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-irs going to be a totally drfferent program that I'm 9raduating from than the one I came into. Lulu (Elizabeth L1wandowski) hu been my mentor. She recruited me and took me under her wing. She 1ust helped me out. We 1ust bonded, and she helped me with a big Ide decision.~
- 1can't say that I've always done my best. That would be a lie. But I've always shown up.
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RON RSCIIU, DEAN, COLLEGEOF FINE ARTS
CAROLYN W:V. SENIOR. THEATER
JAMES HOGGARO, PROFESSOR, ENGLISH
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nanclalty sensible.· Hoe,gard, who has worked at MSU slnce Stp!tmbet
·1 have mixed feeling about retlr· from than the one I c~e In to.· ing. but I knew I was close 10 the Lacy u ld she h•sbonded w1lh le· ome, when it was • good thing 10 wiltldow~kl, who she calls lulu, and do - a rig.hi thing to do, you kiDd refen. to htr as her mentor. fessors who h;i·,e betn on thh nm• of sen.w 'Nhfn it's time so maybe 11 · 1 lust don't want to ste her go pus for clost to hall a ctntury bent• wu lht Unit nudge that I needed,· evtn thougtl I know they're all n1 from signing up lo, the program.· hei.iiid. ll!ed," LKyQld, "ldon't want1ose-e Accordtna 10 Hog,,ard, tht um• AschU IS one Fischll go becaust 11enhy IS saving money bf'nust ol smn '" helped m• , •. thOS( who h•vr bttn tmpJo,,•td for 1 them~~= •: : a !onl', timt ptt1od m mort likely to draw h1g,her s.ilules. of fain Ant Aru time and have done Just In the class• ·The umvers1ty wt.U bt ab!e In who volunlttred Q great service to room, but who wme cases w l\lre t'NO younger proM idwestern. n : !es.wr. Ulan an oldl'f professors. · Hoggard said. "The UOIVfl'\lly lS sori Ehubf'lh Le SANOM W#J lllenschell lS JUSt w•ndowskl, who lNSTRUCTOft,MASSCOMMUNICATION 1iwts0me. I don't p.1mnR a level of ncx1blht/ here.· Even thoul&I ht IS not $Utt how •11.o ht.ids the w•m to see him his dep,ututt wtll al1t:l lilt Enl!,liSh cosrume dnlgn /or theater produc KO, but I know he dneNes • retire• department, Homrd 5iid ht would Uon5, and Don Henschel. who op, ment because ht l de!J.gried over mtes sragt dtsign for productions. 180 shows.· keep ttachmg penod1olli Tunoth}' Grten, a lunlor In the· "In the fall I wiU teach the g13.du· have llso entered their names to be am, Yiid the department would feel a1e seminar 1ind a crtatlvc 'A'titlng considered for the program. II Lewandowski and Henschel are a los.s 1f they both accept the offer. class," Hoggard said ~who's going to te•dl out tech Ronald Flscl\.lJ, dean of the Col both accepted [nlo the program and !ege of the Fain Fine Aru. •nnounced accept 1he ofl\ce, that would luve classes; Green asked. ~w,·re just going to Jose everything. If lulu re• Tuesday ht pl11\.S 10 ml~ in AUg\.1$L only two thea1er faculty memben.. Studenu In the 11tr•ier depm· ures, then I un't ~ k.e my cos1ume ·rve bttn reallzm~ tor ll'Lrte or four yt,U$ that I nttd to think •bout ment have VOKed their opinions corlSlructlon cou~. One person reliremrnt btcau~ ltere comes • rtgardmg the poM1blf reurement ol ~avmg LS d11feren1 Wn three peop!t leaving: urnr an ·,'Out lift whtn ~w admit two key pto!t'i50B ·1 don·, w111t them to ,to." Sild Dtvon Farnsworth, • stnior In lhal you ai-e mom,I," Rs.chli said. Flschll. who has -....·orked .it Carotyn lxy, ii semor in thuter. theater, admlned worry about the "The wriote program will change future ol the theater depanmem. Midwestern smce I QQO. said even "As far itS buying out depin· though 1he Volumary Sfpm non withou1 them btcaust the prowm s wh;at the s1udenu .ind 1eachers menu, I don·t think that's fa.Ir." FamProg.r•m had sometMng to do w!th 1 his decision. 11 was 1101!ht sole rt•· make 11. It's going to be a 101ally dif· sworth said. ·11 seems Uke they're ferent program thal rm gr,idu•tinit saying other programs m more im· son tiehmd his choice.
