1987-09-09; Central Michigan Life

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by KATHY PETERSEN
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S6me faculty no longer are
of fur ing non-instructional
service's outside the classroom
to encourage contract negotiations. Other faculty members'
office doors remained open
Tuesday.
Faculty Association voted
Aug. 31 at a general member-
0&?1
ship meeting to begin
withholding all services other
than teaching beginning Sept.
8. FA's contract expired June
30 and they bargained for five
months without reaching a
contract agreement.
Late Thursday night,
administration and FA
bargaining teams decided to
call in a mediator Sept. 14.
However, John PfeifTer, FA
bargaining team chairman,
said the FA still would
withhold services* other than
teaching if a contract was not
reached by Sept. 8.
He said faculty have waited a
long time for the contract and it
is time to take action.
FA President Charles
Eiszler, professor of Teacher
Education and Professional
Development, said he did not
. know how many faculty participated in the action Tuesday,
but heard positive comments
from some faculty members
Tuesday morning. He said it
will take several days before
the full efTect of the
withholding of
non-instructional services will
be felt.
Faculty Association members picketed and handed out informational leaflets for about an hour before the first home football game
Saturday. They have been working without a contract since June 30
Not all faculty members have
regular Tuesday office hours
and not many major committees have tried to meet, he said.
Non-union faculty also are
asked to participate because
they are part of the bargaining
unit. For various reasons,
however, not all faculty
members are participating.
Tuesday afternoon, several
math department faculty were
in their offices.
Mathematics professor
Wilbur Waggoner said he was
in his office preparing for class,
but if a student stopped in and
asked for advice he would
provide it.
"I probably would not turn
and began withholding non-tn
classroom Tuesday.
the student away." Waggoner
said.
He also said he would keep
his office hours to prepare
class work.
"If you're going to teach the
class you have to prepare for
it," Waggoner said.
Waggoner said if a department meeting is conducted he
CM Ur-jmaar-s tarn
structional   services   outside   the
plans to attend, but he would
not attend a school meeting. He
added he does not know if the
FA's action will help the
bargaining teams reach a
contract.
Another      math      faculty
member   thought   the   action
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High enrollment may mean more hiring
by BRYAN LAVIOLETTE
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As final enrollment figures
continue ti> rise officials say they
m;i\ have lo hire more faculty
\\ inter semester.
l-'mal figures will nut be available until Friday, but CMU
nlli.i.iU e\pect the numbers to
climb e\t n higher than the record
total eniollmenl of 17.029,
ii [*>rteii alter late registration
la--t week.
And that increase may mean
more faculty in winter semester.
'We think (enrollment figures*
will go u|i l>elween 17,050 and
17.KK). but it's just a guess,"
l{«j;i^trar Paul Schmidt said.
Sehmidt said more faculty
itn^bt   !«■   added   for   the   winter
semester.
"It's   too   late   to   do   anything
about it for this semester," said
Ronald Johnstone, acting dean of
the college of Arts and Sciences.
Although it is difficult to add
specialized faculty members in
mid-year, additional faculty for
winter semester is a possibility.
Acting Provost Janice Reynolds
said. She added she does not know-
how many temporary positions
could be added.
Reynolds said the University
has accommodated the students
this year as well as possible.
"It is to everybody's credit that
we squeezed and re-arranged to
get everybody the classes they
wanted," Reynolds said.
For the 1987-88 academic year,
30.13 full-time equivalent (FTE)
faculty members were added.
Reynolds said the deans will
assess the situation and then
decide   whether   or   not   to   add
temporary faculty next semester.
Although formal reports on the
enrollment situation have not
been written, Reynolds said the
areas of primary concern are in
the college of Arts and Sciences
and the school of Education,
Health and Human Services.
Specific departments experiencing overload problems are the
interpersonal and public communications department and the
teacher education and professional development department.
Reynolds said registration and
graduation levels also will be
assessed before a decision on
hiring more faculty is made.
She added there are approximately 300 more seniors this year
than last year, which means
December graduation may play a
significant role in the number of
students   attending   CMU   next
semester. Some seniors, though,
might not graduate in December.
Nancy Belek, dean of the school
of Education, Health and Human
Services, said three temporary
faculty were added at the end of
the summer because the school
saw a need would arise.
"We simply had to respond to a
need and well adjust the budget
in the spring," Belek said.
Bekk said more faculty will not
be needed for winter.
She added she is pleased to see
the increased enrollment.
