1998-02-23; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 79, Number W ^»3
Mt. Pleasant,  MI 48859
©1998 CM LIFE
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Monday
February 23, 1998
14 pages
Reorganization spurs continued debate
By Joseph McCarthy
LIFE Staff Writer
Academic reorganization cost CMU
about $412,500 to start up last summer,
and now some university officials are
worried budget restructuring, which is
expected to be brought up next month
at the Board of Trustees meeting, will
cause departments and colleges to compete amongst one another for further
funding.
Robert DeBruin, assistant vice president for Academic Affairs, said the
start-up money came from an allocation
of the Presidents "New Initiatives"
budget.
DeBruin said total personnel cost of
the reorganization was less than the
administration had anticipated. Only
one administrative position was added
at $121,500 because of eliminations
and shuffling of positions, but several
support positions were added.
Three administrative aides and six
clerical positions were added in the
reorganization, with salaries totaling
$183,000, and benefits adding an additional $108,000. The fall was the first
semester for the six new colleges
brought about by the reorganization
process.
Burton Nelson, associate professor of
geography, said the major issues
brought about by the  reorganization
were economic.
"The big concern was that it was a
costly move," he said.
Nelson said the new model broke up
some natural alliances.
"You're kind of taking a well-oiled
machine and changing it when it doesn't need to be changed," he said.
Michael Shields, chair of economics,
said the reorganization affected decision-making.
Shields said he is concerned with the
budget which will be instituted along
with the eight-college model.
"It seems to work pretty well when
budgets are going up," Shields said.
But, he said, it is hard to anticipate
what will happen in less prosperous
economic times.
Shields said some programs, especially graduate studies, could be threatened by the reorganization.
"Fm concerned some programs might
fall through the cracks. Some way of
helping those programs must be found.
Colleges are competing on a formula
that's dollar-based."
The reorganization process was
opposed by many. The proposal barely
made it through the Academic Senate,
where a close 28-27 vote granted weak
endorsement to the plan. Most dissenting votes came from Senators in the former College of Arts and Sciences, which
The costs of reorganization
Additional finds were needed i* order to tupport the new
administrative petitions created by the reorganization
Total increase in expenditures
for administrative salaries
$121,500
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Salaries for 3 administrative
aides and 6 clerical positions
$183,000
Benefits for those additional
positions	
$108,000
TOTAL STARTUP COST    $41 2,500
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See DEANS Page 2
Almost 300 people show up for marrow drive
By Dennis Worden
LIFE Sports Editor
For five hours Saturday, CMU football player Adam Simonson had a little more hope when 272 people
showed up for the marrow drive to try
to help him find a bone marrow match
to cure his diagnosed leukemia.
"This means so much to me,"
Simonson said. "It's a wonderful feeling that people and students who
don't even know who I am will come
out on their Saturday and do something like this for me."
Almost every football player and
coach volunteered his time to help out
at the drive.
From 2 until 3 p.m. people were
encouraged to walk in if spots were
available. Everyone who donated was
put on a national database to be referenced for other people possibly
needing bone marrow in the United
States.
"The response is absolutely wonderful," CMU head football coach Dick
Flynn said. "It feels great that the
university and community have
responded the way they have. It was
a wonderful contribution that made
this possible for people to come out
and do this for Adam. I am very
pleased by the effort put forth by
everyone."
Another aspect to the drive was the
number of non-Mount Pleasant residents in attendance who had heard
about the drive over local radio and
television stations.
"I normally give blood on a regular
basis and my girlfriend told me about
the drive," Alma college student Mike
Joslyn said. "I figure that if I can
come out and perhaps have the opportunity to save someone's life, I'll do it.
If it is a match it would be a week of
pain for me, but a life for someone
else."
Remus resident Ronda Snyder
heard about the drive on the radio
and took advantage of the opportunity.
