Magazine the PURSUIT of EDUCATION

magazine Grand View University Summer 2012 THE PURSUIT OF EDUCATION 10 president’s PEN You likely have noticed frequent funded universities. discussion of college affordability, student Next, I want to reassure you we work loan debt, and high tuition. Media hard to remain in this position. Over the coverage of these topics is quite regular. past decade, our annual tuition and fee Politicians are talking about the same increases have been lower than industry issues. And you can be sure, families of averages for private institutions and lower current and prospective students share the than the public university tuition hikes in Ysame concerns. most years. The public discourse about To accomplish this, we indeed must “affordability” has been quite one-sided, control our expenses on a regular and often citing rather outlandish examples of ongoing basis. In the past year, I have uncontrolled and frivolous expenditures on been asked more than ever before, the part of colleges and universities and “What are you doing to keep Grand seemingly uncaring administrators. I would View affordable?” My rather snappy like to reassure you that Grand View is response is, “Well, you need to ask me very concerned about remaining affordable that question nearly every day, because we while maintaining quality. And we work make decisions on a regular basis that help diligently to do both. control our costs.” First, Grand View already is one of the We begin with an understanding of most affordable four-year, independent, where we get our money and for whom traditional liberal arts institutions in we are spending it. Truth be known, there our region. Our published prices for are several faculty and staff members who tuition, room and board are consistently are tired of hearing me say, “More than the lowest, or among the lowest, for 90 cents of every dollar we commit comes similar institutions. Beyond that, nearly from students who are borrowing too every student receives some financial aid much money and working too many part- consisting of grants, loans or both. Most time jobs to get their education, so how families who go through the financial aid will this expenditure benefit them?” process both at Grand View and at one With that perspective, we regularly of our state universities tell us that, after make decisions to reduce costs or avoid PHOTO: DAN VANDER BEEK ’90 financial aid, we are as affordable (in many expenses altogether. For example, we cases, more affordable) than the publicly recently changed our policy for accepting LEARNING THE COMMENCEMENT LEADERSHIP PURSUIT OF 2012 IN THE GREAT EDUCATION OUTDOORS 6 10 Leadership students Alumnus overcomes GV honors 2012 participate in the first a challenging past graduating class, Outdoor Leadership in his quest awards John Bachman Experience. for education honorary degree. credit card payments as a means of paying quality instruction, advising and support. tuition balances. The transaction fees While we are slow to spend money on we were paying have been skyrocketing technology for mere conveniences, we lately. Meanwhile a relatively small will not hesitate to outfit our classrooms number of individuals were using affinity and laboratories with state-of-the-art credit cards to pay large balances on their equipment. Our graphic design majors, student accounts so they could accumulate for example, must use the same hardware frequent flyer miles. While we have no and software they will encounter in their problem with these types of credit card jobs after graduation. So, while it would magazine perks, it does not seem fair to have to be nice to freeze or even lower tuition, pass our transaction fees along to all it would be impossible to do so without SUMMER 2012 our other students in the form of higher severely jeopardizing the quality of a Grand VOLUME 61, NUMBER 2 tuition. While this change in policy will be View degree. Editor LACIE SIBLEY ’07 a disappointment to a few families, it will We will continue to work at this. As Designer KELLY (DEVRIES ’00) DANIEL save tens of thousands of dollars. you, our alumni and friends, talk to others Contributing Writer MOLLY BROWN We’ve made similar decisions about about Grand View, you can reassure them Photographers DAN VANDER BEEK ’90, DOUG WELLS having Grand View pay a fee to a bank in that we already are affordable, we are order to have an ATM on our campus. As committed to remaining so, and we work Board of Trustees another example, we could tie our vending hard to control costs while providing a Chair PAUL E. SCHICKLER and laundry facilities – and all our retail quality education. Karen (Sorensen ’70) Sandra K. (Jensen ’57) services – together on a common swipe And of course, our Advancement Brodie Rasmussen Marcia H. Brown Dawn Taylor card payment system, but the software to Office would want me to add that Michael L. Burk Martha A. Willits implement that convenience would run contributions to the Grand View Fund help Eric