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by SANDRA SUTTON
LIFE New* Editor
v. The Board of Trustees Friday heard the first formal
update of actions by the ad hoc committee, aimed at
beajnning a new presidential search. -
. .Trustee Rachael Moreno, committee chairwoman,
reviewed the three issues discussed by the ad "hoc
committee during the Board's regular meeting.
- "The Board will relinquish one or all the seats on the
screening committee if, in fact, we follow the procedures as they are written and the Board has the right
to first-review all the dossiers received," Moreno said.
Another matter addressed by the ad hoc committee
-regarded equitable faculty representation among the
Academic Senate before a new presidential search is
implemented.
Moreno said no revisions to the guidelines for a
presidential search will be made but she said the
decision to spread faculty representation among
CMlTs various schools was. an "in house" agreement.
Trustee Margaret Ann Riecker, ad hoc committee
member, called the decision a "gentleman's agreement."
The first two matters met with little discussion at
Fridays Assessment and Development committee
meeting, but the third issue solicited comments from
trustees and administrators.
Moreno said faculty and trustees dissgreeed on the
value of a needs assessment in selecting a president.
Riecker said she assumed several existing
documents would be used to aid tn developing a needs
assessment but information contained within those
documents were not enough.
Moreno agreed and said, "Both (Riecker) and I feel
that what is currently available is not adequate."'
Acting Provost Janice Reynolds said existing information could be helpful but would not be enough.
"We do have some of these documents but if you want
to tie them into looking for a president, that link is
missing," she said.
At the Board meeting Moreno said the ad hoc
committee will not meet again until the Board reaches
a decision about what a needs assessment will consist
SSee "Trustee-sT—page *
Plan to revive
program fails
by PAT HOUSLEY
LIFE Editor
CMlTs dying Adult Fitness
and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Programs were almost revived.
According to Dr. Benjamin
Loseth, DDS, Mount Pleasant,
meetings between local
community members, faculty,
and CMU officials almost led to
a financial revitalization of the
programs.
"We were told that if we
could come up with $30,000, it
lives," Loseth said. "We got
$15,000, and thought we could
get another $15,000 by the end
of next June."
According to an April 14 CM
LIFE report. Provost John
Cantelon said the Health
Fitness Program, with its Adult
Fitness, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Corporate Fitness
divisions, costs the University
approximately $60,000 a year.
By shifting costs of the
program's laboratory coordinator and graduate assistants,
CMU officials discussed
reducing the cost of the
program to approximately
$30,000.
Charles Anthony, former
WCEN station manager, ssid
this new group discussed the
possibility of maintaining the
program, but later decided not
to do it
He said six private citizens
were going to put up $2,500 a
piece and the University was
going to get matching gifts or
absorb the remaining $15,000.
"But if we do it now, where
are we 12 months from now?"
Anthony said. "We also don't
know what the political implications might be."
Anthony said the University
also has some problems with
rSee -Fitness"—page 12
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Orientation Introduces students to CMU
by AGATHA STTEK
LIFE 8tafT Writer
Bringing new life to a campus hushed with the
leisure of summer, the first session of orientation
began this week.
Faculty members, counselors and student leaders or
mentors work toward making the program smooth and
successful. Orientation Director Eton Holland said.
The Towers housed three groups of freshmen and
transfer students,  along with  their accompanying
Both sides file objections
to discrimination decision
byKRISHAHN
LIFE StafT Writer
Both parties in the Peh-yun Wen discrimination lawsuit against
the University have filed objections to the June 4 U.S. District
Court recommendation in favor of CMU.
M. Dennis Esraay, Wen's attorney, said it would take about three
hours to explain why he filed objections to the recommendation
made by Master Charles E. Binder, United States Magistrate.
There are many reasons for submitting an objection in the case,
Esmay said.
There are a number of "illegal violations" involved in the case,
including illegal use of student complaints, breaking of public
employee relation acts related to Wen's tenure and the use of
departmental files instead of personnel files, Esmay said.
The collective bargaining agreement involving Wen provided for
♦See "Wen"—page 11
parents, Holland, associate professor of counseling,
said.
The program's primary goal is to assist the student
with the many aspects of college life," Holland said.
This includes academics, career vocation and social
adjustment."
He said parents are also encouraged to become
involved with a special program that occurs simultaneously with student orientation.
This program strives to give parents the opportunity to learn about the many academic, social, and
career placement options available to their children,"
Holland said.
The orientation procedure is divided into eight
two-day sessions spanning the months of June, July,
and August. A separate midyear orientation for
transfer students also occurs.
Attendance during the first five sessions totals more
than 700 people, "roughly 375 freshman, 100 to 150
transfers and about 250 parents," Holland said.
"Students have a tendency to go to the earlier
ISee "Orientation"—page 9
ANNOUNCKME3VT8
Today is the deadline to
drop or withdraw from a
second session three-week
class. Cards obtained from
the Registrar's Office,
Warriner 260. must be
presented to th* instructor
for signature and grade and
returned to the Registrar's
Office by 4:30 pm. Cards
received after the deadline
will be invalid.
Anyone wishing to take
the Graduate Record Exam
this summer should contact
Duane GoupeU, Center for
Learning Assessment
Services      manager,     at
774-3163.
Hearing screening clinic
offered by CDO, hospitals
by ANN VANDEWALLE
UFE StafT Writer
A program to detect hearing problems in infants which began
in June 1985 ia being provided by CMU's communication
disorders department at Central Michigan Community and
Gratiot Community Hospitals.
The program. High Risk Register for Hearing Impairment,
was established through a grant from the VS. Department of
Education through the CDO department, Connie Parkhurst,
audiologist, said.
The program begins with questionnaires given to new parents
at both hospitals. The questionnaires deal with information
concerning a possible history of hearing problems and diseases
the parents may have been exposed to which are affiliated with
hearing loss, Parkhurst said.
ISee -Hearing"—pa*g* 8
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