Produced by Volume 34, Number 27 Public Information April S, 1988 I?OCUS EMU and Publications J.P. Industries head to be con,mencen,ent speaker By Susan Bairley Dr. John Psarouthakis, founder, the College of Business Develop around and brought it back "into chairman and president of J.P. In ment Board and chairman of the the black." dustries Inc. in Ann Arbor, will planning committee for EMU's In 1954, Lorenz leased the May deliver the commencement address Presidents' Forum. He is a member flower from 154 local stockholders at Eastern Michigan University's of the research and development for 10 years, completely rebuilt it, spring commencement ceremonies advisory committee for the and in 1964 , acquired the property Saturday, April 23, at 9:45 a.m. in Strategic Fund of Michigan, a by the unanimous approval of the Bowen Field House. member of the business advisory stockholders. Psarouthakis and Plymouth busi council at Carnegie-Mellon and is a Lorenz is responsible for the nessman Ralph G. Lorenz also will member of the development com development of the exclusive private recelve honorary doctor of business mittee for MIT Corp. dinner club, the Round Table Club; administration degrees at the He received the MIT Corporate the M-ayflower Meeting House; the ceremonies. Leadership Award last year, was Plymouth Community Credit This commencement's theme is awarded the Medallion for En Union; the Plymouth Brokerage "A Salute to the College of trepreneurship by Beta Gamma House; and the First of America Business." Sigma National Honor Society of Bank Building. Psarouthakis, 55, is a native of Schools of Business for 1988 and In 1982, Lorenz was named Na Crete, Greece. He immigrated to was named Entrepreneur of the tional Senior Entrepreneur of the the United States in 1952. He holds Year by the Harvard Business Year by the U.S. Small Business bachelor's and master's degrees in School Alumni Club of Detroit last Administration. He also is the reci mechanical engineering from Psarouthakis Lorenz year. pient of the City of Plymouth's Hall Massachusetts Institute of Tech ed at :MASCO Corp. for seven from 1958 to 1966; and was direc J.P. Industries, which manufac of Fame Award and EMU's Out nology and earned a doctorate in years as corporate vice president tor of the Technology Center and tures durable goods, has annualized standing Alumnus Award. He is a mechanical engineering from the for planning and technology and new products planning and market sales of more than $500 million. past president of the the Plymouth niversity of Maryland. He also group vice president. He also research for Allis Chalmers for Lorenz, 77, is a 1937 alumnus of Chamber of Commerce and the ·d postdoctoral work in the worked as an engineer at Boston four years. EMU. He attended Harvard Busi Michigan Hotel Association, was a ·duate School of Industrial Edison from 1955 to 1958; was an Psarouthakis is an active sup ness School and Rabson Business member of the board of directors of 1anagement at Carnegie-Mellon energy conversion research and porter of higher education, par College and took over the manage the State of Michigan Chamber of University. development department manager ticularly at EMU. He is chairman ment of Plymouth's Mayflower Commerce for six years. He has Prior to establishing J.P. In and senior scientist at Martin of EMU's Center for Entrepreneur Hotel in 1939, when it was in a served as a member of EMU's Col ustries in 1978, Psarouthakis work- Marietta/Thermo Electron Corp. ship Advisory Board, a member of state of bankruptcy. In four years, lege of Business Development he turned the hotel's operation Board. apsules ______��������� hildren's Center To EMU To Present Child Collegium Musicum Tonight Health Professions Students campaign ffer Summer Day Camp Safety Day 1988 At Holy Trinity Chapel To Hold Health Fair The EMU Children's Center will EMU's Department of Public The Music Department will pre Students from clinical laboratory urges 'fer four two-week sessions of Safety will co-sponsor a Child sent its Collegium Musicum, with sciences, occupational therapy, mmer day camp for school-age Safety Day Saturday, April 9, from professor Anthony Iannaccone di nursing and dietetics will host a clean ildren beginning Monday, June 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Main recting, at Ypsilanti's Holy Trinity mini health fair today and tomor , through Friday, Aug. 19. Dining Room of McKenny Union. Chapel tonight (April 5) at 8 p.m. row, April 5-6, from 9 a.m. to 3 The sessions will be held daily, Child Safety Day is designed to The program will feature two p.m. in McKenny Union. campus onday through Friday, June provide parents information about renaissance instrumental pieces, Faculty and students may stop by -July 8; July 11-22; July 25-Aug. child safety and increase public Canzon Septimi Toni No. I and throughout the day to be tested for Eastern Michigan University and Aug. 8-19. awareness