Volume 31, Number 12 Produced by October 22, 1985 FOCUS EMU· Information Services united way Recital series ·to feature campaign Alexander Memorial Organ at 35 percent Counting only the years that niversary. The series began Sept. Professor Frederick Alexander 24 with a concert by Plymouth EMU's 1985 United Way Cam­ served as department head organist Mark Smith. paign has reached 35 percent of (1909-1941), he influenced music The next recital will be Tues­ its goal of $47,980, according to at EMU for 32 years. Yet, in a day, Oct. 29, when organists Doris Komblevitz, 1985 chairper­ way, the old maestro's influence Janice Beck, James Hammann, son. As of Monday, Oct. 14, the is still felt. Huw Lewis, Margeurite Long University had raised $16,465. The original Alexander Music Thal, Donald Williams and Mary To date, the Academic Affairs Building (now the Business anq Ida Yost will .perform works of division has raised $9,252; Stu­ Finance Building), built for Felix Mendelssohn in Pease dent Affairs has pledged $1,535; ,,,,., .... $76,945 in 1939, was named after Auditorium. Business and Finance has raised ,.,........,. him. So was the present music In future recitals, Huw Lewis $2,771 and the combined areas ••..•....• building, completed in 1981 at will perform on the Kney organ, of University Relations and Ex­ •••••• nearly ten times that cost . in 125 Alexander Music Hall ecutive Offices have pledged But perhaps the strongest echo Nov. 19; Carter Eggers, trumpet, $2,908. of Alexander's years at EMU Eline Jacobson, piano, and Mary EMU students have set a goal booms from the pipe organ in Ida Yost, organ, will perform of $5,000 and have completed Pease Auditorium. Alexander left Jan. 28 in Pease Auditorium; several fund-raising activities to $90,000 in his will especially for · EMU organ students will present date, according to Komblevitz. its construction. an anniversary celebration in Students passed United Way can­ The 4,000-pipe instrument was Pease Auditorium Feb. 11; James nisters at Eastern's Homecoming designed and voiced by Erich· Kibbie will perform on the Kney game Oct. 12 and participated in Goldschmidt, EMU professor of Organ in Alexander Friday, a "Rocking Chair Marathon" organ from 1955 until his death March 14; and Donald Williams Oct. 20 and 21. The marathon, in 1978. It was built in the will perform in Pease Auditorium ponsored by the Panhellenic "American Classic" style by the March 18. ouncil, featured students rock- Aeolian-Skinner Company of All recitals are on Tuesdays at ng in 2-hour shifts. Boston. 8 p.m., unless noted. They are Contributors to this year's This year's fourth annual free and open to the public. ampaign are eligible for prizes EMU Organ Recital Series will For more information, call the eluding several free lunches, help celebrate the Frederick Alex­ Music Department at 7-4380. ifts from Eastern's bookstore, ander Memorial Organ's 25th an- f ee EMU theater tickets, gift c rtificates and SEMCA cards. The campaign runs through Friday, Oct. 25, but may be ex- Fast Track program, t oded to include a student fund­ r ising activity, Komblevitz said. adviser win awards EMU's Fast Track student ad­ transfers. The Frederick Alexander Memorial Organ in Pease will be vising program recently was Beginning in mid-February, featured during this year's Organ Recital Series. awarded a Certificate of Merit by two days a week are devoted to American College Testing Pro­ Fast Track. Prospective students gram and the National Academic and their parents attend in daily Advising Association (ACT I groups of 50 to 64 students. Sub­ C C NACADA). In addition. Edgar groups of six to eight students ampus apsules _____ L. Jones, senior coordinator in are hosted by student guides. The Eastern's Academic Services guides, who work closely with Housing and Food Services Black Faculty /Staff Goldengate Users Center, was recognized at the advising staff, are a key ele­ To Offer Child ID Program Association To Organize NACADA's annual conference, ment to personalizing the Eastern's Housing and Food To Hold Raffle Goldengate users at EMU will held Oct. 13-16 in Kansas City, sessions. Services will sponsor a child's The Black Faculty and Staff hold an organizational meeting MO. Jones received one of 43 finger printing and identification Association will hold a drawing Monday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. in the Ann C. Kettles, assistant direc­ ACT/NACADA Outstanding program Saturday, Oct. 26, in for its raffle Monday, Oct. 28, at Tower Room of McKenny tor in the Academic Services Adviser Awards in national com­ the Huron Hideaway from 3-5 noon in McKenny Union. First Union. All interested persons are Center, represented the Universi­ petition. A 25-year EMU p.m. prize for the raffle will be a trip welcome to attend. Please call ty and accepted the award for employee, Jones was cited for During the program, campus for