron is senior direccor Center leads the way, at least in chis area." such as hacking and computer extortion for llicch Holdings, lnc., with responsi­ Chris Hogan, senior manager in are growing around che globe. No one law bility for security, safety and investigation charge of special security services at enforcement agency can effective!)' com­ for the Decroit Tigei·s, Red Wings, Li rclc DaimlerChrysler, has worked extensively bat, or even keep up with, che ongoing Caesar's Enterprises and ocher entities. with the Center. "In terms of being a crimes. By reaching out co EMU with its "The Center is almost becoming a hands-on resource for real-world prob­ research capabilities :is well as ics students regional clearinghouse of information," lems, it's invaluable,'' he said. and instructors, we have a link to said Fenton. "'Jc really does serve as a sin­ "Too many educational institutions, resources we normally would nor be able gular point we can wrn to to draw on particularly higher-education 1nst1tu­ rions. tend to say, 'This is the sci­ ence. you make it fit your prob­ lem,'" Hogan said. "EMU has gone I 80 degrees che other way. For someone like myself who has fresh problems every day, it's nice to have a resource to rurn to to help us guickly solve problems so that we can ensure we are protecting our corporation's people and our cus­ tomers co the highest degree possible."

The Detroit and Canada Tunnel Corp., man­ agers of the busiest U.S.-Canada crossing, received incident command training from the Center.

Prevention Council honored the Team 8 Coalition with its presti­ gious McGruff Crimefighter Award for designing a "National Michigan - they equal the large enforcement agencies to take child has a gift, talent and the Model Best Practice Project for cities' crime rate." the lead in delivering prevention capability to achieve it," said Community Coalitions" support­ Noda and Lawver conducted education, mentoring, parent Noda. "They just need guidance ed by the National Institute of a telephone survey to assess training and a whole host of very and a chance to do it, to explore, Justice. "That's like getting the communities' needs, then host­ productive activities that would to grow. They need to be encour­ Academy Award," said Noda. "It ed a competition for grant be alternatives to gangs, sub­ aged every step of the way. It's really adds luster." EMU's Team money. "The winners were the stance abuse and violence," amazing how these kids turn 8 project is also featured on the ones that came through with the Noda said. around and encourage each National Crime Prevention best plans and didn't have their Team 8 reached between other. Council Web site. own resources," said Noda. 25,000 and 30,000 youths in "It's so beautiful when they The eight chosen communi­ the first three years alone, stand there at a challenge ties were a representative slice Lawver said. Post surveys indi­ course and shout, 'You can do it! of Washtenaw, Wayne, Monroe, cate significant attitudinal Come on, we're behind you!'" Calhoun and Lenawee counties, changes related to risk-taking Noda added. "It's because reflecting the region's cultural, behaviors and violence. "We they've experienced it. You can't racial and economic diversity. reduced juvenile crime by 50 per­ give what you haven't experi­ "These communities came cent in those communities," said enced. Our mission was to give together and, with us, forged a Lawver. so they could give back." plan that would allow law "We know that every single The National Crime

Spring/Summer 2004 I People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University 21 Dion Johnson is executive director for strategic planning and management for che city of Dccroic. "We are charged wich ensuring che mayor's broad strategy for transforming and revitalizing the city of Oecroic," he said. ''EMU is playing a role in re-cooling, educating and equipping our employees wich che knowledge and technical assis­ tance to get us there." said Johnson, an EMU graduate. The city hopes to formalize soon a "corporate university relationship" wich EMU, Harvard Universicy, che University of Detroit-Mercy and Wayne Scace University, enabling civil servants to earn college degrees. "Eastern is helping us rid ourselves of our ruse-belt image. Clearly, there's more cechnolog)' in your car chan on your desktop," Johnson said. believe EMU will be named an SA "We are producing a product now that is going to be veryvaluable to people whofind themselves in posi­ Operational structure Center of Excellence. tions of trust," said Lawver, who had the idea for the Center more than 20 years ago. Based in Sill and Roosevelt halls on "'We are among the earliest universi­ EMU's main campus, che Center has 34 ties 111 the country co offer a master's combines rhe school of fire staff and faculty members, three computer labs, a degree in information assurance," said command with other programs covering materials development fa ciliry and a ded­ Pe ter Stephenson, director of incident command; first response co ter­ icated classroom in addition co its own Information Assur,ince. "We've actually rorist bombing; weapons of mass destruc­ computer network, software and Web sire. been in che vme longer than virtually all tion; emergency management; hazardous Secretary Marsha Downs keeps it all in the other universities in the country who materials; biological terrorism; and global sync, Lawver said. are doing this. 'Ne have a good faCLdcy and information systems, which uses satellite Here is a close-up of rhe chree pillars our program has a loc of vision," mapping capable of producing 3-D o( the Center's instructional component: Stephenson said. The Center is in the images of buildings. Information Assurance: The Center's process of revising existing courses and The platform is lead by William lnformacion Assurance platform com­ creating new ones co satisfy SA criteria. Dangler. A fo rmer fire chief for Ypsilanti bines EMU's graduate program in infor­ Should che NSA request references, To wnship, Dangler has caught counrer­ mation security with computer forensics EMU can list personnel from che terrorism classes for more than 10 years. and cybercrime invescigacion. Individuals Department of Defense, che Pentagon, '"Skip and 1 gave a talk on terrorism can scudy and research areas such as National Institute of Standards and before the first World Tr ade Center information warfare, cybersecuriry, digital Te chnology. think tanks, rhe United bombing in 1993, at an incernacional fire analysis and the emerging science of com­ Scates Postal Service, the World Bank, chief conference," Dangler said. puter forensics. Lockheed Marcin Corp. and the [ ational Homeland Security faculty also take The program is seeking I acional Defense University among others. their classrooms on che road. For the lase Security Agency (NSA) certification as a Linda Kinczkowski serves as program live years. they have caught in Tr averse '"Center of Academic Excellence." NSA is coordinator fo r Jnformarion Security. Cicy. '''Ne teach schools how co use the che federal agency responsible for pro­ Wayne Hanewicz is program coordinator incident management system. \Ve've had tecting che incegricy of U.S. information for the Master's of Liberal Studies. classe on school violence and on domestic systems and producing foreign incelli­ Lawver spearheads computer forensics and foreign terrorism," he said. "School gence information. and cybercrime invescigacion. teachers from all over Michigan attend. Centers thac meet rigorous NSA Homeland Security: This platform ''The federal government has put standards receive formal recognition from More infonnation millions of dollars into terrorist training the government, and their students are ac many different colleges and organiza­ More information about the Center, its services and eligible for Department of Defense grants mission is available on its Web site at tions,'" Dangler added. "Now, homeland and scholarships. There's every reason co http://staffcommand.emich.edu/ secunty has taken over and is deciding