of the risk factors chil No. 2, by Gabrieli; "Tant Que high blood pressure and cholesterol will kick off its first weeklong Each session will feature a morn dren face in today's society. The Vivray," a chanson by de Sermisy; level, or to receive a body fat Clean Campus Campaign Mon day camp from 7:45 a.m. to day's activities will including: and Haydn's "Thereseinmesse" for analysis, stress analysis or dietary day, April II, to encourage :30 p.m. and an afternoon camp fingerprinting and photographing chorus, soloists and chamber consultation. All tests will be ad students and staff to help main m 12:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., with children by the Washtenaw County ensemble. ministered for a $2 charge. tain the University's full-day option available. Sheriff Explorers in order to make The concert is free and open to Results of the tests will be appearance. Activities will include organized identification cards for parents, a the public. available to participants Thursday, The campaign week will mes, swimming instruction and police car "exhibit" for kids and Guests are invited to attend a April 7, in McKenny Union, or feature a Clean Campus Cam ts and crafts. opportunities to play the Lifesaver reception immediately following the they will be mailed. paign theme poster contest and The day camp is being sponsored Game. concert. an "adopt an area" contest in which participants will receive · the Children's Center and Among those sponsoring the pro Tuition Waiver Requires Third Annual EMU Greek •creation and Intramural Depart gram are the Michigan State Police, prizes based on the amount of Passing Grades Conference To Be Held trash picked up in assigned ent. It will be staffed by EMU Washtenaw County Sheriff Depart The Staff Benefits Office recently EMU will hold its third annual dents. ment, Ypsilanti Police Department areas. has received questions regarding Greek Conference Thursday, April The first 100 participants in Day camp fees will be $100 per and Huron Valley Ambulance. what constitutes a passing grade to 7, at 4 p.m. in Hoyt Conference ek for full-day participants and Also, Intercollegiate Athletics, "adopt an area" also will remain eligible for the employee Center. receive Clean Campus Cam O per week for half-day children. McKenny Union Bookstore, Hous tuition waiver. According to Uni The conference, held for all II-time participants also will be ing and Food Services and Aux paign T-shirts. versity policy, an employee is eligi EMU fraternities and sororities, In addition, a trash survey pected to bring their own iliary Services are among those ble for the tuition waiver if he or will address developing individual ches. EMU offices and organizations pro will be conducted to determine she earns a "Pass" or "C" or chapter leadership, unity within the the greatest source of trash on To register or for more informa viding prizes for Child Safety Day. above for undergraduate courses, Greek system, ideas for member n, call 7-1126. For more information or to vol EMU's campus. and a "B" or above for graduate ship drives and pledges, drug and The purpose of the campaign unteer prizes or time, contact Cpl. courses. A grade of "C-" or "B-" alcohol abuse, peer counseling and AC Champions To Be Chuck Mosher at 7-1222. is to increase anti-littering does not meet this requirement and, intervention. awaren..;ss and sensitivity within nored April 7 The conference will feature one Blacksmith Exhibit In therefore, voids the tuition waiver. the University community; in EMU's 1987-88 Mid-American Questions regarding this policy of Bowling Green State University's Jnference champions, the football, Ford Until April 27 crease the amount of time spent should be directed to the Staff Greek advisers as keynote speaker on grounds maintenance and �n's basketball and men's swim An exhibition of works by Benefits Office at 7-3195. at dinner. ing teams, will be honored at a members of the Michigan Artist custodial activities, rather than For more information, contact trash removal, by University :eption Thursday, April 7, at 3 Blacksmith Association will be on .Faculty Academic Robe Joan FitzGerald at 7-3060 or Dr. .,1. in Mc Kenny Union's Ball- display in Ford Hall's Ford Gallery employees; and foster campus Pick-up April 21-22 Leslie Bates 7-3116. pride through a cleaner ap Jm. until Wednesday, April 27. Faculty members planning to par Refreshments will be served and Gallery hours are Monday pearance of EMU's grounds ticipate in Spring Commencement and buildings. r�sentations honoring the teams through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ceremonies April 23 may pick up ii be featured beginning at 4 The exhibit is free. "Our intent is to sensitize the their academic robes Thursday or campus community about trash .D1. Friday, April 21-22, in the Huron The University community is in Shop of McKenny Union Continued on page 4 iced to attend. Bookstore. 