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Vol. II, No. 4
October 1981
Crooked Lake Biological Station
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Celebrities visit campus … page one
NSE students travel to IPFW … page two
Center for Economic Education established … page three
New faculty members … page four
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ipfw intercom
Vol. II, No. 4
October 1981
Intercom is a monthly publication for the faculty and staff of IPFW
Sabbaticals prove fruitful for faculty
Last month’s Intercom story on the faculty awarded sabbaticals during the current academic year ended with the observation that sabbatical leaves are hard work; the six IPFW faculty who have returned from sabbaticals they took last year all agree. They also agree that their accomplishments were worth the financial hardships, hectic travel schedules, and heavy research burdens they often endured. John Modic, assistant professor of English, spent his fall, 1980, sabbatical researching the writings of immigrant Louis Adamic, a popular ethnic writer of the 1930s and 40s. This work on Adamic had begun during an earlier sabbatical, in 1974, when an extended trip to Adamic’s native Yugoslavia kindled Modic’s interest. Research continued, aided during the summer of 1980 by a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Modic’s most recent research has led this year to the publication of two papers, Modic’s participation in three Adamic research conferences in the U.S. and Yugoslavia, and the inclusion of substantial quantities of ethnic writers’ works in Modic’s literature classes. Three faculty received sabbatical leaves for the past spring semester. David McCants, professor of communication and department chair, continued his study of the 19th-century homiletics, especially the controversy over women preachers. His travels took him to research archives in Ann Arbor and Chicago. A resulting article, on abolitionist Angelina Grimke - the first woman to address a state legislature - is almost completed, and a second has been begun. McCants, who regularly edits articles for the professional journal Homiletic, expects his studies to contribute to his classroom activities as well. Aided by a travel grant from I.U.’s International Programs, Richard Wall, assistant professor of French, spent much of his spring sabbatical in France. His research project, a study of the Gothic-Renaissance architectural transition, extended his earlier study of architecture and provided additional information for use in teaching French history and culture. Wall is also at work on an article, and his long-range plans include producing an interdisciplinary reference work which will examine French civilization through architecture. James Woolf, professor of English, traveled to Cambridge and Dorchester during his spring sabbatical; he was aided by travel grants from IPFW and I.U.’s Overseas Programs. In England and the U.S., he continued his research, begun about a decade earlier during his first sabbatical, on the lyric poems of Thomas Hardy. In England, Woolf had access to the few surviving manuscripts of these poems and to critical works from Hardy’s library. The manuscript of Woolf’s book on Hardy’s poetry is about half completed, and he is also using his new knowledge while teaching a course on Hardy and other Edwardian writers. Two faculty have returned after full-academic-year sabbaticals. Virginia Craig, assistant professor of Spanish, spent her year in Madrid. Her research topic was the 17th-century theatrical company, and much of her time was devoted to searching for old records which reveal itineraries, audiences, and directorial adaptations of plays for featured players. Though this was Craig’s first sabbatical, she had spent a year in Spain three years earlier as director of the I.U. Overseas Study Program. With much of the basic theatrical research completed, Craig plans to continue her project while using in her cultural-option classes the many slides, newspapers, and other materials she acquired in Madrid; her teaching of Spanish politics will certainly include an account of her presence during an attempted coup d’etat. Richard Miers, associate professor of physics, conducted his research project on laser-induced phorescence in Madison, Wisconsin. At the university, where he taught one class, he was able to secure equipment and personnel for work in atomic physics; the project has resulted in two completed articles, with others planned, and in Miers’s presenting reports on his work to professional conferences. The research was supported in part by the University of Wisconsin and the Air Force’s Office of Scientific Research. Miers hopes to return to Madison during the summer. Every recipient of a sabbatical leave expressed pleasure about returning to regular duties at IPFW. And every one agreed that the time away from these duties had been interestingly spent on worthwhile projects which had both advanced knowledge and improved teaching at IPFW.