22 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summer 2004 whar ir is going ro ccrrify. We arc in rhe digms from 'I wish l would have done ic,' edge sharing is an incredibly wonderful process here of training rhe rrainers for to 'J finished my dream."' opporcunicy," said Jamnick, a keynote the courses rhey 'vc identified as rhe ones John Leach er, derccri vc-1 ieu tenant speaker at EMU Center graduations. they are going ro pay for." with che Romulus police department, is ''Ir's an excellent program. And it's Law Enforcement/School S.ifecy: one such person, having earned his degree appropriate because we need to find as This platform includes rhc schools of at EMU, as did his deputy chief and chief. many ways as possible co link our emer­ police sraff and command and first-line ''le was absoluccly incredible train­ gency responders together," Jamnick said. supervisors as well as school safety pro­ ing," Lcacher said. "le covers everything "If rhey are raking courses from che same grams. Ir educates law enforcement man­ from budgeting to dealing wirh the prob­ Center whose overview is national and agers and school adminisrrarors. Cusrom­ lem employee co incident command. Ir regional security, rhcn I chink they have crs acguirc skills in supervision. manage­ helps you change gears and rhink like a the ability co go home and guescion 'Do ment, budgeting, labor, resource alloca­ boss. This training was great for chat." we have the appropriate relationships or tion and organiz;nional behavior. Firsc­ Lewis was delighted with the recent don't we?''' line supervisors' school introduces super­ action taken by the Michigan Municipal Lawver's role in creating the Center visory rcchnigues ro newly promored Risk Management Authority, chc Livonia, and managing its growth benefits EMU command personnel from law enforce­ Mich.-b;ised insurance carrier for many and che region, said Jack linzey, an emcr- ment and fire department agencies. The programs graduates are working in senior positions across rhc counrry. ''We've actually had I ,500 individuals from about 55 communities go through our program since abour [ 99 3 ," said Jeff Lewis, law enlorcemenc/school salecy director. "The training enhances their ability to go back co their communities and deal wich almost any siruacion." ''J rhink we are unigue in chat we are a Uni,·ersicy doing chis." said Lewis, who has ;i master's degree in information secu­ rity and 25 years' experience in law cnforcemenr. "V../c arc one of only rwo educational programs in the scare char even offers chis." (The ocher is Tr affic lnscicuce at , orchwcscern University, which provides off-campus cra111111g ac various sires in Michigan.) The school sa !c ry program focuses on K- 12 educarion. "We are alwavs look- ' Through incident command training, the Center helps ing at new ways co address che school vio- public safety agencies respondto and manage acci­ irus professor at EMU. Only recenrly has lence threat.'' said Lewis. ''We'd like co dents involving hazardous materials. pol ice work been viewed as a profession get involved with training school employ­ law enforcement agencies. The MMRMA requiring academic training, said Minzey, f ees co assist in public salery, bridging che is electing co pay half and sometimes all whose son Daniel is sherif of Washtenaw gap between law enforcement and school the tuition for members, said Lewis. County. adm in isera tion." ''This is ;i unigue seep. Bur they under­ ''Skip was ahead of his time in recog­ stand chey will probably not suffe r the nizing chis wa coming. Basically whar Thirst for knowledge same degree ol liability if people have had happened was Skip cook a lot ol personal f While attending EMU co obtain certifica­ the training." risk, guic his position as a police oficer tion rcguired by their employers. numer­ with EMU, and ventured into something ous police and fire personnel opt ro re­ Serving regional needs not knowing if ir would even fly. enroll in school. "Probably over the years, Scare Rep. Ruch Ann Jamnick, D-Ypsibnri "He brought to EMU a viable, firsr­ we've had somewhere between 500 and To wnship, credits che Center wich enhanc- class program,'' he said. "He took us from L ,000 people go on to fi nish their 111g security for people chroughour being way behind in training a new breed degrees," said Lawver. "The}' switch p:ira- Michigan. "We are all better off; know!- of professionals to the cutting edge.''

