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Vol. 5 No. 10 Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne June 1985
IN A CEREMONY BOTH SOLEMN AND JOYFUL, new graduates of Indiana University and Purdue University were granted degrees at Commencement, May 10 in Memorial Coliseum.
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Summer fare includes festivals at IPFW
The IPFW campus will host two festivals this summer. A new event, the Festival of Peace and Understanding, will debut Aug. 16-18. An old friend, the Three Rivers Festival, will be July 13-21. The Festival of Peace and Understanding is a three-day celebration of community strengths and gifts, and is designed to bring diverse groups together through art, music, drama, and games. This new festival is sponsored by IPFW and the Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County Inc., with the participation of several local businesses and community organizations. Festival events include a creative arts fair for children, a laboratory school for instruction on teaching peace in the classroom, five-kilometer and 10-kilometer runs, a massed choir and liturgy, a film festival, and an international crafts display and demonstration. The creative arts fair is cosponsored by General Telephone Co. of Indiana Inc. The planning committee for the Festival of Peace and Understanding includes the Rev. Margaret McCray-Worrall, of IPFW campus ministry; Oscar Underwood, principal of Bunche Elementary School; the Rev. Donald McCord, pastor of West Creighton Avenue Christian Church; Judith M. Clinton, executive director of community relations for IPFW; the Rev. Melvin Phillips, executive director of Associated Churches; Graham Richard; Betty Andrade; Dixie Arter; Marge White; Dennis Zimmerman; and Carol Farrell, executive director of the festival. IPFW is sponsoring five events during the 17th annual Three Rivers Festival. The Suzuki Children's Violin Concert, co-sponsored by Fred Myers Piano & Organ Co., will be at noon, July 17, in Freimann Square. Young violinists will perform folk and classical music. The Intercollegiate Faculty Art Exhibit will be July 4-29 in the second-floor gallery of the Allen County Public Library. Works in all media by faculty of the IPFW department of fine arts and St. Francis College will be displayed. Allan L. Longroy, associate professor of chemistry, will present his Chemistry Magic Show at 2 p.m., July 17, in Franke Park. Longroy's presentation consists of a series of chemical demonstrations showing the properties of elements and compounds, including startling color changes, pyrotechnics, and the effects of low temperatures. The Summer Band Concert and Ice Cream Social, sponsored by the IPFW alumni office and the division of music, will be at 7 p.m., July 15, on the Walb Memorial Union patio. This longtime festival favorite features a spirited summer band concert showcasing light concert music, marches, and show tunes. The University-Community Band is directed by John A Roberts, chair of the IPFW division of music. The 1985 High School Jazz All-Stars will perform at 8 p.m., July 18, at Calhoun and Wayne streets. This group of Jazz All-Stars was selected by audition and is conducted by David H. Lehrman, associate faculty in music.
Fund increase can enhance goal-reaching
The most favorable budget increase for program enhancement in several years gives IPFW the opportunity to address several goals, according to John R. Carnaghi, vice chancellor for financial affairs. The Indiana General Assembly approved an 11.7 per cent increase in IPFW's operating funds in a budget generally responsive to needs of the state's colleges and universities. The $1.5 million increase (to a base appropriation of more than $13.2 million) will help meet IPFW's goals of increasing the proportion of full-time to part-time faculty, offering competitive salaries in high-demand fields, strengthening engineering programs, upgrading computer facilities, and replacing outworn equipment. IPFW's total operating budget for the year is $24,284,306, Carnaghi said. The breakdown is: $16,853,082 state appropriation, including student fee replacement; $6,535,635 estimated student fee income; and $895,589 estimated interest and other revenues. The assembly also authorized a $2.25 million bond issue for IPFW's proposed new fine arts building. If the rest of the funds for the $4.5 million center are raised locally, the new building would replace the vintage structures on West Berry Street now housing the fine arts department.
