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••• Chinese hospital partnership now includes St. Mary's

Students and health care workers will learn more about acupuncture and other traditional Chinese medical treatments through an international partnership among Grand Valley, St. Mary's Health Care and a hospital in China.

Medical officials from the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing visited Grand Rapids June 14-18 to sign partnership papers and tour Kent and Ottawa county hospitals and Grand Valley's campuses.

Jane Toot, dean of the College of Health Professions, said GVSU and the Beijing hospital have had an exchange agreement since 2003. Adding St. Mary's, and specifically the Peter M. Wege Center for Health and Learning, adds a clinical site for learning more about acupuncture and other treatments. "In China, doctors see acupuncture as a part of their health care provision," she said. "They see it as a preven­ tative component of treatment."

The China-Japan Friendship Hospital is the teaching hospital of Beijing Medical University. It serves more than 20,000 patients annually, including 3,000 outpatients daily.

The Chinese delegation toured St. Mary's and Spectrum hospitals in Photo by Courtney Newbauer Grand Rapids and North Ottawa Community Hospital in Grand Haven. A delegation from the China-Japan Friendship Hospital tours the They also visited the Cook-De Vos Center for Health Sciences. Rick imaging labs at the Cook-De Vos Center for Health Sciences on June 16. Carlton, director of the medical imaging/radiological sciences program, They were in Grand Rapids to sign partnership papers with Grand Valley and St. Mary's Health Care. led a tour of the imaging labs. ···------Endowment supports service learning projects

For years, Grand Valley engineering students Previous projects have included: have taken what they learn in the classroom into the community to work on projects that • Bikes for Kids, in which engineering students teach both engineering principles and the refurbish old bicycles for needy children; value of service. Now, with a new endowment from Rockford Construction, that work will • A long-standing partnership with Sibley get a boost. Elementary, in which students spend time working on projects with university students; A donation from Rockford Construction will establish the West Side Service Projects • Working on a new floor for Loaves and Endowment. The endowment will enable engi­ Fishes, a local food-bank associated with The neering students and faculty in the Padnos Other Way Ministries; College of Engineering and Computing to Photo by Courtney Newbauer carry out projects that will benefit the neigh­ • Building a sandbox and playroom for the President Mark A. Murray and John Wheeler, borhood that borders the university's Pew Women and Children's Center of Mel Trotter of Rockford Construction, sign papers estab­ Grand Rapids Campus. Those projects are Ministries. lishing an endowment that will enable engi­ aimed at building a sense of responsible citi­ neering students to work on service learning projects in Grand Rapids neighborhoods. zenship and leadership in engineering stu­ "In engineering we teach the language of dents. design using the precision of mathematics as students the language of the heart and of the well as concepts from many areas of engineer­ soul in order to complete their preparation to Professor Shirley Fleischmann has led the ing and applied science," Fleischmann said. enter the engineering profession as responsible charge toward encouraging service learning. "With community service, we hope to teach citizens and accomplished engineers."

GRANDVALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY 2 Forum I June 20, 2005 Across Campus

Patterson said. "But it will also make a huge difference when it comes to preparing students for the kind of writing they will do beyond school."

Winerip also asked students about the pressure to write to formulas. The article is scheduled to appear in the New York Times in mid-July.

Faculty, staff can get sneak peek at new YMCA

Faculty and staff members can tour the David D. Hunting YMCA, 475 Lake Michigan Drive NW, before a public open house.

