OAKLANDUNIVERSITY NEWS

Official publication of Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 48063, Is published weekly during the school yearand distributed free within the university community by the Office of News Services and Publications, 269 SouthFoundation Hall, 313-377-3180. Its content is under the editorial control of the Office of Public Relations.

July 15, 1975

STATE BOARDOF NURSING The State Board of Nursing has granted approv.1 for OaklandAPPROVEDOUNURSINGPROGRAMUniversity to "initiate a baccalaureate program in nursing."

Notice of approval of the four-year, B.S.N. program was received July 8, Geraldene Felton,dean of the OU School of Nursing, said.

During 1974-75, OU admitted 351 students for a year of pre-nursing study. Some 120 students

have met criteria to begin the second year of the four-year program and an additional 50 stu-

dents are working this summer to meet those criteria, Dean Felton said. OU wi II admit 200

students in the fa II of 1975 for their first year of study as pre-nursing students, she said.

EVENING PROGRAM,LIBRARY Two more exceptions to the 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. summer universityEXEMPTFROMSUMMERSCHEDULEwork schedule have been announced. Effective immediately the

Office of the Evening Program is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Thursday, and the Kresge Library is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday throughThursday.

TRUSTEESAPPROVE Approval of six department chairperson reappointments was one ofPROMOTIONS,REAPPOINTMENTS the personnel actions taken by Oakland University's Board of

Trustees on June 25. Reappointed to three-year terms effectiveAugust 15 were: Paul Tomboulian,chemistry;Stephen Shucard,classics;EleftheriosN. Botsas,economics; James Clatworthy and Robert Stern, co-chairpersons, New-Charter College; andAbraham Liboff, physics. In addition, Raynold AI Ivin wi II continue as acting chairpersonfor the Department of Music, and Donald Hi Idum was named as the new chairperson in speechcommunication.

Eleven faculty promotions and reappointments were also approved by the board. Promoted to

professor were Jean S. Braun, arts and sciences, and Karl D. Gregory, economics and management.Named associate professors were Peter J. Bertocci, Carlo Coppola, and Louis J. Nachman, arts

and sciences. Approved for reappointment as assistant professor with tenure effective

August 15, 1975, was Eileen E. Hitchingham, Iibrary. The fol lowing were approved for promo-

tion to associate professor, effective August 15, 1976: Nigel Hampton, Virginia E. O'Leary,Co Iin A. Palmer, and Michael D. Sevil Ie, arts and sciences; and Robert J. Christina, edu-cation.

New faculty appointments named Catherine T. Buchanan, instructor in nursing; Joan C. Finn,

special instructor in nursing, and Nasirul Hague, adjunct associate professor of biologicalsciences.

Faculty receiving changes of status and their new positions are: Jerry L. Dahlmann, director,

Academy of Dramatic Art; Moon Jae Pak, associate professor biological sciences and associate

provost of health sciences; Venkat N. Reddy, professor of biological sciences and director,

Institute of Biological Sciences; and Ri~hard H. Senter, assistant professor of sociology.

SEVENTEENSWIM CLUBMEMBERSHIPSOPEN

Seventeen memberships are stil laval lable in the University Swim

Club. Interested persons are advised to act rather quickly be-

fore the quota fll Is. Appl ications should be submitted by July 20.

The University Swim Club offers leisure and swimming facll itles in an estate setting which is

unmatched for beauty anywhere at an extremely reasonable expense. For example, a fami Iy can

swim six days a week for the rest of the summer for $47, while a single membership costs $22.Additional information can be obtained by cal ling 377-3190.

ORTONWINSFULBRIGHT HAYS AWARD

Lawrence Orton, an Oakland University history professor from

Bloomfield HII Is, has won a prestigious Fulbright Hays faculty re-

search award for study In Poland.

Orton wll I work from September, 1975, through June, 1976, In the cities of Warsaw, Krakow, and

Wroclaw. His research topic wi II be "From Irredentism to Loyal ism: Pol ish Politics andSociety in Austrian Gal icia, 1846-1873."

