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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 8-28-2006 Lanthorn, vol. 41, no. 03, August 28, 2006 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol41 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 41, no. 03, August 28, 2006" (2006). Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007. 3. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol41/3 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Sports Laker Life News GVSU women's soccer team nets First-year students gather Administrative speakers help eight goals in its season-opening together for the 2006 Transitions Convocation mark the beginning of victory Orientation Program a new academic year B1 A7 A3 <granti gaUep zantbom Grand Valley State University www.lanthorn.com Monday, August 28, 2006 New leader takes the reins Thomas J. Haas returns to Michigan, guiding GVSU into the fall semester By Jennifer Hoewe CHANGING or ' u GVL Managing Editor ■ TIMES Grand Valley Slate University ’s fourth president. ■ / Thomas J. Haas, said his return to West Michigan is just another one of life's adventures — but he never pictured himself moving back. m “I believe this — the Lord gives you opportunities, and you can say yes or no," Haas said. “It's all part of life’s adventure" At the beginning of his journey, Haas said he nearly dodged his fust Crip to Michigan. Between his freshman and sophomore yean in the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, he was forced to choose between being stationed ui Europe or near the Great Lakes. GVSU’s newly-appointed president chose the Wolverine Stale During his first day of duty on the USCG Cutter January 4 Mackinaw. Haas met his future wife, Marcia, while the President Mark Murray boat was stopped in Traverse City. He escorted her during announces his resigna the Cherry Festival events, and the two were engaged prior tion and new position to his graduation from the academy as president of Meijer, Upon Haas' completion of cadet training, out of 250 graduates, he ranked high enough to pick his first duty Inc. station. “I worked hard for three and a half years, so I got my January 6 pick, ” he said. “We were going to Hawaii." Marcia saw it differently. Since his fiancee wanted Presidential Search to stay close to her family in Union City, Haas said he Advisory Committee instead decided to serve on the USCG Cutter Acacia in members are selected, Fort Huron, on which he would become a first lieutenant Donna Brooks is and communications and operations officer. named chair of the Following his time spent with the Coast Guard, Haas' life’s adventure led him down roads to Washington. D C., PSAC. Connecticut, Indiana. Iowa and New York. Haas later became president of the State University of New York JUNE 1 College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill before joining GVSU’s administrative staff. Provost Gayle Davis is His three year reign at SUNY saw its end beginning appointed as interim with a phone call from his brother-in-law, Haas said. president. “He sent me an article from the Grand Rapids Press about Grand Valley ’s president's resignation," he added “I thought, 'A school like Grand Valley might be the type of JUNE 13 school I could serve and help achieve their mission. "* Names of four final An application and search process running through the presidential candidates summer months found Haas as the GVSU Presidential are given to the GVSU Search Advisory Committee ’s final selection, bringing him back to Michigan. Board of Trustees. He said his work throughout the United States has SsCsOs; brought him in a full circle back to the Great Lakes Stale. ■v/Nv JULY 1 ft. iZ See Maas, A6 * Murray takes his *' I LX earned vacation time 3v while Davis fills in as interim president. JULY 10 \ X The Board of Trustees ' appoints Thomas J. Haas as GVSU’s fourth president. AUGUST 1 Murray’s resignation takes effect. fôlo C ouMny of Iflwi »nd Info^îtion tnvnn Photo Couftny of N*W1 ini Inform*tior Sotwcos Looking In: President Thomas J Haas visits an advanced AUGUST 22 A new start: President Thomas J Haas speaks to Transitions leaders before beginning his tour of the Allendale Campus on Tuesday The chemistry lab m Padnos Hall of Science during his campus tour on Haas assumes all 2006-2007 academic year will be Haas ’ first term serving as Grand Valley State University's fourth president Tuesday presidential duties. Tour paints Haas a picture of campus life Staff, students Relations Matt McLogan and university within the next five to 10 part of the Helping Hands volunteer Executive Secretary Teri Losey also years. program. accompany the new joined the fleet. Responding to a question about last While venturing into an advanced president on his tour of An early stop on the tour allowed year ’s acts of intolerance on campus. chemistry laboratory in the Padnos Haas to interact with about 100 Haas said he will not tolerate any Hall of