The special tour is scheduled from 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, June 23. Refreshments will be served. RSVPs are not necessary; parking is avai l­ able in the lot behind the YMCA. The YMCA will host an open house on June 24 from noon-6 p.m. Faculty and staff can also attend this event. Photo by Courtney Newbauer New York Times columnist Mike Winerip interviews Nancy Patterson for Grand Valley has a partnership with the YMCA, which lowers member­ an article about standardized testing and writing. ship rates for faculty and staff members. Information about membership and payroll deduction information is online at www.gvsu.edu/hro. The Grand Valley graduate course first 500 faculty and staff members to enroll will receive a GVSU/YMCA to be featured in New York Times gym bag. Nancy Patterson, assistant professor of education, was interviewed by FOBI announces research scholars New York Times columnist Mike Winerip about the adverse effect stan­ dardized testing plays in K-12 writing instruction. The Family Owned Business Institute at Grand Valley recently named five recipients of its 2005 Research Scholars Program. Winerip, an education columnist and 2001 Pulitzer Prize winner, will fea­ ture Patterson in an article about how the culture of standardized testing is The Scholars Program encourages faculty to conduct new research with an forcing teachers to teach writing in ways that do not help students become emphasis on family business issues. Each proposal receives a $5,000 better writers. stipend. More than 30 applications were received, including several from Europe. Faculty members and their projects are li sted: Formulaic writing, though common in West Michigan schools, actually hinders students' development as writers, Patterson said. She added that it • Henrik Cronqvist, Ohio State University, and Mattias Nilsson, is very difficult for students to break away from writing formulas once Stockholm Institute for Financial Research: Family Ownership and they have learned them. Worker Compensation. "Many schools in West Michigan believe that teaching to a writing formu­ • James H. Davis and H. David Hayes, University of Notre Dame, Steven la helps students score better on the MEAP, but even the MEAP office has McClure, the Family Business Consulting Group Inc.: Commitment as a urged teachers to abandon this approach to writing," said Patterson, chair Competitive Advantage in Family Business. of the reading/language arts program. "We see so many schools use Power Writing and the five-paragraph essay. These do far more harm than good." • Sabine B. Klein, European Business School, Germany: The Impact of Organizational Culture onto the Board Size of Family Businesses. Winerip recently traveled to Grand Valley to watch Patterson and her stu­ dents to see the other methods of teaching writing that do not rely on for­ • Nancy M. Levenburg, Grand Valley assistant professor of management: mulas but can also result in high test scores.

"We know that good writing instruction shows up in test scores," continues on page 3 ···------FORUM Reconnecting with retirees Volume 29, Number 41