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e's a crisp, clear day in early spring and a small group of Eastern I Michigan Universicy swdents arc standing on a bridge 111 Ypsilanti overlooking Stony Creek. They are not, howe\'er, leisurely listening co singing birds or the calming sounds the screaming water makes as it laps against bridge walls. Instead, chc students arc experrly wielding instruments co cesc sediment, nutrient, dissolved oxygen and acidity lev­ els in che creek. The students' efforts are pare of rhc Stony Creek Watershed Project, a federal­ ly-funded and scare-run plan co identify pollutants char wash off che landscape and which cause the greatest harm co water quality. The watershed curs across large chunks of \Vashrcnaw and Monroe counties, including Ypsilanti Township. Because of chc University's wacer­ resourccs background and local govern­ ment experience. che Water Resources Consortium (WRC) and che lnsricuce for Community and Regional Development (ICARD) at EMU have been awarded a two-year grant from the Michigan Deparcmenc of Environmental Quality. The grant is funding che data collection char will help idemify non-point sources of pollution (pollution chat runs off the landscape inco the creek). A watershed is an are.1 of land char drains ro a common point or body of cories and creacmenc planes emptying pol­ Department of Environmental Quality water. The Scony Creek watershed con­ lucion into our water. Now, the biggest (MDEQ) , which oversees rhc project. sists primarily of Pa int, Buck and Stony cause for pollution is che land around the The project's goal is co develop a creeks as well as numerous smaller water. lr·s the wave of the future." Stony Creek watershed management plan, screams. The watershed encompasses The two-year project is sec for com­ which will identify pollutants and their eight townships 111 Monroe and pletion in January 2005 and involves the causes. and orrer recommendations on Washtenaw counties: Ypsilanti, Piccsfield, efforts of four main bodies: the Stony how co reduce rhem. Augusta and York townships 111 Creek Watershed Steering Committee, "\Ve consider the watershed as one \Yashrenaw, and London, Exeter, J\sh and r comprised of officials from each affected encicy," said Kevin Gustavson, an EMU Frenchtown in Monroe County, as well as township board and reprcsenracives f om assistant professor of geography and che village of Maybee. Other watersheds the Monroe and Washtenaw counties' geology and a WRC faculty member. in southeast Michigan similar in size and drain commission offices; ICAR.D, che "What happens in one pare affects the purpose co Stony Creek arc chose serving main vehicle through which EMU receives others; you can't just put a Band-Aid on che Huron and Rouge rivers. grants and one of several centers in it. We're crying co address everything in "What happens in chc watershed Michivn funded by the Kellogg one plan - co Cind one solution for each determines che amount and quality of Foundation co educate communities in area en compassed by che wa cershed." water in the creek," said Joe Ohren, an groundwater protection; WRC, a group As pare of che WRC, Gustavson and ]CARD representative co che project and of faculty, seaff and students dedicated to his srudcnrs arc responsible for traveling an EMU professor of political science. the conservation of water resources and co more than 200 road-crossing bridges "First, the world was concerned with fac- 26 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summeraguacic 2004 ecosystems; and the Michigan throughout rhe lengrh of rhe watershed 1nro screams. Similar!)', l.irge .unounrs of nutrients Water worlds 111 rhe water can le.id ro he.11th conse­ quences for livestock who drink from the The Stony Creek Watershed Project isn't the only watershed, and J drop in oxygen levels. way EMU has played a part in helping to ensure the safety of Michigan's water supply. For six ll'hich can kill aqu,nic life and raise nitrJte years, EMU's Institute for Community and conccnrrarions. Reasons for these elevated Regional Development was the southeast levels o( nuLriencs include human and ani­ Michigan regional branch for the Source Water nu! waste, fe rtilizer use and soil erosion. Assessment Program (SWAP). L1srlr, high warer remperarures can The federal Environmental Protection Agency established SWAP under the Safe Water indicate chc damaging effects from Lhe Drinking Act of 1996. In 1997, the EPA pub· 1-cmo1·;1l of stream-bank 1·egetarion. lished guidelines to assist each state in develop· \Virhour rhe cover of pl.mt life, che sun ing versions of the mandatory six-year program. can signil"icantly warm rhc water. If ir The main goals were to identify the areas that supply public tap water; inventory contaminants becomes coo ll'arm, che w,1rcr ha, lowered in those areas; assess water-system susceptibil· abilities co dissolve oxygen. which may ity to contamination from sources such as septic lead co rhe de.nhs of cerc,1in types of systems, and inform the appropriate parties of ,l(j U'1tiC litc. the results. "\\la cer is .111 exLremely v,ilu.1ble com­ "[SWAP] was a great program and an important step in assessing the status of modiry," s.iid Dan Sysko. an EMU senior Michigan and national drinkingwater systems," who performs rests on rhc watershed areJ said Susan Nicosia, ICARD representative and for WRC. "This project gives me rhe SWAP coordinator for southeast Michigan. opporruniry ro do my p,irr in helping ro Local health department officials were required, by federal and state mandate, to protect H. assess all ground water supplies, or wells, in \V hcn .111 resting resulLs are compiled their counties for susceptibility to contamina· and submiLted ,ind problem areas are tion. ICARD's role was to provide ongoing SWAP idenriried, WRC .md !CARD "'ill assist training and assistance to Health Department rhe steering commiucc in creacing rhe staff in the southeastern counties of Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, Oakland, watershed ma11.1gemcnr plan. The pl.111 Washtenaw and Wayne. will ourline ways ro reduce the cw�es and Officials visited more than 2,200 wells. sources of pollution. lr will need co be Factors measured included well grouting, age, approved b)' C,lCh cownship board bdorc casing depths, pumping rates, type of soil drilled when the well was constructed, isolation from being offici.illy ,ubmitLed ro rhc MDEQ. sources of contamination and the presence of Inside a lab in the MarkJefferson Science Building, ''In an ideal world, we would creace a nitrates, nitrites and organic chemicals. EMU senior Dan Sysko sorts and prepares water Stony Creek Council Lo serve .is a c.iralyst samples collected from the watershed for further When all assessments and individual well study by other students involved in the project. co monitor rhr shed." s.1id Ohren, who scores were compiled, ICARD performed quality Jnd (CS[ing the \\',Her for ,ever.ii r.1ecors, scrl'es as project co-direnor ,1long ll'ith analyses on the data and submitted the results to the DEQ. The state developed a scoring for· GusL.ll'SOn. "Bue right now, we're just try­ including: rempcr,Hure. scdimenL, nurri­ mula for overall susceptibility of each well and enLs. dissolved OX)'gen and .1cidit)' levels. ing ro help people undcr,rand why we're sent score results and explanations to well own· Tho,e ri ndings can help pinpoint che rypc doing Lhis ,ind wh.ar it means. Public ers. .i nd source or cont.1111in.111rs. inl'olvcmenr and cducaLion is crucial One byproduct of the program was a Vulnerability Index Map that features layers of To o much sediment in Lhe w.1rer, for because the .1crions of rhe indil'idual h,we . information related to the potential for groundwa· cx.1mplc. can scop up pipe drains ;1nd c;iused some or chis pollution. . ter contamination of a geographic area. From bot· ditches, clog rish gills and damage aL1uaL­ According Lo Ohren, local gol'ern­ tom to top, the map overtaid information related ic habitat. Rc.1sons for high ;1mounrs of menrs in charge or carrying OU[ the man­ to, urban land areas, county and township divi· sediment include a decrc.1se in Lhe abilirv agemCnl pl.111 c.1n help watershed effons sions, highways, well locations, lakes and other water sources, and a color-coded formula that in rhree ways: ch,111ging l.ill's or ,:oning or l.111d CO so,ik up ll'ater. ll'hich occur, by rate vulnerability. removing natur.11 veger.nion around che requirements; educating residents on The funding has ended for the assessment creek: poor!)' consLructed ro;1d stre.1m healthy ways ro use che watershed's L111d­ stage of the program, and federal funds are now crossings. which thereby cause excessive scape, and cn�uring chat vegeracion is devoted more to security issues due to 9/11. "But we haven't given up hope for a new stage of erosion; ;md disturbed soil on the Lmd­ nor disturbed so rhar runoff sinks into protection and education activities in the years sc.1pe from urban construction or agricul­ the ground before reaching the streams to come," Nicosia said. ture. cJusing exposed soil co wash easily and creeks. - By Summer Wilhelm