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Industrialists gather for comments, tours
"Northeastern Indiana is a shiny spot in the Rust Belt," according to one industrialist, but he added that educational opportunities must be in place so area firms can attract top talent and upgrade skills of current employees. That was a consensus when representatives of 20 area industries visited IPFW for the first Career Development Seminar, sponsored by the School of Engineering, Technology, and Nursing this spring. Corporate representatives urged having a full-fledged graduate program in place to attract candidates for employment, and they stressed the importance of long-range planning and needs-now fulfillment. ETN Dean Warren W. Worthley said a summer open house is planned for the CAD/CAM Institute with spring semester the target date for fully operational status. PC and mainframe computers will be open to industry soon, too, he said. Kenneth R. Johnson, chair of engineering, is completing a sabbatical during which he consulted with Magnavox Electronic Systems Company and saw the day-to-day climate there. He said he will be able to come back to campus and restructure as needed in the classroom. Kenneth E. Lewis, director of employee development at Magnavox, said about 70 per cent of 400 employees there receive tuition reimbursement from his firm which encourages workers to keep up with technology, get graduate degrees, and enroll in continuing-education courses for specific needs. Three faculty members were cited during the seminar, including James L. Silver, assistant professor of computer technology, who received International Harvester's excellence in teaching award; Edward E. Messal, professor of manufacturing technology, B. F. Goodrich Company's excellence in service award; and Michael J. Miller, chair and associate professor of supervision, CTP Corporation's excellence in research award. Lewis R. Allendorph, assistant dean of ETN and coordinator of the Career Development Seminar, said he hopes membership will double as the event becomes a twice-a-year opportunity for exchanges of ideas and information and tours of IPFW facilities.
INDUSTRIALISTS, STUDENTS, AND FACULTY were involved in a campus tour after the ETN Career Development Seminar this spring.
CHANCELLOR'S MESSAGE on reviving a tradition
Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW) will be the site next year for the revival of a marvelous tradition. On Memorial Day weekend in 1986, the lush grounds of the campus will be awash with strollers, stages, and exhibits in a scene reminiscent of the annual fine arts festivals that once flourished in Franke Park. IPFW has joined with the Fine Arts Foundation and the Community Arts Council to bring back the festival, fondly remembered by those who pitched its tents and delighted in its entertainments from the late '50s to the early '70s. Old programs reveal the richness of festival fare: operas, creative writing, story-telling, cinema, puppetry, ballet, folk dancing, classic/jazz concerts, exhibits of paintings, prints, sculpture, metalwork, ceramics, photography, theatre-in-the-round-the range of fine and performing arts. It was, Professor Leslie Motz recalls, one of the first festivals in the country, begun by Margaret Ann Keegan, local patron of the arts. Thousands of people came from all parts of the country to partake of the fair's pleasures. It was an event for the viewer, the listener, the beholder. Visitors moved companionably among exhibits of art and paused for performances of music, drama, and dance in the spacious greenness of the park. We are told that the festival foundered when it moved downtown to be near the Performing Arts Center. Instead of being raised in open ground, tents were wrapped around sandbags in a parking lot. The medieval fair atmosphere was lost. The openness and inviting charm of a natural setting were missing. For such reasons and others, the festival languished and seemed to die. But the festival idea never quite died. Nor did the community's support of the arts diminish even when the economy plummeted. Recently, and especially in the results of the Fine Arts Foundation campaign, may be seen the community's awareness of the importance of the arts. Thirty arts organizations-seven regular members of the FAF and 23 in the Community Arts Council which are also associates of the Foundation-are networking and prospering. Among the Philharmonic, the Ballet, Civic Theatre, Youtheatre, Cinema Center, the Art Museum, and Historical Society are sponsored 2,500 events and exhibits a year, attended by more than a quarter-million people. Just as IPFW has played a role in the economic development effort, so we are pleased now to be a catalyst in the reestablishment of the fine arts festival. The campus, beautifully sited on the banks of the St. Joseph River, seems a perfect place to recapture the atmosphere of the old, well-remembered festival. As participants and hosts, faculty, staff, and students welcome the opportunity to present the arts in all their fullness and diversity to the community at large. In this and other partnerships, IPFW's role is both educative and creative. In looking ahead to the festival next year, our thoughts echo those of the 1963 festival organizers who wrote: "We hope, by emphasizing the path of development in the arts, to dispel any impression that art is something foreign to man that has been superimposed on his life. Art is life and we, like our ancesters, cannot live without it; nor can we, if we use our minds and souls, fail to produce it." Edward A. Nicholson Acting Chancellor
TEN MEMBERS of the administrative and professional staff were honored in May for their years of service to IPFW. They are, left, Acting Chancellor Edward A. Nicholson; John C. Dahl Jr., 10 years; David R. Skelton, 15; Robert S. Barkhaus, 15; Philip R. Grote, 15; Donald R. Katter, 25; James R. Ferguson, 15; Susanne M. Hiatt, 15; Linda S. Balthaser, 15; Thomas J. Mulligan, 10; and Donna J. Middleton, 15.