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Visit GVNow, Grand Valley's daily online pub­ lication, on the Web at: www.gvnow.gvsu.edu/ Photo by Dianne Carroll-Burdick President Emeritus Don Lubbers, left, greets Art Hills and Don Williams at a reception for past retirees (faculty and staff who f:ave_been retired for at least six months). The reception, sponsored by University Development, was held June 13 at Seidman House. More than 70 people attended the GVNOW event, which was followed by a tour of Lake Ontario Hall. 3 Forum I June 20, 2005 What's Ahead Attorney will discuss 'Chicken Soup' author Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, a noted concert pianist, planned the summer series. She has planning for wills, trusts makes local appearance served as Grand Valley's principal carillonneur since 1994. Attorney Chris Brown will detail the legal and WGVU is sponsoring an evening with Jack financial issues surrounding wills, trusts and gift Canfield, author and creator of the Chicken Cook Carillon Concert Summer Series, planning during two presentations sponsored by Soup books. Sundays at 8 p.m. Grand Valley's Work Life Connections office. Canfield will speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June June 26: Julianne Vanden Wyngaard Brown is a 1995 Grand Valley graduate and 23, at Fountain Street Church in Grand Rapids. July 3: Todd Fair, University of Denver car­ attorney at Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt and Tickets for the event are $35 each, or $75 each illonneur with admittance to a reception with the author Howlett in Grand Rapids. During his presenta­ July 10: Gijsbert Kok, Dutch carillonneur tions, Brown will talk about options regarding before the program. WGVU members will get July 17: Ray McLellan, Michigan State wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, living preferential seating. Proceeds from the event University carillonneur wills, gift planning and more. will benefit WGVU. July 24: Jeremy Chesman, Southwest Missouri State University carillonneur Sessions are planned for today, noon, in room Canfield, a motivational speaker, will discuss 201 of the and Wednesday, June his latest book, Success Principles: How to Get July 31: Grand Valley Carillon Collaborative 22, noon, in room 119E of the De Vos Center. from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, August 7: Justin Ryan, recent Fulbright For more information, visit and how to reach peak performance. A book Scholar who studied in the Netherlands www.gvsu.edu/worklife or call Sue Sloop, work signing will follow the program. August 14: Tin-shi Tam, Iowa State life consultant, at x12215. University carillonneur For more information or to purchase tickets, August 21: John Courter, Kentucky's Berea AP Open Forum call 800-442-2771. College carillonneur Beckering Family Carillon Concert Summer scheduled this week Carillonneur concerts Series, Wednesdays at noon The 14th annual Administrative/Professional scheduled through summer July 6: Dave Johnson, Minneapolis, Open Forum is planned for Tuesday, June 21, Minnesota from 11:30 a.m.-1 :30 p.m. in room 204 of the There will be opportunities throughout the sum­ July 13: Gijsbert Kok Kirkhof Center. mer to enjoy free carillon concerts on Grand July 20: Julianne Vanden Wyngaard Valley campuses. July 27: Lisa Lonie, Philadelphia, At the forum, President Mark A. Murray and Pennsylvania executive officers will take questions from staff The Allendale Campus will host the popular members. Cookies and beverages will be pro­ International Cook Carillon Concert Summer All performances are free and held rain or vided. Participants are encouraged to bring their Series and the Beckering Family Concert shine, except during severe weather alerts. For lunches. Summer Series is on the Pew Grand Rapids more information call the Music Department at Campus. x13484. ···------Across Campus continued from page 2 of the 77 Polish faculty members who have visited and lectured at Grand Valley. FFOBS: A Proposal to Develop a Culturally Sensitive Scale to Measure Family Dynamics, Business Dynamics, and their Interface. State deans hear from • Alan G. Robinson and Bill Wooldridge, University of Massachusetts, Cherry Commission official Amherst: The Impact of Lean Manufacturing on Family Firm Performance and Internal Stakeholder Relationships. A state board of education official addressed arts and sciences deans from nine Michigan universities at a meeting hosted by Grand Valley's College Anniversary of partnership of Liberal Arts and Sciences. with Polish university celebrated John Austin, vice president of the Michigan State Board of Education and policy director for the Cherry Commission, spoke about higher education Since a partnership with the Krakow and Michigan's economy on June 10. The deans then toured the Cook­ University of Economics formed 30 years De Vos Center for Health Sciences and the De Vos Center. ago, more than 200 Grand Valley stu­ dents and 20 faculty have studied and Gary Stark, associate dean of liberal arts and sciences, said CLAS will taught at the Polish university. host another meeting of the Michigan deans in November at the annual meeting of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences in Vancouver. A GVSU delegation, led by Provost Gayle Davis, traveled to Poland recently Fiscal year ends June 30 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the partnership. Traveling with Davis were The end of Grand Valley's fiscal year is June 30. The Business and Henry Matthews, director of galleries and Finance Office offers the following tips for year-end: collections; Sue Martin, executive associ­ ate vice president; H. James Williams, • Begin now to review accounts thoroughly. Call x12257 with ques­ Photo courtesy of Mark Schaub dean of Seidman College of Business; tions. Provost Gayle Davis signs Fred Kraft, professor of marketing; and • Tum in all invoices, IDCs and travel reimbursements as soon as pos­ papers celebrating the 30th Mark Schaub, executive director of the sible. anniversary of the exchange Padnos International Center. • Requisitions for items greater than $10,000 were due to Purchasing agreement with the Krakow University of Economics. At Services on June 17. right is Krakow's rector, During their stay in Krakow, the delega­ Ryszard Borowiecki. tion was invited to a reception with some 4 Forum I June 20, 2005 