two to Toronto, Ontario; se­ Art Timko at 7-2229 for more the Fast Track program. Fast "consistently evidencing the police will show a film on crime cond prize, a 12'' black and information. Track is a one-day personalized qualities associated with the prevention and parents will white TV and third prize, $25 in orientation program that includes outstanding advising of receive an identification card cash. Tickets may be purchased Management Lecture academic advising, registration, students." Often called "Mr. financial aid counseling, housing with the child's name, nickname, from the executive officers of the Scheduled At EMU Adviser," Jones is credited with address, height, weight, birth­ Black Faculty and Staff Associa­ reservations, textbook pre-orders, the establishment of a profes­ date, picture and fingerprint. tion, or by calling Pamela Fowler Eastern's Master of Science in a campus tour and a luncheon sional advising staff at EMU. He Refreshments will be served. at 7--0463. Organizational Behavior and program. was a successful campaigner for For more information, call John W. Hardy, announcer Development (MSOD) Program Fast Track was initiated last adviser access to students' admis­ Margaret Speights at 7--0301. and co-host of the Michigan Dai­ will sponsor its 5th annual year to provide individualized ad­ sion records to establish ly Lottery, will conduct the Speakers Bureau Tuesday, Oct. vising in a time-efficient manner developmental advising and is a 29, in room 216 Pray-Harrold. to a variety of new student Kappa Delta Pi drawing. A portion of the pro­ nationally recognized leader in Dr. Sydney Solberg, corporate populations, including freshmen, advising. To Sponsor Speaker ceeds from the raffle will benefit the Martin Luther King Scholar­ level internal consultant at non-traditional students and Kappa Delta Pi, National ship Fund. General Motors, will discuss the Honor Society in Education, will interrelationship between strategic meet tonight at 8 p.m. in the Counseling Services planning and organizational Tower Room of McKenny To Present Coping development activities beginning Union. The speaker for the even­ Workshops at 6:30 p.m. Her presentation ing will be Dr. James Hawkins, also will include a theoretical ra­ Counseling Services will pre­ tionale for the integration of superintendent of Ypsilanti sent a workshop on "Ending Public Schools, who will talk on these activities and the practical Relationships" today at 3 p.m. aspects of this integration in the "Winning a Millage." The in room 300, Snow Health meeting is open to the public. restructuring of a GM division Center. In addition, a workshop into strategic business units. titled "Stress Management" will The lecture is free and open to be offered Thursday, Oct. 24 at the public. For more informa­ 3:30 p.m., also in room 300, tion, call the Department of Snow Health Center. For more Management at 7-3240. ·information, call 7-1118. Ann Kettles Ed Jones 2 FOCUS EMU Focus on FacultY�������������­ corredera sees enormous change in world business World business has changed munication is fundamental. "You facsimile machines, satellite Spanish, English, French and airplanes, traveling widely enormously since Robert S. Cor­ can be brilliant," said Corredera, dishes, and, most importantly, Portuguese. throughout Europe, Asia, and redera got his start more than 30 "but if you can't transmit that the telephone. Corredera got his start in both Central and South America. years ago. Modern technology, brilliance to others, that is the Besides making communication language proficiency growing up Currently the director of a com­ such as airplanes and telephones, end of it." easier, the telephone also has af­ in Spain. Besides speaking pany in Brazil, he flies to San has made the market bigger and Communicating has become fected the theoretical size of the Spanish at home, he learned Paulo regularly each month. the world seem smaller. but Cor­ much easier with technological world. "Today, the distance bet­ French in school and picked up Corredera came to Ann Arbor redera, executive-in-residence for advancements. "When I started ween any two points on the globe Portuguese during travels to Por­ as vice-president for international Eastern's College of Business, in this business, placing a call to has been reduced to 14 telephone tugal. English came much later, operations at Hoover Universal. has been following a formula Singapore was most likely a 24 to digits," Corredera said. when, in 1939, his family fled Now, in addition to serving as that's kept him successful all 36-hour job, and to call from This, in turn, affects the war-torn Spain for Cuba. There, executive adviser foJ international these years. Singapore to the United States domestic and international at the age of 17, he joined the management studies at EMU, he "The secret of success in (could take as long as) one markets.