2 Tuesday, April S, 1988 FOCUS EMU Student profile report Research ______Social Security Research depicts •typical' EMU student The Social Security Administration is accepting applications for new By Debra McLean research grants in three specific areas related to the administration of The typical Eastern Michigan of other states, down about one greatest decline by falling from social security. They include: -Project that will examine the rate of return for social security com- University undergraduate student percent; and 3.7 percent were third to seventh place after losing during the 1987 fall semester was a foreign students, also down about 17.4 percent of its enrollment. parisons. 20-year-old, white female from one percent. Of the other state The typical graduate student at -Project to investigate future demand for older workers. Michigan with a 2.98 high school students, 79 percent, or 559, were EMU last fall was a white 25- or -Project to estimate the economic status of the elderly in the future. grade point average enrolled in the from Ohio and paid in-state tuition 26-year-old female with an under The application deadline is May 17, 1988. Contact Rick Howard at College of Arts and Sciences. At under EMU's Ohio Tuition Reci graduate grade point average of 7-3090 for more information. least she was according to a student procity Agreement. 2.96 enrolled in the College of Rehabilitation Research Field-Initiated Projects profile report recently published by The American College Test com Education. The U.S. Department of Education is accepting applications until May EMU's Office of University Plan posite score for all undergraduate Opening graduate student enroll 4, 1988, for planning and conducting research, demonstrations, develop ning, Budgeting and Analysis. students increased for the fourth ment increased 8.2 percent from ment and dissemination projects related to the rehabilitation of individuals Based on fall 1987 opening en consecutive year to 19.91, while the 1986 to 1987, from 4,973 to 5,422 with disabilities. rollment figures, EMU admitted 10 average Scholastic Aptitude Test students. Projects eligible for assistance include: (!) scientific investigations into fewer new freshmen and transfer composite score recovered after a Of those who provided race in the nature of disability and its prevalence and distribution; (2) studies of undergraduate students over 1986, nominal drop in 1986 by reaching a formation, 83.4 percent, or 4,304 the most effective means to disseminate new knowledge to disabled con but graduate student enrollment in record high 894 points. were white; 5.13 percent or 265 sumers and service providers; and (3) design and development of new creased by 302 students last fall to Men undergraduate students at were black; 1.16 percent or 60 were devices or techniques to assist disabled individuals to engage in daily liv reach a record overall enrollment of EMU continue to score higher than Asian; .87 percent or 45 were ing activities. 22,375 (final enrollment for fall women on both the ACT, averaging Hispanic; .21 percent or II were For guidelines and application forms, contact Chery Kozell at 7-3090. 1987 was 24,018). 20.46 to women's 19.50, and on the American Indian; and 9.22 percent Field-Initiated Educational Research Grant Program Returning students accounted for SAT, averaging 921 to women's 871. or 476 were foreign. Increases and This program supports scientific inquiry designed to advance educational almost 75 percent of EMU's under Women undergraduates, however, decreases in all race categories theory and practice. Each application is reviewed to determine whether the graduate population last fall with continue to enter EMU with higher were less than one percent among proposed activity will address educational problems of national impor 12,615, while there were 4,261 new high school grade point averages graduate students. The above fig tance. Only those applications that propose activities of the greatest na undergraduates admitted. than men at 3.07 last year versus ures omit 261 students, or 4.8 per tional importance will be funded. Of EMU's undergraduate students the men's average of 2.85. The cent, who did not provide race in The deadline date set by the U.S. Department of Education for the last fall who provided race informa average high school GPA for both formation. receipt of applications is May 13, 1988. Contact Cheryl Kozell at 7-3090 tion, 14,183 or 86 percent were sexes last year was 2.98, the same Women composed 66.5 percent of for further information and applications. white, up about one percent from as 1986. all graduate students in fall 1987, Workplace Literacy Partnership Grants rising for the seventh consecutive 1986, while 1,280 or 7.8 percent Of EMU's five colleges, the Col The U.S. Department of Education is supporting a new program of lege of Arts and Sciences continues year, at 3,604, while there were were black, down about one per demonstration