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A NEWSLETTER FOR THE GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY Published by News & Information Services ••• Haas draws on Grand Valley's strengths in address
After he was officially installed as the univer 2,700 students to almost 20,000. "Under sity's fourth president, Thomas J. Haas drew President Lubbers' visionary leadership, from the strengths of Grand Valley's past pres we grew in size and stature, but never idents and founders in his investiture address. moved away from our liberal education foundation," Haas said. Haas formally took office on October 27, before a crowd of about 1,000 in the Haas said Mqrray, who served as presi Fieldhouse. The audience included 30 digni dent for five years, left Grand Valley taries from colleges and universities, President keeping to promises he made during his Emeritus Arend D. Lubbers, former President inaugural address in 2001 : raising the Mark A. Murray and many of Haas' family rate of graduation and embracing more members. rigorous academic programs.
Photo by Courtney Newbauer His 30-minute address traced Grand Valley's Haas then reminded the audience why a Board of Trustees Chair Donna Brooks presents history back to the 1950s when West Michigan liberal education is so important. "What President Thomas J. Haas with a presidential medal leaders began petitioning state legislators to makes our liberal education commitment lion during the investiture ceremony October 27. establish a "college out of a West Michigan so relevant is that it equips students with cornfield." the ability to adapt and knowing how to ing for increased diversity and continuing to think," he said. "If our students have critical make environmentally and fiscally responsible "From that beginning, teaching in the liberal thinking skills, are able to communicate, work decisions. education tradition throughout the curriculum has in teams, work with technology, and under been at the center of Grand Valley," Haas said. stand and appreciate diversity, they are ready "We will take our liberal education foundation, to face the complex realities of the world in our values, our commitment to excellence, and Haas talked about the leadership of Lubbers, which they will lead." our aspirations, and be on the national land who served as president from 1969-2001 , and scape as an institution of choice in Michigan his vision for a liberal education university. He said today's Grand Valley is a university and well beyond," he said. "We are a compre During Lubbers' tenure, enrollment grew from that is seeking more global···------opportunities, striv- hensive university of extraordinary quality." Across Campus Kissinger speaks of Iraq, When asked about Kissinger also said he talks regularly with nuclear weapons former President Ford, who he said came North Korea during visit in North Korea, into office at a very difficult period and time Kissinger said of demoralization and national doubt. "He Henry Kissinger answered questions about Iraq, the countries (President Ford) restored confidence in the North Korea and President Ford during his most threatened government and within government, and I visit to Grand Rapids October 24. A dinner and are China, Japan, remember it as if it were yesterday, almost reception for the former secretary of state was South Korea and every day. And, President Ford and I have held in the Meijer Regency Room of the De Vos Russia, so the remained friends for all the years since then." Center, hosted by the Hauenstein Center for U.S. should not Presidential Studies. enter into nego Waste-to-energy tiations alone. Kissinger spoke at the Amway Grand Plaza "We must negoti Photo by Courtney Newbauer program unveiled Hotel, sponsored by the Ford Presidential ate this together Henry Kissinger speaks Museum. His trip to Grand Rapids was made with these in the Gordon Gallery at A Ravenna dairy farm will be home to a new possible by the Gerald R. Ford Foundation. the DeVos Center during biodigester to turn animal waste into electric countries and a visit to Grand Rapids on be the principle October 24. ity. The construction of the dairy farm biomass Kissinger described the war in Iraq as a difficult enforcer," he said. conversion plant was announced October 20 situation but said it would be a disaster to with "Negotiations so by the Michigan Public Service Commission, draw from the area too soon. He said he was in far seem to be quite promising based on the Grand Valley, and farmer Tim den Dulk. favor of going in, but disagrees with some of visit of the secretary of state to those coun- the decisions made since. tries." continues on page 2
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY 2 Forum I October 31, 2006 Across Campus continued from page 1 researchers, Richard has compiled a 96-page list of Visitors to the farm saw a demonstration of an advanced biodigester items in the collection. technology that converts renewable dairy biomass waste into valuable methane gas and subsequently to electricity. This biomass plant also pro Harrison also spent time duces pathogen-free fertilizer byproducts and an additional critical ben in classes, speaking with efit to the state's environmental protection by removing sulfur and odor students about what a writer compounds and methane emissions from such naturally decaying biomass needs to know. materials. "I didn't believe my father Photo by Courtney Newbauer The project is being conducted with Grand Valley's Michigan Alternative when I was 14 that the most and Renewable Energy Center in Muskegon. It