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Governors State University OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship Innovator Student Newspapers 1-25-1996 Innovator, 1996-01-25 Student Services Follow this and additional works at: http://opus.govst.edu/innovator Recommended Citation Governors State University Student Services, Innovator (1996, January 25). http://opus.govst.edu/innovator/467 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Innovator by an authorized administrator of OPUS Open Portal to University Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Gwendolyn Brooks to Hubbard Street Dance Svengoolie's 1st speak at GSU Chicago to appear Anniversary pg. 9 pg.2 .... pg. 8 IGOUt'RDORY YT {ITt' UDIUt'RYITY YT UDt'DT f)t' «JYP{)Pt'R Volume 23, No. 2 January 25, 1996 NEW TRUSTEES GSU ARCHI E JUMP INTO ACTION ~st..tA 5'go., New governing board takes oath of office and elects officers for the upcoming term. the operation. management. control and mainte­ nance of GSU in accordance with state law. The trustees set policy for the University and take re­ sponsibility for its operation through the evalua­ tion and guidance of its President. They arc also responsible for seeing that the mission of the Uni­ versity is implemented. Last year. the Illinois Legislature dissolved the old board system and returned the power to govern back to the local campus Je,el. Governor Edgar recently appointed the new trustees and the Illi­ nois tate Board of Education. m conjunction with the governor's office, trained them for their duties. The seven new trustees- Maria D'Amezcua. Kristi DeLaurentis. Bruce Friefcld. Fran Gro s­ man. Sally Jackson, W11liam MeG e and Barbara Peterson - \\ere inducted into office in a ceremony in the Hall of Honors last week. The oath of office was adrnimstcred by Student Chapman, president of the Civil Service Senate. Trustees Sally Jackson, Wm McGee. Barbara Senate member Lisa Meredith, a GSU College of Patterson. President Paula Wolff. Student Trustee Debra Ford. Trustees Fran Grossman, Busmess and Pubhc Adrninistratton student and D'Amezcua. Senator Lisa Meredith standing in for Senate President Ada Middleton, Trustees was witnessed by GSU President Paula Wolff. DeLaurentis , Bruce Friefcld. and Professor Akkanad Issac. (Photo by Sean Carr) Faculty Senate Professor Akkanad Isaac. and By Janel Clarke and the beginning of this year was the first step Brenda J. Chapman. president of the Civil Service for the new board of trustees that will govern Gov­ Senate. Out \'rlth the old and in with the new! The last ernors State University. day of 1995 was the end of the line for the old The Board of Governors is a public body en­ Story continued on the bottom of page 6. Board of Governors Universities trustee system trusted to make decisions for the public regarding Student Senate Elections and Town Meeting are a Success! By Glenn Swierkosz The Student Senate elections The new Senators were wel­ held this Fall trimester turned out to comed to the Student Senate at a be a total success. It reached more Town Mectmg in late December. It students than ever before by using was an event not only honoring the flyers, posters. networking and even nC\'rly appointed senators, but also e-mail. The Senate literally reached acknowledging the efforts of the Fall thousands of students this trimester! trimester Student Senators. Grati­ There was a large voter turnout and tude and appreciation was c. ·tended more students running for office to the following Student Senators than ever before at GSU. The Sena­ \'rho worked hard and donated their tors elected to office \\ere. Michelle time: Ada Middleton-President, Seklecki, Joyce Harris, Lisa Mere­ Frances Bradley-Vice President, dith, Vanessa Cervantes. Aya On­ Helen Goldstein-Treasurer, Mich­ Pictured above Top row L to R, Nancy Gawel. Vanessa Cervantes, Ar­ ishi, Nancy Gawel, Helen Goldstein. eline Kelly-Secretary, Regina mando Garcia, Lisa Meredith, Betty Kibble, Helen Goldstem, Aida Mar­ Carletta Jones, Nadja Voss, Ada Brown, Armando Garcia, Betty Kib­ tinez, Frances Bradley. On the bottom row, L to R Carletta Jones, Aya Middleton. Betty Kibble, Frances ble. Aida Martinez , Debra Kenison. Onishi, Ada Middleton, Micheline Kelly, and Glenn Swierkosz. Bradley, and Dominic Kuczwara. and myself, Public Relations Officer. January 25, 1996 Page 2 . ' '\' -_ .•: Look "\\That's happening at GSU ! '·-., ... ·:::::.:·:··. ········.