projects that teach literacy skills needed in the workplace 1,818 men. cent from last fall. Showing in to be the most popular among un through exemplary education partnerships between business, industry, or dergraduates with 35 percent en Eighty-eight percent, or 4,793, of creases or declines of less than one labor organizations, and education organizations. Projects should be rolled in it followed by the College graduate students were Michigan percent were Hispanic undergrad targeted on adults with inadequate basic skills for whom the training will of Business with 25.7 percent; Edu citizens, while 1.2 percent were uates at 221 enrolled or 1.34 per mean new employment, continued employment, career advancement or in cation with 17.8 percent: Health and United States but non-Michigan cent; Asians at 193 or 1.17 percent; creased productivity. Support services such as education counseling, Human Services with 11.5 percent; residents and 10.4 percent were American Indians at 70 or .43 per transportation and child care also should be included. and Technology with 10 percent. cent; and foreign students at 503 or foreign students. Applications are due June 6, 1988. Contact Cheryl Kozell at 7-3090 for Sixteen percent of undergraduates Nearly 65 percent of graduate 3.06 percent. Those figures omit further information. 426 undergraduates who did not last fall had undeclared majors. students were age 35 or younger, provide race information. The seven most popular majors, with most, 40 percent, falling be Women undergraduate students in order of preference, were ac tween 24 and 30 years old. Ten have outnumbered men since 1980. counting, early elementary educa percent of graduate students were Openings ____ topping off at nearly 57 percent of tion, special education, marketing, over age 44 in fall 1987. To be considered for vacant positions, all Promotional Openings the student body last fall, or 9.580 management, psychology and The majority of graduate stu Application Forms MUST be sent directly to the women, while there were 7,296 nursing. Computer systems, which dents, 1,668, or 31 percent, were Employment/Affirmative Action Office and received no later male undergraduates. was ranked seventh last year, was enrolled in the College of Educa than 5 p.m. on the expiration date. Neary 70 percent of EMU's un replaced this year by psychology tion, followed by the College of The Employment/Affirmative Action Office announces the following dergraduates last fall were age 23 which was not among the top seven Arts and Sciences with 826 stu vacancies. The expiration date for applying for these positions is Wednes or younger, approximately the same last year. The greatest enrollment dents or 15 percent; Business with day, April 13. Detailed job descriptions may be reviewed in Room 310 ratio for each year since 1980. change occurred in early elemen 542 or 10 percent; Technology with King Hall. Ninety-two percent of under tary education which saw a 40 per 236 or 4 percent; Health and Hu graduates were residents of cent increase in 1987 over 1986 and man Services with 65 or one per CLERICAL/SECRETARIAL Michigan, up about one percent moved from sixth to second most cent; and 2,085 or 39 percent not (Minimum Biweekly Rate) from 1986; 4 percent were residents popular major. Nursing showed the enrolled in a degree program. POSTING# CLASS/GRADE CSBF88011 - CS-04 - $534.22 - Senior Account Clerk - Cashier's Office CSAA88014 - CS-04 - $534.22 - Secretary II - College of Participants ______Te chnology, Dean's Office (Wordprocessing ability and/or dtsire to Several members of EMU's facul ment, was keynote speaker at both learn Wordstar, Lotus Spreadsheet and Database.) ty and staff recently have been ac Canton and River Rouge High CSSA88008 - CS-05 - $603.68 - Senior Secretary - Financial Aid tive in numerous professional Schools where he gave motivational (Knowledge or willingness to learn wordprocessing and computer activities. speeches to teachers. data entry.) FOOD SERVICE/MAINTENANCE (*Minimum Hourly Rate) POSTING# CLASS/GRADE FMBF88013 - FM-06 - $8.58/hour - Custodian/Sill Hall/Midnights FMBF88014 - FM-06 - $8.58/hour - Custodian/King Hall/Midnights FMBF88015 - FM-06 - $8.58/hour - Custodian/Pray-Harrold/ Midnights FMBF88016 - FM-06 - $8.58/hour - Custodian/Pray-Harrold/ Midnights FMBF88017 - FM-06 - $8.58/hour - Custodian/Library/Midnights FMBF88018 - FM-06 - $8.58/hour - Custodian/Physical Plant/ Midnights *P,,1y rates stated above do not include shift differential, when applicable. FACULTY POSTING# Friedman FAAA88008 - Assistant/Associate Professor - Music - Commencing fall 1988. news service which distributes FAAA88MIO - Assistant Professor - Chemistry - Commencing fall materials for rebroadcasting to 1988. 