1998-12-11; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 81, Number 43
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
©1998 CM LIFE
79 t/r serving Hie comtnunii
Friday
December 11, 1998
14 pages
Shingles promoted in campus recreational services
By Angela S. Vandenberg
LIFE Assistant News Editor
Stan Shingles said he has
always worked to make sure students' needs are met, and he will
continue to do so as he becomes
the new director of campus recreational services Jan. 4.
Shingles said he learned he was
named for        the        position
Wednesday afternoon. SHINGLES
Chisholm
to resign from
CMU position
By Joy Mygrants
LIFE Assistant News Editor
Joe Chisholm, assistant vice president of governmental relations, has informally told University
President Leonard Plachta and Vice President of
Business and Finance Kim Ellertson that he plans
to resign in the middle of 1999.
Chisholm, who has worked at CMU for four years,
has worked hard to build governmental legislation
relations, said Rae Goldsmith, associate vice president of public relations and marketing.
"Joe's leaving is going to be a loss
to the university," Goldsmith said.
"We've had some of the largest
increases in (per-student^ funding
since Joe's been here."
Because    of    ChisholnVs     work,
Goldsmith said, CMU has begun to
focus more on per-student funding.
CHISHOLM "In the last four years, CMU has
had above average increases when
it comes to percentages with the other (public) universities," Goldsmith said.
Goldsmith said there are no poor feelings between
the university and Chisholm.
We often lose good people and we often keep good
people. It's a case where you know it's a loss, but you
wish him well and you move forward," she said.
Chisholm said he informally let Plachta and
Ellertson know of his plans to resign to allow them
time to work on the transition to a successor.
Chisholm also said he still had to complete more
consultation with the university concerning the
details of his transition.
Chisholm said he would be open to working with
the university to make the transition to his successor easier.
"I have good feelings for the university and everyone here. I'll do what's necessary to make sure it
runs smoothly," Chisholm said.
See CHISHOLMpage 14 	
"It's a part of
this department
and it's the lead
position in this
depa rtm ent,"
said Shingles,
who is currently
associate director of programming for campus
recreation.
"It's been my goal to move into
levels indicative of achievement
and doing my best."
Shingles said Kim Ellertson,
vice president of Business and
Finance, was responsible for
Shingles' selection for the job.
Ellertson did not return calls
made to his home or office
Thursday.
Some aspects of Shingles' new
job as director will include overseeing department operations,
such as those of staff, budget and
policies, as well as overseeing
public relations and marketing,
he said.
Although Shingles said he
looks forward to the new position,
he said he will miss aspects of his
previous job.
"I will miss not having the day-
to-day, minute-to-minute interactions with students," he said.
Shingles said several student
personnel report to him in his
current position. He said he will
continue to make students a priority, while coordinating the programs which serve them.
"We work for students — that's
what we do here," he said. "I will
continue to make sure their needs
are met."
Shingles said he will stay
involved with students, as more
than 300 are employed with campus recreational services.
The Student Activity Center
also serves CMU faculty and the
Mount Pleasant community,
Shingles said, and he will make
See SHINGLES Page 2	
7 think the way  you treat people is more
important than what you say.1
AUTUMN FLUTUR • CM LIFE
As an avid sports fan, RenTownsend, South Carolina freshman, visits the SAC and Rose Arena on a regular basis to encourage all the athletes at
CMU.Townsend came to CMU because of the reputation of the sports medicine program. His story appears on page 10.
Some offices staying
open between holidays
LIFE Staff Reports
Between Christmas and the
new year, several offices on
campus will remain open.
Among those offices are:
• Admissions Office, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Dec. 28-30, and 9 am to
noon Dec. 31;
• Budget and Planning
(Mfiee, Business and Finance
Office, Central Health
Improvement Program, and
Computer Services help desk, 8
am. to 5 p m. Dec. 28-31;
• Housing      and      Dining
Services   Offices,   9   a.m.   to   4
p m   Dec. 28-30;
• Libraries, Payable-
Accounting, and Payroll Office,
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 28-30 and
9 a.m. to noon Dec. 31;
• Mailroom, 7:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. Dec. 28-30 and 7:30 a.m. to
noon Dec. 31;
• President's Office and
Provost's Office, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dec  28-31;
• Public Broadcasting Office,
See OFFICES Page 2	
Speakers chosen for graduation ceremonies
By Anthony Judnich
LIFE Staff Writer
Three speakers have been chosen for the Dec. 19 commencement ceremonies in Rose Arena
for their high qualifications and
accomplishments.