"It is a good challenge to have
that many students want to come
to our school," Belek said.
Leonard Plachta. dean of the
school of Business Administration, sajd his school most likely
will   not   receive   any   additional
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Goin' in style
Not one, but two limo services begin serving Mountain Town
by SANDRA K. WHITE
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Awe stricken people stood staring at the
32-ff>ot white limousine as it pulled in front of
Anspach Hall.
Many seemed to be expecting a V.I.P. to
step out of the interior, but their excited
expressions melted like an ice cube tossed
into hot water as a casually dressed student
emerged.
Though spectators usually are disappointed when they see the occupants behind
the tinted windows, the passengers are
satisfied, said Mike Brehm, co-owner of
Sunset Limousine Service. The business is
located at E'ark Inn. 5665 E. Pickard Road.
Sunset, which has been in business for
almost a month, is one of two limousine
services beginning operations in Mount
Pleasant this year.
Sterling   Limousine   Service,   at   Taylor
Energy Corporation, 2157 S. Mission St.,
drove three white limousines into town for
business.
"We are fulfilling a need," said Brehm, who
owns Sunset with two brothers. "Before,
when Mount Pleasant residents wanted a
limo, they had to rent one from Saginaw or
Flint."
"It usually takes about an hour or more to
get here from (Flint or Saginaw) so
(customers) paid for the time they didn't even
use," he said.
Wedding parties have given Sunset the
most customers. Brehm expects that to
change with CMU students back in town.
Sterling Limousine Service also has been
popular for wedding parties, as well as
anniversaries, birthdays, and for some CMU
student use.
Added Brehm: "We have already had some
sorority (members) rent it out. I think they
will use it to go to games or concerts "
Brehm's brother Tom said one customer
went grocery shopping in the limousine after
it was rented for his birthday.
"Imagination plays an important part,"
Tom Brehm said. "It's a luxury the college
student can afford. It's a fun limo service —
we are selling entertainment."
The 32-foot, white Lincoln Continental
that Sunset uses has a smooth ride. Fingertip
control buttons adjust the temperature, open
the bar door or moon roof and change the
lighting.
And occupants can catch "Air on the
nine-inch colored television if they get bored.
If the furry creature still doesn't stop the
eyelids from drooping, passengers can slip a
tape into the video cassette recorder.
Listening to the AM/FM radio is another way
to relax.
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Future plans
Master Plan update calls for
pedestrian-oriented campus
by MARK ALLEN
LIFE Manag ng E d tor
The CMU of the future could be one of open, pedestrian areas
with a central academic core.
"It also may be a campus without Preston Apartments, with
Frankling Street closed and Preston shortened.
At least that's whaf the University will be like if officials follow
suggestions in the master plan update — "A Guide for Continuing
Physical Development."
The Board of Trustees received the plan at its regular monthly
meeting Friday.
One of the plan's primary goals, officials say, is CMU could be a
pedestrian-oriented campus with parking in the outside areas.
The plan envisions Franklin Street closed and Preston capped off
near the Bovee University Center so traffic does not run through
campus. It also suggests Preston Apartments be turned into a
campus green area for social gatherings.
This idea is not new for 1987. The 1974 plan also called for CMU
to be a pedestrian campus.
"The underlying philosophy has pretty well stood the test of
time," said Mary Senter, assistant vice provost for Planning,
Research and Development.
"What the new plan does is take into account substantial changes
in physical aspects of the campus in the last 13 years," she added.
Johnson, Johnson and Roy Inc., the Ann Arbor firm that
developed the guide, suggested service buildings and parking areas
be on the outside of campus with academic buildings in the middle,
Senter said.
The plan also emphasizes landscaping and social spaces on
campus where students can gather.
The plan update started in late 1983, but was put on hold after
about a year. University Architect Tony Paparella said. The process
was renewed about a year ago, he added.
Paparella said the plan cost the University $45,000.
Representatives from various University departments and the
local community provided input for the plan.
The updated plan is more detailed than the old one, Senter said.
She said planning allows the University to have uniformity with
signs, lights and the general campus look.
"The whole planning process pushes us to think about the
campus as a whole," Senter said.
But the plan is not a binding document, she added. Most of the
points in the plan are just suggestions, she said.
"The thing to remember about the plan is it is a guide. It's not
meant to make decisions for you," she said.
Paparella agreed.
"The key is it is a guide It's professional advice to us on what we
should do * he said
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