W. Burmeister Gregory J. Burrows Honorary Members into tens of thousands of dollars. While offset expenses that otherwise would need C. Dean Carlson Willard L. Bishop this would be a great convenience, does to be covered by higher tuition bills. In Mary C. Coffin Garland K. Carver it really add to the value of a Grand View that way, you can join us in keeping Eric T. Crowell ’77 H. Eugene Cedarholm Robert S. DeWaay Phillip D. Ehm ’51 degree? Grand View affordable to our traditional Bao Jake “B.J.” Do Thomas R. Gibson Where we will NOT compromise, base of students. Virgil B. Elings ’58 Larry D. Hartsook ’63 Vada Grantham ’88 Michael N. Hess however, is on expenses that assure a Brett E. Harman J. Robert Hudson quality education. We simply must offer Scott M. Harrison Theodore M. Hutchison competitive salaries to faculty and staff Nick J. Henderson Richard O. Jacobson KENT HENNING Kent L. Henning Charles S. Johnson members so our students will receive PRESIDENT Laura Hollingsworth Timothy J. Krumm Richard Hurd ’72 Robert E. Larson Carey G. Jury ’70 James E. Luhrs José M. Laracuente Elton P. Richards Robert L. Mahaffey ’58 John P. Rigler James W. Noyce Clayton L. Ringgenberg Gary Palmer ’72 ON THE COVER… GV Magazine is published three times annually by the Marketing Department at Grand View University and is distributed at no charge to alumni and friends of the institution. Constituents are encouraged to send contributions, suggestions and information for Alumni News to: Dekow Sagar ’11 Lacie Sibley, Editor; Grand View University; 1200 received the Grandview Avenue; Des Moines, IA 50316-1599 Paul and Daisy 515-263-2832; [email protected] or fill out the 18 Soros Fellowship form online at www.grandview.edu. and will attend graduate school Grand View University in the fall. 1200 Grandview Avenue PHOTO: Des Moines, Iowa 50316-1599 LACIE SIBLEY ’07 515-263-2800 800-444-6083 www.grandview.edu on the ROCK HULL APARTMENTS EXPANSION IN PROGRESS BY LACIE SIBLEY ’07, EDITOR Construction on the new addition to the Hull Apartments began in June and is scheduled to be complete July 1, 2013 – just in time for student move-in in August. The building currently houses 111 Csophomore and upperclass students in four-, five-, and six-person apartments. The addition will add space for 155 more students, primarily sophomores, in suite- style units, similar to the Langrock Suites. Each suite-style unit will house four students with two bedrooms, a shared living room and a bathroom. The units will not have a kitchen – a difference from the current Hull Apartments that include a full kitchen and private bedrooms for each student. The addition to the Hull Apartments, scheduled for completion July 1, The new addition will be four stories 2013, will attach to the current while the existing Hull Apartments is building, forming a square. The three. The addition connects to the two-bedroom, four-person suites will house an additional 155 students. existing apartments to form a square. RENDERINGS PROVIDED BY: Both buildings will be fully accessible with GTG ARCHITECTS, PLLC a new elevator and will include laundry facilities and lounge spaces. ARTIFACT: THAT WHICH REMAINS BY LACIE SIBLEY ’07, EDITOR Artists Jolynn Reigeluth ’12 and Mimi in printmaking. She turned her office and more that reflect her and her Solum ’12 have artwork on display in the into an installation space, where she ancestors’ pasts, her relationships, Prairie Meadows Gallery at the Rasmussen keeps information, “found” objects, and connections to others through Center for Community Advancement and artifacts that reflect her creative the collected objects and creations. Professions through August 3. The processes. Her work causes viewers to Solum explores the fragility and work displayed includes drawings, ask their own questions and challenge remembrances of relationships along Aprints, collage, paintings, artist’s books, their own mental creativity. with the desire to find a place in sculptures and other three-dimensional Solum will graduate in December this world away from the tangible pieces. with studio arts and art education attachments we form to objects. Reigeluth graduated with degrees degrees, and plans to attend graduate Her work is upbeat and creates a in graphic design and visual arts, and school to pursue her Master of Fine relationship with the viewer. plans to attend Kansas State University Arts in drawing and possibly bookarts. this fall to earn her Master of Fine Arts She exhibited drawings, sculptures, From left: Exhibit created by Mimi Solum ’12; installation art by Jolynn Reigeluth ’12. The exhibit, Artifact, is displayed in the Prairie Meadows Gallery GV magazine through August 3. PHOTOS: SUBMITTED Summer 2 2012 $500,000 GIFT TO ESTABLISH VISITING SCHOLARS ENDOWMENT HEALTH PROMOTION Grand View received a pledge of before leaving to work at the New York STUDENTS RECEIVE $500,000 from The Albert Ravenholt World’s Fair in 1939.

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