Spring/Summer 2004 I People. Progress & Eastern Michigan University 27

Back in 1964, when I was Sandy On Jan. 4, 1990, I met who would turn out I started at Michigan Normal College in the Picklesimer, I met Don Aldrich at an to be my husband, Paul Bryant. On that fall of 1954 after being discharged from lnterVarsity meeting at Starkweather Hall. I day, I thought he was just another student the U.S. Navy. I was 21, while Greta heard him laugh long before I saw him, and in my Accounting 240 class. Helium, who had been attending Michigan turned toward the sound, determined to As the weeks went by, I found myself Normal for six months, was 18. find the possessor of such joy. I wouldn't not doing very well and very frustrated. After We met in Miss Alice Bensen's have cared if the man was a knuckle-drag­ each test, our professor would post the English class in Pierce Hall, where I sat just ging gorilla. I was determined to get to grades on the board. I realized that there behind her. We officially met at the library know him. was someone in the class that was "hurt­ entrance when she dropped her art sup­ Instead, the producer of that roll­ ing" the curve. (It would be one A, a few B's plies on the floor. around-the-walls-and-grab-a-heart sound and the rest C's and below). After I helped her gather these was a blond, blue-eyed Scotsman. I began to inquire to find items, we started a casual conversa­ When I learned he had a Scottish out who the person was earn­ tion. Later that fall, Greta and I sepa­ background, that boy didn't have a prayer! ing the A. It turned out to be rately attended a Michigan Normal (Once I kiss 'em, they stayed kissed!) We Paul. From that point on, we basketball game being held in the married during my junior year, lived in the became study partners and gym of Ypsilanti High School. Very old Pine Grove married housing and friends. Then, we began to few seats were available but we just became wonderful teachers - thanks to date, and the rest is history. happened to stand in the same area. EMU's good training. On June 25, we cele­ After these chance meetings, Brain cancer robbed me of that won­ brate our 10th anniversary. coupled with the class. Greta and I derful laugh in 1982, but I still hear it in my We have two children: Lauryn, The Fultons: Met over became better acquainted during the heart. 4, and Justin, 1. Paul is a dropped art supplies. semester and started dating. School senior manager at the events, eating at the Casanovas accounting firm of Plante Moran and I am a restaurant and taking long walks took up senior business banking officer at Charter our free time. From this start, the relation­ One Bank. We reside in Farmington Hills. ship progressed to when I pinned Greta Zeta Chi Sigma in 1955. We became engaged in 1956 and were married in 1957. We were fortunate to live in the Pine Grove Terrace married student apartments, apartment B-6, for the next year until we graduated in 1958: Greta in elementary education in January and I in physics in June. Greta retired in 2000 after 40 years of teaching and I retired after 37 years of service as a scientist in the Department of Defense. The year marks our 4 7th wedding anniversary, thanks to that meeting at the Michigan Normal College. Sandra and Don Aldrich married in 1966. She Pam and Paul Bryant are 1992 graduates of EMU. To this day, she insists that she did earned degrees in 1967 and 1970; Don earned She grew up in Detroit; he, in Highland Park. Pam not drop her art supplies on purpose! bachelor's, master's and specialist's degrees from was a resident adviser for three years. EMU. After earning his specialist's, "He bought himself a 'Holy Cow' class ringwith a diamond bigger than mine," said Sandra, an author and popular speaker living in Colorado Springs, Colo. 30 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summer 2004 In the spring of 1970, I was taking an edu­ My wife, Julie Renfer (maiden) and I, Ray It was Sunday, Feb. 21, 1982, and I cation course with a Dr. Pierce; it was Setlock, met in the Hill Hall dorm in 1988. begrudgingly fulfilled my obligation to vol­ called Human Growth and Development. We were both freshmen: Julie from Ann unteer for the human services depart­ ment's Bridal Show at Hoyt Conference On the first day of class, a beautiful Arbor, and I from Plymouth. Center. I had much better things to do, student entered. Her dark hair was piled on Julie's roommate, Stacie, used to get such as playing racquetball with my frater­ top of her head in the latest sorority-girl The Detroit Free Press delivered to their room on the eighth floor. Our first nity brothers or just watching TV in my room style and she had on that era's uniform: encounter happened the morning I decided on the hill. I was not happy, but I went. platform shoes, sweater and a miniskirt. to steal the sports section from the paper. When I arrived, I got my assignment Being a gentleman, I smiled and said hello. Julie opened the door and there I was. as a dresser. I didn't know what that was We sat next to each other the entire Caught in the act! but learned that my job was to help one of semester. In fact, we even worked on a We realized our liking for one another the male models get dressed and changed group project that we presented to the shortly after while dancing at the old for appearances in the show. I was class at the end of the semester. We all Spaghetti Bender bar in downtown assigned to Michael Bourke of Farmington earned an A in the class. Ypsilanti. Hills, a fashion merchandising major. I was I was interested. She was, too. We dated throughout our time at EMU struck hard as soon as we met. Secretly (I found this out later), she told her and both graduated in 1991. He was so beautiful and smiled so roommate that I was the guy she was going We now have been married 12 years brightly that I, a communication/theater to marry. and live in Cincinnati with our three chil­ arts major, became quite nervous and shy. We dated for a long time, got engaged, dren: Kasey, 7; Hanna, 6, and Raymond, 2. I could not believe it. In an instant, he had broke up, got re-engaged and eventually Julie stays at home with our children and I my heart. married. We have two beautiful daughters am a regional sales manager for Georgia­ At the end of the night, I asked him, and have been happily married for over 30 Pacific Corp., based out of Atlanta. "Wouldn't you like to have me help you for years. We still attend some EMU sporting the rest of your life?" I don't know where the words came from. They just burst up Often when telling the story of how we events when in town and always catch the and out from the heart. He paused with a met at EMU, I would say we met in a Eagles when they are in southern Ohio. smile, thanked me and went off with his Human Growth and Development class and Bridal Show friends. grew and developed into a family of four. The next day, my fraternity brother Steve Abrams helped me find Michael in the school directory and coached me on the phone call. I had never asked a guy out before. The voice on the other end of the phone sounded hesitant but finally said "Yes'" to my invitation. A year later, I met his grandmother at her house for dinner. She liked me because I was so "attentive" to Michael. That com­ ment still makes me laugh. After all these years, I'm still helping him get dressed and his smile is just as bright. This year, we celebrate our 22nd anniversary.

Rich ('71) grew up in Flint; Marsha ('721 in The SeUock family. Julie and Ray's first date was a Detroit. Theywere marriedin 1973 and both trip to the Ice Capades at Joe Louis Arena. They became teachers for Flint Public Schools. They married in 1993. live in Grand Blanc, Mich.

