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w ~POLEMIC Vol 2, Issue 7, Janumy 27, 1993 New BY JEN GOODBURNE Co-EDITOR UB Former Catholic Family Children Services employee Kirk Norton has taken on a new job - he is replacing Donna Mullen as the Upward Bound Director at Alpena High School. Norton was a substance abuse counselor at CFCS. He also has experience in teaching, including a position at Eureka College, Ronald Reagan's Alma Mater. "I think he was there a year or two before me," said Norton. He has also taught at ACC. Campus ' Director In 1976, Norton had his first contact with Upward Bound. He met a group of U. B. students on the campus of Northwestern in Illinois. He was involved with the . local program in 1990 when he chaperoned a group who went to Toronto to see a production of "Phantom of the Opera." "I was ready for a change," said Norton, who worked at CFCS for five years prior to taking this position. "This is a vertical move instead of a horizontal move." His hobbies include flying small single engine planes and showing dogs with his wife, Notes Roger M. Phillips has been named the first Lum- berjack of the Month for 1993. "I was real surprised. I didn't realize we'd gone through the entire staff already for this award," he com- mented. Phi lips has been wi for nine years and teaches English. , He is married and has one son who is a current ACC student. As usual, Lumberjack of the Month receives a mug with the ACC logo on it, , free passes to the State Cinema, a free night at the Holiday Inn of Alpena, and parking , anywhere on campus. Howard Brody, M.D., Ph.D., of Michigan State Uni- versity will speak on rising health care costs and what can and should be done about them on February 23 and 24 from 7-8:30 p.m. in Room 450 of the Natural Re- sources Building. Students are welcome to attend. "Cost Containment vs. the Power to Heal" is sponsored jointly by ACC and Alpena General Hospital, with fund- ing provided by the GTE Foundation and a grant from the Northeast Michigan Community Foundation. Feb. 20 is the date set for 1993's . Homecoming Ball at the Alpena Civic Center. The event will start following the basketball game and run until 2:00 a.m. This year's theme is "Hold onto the Night". Parking Supervisor Ted Kruse and everyone at ACC would like to extend a special thank you to Don Witt's maintenance crew for doing a super job of plowing the campus lots following our first real taste of winter on Jan. 14. (517) 356-0264 t:-1.ll ;{l~f;Vi OF ALPENA 80 Thunder Bay Shopping Ctr. - Alpena, Ml 49707 appointed Anne, who teaches part time at ACC. Upward Bound is a feder- ally funded grant program which is run through the Al- pena and Posen high schools by ACC. Toe goal of the program is to aid and prepare high school students for college, though not necessarily ACC. Tutoring is provided, as well as information on college programs, financial aid, and ap- plication procedures. "There are a lot of people with potential for post second- ary academic success who, due to environmental constraints, don't consider college as an option," said Norton. Mullen has also been appointed a new position, that of Talent Search Direc- tor. · Unfortunately, Mullen was unavailable for an inter- view with a Polemic re- porter. Photo by Linda Simpson Kirk Norton takes time out to visit the Polemic office and discusses with a staff reporter his new position as Up'ward Bound Director. Here's a chance to pitch · our ... com laint BY ELAINE KOSLOSKI STAFF WRITER - Students with any com- plaints may go to the Student Services Office and Dean Davis will refer you to one of two avenues with the appro- priate supervisors. Complaints about instruc- tors start with an informal meeting with the instructor's department chair. The depart- ment chair will then attempt to solve the problem. The · mitted to the administrative instructor will be informed of Dean of Students Max Lind- the complaint. If this step say. The requests are an- doesn't resolve the problem, swered by administrative per- the department chair will in- sonnel in written form with struct the student to submit a copies kept for further refer- formal written complaint to ence. the Dean of Instruction Curt A policy is to be estab- Davis. Following this, there lished to inform the Board of will be a hearing. Trustees on a monthly basis Students' concerns are so that action can be-taken by submitted through organized the administration. student groups. They are sub- CaU for cancellations if there's time before you leave BY MELODY SHARP STAFF WRITER Dean of Instruction Curt Davis has released the Instruc- tor /Course Cancellation Proce- dures for Main Campus. When an instructor finds it necessary to cancel, he/she will contact the Personnel Of- fice as soon as possible. According to switch board operator ;Florence Talaska', the switch board is not open until 7:00 a.m. Unless an instructor knows the day before that he/ she will be ill, the call cannot be received until then, when students may already be on their way to school. Cancellations will continue to be posted on the bulletin boards in VLH, BTC, and NORTHERN Offfce Suppliers 1 __________ people earnlnq your bus~ness (517) 354-4107 FAX (517) 354-3047 1-800-292-3981 123 W. Chisholm Alpena, Ml 49707 NRC. Instructors are asked to identify those students in their day classes who, to the best of the · instructor's knowledge, · have a considerable distance to travel to class. The Student Services Office will make an effort to call these students. All students attending classes _ starting after 4:00 p.m. will be contacted. Also, class cancellation in- formation is available to students using a touch tone phone by dialing the college number, 356-9021. After hear- ing the options on the mes- sage, students should press #2. If you still have a problem call the switch board but make sure it is after 7:30 a.m.