is being funded with a $1 valuable thing to have is Jim Harrison, left, talks to students in Stan Krohmer's Liberal Studies class. million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission. The den Dulk curiosity," he said. "When farm will contribute $1.2 million for the site preparation required to host the you get older, the most biodigester. interesting thing you can do is change your mind and abandon old percep tions." The biodigester itself will be 48 feet in diameter and 47 feet tall. The manure from the cows will be kept in the digester tank for about 21 days. Housing staff member dies While in the tank, it will be kept at around 98.6 degrees. The waste, mixed by a giant mixer in the tank, will be broken down by microbes. The main Longtime Grand Valley staff member Gwen Walton died October 9. product of the process is biogas, which is comprised of 60 percent meth She was 47. Walton began working at GVSU in 1988; most recently ane. That gas will have the hydrogen sulfide removed to eliminate its sour she served as administrative assistant to the director of housing. Walton smell before transferred to a holding tank. Then it will be available to be attended Central Michigan University, after graduating from Muskegon used in microturbines or boilers to create electricity and heat. High School. She also served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 13 years.
Michigan author returns to campus Donations in Walton's name will be forwarded to Positive Black Women for its scholarship fund. They can be sent to Brenda Mitchner, Student Jim Harrison, Michigan native and icon of American literature, visited Services Building room 103. campus recently. Harrison's papers were acquired last year, thanks to the efforts of past President Mark A. Murray and the Meijer Foundation, as part of the Special Collections and University Archives of Grand Valley's VanderMey internship available at AWRI Libraries. The Robert B. Annis Water Resources Institute is offering a competi- tive winter semester internship made possible by a gift from the late Mr. University Archivist Nancy Richard met with Harrison to clarify some Herbert L. VanderMey. The internship will be awarded to a Grand Valley items in the collection, which contains more than 300 boxes of original student majoring in the sciences, including engineering, computer, health, manuscripts of his poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and screenplays, as well as natural resource management, or physical sciences. The intern will be photographs and extensive correspondence. The collection will continue to amass materials as long as Harrison continues to create them. To assist continues on page 3 ••• FORUM Volume 31, Number 14 GVFaces The GVSU Forum is published by the News and Information Services Office. The submis Paris Tennenhouse Her proudest Grand sion deadline is Tuesday noon. Send publi Art Gallery exhibits, collections Valley achievement cation items to Michele Coffill , editor, c/o manager was an exhibit she [email protected]. Telephone: 616-331-2221. designed last year: Fax: 616-33 1-2250. She's a self-proclaimed chaotic thinker with an eye "Raw Art: Division Faculty and staff members can find an online for design. Avenue Artists." "Sketches" submission form on the Web at The exhibit fea www.gvsu.edu/forum. For Paris Tennenhouse that means enjoying the tured artists from News and Information Services Staff: beauty of each day being different. the downtown Paris Tennenhouse Mary Eilleen Lyon, assistant vice president Heartside commu Dottie Barnes, communications specialist Tennenhouse is Grand Valley's exhibits and collec nity. Brian J. Bowe, communications specialist tions design manager; she works in the Art Gallery, Michele Coffill, communications specialist in the Performing Arts Center, with Henry Matthews, "It brought the community and the artists to the uni Mary Isca Pirkola, communications specialist Cathy Marashi and Barb Farah. versity," she said. "The exhibit had strong work but Bernadine Carey Tucker, photography manager the main focus was the artists and their passion to Courtney Newbauer, photographer "We all bring something different to the table," she create." Sherry Bouwman, NIS assistant Jazmine Steele, NIS editorial assistant said. "It's nice working within that kind of har mony." Tennenhouse said she hopes people learn from the Other publications by the News and artwork showcased in the gallery. Information Services Office include: Tennenhouse selects the art for all of the university's buildings; she also coordinates and designs the gal "I don't like when people go to a museum or exhibit GVNOW lery's art exhibits. She has been at Grand Valley for and leave without taking something with them," she said. To see video features and daily campus six years and said working in a university setting has news, visit Grand Valley's online publication, led her to discover a new passion. GVNow, at www.gvsu.edu/gvnow. Art is more than a job for Tennenhouse; it's her "I love working with the students," she said. "I lifestyle. She spends a lot of her time painting with GRAND VALLEYlf enjoy the fresh ideas and fresh vision they have to oils and playing guitar, now that her 13-year-old offer. I am amazed at the caliber of talented students daughter is more independent. When her paintbrush Grand Valley Magazine is published quarterly we have here. Sometimes I think about going into and guitar just won't do, she takes her 1982 Yamaha for the uni versity community. Visit its Web teaching." motorcycle for a ride. site at www.gvsu.edu/gvmagazine.