Spring/Summer 2004 I People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University 31 alf a globe away from his boyhood goal, and in the next 14 seconds, he would realized that I had placed my blocks in home of Pontiac, Mich., Hayes either caste victory on a global scale this backwards." Jones screeched and shook his October evening in Tokyo, or feel the Jones quickly repositioned the blocks muscles, working to keep chem sting of finishing short again. and worked co regain his focus, a process warm and loose against a light fall rain. "As the finalists prepared themselves he was forced to stare again after an ath­ Beyond him was a familiar site: 10 hur­ for the race, the Japanese scarcer tapped lete jumped the starting gun. All eight dles and a finish line. For the second time me on the shoulder and pointed to my hurdlers came back co their starting posi­ in four years, Jones was seeking co win an starting blocks," said Jones, a 1961 grad­ tions and settled in anxiously for the start Olympic gold medal. Nearly half his life uate of EMU and its most successful of the I IO-meter high hurdles race at the 32 People,had been Progress dedicated & Eastern cowardMichigan Universityreaching I Spring/Summerthat track 2004 athlete ever. "J looked down and 1964 Olympics. day, though. is how the results of che race Jones' life story, with its emphasis on - Jones won in a time of 13.67 - changed perseverance and dedication, has been che arc of his life. noted as a source of inspiration for oth­ By winning the gold nearly 40 years ers, including none ocher than Norman ago, Jones secured for himself a position Vincent Peale, the clergyman-turned­ of renown chat follows him to this day. le motivator who introduce the idea of "pos­ helped bring him to the attention of New itive chinking" to America. In his book, Yo rk Mayor John Lindsay, who in 1968 Yo u Can lj Yo u Think Yo u Can, Peale named che then 29-year-old Jones as the recounts the story of Jones' I 960 bronze, city's first recreation commissioner. le and the ensuing personal sacrifices and brought him co che attention of Roone triumphs chat culminated four years lacer Arledge, who as head of ABC Sports, with Olympic gold. reamed Jones with Howard Cosell for the memorable coverage of the I 968 Pontiac via Starkville Olympics. And in the following decades Jones was born Aug. 4, 1938, 111 of his life, his achievement chat day would Starkville, Miss., co Jesse and Ethel Jones, bring him to the anenrion of government both now deceased. He is che youngest and business leaders who recruited him boy and third of four children. When he for his leadership and character. was 3, his family moved north for better "People always ask: 'Do you regret work opportunities. Their destination: not making all chat 111.oney?' I don't ever Pontiac. The family of six lived for a while chink about that. For me, it was the chal­ with an aunt, who had seven children of lenge of excelling," said Jones, who today her own. To gether, 15 people shared a is deputy director of community and eco­ three-bedroom, one-bath home. After nomic development for Oakland County. another year spent living in a converted "J wasn't satisfied with my performance. I garage, wi ch bed sheets hung from the knew I was going back." ceiling for walls, the familymoved into its That's the response you might expect own house. It was on the north side of from someone who keeps a copy of The cown on one of three streets opened to Optimise Creed on his desk. families of color in what traditionally was Jones donated the gold medal, and at the white section of Pontiac, Jones said. one time, the bronze medal he earned in The home was significant for anoth­ " ow, I had co psych myself up all the 110-meter high hurdles at the 1960 er reason: the Clincon River ran through over again," said Jones, who had the Olympics. The gold is still on display in its front yard and a lumber yard bordered fo urth-fastest qualifying time of che che lobby of Pontiac City Hall, not far the rear of the property. For a kid just dis­ r finalists. Then, the gun sounded. f om the site of his childhood home. He covering his unique gifts of speed and ''J don't remember going over the 10 donated it to the youth of Pon tiac ''co agility, the river and lumber yard provided hurdles. The only thing I can remember is inspire chem co reach their dreams and ample opportunities for running and running for the cape ,u1d lunging for it. not lee anyone deter them from realizing jumping and hurdling. Ir's the only thing I can remember about their dreams." In a sign of graticude, "That's where 1 learned to jump and chat race." Po ntiac named its first recreation facility run," Jones said. His long-jumping abili­ What he hasn't forgotten since char the Hayes Jones Community Center. ties - he held the Michigan high school

Spring/Summer 2004 I People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University 33 record for decades - were honed by Find­ ing increasing wider sections oF the river and accepting dares to leap across chem. Jones' athletic abilities were misread early, and he didn't make the high school crack team until his junior year. But Wa lly Schloerke, che Pomiac High reacher who First coached Jones, saw in him a determi­ nation and dedication unusual for some­ one chat young. ''In the summertime, he would seek permission to cake a hurdle home to prac­ tice on," Schloerke said. "We had some tremendous teams back then. Hayes could do anything. He was the star oF che team." Jones learned a lesson in leadership the hard way from Schloerke. One evening, the coach saw Jones in a movie cheater well past the ream's l O p.m. curfew. As punish­ ment, Jones was cold he would not run in the next meet. "[ told him there are rules co be learned, just as there are rules in liFe," Schloerke said. Jones remembered the lesson, and rewarded Schloerke with the honor oF introducing him during his 1976 induction into the U.S. Track and Field Hall oF Fame.

Arriving in Ypsilanti EMU graduate Robert C. Wright remem­ bers the extreme drive chat Jones dis­ played while both were members oF chen­ Huron track teams. ''He has an interest in proving himself to himselF, and that helps and a lefr leg chat was three-quarters of an The 1964race featured two Americans, three fuel him," said Wright, who graduated Italians, and one runner each from India, France and inch shorter than the right, and you gee Russia. In 1960, Jones won the bronze in a 1-2-3 from EMU in 1960. an achlece with some built-in hurdles. sweep of the 110-meter hurdles by the Americans. "Hayes had many friends who were Seil!, he persevered and became a To kyo all che more remarkable is what hap­ not athletes," added Wright, a retired national phenomenon. During a seven­ pened in the years aFcer leaving EMU. He urban studies and political science profes­ year period, Jones was never ranked lower trained himselF, working without sponsors sor now living in Denver. "He didn't allow than third in the world 111 the I IO-meter or coaches. He would oFcen scale a Fe nce in his superiority in athletics to interfere high hurdles. order to sec up hurdles at cracks near where with his friendships. That's a testament le was on chis wave oF glory and he lived. The personal determination to co Hayes as an individual.'' accomplishment chat Jones, now an EMU achieve gold - an honor he was expected to "But you have to give George junior, headed co che I 960 Rome win in Rome - drove him onward. Marshall an awful lot oF credit in helping Olympics as the favorite. He fi nished AFrer the [964 Olympics, Jones Hayes develop himself," Wright said. third, returned to campus and resumed joined American Airlines in Detroit as a Marshall convinced Jones' parents to his academic studies. Soon, Jones found commercial sales representative. When encrust him wich their son. Jc was their himself married with a child, no cash, campaigning for mayor oF New York in decision for him to attend EMU and teaching at Denby High School and with­ 1966, John Lindsay said he would fly forego scholarships from larger schools. out training parcners, facilities or coach­ around the city with underprivileged chil­ Jones was ofren ciced as too shore - es. ''Back then, any athlete that competed dren to promote jobs in the airline busi­ at 5-Feec-l O - to be considered a classic was a true amateur," Jones said. ness. Jones traveled to ew York in 1968 hurdler. Add in less than stellar eyesight, What made his accomplishments in co witness the program in action in hopes

