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Western News WESTERN NEWS Volume 6, Number 5 WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY September 27, 1979 260 Faculty Get Salary All WMUemeriti and their spouses Adjustments are invited to meet at noon for dinner The salary equity adjustment on the first Sunday of each month process for WMUfaculty, initiated by during the coming school year in the the current collective bargaining Student Center cafeteria. Those who agreement, will be completed on attend will go through the cafeteria October 9 with salary base ad- line and meet in a special room set justments and the distribution of aside for the group. The monthly get- separate equity increase checks, togethers are arranged by the WMU according to Dr. Philip Denenfeld, Emeriti Council. associate vice president for academic affairs. The University••• Theater opened its He indicated that 260 faculty 68th season last night with a near- members will receive a total of capacity performance of the Anthony $125,000,withindividual adjustments Newley/Leslie Bricusse's musical ranging from as low as $2to a high of comedy, "Stop The World-I Want To approximately $1,900. Get Off," here in Shaw Theater. The process began with the Performances will continue through NEW OFFICERS-The 1979-80officersof WMU'sEmeriti CouncUmet earlier establishment in the Fall of 1978of a Sunday, Sept. 30. The 8 p.m. Thurs- Joint Equity Study Committee-four day, Friday and Saturday per- this week at The Oaklands. Pictured above, back row from left to right, are: Margaret Feather; Dr. Edwin Grossnickle; Donald N. Scott; Elizabeth G. representatives each from the formances are also near sell-<>ut University administration and the status with the 3p.m. Sunday matinee Householder; Dr. Elmer neloof; and Ray C. Deur. Front row, from left, are: Leonard Gernant; Dr. zack L. York, chairman; Dr. Ullian H. Meyer, AAUP. That committee was charged offering a goodselection ofseats. with attempting to discover "existing • secretary; and Carl B. Snow. • • (WMUNewsphoto) salary inequities" and recommending Brian Hoppe, detective, University "how the existing inequities shall be Police, has been elected chairman of settled." A fund of $125,000wasmade the WMUEmployee Suggestion Plan available for that purpose. Committee, formed to review University Researchers Ci ed suggestions by faculty and staff to A group of outstanding researchers biomedical sciences; Dr. -bona .1 e joint committee devised and improve areas outside of their own and grant recipients, who have Fowler, biology; Dr. Paul Friday, applied uniformly a formula for jurisdiction. Also serving on the brought nearly $3O-millionto WMU sociology; Dr. Robert Harmon, identifying possible inequities, and committee are: Becky Quinlan, over the past 15years, willbe honored chemistry; Dr. Richard Harring, then submitted a list of faculty whose Continuing Education, PI A at a special banquet at 5:30 p.m. education and professional salaries, by that formula, appeared to representative; Betsy Rice, grounds Monday, Oct. 1,in the south ballroom development; Dr. Arthur Helweg, be "inappropriately low," with a department, Bargaining Unit ofthe Student Center. social science; Dr. Thomas Houser, specific dollar amount for each one to representative; Rose Nydegger, Featured speaker will be Dr. chemistry; Dr. Jack Humbert, raise the salaries to an appropriate Waldo library, CIT representative; Joseph Daniel Duffey, chairman of distributive education; Dr. Raymond level. Their report-including that and Robert Woodhouse,management the National Endowment for the Janes, paper science and formula and their findings and department, faculty representative. Humanities, Washington, D.C. He is a engineering; Dr. Gordon Johnson, recommendations-was distributed to the faculty. •• • graduate of Marshall University, has industrial education; Dr. George Faculty and staff who have any full a bachelor of divinity degree from Mallinson,science department. Denenfeld explained, since the joint or part-time job openings should Andover Newton Theological School, Others are: Dr. Gilbert Mazer, committee "did not attempt to assess contact Student Employment a master's degree in sociology and counseling and personnel; Dr. the qualitative aspects of each faculty Referral Service (SERS). Many ethics from Yale, and his Ph.D. from Richard l\icAnaw, political science; member's performance," it applications are on file for secretarial Hartford Seminary Foundation. Drs. Ellen Robin, Stanley Robin and recommended that faculty on their assistance, typist, filing clerk, From 1974-77,Duffey served as Subhash Sonnad, all of sociology; preliminary list of eligible persons receptionists, lab work, artists, dish- chief administrative officer and _Lyda Stillwell, theatre; Dan Thomp- should be administratively reviewed washers and lawnworkers. CallSERS spokesman for the American son, social work; Dr. Roger Ulrich, on the basis of factors not included in at 383-8133between 7:45 a.m.