''These are the kind of things that
people need to do for one another," she
said. "I feel that everyone that can
come out should because it is a great
opportunity for someone to possibly
save a life someday. It says a lot that
people will come out on a Saturday
and help out when they can."
"As an alumnus, I've always been a
big fan of CMU football," Mount
Pleasant resident Denny Bailey said.
"I've always enjoyed helping others
and I have relatives that have cancer
so I understand what Adam is going
through. As young as Adam is, he has
a very bright future ahead of him and
See MARROW Page 7
TONY CEPAK • CM LIFE
(Left) Dr. Tom Sanders, an independent contractor for the American Red Cross, extracts two vials of blood from the
arm of CMU outside linebacker Eric Salani (right), Hancock Sophomore, Saturday, at the bone marrow drive held for
teammate Adam Simonson in Finch.
Provost
asks state
for more
money
By Julia Jones
LIFE Assistant News Editor
ANN ARBOR — Provost
Richard Davenport asked for an
increase in floor funding and that
any increased dollars be distributed equally to public universities
Friday, before the Senate
Appropriations Higher Education
Subcommittee.
"There is a growing funding gap
between support of our students
and the average level of public university student support in the
state," Davenport said.
With the proposed 1.5 percent
across-the-board state increase in
funding to universities, some
Michigan schools would receive
$6,055 less per student than others, Davenport said. Seven universities, including CMU, 'would get
See FUNDS Page 7	
Housing
motion
may be set
for break
By Angela S. Vandenberg
LIFE Assistant News Editor
At tonight's city commission
meeting, a March 9 public hearing
on the definition of family will
most likely be set, causing CMU
students, who will be on Spring
Break during that time, to have to
resort to alternative methods to
speak their minds.
Commissioner John Scalise said
the fact CMU students will be on
Spring Break "probably didn't
even factor in" the decision of
when to hold the hearing.
Scalise said the reason March 9
was probably picked to hold the
hearing is because public hearings
are typically held two weeks after
an ordinance is introduced.
"Technically, we don't have to
have one, but I think we will," he
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Kirkpatrick Award will be given for first time
INSIDE
By Joy My grants
LIFE Staff Writer
The work of family, friends and students to
establish a Michael J. Kirkpatrick
Leadership Award has finally paid off.
Shortly after the first of the year, the
$10,000 needed to establish the award was
reached, and this spring one student will
become the first recipient of that award.
According to Jim Norton, Major Gift
Officer of the Alumni House, students may
begin applying for the award as early as this
week. The deadline is March 13. There are no
requirements on class standing, Norton said.
"It will be awarded to any current CMU
student that has demonstrated exemplary
leadership skills in college and/or high
school, demonstrated a high level of civic
involvement and volunteerism while in college and/or high school, and maintains a high
level of involvement with extra curricular
activities at CMU," Norton said.
Norton said interested students should
write a one-page statement indicating why
they feel they're qualified for the award. The
one page essay should be addressed to the
Michael J. Kirkpatrick Leadership Award
Committee, C/O Residence Life, Bovee UC
201.
According to Norton, the award is not
based on academics.
aIt is based on leadership and involvement
on campus," Norton said.
Normally, the award would not become
available until next year to give the interest
time to build. But, the Kirkpatrick family
made an additional $500 contribution for the
award to be available this year, Norton said.
Each year the interest from the account is
awarded to a student, Norton said. The Mike
Kirkpatrick Leadership Award is different
from other awards, Norton said.
"It was a unique award, because it was
funded so quickly," he said. The community,
students and the family established it."
Even though the $10,000 has been
reached, the award does need more money,
he said.
"We have never talked in terms of the maximum," Norton said. "The family's goal is to
increase the size of the endowment, award
many students the same amount or more
(than $500) to one student."
Memorial scholarships and awards are
important, Norton said.
"The reasons are that they enable the family a lasting tribute, to have a son or daughter to be associated with excellence," Norton
said. "In Mike's case, it associates him with
excellence in leadership."
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