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Central
Michigan
VOLUME 75. NUMBER 73
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN 48859
1993 CM LIFE
(517)774-3493
20 PAGES
Extended Learning dean resigns
Yantis says he'd like more time to fulfill other career goals
By Todd Fettig
,     *  I      St.iff   W   tei
The founding dean of CMUs
College of Kxtended Learning
has divided to leave his position
and upturn to the classroom to
leach
John T Yantis, dean of the
nationally recognized college
siiUT its creation in 1982,
announced Jus resignation at a
meeting lor the College of
Kxtended Learning   Tuesday.
Yantis said his decision to resign was a career move.
"I've heel, a senior official at
Central Michigan University foi
'2 1  years." he said.
"Aftei 21 years, I decided there
were still many things I want to
do in my career that 1 don't have
time to dei as a full-time administrator
" I want to spend time teaching.       tion.
writing    and    consulting    in    my His     resignation     \-    effective
field as well as spend more time       -July   I     lie will take a six-month
with my family/" transitional     leave    he-lore    he
Yantis  said  he has accepted a       rejoin^     the    educat lemal     adim-
JOHN T   YANTIS
faculty posit ion in ('Ml "s department   nf educat lonal administra-
nistration    faculty    in    January
1994.
Yant is denied rumors (hat discrepancies, concerning operating
procedures hetween the provost's
office and t he I 'ollege of Kxtended
Learning, led to his resignation.
* 1 ve heen under no pressure
from the provost in that regard,"
Yant is said.
Yantis admitted the provost's
office applied pressure to reorganize the college, hut insisted
the pressures were typical and
were  for a good cause
We were always reorganizing
hecause limes change.' Yantis
saiel To keep up with the times,
we  need  to change as well
"That's just a natural sort of
thing There is always pressure
t •> deliver and to develop the p nigra m
We are not   at  odds at  all
Richard Davenport, vice pro-
\«i-l for Academic- Affairs, also
denied the Illinois of pressuring
Yant is  ilit< i resigning
'We applied no pressure whatsoever." he said
"John Yantis resigned voluntarily to pursue the career he
hives teaching. 'The provosts
office'   ha--  maintained  an  excellent   relationship with him."
Davenport said plans for naming a replacement will hede'med
alter an evaluation of the colleges need.-, is conducted.
Yantis' announcement was
made too late in the year to conduct a national search for his
replacement. Davenport  said.
Yantis said tho timing of his
resignation, which he lias heen
considering for nearlv a vear. was
ideal
The t line is ripe, and the t ime
i- right hecause of the fact our
college is unite strong and our
-hip is  in  full sail." he said.
"The   college   is   strong,   financially   healths   and   has  an  excellent   staff.   It   will   remain   viable
throughout   a  transition   in   lead-
Si-.- YANTIS r\iy(   2
Third phase cuts
may include some
Phase II leftovers
By Darron Markwood
The second part of Phase II reductions have' heen researched, but
might not he implemented unless thev are included in a proposed
Phase  III
The first part of $3 million Phase II reductions, involving $14
million, have been cut; but the second part, involving the remaining
$1 Ci million, a e not completed, said Kim Kllertson. vice president for
Husiness and Finance.
The final $l.f> million could possibly be included in Phase Ml
reductions, projected for July  1994. he said
Phase III cuts are tentatively scheduled to target specific areas.
instead of across the board like the first part of the Phase II reductions.  Kllertson said
The cuts will focus on programs and things ('Ml' can afford to stop
doing, he said.
It is possible some of the recommendations made through admini-
strat ive team reports from tin- second part of the Phase II cuts will he
utilized  m   Phase  III cuts, Kllertson said
Three administrative teams looked into six areas for the second
part of Phase II reductions: Athletics; Motor Pool; Printing Services;
University Health Services; the Central Health Improvement Program  facility; and Knerg\  Conservation involving utilities
See CUTS Pacj*; 2
Central
Playboy
model
on TV
By Erik Nehring
CMC gained more unwanted
attention Mondav when tour
women poking in Aprils Playboy
including one CMC student
appeared    on    "The    Montel    William- Show
Doni Thompson, a Mount
Pleasant senior who posed for
Playboy's pictorial entitled "Student Hodio Higher Kducation
Never Looked so i Jood.* appeared
on the syndicated talk show
I thought it was going to he a
chance lor me to express myself"
Thompson said "It was the worst
experience of  my entire life."
Thompson said the representa-
1 ives for the show were unsatisfied with the women's appearance and thev were asked to
change t heir clot hes immediately
bob »re--tln    pr«.gi'tiiu.
She- said program officials
treated the episode more like a
beauty   pageant.