34 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summer 2004 Lierle did Jones know that he would American Airlines, where he would work play a role in the biggest news event of for 18 years. After American, he held chat Olympiad - indeed, in one of the executive positions with The Stroh great moments in Olympic history. Brewery Co. and Pro Air, Inc., before join­ After winning the gold in the 200 ing Oakland County as a senior business meters, To mmie Smith and fellow development representative in 2000. American John Carlos (the winner of the In his current role, Jones has respon­ bronze) appeared shoeless on che medal sibility for county tourism, the SEM­ stand, bowed their heads and raised their COG Advisory Board, Automation Alley, fi sts in a black-power salute during the the county 's Brownfield Grant, playing of the national anthem. Amid export/import initiatives and che Ryder loud controversy, the pair were kicked out Cup, which is Sept. 14-19. f of the Olympic village. The ABC sports His boss, Dennis Tof olo, is also an department needed to chase the story, bur EMU graduate. Their boss, L. Brooks Patterson, the county executive for Oakland, calls Jones a "bona fide profes­ sional." "Everyone knows him and likes him. It He's one of the most easy-going guys around. He's always impeccably dressed," Patterson said. "I think he still wears che same suic size he did back in college." Patterson credits Jones with orches­ trating the mosc successful trade mission ever for Oakland County - a trip ro China with area business leaders. Jones was responsible for the advance work. "We were cold by che some of the Chinese to lower our expectations, nor to expect co do business on the first trip," Jones on the medal stand with Blaine Lindgren (left), a fellow Americanwho took the silver, and Anatoly Patterson said. "When we left China, half Mikhailov of Russia, who won the bronze. had signed concraccs. And chat only hap­ couldn't find Smith or Carlos. Enter pened because of the spectacular job char Hayes did." Patterson said he was so of bringing a similar program back to Hayes Jones. impressed. he created a position, deputy Decroic. His gold-medal notoriety earned Jones, in a story chat differs from the director, and promoted Jones into ic. him an unplanned and unrehearsed speak­ lace Cosell's account in his 197 3 book Cose/I, le was while on a business develop­ ing role co the children at rhe event. His entered che village, asked around and ment trip to Germany chat Jones called performance caught the eye of the mayor. cracked down the athletes' new location, upon an acquaintance - someone he had­ Weeks later, Jones got a job offer. che hotel Diplomat. Jones visited che hotel, n't seen since 1960 in Rome. Winning an He served rwo years as parks com­ found Smith and Carlos, and raid chem che Olympic medal automatically places you missioner, a time chat included his intro­ network wanted an interview. They said no, in an elite fraternity. Its members share a duction to Howard Coscll. fearful rhac it would be intentionally edit­ ed to misrepresent their position. Jones common bond, regardless of the medal's Cosen and Mexico City made an offer: If he could gee che network color, or who stole what from whom on a Jones' Olympic accomplishments, and co agree to run che interview live and particular day. visibility within the Lindsay administra­ unedited, would they participate? They "I don't know, really, much about tion, made him a natural selection co join agreed, and Jones took the idea co Cosell Hayes except chat he snatched the bronze Cosell at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico and Arledge. Arledge signed off, the inter­ medal from me in 1960 Rome," said City. Coscll and Jim McKay would do view rook place and Jones' role as an inter­ Martin Lauer, who was the world-record play by play for the track sprints, hurdles mediary was largely forgotten. holder at the time. "My goal was to win at and relays. "! was what you could call, no After the Olympics, Jones recurned least the bronze, but Hayes was against ic." pun intended, the color commentator," co his position wich che City of ew Jones and Lauer, who won a gold Jones said. York, bur later found himself back at medal as a member of the West German

Spring/Summer 2004 I People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University 35 relar team in 1960, had a "photo fi nish" laughter. "Jr was like we had known each Foundation Board of Trustees. "I've very for third. Still, after more than 40 years, ocher our entire lives," Jones said. "Thar pleased thar someone with Hayes' back­ the meeting was harmonious and fu ll of was rhe bond chat holds in track." ground has found rhe rime to serve," said William Morris, who along with Wright, Thegold mystique ;m ended EMU with Jones. To day, they all Jones' accomplishments are a significant serve together on rhe board. asset to EMU. particularly when ir comes "Some people just lend their names to co recruiting. Courtney McAnuff, EMU's rhese things. Hayes is an active p,irrici­ vice president of enrollment services, pant," Morris said. ''Just rhe focc that he is remembers rhe fi rst rime he saw Jones and active lends credence to rhe work th.it the rhe effect he had on his student audience. foundation board docs,'' added Morris, "You could see the students captivat­ who met Jones one d,1)' by chance in rhc ed. He was someone who had achieved rhe cafrreria at Brown-Munson Hall. pinnacle of his profession," s.1id Jones downplars the medal's signifi­ McAnuff "What he said carried a loc of cance and instead talks mostly about its weight with them." symbolic value. Ir's a philosophy perhaps Jones talks to prospective srudencs on formed from the sacri (ice he undertook EMU's behalf, especially in the Pontiac to win it, including a 30-minuce wait area. "He's articulate and a phenomenal after the race while finish-line photos representative. He sets a vision for rhe were studied. kids," McAnuff said. "A nd when Hayes "After what seemed an eternity, l Olympians: Jones and Martin Lauer, competitors in Jones calls, they all know who he is." finally saw my name flash in bright lights the 1960 110-meter finals,were reunited in Gennany Jones supporcs his alma mater in ocher on the scoreboard. I had won the gold last year at l.auer's home. Over champagne, they talked about that race, technology and politics. ways. including by serving on the EMU medal by half a step."

36 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summer 2004 R NATION EVENT MEDAL 20 Nduka Awazie Nigeria 1600M relay Silver 2000 Clement Chukwu Nigeria 1600M relay Silver 2000 Sydney Fabian Rollins Barbados 400M, 400M relay 1996 Atlanta Tommy Asinga Suriname 800M 1996 Atlanta Sevatheda Fynes Bahamas 4x100M relay Gold 1996 Atlanta Paul McMullen USA lSOOM 1996 Atlanta N. Gregory Rhymer British W. Indies 800M, 1600M relay 1996 Atlanta Clement Chukwu Nigeria 400M, 1600M relay 1992 Barcelona To mmy Asinga Suriname 800M 1988 Seoul To mmy Asinga Suriname 800M 1984 Los Angeles Hasely Crawford Trinidad-Tobago lOOM 1984 Los Angeles Earl Jones USA 800M Bronze 1980 Moscow Hasely Crawford Trinidad-Tobago lOOM 1976 Montreal Deby Lansky LaPlante USA lOOM hurdles 1976 Montreal Hasely Crawford Trinidad-To bago lOOM, 200M Gold (lOOMJ 1972 Munich Anthony Nelson Canada llOM high hurdles 1972 Munich Hasely Crawford Trinidad-To bago lOOM 1968 Dave Ellis Canada SOOOM, lOOOOM 1964 USA llOM high hurdles Gold 1960 USA llOM high hurdles Bronze University Advancement

New scholarshipwill aid teachers of visually impaired A $12,000 gift from a unique non-profit will help launch a part­ nership between the Michigan Braille Transcribing Fund (MBTF) and EMU's College of Education. The gift, part of a five-year commitment, will fund a full-tuition scholarship for two students enrolled in the Braille courses offered through EMU's Department of Special Education. EMU offers the only undergraduate program in Michigan that trains teachers of the visually impaired and is one of the few universities nationwide offering this training. The financial incentives will help address a national shortage of certified teachers. Originally founded in 1962 as a service organization, MBTF began as a volunteer effort by inmates at the State Prison of Southern Michigan. Housed behind prison walls, the MBTF facil­ ity encompasses a complete training program and Braille pro­ duction center. Transcription trainees undergo a certification process prescribed by the Library of Congress and transcribe MICHIGAN BRAILLE LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP: From left, representing Michigan Braille much-needed textbooks and other "hard to Braille" materials, Transcribing Fund, are Phil Moilanen, Jennifer Grumelot and Francelia Wonders, MBTF such as bus schedules and corporate manuals, while learning chief executive and president. Representing EMU were professors GeorgeBarach and valuable life-skills. Alicia Li, and Susan Rink, development director for the College of Education. NSDAR establishes endowed scholarship