Lakefront station is used for biological research
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After another busy summer of research and class activities, IPFW’s biological research station at Crooked Lake is being readied for its winter rest. Located in Noble County 30 miles northwest of Fort Wayne, the station is housed on a 28-acre lakefront property adjacent to a large forest preserve. Although a few classes and special events, such as the upcoming Fort Wayne Alumni Society meeting are planned for future weeks, the staff of the biological research station are closing down the many summer operations until the reopening next spring. Ken Brown, assistant professor of biological sciences and director of the center, explained that four senior investigators and six research assistants had projects which brought them to the facility for a majority of the summer. Brown himself lived on the premises with his family so that he could continue his research on the ecology of temporary pond snails. Other researchers who worked at the facility on special projects included Bill Davies, professor of biological sciences, who is studying algae in an artificial sand beach; Jim Haddock, associate professor of biological sciences, who is studying the ecology of caddisflies; and Allan Konopka, professor of biology, Purdue-West Lafayette, who is doing research in algae physiology and water quality. Crooked Lake has many advantages as a site for scientific investigations, said Brown. He explained that the 108-feet-deep lake is a glacial lake, 30 to 40 thousand years old. Because the waters are so deep and because the shoreline is fairly undeveloped, the lake is a perfect spot for biological and ecological study. In addition to special research projects, about 200 students in biology use the station each year in both introductory and advanced courses. This year the station buildings were renovated and new pieces of equipment - including a $14,000 liquid scintillation counter and radioactivity tracers - were installed. The station has teaching areas, a large chemistry lab, research offices, a lower-level aquatic holding room with pumps that supply and remove fresh lake water, and two large walk-in environators which can mimic any natural environment. Along the lake’s edge is a boat house which houses several motor crafts and a pontoon boat. Brown hopes that classes at the station during summer months can be expanded and noted that Weekend College classes in field biology were quite successful.
Paula Nelson
The Amazing Kreskin
Irving R. Levine
CELEBRITIES ON CAMPUS - Three nationally-known celebrities will be on campus during the next few weeks. Paula Nelson, author of The Joy of Money, television journalist, and business executive, will talk at the Walb Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. The Amazing Kreskin, who has entertained numerous audiences with his unbelievable psychic tricks, will perform at the Walb Ballroom on Friday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. Irving R. Levine, NBC news commentator, will speak Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. at the Walb Memorial Union. There is no admission charge to Levine’s presentation, which is sponsored by the Addison Locke Roach Memorial Lectureship Committee.
Five NSE students attend IPFW classes
Five students from across America have left their home campuses to attend IPFW this fall as part of the National Student Exchange program. The five represent California State University at Chico, University of Utah, University at Montana, and Bowling Green State University. Senior Paula Charest, Santa Barbara, Calif., normally attends California State at Chico. She signed up for the NSE program at her home campus upon recommendation of friends who had been in the program and chose IPFW for “the Purdue reputation.” “Purdue is well thought of in California,” she said. Charest, who lives in the Concordia dormitory, plans to be a physical therapist, but is taking electives during her one semester in Fort Wayne. “I see the NSE program as a good chance for students to have educational opportunities they otherwise might not have,” said Donna Worthley, local NSE coordinator, who works closely with both IPFW students going out to the other schools and the exchange students. Occasionally, said Worthley, students like their NSE campuses so well that they choose to stay. One IPFW student remained at Boise State University to finish her college career, while a former University of Hawaii student is staying at IPFW. One thousand eight hundred seventy-two students are involved in the nationwide program this fall, according to Bette Worley, NSE executive director. The five NSE students at IPFW this fall are: Charest and Darrell Moore, California State at Chico; Gregory Hanger, University of Utah; Jeffrey Prettyman, Bowling Green State University; and Bryan Tipp, University of Montana. Fifteen IPFW students ventured to campuses on both coasts and in-between this semester. They are: Mary Ann Albaugh and Julie Young, Towson State University; Kevin Babb, Illinois State University; Dan Donnelly, University of Wisconsin at Green Bay; Ken Gall, West Chester State University; Christina Gordon, University of Northern Iowa; Matthew Heller, University of South Carolina; Kurt Luebke, University of Montana; Steven Mendex, New Mexico State University; Mary Shaleen, Boise State University; Alan Shupert, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nicholas Stayanoff III, Winthrop College; Becky Sparks, University of Montana; and Linda Wunderlin, Oregon State University. Faculty and staff aware of students whom the exchange might benefit should encourage the students to get in touch with Worthley. To be eligible, students must be juniors or seniors and have a C-plus grade point average (2.5 on the Indiana scale and 4.5 on the Purdue scale).
ENJOY LUNCHEON - Two NSE students recently enjoyed a luncheon with IPFW administrators. Chancellor Joseph P. Giusti (left) is shown with Gregory Hanger, Utah; Donna Worthley, local NSE coordinator; and Paula Charest, Chico.