1,100 radio stations in the United Ojala Schmitt LCAA88003 - Lecturer - Music (Temporary/varied) - Commencing States, Canada, Australia and New fall 1988. Dr. Carl Ojala, professor of Zealand. Dr. Donna M. Schmitt, pro geography and geology. had an arti Dr. Marvin Pasch, professor and fessor of leadership and counseling. An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer cle published in The Science head of the Te acher Educauon was keynote presenter at an inser Teacher. '"Airborne Particles" ex Department and Dr. Bert I. vice meeting for the Oakland plained how to sample air using a Greene. professor of teacher educa Schools in Pontiac. Faculty Council Notes vacuum cleaner. Additionally, an tion. wrote ·'Competence and Con Several members of the History Eastern Michigan University has aware of nearly 5,000 students wh article on the demographics of flict: Social Studies Classroom" and Philosophy Department were much to be proud of these days. are doing very well at EMU. You women's sport participation in the which was published in Social involved in activities. The successes of our various also discovered that nearly 500 United States was published in Education, the official journal of Dr. H. Roger King, professor, athletic teams is something that we students each have a cummulative American Demographics magazine. the National Council for the Social had his article "The William can feel good about. The academic index of 3.5 or higher. Dr. Monroe Friedman, professor Studies. Wilson Papers: Opportunities for success of many of our students is The Faculty Council wishes to of psychology, had a report on his Dr. John W. Moore, professor of Research" appear in "The Liv another thing we can be proud of. commend these students for their research into commercial influences chemistry, has been named asso ingston Legacy: Three Centuries of If you attended the Undergraduate achievements. We are proud to hav on langt::igt: published in ciate professor by the French Board American History.'' King also Symposium of the College of Arts them at Eastern Michigan Universi P3ychology Today magazine. of Research and Higher Education presented the article at the and Sciences, you were treated to ty; they add a certain challenge to Pub! ication of the report led to to conduct research at the Universi Livingston Manor Tercentenary examples of outstanding work by our role as faculty. For those who numerous news media interviews, ty of Nice, France. Symposium at Bard College. The students from that college. If you will be graduating this year, we including one with the Copley Dr. Jack Minzey, head of the papers of Wilson, a leading New were present ai the University wish for them the best. Radio Network, a San Diego-based Leadership and Counseling Depart- Continued on page 4 Honors Convocation, you became FOCUS EMU Tuesday, April 5, 1988 J
Focus on Faculty______wachsberger book captures spirit of the 1960s By Susan Bairley "If you've ever hitchhiked, and the strike was actively happening, erature Department. stood at the side of the road there was more of a pull toward the "Beercans on the Side of the watching cars pass you by, especial activism ...so at the end of the Road" is a result of Wachsberger's ly in the pouring rain with no term I dropped out." recollections and writing while "on bridge in sight, or no umbrella, When he quit school, the road," although only one and you're getting sopped without Wachsberger became active in the chapter, in which Henry dies and anyone even noticing you, you feel anti-war movement, and worked in goes to heaven in a Vega, is an ac a lot like a beercan on the side of East Lansing's underground press, tual account of a Wachsberger the road,"said Eastern Michigan on the Joint Issue newspaper, from "happening." University lecturer Ken 1970 to 1973. Then in 1973, he hit "At some point, I realized the Wachs berger. the road. "I did a lot of hitchhiking book was being written ...I've kept And if you want to know what around the country, even during the a journal for years. One day, I sat that feels like, plus capture a bit of war years. I used to hitchhike from down and wrote what I realized the left-wing spirit of the 1960s, one counter-cultural community to was the beginning of a book. Then, you might like reading another. It was a nice way to travel, all of a sudden, I started finding Wachsberger's new book "Beercans everyone was thumbing, and there segments of my journal from years on the Side of the Road: The Story was always a nice place to 'crash' past that were good stories and of Henry the Hitchhiker" (Azen ...a lot of towns had actual crash thought they should be told to a - phony Press, $8.95). pad files," he said. "I also went wider audience than just the jour Set in 1976, the book chronicles from underground paper to under nal," Wachsberger said. the travels of Henry Freedman, a ground paper. ..it was a kind of "I had begun fictionalizing years middleclass Jewish youth who, as brotherhood/sisterhood." before," he continued. "At some Wachsberger says, "gets high, drops When he traveled, Wachsberger point, 'today I did this' became 'to out of