Intercom is published monthly by IPFW News Bureau and Publications, Kettler Hall 111, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 Coliseum Boulevard East, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805.
AROUND IPFW
Anthony L. Loviscek, asssistant professor of business and economics, is this year's winner of the Friends Teaching Award, Acting Chancellor Edward A. Nicholson has announced. K Marie Stolba, associate professor of music, has been re-elected vice president of the Great Lakes Regional of the College Music Society. Stolba and John Loessi, associate professor of music, participated in the recent conference of the society's Great Lakes chapter at the University of Michigan-Flint. The meeting, April 19-21, also included the Midwest Section of the American Musicological Society, and the Bach International Conference. Stolba was also re-elected chairman of the Indiana Musicologists Association at its annual meeting in Indianapolis, April 27. She founded the organization in 1979. Robert Sedlmeyer, assistant professor of computer technology, published an article, "Knowledge-based Fault Localization in Debugging," in a recent issue of Journal of Systems and Software. He also spoke on "Artificial Intelligence: The Magic of Mind," at Lincoln National Corp.'s Math Scholars Program. Bruce Franke, assistant professor of construction technology, addressed the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency's Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors in Indianapolis, May 3. His topic was "The Construction Technology Department's Curriculum as a Board-approved Program." Michael Miller, chair and professor of supervision , spoke on "Mennonite Leadership Styles: A Comparative Study," at Goshen College's department of business and economics, May 10. Warren W. Worthley, dean of the School of Engineering, Technology, and Nursing, will attend the annual meeting of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in Kansas City, Mo., June 26-29. He is a member of the board of directors and will also attend an executive committee meeting of ABET in Minneapolis, July 25-26. Helen Lee, associate professor of education, reports numerous publications and presentiations during the academic year. Published articles include: "Ten Tips for Finding Good Software," in Computers, Reading and Language Arts; "Computer Consulting in Schools," in Collegiate Microcomputer; "Use Oral Reading to Hone Skills," in the Idaho English Journal; a book review of Horace's Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School in the Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals; "Walls Are Going Up," in the Indiana Elementary School Principal; "Getting a Handle on In-Service," in Principal Magazine; and "Training Teachers to Use Microcomputers," in Planning for Microcomputers in the Curriculum: Teaching and Managing, Phi Delta Kappa's Hot Topics Series. Another article, "Power Sharing in the Social Studies Classroom," was abstracted in Resources in Education. The Northeastern Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society met May 20 at IPFW. Arthur W. Friedel, associate professor of chemistry, and James E. Bundschuh, dean of the School of Science and Humanities, participated in the meeting. The speaker was Fred Basolo, Morrison Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University and former president of the American Chemical Society. James E. Porter, assistant professor of English, has been chosen by the National Council of Teachers of English as a regional judge for the 1985 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing. Through this nationally recognized competition, now in its 28th year, about 850 high school seniors are cited for excellence in writing and are recommended to colleges and universities for admission and financial aid. Barbara J. Buhlman, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, chaired a session and participated as a discussant at the Midwest meeting of the American Institute for Decision Sciences in Akron, Ohio, May 1-3. On the basis of class rank and Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, 20 graduating seniors from area high schools have received distinguished scholarships to IPFW. Chancellor's Scholars for 1985-86 include: Robert A. Gehring, Northrop; Joseph R. Guiff, Homestead; John A. Hapner, Wawasee; Carol D. Harber, Bishop Dwenger; Carol A. Henry, Northrop; Rhonda G. Johns, North White; Julie E. Poling, New Haven; Stephanie R. Pratt, Wayne; Laurie E. Williams, Wayne; and Jeffrey D. Wunrow, Northrop. Friends' Scholarships have been awarded to: Scott Cramer, Wayne; Christine S. Hadley, New Haven; Kelly Ann Hill, North Side; Debra Ann Kiess, Bellmont; Wendy Sue McDaniel, Leo; John B. McShain, Northrop; Christopher Richardson, Huntington North; Philip L. Scheffler, Columbia City; Bradley R. Smith, Huntington North; and Steven L. Vogtman, Woodlan. Judith M. Clinton, executive director of community relations, has been elected to the board of Cable Access Inc. Kunwarjit S. Bagga, assistant professor of mathematical sciences, sponsored a team of three students-Jim Gannon, Brian Keller, and Diana Wilson-who won fourth place in the Indiana Small College Mathematics Competition at Ball State University, April 13. The annual competition is organized by the Indiana Section of the Mathematical Association of America. The Purdue University Board of Trustees has appointed A. W. "Bill" Kettler to fill the unexpired term of his late father, A. W. Kettler Sr., as a director of the Indiana-Purdue Foundation at Fort Wayne. The term expires in 1988. James R. Cawthon has been named sports information director at IPFW. He previously had the same post at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill., and he was also sports information director for the United States Baseball Federation. Phi Theta Kappa, national scholastic honorary fraternity for two-year students, conducted initiation for members of IPFW's Alpha Kappa Nu chapter May 22. Total membership is 40 students, and Marc R. Yops, associate professor of family and consumer sciences, is sponsor. Rhonda Unverferth capped a brilliant three seasons at IPFW by being named to the Kodak All-District Women's Basketball Team for CAA Division II schools. She's one of five players selected by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association from athletes in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