Souers cited for many contributions to education
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Marjorie Souers, assistant professor of education, recently received the President’s Award at the 1981 conference of the Indiana Association of Elementary School Principals in Indianapolis. The award is given to individuals in the state who have contributed significantly to education and elementary school principals.
Several faculty members in the department of nursing will serve as officers for District I, Indiana State Nursing Association for this year. Dorothy Burrows, assistant professor of nursing, will serve as president; Sanna Harges, associate faculty member, is president elect; and Linda Meyer, associate faculty, will serve as second vice president. Elaine Cowen, associate professor and chair of nursing, Marjorie Crill, associate professor of nursing, and Pat Veale, associate faculty, will serve as directors. Meyer and Gale Manke, assistant professor of nursing, will publish the newsletter.
Christiane Seiler, assistant professor of German, chaired a multi-thematic session on German literature at the 31st Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Ky.
Elaine Cowen, department chairperson of nursing, visited Alcorn State University in Natchez, Miss., as a member of the evaluation team for accreditation of the National League for Nursing.
John F. Dalphin, dean of the School of Engineering, Technology and Nursing, attended the Federal Computer Conference recently held in Washington, D.C. This year’s programs were keyed to the impact of change and challenge of the ‘80s.
James E. Bundschuh, dean of the School of Sciences and Humanities, has been appointed by Purdue President Arthur G. Hansen as a delegate to the Argonne Universities Association (AUA).
Warren Worthley, chairman of manufacturing technology attended project council meetings of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ (SME) Engineering Education Foundation. Worthley, who is foundation director, conducted five operating committees. Worthley was also the SME representative at the 49th meeting of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology in Tampa, Fla., in October.
John D. Hobson, alumni director, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Three Rivers Festival.
Debbie Grimm, counselor, services for disabled students, has been appointed to a mayor’s committee and participated in New Directions in Employment Affirmative Action for Handicapped Persons at the Holiday Inn on Oct. 20.
Zbigniew Gackowski, visiting associate professor of computer technology attended the Information Systems Design and Optimization System (ISDOS) Project meeting at Ann Arbor, Mich. recently. The purpose of the meeting was to become acquainted with the present state of the art of the ISDOS Project and to discuss an affiliation agreement of the IPFW Computer Technology Department with the Project.
C. James Owen, assistant professor of public and environmental affairs, presented a History of the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (IHCT) at that organization’s annual meeting in Indianapolis recently. Indiana has the oldest municipal league in the nation, reported Owen.
ipfw intercom
Vol. II, No. 4 U.R. 10-81-92 October 1981
Intercom is published by the office of university relations, Room 111, Kettler Hall, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 Coliseum Boulevard East, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805. Used as a means of internal communication for faculty and staff, Intercom is distributed monthly throughout the year. Intercom is affiliated with the Fort Wayne chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Executive Editor: Ann Mauger Colbert Editor: Amy L. McVay Calendar: Lorane Hamblin Contributing Writers: Steven Hollander, Judy Clinton Photographs: Ann Colbert, Amy McVay, Learning Resource Center
Responsibilites reassigned
University relations and development responsibilities at IPFW have been reassigned. Carl E. Bickley, executive director of community outreach and extended studies, has assumed, in addition to his present duties, responsibilities for development and will be assisted by Wade A. Fredrick, assistant director. Both will remain in offices at the downtown Fort Wayne campus, 1120 S. Barr St. The directorship of university relations has been assigned to Judith M. Clinton, who will also continue as assistant to the chancellor. Her new title is assistant to the chancellor and director of university relations. Ann M. Colbert, former assistant director of university relations, has been named director of information services. She will oversee the publications and news bureau functions of university relations.