Grand Valley State Uni versity is an affirmative action/equal opportuni ty institution. 3 Forum I October 31, 2006 What1 s Ahead Wellness fair scheduled Register for either session online at www. For information about his presentation, call the gvsu.edu/worklife and click on "Training and Office of Multicultural Affairs at x12177. for Pew Campus Workshops."
Many campus departments and community agen International Center hosts cies will participate in a Wellness Fair at the Author, healthy dating screening of 'Lost Boys' De Vos Center on Tuesday, October 31. expert to speak on campus The director of "Lost Boys of Sudan" and sev The fair will run from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Before you kiss someone, do you ask? Author eral Sudanese refugees will meet with audience Student Project Area of building C. The event is and healthy dating expert Mike Domitrz says members at a screening on Friday, November 3, sponsored by Pew Campus Student Services and asking before kissing means giving your partner in Loosemore Auditorium of the De Vos Center. Work Life Connections. respect. The PBS documentary follows two orphans Representatives from Grand Valley's Physical Known for his humorous, interactive approach through the longest-running civil war in Africa. Therapy Department, Kirkhof College of Nursing to dating, consent and sexual assault aware- They and others walked hundreds of miles, Family Health Center, Spectrum Health Campus ness, Domitrz will appear at Grand Valley surviving gunfire and lion attacks, to a refugee Health Center, GVSU Campus Recreation, on Wednesday, November 1, at 7 p.m. in the camp in Kenya and from there were picked to go ALERT Labs, YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids, Cook-DeWitt Center on the Allendale Campus. to the United States. Gazelle Sports, American Cancer Society and His presentation, "Can I Kiss You?" is sponsored Kent County Health Department will be avail by GVSU's Women 's Center. Director Megan Mylan will screen the film at 7 p.m. able to answer questions. The event is free and open to the public; it's spon The author of two books, May I Kiss You? and sored by the Padnos International Center, Lutheran Arts at Noon presents Voices of Courage: Inspiration from Survivors of Social Services, GRCC African Student Association Sexual Assault, Domitrz began his public speak and the Sudanese Boys Association. percussionist ing career after his sister was raped in 1989. Domitrz said he began researching sexual assault GVSU Arts at Noon Series presents Tim Adams and was overwhelmed by the number of people Chair of music, dance Jr., at noon on Wednesday, November 1, in the who said , "My child would never do that." He will perform debut concert Cook-DeWitt Center. created a humorous one-man show with a mes sage and began speaking in secondary schools Danny Phipps, the new A virtuoso performer of the entire range of per and colleges across the country. chair of the Department cussion instruments, Adams has played with the of Music and Dance rock band "Exotic Birds," on movie soundtracks, Corporate executive Program, will perform classical timpani and even appeared in the chil his debut bassoon dren's program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." next Professionals of Color recital at Grand Valley lecturer on Monday, November Adams is principal timpanist with the Pittsburgh 6, with Robert Byrens, Symphony and a professor at Carnegie Mellon Robert Tolbert, sourcing manager at NBC piano. Uni versity. For more information call the Universal, will discuss "Career Pathways to Department of Music at xl3484. Phipps was a student Corporate America" at the next Professionals of Danny Phipps Color Lecture, set for Thursday, November 2. of the great bassoon Family law attorney ist and pedagogue Sol In his current position, Tolbert supported NBC Schoenbach and received his undergraduate available at workshop through crisis management and sourcing supplies degree from the prestigious Curtis Institute for