1997-10-06; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 80, Number 19
Mt. Pleasant,   MI 48859
©1997 CM LIFE
78 years of serving the community
MONDAY
October 6, 1997
14 pages
Audit uncovers problems with Charter Schools
■ University plans to correct
17 of the 19 recommendations
from performance audit
By Jeremy Russ
LIFE Staff Writer
In response to a recent performance
audit of the Charter Schools Office,
CMU has agreed to correct the office's
problems presented in the report.
Rae Goldsmith, associate vice president of Public Relations and Marketing,
said in a press conference Friday that
the audit report lists 19 recommendations for improving the workings of the
Charter Schools Office.
The university has agreed with 17 of
the recommendation and is acknowledging the remaining two, she said.
The remaining two recommendations
deal with regional representatives for
the charter schools and the office is
unaware of how it will deal with them,
Goldsmith said.
She said, "We may do it in the future,
but not exactly how it is recommended."
According to Goldsmith, the audit
focused on four objectives for the
Charter Schools Office.
Those objectives were:
•To assess  the  effectiveness  and  efficiency of the Charter Schools Office in
authorizing    public    school    academy
charters.
•To assess the effectiveness and efficiency in monitoring public school academies.
•To assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the Charter Schools Office in
monitoring compliance with reporting
requirements for public school academies.
•To assess the effectiveness and efficiency of Michigan Resource Center for
Charter Schools in maintaining information on providing assistance to users
interested in public school academies.
The Charter Schools Office faced
many problems in the audit, especially
in keeping records documented closely.
According to the audit:
•Records for 11 public school academies
did not document how the population to
be served was considered in the selection.
•Records for one public school academy
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AUTUMN
FLUTUR*
CM-LIFE
University
President
Leonard
Plachta
discusses
the implications of the
Charter
Schools
audit at a
press
conference
held Friday
afternoon.
Student upgraded
to fair condition
LIFE Staff Reports
A CMU student who was hit
by a car Sept. 30 has been
upgraded to fair condition,
according to a hospital
spokesperson.
Albert Glaze, Detroit freshman, was taken to Central
Michigan Community Hospital
last week after being hit by a
car -while attempting to cross
Broomfield Road, near Rose
Arena.
Witnesses said while Glaze
was crossing Broomfield Road
at about 8:45 a.m., he walked
in front of one car that narrowly missed him before he was
struck by another car.
Police said Glaze had a
severe compound fracture of
his leg and a head wound.
Glaze was initially listed in
serious condition after being
transported to CMCH.
A CMCH spokesperson said
Glaze is blind, but it is
unknown whether or not this
may have contributed to the
accident.
Physician Assistant
Day recognizes
students, anniversary
By Bridget Perkins
LIFE Staff Writer
Mount Pleasant Mayor
Gerald D. Cassel has proclaimed today Physician
Assistant Day in recognition of
the 30th anniversary of the
birth of the profession and
CMUs physician assistant students.
"We feel the physician assistant program is a valuable service to the community. It's
appropriate to honor them at
this particular time," Cassel
said.
Cassel said information sent
by Rod Moser, clinical coordinator for CMUs physician assistant program, influenced his
proclamation of Physician
Assistant Day and gave him
insight about the profession.
"In light of the escalating cost
of medical care in this country .
. . having the physician assistant program take some of that
service that needs to be rendered can help alleviate the
cost," he said.
Thirty years ago today, three
students from Duke University
graduated from the first physician assistant program in the
country. Today, there are
approximately 30,000 physicians assistants working to provide preventative health care
and quality medical care to millions of Americans.
CMU's   program   is   a   little
more than a year old. It was co-
founded by Laura Capozzi,
director of the physician assistant program, and Dan
Radawski, associate professor
of health promotion and rehabilitation.
"We should be fully accredited in January '98," Moser said.
The first group of students
started the program about 18
months ago and just began clinical rotations in mid-August.
Students are responsible for
completing the 27-month program, which is separated into
two parts.
The first 15 months are spent
in the classroom and then
seven 7-week rotations in various specialty electives.
"We have 31 students on clinical rotation right now, all the
way from Marquette to
Lansing, and we have 37 students in the second year that
just started," Moser said.
Placement for students is
excellent, he said, as there are
five or six openings for every
new graduate. The starting
salary is more than $55,000 per
year, he said.