By Nancy J. Mida, EMU Foundation

The Dearborn Chapter of the National Society Daughters of The American Revolution (NSDAR) has established an endowed scholarship for Native American women with a gift of $120,000. The gift will fund The Jean Bowyer Adelson Endowed American Indian Scholarship/Colonel Joshua Howard, NSDAR, at Eastern Michigan University. The scholarship honors and memorializes Helen Jean Bowyer Adelson, whose Revolutionary Ancestor was Private Roswell Woodworth, who served in New Hampshire. Adelson was very active with the Dearborn chapter and served in var­ ious leadership positions. "In her will, Jean requested that her estate help support Native American women," said Ruth Grosbeck, Dearborn chapter scholarship committee member. Chapter members researched extensively and found that EMU was the best fit for the gift because of its location and its commitment to diversity. Diane Gaubatz, EMU class of 1976 and chapter regent, said the scholarship committee wanted to keep the benefits of the scholarship local, even though Adelson lived the last years of her life in California, becoming a 50-year member of the NSDAR in 1998. The scholarship will benefit female Native American undergraduates or graduate students with funds used for tuition and other educational expenses.

DAR ESTABLISHESSCHOLARSHIP: NSDAR's Diane Gaubatz presents Thomas Stevick, EMU's executive director of development, with a generous check.

38 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summer 2004 A Co11versarion Wiih ... Paul Schollaert

Q: What's the biggest academic Q: What will the new general Q: What's the difference between Q: What's the Mure of the issue confronting EMU today? education curriculum look like? applied and basic research and University honors program, which which model bestdescribes EMU? is now entering its 20th year? A: We face a variety of academic A: The new program will be out­ issues, from decreasing comes oriented. We are looking A: Historically, basic research A: We are looking at significant resources as the state disin­ at what we want to achieve with has been pure discovery and enhancements. We are looking vests in higher education to a course or with a requirement. applied research takes the fruits to create an honors college, sim­ changes in the ways we deliver Previously, we focused only on of pure discovery and puts it to ply to recognize the fact that courses. But the most important what a well-educated student work in the real world. honors is more than just course­ purely academic issue is the should take. The new program Increasingly, I think those work. My vision for the honors nature of our general education will ask 'What should they lines are blurring. What we have program is that it can become a curriculum. learn?' learned is that all useful knowl­ vehicle for both a strong curricu­ If you step back and look at One of the things that edge has some kind of applica­ lum and a strengthening of the the purposes of general educa­ should be accomplished is high­ tion somewhere and people are majors. We should be able to do tion, these are really the founda­ er retention rates among fresh­ looking for applications even in both because the honors pro­ tional skills that students need men. It's very important that we the most basic kinds of gram is built on one of the real for all majors. I think general have broad buy-in. We are in the research. strengths here at Eastern - sig­ education reform can make a process of revamping the initial What we're seeing in much nificant student/faculty contact. real difference, but we have to draft proposal in response to a of our scientific research is an For example, honors stu­ be intentional. We have to lot of input that came interest not only in the basic ele­ dents are significantly represent­ think about what the stu­ from faculty. Over ments of the research, but how ed in the Undergraduate dents are experiencing the next couple we can get it to market, how can Symposium, the annual celebra­ rather than worrying of months, we apply it. Similarly, in many tion of faculty/student collabora­ about which depart­ we'll be work­ other areas of the University, tion in research. I want to see ments will experience ing with the what we do is almost by defini­ an expansion of these efforts. enrollment growth and Faculty tion applied. Eastern Michigan is We also want to do as much as which will not. There Council to get a leader in education, the art we can to enhance the honors are several reasons for approval of a and science of teaching. All of residential experience. improving general edu­ revised pro­ that work has both a fundamen­ cation, some utilitarian, gram. tal, or basic, dimension to it as some not. But the first is well as applied dimension. I that a stronger core think that this mix of basic Q: How will online courses play a curriculum will give work and practical applica­ greater role in the Mure? Eastern a tion characterizes research competitive in most of the colleges at A: I think we·re beginning to see advantage. Eastern. that future already. On one hand, we're seeing good steady growth in our 'totally online' classes. That future is here. What's far more interesting and compelling is the augmentation of courses with online material. The future of higher education is going to be about incorporating technolo­ gy into traditional face-to-face interactions. I think we are prob­ ably at a juncture that people in the future will see technology as just a seamless part of educa­ tion. My guess is that over the long haul, technology will enhance education but instruction always will be a business of intensive human interaction.

Spring/Summer 2004 I People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University 39 E.\.t'llll ,l;u· MyTu rn

fter spending close to 40 25,000 today, definitely support of everyone. years in the Eastern changes the dynamics of an That support of EMU also Michigan University-Ypsilanti institution - yet the wants and can be shown in becoming a community, I tend to get a needs of students, faculty and member of Mainstage, the little protective of the area staff are still very similar. support organization that and of what we can be, what we should be and Everyone wants to be connect­ helps our world·dass drama what I hope we will be in the future. ed with a first-class, success­ department sponsor plays in The city of Ypsilanti has sponsored an ful venture that makes them Quirk or Sponberg theatres. "Ypsi Pride Day" for the past few years as a feel like they are part of some­ That support can also be way for the community to physically help clean thing special. displayed in attending a con­ the city each spring, which in turn helps the In a three-week span ear­ cert by the music department volunteers get a special feeling about what is lier this spring, Eastern that has developed world· taking place in their community. Michigan University won Mid· class musicians. I know that many Eastern Michigan American Conference champi- We have much to be proud University administrators, faculty, staff and onships in men's indoor track, of in this University and com­ students have been part of men's swim- munity, and I would like to those spring cleanup ses- ming and see us utilize the resources sions and I think that the women's that we have rather than com­ pride shown in working on basketball. 1111111111 plain about what we do not this one weekend continues The WO· have. throughout the year. I think we need men's bas- 111111111 The biggest source of When I first came to ketball team pride for me in our Sports the area in 1966, I was to get back to went on to Information Office is our stu­ pleasantly surprised that the standards compete in the NCAA dent and volunteer work force. Like every­ there was so much to offer Tournament at Ohio State, one, we are constantly seeking help with run­ in terms of athletics, cul­ that wereset losing a heartbreaker to ning our office and I am amazed every day by ture, dining and other activi­ Boston College in the firstgame. the skills of our students. ties. The proximity to in the formative In addition to those EMU I have had a chance to work with many Detroit, Toledo and Canada years. ath letic successes, the people in athletics over the years and I rate also expanded the horizon Professional Bowling Associ­ our students and volunteers as some of the for me. As both a resident ation held its world champi­ best in the business. Our students have tradi­ of Ypsilanti and a long-time onships here in the Convo­ tionally been ready to learn and, when given a employee of Eastern cation Center March 21, with chance, have proven to be very capable and Michigan, I have enjoyed the best of two the finals shown live on ESPN. qualified to move on to major jobs in the worlds for a long time. Those examples of athletic success can future. And while EMU was a much smaller place be retold a million times at EMU, from I know that Eastern Michigan University when I first came here, I think we need to get Olympic and NCAA national champions to a and the Ypsilanti community have both known back to the standards that were set in the total of 91 MAC team titles since 1973. EMU great success in the past, and with the sup­ formative years. Growing from a University of has a strong history of excellence in athlet­ port of everyone, that legend of success will 5,000 students in 1966 to one of more than ics, and the athletes and coaches need the continue into the future.