Science. Haas admitted that GV’s Allendale Campus Transitions Orientation as an avid chemist and • % Program leaders gathered chemistry teacher, he By Shawn Zalewski beneath the Cook Carillon "You are a very, very keeps nonhazardous GVL Newt Editor Tower. important part of chemicals in his new • “You are a very, very GVSU office. ' President Thomas J. Haas and his important part of starting starting first-year The group moved on to Wife, Marcia, received an up-close and first-year students on their students on their visit students exercising college journeys," Haas in the Fieldhouse and personal tour of Grand Valley State college journeys. I 4% tnnthocu University ’s Allendale Campus from told Transitions leaders. Recreation Center. Haas student leaders and administrators on “1 appreciate every one of appreciate every one later introduced himself Tuesday afternoon. you for making freshmen of you for making to students at the 2020 During their first day on campus. feel welcome on our Information Desk in the campus." freshmen feel welcome Haas and his wife introduced • THOMAS J. HAAS Kirkhof Center. INDEX Transitions leader, Haas concluded themselves to administrators, staff on our campus." GVSU PRESIDENT Opinion ..................... and upper-class and first-year Andrea Gullette asked his campus tour by students as they moved into their new Haas. “Is it cool if we call showing off some of Laker Life................. living centers. you ’T-Haaa?’" the collectibles from Sports...................... Haas was escorted around campus “Sure, it’s OK ... but most people behavior that makes an individual inside his office, which included A&E......................... call me Torn.** Haas said, giving a feel unsafe or insecure. Coast Guard medals, hand-crafted by Student Senate President Frank Nabon/World ............. Foster and senate cabinet members smile and thumbs-up In Neimeyer Living Center. Haas lighthouses from his mother-in-law Alan Dunklow and Rob Daigneau. He added he will work to make and his tour group carried items to and a flag his son flew when serving Odds & Ends.............. Vice President for University GVSU an internationally-renowned help students move into their rooms as in Iraq. Marketplace. .............. 4 DAY FORECAST jsAjy MONDAY *£^<1 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Â 7 THURSDAY y ’XT Partly sunny Mostly cloudy gftsJT Mostly sunny Mostly sunny C mJrf^ High 76* low 60* High: 78* Low: 57# G i. A * ^ High: 76* Low: 55* High: 76* Low: 56° A2 Monday. August 28. 2006 NEWS Grand Valley Lanthorn Updated policies to RUCKUS stave off hate crimes GVSU continues year. university officials Merkle said. Many of the initial created network, including developed the Bias Incident changes were made to older the Department of Public its preventative Protocol, a set of proactive policies to update and clarify Safety. Dean of Students, the measures against measures and responses to how the institution should react, Counseling Center. Pew Campus protect the GVSU community. he added. Security. Dean of Graduate intolerance with Bias While during the summer “There has always been policy Students. Human Resources, the Incident Protocol some students may have in the student code that prohibits forgotten what events took behavior like stalking, assault, Office of Multicultural Affairs. Pew Student Services and the By Brandon Hubbard place last spring. GVSU faculty vandalism, etc.,” said Marlene and staff have not. Throughout Women ’s Center. The cards are GVL Assistant Setts Editor Kowalski-Braun. director of the past few months, a multi the Women's Center and a expected to be available for organizational committee, The Grand Valley State member of the protocol drafting distribution this week. headed by Dean of Students Uni> ersity community fought committee “However, this Education is an important Bart Merkle and Vice President further defines the seriousness hate la&t year with peaceful aspect of being proactive, of Planning and Equity Pat of behavior that is directed at demonstrations. educational said Dean of the Office of Oldt. was busy revising how individuals because of their programs and support for Multicultural Affairs Oliver GVl Mustratiori / Anna SchwaMitf the university will respond to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, Tuning in: Ruckus allows students to stream music to their PCs for free individuality. Wilson. Programs have been hateful acts in the future. sexual orientation, gender developed to prepare and After a series of hateful acts The initial problem was how identity, nationality disability or including racist graffiti and a to respond to an incident using other protected class status." educate faculty, staff, housing homosexual couple being spit on means of investigation and also Because some people may liaisons, resident assistants Ruckus provides during the 2005-2006 academic support services for the victim.

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