1981-07-15; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Vol.62 No. 96
1981 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
Wednesday, July 15*1981
Talks continue,
remain
Although negotiations
between the Faculty
Association and the Administration still have a way
. to go, the contract has been
expired for two weeks.
However, faculty is still
working under the conditions
of the old contract, said Neil
Van. Syckle, manager "for
faculty-staff benefits
program.
Van Syckle said the
chances are that when the
contract is settled the faculty
will get more in benefits, and
the benefits will be
retroactive. ._
"For- now they (faculty)
"have the same insurance
allowance they had," Van
Syckle said. "The contract
always contains an active
date, so we'll go back and
figure out whether they owe
us or we pwe them."
However, the date the
contract will be settled seems
far away to some.
Bargaining went on Friday
from 1' p.m. to 1 a.m. and
Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 a.m.
"After 26 and a half hours
of bargaining we weren't any
closen.to wrapping it up," said
Roger Hatch, FA president.
Hanging around
CM LIFE/Jerry Zolynsky
The children from CMU's speech and hearing summer clinic went out for
recess Tuesday afternoon and decided to take advantage of a roped tree by
Moore Hall. Clinic ajd John Frevert gives Mark Karveus a push that sets him
reeling.
CMU trustee resigns
by SANDY McHUGH
LIFE Editor
After serving on the CMU Board of
Trustees for nearly eight years Leo A.
Farhat has decided to resign his position.
Farhat, of Lansing, is being replaced by
Richard L. Halpert to finish the term that
expires December 31,1986.
"I've had enough. I've served almost eight
years, and it was nice I really liked the
work, but I've just had enough," Farhat said.
Farhat was appointed to the board in 1974
and   submitted   his   resignation   at   the
beginning of this year. ':
"I gave my resignation letter in January,
for-April," Farhat said! "There was no big
pressing issue, I just wanted to give the
governor time to replace me."
Farhat added he isTeaving with no hard
feelings, a sentiment President Harold Abel
echoed.
"I thought Leo Farhat was a very ex:
cellent member," Abel said. "He was controversial on some issues-and challenged the
Administration, but he asked us to look into
matters and was a very good worker."
Abel added he received a letter from
(See "Farhat"—pagel2)
"We got a lot of work done,
and narrowed down the
issues," said R. William
Dunham, Administration
spokesman. "Any time you
narrow the issues you make
substantial progress."
The FA is trying to make
both faculty and the Administration aware of Jheir
problems and the fact they
want to wrap the whole thing
up-' ~ ._.
The Crisis Committee does
just that.
"We organize events to
keep the faculty interested
and- aware, and for the Administration too," said Joyce
Hendricks, co-chairperson.
"We meet regularly and have
a few things we've talked
about, such as informational
picketing again.
Contract settled
The CMU Clerical Staff Association and the Administration
came to a' tentative agreement Friday on an economic re-
opener for the 1981-82 school year, a spokesman said Monday.
The part of the contract negotiated was the economic
package that is negotiated every year, although the clerical
contract is good-for three years.
The two sides began meeting May 7, negotiating a total of 24
hours in May, 50 hours in June and over 40 hours in July, the
spokesman said.
The economic package doesn't deal with just the wages
aspect of the contract and includes benefits, vacation and
retirement.
Details of the contract are not available because the contract
will not be ratified until later today.
Financial aid
woes, reliefs
by RANDY MORROW
LIFE Staff Writer
The University has ample
funds to finance all programs
controlled by the University
which were announced in
award letters to students
planning -to attend Central
this fall, said Robert Walling,
d irector of Financial Aids.
Walling said award
programs have not been cut-
in the past, and he does not
anticipate any cuts through
the 1981-82 school year, but
CMU has no control over cuts
in state or federally regulated
programs.
And there will not be
enough   funds   available   to
finance the State Direct
Student Loan Program
-through the 1981-82 school
year, said John Hoekje,
Supervisor of the program in
Lansing.
At a July 7 meeting of the
Michigan Higher Education
Student Loan Authority in
Lansing bids' were taken on a
$40 million bond issue to
finance the State Direct
Student Loan Program for
the coming school year.
- The entire $40 million was
contracted out, but the
amount is substantially less
than has been appropriated in
the past and will not last,
Hoekje said.
Only a portion of the money
(See "Money—page 2)
In Brief
The deadline for dropping a class or withdrawing from the University for the second
summer session is 4:30 p.m. Friday. Contact the
Registrar's Office, Warriner 260.
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