1985-03-04; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Monday. March 4,1985
1985CM LIFE
16 pager
Mount Pleasant
Ellis appointed interim president
by PAUL MASON
UFE Managing Editor
Arthur Ellis, vice president
for Public Affairs, was
appointed interim president
Friday by the Board of Trustees to replace President
Harold Abel, effective July 5.
Ellis, 52, was unanimously
appointed interim president
without discussion.
Ellis, who served as interim
president for six months in
1976 between former president Bill Boyd's departure and
Abel's arrival, said he has been
approached by several trustees since the Feb. 1 meeting.
when Abel's resignation was
approved unanimously.
"(Former Board Chair) Al
Fortino approached me and
asked if I would accept the
position if I was asked. I said
'yes,'" Ellis said. "Since then,
several trustees have asked
the same question, but the conversations ended there."
Ellis said Trustee Alice Tom-
boulian, of Rochester, called
him Thursday night following
Board committee meetings
and asked him if he would
accept the position.
Trustee Gordon Lambie. of
Dearborn Heights, motioned
for Ellis' appointment as in
terim president at Friday's
meeting.
The appointment of Ellis
"gives him freedom to move,"
Lambie said.
"I'm disappointed it wasn't
done a month ago, because he's
been the buzz around campus,"
Lambie said.
Last September, Ellis
announced his retirement for
August 1985. He will forego
those plans until a permanent
successor starts, probably
1986.
"Just the date is moved back.
I still intend to leave the University following this," Ellis
said.
Because Ellis is not a candidate for the presidency, has experience as interim president,
is well respected in Lansing
and has served the University
well for 15 years, he was
appointed interim president,
Lambie said.
Thursday night at a joint
meeting of the Academic
Affair and Finance committees. Trustee Raymond
LaBounty, of Ypsilanti, said
appointment of an interim
would end speculation and disappointment of interim president candidates.
"So far three or four groups
have started supporting a
candidate. If you wait another
month three or four more
candidates will be supported,"
LaBounty said.
"The more you wait, you're
going to have more groups support candidates," he said.
"When you first make a decision, all you do is alienate a
group whose candidate is not
picked — you lead otherson."
Abel resigned at the Feb. 1
meeting. He was granted
terms of his termination contract which included $40,000
for a home and car, a one-year
sabbatical leave and the usual
executive officer retirement
benefits.
Ellis said compensation for
his serving as interim president have not been discussed.
In 1976 when he served as interim president, Ellis said his
salary was increased from
$30,000 to $40,000, the same
Abel received when he took
overas president.
Ellis said there is no real
comparison of styles with Abel
because the interim president
serves a different role.
"You just have to keep things
running smoothly, and the
campus is running smoothly
now," he said
♦See "Ellis" — page 2
Presidential search
Procedure review
inappropriate - Hatch
byPAULMASON
UFE Managing Editor
Academic Senate Chairman Roger Hatch said Friday the
Board of Trustees is acting inappropriately by considering
changing presidential search procedures
At Friday's meeting the Board approved formation of a committee to review current procedures used in the presidential
search process.
Selected for the committee were trustees Alice Tomboulian,
of Rochester, Bill Odykirk, of Mount Pleasant; Gordon Lambie,
of Dearborn Height sand Bernadine Denning, of Detroit.
Hatch, chairman of the Religion Department said the timing
of the review of the procedure is Inappropriate.
Hatch said changes should not be made in a period prior to the
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"The Board could not have chosen a more inappropriate time
to do so.. .they continue to Indicate everything is up for grabs."
Hatch said.
"The pu rpose of procedures is to use them." he added.
♦See "Hatch"—page 2
Board falls to elect
chair for third time
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ej(jflilSn Taking advantage of the recent, but short-lived, warming trend, Sigma Pi fraterni
ty members splash through a mud-filled Rose Field Saturday afternoon during a flag
football tournament. The tournament, was used by the fraternity to raise money for
Multiple Sclerosis.
by NATHANIEL PROCTOR
LIFE Editor
Despite several attempts
Friday by Trustees to appoint a
Chair, the Board will remain
without a leader for at least
another month.
The Board did appoint Trustee William Odykirk, of Mount
Pleasant, as Vice Chair. Odykirk replaces Alice Tomboulian, of Rochester, as the
Board's Acting Chair in the
absence of a permanent Chair
Candidates for Chair were
Tomboulian. who was nominated by the Board's Officer
Selection Committee, and (ior-
don Lambie. whom Trustee
Rachacl Moreno had nomin
ated from the floor.
Trustee Ray 1-iBounty inter
rupted the Board's agenda to
offer a resolution calling for
immediate  selection  of  a
permanent Chair
"It is now three months
beyond the time when this
Board should have elected its
officers and assigned commit
tee responsihlilics for the cor
rent year," 1-iBounty, of Ypsilanti, said. "This delay is cost
ing us dearly."
"Our action represents a
grievous performance with re
spect to this university, the
governor. . and the general
public we represent." I .a Bounty said.
I-iHounty proposed a secret
♦See "Trustees" — page 16
Coffeehouse shelved
Officials disagree on series
by MATT VALLEY
UFE Staff Writer
The free coffeehouse concerts series has been shelved
temporarily until Program
Board and the Bovee University Center management reach
an agreement on a starting
time for performances given
there.
While Program Board wants
to continue scheduling the performances weekdays at 2 p.m.
the UC Reservation manager is
recommending coffeehouse
acts not begin before 4 p.m.
"The primary goal of programming is to draw students
into the University Center."
Jim Burke. UC grill and concession manager, said.
"In the daytime people are
already here . . again, the idea
is to attract people to UC who
don't come in at the prime-time
hours." Burke added.
There have been complaints
from faculty members who say
the music is too loud in the UC
Reservation, Burke said.
"I've had four or five complaints that the music is too
loud, that it bothers them. Of
course, in my positionas manager, I usually get the negative
comments." Burke said.
Program Board officials, on
the other hand, say the 2 p.m.
starting lime has the best response.
"We've tried having the coffeehouse in the evenings for
the last five or six years. The
response has not been good.
People are studying There just
isn't many people around," PB
Coffeehouse Coordinator Jeff
Walker, said.
"It doesn't pay for us to use
our money in programming if
nobody shows up." Walker.
Battle Creek sophomore,.said.
This semester. Program
Board switched the starting
time for the performances
♦See "Coffeehouse" —page 16
Senate to vote on       j
actuary science major
byTlMMcAVOY
UFE Start Writer
Central may become the second school in Michigan to
establish an actuary' science major if the Academic Senate
approves the proposed major Tuesday.
The major, which requires 59 hours of course work in
mathematics, computer science, accounting, finance and
business law, would allow a graduate to seek a position as
an executive inan insurancecompany.mathematicsChair-
man Richard Fleming, said.
"An actuary is a person who figures the rates that insurance companies use," Fleming said. "They determine mortality figures, probability figures, and things like that."
♦See "Senate" — page 16
In Brief
A measles immunization clinic will be conducted at the Isabella County Health Department, 1222 North Drive, Tuesday from 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. For more information, call 773-5921.
Inside
High school and
college ROTC students participated in
a drill meet Saturday,
page 8
Sports
Central's baseball
team will be playing
in Florida over spring
break.
page 10
Weather
Snow becoming
mixed with or changing to freezing rain.
Highs in the lower 30s
to mid 30s. Lows in
the teens to mid 20s.