The professor earlier won a foreign study award from (REX (The International Research and Ex-change Board) to research the same topic in Poland. The Fulbright Hays and IREX awards runconcurrently.

DOVARASIS AUTHOROF CHORALMUSICBOOK

John Dovaras, director of choral activities, Is the author of

Our American Choral Heritage, an American choral music source

book published by Kensinger Publications. The book Is designed

to serve as a guide to choral directors and contains publ ished choral music of American com-posers of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Dovaras said the book affords directors a selec-

tion of more than 2,000 titles from which to choose programs for the Bicentennial Celebration.

BOARDOF TRUSTEESWILL MEET JULY 23

The Oakland University Board of Trustees wi II hold a publ ic

meeting July 23 at 8 p.m. In Lounge II of the Oakland Center.

RIGHTERPARTICIPATESIN EDUCATIONPROGRAM

Roderlc E. Righter, education, participated in the recent Ather-

ton Community Schools In-service Education Program. His address

was entitled "Some Shocking Changes In the Future for Teachers."

SINGER'S CHAPTERCARRIEDIN JOURNAL

The chapter by Philip Singer, anthropology, on "Learning of

Psychodynamics, History, Diagnosis Management Therapy by a Kal i

Cult Indigenous Healer in Guyana" was published In Transcultural

Psychiatric Research Review.

DOW IS AUTHOR James Dow, anthropology,is the author of a recent reviewof aOF SOCIALSCIENCEREVIEW social science educational film "I Is for Important." The re-

view appeared In American Association for the Advancement ofScience, Science Books and Films, Volume II, No. I, May, 1975.

MALMIS LEADERAT COMPUTERCONFERENCE

National Science Foundation.

with the use of the computer

Donald Maim, mathematics, was a group leader at the first con-

ference on Educational Computing In Minority Institutions held

recently In Atlanta, GA. The conference was supported by theIt was designed to acquaint faculty of minority Institutions

to assist them with the teaching and/or learning process.

SCHERERIS RESPONDENT Jacqueline R. Scherer, sociology, was an invited respondent to aAT EDUCATIONMEETING panel of deans at the AmericanAssociationof Professorsof Edu-

cation meeting held recently in Chicago. The topic was "TheFuture of the Education Professorate.~

PHYSICSFACULTYPRESENTPAPERS

Four members of the Department of Physics presented papers at

the spring meeting of the Michigan Section of the American Asso-ciation of Physics Teachers.

The faculty members and their topics: Paul Doherty, "Intensity Fluctuation Spectroscopy";Abraham R. Liboff, "The Unity of Physics and Pol itics"; Jeffry V. Mallow, "A Modern Labora-

tory Course in Optics and Spectroscopy"; and Robert M. Wi IIiamson, "A Laboratory TechniquesCourse." The meeting was held Apri I 5 In Port Huron.

EVARTSSTUDIES180FOLKLOREIN NIGERIA

Peter G. Evarts, learning ski IIs, has returned from a six-week

research visit to study Ibo Folklore in the vii lage of Nkporo,

Nigeria.

Prior to leaving for Nigeria, Evarts was chairperson of the "Comparative LIterature" sectionat the 10th annual Medieval Institute held May 4-7 at Western Michigan University.

JAYMESGIVES PAPER Davis Jaymes,modern languages,presenteda paper on Pascal atAT LITERATURE MEETING the annual meeting of the North American Society for Seventeenth-

Century French Literature held recently at the University of

Kansas. His paper was entitled "Style and Salvation in the Provincales."

MITTRA IS CHAIRPERSON Sid Mittra, School of Economics and Management, was chairpersonFOR PROFESSIONALMEETINGS for two sessions at the recent meeting of the Economic Society

of Michigan. The programs were entitled "Macroeconomic Theory"and a "Panel Discussion on the Current State of the U.S. Economy." The meeting was held InAll endal e.

