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CAgikg Pr^raoat Janice Reynolds will.be bidding farewell to her>
tmaffir 17 jjaarawnen she leaves CMU in, July to take on a position
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>Be]mb%iasaid she accepted the position of vice chancellor for,.
Acsdeniic :Afiairs at UAF last week after interviewing for the
position one month ago. **"'- *
rSheaaid she wflibe leaving for the 5,000-student institution in;
m£d-Jury and haa atentative starting data ojtiluly 18.
Jt vjfopt to get on-campua as soon as possible' anil gat ready for fall
rtBwastsr/lteyrtoids said. T waa really tmpr i —ad with the program
th^ dRsfandthe faculty and stafT." {>-'* *"i^rC*k- ^'.'Ai -"
tflwi'fSA facoWng president Edward Jafcohaaskas and herself
have alread^'discussed ruling her posKkml She said he has put in
place a consulting process and will make a decision on a new
provost before he arrives on campus in July.
. She said he will be discussing the replacement with deans, vice'
presidents and other campus officials and will probably be choosing,
a current CMUemployee for the position. V.v.*. J
Reynolds described UAF as the "premier university in Alaska.'*
and 'a much more diverse institution than Central."
- She said the university's primary focus is on'iasue* concerning
the northern climate such as marine biology, geophyisks and
engineering designed to work on problems in cold climates. \' --':? •
•She added the research and graduate programs take advantage ■'
of the challenges of the north to instruct students.    -    * -   :
Since Alaska is more sparsely populated than Michigan, she said
UAF is geared more toward a rural program and helping students
make the transition from a small village to a university.
Reynolds said because of the smaller population, the university is
more far-reaching in attracting students and instructing them.
She said she is looking forward to the transition she will undergo
in Alaska, where she will be responsible for all instructional programs and academic Support programs.  -
Tm very excited about going, it will be a very different world and
university," Reynolds said. Tm also looking forward to delivering
academic programs far distances." '
Reynolds said she started at Central in 1971 as an assistant
professor of sociology and eventually climbed the institutional
ladder until she became acting provost.
Please See REYNOLDS Page 10
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REYNOLDS: Bidding farewell
Majerle one step away from the Olympics
by CHRIS BIRKS
Llf E Managing Editor
Dan Majerte, Traverse City graduate, dribbles past a Cleveland State opponent
CMU is home for one type of
Olympics, but now the Olympics may be home for one of
CMU's athletes.
Dan Majerle, Traverse City
graduate, survived Tuesday's
semi-final cuts round in Colorado Springs, Colorado Tor the
Olympic basketball team.
He is one step away from a
dream.
Majerle was picked as one of
16 finalists for the last round of
cuts in Georgetown on July 17.
Four other positions for the
final round will be selected out
of ten athletes who have not
been chosen yet. Twelve players
out of the 20 finalists will
become the Olympic team.
Many people, including
Charlie Coles, CMU men's
basketball coach, feel that
Majerle's chance for the team is
very good because of his abilty
in the previous rounds.
"They keep 16 for sures (for
the finals), and Marjerle is one
of them." said Coles.
Majerle averaged ten points a
game according to Coles and
had his best game on Monday
Staff members consider UAW affiliation
by KIM FOULKES
LIFE News Eok»
The independent CMU Staff
Association is considering an
option to join the national
United Auto Workers union.
Since union members
received literature about the
national union last week. CSA
has already beard the presentation by the UAW representatives and had a meeting Tuesday to address any questions
union members might have,
aaid Roeah/n Nedry, president
of CSA.
The onion will vote on the
proposed   affliation  Tuesday
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm. in
the Bovee UnfrersHy Center.
. . The.proposal to.consider an
United Auto Workers affiliation
was made by the CSA executive
board.
"We, as a union felt it was
necessary to affiliate with a
national union * Nedry said.
The decision comes as the
June 30 deadline for the clerical
worker's        contract of
approaches.
Last summer, when the union
only had to negotiate an economic re-opener, it took until
November S for the workers to
settle with the University. The
deadline was June 30, Nedry
The University had issued a
mandate that everyone would
have a self-funded health insurers program, she said.
"But we said. *we should have
an option.*" Nedry said. Then
all then the small unions bound
together and that's why it
dragged."
Nedry said it was CSA that
contacted the UAW, they met
with our board" and with the
members to distribute information.
Other higher educational
clerical associations are affiliated with the UAW also. Nedry
said, and they have been
pleased with the results.
"Northern Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Wayne State University
and Oakland University all
have clerical/technical units
that are represented by them,
and they have been satisfied."
Nedry said... 	
The reason the union needs a
national affiliation is because
its independent labor consultant, Bob Taylor is retiring,
Nedry said.
Taylor wanted to retire three
or four years ago but the union
members talked him into staying until the end of the contract,
Nedry said. "We kept saying,
'Bob you don't really want to
goT"
At that time Taylor who had
previously been affiliated with
UAW reccommended UCC go
with the national union.
Taylor was unavailable for
comment.
But Nedry dented the only
reason CSA would join the UAW
Please See UNION Page 10
with 14 points.
Hut to play for one's country,
an athlete needs more than just
talent — he needs dedication.
*l think my chances look
pretty good if I keep working
hard."   Majerle said.
If Majerle is to make the
Olympic team, he would be the
first CMU athlete since John
Matthews and Tom Minkei
made the wrestling team in
1980.
The success that Majerle has
had at CMU is helping the
coaches to find players that will
fill Majerle's shoes.
"It's already helping us out in
recruiting." Coles said
Coles said he feels that
Majerle's success helps high
school seniors see that they
don't have to go to a big university to become stars. In fact.
Coles feels the opposite is true.
"Lots of kids are scared of getting lost in a small school,"
Coles said, "but instead it gives
them a chance to play more."
Majerle agrees, being a star
at a smaller school means one
has to earn the spot
"Because I was at CMU, I had
to work hard to keep my skill,"
said Majerle.
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