The ceremonies, taking place at
9:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
will honor approximately 2,400
students who will receive their
degrees.
Clark Searle will speak at the
9:30 a.m. ceremony. Searle is the
executive vice president of CME
Corporation at University Park in
Mount Pleasant.
CME is a joint Japanese-
American industry that supplies
automotive products to Japanese
automotive companies in North
America.
Searle said he is looking forward to the ceremony.
Tm very honored to have the
opportunity to speak to the
group," Searle said. "I always
enjoy graduations because they're
happy occasions."
Tying business and culture
together will be a theme of
Searles speech, one he hopes the
audience remembers.
*T know full well that 98 percent
of the students won't remember a
thing I say," Searle said.
~One of the themes of my talk
will be building relationships with
an international viewpoint, and
building on the relationship
between business and culture," he
said.   **I   work   in   a   Japanese-
American environment. I want to
discuss how different views and
cultures, when blended together,
can be a positive and rewarding
experience."
Searle will receive an honorary
doctor of business administration
degree at the ceremony.
Speaking at the 1:30 p.m. ceremony will be Lloyd Reuss. Reuss
is the former president of General
Motors   and   worked   there   36
See SPEAKERS Page 2	
Money-making scams on the rise at Central
-- £xat?n Schedule
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By Melissa Grunow
LIFE Staff Writer
Students should beware quick money-
making schemes that have been appearing
on campus.
Okemos senior Jerry Brunnemer has been
researching these scam-related companies
for almost a year. Companies that promise
money for mailing chain letters or stuffing
envelopes, in exchange for a fee of usually
$30, are nothing more than scams, he said.
44At the end of last summer I started looking into these companies. I called a couple of
the companies I was interested in, but I
never spent any money. I thought, why
would you have to pay to mail their circulars?" Brunnemer said.
This curiosity led Brunnemer to order a
CD ROM program, which contains money-
making journals with these kinds of scams
in them. He even called a few of the companies questioning why anyone would have to
pay to work for them.
*Tve asked some companies why I would
have to pay, and they told me I wasn't paying   to   stuff envelopes,   I   was   paying   to
become a member. There was a fee as a
member to be able to stuff envelopes,"
Brunnemer said.
Another kind of scam, door to door magazine sales,   also targets students.
Karyn Scholes, Berkley freshman, was a
victim of this fund raiser-like scam during
her first month on campus.
"A guy came to my door and said he was
from a magazine company and he was competing with other salespeople  for a trip to
See SCAMS Page 13	
Students awarded research grants
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If your class meets:
M MW, 4 p m or after
T. TR. 4pm  or ,
W. 4 p m or after
R, 4pm or after
Your exam date A time is:
Monday. Dec 14 - regular time
Tuesday, Dec 15 - regular time
Wednesday. Dec 16 - reg time
Thursday. Dec  17    reg time
Friday. Dec. 16 is open far exams that need to be rescheduled because of a student's
having an excess of three exams on the same day or unavoidable weather conditions
causing the cancellations of classes during one of the regularly scheduled exam days.
WeelcesHl t'lasees
Finals for weekend classes are during the last regular meeting time
LIFE Staff Reports
The Office of Research and
Sponsored Programs (ORSP)
has announced that 16 CMU
undergraduate students have
been awarded undergraduate
student research and creative
endeavors grants for fall 1998.
"Most CMU undergraduate
students are not aware of this
program. So sometimes a lot of
good research projects or ideas
have to be given up due to lack
of funds," said Judy Gibson,
coordinator of Special
Projects/ORSP.
The program for undergraduate students research and cre
ative endeavors grants was
sponsored by ORSP, which
offered students a maximum of
$250 to offset costs associated
with a student's research or creative project, such as the printing of questionnaires, postage,
copying costs, chemicals, supplies and research-related travel
"We strongly encourage the
students to engage in this program, since it provides them
with a wonderful extension of
the college experience," Gibson
said. "By participating in this
program, students not only can
get   the   funding   that   allows
them to begin their interesting
and diverse projects, but also
gain valuable experience in presenting their final projects in
the annual exhibition each
April.
"A number of these students
will also present their paper at
various state, national or international professional conferences," she said.
Usually at the beginning of
each fall and spring semester,
applications are distributed to
all departments and then interested    students    may    submit
See GRANTS Page 13    	
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