We were paraded out there at
l he beginning ol the show instead
ol -it t ing on the stage as t he show
I m gan.    she said
Thompson said other- women
featured on the sheiw including:
Marlee Ravenscroft e»f Arizona
Slate- Cniversity; A ma ml a
Kobe-lis of 1 he Clll\ elsit V ot ( iee-r
Lia anel Jennifer Dagiian of the
t niveisitv e>f Te-xas also were
unhappy  with  then   treatment
We- all left pissed off beyond
be -I ie! bee a Use of t he way we were
Ii<  ate-d.     she    said
All t he women com plained t hat
-tail for the program yelled at
them for neit t alkmg enough, she
-aid
Thompson s.nel he r portrayal
\\. i - inaccurate anel her- anger
caused her to say things she
misfit ne>t iiormalK say Ki lends
of Thompsem said ol the- perfor
mance'. "My < ieid that's not vein
up  I her e
Williams asked Thompson
about the- extent e»j the- con
t reiver s\   on ('Mi's campus
LIFE Photo Steve Schoof
Dan Brinkle, Jackson junior (far left), John Brinkman, Midland play starts Wednesday and runs through Saturday beginning at 8
senior (center), and Melanie Sliwka, Livonia sophomore rehearse; p m. Admission is $3 for students and seniors and $5 for general
the play Prelude to a Kiss  Monday evening in Bush Theatre. The      admission.
University
impresses
Asian
recruits
By Andrea Smith
Kfforts tei internationalize
and diversify CMC's campus led
Dan   Kversole   e>n   a   mission   to
Southeast    Asia    tei    recruit    students
Kversole, associate director eif
Admissions, left Feb. IK for a
month-long tour of six countries
piomeitmg CMC te> Asian high
schoeil and college students His
trip to China. Indonesia, Singapore. Malaysia Thailand and
Taiwan was arranged with Linden  Kducat lemal Services
Kxpectations for- next fall are
that between 20 and 25 new
international students freim
Soul beast Asia will enroll at < Vn-
t ral. Kversole said
However, full benefits eif the
trip will he reaped in about three
years,  he- said
Currently, loo internal ional
students attend CMC The administration hopes to increase that
See EVERSOLE P.icjf?  19
CMU may be prime generation gap battleground
.«• PLAYBOY f'a[)>■ y
By Bridget Isquierdo
K\'»'ii though geiier;ition gaps
call ea eat e problems in regards to
age- differences, the- CMC com-
muint\ believes the\ are lie eiled.
natural  and cnM   on  campus.
One generatieili gap te»dav
e-xist*- helWee-n the- baby heiumeis
anel the "l.'.th generation, said
William St i auss. ant heir' of   "( len-
riatlitlh      The    H|sfei|-\    eif    Allien
e a"s   f ut mv
'fhe hah\ beiomeis were born
between 1941 I 9(iO and range' in
age- from 't'2. te» .V_ The 1 'U h" gen
elation i- tfie- thirteenth genera
t ion to 1 ive- under I fie- t anted
States Constitution anel the*
Aiue-r Man   flag
These two generations are- in
conflict and < Ml ' might prove te»
he prime hatt h'ground Strauss
^a.el
" I don't think there is a big gap problem, it
may be better to have a little bit of a gap and
more diversity and experience."      Ron Finch
"From   the   baby   boom  /enera
t ion   te»     1 ;f .   America's  children
went from a family cult ore of My
Three  Se»ns"  to   My Two  Dads.
he- said
Part of the reason for this gen
• ■latum   gap.   which  Strauss  said
alsei involves a culture gap. is the*
high divorce rate within the past
2<> years
According to data released by
tlie- Cnited States Bureau eif the
Census. America's divorce rate
doubled  from   1 9<>5 tei   1975
At CMC, the- average* age eif
senior udmmist rators is 52, while
I he* average age'eif under graduate
students is 22, a prime- example
of t he baby boomers and t he Mith
general ieui
"If there is it gap at ihis university i bet ween admmist rators and
students' it isn't as large- as the
one- between students and the
residential population, said Joe
Oravecz. assistant director eif
Student Lit* Oravecz advises
fraternities, sororities and Program  Board.
"•lust he-uig m the university
environment keeps < administrate nasi yemng in issues anel topics
that students are dealing with,"
he said "People who head up
major corporations don't deal
with the isms sexism, racism
We- do anel that   helps us relate."
Aciending lei one ( 'Ml ' adnuni-
stiateir. a little feneration gap
and a little diversity benefit students.
"I don't think there is a big gap
preiblem."    said    Associate*    Kegi
>t i ar Hon Finch   "It may be better
tei  have-  a   little-  bit   of a  gap anel
meire diversity and experience.
"I've been through money
pr-oblems I've had t ones where
I theiught the end of the- world
was here I've raised my own kills
and have dealt with registration
and records for a long time and
t he-re are times when people just
need someone a little older to
throw   their   troubles to
"We have administrators em
campus who are young, middle
aged, anel some whei are close tei
ret irement and I think a mix like
this is good I don't think yeiu
want to have a schoeil where all
the administrators are ,'it) years
old. Yeiu need diversitv."
Finch said expedience alsei is
necessary.
"It's just not feasible to have all
veiling administrators yeiu just
can't have a dean, president land »
provost whei are 25 years old, he
said. "College students need a
goeid amount of help with advising and counseling and thev may
act ually he better off talking \\ it h
someone whei is eilde-r and more
experienced than someone closer
tei t heir age   '
Weir king se> close with student
groups and having direct contact
with students benefits admin
st rators.  Finch said
I think keeping m touch with
students helps us keep in touch
wit h   issues." he said
-lim Hart igan. Kosevilie senior,
said he feels generation gaps are
nat ur ail
"Students always seem tei hate-
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