Faculty and Staff Sketches Sketches Deborah L. Sumner, assistant professor of Academic Advising Conference at Michigan English, arranged for 70 fourth graders from State University. She also wrote a review of the Randall Doyle, visiting assistant professor of West Ottawa Public Schools to visit and tour the book Student Academic Services: An Integrated history, presented a paper, "Voices of Dissent in Allendale Campus. Approach, which was published in the Journal of Van Diemen's Land: Tasmania in the 21st the National Academic Advising Association. Century," at the Australian and New Zealand Don Uzarski, assistant professor at the Annis Studies Association of North America Water Resources Institute, wrote a book chapter, Brenda Lindberg, assistant controller in the Conference at Harvard University. "Lake Michigan's Coastal Wetlands: Distribution, Accounting Department, earned Toastmasters Biological Components with Emphasis on Fish CTM status. Jacques Mangala, visiting assistant professor of and Threats," for The State of Lake Michigan: political science, presented a paper, "The Post­ Ecology, Health and Management. Occupational therapy faculty members Cynthia Genocidal Political and Constitutional Order in Grapczynski, Nancy J. Powell and William Rwanda: Consociationalism or Control?" at the Xuefeng Chu, assistant professor at the Annis Sisco, presented an institute, "Essential Midwest Political Science Association Annual Water Resources Institute, gave a presentation, Attributes of a High Quality Entry-Level National Conference in Chicago. "Development of Windows-B ased Hydrologic Master's Degree Program," at the American and Environmental Modeling Systems," at the Occupational Therapy Association's 85th Annual Elena Lioubimtseva, assistant professor of Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Conference in Long Beach, California. geography and planning, presented a paper, in Ann Arbor. "Trends and Patterns of Vector-Borne Disease Peter J. Wampler, assistant professor of geolo­ Ecology and Transmission in Central Asia," at Jennifer L. McCaul, student services coordina­ gy, gave a presentation, "Geomorphic Changes the Association of American Geographers tor for the School of Criminal Justice, gave a Resulting from River Mill Dam Operations," at Annual Meeting in Denver. presentation, "Leaming Reconsidered and the 39th annual meeting of the North-Central Developmental Advising: Working Toward Section of the Geological Society of America Transformational Leaming," at the Michigan held at the University of Minnesota . ••• Across Campus continued from page 3 Ethnographic field school focuses on • No Fiscal Year 2005 purchase requisitions will be processed after June Habitat for Humanity 24. If a final determination of a specific purchase hasn't been made, please contact Purchasing. A group of Grand Valley • Check accounts (screen 021 on FRS) to review and clear all encum­ anthropology students brances. Contact Jan Lenic at x12202 or Cathy Richter at xl3021 with learned about sweat questions. equity, assumptions, and • Contact the following people with specific budget and accounting on-the-spot training questions: Budget, Terri Suess at x13057; Purchasing, Ester Bums at while working on x12282; General and Auxiliary Funds, Andrea Freude at x18030; Agency Habitat for Humanity Funds, Martha Wilson at x12204; Restricted Funds/Grants, Christine projects in the Baxter McKay at x12205; Designated, Endowment and Plant Funds, Brenda Lindberg at x12201. and Madison neighbor­ hoods of Grand Rapids. That was in addition to Mileage reimbursement increases the intended purpose. Photo by Bernadine Carey-Tucker Effective July 1, personal vehicle mileage reimbursement will be increased Students in Deana Ethnographic Field School students spent six weeks working on Habitat for Humanity proj­ for faculty and staff members. When traveling on university business, Weibel 's six-week ects. mileage will be reimbursed at 40.5 cents per mile. Ethnographic Field School conducted interviews and engaged in participant-observation to bet­ This new rate is effective for all travel that occurs after June 30. Travel ter understand the organization and culture of Kent County's Habitat for before June 30 will be reimbursed at the previous rate (37.5 cents) regard­ Humanity affiliate. The students were divided into three groups to study less of when the travel and expense vouchers are submitted for payment. different project aspects: volunteers, Habitat organization and neighbors near the homes being built. Questions can be directed to Kim Suber at x12203. Weibel, assistant professor of anthropology, and her students spent 12 Former Girl Scouts CEO addresses hours each week actively participating at the Habitat warehouse or home projects. The remaining time was spent on interviews and group projects. Johnson Center seminar Weibel said she was pleased with the group and how they handled the over­ An expert on nonprofit leadership and the whelming amount of tasks and research data. Interviews and other findings former CEO of the Girl Scouts USA dis­ were analyzed and shared with Habitat for Humanity of Kent County. cussed the state of nonprofits at a breakfast sponsored by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. WGVU's Corbin, volunteers receive Pioneer Award Frances Hesselbein spoke to about 45 non­ profit executives and consultants on June 8 in Each year, the Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters recognizes a the Regency Room of the DeVos Center. distinguished professional within the Michigan Public Broadcast system, in Hesselbein is the chair of the board of gover­ either television or radio, and a distinguished volunteer. nors of the Leader to Leader Institute. She Carrie Corbin, television program manager for WGVU, was recogni zed as Photo courtesy of the Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Center Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. this year's recipient of the professional Pioneer Award. Pat & Al Boyle, Frances Hesselbein, former In 2002, Mrs. Hesselbein was the first recipi­ auction volunteers for WGVU, received the volunteer Pioneer Award for Girl Scouts USA executive, ent of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National their volunteer efforts. speaks to nonprofit leaders Security Series Award for her service with at a June 8 breakfast in the Regency Room. the U.S. Army.