Seniors reminisce
Class of '85 reflects on IPFW opportunities
Some of IPFW's newly minted alumni took time out of busy commencement-week activities - not to mention their last finals week - to volunteer a few parting thoughts about their years at the Fort Wayne campus and their career and graduate-school aspirations. Here are some reflections of the Class of '85:
Cindy Gettel - graduate student in economics "I'm going to go on to graduate school and eventually get my Ph.D. in economics and teach or do research. But this summer I'm going to go to Europe and study there because I think that if we are educated all in one place we are not exposed to different ideas. Since my major is economics, I think it's important to develop a world-wide orientation."
Denise Beaty - marketing director, Summit Bank "One of the strong points in the business department is marketing, particularly market research. I've had an opportunity to work with three different companies in a market-research capacity while a student here. I feel it helped a lot-that real-life stuff. The banks have been very active recruiters out here. I think they're attracted to this campus because many students here have experience. I worked before as a marketing director. I am not a student who went from high school to college. I'd say most students have worked before and have acquired their education part-time, which is what this campus provides." - Denise Beaty
Paul Zoito - junior electrical engineer at Magnavox Government and Industrial Electronics Co. "I'll be building multi-channel radios for the Air Force. I'll do design work. Primarily, the training here gave me the ability to solve problems. I had a work-study position here at the school with the START Center, and that gave me some design experience. I'm getting my degree in electrical engineering technology. In electrical engineering, you work at the theoretical level, where you design new components, such as new transistors, new transformers, things of that nature. In electrical engineering technology, you take components someone else designed, then put them together into a workable system, such as a television set. We've just scratched the surface of new technology. This school has given me a good start; it's given me the basics to go out and work in industry."
Sally Dotterer - chemistry graduate student "I started taking some classes here as preparation to go on to Purdue and take classes in meteorology. But I decided I liked the chemistry, and I stuck with it and stayed here. I'm going to go to Wayne State University and work toward my Ph.D. I'd like to get into energy research. I got a fellowship from the university, and they will pay all my expenses and my tuition and a living allowance." - Sally Dotterer
Julia Shaffer - graduate student in communication "I've just finished my bachelor's degree in radio-TV-film. My favorite classes dealt with film production. Next year, I'm planning to work on my master's. I like video because you can show your creativity through writing, producing, and directing. I'd really like to go into teaching communication, mostly because of my good experiences with the faculty and staff here. On a small campus like this, we have a lot of interaction with professors. We don't have teaching assistants, but we have teachers who have Ph.D.s and master's. That one-on-one relationship is so important. There have been a couple of professors here who really have helped me along. I'm excited about what the future has to hold."
Michael F. Conway - graduate student in geology "In August, I'll move to Flagstaff, Ariz., where I'll attend graduate school at Northern Arizona University. It's a good school, and it's in the field. They emphasize field studies of geology, and that's what I'm interested in. Last summer, I completed IPFW's field camp in Montana. Northern Arizona University offered me a teaching assistantship and a stipend of $1,000 for the first year. The second year is competitive and depends on how well I do my first year. It'll take 2 to 2 1/2 years to get my master's degree because a thesis is required in geology. My hopes are with the United States Geological Survey, or I'll go into the energy field."
Michael Johnson - music therapist for Los Angeles Metropolitan Hospital "Most music therapists are employed in psychiatric hospitals, institutions of some type, general hospitals, state facilities, education facilities, public schools. There's a host of jobs a music therapist can do because we're not limited by disability area. I'm starting an internship in Los Angeles at Metropolitan Hospital, and I'll work with psychiatric adults and criminally insane individuals. Music and psychology are the two disciplines to draw from, with a special emphasis placed on music. You have to be a fine musician in order to use the psychological skills that you're learning. I'm from Kansas City, and I started college at the University of Kansas. I was told about the program here at IPFW in music therapy by a professor at KU. At Kansas, the program is basically for graduate students, but here more emphasis is placed on the undergraduate."