school, quits his job, meets didn't always have particular goals day I might have done this if I had God, hits the road, joins the Nutty in mind. "I wanted total freedom, been in a better mood."' And Zany Idiots Party" and ex just total freedom. What a fasci Having a self-professed Yippie periences a host of adventures that nating feeling that was. I got car background, Wachsberger said the eventually take him to Miami ried away with that at some point. book captures the spirit of the Beach and later Bar Harbor, For a while there was the war and 1960s. "Every reality is going to Maine. I was motivated by anything to stop have its dark spots, but the spirit of Although Henry is fictional, the war. I traveled from anti-war the '60s was the spontaneity, also Wachsberger admits that the story rally to anti-war rally. I went to jail the relating to people. In the is autobiographical. in different states. But by the time Reagan years, we're forgetting to Wachsberger, 38, was born in the war ended, I was 'on the road.' relate to people, everything's com Detroit and raised in Cleveland. My whole lifestyle was 'on the ing out the dollar sign. It's OK that After graduating from high school road. I found it really hard to settle people are hungry now so long as in 1967, he attended Michigan State anywhere," he said. the stock market's going up," he University for three years until the Throughout his journeys, which said. student strike movement, which hit took him to each of the continental "My version of the '60s wasn't college campuses in 1970 after the United States, as well as Mexico that. I experienced people trying to EMU English Language and Literature Lecturer Ken Wachsberger Kent State University student and Canada, Wachsberger kept a become in touch with themselves captures the "spirit of the '60s" in his newly published book national guardsmen incidents, journal and wrote extensively. but not in a way that was totally "Beercans on the Side of the Road: The Story of Henry the occurred. When he finally did "settle" back egotistical, but in a way that had Hitchhiker." Although a fictional work, Wachsberger admits the "I came back for one more term in Lansing in 1977, he returned to them becoming aware of themselves book is somewhat autobiographical and recounts his travels (fall 1970) just to check my new MSU, met his wife, Emily, ob in relation to other people," through America as a self-professed "Yippie" during the troubled feelings of 'something has to tained his bachelor's degree in Wachsberger said. "We talked decade. change' vs. the old status quo of 1978, "hit the road" with Emily, about getting rid of a lot of the going back to school, to see if the moving to Cleveland and Austin, negative "isms"-racism, sexism, feelings were real, and I realized Texas. then returned to Lansing in ageism-these all came into being can't," he said. 'Tm not sure what we wanted to, but a lot of us who they really were and that I didn't 1981 and earned his master's degree in the '60s." the motivation is, but there's an in were active then, never lost the belong in school at that in creative writing from MSU in Wachsberger believes a revival of terest in the '60s." vision. time,"Wachsberger said. 1984. the '60s spirit could be in the off Although sometimes accused of "So yes, I've still got the vision. "Also, I got busted (for curfew He's worked as a graduate ing. "A lot of today's students are still being in the '60s, Wachsberger And I'll die with the vision and violation, tresspassing and loitering teaching assistant at MSU, a real heavily involved in the same said he's very much in the 1980s. write about the vision and I don't during an after-hours student freelance writer, a part-time lec concerns I was going through (at 'Tm in the '80s, but we're all in want other people to forget it. And, discussion) in the student union turer at MSU and Lansing Com their age)-mainly 'what are you fluenced by our history and each those people who missed the vi during the strikes and that helped munity College and after moving to going to do when you get out of one of us is influenced by one sion, maybe they can read the book radicalize me,"he added. ·'The trial Ann Arbor last year, began work here?' Society places a strong em period more so than the other and and that's what they'll get out of it. was happening all of fall term, ing as a full-time lecturer in phasis on 18-year-olds being able to the '60s were my formative years Maybe they'll get the vision." while I was still in school. Since EMU's English Language and Lit- define their entire future and they ...We didn't achieve all the goals