p!;m crtated by adminls· 1%0, said "It dots not make sense uators ~st fall to help ad• to do ll'Lls for • )'OUng profes.sot Pr<>
1ust the umvers,ty b•Jd t l'W cornt' 1og<'t hu as W.'Y 1ind mff member; ha·,e 1merest in the Voluntary :tJO Program. The prog13.m la(ulty md staff membtrs 1he •rJty m volunml!y miiui in /or s1i month~' salart r«,'.ttn ~1atf members, lnclud· lct:tua Merk.IP, admissions d1· m1 Dianne Weakley. d1recror rtSOurres. ha•Jr indicated au:a like lo pu~ue U'le pt(} Aschh. dean of t.:oUtje of fiw Arn, and Social Work (:wl Bisbtt, along with 13 flculry membrrs. have also lnlertMed in the pfOIUam. Ir 27 ftcuity and staff membf!rs lit Much I deadline. Jndicat· In the program. Apnl I asiotf dait 10 reium the ror igrttmtnt, then faculty will l\a\"f .1 stven-day trre111:nt period just IDcase they
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NA lot of my friends thought Or. Fischli IN8S a . genius. He's really smart and has a lot of talent in
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DfVON FAIINSWOIITff, SENIOR. THEATER
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1was going to take classes trom Don Henschel next year because ha's I great s.cene painter. I was going 10 take a one-on-one session with him for scenic painting. Next year wdl be a year of transition, so we·u set how it goes.
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portant than these program$." Farnsworth $1ild theaier studenu en,oy ltamlng under f'tschll, who also tuchts a d1f't'C!Jng course. "When I was lO cl1ss IO<b y and I first heard a.bout 11, a lot of my CW.S· ma1es wtrt sad btcause they lo\·t Dt AschU." he !I.aid The musk dtpiMlthl Is loMng thrtt profes.sors who him been em ployed at Midwestern for matt than 25 years. Profts.50rs lany Archam bo, NoNoil Crews and Gary Lewis have all lnd1oted they art lnlerested in the program. ·Mos1 or th~ people wt rt like me, perct1Vlng that they wert • boul nght thtre ltowoird~ reurtmentj so I think It wun·1u 1fthey suddenly de cldtd to go." Fischl! said. "You wil.h siluoillons were mof't' robut In terms ol M'pl•dng lho!.e people. In most of th05t' Cast5, ltwa.sa n1ituralprogres· sion !or people to reure.• Flschli Qid the college 1s Jllowed to some uistent 10 rtplace those lac, ultymembcTs. · we are seeing what we can do •nd we've bttn authonztd 10 try Ito ftnd rtplaumentsj, F1schll said. ·A lob ad ha\ bttn placed for !iOme tUne for Arthambo's ~lion and act!Wly we have a Rood number of app!Jca lion~ lor ll'Lat job.· Sandra Gran1. Instructor In mm commun1c.t!on, hAS been 1eachmg at Midwestern $.Ince I093. Accord· Ing to Gran1. a 101 of people in the
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·You don'! just ltcture and go home In the Fain Ant Ans. - Gram uld. "Thert L'S so much Olhcr OUl· skle COUl')('Work. These people h•ve been here• long lime •nd have do~ a grta\ serv!Ct to Midwestern" Even though retiree:s c.in s11\1 change their mmd, Cram said !1 is going to be dilftcult to fill these posi lions with qualified people. "Whoever we bring m, I am sure we Wlll work 10 make sure we m•ln· t•ln m tht high s11ind1rds ol the col• le91',"Gro1mQld. Senior admml~rn:ors introductd !ht program last Oc1ober. al!owmg faculty members who h•ve IO con• secullve rtars ser.1ng al Midwestern • nd wh~ age plus veirs of service equals to or exceeds 80, to recel\'e ~ ~yout of 50 percent of their budge!· ed sa.l•ry 10 be paid by Ule following September after they go on 1, mpo: rary leave. Thtrt L'S more than S4 mlihon ln saloiry to faculty Wt •re eligible !or thisprog,am. S.Ck In October, i\-\atilyn f-ow~. vice pm.Iden! of business and 6 nance. said If half of th™' proles.sors lake lt !hen the Unl\'Cl'Slty probably could save SS00,000, the amount needed to do the propostd faculty ~!a]l enhancem,m plan.
"Who's going to teach our tech claues? We're just going to lose everything. If lulu (Elizabeth Lewandowski) redfes, then I cen't take my costume constrvc:tion course. Ont person leaving ia different "811 three people 5eavlng.~
TIM 81HN, JUNIOR, THEATIR