ELINOKWATERSSPEAKSAT AAUWSEMINAR

EI inor Waters, director of the Continuum Center, was a speaker

at a recent seminar on women sponsored by the Birmingham Ameri-

can Association of University Women.

HAHNIS CO-AUTHOROF NEWREADINGPROGRAM

Brittanica

Richard L.

munication

read.

Harry T. Hahn, education, Is the co-author of a new reading

program entitled Language Experiences In Reading, Levels I, II

and III, publ ished by the Educational Division of Encyclopedia

Press. The other authors include R. Van AI len, University of Arizona, and

Venezky, University of Wisconsin. The- program emphasizes oral and written com-as wel I as the importance of art, music, and dramatics in teaching children to

MARSHAlL'SARTICLE Bi II Marshal I, director, Oakland Center/Bookcenter, Is the

CARRIED IN JOURNAL author of an article entitled "Profit Opportunities with MassMarket Paperbacks." The article appears in the current issue

of The Co Ilege Store Journal.

CAMPUS CALENDAR.Tues.July 15

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BLACK JOURNEY hi story ex-hibit, OC alcove

JOURNALISM WORKSHOPII. OCMBHtours through SaturdayLecture, A SURVEYOF BRIT-ISH GOVERNMJ!NTAND POLI-TICS. 201 DH

Lecture, THE PROBLEMOFNORTHERNIRELAND. 201 DH

Freshman Orientation, OCJOURNALISM WORKSHOPII. OCCC, ADVANCEDPERSONAL

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JOURNALISM WORKSHOPII, OCUpward Bound, Meadow Brook

Room, OCLecture, THE COMMONMARKETAND THE LABOURPARTY. 201Dodge Ha11

Lecture, THE RISE OF NA-TIONALISM IN THE UNITEDKINGDOM. 201 DH

Freshman Orientation, OCCC, ADVANCEDPERSONAL

GROWl'HMBMF,MARIAN MCPARTLAND

MBMF,JOSE ITURBI. pi ani st

MBHtoursMBMF,CLEO LAINE, jazz

vocalist

REAL E'ffATE SA[,ES REVIEW.126-127 OC

Basketball Camp IMBHtours through Saturday

Freshman Orientation,Lounge II

Parents Orientation,Lounge I I

REAL ESTATE SALES REVIEW.126-127 OC

Basketball Camp ICC, CAREER DEVELOPMENTLecture, THE GERMANPROBLEM. 1871-1975. 201Dodge Hall

Placement Testing, OCREAL ESTATE SALES REVIEW.

126-127 OC9am-41X'l Basketball CampI9: 30am-3: 30pm CC, ALTERNATIVE CAREER

OPTIONS

B.S. DEGREESETIN APPLIEDMATHEMATICS

SENATEMEETINGSCHEDULEDFOR JULY 24

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Lounge IIREAL ESTATE SALES REVIE~'.

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pANY. pavil ionLecture, GOVERNMENTA~IN-

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MBMF,PENNSYLVANIA BALLET

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MBHArt Fair ExhibitMBMF,PENNSYLVANIA BALLET

COMPANYMBMF,PENNSYLVANIA BALLET

Cheer1eading WorkshopsMBH tours

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Cheer1eading WorkshopsFreshman Orientation, OCParents Orientation,Lounge II

REAL ESTATE BROKERS.126-127 OC

Basketball Camp IMBHtours through Saturday

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Meadow Brook Music FestivalContinuum CenterOakland CenterMeadow Brook Hall

The new Bachelor of Sciencedegree approved by the Board of Trust-ees Is in Appl led Mathematics, not In Appl led Management as er-roneously printed.

There wi I I be an Oakland University Senate meeting July 24 at2 p.m. in the Meadow Brook Room of the Oakland Center. Thismeeting is to approve the spring term graduation and honors list.