Center for Economic Education announced
A commitment to economic literacy for the new community is the cornerstone of the new Center for Economic Education, says John P. Manzer, new center director, and assistant professor of business and economics. Formerly the director of the Michigan State University center, Manzer came to IPFW on Oct. 1. “Because of widespread economic problems, I see my job as a challenge to improve the economic literacy of many people,” he says. Reaching public, private and parochial school students in all grades and adult, non-profit and business groups is the main emphasis for the new IPFW center, Manzer adds. An advisory committee of twenty people provides the center with a balanced perspective and helps in program development and setting goals. Business, industry, government, and education are represented on the board. The IPFW center is affiliated with the Joint Council on Economic Education, which Manzer reports is the largest non-governmental educational delivery system in the country and includes a nationwide network of 250 schools. Manzer has a B.S., M.S., and doctorate in education from Northern Illinois University. His doctorate was specially geared towards economic education. He and his wife, Marilyn, recently moved to Fort Wayne. She represents northeastern Indiana as a financial aids representative for Davenport College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS - The program advisory committee for the Northeastern Indiana Center for Economic Education met on campus in September. Chancellor Giusti discussed the center’s liaison with the Fort Wayne Corporate Council and Vice Chancellor Nicholson discussed the thrust of the center and introduced John P. Manzer, the new director of the center. Representatives at the meeting were, around the table from left, front, Guy Beerbower, president of Allen County Farm Bureau; Ervin Henkelman, superintendent of the Lutheran Elementary Schools; Edward A. Nicholson, vice chancellor and dean of the faculty, IPFW; John P. Manzer, director of the Northeastern Indiana Center for Economic Education, IPFW; Donna Bialik, assistant professor of economics, IPFW; Melvin L. Curtis, president, Central Labor Council of Allen County; Mark A. Crouch, coordinator, labor studies, IPFW; G. William Worl, director of Elementary Education, Fort Wayne Community Schools. Also, from left at head of table, Helen E. Gibbons, chairperson of policy advisory committee, Northeastern Indiana Center for Economic Education, IPFW; George W.M. Bullion, chairman of the IPFW division of business and economics and secretary of the committee; Ken Springer, North Adams Community Schools; Roland Young, director of curriculum, East Allen County Schools; David M. Schubert, senior management consultant, Cavanaugh and Associates; Bill C. Anthis, superintendent, Fort Wayne Community Schools; Ted Neely, group vice president, operations, Peter Eckrich and Sons, Inc.; Marjorie E. Souers, assistant professor of education, IPFW; Robert Shaw, business teacher, Leo High School; Karen L. Gunter, economic education coordinator, United Telephone Co. of Indiana; Peter V. Harrington, director, Indiana Council for Economic Education, Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette. Also, at top to right of table, from left, Pam Butts; secretary to the director of the center; Joseph P. Giusti, chancellor of IPFW; and Warren Wilhelm, director of non-credit programs, continuing education.
Continuing education looks to future needs
As the need for technological expertise in the competitive job market increases, so must institutions of higher learning change. That philosophy provides the future direction for the division of continuing education under its new executive director, Phyllis J. Jonas. Jonas, former director, division of continuing education, University of Detroit, joined IPFW’s administrative team on Sept. 1. “I’m hoping to see our division become more involved with business and industry, with in-house training, licensure, and the recertification necessary for many types of jobs,” she says. The thrust will be towards professional development because professions today are growing and changing rapidly.” “We still will offer personal enrichment courses, such as stress management or aerobic exercises,” she explains. “These courses help meet the goals of professional development for the worker.” Jonas hopes the division will serve as the university’s forum for new ideas: “I see the division offering the total university the opportunity to experiment, to bring classes to the student, to get away from the traditional semester mode, and to provide educational opportunities day and night.” If faculty and staff members have ideas regarding continuing education programming, Jonas encourages them to talk to her. “I am truly excited about the prospect of working with our faculty. They have an infinite capacity for providing innovative educational experiences,” she says. Before working at Detroit, Jonas served as program coordinator for the University of Michigan and adult program coordinator for Macomb County Community College. She has a bachelor of arts degree in history, English, and psychology from the University of Michigan as well as a master of arts in adult and continuing education and a specialist in aging degree from that institution. She has completed coursework from Michigan in adult and continuing education administration. “Being a part of the IPFW team is an exciting challenge for me,” states Jonas. “Education is a lifelong process and I am interested in helping the division develop into an effective center which provides education of quality in a non-traditional mode, to all those interested in educational growth.” The division is housed in facilities at 1120 S. Barr Street where the former division of general and technical studies was located. Dave Brennan, director, credit courses is located in the Walb Union. Courses are offered throughout the city. “Our downtown location helps us to serve a larger constituency,” says Jonas. “We are truly forward-thinking and believe in this city.” “We are very excited about Phyllis Jonas joining us and I am convinced that the future of continuing education at IPFW is in providing a wider variety of courses in the professional, business, and technical areas,” said Edward A. Nicholson, vice chancellor and dean of the faculty. Phyllis J. Jonas
WALB ADDITION - An Owl Network bank machine was recently installed in the Walb Memorial Union. Chancellor Joseph P. Giusti (left) is shown with Ron Diehl, Students’ Government, The Owl, and Carson Noecker, representing Fort Wayne National Bank.
