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BG■■ ■■News , Volume 85/lssue IHH A daily independent student press Thursday,February 4,199< Mostly Cloudy Service to be held for professor The BC News been trying to arrange the William Balzer, chairman of shock, but has been trying to researcher and clinician," Balzer high: 3^ memorial service and fill the gap the psychology department, said concentrate on making arrange- said. "He was very concerned A memorial service for Psy- the death has left. the memorial will serve as a ments for the service. about other people." chology Professor Douglas Ull- Ullman was the director of the reminder of the dedication Ull- Balzer also commented on the Balzer was a Bowling Green low: 33 man will be held today at 11 a.m. man exhibited as a professor and work Ullman did with the PSC. resident. He received his bache- at St. Thomas More University Psychological Services Center He said Ullman had contributed lor degree Irom Rutgers Univer- Parish on Thurstin Ave. (PSC). He came to the University colleague. greatly to redesigning the PSC sity in New Jersey and his mas- opinion 1 Ullman, 53, collapsed and in 1972, where he served as a "He was a very important died after a workout at the Stu- full-time professor until 1987. In contributing member of the and was making more changes ters and Ph.D. degrees from the m A BGSU student dent Recreation Center Monday. 1987 he was named the director department," he said. "He has before he died. Despite being the University of Iowa. Before com- director since 1997, he was ing to BGSU, he was a lecturer at remembers Professor The cause of death is still of clinical training. In 1997 he touched us all." then was named the director of Deb Conklin, psychology involved with the PSC for sever- Manhattan College and worked Ullman. unknown. With Ullman's sudden death the Psychological Services Cen- department secretary, agreed. al years beforehand, he said. at the Children's Village in New the psychology department has ter. She said the faculty is still in "He was an excellent teacher, York. world and nation 4 credit for participation, yet thing in the whole world." Senate ■ A NY recruiting booth Holden believes the benefits are One of McCellan's teaching used to enlist soldiers is far greater than credit. It gives assistants is Mendoza. She said Building them the opportunity to gain Mendoza especially helped her being torn down. leadership skills and helps us to when she did not understand discusses r*\ continue to build a community, the short story, "Ihe Interlop- he said. ers." Future Bob Marzola, a sophomore Amy Delugach, .1 freshman A Cincinnati insurance education major, said not only early childhood education fall break has he seen the CLC communi- major and a member of Hold- company addresses ty grow with this program, but en's class, agreed. She said it is the problem of Leaders he believes he has also grown. convenient to have a teaching By CHASITY LESTER including minority He said he now appreciates assistant in the same dorm if The BC News doctors in their teachers and their frustrations she needs help late at night. Imagine, it is the middle of the company. Sophomores get the opportunity more. Eckert said she is glad to give fall semester. You are lying in "1 love Ihe program because students another avenue to bed after another exhausting day to become teaching assistants I'm not actually the student, but pursue for assistance. She said of classes and you begin to NOW 8 I'm also not the teacher," Mar- I lolden solicited her help last dream that you have a few days By BRANDI BARHITE lege. She believes she has zola said. semester and she was eager to off. already touched several stu- Marzola also said being a participate after having him for The BC News This dream could become a dents. leaching assistant now will help English 111 and English 112. reality if the Faculty Senate pass- If you walk into room 360C "One student had no idea him when he is in his own class- She said he is an awesome NOW talks to local es a proposal to institute a fall in Chapman Hall, you won't what she was going to do for an room some day. teacher who motivates the break. rockers Ten Forward find a traditional teacher/stu- essay," she said. "We used visu- Marzola is not the only class, a skill she hopes to The proposal was made at a and pulls something dent set-up. als and we worked out her teaching assistant who sees this acquire one day. Faculty Senate meeting in Janu- from the dusty shelf. Instead you will find Brett problem together." experience as a head start for a Gretchen LeGrande, a ary. Greg De Crane, dean of stu- Holden, Chapman Learning Despite being a biology teaching career. Melissa Eckert, sophomore early childhood dents and assistant vice presi- Community (CLC) professor, major, Mendoza said teaching a sophomore special education education major, is also thrilled dent of student affairs, said the teaching his class "Journeys of will help her in her career if she major, said this is a rare oppor- to be Holden's assistant. Faculty Senate proposed this the Imagination" with "It is a great experi- after analyzing University statis- two teaching assis- ence," she said. "I am tics that showed a rise in student tants. The rare thing is learning how to be a visits to the campus health clinic not that he has teach- leader." during the middle of fall semes- ing assistants, but that LeGrande also ter. his assistants are CLC noticed that students De Crane also said counseling sophomores. are more comfortable referrals and a drop in grades Holden knows talking to her than a and class attendance are also evi- being a teaching assis- professor. She said in a dent at this time. He said they tant is a job generally recent group discus- also considered statistics gath- reserved for graduate sion she noticed the ered by the University of Illinois i BG ends its three students, yet he said decides to educate children students talked more that evaluated the merits of a fall tunity which will help her in freely with her. game losing streak CLC has established a program about marine biology. break. that allows undergraduate stu- Holden said his teaching the future. For now though, she Holden agreed. He said his downing N. Illinois. De Crane said tension builds dents to become teaching assis- assistants help him generate said the students are benefiting students can identify belter stress. He said this can lead to a tants. All together he has enlist- discussion in classroom. He from having teaching assistants with the sophomore teaching rise in drop-out rates and class ed the help of four CLC stu- also said they meet with him that are their own ages. assistants because they are the failures. index dents for the two sections he once a week to give him ideas "They are a lot more com- same age and live in the dorms Other Faculty Senate mem- teaches. on how to improve the class fortable," she said. "We can talk together. bers are also concerned with stu- "We need to get our upper- on the same level, but in the "The students know that Ihe Opinion 2 and relate better to the stu- dent stress. classmen involved," Holden dents. same instance we can step back sophomores are always there "We want students to suc- Page Three 3 said. "We want to give them Additionally, he said his and let them learn." for them," he said. ceed, to stay and finish their World and Nation 4 opportunities for leadership teaching assistants are available Amy McClellan, a freshman Tom Klein, CLC director, degrees," said Veronica Gold, NOW 9 and opportunities to mentor." to help students outside of the psychology major and member said Ihe teaching assistant pro- head of Faculty Senate. Sports 7 Raquel Mendoza, a sopho- classroom. He said later in the of Holden's class, said being in gram began last spring semes- Similar studies at other uni- a class with undergraduate ter and has resulted in positive Sports Agate 8 more biology major, said she semester they will also be given versities have led to the installa- never thought she would be the responsibility to teach mini- teaching assistants makes for a experiences for faculty and stu- tion of a fall break. The Universi- say what? given the opportunity to lessons. better classroom setting. ty of Toledo, the Medical College become a teaching assistant "I can relate to them more," CLC leaching assistants • See CHAPMAN, page six. "He was a very impor- during her second year in col- receive an independent study she said. "They are the greatest • See BREAK, page six. tant contributing mem- ber of the department.