wachsberger to read from ·aeercans· EMU lecturer Ken Wachsberger will read passages from his recently-published novel "Beercans on the Side of the Road: The Story of Henry the Hitchhiker" Sunday, April 10, at 10 p.m. at the Cross Street Station, 511 W. Cross Street in Ypsilanti. Published by Wachsberger's own Azenphony Press, which is based in Ann Arbor, the book chronicles the adventures of became a political activist and Henry Freedman, a middle traveled to each of the 48 con class Jewish youth who, as tinental United States, Canada Wachsberger says, "gets high, and Mexico, before returning to drops out of school, quits his MSU to earn his bachelor's job, meets God, hits the road, degree in 1978 and later his joins the Nutty And Zany Idiots master's degree in 1984. Party" and experiences a host Wachsberger, 38, has been a of adventures that eventually full-time lecturer in EMU's take him to Miami Beach and English Language and Litera later Bar Harbor, Maine. ture Department since last fall. Wachsberger, who says the He taught part-time at MSU story is somewhat autobiogra and Lansing Community Col STUDENTS HONORED-Dr. Nora Martin, EMU special education professor, and Kevin S. phical, is a Detroit native and lege and has worked as a Behmer, mathematics senior, were the featured speakers March 27 at Eastern's 40th Annual former Cleveland resident. Dur freelance writer. Honors Convocation. Approximately 4,270 EMU students were recognized for outstanding academic ing the 1970s, he dropped out His reading is being spon achievement at the ceremony. of Michigan State University, sored by EMU's English Club. 4 Tuesday, April 5, 1988 FOCUS EMU
Adviser Participants campaign continued from page 2 Continued from page 1 Academic Advising Center 229 Pierce Hall York physician and state politics ac because it's something that a lot Hotline: 7-3344 tivist, were catalogued by King of people don't really think while on a sabbatical leave from about," said EMU Campus Congratulations: EMU. Planner Susan Kirkpatrick. The Academic Advising Center Dr. Della Flusche, professor, "We're spending a considerable would like to congratulate Shawn published an article titled "Dowry amount of our grounds main Smith, one of our veteran student and Inheritance in Colonial Spanish tenance time on trash removal. advising assistants, for receiving the America: Peninsular Law and Our custodial crews spend Outstanding Student Award from Chilean Practice" in "The about 50 percent of their time the Michigan Association of Gover Americas: A Quarterly Review of picking up trash (in classroom ning Boards. Inter-American Cultural History." buildings and residence halls) Q.A.Q. and grounds crews spend about Throughout the remainder of the 40 percent of their time picking winter semester, the Academic Ad FOCUS EMU is puhli,hcd wce�ly up trash on campus." vising Center will provide assis during lhc foll and winier ,e111e,1er, A sucessful clean campus tance with "quick advising ques li,r l:1cuily and ,1a1T ,II Ea,tcrn campaign, she added, will tions" from JO a.m. until 3 p.m., Michigan Univcr,ity. The deadline allow those crews to spend Monday, Wednesday and Friday to ,uhrnit copy for con,ideration i, more time on actual grounds (and, after April 14, on Tuesday, 5 p.111. Tuc,
'RAISIN IN THE SUN-Left to right, Kim Wright, Brian Jones and Robert Henry rehearse "Raisin in the Sun," which will be performed in Quirk Theater April 8-10 and 14-16. A milestone in the history of American theater, the play is set in Southside Chicago and portrays the divergent dreams of three generations of Events the Yo unger family. of the Week April 5 · April 11 Tuesday 5 Friday 8 HEALTH FA IR - The Department of Associated Health Professions will host a mini WORKSHOP - The Office of Training and Development will hold an orientation health fairtoday through Thursday, April 7, for faculty and staff. Testing will be offered workshop for new employees, 201 King Hall, 8:30 a.m. for blood pressure, cholesterol, body fat analysis and stress analysis. McKenny Union, 9 MEETING - The Interfraternity Council will meet, Main Lounge, McKenny Union, 2:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. p.m. WORKSHOP - The Office of Training and Development will present "Listening in the TENNIS - The women's team will host Western Michigan University, Varsity Courts, 2 Workplace," 201 King Hall, 9 a.m. p.m. MEETING - UAW Local 1975 will meet today and every Tuesday in April, Oxford THEATER - The EMU Department of Communication and Theater Arts will present Room, McKenny Union, 12:30 p.m. "Raisin in the Sun." Tickets are $6 for the general public, $5 for students and $4.50 for WORKSHOP - The Center for Instructional Computing will present a faculty workshop Mainstage members. For more information, call the EMU Arts and Entertainment Box Of on dBASE lll, 215 Library, I p.m. fice at 7-1221, Quirk Theater, 8 p.m. WORKSHOP - Career Services will present a resume preparation workshop for non RECITAL - The EMU Music Department will present John Kivel and Jeff McCoy in a education majors, 405 Goodison, 3:30 p.m. trumpet recital, Alexander Recital Hall, 8 p.m. ...