Provost Richard Davenport
said he is optimistic about the
advancement of CMU's physician assistant program.
"It is an important new addition," he said.
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AUTUMN FLUTUR-CM LIFE
Left, Joe Hupy, Menominee senior,
triumphantly waves the flag of the
opposing team during the
combined efforts of the Geology
and Geography clubs' Capture the
Rag game at Deerfield Park.
Above, Michael Nowak, Farmington sophomore, hides in the brush, patiently waiting
for the opportunity to capture the opponent's flag and win the game.
Gov. Engler
appoints new
board member
By Heather N. LaFave
LIFE Assistant News Editor
The governor officially announced the appointment Friday of Melanie Reinhold to CMU's
Board of Trustees to replace a trustee who
resigned last month.
Reinhold, who served on Michigan State
University's board for two years, said she found
out about two weqks ago that Gov. John Engler
had appointed her to CMU's board and said she
is happy about the appointment.
"I let the governor know I was interested in a
university appointment probably a few months
ago," she said. "I'm very interested in university
issues."
Reinhold said the CM
LIFE interview was her
first, contact with the university since her appointment and she is looking
forward to becoming
acquainted with the campus.
Reinhold, who is from
East Lansing, replaces
Kari Guido, who resigned
from the board in
September — four years
after her 1993 appointment. Reinhold's term will
expire Dec. 31, 2004.
Russ Herron, vice president for University
Relations,        said        new
trustees generally get some introductory information from the university and attend a meeting
to see how things work as part of their orientation.
Herron   said   new   trustees   also   are   taken
Reinhold's Bio
■ Served on MSU's
board for two years
■ President of
Reinhold Landscape,
a Flat Rock-based
company, since 1977
■ Director for the
Wharton Performing
Arts Center at MSU
■ Currently serving
on the State of
Michigan Board of
Landscape Architecture
Registration
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Second bicycle/vehicle accident of
semester occurs at Ottawa Court
new trustees also are
around campus to meet people and given some
materials explaining the university's background.
He said Reinhold's experience on the board at
MSU and length of time until the next board
meeting may change the way the university handles introducing her to the university.
"She'll certainly know the drill," Herron said.
"The main thing is to teach her that CMU is better than MSU."
John Truscott, Engler's press secretary, said
Reinhold is an experienced businesswoman who
will be an asset to the board.
"(Engler) has known her for a while and she is
in high regard," Truscott said. "We think she will
be a great replacement."
"The governor has a special affinity for CMU
since he is from the area," he said.
Reinhold has been the president of Reinhold
Landscape, a Flat Rock-based company, since
1977. She is serving as the director for the
Wharton Performing Arts Center at MSU, the
State of Michigan Board of Landscape
Architecture Registration and Associated
Landscapers of America. In 1977, she earned a
degree in ornamental horticulture from MSU.
■ Student hit by vehicle was treated and
released from CMCH
By Jeremy Russ
LIFE Staff Writer
For the second time this
semester a bicyclist was struck
by a car on campus, sending the
bicyclist to the hospital.
According to CMU Police, a 21-
year-old CMU student was
struck by a 1994 Pontiac Grand
Am driven by a 24-year-old CMU
student. The accident happened
at about 11:20 a.m. on Friday.
The vehicle was traveling west
on Ottawa Court -when the bicyclist, who was riding north on a
pedestrian walkway, failed to see
the vehicle as he crossed Ottawa
Court.
The bicyclist struck the side of
the car and was transported to
Central Michigan Community
Hospital, where he was treated
and released with minor
injuries.
Lindsey Hopkinson, Lowell
junior, witnessed the accident
and said the bike did not seem to
stop as it collided with the car.
"He   didn't   even   put   on   his
brakes," she said. "The whole
bike flew up."
The man flew about six feet
into the air and landed in the
grass on his stomach, -where he
then rolled onto his back.
CMU Police Officer Alan
McArthur, who is also a member
of the CMU Police's bike patrol,
said he would like to put on a
program at CMU for bicyclists
which will inform them about
bicycle safety and the rules of
the road, as mentioned in
Friday's CM LIFE.
LIFE Staff Writer Angela Cook
contributed to this report.
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TONY CEPAK • CM LIFE
A 21-year-old student involved in an accident on Ottawa Court
was treated and released from Central Michigan Community
Hospital on Friday.