1986-02-12; Central Michigan Life

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Central Michigan LIFE
Vol. 69 No. 60
C1986 CM UFE
Mount Pleasant. Michigan 48859
24 Psges
Wednesday. February 12, 1986
Academic Senate urges board resignations
by RANDY LOVELY
LIFE Managing Editor
Condemning action* taken in
connection with the presidential
selection, the Academic Senate
approved a motion Tuesday
urging Gov. James Blanchard to
'seek the immediate resignation
of each of the current members of
the Board of Trustees."
On a vote of 48 to 1, with an
abstention from President Arthur
Ellis,   the   senate   censured   the
board for the following actions
taken during the search for, and
subsequent appointment of, a new
president:
— The boards violations of
standard procedures jointly
established by the Board of
Trustees and the Academic
Senate for the search and selection ofthe president;
— The board's apparent violations of the Open Meeting* Act;
— The board's insensitivity to
considerations   of   affirmative
action; and
— The adverse publicity generated for CMU as a result of
imprudent public comments
during the search process by
board members about the
presidential candidates
The motion states. "Because of
these actions, the credibility of
future national searches by CMU
has been greatly jeopardized and
the integrity of this academic
community   has   been   under
mined *
The pre-written motion was
presented by Martha Smith with
the endorsement of the Senate
Executive Board and former
senate chairs, who met in special
session Monday to formulate the
action.
'One month ago 1 asked for
restraint . . . two weeks ago I
urged reconsideration . . . now it
is  clear   the   board   ignored   our
»S*e -Senate"—page 2
Group to investigate
presidential selection
Further opposition to the Board of Trustees' presidential selection
was staged during Tuesday's Academic Senate meeting with the
formation of an ad hoc committee.
The senate approved the motion to determine whether the Board of
Trustees' flouting of standard search procedures is egregious enough
ISee -Committee"—page 23
Ellis to request
provost search
committee soon
by RANDY LOVELY
UFE Managing Editor
Despite concerns expressed by
Academic Senate members
regarding future searches. President Arthur Ellis will request the
group soon begin formation of a
provost screening committee.
During Tuesday's senate
meeting, Ellis said he is
consulting with campus constituents about the structure of his
administration, but added he will
formally contact the senate and
Student Government Association
about organizing a search
committee to replace John
Cantelon. Cantelon is expected to
vacate his position in August.
In the aftermath ofthe Board of
Trustee's decision to disregard
recommendations by the
Presidential Search Committee
and appoint Ellis president,
several senator* questioned tha
validity of future searches.
"No process will ever work if the
people don't use the process in
good faith," history professor Eric
Johnson said Johnson, a
Presidential Search Committee
member, called instigating a
provost search 'putting the cart
before the horse" since *1 don't
believe   we   have   a   permanent
president."
"All the good will in the world
cannot encourage people to apply
here.* said Mary Senter,
instructor of sociology, anthropology and social work.
Ellis told the senators he would
appoint an acting provost but
aaid, *1 will not take any recommendations to the board unless
the senate is involved in the
search."
University guidelines require
the provost search committee to
consist of five members appointed
by the president, seven faculty
members selected by the
Academic Senate and three
student representatives determined by SGA.
Ellis said he officially may
inform the senate and SGA today
to organize the search which,
according to the University's
Procedures for the Selection of
Administrative OfTicers, would
require committee members be
appointed within 20 days of notification Also, the committee must
convene within 30 days of the
president's announcement.
Although he would not place a
time table on the provost selection. Ellis said the committee
would not be able to "get to the
bulk ofthe search until fall.*
Hot rod
CM lift mmnr mmmmt
Firefighters   attempted   to   extinguish   a   car   (ire   Monday
•fternoon at 1604 E. Broadway. The 1981 Skylark is owned by
Phillip Peters. 802 N. Brown. Peters' son, Noel, was driving the
car when he noticed smoke coming from the dashboard.
City may not finance Send Off '86
by KATHY PETERSEN
LIFE Staff Writer
I.a>t year's $7,200 Summer
Send Off party, a non-alcoholic
year's end celebration, may not be
repeated this spring.
Summer Send Off '85 was
sponsored by the University and
city The party cost $7,200 and
included bands, a comedian and
food at a nominal cost.
City Manager Tom Martin's
revised proposed budget does not
include expenses for Summer
Send Off Martin said in his
.ittempt to avoid a millage
increase he pared down the city
budget Last year the city donated
$2,500 for the event
Student Activities Coordinator
Sharon George said she has not
received notice of any University
funds for the event either.
Summer Send Off occurred in
front of Park Library t\t 6 pm
May 9. 1985 The controversial
End ofthe World party took place
on Main Street the same night
The Send Off party was not
planned as an alternative to the
End of the World party, but as a
student activity, George said
The Send Off was a success, she
said
"We had a lot of people
there . . We sold a heck of a lot of
hot dogs and drinks," George said
Public Safety Director Martin
Trombley said he could not assess
the value of a program such as
Summer Send Off.
"I was satisfied that there were
some participants," Trombley
said
The Send Off provided a good
ending to the school year, George
said
"I thought it would be a nice
way for the University and city to
say goodbye to the students." she
said.
