1997-11-12; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan LIFE
Volume 80, Number 35
Mt. Pleasant,  MI 48859
©1997 CM LIFE
78 years of serving the community
WEDNESDAY
November 12, 1997
16 pages
TONY CEPAK • CM LIFE
This map illustrates the route of each of the three nature trails
at Neithercut: The Freedom Path, Brookwood Trail and Arbor
Vitae Trail, the total walking distance of all three trails is 3.1
miles.
Woodland retreat
252 acres of land provide an excellent
retreat for those looking to get away
By Jeremy Stephens
LIFE Staff Writer
The sheer beauty and educational commitment of CMU
extends well beyond our picturesque Mount Pleasant campus and is evident as far away
as Farwell, the site of Central's
Neithercut Woodland area.
Neithercut is a 252-acre land
tract supervised and maintained' by the university's biology department, which is located
approximately five miles northwest of the village of Farwell on
Michigan Route 115.
The facility was given to CMU
by William A. Neithercut, a
CMU alumnus, on Aug. 7, 1968.
Neithercut graduated from
CMU in 1909.
According to Gil Starks, associate professor of biology, the
trails throughout Neithercut
woods are heavily trekked by
hikers as well as cross-country
skiers in the winter.
Starks said habitats such as
hardwood forests, cedar
swamps, fields and meadows,
conifer plantations, beaver
ponds and Elm Creek also can
be found throughout the
Woodland area. He explained
these things show their natural
life forms and attractiveness
throughout the tract.
"It has an extensive trail system, which is used by hikers,
instructors, and those just looking for a little relaxation and
recreation," Starks said.
The central focal point though
is the Wakelin McNeel Nature
Center, a cedar log building
complete with restrooms, a
kitchenette, and a meeting room
which can comfortably accommodate approximately 50 people.
The center and grounds also
See WOODLAND Page 2
TONY CEPAK • CM LIFE
This wood boardwalk over a cedar swamp is a part of The Freedom Path at Neithercut and is
designed to allow  access to the beauty of nature.
SGA raises
concerns
on tiered
tuition
By Kristi Gutowski
LIFE Staff Writer
During Tuesday night's
Student Government
Association Senate meeting,
the topic on everyone's mind
was the subject of tiered
tuition.
Senators raised questions
several about how the fairness
of the tiered tuition was going
to be distributed between students. They also addressed the
issue of whether or not this
would benefit the students or if
it would be primarily a financial gain for the school.
Senate Leader Jonna
Belmas, Hartland senior, said
this was an opportunity for the
senators to raise questions
about the information that is
needed about this issue.
"We need someone from the
administration who knows
about the issue here to answer
our questions," she said.
Senator Stephen Thornhill,
Westland sophomore and secretary, said before he votes on
this issue he wants to make
sure evervone is more educated.
"Before I support this issue I
want to make sure that it is for
student benefit and not financial gain," Thornhill said-
Senators were given a chance
to weigh the issue of tiered
tuition and were handed an
information packet from the
President's Council Tuition and
Fee Report of Nov. 26, 1996. In
the information packet that
was given to members, it said:
• The design of the tiered
tuition is to separate courses
into a two-tier step which would
consist of a lower and upper
division. The lower division
courses would be the courses
that are numbered 299 and
below   and   the   upper  division
See SGA Page 2
Professor will retire after 32
of service
By Ron Kooi
LIFE Staff Wnter
Alan Quick, professor of teacher education
and professional development, will conclude 32
years of service at CMU when he retires at the
end of this semester.
"We're losing a tremendous professor, colleague and a friend to the students," said Linda
Gillingham, assistant director of
Undergraduate Academic Services.
"He's definitely made his mark here,"
Gillingham said. "People will remember him
for years and years."
"I come from a long line of teachers," Quick
said. "My mother was a teacher and a principal."
His grandmother was a teacher as well,
Quick said, adding that his brother was a professor, his aunt -was a principal and his uncle
was a principal and a superintendent.
Quids began his teaching career in 1958 in
Warren, Mich, as a high school English teacher.
He spent three years there before moving to
Oregon to complete his doctorate.
In April of 1963, CMU recruited him to supervise student teachers in Saginaw, Bay City and
Frankenmuth. In 1965, he became the first
director of student teaching and department
chair.
He also has held the positions of dean of Off-
Campus Education and dean of the School of
Continuing Education.
"But (teaching ELE/SED) 107 is my favorite,"
he said.
Brian Madej, an Ann Arbor junior in Quick's
107 (Intro to Teaching) class said, Tve never
had a lecture class that is this entertaining. I
hate to see him leave."
Quick said, "I love working with prospective
teachers and thafs the one thing Til miss the
most — the students, and seeing them develop
into great teachers."
He feels that his greatest contribution has
been to undergraduates, who after 107, "are
generally fired up," he said. "I like their attitude," Quick said.
years
This semester alone, Quick teaches almost
600 students in 107, in addition to graduate
classes.
The purpose of 107 is to "separate the ones
that are serious" and to "develop professionals,"
he said.
"Tb start out a student that positively is really -wonderful," said Barbara Lindley, associate
registrar. Tm sure he's had a wonderful experience here."
Quick said, "I always put a high priority on
students."
Stephen Holder, chair of the English department, said of Quick, "He's probably done more
to affect the quality of prospective teachers than
any other professor."
Kelvie Comer, dean of the College of
Education and Health and Human Services,
said Quick is a distinguished educator and a
strong advocate of students and quality whose
reputation extends both to the state and nation-
See RETIRE Page 2
PAT KRASS • CM LIFE
Alan Quick, teacher education and professional development professor, will retire at the end of the semester following a 32 year
career at CMU.
Saluting the veterans
TONY CEPAK •
CM LIFE
Members of
CMU's
ROTC
program
fired off 21
rounds of
ammunition
saluting fallen veterans
at the
Veterans
Day
ceremony
Tuesday
morning.
A-Senate passes new-
Leader Scholarship
IN   S   I   D  E
By Julia Jones
LIFE Staff Writer
The Honors Council's Leader
Advancement Scholarship
Protocol was passed, but not
unanimously, at Tuesday's
meeting of the Academic
Senate.
Before the final vote there
was much discussion and the
addition of a friendly amendment.
Honors Program director
Kevin Love presented the protocol or requirements which
will apply to a scholarship
being awarded to 40 incoming
freshmen. The scholarship
would cover 12 credit hours per
semester for four years.
"We're hoping very strongly
we have the same track record
with this scholarship as we
have with Centralis," he said.
■ A-Senate recognizes Gary
Dunbar as Professor of the
Year.  See page 15	
"(We want students) to truly
walk out the door with what
they were promised in the
beginning."
High school seniors with a
grade point average of 3.0 or
higher, and previous leadership experience will be eligible
to apply.
"This is an opportunity to
attract students who have for
years been the mainstay for a
campus," Love said. "This is
the most neglected group."
The 40 person cohort would
be required to participate in
classes together and leadership experiences, though the
requirements do not preclude a
See SCHOLARSHIP Page 11
Mary Dole, University Art
Gallery director, is leaving her
position after this year. See Et
cetera page 12
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