New faculty members join IPFW ranks
The September issue of Intercom featured a list of new faculty members in anthropology, biology, business and economics, and medical education. This issue features additional new faculty members.
Chemistry
James E. Bundschuh has been appointed dean of the school of science and humanities and professor of chemistry. He has a Ph.D. from Dusquesne University and is the former department chair in chemistry at Western Illinois University. Stephen C. Coburn, visiting associate professor of chemistry, has a Ph.D. from Purdue University and was formerly employed by the Fort Wayne State Hospital and Training Center.
Communication
Kim McDonald, former part-time instructor, University of South Florida, has been named instructor of communication. She has a master of arts degree from the University of South Florida.
Computer Technology
Appointed chair and associate professor of computer technology is Jagdish C. Agrawal, former professor of computer science, California State College. He has a Ph.D. from Purdue University. Zbigniew J. Gackowski has been named visiting associate professor of computer technology. His Ph.D. is from Warsaw University of Technology and he was formerly assistant professor and department chair, instructor of organization and management development in Warsaw.
Dental Auxiliary Education
Former IPFW laboratory assistant Colleen K. Smith has been named instructor in dental auxiliary education. She has an A.A.S. degree from Purdue University.
English and Linguistics
Everett D. Devine has been appointed assistant professor of English. He has his Ph.D. from Miami University and most recently served as assistant professor at Iowa State University. Visiting assistant professor of English Naomi E. Hahn has her Ph.D. from Purdue University. She served as a part-time instructor at Chicago State University and Triton College during the past academic year. Barbara J. Koch has been named assistant professor of English and Linguistics. She has completed her Ph.D. at the University of Michigan where she recently served as a teaching assistant. Visiting lecturer in English James E. Porter is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Detroit. During the 1979-81 academic years, he served as a teaching assistant at the University of California.
Fine Arts
David J. McGee has been appointed lecturer in fine arts. He most recently served as adjunct assistant professor of fine arts at Valparaiso University and is a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University. Visiting assistant professor of fine arts is Nancy Allen McCroskey. She has a master of fine arts degree from Indiana University and has served as a visiting professor, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis.
Geology
Craig H. Moore, former graduate teaching assistant from Indiana University, has been named adjunct lecturer in geology. He is a Ph.D. candidate at Indiana University.
Industrial Engineering
G. Allen Pugh has been appointed assistant professor in industrial engineering. He is a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University and served as a graduate instructor there.
Mental Health Technology
Kathleen F. Schrock has been named visiting assistant professor of mental health technology, after serving as a visiting assistant professor during the spring semester. She has a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University.
Music
Lalene Dyshere Kay, former director of music therapy for the College of St. Teresa, has been named assistant professor of music and director of music therapy. She has a master of science degree from Michigan State University. Former music minister at First Wayne Street United Methodist Church John Loessi has been appointed associate professor of music and director of choral activities. He has a master of music degree from the University of Cincinnati.
Political Science
Named lecturer in political science is Georgia W. Ulmschneider, law school graduate of Washington University. During spring semester, she served as an IPFW visiting lecturer.
Psychological Sciences
Assistant professor of psychological sciences Edward J. Clemmer has a Ph.D. from St. Louis University. He was formerly a visiting assistant professor of psychology, State University of New York at Oswego. Former director of training and state development at the Mental Health Center Lenore E. DeFonso has been appointed assistant professor of psychological sciences. She has a Ph.D. from Indiana University. Judith K. Inazu has been named assistant professor of psychological sciences. A Ph.D. graduate of the University of Cincinnati, she served as a lecturer there.
Sociology
Judith DiIoria has been appointed lecturer in sociology. She has a master of arts degree from The Ohio State University. John L. Whitlock has been named visiting assistant professor sociology. He is formerly an assistant professor at Dickinson State College and has a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University.
SPEA
Michael L. Benson has been appointed assistant professor of public and environmental affairs. He is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois where he served as a research assistant during the past academic year.
Theater
Named chair and associate professor of theater is Jeffrey H. Huberman, former assistant professor of drama, University of Texas at Austin. Huberman has a Ph.D. from Indiana University.
Faculty, staff, families invited to tours
Faculty, staff, and their families are invited to join alumni in touring the new classroom, office, and laboratory building and the Athletic Center on Sunday, Nov. 22. The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Walb Memorial Union ballroom with refreshments and registration followed by tours of the buildings. For reservations, contact the Alumni Office, phone 482-5343. The program is sponsored by the IU Alumni Association and the Purdue Alumni Society in cooperation with the university.