remote operations during several U.S . natural of Music followed by advanced degrees from Famjly law attorney Jude Pereira, from Varnum disasters of the last year. His lecture will begin at Catholic University. He was principal bassoon Riddering Schmidt Howlett, will lead two brown 6 p.m. in the Eberhard Center. ist with the United States Air Force Band in bag lunch discussions on the financial implica Washington, D.C., for 20 years and held the rank tions of separation or di vorce. He has worked for several large corporations, of chief master sergeant. including Federal Express, Walt Disney and Sessions are sponsored by Work Life Time Warner. He earned a "Top 40 Under 40" His concert is at 8 p.m. in the Cook-DeWitt Connections and scheduled for Wednesday, award from Network Journal Magazine and the Center. A reception will follow. For more infor November 1, from noon-I p.m. in the Kirkhof Corporate Vanguard Award from Minority in mation, call the Department of Music at x13484. Center, room 142; and Thursday, November 2, Business Magazine. noon-I p.m. in the DeVos Center, room 303C. ••• Across Campus
continued from page 2 to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. students removed everything to the bare walls, encountering poisonous spiders, black mold, expected to average 12 hours on AWRI projects Ten graduate students and three faculty members asbestos and fiberglass. for 15 weeks during the winter semester; com chronicled their experiences in a presentation pensation is up to $1,800. called, "Katrina: One Year Later." A photo exrubit "It was such an emotional experience for all and multi-media presentation is scheduled for of us," said Steve Smith, assistant professor of The deadline for applications is November 10. Monday, November 6, from 5:30-8:30 p.m., in social work. "It's hard to attach words to the For more information contact Roxana Taylor at Loosemore Aurutorium of the De Vos Center. experience of seeing utter and complete devas x13749 or at [email protected] . tation a year after the hurricane. We needed to The group combined service learning and spend time debriefing each day." research to assist those in New Orleans who Students, faculty chronicle were impacted by the disaster. Led by profes A second trip to New Orleans has been planned experiences after Katrina sors Steve Smith, Dave Gabrielse and Dianne for December 8-17. Support for the proj- Green-Smith, the students worked alongside ect was provided by the Johnson Center for Social work students gutted a house for rebuild volunteers with the National Relief Network. Philanthropy, Office of the President, School of ing and stayed in a FEMA camp located atop a The group spent mornings working to gut a Social Work and the College of Community and toxic waste dump this summer, as part of a trip home that had been underwater for weeks. The Public Service. 4 Forum I October 31, 2006 ••• ALENDAR OF VENTS
General Events Noon: Arts at Noon Series. Tim Adams Jr. , per Fri., Nov. 3 cussion. CDC. Call x 13484 for information. Art Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 8 a.m.-3 p.m.: Counseling Center seminar. Thurs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Noon: Women's Center hosts Lunches for Building for Eternity: Solidifying our Moms. 161 KC. Call x12748 for more infor Competencies Through Strength and Ethical Through Nov. 3 mation. Principles. AH. Call xl3266 for more infor mation. Gallery Hours: Ancient Sites Revisited: 1 p.m.: Human Research Review Session. Watercolors of Egypt by Rana Chalabi. PAC. Consent, Assent & Permission. 303C DEV. 7 p.m.: "Lost Boys of Sudan" Screening. Call x12564 for more information. Call x13197 for more information. Loosemore Auditorium, DEV. Call x13898 for more information. 1 p.m.: Human Resources Excellence Series. Mon., Oct. 30 Lifestyle Productivity. 204 KC. Call x12215 for more information. Sat., Nov. 4 Noon-6 p.m.: Blood Drive. KC. Call x12345 for more information. 3 p.m.: Psychology Research Colloquium. 