······ ... Gwendolyn Brooks to Speak at GSU lllinois Poet Laureate to Open GSUs Mrican-Amcrican 1-Jistory Month Pulitzer Prize winning poet Poetry Society of America; accepted campus. Additional events mclude Gwendolyn Brooks will open Gover­ an appomtment by President Jimmy the "Seventh National Mrican­ nors State University's celebration of Carter to the Presidential Commis­ American Read-In Chain" at 7 p.m. Mrican-Amcrican History Month ston on the National Agenda for the Monday. Feb. 5. in Engbretson Hall with a 7 p.m. presentation Feb. 1 in Eighties; and has been serving since moderated by Dr. Rashidah Jaami the Sherman Music Recital Hall on 1968 as Poet Laureate of Illinots. Muhammad, GSU professor of Eng­ campus. succeeding the late Carl Sandburg. lish and secondary education. Brooks, who penned her first She is writer-in-residence at Chi­ Also. at 7:30p.m. Friday. Feb. 5. poem at age 7. has continued to cago State University where The in Engbretson Hall. Steve Cobb and write poetry the past 70 years. Her Gwendolyn Brooks Distinguished Chavundka present "Seven Princi­ latest works are collected in the book Chair in Black Culture and Litera­ ples," a contemporary collection of "Children Coming Home," a volume ture was established in her honor. "I songs in Nguzo Saba. the Mrican­ of poetry about elementary school, consider myself a reporter -- I look, I centered value system upon which children coming home from school see and then I report," Brooks has Kwanzaa is based. The Jesse White "not always to cocoa and cookies," e~-plained. "Before I sit down at the Tumblers \\>ill entertain at 2 p.m. as Brooks explains. table to write, I'm always excited Feb. 17 in the GSU gym demonstrat­ Brooks gained notoriety in 1950 about something." She told another ing their dare-devil tumbling stunts. as the first black writer to win the reporter: "A poet is a person who Vendors will feature a special sale of Pulitzer Prize for her work "Annie distills life and crystalliLes experi­ African items from noon to 7:30 Allen." Since then she has added 70 ence which he holds in his hand. p.m. Thursday. Feb. 22, m the Hall honorary doctorates; served as a Prose is survey. Poetry is siren." of Governors. member of the National Institute of Brooks' free presentation opens Gwendolyn Brooks in honorary Arts and Letters; was honored with Mrican-American History Month on doctorates garb. The Shelly Memorial Award by the the Governors State University Sculptor's Sculptures Exudes African-American Heritage Grant White Up-lifts the Spirit of black America Grant White believes in uplifting The Governors State University remains an optimist and accepts his the spirit of black America through alumnus will also ha,·e 15 of his status as "a positive role model " art. His works characterize a people bronLe sculptures on display in his After nearly three decades in go,·­ who are doing great thmgs and be­ "Heritage show in the GSU Art Gal­ ernmcnt. White. the father of 10 ginning to recognize their traditions lery from Feb. 6 through 29 An children. fell into ill health He suf­ and strengths. White depicts every­ opening reception will be given fered a heart attack and later under­ thing from the beauty of the from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Feb. 9. The went heart surgery During his Mrican-Amcrican woman to histori­ sculptures. while not grand m size. rccupcratton. a fnend brought htm cal representations of the Catholic arc impressive in their messages. A supplies. Church's Ethiopian popes. silhouetted Mrican continent is "I'd always dabbled in art, but 1 During the February celebration placed behind a bust of Nelson Man­ started seriously drawing. and then I of Mrica - American History dcla in White's tribute "Welcome for went to oil painting." he recalls. Month, the Museum of Science and Mandela." An Mrican-Amencan Fnends encouraged him to become a Industry in Chicago will have one of woman decked out in brocade is ti­ leader. White thought about it. and White's oil paintings on display in tled "The Elegant Lady." and other enrolled at Prairie State College its "Black Creativity" gallery. White pieces represent history and the where he earned an associate's de­ has titled it "Call for the American Mrican-American. It's important gree in graphic arts. He enrolled at Black Man." Black women and chil­ that black people be represented in Governors State University where he dren are linked in anguish across a the most positive way," he stresses, discovered sculpting which, for the United States map that is striped in "although I don't hide the past 10 years, has been his primary red, white and blue. From it, drops negatives." interest. White did go on to earn Sculptor Grant White with his of rich red blood are dripping. Black White isn't looking for personal bachelor's and master's degrees in sculpture depicting a Catholic men are represented outside the map recognition. He sees art as a means art from Governors State, but he still Pope and the emanation of area. "It's my way of saying our men of energizing his Ford Heights com­ hasn't settled on that teaching ca­ Ethiopia.

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