Nearly 200 people attend home rule conference
Chancellor Joseph P. Giusti offered welcoming remarks at a conference on home rule held in the Walb Memorial Union ballroom earlier this month. The conference, sponsored by Fort Wayne Furniture, Inc., brought nearly 200 people from throughout the state to the campus for discussions on the new home rule legislation which gives local government more power in operating local affairs. Three mayors - Fort Wayne’s Winfield Moses, Bloomington’s Frank McCloskey, who is also president of the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns, and Evansville’s Michael Vandeveer were participants. McCloskey introduced the conference discussions with an outline of the issues involved in home rule legislation. “What the legislature can give, the legislature can take away,” he reminded the audience. Mayor Moses, who delivered the featured speech during the luncheon, said that home rule legislation reinforces the spirit of change already at work in the City of Fort Wayne. Mayor Vandeveer and his administrative assistant, Christopher Weaver, discussed the restructuring of city departments which has resulted from Evansville’s home rule study. Several IPFW faculty members were involved in panels during the daylong conference. Jim Owen, assistant professor in SPEA, addressed the history of home rule of Indiana; Patrick Ashton, lecturer in sociology, was the facilitator for the discussion on home rule and parks and recreation; Michael Downs, associate professor of political science, was on the home rule and city planning development panel. Facilitator for that discussion was Gregory Washington, assistant professor of philosophy. Also, Gerald Houseman, associate professor of political science and SPEA, moderated the panel on administration and revenue potential: problems and opportunities under home rule, and Steve Hollander, instructor in English and linguistics, was the facilitator for the panel which discussed the Evansville story. Fort Wayne Future’s president, Paul Helmke, and executive director, G. Irving Latz II, also participated in the conference, as did Fort Wayne Future members Patricia Schaefer, Steve Hatlem, Joyce Schlatter, Ernest E. Williams and Thomas Wyss. Other conference participants were Janet Latz, Indiana Commission for the Humanities; John R. Burns III, Fort Wayne attorney; John Barnett, home rule commission member; Bryon Novitsky, president of the Fort Wayne Park Board; Richard Butler, Indiana Health Care Association. Also, Roger Beaver, superintendent, parks and recreation, West Lafayette; Jane Dustin, Izaak Walton League; Abraham Farkas, director, Fort Wayne Community Development and Planning; Diane Shea, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns; R. Dean Hall, executive vice president, Taxpayers Research Association; Steve Watson, legislative director, Indiana Association of Cities and Towns; David Keller, Fort Wayne attorney; and Vivian Schmidt, councilmember, Fort Wayne.
IPFW theater alive and well, says Huberman
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Theater is alive and well and living, and not just on Broadway. According to Jeffrey H. Huberman, the new chairman of IPFW’s theater department, serious drama is flourishing in theaters throughout America. The happy-go-lucky musical comedies of the fifties have been replaced by works which take a more critical look at American society and its mores, works by such authors as Edward Albee, Sam Shepard, Albert Innaurato, Ted Tally, Neil Simon, Langford Wilson, and Preston Jones. “Today, American theater is very competitive with English theater, which also is thriving during this worldwide prospering of theater,” says Huberman. “It’s good, it’s exciting, and it’s promising.” Regional theaters are sharing in the abundance of excellent plays and a larger theater-going public, and one of the things that attracted Huberman to Fort Wayne was the challenge of working with an established university theater which has earned national recognition. “The fact that P.I.T. productions have gone twice to the Kennedy Center as winners in the prestigious American College Theater Festival is a real credit to the quality of our theater faculty,” Huberman notes, adding that he credits in particular “Frank Kenworthy and Larry Life for their talent and their ability to draw the best out of students. “New additions to the faculty in recent years, namely Stuart Sweet, Patricia de Alteris Sweet, and Maureen O’Reilly, have rounded out the department into one of the best places in the state for undergraduate study in theater.” Huberman’s own commitment to theater came belatedly but not unexpectedly. As an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, he pursued a major in biology until the professor of a theater course he took to fulfill a requirement talked him into switching majors. Huberman admits that he has been greatly influenced by that teacher, Ralph G. Allen (author of the current hit Sugar Babies). Huberman’s predisposition to theater probably came as no surprise to at least one person, his father, a former actor and playwright. Although he still maintains an avocational interest in science, his change to theater “was the best decision of my life.” After graduating in theater and speech from Pittsburgh, he went on to complete an M.A. in directing and a Ph.D. in dramatic literature, both at Indiana University. If asked to name the one deficiency of the theater department here, Huberman would single out the limiting size of the 150-seat theater in Kettler Hall. Over the years, P.I.T.’s staging potential has been thoroughly explored from every angle. The hope he shares with his faculty and students is that an arts complex could be built on the campus to house new and larger theaters as well as facilities for the fine arts department. The added size is needed partly because theater, unlike other academic