1 p.m.: Shakespeare Festival Bard to Go perfor Neurochemical Steps of Learning and mance. "All's Fair ... " Loosemore Auditorium, 7 p.m.: Public Policy Institute presents "Forum Memory. 114 LMH. Call xl2195 for more DEV. Call x13484 for more information. on Ballot Proposals 1, 3, 4 and 5." Loosemore information. Auditorium, DEV. For more information, call 5 p.m.: UClub Tailgater. Lubbers Stadium. Call xl 7180. 4:30 p.m.: Statistics Workshop Series on HSCE. x 13590 for more information. Call xl2267 for more information. 8 p.m.: Artist Faculty Series. Faculty Brass Ensemble. CDC. Call x 13484 for more informa 7 p.m.: Women's Center presents "Can I Kiss Sun., Nov. 5 tion. You?" by Mike Domitrz. CDC. Call x12748 for more information. 3 p.m.: Early Music Ensemble. Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall, PAC. Call xl3484 for Tues., Oct. 31 more information. Thurs., Nov. 2 1 p.m.: Human Research Review Session. 8 p.m.: Faculty Woodwind Trio. Sherman Van Consent, Assent & Permission. 142 KC. Call 7:30 a.m.: Grand Rapids Toastmasters Club. Solkema Recital Hall, PAC. Call x13484 for x 13197 for more information. l l 7E DEV. Call x 17337 for information. more information.
1 p.m.: Modern Languages and Literatures pres Noon: Work Life Connections Brown Bag ents author Laila Lalami. CDC. For more Lunch. Family Law. 303C DEV. Call xl8011 Sports information, call x13463. for more information.
6 p.m. : Professionals of Color Lecture Series. Sat., Nov. 4 Wed., Nov. 1 "Career Pathways to Corporate America," by Robert Tolbert. EC. Call xl2177 for more 7 p.m.: Football hosts Saginaw Valley State Noon: Allendale Toastmasters Club. 104 KC. information. University. Call x12204 for more information. 7 p.m.: Counseling Center presents "Accidental Noon: Work Life Connections Brown Bag Encounters: Discussion of Stereotyping Based Lunch. Family Law. 142 KC. Call x18011 for on the Movie 'Crash."' Laker Village South. Call xl3266 for more information. ------•••------more information. Faculty and Staff Sketches In the News Sketches Standards?" published in the Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. Political science faculty members Erika King News and Information Services won three and Roger Moiles were guests on WOOD-TV CASE V awards for videos: the Padnos College Cliff Welch, associate professor of history, 8's "To The Point" to talk about the gubernatori of Engineering groundbreaking and a general gave a workshop, "Agrarian Questions in Latin al debates and political commercials. Moiles was education video won bronze awards; an "Around America," at the IV International Relations Week also interviewed by WGVU-AM, WHTC-AM, Grand Valley" video won honorable mention. Conference, in Franca, Sao Paulo. WPNW-AM and the Lanthorn for stories about the gubernatorial debates and the Detroit News Yosay Wangdi, assistant professor of history, Elena Lioubimtseva, associate professor of about the senatorial debate. gave three presentations, "Impact of Religion on geography and planning, was appointed to Cultural Behavior," "The Life of the Buddha," serve on the council for the George and Viola Roger Wilson, associate professor of educa and "Sino-Tibet Relations," at Northeastern Hoffman Award Committee of the Association of tion, was interviewed by WGVU-AM for a story State University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. She American Geographers. about standardized testing and future employ also participated in the 34th Annual Symposium ability skills. on the American Indian at Northeastern State Judy Whipps, associate professor of philosophy, University. gave a presentation, "Jane Addams: a Pragmatist Steve Glass, professor of movement science, Feminism Critique of Liberal Democracy," at a was interviewed by Prevention Magazine for a Accounting faculty members Steve Goldberg, conference on John Dewey and Democracy in story about body fat loss, abdominal exercises Rita Grant and Dennis Stovall co-authored an Singapore. and the myths of spot reduction. article, "Are We Closer to Global Accounting