1993-09-24; Central Michigan Life

              Friday, September 24, 1993
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News
Desecration
Thieves steal flags from park
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Et Cetera
Mountain song
Cyclist gives well-spoken advice
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Sports
Three-peat
Central faces Michigan State
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Central
Michigan
VOL
UMK 7b\ NUMBER 11
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN 48859
<    1993 CM LIFE
(517) 774-3493
14 PAGES
Program review documents submitted
By Kelly L   Adams
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Program Review recommended changes
Below is a breakdown of the recommendations of
each college, through the Provost's Office:
Recommendation
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This is part one in a series of program review reports.
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Faculty approve of
merging business
law, management
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PROGRAM FJ .ne
By Matt Crossman
Tho faculty's vote of approval does not clear up the future of a
clnpai t ment a I  realignment  in t fin College of lousiness Administration.
The1 iMcr^cr iti question is the department of business law and
regulation with the department ofmanagement Turnout was reportedly high for this week's college-wide vote. Dean Terry Arndt confirmed the passage hut  would not  release any further information
A number of factors are unresolved. University polity calls for a
.'i<)-day objection period after the vote It" no objections are filed, the
results are published by tfie Academic Senate and forwarded through
Interim President  Leonard K.  Plachta to the Hoard of Trustees
If an object ion is filed, after .if) (lavs the Senate must have a hearing
and approve the measure
Jim Mill, chairman of the business law and regulation department,
said fie will meet with his department next week and might "file an
objection to protect  our rights."
Arndt formed a faculty committee to study the effects of the merger
on t he colleges accredit at ion and to develop alternatives The committee's report is due < )ct    1 '.\   David (iuent her. chair of the committee and
S'-u. MERGER Page
On a mission
Unclear wording on agenda
generates misunderstanding
By Karen Joseph
and Amy Shiner
A motion un the CMC Board
uf Trust ees' ( )c 1 1 agenda created
-nine       i on fusion       this       w» ek
localise of  unclear wording
The        11 c • m .       " < ' f l a 11 g i • s       in
icademic organ i/.at ion." inch
.ated a motion to repeal the policy on changes in the academic
organi/at ion and instructed the
president and provost to develop
recommendations for curriculum
revision and academic reorganization 11» lie presented at t lie Dec
I 7  I »c».u d meet mg
Though tin- motion seems to
mi ui i n >t e     1 <»t a I     over rid i ng     of
Academic- Senate authority.
clarification could he found on :i
•esolut ion located in tin- Policy
and Bylaws Committee action
items, indicating tliat actions
would not be taken without
faculty  uiv< ilvemeiit
The resolut ion states, that t hi'
Hoard instructs the president
11icI provost, in consultation with
J he appropriate faculty bodies, to
develop recommendations for
i u r t ic u I u m rev is i on and
academic reorganization to be
presented to the Hoard .it its
I >ecemher   1M<»>  meet mg."
Trustee Kohert Vniitiii. chairman of the Policy and Bylaws
( 'ommit tee. said t fie mot inn is an
•Hurt   to make the academic pro-
•ess  run  efficient I v .
"Wn   were   not   going   to   allow
mv   parts   to lode behind a  lot  of
process." Young said. "This is just
i   wake-up   call   to   say   that   we
mean  business."
Provost Robert Kt alike called a
Deans Advisors Council meeting
for Thursday to discuss the mis-
c ommunic at ion dealing with the
niot ion and t he current h ierarchy
mi c amp11s.
Dearis i»f the undergi aduate
academic   colleges   were   present
i long w it h ( J a rv Shapiro, director
if        In st 11 ut ional        Rosea re h ;
Richard   Davenport,  vice  provost
*   MOTION Pacje;   /
Percentage of minority students
doubled during past 10 years
By Jill Behnke
John Bjorlie from Grand Rapids, spoke the word of the Bible Wednesday afternoon to anyone who
would listen He and his team travel to Michigan colleges and universities to preach the "only true
word of Jesus Christ
Minority enrollment has doubled hv percentage
i n t be last I O years But "we still have a long way t <>
go." said MichaeM Kvens, director of admissions and
enrol hi tent   management
Knrollment figures show l.U>J. minority students.
oi   .Vill   percent  of the total   I h.'Ja'J fall enrollment.
Ten years ago. the total minority population at
CMC  was 2 «S«S percent,   t7<> students
' We have doubled t hat m l<) v tars and hope to do
it again in Hi more years." Owens said "We are
pleased wit h the ' upward 'direct ion we are going in.
but ' t he minor its enrollment figure i is not where we
want to fie The university is taking initiatives to
continue going that   way
According to a BI*M  !>2 studs. CMC ranked   near
ENROLL     iqc   y
Fall 1993 on-campus
minority enrollment
QrQMp: Nfi. _&
Black/non-Hispanic 458 2.80
Hispanic 197 1.21
Asian/Pacific islander 177 1.09
American Indian 130 0.8
total 962 5.9
total campus enrollment: 16,252
Boards of trustees
do not have checks,
balances system
Lack of security over man at
facility under fire after incident
By Scott Anderson
By Todd Fettig
A - nil- f 11 mii a ppropi i.iini;' funds and appoint i ng mem be i -    \lu biM.Mn
T _ 11 ♦ -   goverruneiil   I. i<k-   . i  sv-tem  ot  check-   and  li.il.mn--   t<<   regulate
fioncd <>1  tni-lie     toi   -tate  umver-sit ies
Miehigan i- among .1 mmorits * »1 stales lacking duecl |uii diction
ov er u 11IV ei sit v board of t ruMees. said P>i 11 Serlerhu I g big, her 1 ilm nt ion
expert   based  with   I'tihhc Sector  Consultants  ln<      Lansing
W'e re atiout  t fie onlv sf ate m t he cou nt rv  wit lion I a *^yst em i»| checks
nod  balances  foi   hoard ol   trustees.     Sederhurg  raid
\ local residence- tacilitv for
tin dev elopmeiitalls disabled
wn- tiM> Im\ hi its security of a
" p red a I or." said a I mi peer
( ' o u n t s   official
-liMlin Scott chief assistant
] pi occ-ciit mg aitornev for Lapeer
j Count s . -aid t lie Mount Pleasant
Keg lor in I < enter for I >ev elopmen-
| till Disabilities I lull W Pickard
j Koad. wn- it fault for not keeping
tighter security around a subject
He sa id each boa rd is t ree to establish it s ovv 11 procedures, unless t lies
tate law    The government s or.Is -other -method o1  regulating a   |   • ""-.dor ed    dangerous    hv     lega
CHECKS      uje ♦
s lolat
standards
The fact tfiat thev did not
know tfus guy is dangerous is
laughable/' Scott  said
Kltun Dean Clayton, the
:{S sear old mentally impaired
man who escaped from Regional
( 'enter supervision late Monday
and apprehended Tuesday, has
an extensive history of sexual
abuse and child molestation.
Scott   said
* We did everything we could
to keep this man locked up.' he
said
In Mavof I^H^CIavton admit
ted to raping and floating a
female patient at the i ktkdale
Center in Lapeer, acc< irdmg to a
Lapeer County Probate Court
report After (lav ton was examined at t he ( )akdale Center tot
Korensic Psychiatry, doctors
determined fie was unfit to
stand t rial
The Oakdale ("enter assured
tfie Lapeer Probate Court it
would place Clayton in a more
secure area But ('lav ton "violently    raped"    another    female
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