Students expressed mixed
reactions about the elimination of
Summer Send Off
Linda   Fuller,   Traverse   Citv
junior,   s.ud   the  program   shuuld
continue
"It gives them 'students'
another alternative Rather tli.iri
every ImhIv going to J>.irt> .it End of
the World it gives I hern something
structured to do." Fuller s.ud
Elizabeth    M.rsere.iu.    Grand
Rapids    senior.    aUo    supported
continuation     of     the     event
Merserau said she attended Send
Off last year
"I thought it was an enjoyable
way to relax." Merserau said
She added Send OlT was a good
way to say goodbye to friends and
the program easily could be
expanded and improved by having
It a second time Sin- siiggi-ted
offering more urgani/. .1 games
Other students thought it wa, a
good idea to discontinue the
program
"That's probably a g.«»d idea
because not that many people
really went We went and had a
hot dog because they were only 4(1
cents."    Kaileen    .Jacobs,    (Irand
lx-dge senior, s.ud
Jacobs s.ud Send Off was not
Mirces.-till because students
wanted to drink that ntght and
the University cannot allow
alcohol at  its events
Ed Huhl, Detroit junior, agreed
wilh Jacobs
"Most ol the people I heard
aliuut didn't go to it, they went to
the End ofthe World partv." Huhl
said
Ci.-orge said problems with the
End ul the World party are not
going to end until communication
Ix'gins
"We rued interaction lxlwtrn
townspeople and students and the
University You just don't start
talking alxiut the problem when
tbe weather gets warm." Gtarge
said
(jeorge said student problems at
the Main Street party are not
intentional but are cases related
to alcohol and misdirected energy
Trustees cancel
March meeting
Following President Arthur
Ellis' suggestion, tbe Hoard of
Trustees has canceled its
regularly scheduled March 7
meeting
Ellis said Tuesday he recommended the Ixj.ird not meet
because trustee travel plans
conflicted with the date and
liecause administrators did not
have time this week to plan an
agenda and prepare for the
meeting
"Every Uidy's been working
pretty hard The University
Would Ih- Ix-st served by not
having a meeting next month,"
Ellis said, adding the ttoard
does not have pertinent Issues
that must Sx- resolved Ixrfore
April
Administrators would have
set the agenda this week and
then spent the next two weeks
preparing for the meeting Ellis
said he was busy jus( !>eing the
new president Ills first formal
meeting regarding the affiliation with Michigan Molecular
Institute of Midland is today;
he will attend an alumni
gathering in Grand Rapids
Thursday and next week he
will travel to Washington DC
for a pentagon meeting
regarding military education
"I just felt the need to deal
with other things We've got
work to do and we've got to get
going." Ellis said
Major issues, including plans
for the proposed re. nation il
facility and budget revisions.
were handled during the
J a n u a r v ' Fe h r u a r v meeting
Jan   31.'Ellis said '
The next regular meeting is
set    fur   April    1 1
IIFE-Iine
News Brief
Index
University Theatre's presentation of the Imaginary Invalid
begins today at 8 p.m. with performances set through Saturday
Ticket* are $2 50 for student* and $4 50 for non-students and
can be purchased at the Bush Theatre Box Office
Weather
Partly sunny Wednesday
with chance of snow flurries.
Highs mainly teens. Partly
cloudy Wednesday night.
Lows 5 above tero south to 10
below north. Mostly sunny
and warmer Thursday with
highs upper teens to mid-20a.
IET faculty examine campus facilities
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Sport* page 16
Chippewa Profile page 16
Spotlife page 19
Police Report* page 19,
Classified* page 23
by BETSY MINER
UFE A*a't. New. Editor
Faculty members from the Industrial Engineering and Technology
department traveled to Purdue University last week in an effort to
gain insight into Central's new IET facilities
"Our goal is to visit some technology facilities that have boen
constructed within the last two to three years to help us get a better
sense ofthe functionality of those buildings,* Raid Myron Henry, dean
ofthe School of Arts- and Science*
He said the study of other campus facilities will help CMU faculty
members "crystalizc" their ideas about CMU's slated building
"I think it was a success you can't construct a building without
getting a feel for what's out there and what other buildings may do
and what other designs may do," Henry said
He said this tnp and others are beneficial because they allow the
University to examine up-to-date equipment as well as successes and
drawbacks with current facilities
Faculty from other instutions have been happy to inform CMU
faculty about desired equipment changes and have made recommendations, he said.
He added the group is visiting institutions with programs similar to
CMU and "we want to see just how their faciltiea work with regard to
those academic programs*
"1 tound it extremely informative for me personally I think it was
well worth the time spent," Henry said.
IET faculty members also visited the General Motors Institute in
Flint and plan to attend the Minniapolis. St. Paul area later this
month to examine several institutions with similar facilities, Henry
said
"We reviewed their building, we talked about their equipment, we
talked about the kinds of problems they had getting the building built
and the equipment delivered." IET Chairman John Novosad said "I
think we've learned a lot from this and we don't plun to make thos*-
name mistakes that they made "
Novosad added the IET department would like to avoid some
programs from institutions visited as well a.-, utilize successful
programs studied.
He said Purdue hat good industrial controls laboratory and
impressive engincring graphics area
The next step in the construction process is to update drawings
prepared approximately ten years ago, he said.
The IET department has been meeting with architects to update the
schematic drawings before preliminary drawings are prepared.
Final-phase drawings will complete the preliminary planning stages.
Funding for the $16 million building will be allocated from the
capital outlay bill. Funding for the initial planning of the project came
in the form of a $500,000 congressional appropriation