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VOLUME 71. NUMBER 90
MOUNT PLEASANT. Ml 48859
c 1988 CM LIFE
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Belck named for interim provost position
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by MARK LaROSA
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Nancy Bekk. daan of the
•chool of Education, Health and
Human Service*, was recommended forinterim provost Friday by.. incoming president'.
Edward Jakubauskas.      '     v* ■
The recommendation will be
acted on Tor approval by the .
Board of Trustees at their July ~
15   meeting,   but   Belck   wifl
assume her new duties July 4
CMU staff
affiliates
with UAW
by KIM FOULKES
UFE News Ed-tor	
The CMU StafT Association
voted to give up their Mat us as
an independent union and join
the United Auto Workers Tuesday.
Sixty-seven percent of the
319-member union showed up to
pass the proposed affiliation by
81 percent, said Rosalyn Nedry.
president of CSA.
Nedry said she was happy
with the results but "wished we
would have done better" on the
turn-out.
Votes were tabu
lated by an independent party,
Conrad English, mayor of
Mount Pleasant.
Nedry said that she could see
no minuses in the UAW afflia-
tion.
"I don't see anything negative, there's no way our local
could have done what the they
can do," Nedry said.
CSA's contract will expire
June 30 and the group has
already met with the University
twice for negotiations. The first
time was just to present each
sides demands, and the second
time the meeting got down to
more specific issues, Nedry
said.
R. William Dunham, assistant vice president for Personnel and Employee Relations,
however saw no problems in
negotiations resulting from the
UAW ufTliation.
"It's their choice. Whoever
they choose to be affiliated with,
we'll bargain with." Dunham
said.
Before the affiliation. CSA
hired independent consultants
to negotiate for it.
The next step. Nedry said, is
to finalize CSA's affiliation with
the UAW. CSA and the I'AW
need lo come together on an official pact agreement. Nedry
said.
Nedry said she assumes the
affiliation will be completed in
the next few days.
After that is finalized. CSA
will recieve a local union num-
Ikt   from   the   UAW   and   he
Please See UNION P.iqe 8
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due to the departure of Acting
Provost Janice Reynolds at the
end of June, said Russ Herron.
secretary to the Board.
"Any appointment we make is
subject to approval by the
Board." Herron said, 'In this
case she will be. starting before
the Board has a chance to act."
He added there is "not much
chance" of Belck not being
approved.
Belck is replacing Reynolds,
who will leave the University to
become vice chancellor for
Academic Affairs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Belck
will serve as interim provost
until a permanent one is
selected through a national
search in the spring or summer
of 1989. -"..-
It is unsure whether Belck
will be eligible for the permanent position.*
Jakubauskas traveled to
CMU last week to talk to people
and choose someone for the pro
vost position. He said hr chose
lo recommend Belck because of
her intell igence. vitality and her
experience in academic planning.
"It seems Belck is greatly
suited lo be helpful to me. She
has an excellent background in
strategic planning — which is a
big part of our work." Jakuhauskas said. "I think she will be
able to help me out until we
haw a formal national search in
which we appoint a committee.'
During his
visit. Jakubauskas said
he talked lo
the vice presidents, central
staff deans
and
Academic
Senate       to
lake   recommendations
BELCK
Please See PROVOST Pag.- 8
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Line work
Physical plant employee Jerry Schafer. Mount Pleasant, paints
new parking spaces with a line painter Friday at lot 33
Annual games
Olympics tradition continues
by MARGARET WOLFGANG
It- St .'I
With the summer games only one day awav. pri-p.ir.ittons continue at a rapid pace fur the arrival of Michigan's Special olympians.
"Things are rather hectic" said Harb Mosher. communications
director for Michigan Special Olympics.
But the nile of workers al the Michigan Special Olympics, which
opens at Kelly/Shorts stadium Thursday night, doesn't end with
the planning of Ihe games.
The special olympians will start arriving early Thursday afternoon. Mosher said.
Opening ceromonies. featuring Up With People, will liegin at
6:30 pm.
Immediately following, a celebrity/special athlete soflball game
W1I be played nn the lighted Intramural field.
Celebrities participating in the softball game include Detroit
Lions football player* Jeff Chadwick. Steve Haack. Rob Rubick.
James Jones und Eric Hippie. This year' Miss Michigan. Melanie
Churella and Miss Isahella Counly Julie Ozdych will also be making appearances.
Competition starts Friday al H:30 a.m. and runs until 4.M p m.
A carnival sponsored by the Mount Pleasant Kiwanis is scheduled for Friday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. on the grounds of Rose.
Saturday's schedule includes evenls from H;30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closing ceromonies urv Saturday at 7 p.m. followed by a victory
dance al Finch fieldhouse.
Mosher said that Opening Ceromonies ure expected to draw the
biggest crowd of area residents.
"We're expecting around 10.000 spectators" for the ceremony that
will kick off the 19H8 summer games. Mosher said.
"Almost everyone hero at the office is heavily involved with the
games themselves." Mosher said.
Volunteers also play an important role in the Michigan Special
Olympics, she said.
Walk-on volunteers will he accepted throughout the three-day
event. Mosher said
Super celebration
Energyfest offers many reasons to stay in Mount Pleasant
by GREG MELVIN
LIFE StJ« Wrter
Are you racking your brain
for a reason to stick around
Mount Pleasant at least one
weekend this summer? If so.
stick around for Energyfest
Energyfest is a four-day community festival running from
June 16-19 at Island Park
This is our fourth annual festival and it has consistantly
grown as far as numbers of people." said Tessie Dafingus. vice
president of programs
A diverse selection of events
will take place during Energyfest weekend. Dafingus said.
Activities such as concerts, ath
letic contests, parades and lum-
iH-rjack shows are all includ«-d
"The top lumberjack show in
the United States" will perform.
Dafingus said The Scheers
I.umU-rjack Show from llay-
vvard. Wi>. consists of activities
-uch i»s speed climbing, spring-
tx>ard chopping and hand-saw
demonstrations
The Chippewa River Living
History Camp al>o will present
a wide variety of activities
throughout the weekend
There will be a knife and
tomahawk skills demonstration, an lhth century fashion
show. French and Indian battle
re-enactments and more.
"It's  a  depiction  of an   iMth
century   encampment   ot   trappers.   Indians   and   voyagers.
Dafingus s.nd   "It's a step back
into lime "
"Those events are tbe two hig
drawing cards." »he -aid Hul
there I- imich more
Energy 1e-t »ill al-o include
the fourth annual Music In 1 he
Park concert series
Mark Mitchell ol Marquette
and Kitty Donohoe ol Si .Johns
vi ill provide entertainment with
their folk song renditions
Dafingus said the duo was a hit
at last year's festival and are
back by popular demand.
A parade Dafingus called
"Mount Pleasants finest" will
include   marching   bands   and
llo.il^ Tlii' 1<»<I unit p.ii.nli v\ ill
Ix-gin .ai i.ini|uis .mil *.•. uni
through town on Saturday
S[h-ci.iI   events   (or   the   chll-
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