departments, has to pay much of its own way through ticket sales. An even more important factor cited by Huberman is the opportunity for students to expand their educational experiences. Huberman stresses that plays for P.I.T. “are selected primarily for their educational value - for the actors’ growth, the design opportunities, and the quality of the plays as literature.” Modern plays run during the regular year and the summer Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival provide a balance with broad public appeal. “Because of academic freedom, free speech, and intellectual inquiry, we can do things that might not be done, say, by the dinner-theater groups. This does bring with it the obligation to choose responsible and well-established modern drama, appropriate for young adults. This is not to say the plays cannot be controversial.” What career opportunities await IPFW’s theater graduates? Since 80 percent of the people in the professional actors’ unions are unemployed, Huberman is cautious about students’ chances of success in commercial theater, but that never stops those with determination, and several IPFW students have been successful. “There are also community theaters, university theaters, arts agencies, and foundations. Many people do not realize that theater gives excellent preparation for fields such as law, sales, anything dealing with the public and requiring communication skills.” Before coming to IPFW, Huberman taught at the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Massachusetts, and Salem State College. His professional interests center around directing, theater administration, and research. He is currently completing a book on British farce and comedy which should be in print next year. His wife Raquel, who is multilingual, operates a day care program in their home and shares Huberman’s enthusiasm for theater. Both are looking forward to P.I.T.’s varied 1981-82 season which includes Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Bent, Uncommon Women and Others, and The Importance of Being Earnest. “Focus on Faculty” is a regular Intercom feature and appears in each issue. Jeffrey H. Huberman
Snow removal planning begins as ‘days dwindle down’
spotlight on staff
During October when the campus is dotted with mahogany and gold leaves, winter weather may yet seem far away. But members of IPFW’s grounds and maintenance crews begin preparations for handling adverse weather conditions long before the first snowflake falls. “Our preventative maintenance program continues year round,” says Chuck Rhen, maintenance supervisor, physical plant. “We intend to catch little problems before they can become major ones.” In October and November, the leaf abundance on campus is as serious a consideration as snow in during January and February. “We want to have the campus free of any leaf debris by the time that the first snow hits,” comments Dick Dirrim, grounds supervisor, physical plant. Catch basins and drains are cleared, along with outside water and supply lines, he adds. Preparing for snow removal is logistically a bit more complicated. Each August Dirrim purchases 50 tons of a salt and sand mixture and two tons of calcium chloride (ice melter). The calcium chloride is stored at the physical plant, while the salt and sand mixture is picked up from the vender as needed. The fleet of snow removal equipment is checked during the fall season to assure it’s in good shape, says Dirrim. Currently the fleet consists of two 5-ton dump trucks, one 1-ton dump truck, one 40-horsepower tractor, one 4-wheel-drive payloader, two 25-horsepower tractors, two snow throwers, and two 5-foot tractors. When icy weather does come, the crew is prepared and on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, states Dirrim. “Priorities for snow removal depend on the time of day the snow falls,” he says. “During the day, for example, sidewalks, handicapped parking areas and ramps, and building entrances are first priority, main roads are second, and parking lots are third. At night, the priorities are reversed. “Even after we remove the snow, we are not finished. Our job is not complete until we prepare for the next snowfall by pushing back the drifts.” Dirrim stresses that faculty and staff can help the physical plant crew by “parking in cleaned-off areas when there has been a snowfall.” Despite Fort Wayne’s affinity for lake-effect snow, classes only have been cancelled seven days in IPFW’s history. Three of those days were during the infamous Blizzard of 1978. Physical plant staff have many stories about the overzealous wind whipping through their temporary sleeping quarters and about life with a minimum of food. “We only stopped working for five or six hours during the whole storm,” remembers Dirrim. When weather conditions merit, the physical plant staff constantly monitors weather forecasts. The standard operating procedure for school closing involves Donald R. Katter, director, physical plant, consulting with Dirrim over actual campus conditions. Upon advice from the physical plant staff, the recommendation about closing school is made by Vice Chancellors Edward A. Nicholson and John R. Carnaghi to the Chancellor. Members of the university relations staff relay the closing information to appropriate media. “The time of day when the storm hits, the direction in which the wind is blowing, the temperature, the moisture content and amount of snow are all factors considered,” explains Dirrim. Roland C. Smith, Michael J. Bondar, and Daniel J. Ferrell aid Rhen in preventive maintenance, and Dirrim’s grounds crew is Ronald D. Pequignot, Carl F. Diemling, Melvin D. Swangin, Michael R. Ginther, and Chris L. Gilbert. “Our crews really work together toward the goal of keeping school open,” says Thomas R. Wray, assistant director, buildings and grounds. “Spotlight on Staff’ is a regular Intercom feature and appears in each issue.