Tim Wilkerson - graduate student in French literature "Next year, I'm going to start my master's work and teach at the University of Iowa. I want to teach at the university level, hopefully literature. I also like language. I did an internship this year with the modern foreign language department, and I taught in the language laboratory for four classes. It was a good experience, and I think it made the difference in my candidacy for graduate school. I think for people in general and for Americans in particular, learning a foreign language is important because our commerce is so international and the relationships we have with other countries are so important that we need to understand other cultures."
Matthew Vosmeier - graduate student in American history "I was originally accepted at IU Bloomington, but decided to transfer here. I've been interested in American history since I was a child, so all my life I've thought of doing nothing else. I'll attend graduate school in history at Brown University for the next number of years. At Brown they have a five-year program for the Ph.D. The first two years go toward fulfilling requirements for a master's, but the master's is not a separate program. The rest of the program involves writing the dissertation. I'd like to teach at the university level, and at the same time, I'd like to research and write."
Dennis Knoblauch - auditor for Coopers & Lybrand "When I decided to come back to school, I took interest tests in the counseling, testing, and placement office. As a result, the counselor steered me toward business. As soon as I took my first accounting course, I knew that was an area I was going to enjoy. Most of the people graduating this year have found employment, or they're looking and don't seem uncomfortable about finding a position."
Thomas F. Hobbs - professional artist and metalsmith, currently an industrial designer for Zimmer Corp. in Palm Beach, Fla. "I was leaning toward biological illustration, but somehow I ended up in fine arts. Right now I'm a jewelry designer/fashion designer, and as a result of the jewelry, I'm getting into some high fashions. It's a combination of metals, fabrics, leathers - the whole works. I've got a design business going right now. It's mainly hard work, persevering. You just have to get out there and plug away. Eventually it will pay off." - Thomas F. Hobbs
GRADUATED SENIORS Cindy Gettel, left, Matthew Vosmeier, Michael Johnson, Paul Zoito, and Tim Wilkerson.
SPOTLIGHT ON STAFF Robert S. Barkhaus
Robert S. Barkhaus, director of counseling, testing, and placement services, believes variety is the best part of his job. He gets to see prospective students, students, and alumni of IPFW, and often he or his staff can lend direction toward course or career choices at several junctures. Barkhaus also sees corporate recruiters, and he said that it's too early for statistical reports this year, but placement of graduates in new positions has increased compared to recent years. He attributes this to the improved economy and to graduates' better preparation for the job market. He said about 80 to 90 per cent of IPFW graduates prefer to stay in this locale, so it is difficult to fill positions requiring relocation. Currently the teaching field is full in the Fort Wayne area, but Barkhaus said there are numerous teaching jobs available in Texas and Florida, for example. "Houston schools recruited here and needed teachers in all areas," he said. His figures show about 2 per cent of IPFW graduates are seeking relocation and about 15 per cent are willing to consider it - the remainder are adamant about staying in this area. Indianapolis is the second most-sought location for employment, he said, largely because that city offers several opportunities for enrollment in graduate school. For the future, Barkhaus sees a co-op program in place at IPFW, a work/study option which would place students in other communities and possibly broaden their geographic desires. He said he can also envision IPFW taking classes "on the road," offering them to businesses and industries and moving classes out into the community. Offerings would be in high-demand areas, and they would be conducted at times appropriate to locations. He said he is pleased with the success of Career Days instituted at IPFW for area high school students, and he believes the campus offers a number of programs with marketability to today's students and potential students. In his own office, Barkhaus said he's delighted with staff development. "Marian Adair was a part-time instructor and part-time administrator and has now achieved full-time status and a doctoral degree. Linda Scott has progressed from secretary to coordinator of placement." Barkhaus said seing others develop and expand their abilities is satisfying. The third edition of his career-planning workbook, Threads, will be published in August. Adair and Anne Hoover, formerly associated with his office, helped with the new work which stresses skills and values. In his personal life, Barkhaus experiences variety too-he's a parental observer of his youngsters' endeavors in basketball, swimming, volleyball, and baseball. And just for good measure, he includes managing a Little League team among his skills.
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