- WORKSHOP - Counseling Services will present "Managing Test Anxiety," 300 Snow OPERA WORKSHOP - The EMU Music Department will hold an opera workshop today Health Center, 3:30 p.m. and tomorrow, Pease Auditorium, 8 p.m. WORKSHOP - Career Services will present an interview preparation workshop fornon MOVIE - Campus Life's Silver Screen will present "Three Men and a Baby." Admission education majors, 405 Goodison, 4 p.m. is $2, Strong Auditorium, 8, 10 p.m. and midnight MEETING - ASFME Local 1666 will meet, Reception Room, McKenny Union, 5 p.m. DANCE - Omega Psi Phi will host a dance. Admission, Ballroom, McKenny Union, IO WORKSHOP - Career Services will present a resume preparation workshop for education p.m. majors, 405 Goodison, 5:30 p.m. SOFTBALL - The team will play a doubleheader at the University of Detroit, Detroit, 6 Saturday 9 p.m. TRACK - The men's team will host the EMU Open, Olds Student Recreation Center, JI CONCERT - The EMU Music Department will present its Collegium Musicum, Holy a.m. Trinity Chapel, Ypsilanti, 8 p.m. TENNIS - The women's team will host Northern Illinois University, Varsity Courts, 1:30 MOVIE - Campus Li fe' Silver Screen will present "Three Men and a Baby." Admission p.m. is $2, Strong Auditorium, 8 and JO p.m. THEATER - The EMU Department of Communication and Theater Arts will present "Raisin in the Sun." Tickets are $6 for the general public, $5 for students and $4.50 for We dnesday 6 Mainstage members. For more information, call the EMU Arts and Entertainment Box Of WORKSHOP - The Office of Training and Development will present a workshop on us fice at 7-1221. Quirk Theater, 8 p.m. ing nautilus equipment and biocycles, Slimnastics Room, Olds Rec/IM. noon MEETING - The Residence Hall Association will meet, Faculty Lounge, McKenny Sunday 10 Union, 4 p.m. RECITIAL - An EMU faculty recital will be held, featuring Daniel Foster. assistant pro WORKSHOP - Career Services will present part one of a cooperative education orienta fe ssor, on violin and Anne Gajda. assistant professor, on piano, Alexander Recital Hall, 4 tion for persons interested in a spring, summer or fall 1988 co-op placement. 405 p.m. Goodison, 4 p.m. CONCERT - The EMU Jazz Ensemble will perform. Pease Auditorium, 8 p.m. RECITAL - The EMU Music Department will present Wendy Webster and Carolyn Day THEATER - The EMU Department of Communication and Theater Am will present in a clarinet/percussion recital, Alexander Recital Hall. 7 p.m. "Raisin in the Sun." Tickets are $5 for the general public, $4 for students and $3.50 for MOVIE - Campus Life's Silver Screen will present "Three Men and Baby." Admission is Mainstage members. Call 7-1221 for more information. Quirk Theater. 2:30 p.m. $2, Strong Auditorium, 8 and 10 p.m. RECITAL - The Music Department will present Nightingale Chung in a piano recital, Alexander Recital Hall, 7 p.m. Thursday 7 WORKSHOP - The Office of Training and Development will hold the fi rst in a 10-week Monday 11 series of workshops titled "Tools for Effective Supervision." The remaining workshops CLEAN CAMPUS CAMPAIGN - The first EMU Clean Campus Campaign will run to will be held Thursdays at 8:30 a.m., 201 King Hall, 7:30 a.m. day through Friday, April 15. Activities will include a clean campus theme poster contest WORKSHOP - The Center for Instructional Computing will present an introduction to and student "adopt an area" cleanup, all aimed at encouraging a clean campus, All cam computers workshop for faculty, 215 Library, I p.m. pus, all day WORKSHOP - Career Services will present part one of a cooperative education orienta WORKSHOP - The Center for Instructional Computing will present a faculty workshop tion for persons interested in a spring, summer or fall 1988 co-op placement. 405 on the disk operating system, 215 Library. 9 a.m. Goodison, 3 p.m. WORKSHOP - Career Services will present a resume preparation workshop for non WORKSHOP - Career Services will present an interview preparation workshop for education majors, 405 Goodison, 9 a.m. education majors, 405 Goodison, 5 p.m. MEETING - The Black Faculty and Staff Association will hold an executive meeting, MEETING - The Panhellenic Council will meet, Reception Room, McKenny Union. Gallery I. McKenny Union, noon 5:30 p.m. WORKSHOP - The Center for Instructional Computing will present a faculty workshop MEETING - The EMU Gospel Choir will meet, Trailblazer. McKenny Union, 7 p.m. on the Macintosh HYPERCARD. 215 Library. I p.m. RECITAL - The EMU Music Department will present Richard Boulware in a trumpet MEETING - The Student Media Board will meet. Gallery I. McKenny Union, 3 p.m. recital, Alexander Recital Hall, 8 p.m. WORKSHOP - Career Services will present an int('rview preparation workshop for non MOVIE - Campus Life's Silver Screen will present "Three Men and Baby." Admission is education majors, 405 Goodison. 4 p.m. $2, Strong Auditorium, 8 and 10 p.m. MEETING - The EMU Gospel Choir will meet. Trailblazer, McKenny Union. 7 p.m. RECITAL - The Music Department will present Robert Slowik in a trumpet recital, Alexander Recital Hall, 8 p.m.