November
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2 Women’s studies, “Non Sexist Elementary Education,” Walb 224, noon; IU Football luncheon, Shrine Club, noon.
3 Women’s volleyball, at Marian College, 6:30 p.m.
4 Soc/Anthro Forum, They Shoot Sociologists, Don’t They? Walb 114, noon.
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6 Supervision Alumni Night, Olympia Athletic Club, 7:30 p.m.; The Amazing Kreskin, ESP expert, ballroom, 8 p.m., public $3.00, students & under 12, $1.50; faculty recital, C. Slabaugh, flute, Neff 101, 8 p.m.; Purdue football luncheon, Shrine Club, noon.
7 SUBOG movie, The Phantom Toll Booth, ballroom, 7 & 10 p.m.; faculty recital, T. Adessa & M. Robertson, violin & piano, Neff 101, 8 p.m.; Women’s volleyball, ISU Evansville here, 1 p.m.; football, Wisconsin at IU, Purdue at Iowa.
8 University Singers, Neff 101, 8 p.m., public $1.00, students free.
9 Faculty Senate, KG46, noon; IU Football Luncheon, Shrine Club, noon.
10 Business alumni reception, Summit Club, 5 p.m.; Fort Wayne Area Community Band, Neff 101, 8 p.m.; women’s volleyball, OSU, Lima here, 6:30 p.m.
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12 Soc/Anthro Forum, Survey of the Plain People of Indiana, Walb 114, noon; women’s volleyball, state tournament thru 14th, 6:30 p.m.
13 Saxophone quartet, Neff 101, 8 p.m.; Purdue football luncheon, noon.
14 SUBOg movie, “9 to 5,” ballroom 7 & 10 p.m.; football: Michigan at Purdue, IU at Illinois.
15 Windrose ensemble, Neff 101, 3 p.m.; Small ensembles concert, Neff 101, 8 p.m.
16 John Bagley In Concert, Walb Fireside Lounge, noon & ballroom, 8 p.m., free; Women’s studies, How Does Feminism Affect Our Relationships with Men?, Walb 116, noon; Friends of the University meeting, Walb 222, 9:30 a.m.
17 Women’s Studies, Women in Conflict, Walb 224, 7:30 p.m.; basketball, IPFW vs. England Foreign National Team, Athletic Center, 8 p.m.
18 Irving R. Levine, news correspondent, ballroom, 8 p.m., free; woodwind ensemble, Neff 101, 8 p.m.
19 Soc/Anthro Forum, Economic Redevelopment in Fort Wayne, Walb 114, noon.
20 Faculty chamber recital, Neff 101, 8 p.m.; PIT Bent, 8 p.m.; Basketball regional campus classic, 6 & 8  p.m., Athletic Center; Purdue football luncheon, Shrine Club, noon.
21 PIT Bent, 8 p.m.; Alumni Football Bus Trip, IU vs. Purdue; Basketball, regional campus classic, 5:30 & 8 p.m., Athletic Center; Suzuki Graduation Recital, Neff 101, 7:30 p.m.; SUBOG movie, Creature from the Black Lagoon (3-D), ballroom 7 & 10 p.m.
22 Alumni New Building Tours, ballroom, 2 p.m.; PIT Bent, 8 p.m.
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24 University Wind Ensemble, Neff 101, 8 p.m.; Basketball, Manchester College at Athletic Center, 7:30 p.m.; Old Oaken Bucket Banquet, Goeglein’s Reserve.
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26 Thanksgiving Day; PIT Bent, 8 p.m.
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28 PIT Bent, 8 p.m.; Basketball, Oakland University at Athletic Center, 2:30 p.m.
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30 Women’s Studies, Women Surviving, Walb 224, noon.
To submit calendar data, contact Lorane Hamblin at 5601.