Ypsi Pride Day brings togeth­ er thousands of volunteers including many EMU students, facultyand staff · to work on city-wide beautification projects. The event, sponsored by the Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce, is now In its ninth year.

40 People, Progress & Eastern Michigan University I Spring/Summer 2004 Calendar

20 Adventuresome Series of annual SUMMERQUEST adventures begins. High school students from across Michigan and Ohio come to campus to be led on learning "adventures" by EMU faculty and top 31 In remembrance 15 Here comes high school educators 1 Class act 2 Homecoming Annual Memorial Day First day of classes for fall Week-long series of events the bride 28 Summer school semester capped with 2 p.m. kickoff Parade continues the time­ EMU Theatre presents Te rms begin for six-week honored tradition of honor­ vs. the University of Idaho "The Robber Bridegroom." and seven-and-a-half week Vandals ing America's fallen sol­ Bluegrass musical full of summer sessions at EMU. 2 Kickoff diers. Processional begins romance and mischief. At Registration still under way Football season begins. at 9 a.m.; sponsored by the Sponberg Theatre June Eagles take on the 9 Family day the American Legion Post 4-5, 10-12, 8 p.m.; June University of Buffalo Bulls Annual EMU tradition 282. More info: Ypsilanti 6, 2 p.m. at Rynearson Stadium. brings families from Area Convention and Kickoff is 7 p.m. across the region to Visitors 15 campus for family­ Board meeting centered fun for all ages. Board of Regents meet at Day begins at noon noon to review and adopt 2004-05 fiscal year budget for EMU. Welch Hall ChrisSolano, an Elvis bibute artist and EMU senior, performs at Michigan Elvisfest. 9 Thank you Solano was the event's very much People's Choice Award Annual two-day Michigan winner in 2001. E-mail: Elvisfest. Tribute artists [email protected] converge on Ypsilanti's Riverside Park. Performers include Chris Solano, an EMU senior. Event also features Elvis Autorama and Director's Choice contest Saturday

20 Family fun Ypsilanti Heritage Festival through Aug. 22. Historic tours, classic cars, beer brewing demonstrations, arts and crafts sales. Flying Wallendas return 28 Home, sweet home Freshmen residence hall move-in day. New students set up camp for the year in EMU's residence halls EASTERN MICHIGAN U N V E R S T y LookingBack

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Knsten.,..,, Wimsatt Otheran credits During annual Alumni Page 3: sa,nt Peter's Square (Vottorlano Rastelll/COR· The10 newly formed0 50 Country25 music star BIS): Page 3: Sea lamprey (Great Lakes Fishery Ypsilanti Choral Day activities on cam­ Waylon Jennings per­ Commosston); Page 9: Balancing scales (CORBIS): Page Society performs the pus, a groundbreaking forms at Bowen Reid 12: Books and magn,ty,ng glass (CORBIS): Page 18: Cente, for Regional and Nat10r1al Secunty (CeRNS): last of its four annual ceremony is conduct­ House. Plans are Page 21: Detroit tunnel (courtesy of Detroit and Canada events, the ed for the new field unveiled to place a Tunnel COil).): Page 23: CORNS: Page 29: va�nune on door (CORBIS): Page 31: Michael Bour\le and Ernest Commencement house (pictured below) 6-foot 1V screen in Britton (courtesy of The Cincinnati Enquirer); Page 34, Concert. More than to be built opposite McKenny Union. The In March, William 35: Hayes Jones at Olympics (Af'/Wlde World Ptlotos): 5 Page 36: Jones and Mart.in Lauer (courtesy of Martin 200 Michigan State Brown and Munson EMU forensics team Shelton, EMU presi­ Lauer): Page 37: Olympic medal (Thom Lang/CORBIS); Normal students take halls. Attending the wins its fourth straight dent, announces his Page 37: Olympic rings at U.S. Olymp,c Complex (Jan Butchofsky-Houser/CORBIS): Page 38: NSDAR (courtesy a train from Ypsilanti daylong series of national title by taking retirement. Michigan of Wolvenne Ptloto): Page 41: Chris Solano (courtesy of to Lansing for a day of events were alumni first place in seven of Gov. John Engler (pic­ Chns Solano); Page 41: Great Wallendas (courtesy of sightseeing, including from 1904, who were 10 events. John W. wallenda.com) All- are �ted by tt,e,rrespect/\e tured above) delivers owners. a visit to the floor of invited back to cam­ Porter is interviewed the commencement (ISSN 1549 5361) Is J>Jt>oshed three limes a the Michigan legisla­ May 30 for the job of Exemplar year pus as part of a gold­ address April 25 at in September. January and May by the Office cJ Advancement ture. Junior and senior en anniversary University president. convnuntcatioos ¥11\htn University Marketing and the Convocation Comrnorucatioos at Eastern M,ch1gan UnNers,ty, Ypstlanti. Ml. receptions occur in reunion. Charles E. Everett L. Marshall, Center. Later in the 48197·2214. 0 Eastern Moch,gan UnM!rsoty. All nghts late May. The Senior Potter, a U.S. senator dean of academic spring, Gov. Engler reserved. Flag flies over the from Michigan, deliv­ records and teacher appoints Joseph C. Contactinfo E-mal: [email protected] University starting ered the welcoming certification, Antonini, retired chair­ April 9. address. Alumni asso­ announces his retire­ Miii: Exemplar, Eastern Michigan University, man and chief execu­ 18 Welch Hall ciation dues were $1 ment after 41 years of tive of Kmart Corp., to Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197-2214 per year, or $25 for a service. the EMU Board of ..._, 734.487.5375 lifetime mem­ Regents. The governor Lettersto the editor bership. also appoints Donna Send e-mailto [email protected] ChNPollddms R. Milhouse, then Send addresschaf€es to Office to< Alumni Relations, assistant general Eastern Michigan University. 1349 S. Huron St., Suite 2. Ypsilanti, Ml. 48197-2214. counsel for AM Phone: 734.487.0250. Michigan, to the Fax: 734.487. 7009. board. L.J. Shelton, an E-mail: [email protected] offensive lineman Unlwersity.... Eastern M1ch1gan Unrvers1ty is a comp1ehens1ve from EMU, is the 21st metropolitan University serV1ng urban and suburban player selected in the students through p

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