-4:45 Association of University Professors. psychology; Dr. George Vuicich, the formula "to ascertain whether in p.m. Monday-Friday. Previously, he had taught at both geography; Dr. Morton Wagenfeld, that light salaries which appear to be Yale and Harvard Universities, and sociology; Dr. Jess Walker, education low are appropriate or should be at the Hartford (Conn.) Seminary, and professional development; Dr. adjusted." That review has been ,,:here he was the founder and Benjamin Wilson, Black Americana completed. 5 Human Problems director of the Center for Urban (ContinuedonPage 4) To Be Discussed Ethics for 10years. The joint committee also recom- Gran.tspersons an:t0ng the faculty Pearl Bailey Plans mended that if the $125,000available The solutions to five human who Will be ~ecogmzed are: Robert Autograph Party Here was insufficient to make all the aIr problems-war, world hunger, oIr Barstow, SOCialwork; Dr. James proved adjustments, "then all ad- pression, ecological damage to the Bosco, education and professional Pearl Bailey, who will appear at justments should be equal at the natural world, and alienation-will be development; Dr. Robert Eisenberg., Miller Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. highest percentage possible of the the subject of a free, public Friday 6, as a part of this year's amounts recommended." The aIr Afternoon Discussion Program Math Talk Today Homecoming celebration, will attend proved increases totaled ap- presented from 3-5p.m., Sept. 28, in A free, public mathematics an autograph party at Western's proximately $172,000;so, in accord the WMU Honors College lounge, colloquium featuring Dr. Alden Campus Bookstore in the Student with that recommendation, ad- Hillside OfficesWest. Wright, associate professor of Center from 10 a.m.-12:3O p.m. justments will be made for the 260 Dr. Rudolf Siebert, WMUprofessor mathematics, willbe held at 4:10p.m. Friday, Oct. 5. faculty members at about 73percent of religion, will speak on "Human Thursday, Sept. 'll, in the Math She will autograph the books that of the recommended amounts, he Values and the Future." He is Commons Room, Everett Tower. He she has written and which the added. That will allocate the full director of the Center for Humanistic will speak on "Constructive Proofs of Bookstore has procured for sale at the $125,000. Future Studies on campus, and will Antipodal Fixed Point Theorems or party. Her books include "Pearl's These increases to 1979~ salaries discuss ". the purposes and ac- Howto Cut a Ham Sandwich in Two." Kitchen," "Dewey's Tale," "Hurry will be effective retroactively, and tivities of the center in its quest to Coffee and cookies will be served at Up America, and Spit," "Talking to payment will begin with the October 9 affect a humane future." 3:45p.m. Myself" and "Raw Pearl." pay period. Two • September 27, 1979 • Western News Gianakaris New Associate Dean Blissymbolics Dr. C. J. Gianakaris, professor of vising office," explained Dr. A.Bruce parative Drama," he has written Seminar Set English, was appointed associate Clarke, dean ofarts and sciences. three books-" Antony and A two-day training seminar on dean of the College of Arts and Gianakaris joined Western's Cleopatra," ed. and intro., Black- "Blissymbolics," the visual graphic Sciences Friday (Sept. 21) by the faculty in 1966after having taught as friars Shakespeare Series (Dubuque: communication system for the University's Board ofTrustees. an associate professor of English at Wm. C. Brown, Pub., 1969); physically handicapped, will be held His appointment is effective August Illinois State University, Normal, Ill., "Plutarch," (N.Y.: Twayne Pub., Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30,at 13.He fills a vacancy that was created 1961-66, and having served as 1970); and "Foundations of Drama" the Sheraton Inn, Kalamazoo. inthe College's recent reorganization. assistant to the associate dean of (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Pub. Co., Sponsored by Western's depart- "In addition to letters and science, 1958~, at the 1975)-plus numerous articles and ment of speech pathology and providing staff as- University of Wisconsin in Madison, reviews. His professional mem- audiology and the College of Health sistance in myof- where he received his Ph.D. in 1961. berships include the Modern and Human Services, in cooperation fice, Dr. Gian- He earned his A.B. in 1956andM.A.in Language Association, Renaissance with the WMUDivision of Continuing akaris will have 1957fromthe University ofMichigan. Society of America, Shakespeare Education, the program begins with special responsi- A co-founder and co-editor of the Association of America and the registration at
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