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• 666 Jolinson Street, JI{pena 1Vll 49707 o/o{ume 6 /Issue 6 1Vlarcli 12, 199 7 Survey results assist in University Center planning BY HOLLY MACE STAFF WRITER The next phase of develop- ment of Alpena Community College's University Center is now under way, according to Chuck Wiesen, Associate Dean. After the visiting represen- tatives from other insti.tutions offered their advice last fall, two surveys were taken. One survey was to determine inter- est for an Undergraduate School of Education, while the other survey determined inter- est for a Graduate School of Eµucation. According to Wiesen, as a result of the survey, Requests fot Proposals (RFPs) were sent out to thirteen state universi-. ties, requesting· that they re- spond to 'delivering five ser- vices: l. 18-hour continuing certifica- tion (graduate,"planned pro- gram" coursework). 2. Coursework in a planned se- quence leading to a Master's . degree in · elementary edu- cation (language arts, read- ing, or early childhood or equivalent content). To be- gin in the fall of 1997 or no later than January 1998. 'Wliat tliat sfwu{d provide us is a rea{ positive ezyansion in tlie opportunities for students liere at .91..CC . . . " - Cliucl( Wiesen - 3. Generic graduate coursework required to com- plete any Master's degree program from the School/ DepartmentofEducation. To begin in the fall of 1997 or no later than January of 1998. 4. Junior, senior, and selected lower division coursework leading to a Bachelor's de- gree in elementary educa- tion with a major in early childhood, language arts, reading, or other appropri- ate content. To begin in the fall of 1997 or no later than January of 1998. 5. In Alpena and Oscoda stu- dent advising and financial aid staff support available on-site during both days and evenings throughout the year. Wiesen said that a re- sponse was expected by the last week of• February and a pro- posal by about March 10. The representatives from ACC will then look at the proposals, make a choice, and then wo'rk with that school to begin to deliver the programs as early as fall 1997 but no later than January 1998. frogress made on World Center ACC's Concrete Technology ----.... · Instructor, Robert Eller, is displaying ·a three dimen- sional map of ACC with the proposed site of the New ·world Concrete Technologi- cal Laboratory. Nothing is · written in · concrete yet but ,the building ' should be lo- cated between the Graphic Arts Building and Woodward A venue. A new parking area will be on the , right of the building. More meetings with the architec- tural firm of Hobbs and Black, ACC, and Besser ·~ Company are needed to ~ make the final decisions. :i PHOTO BY POLEMIC STAFF ·lia."· r....... __ _, Science Olympiad's successful PHOTOS BY POLEMIC STAFF I ~ . N s I Briefs D Page3 E Above: Alpena High students Jim Gunderson (left) and James Engle prepare their car for "the Scrambler. "Top left: Whitte- more-Prescott students Ryan Schaffner (left) and Cody Frasz collaborate on "It's about time." Left: AHS student Jada Pellett sets pins in "the Pentathlon.'! .,, __ I Exe ange Page4 ~ Currently, two other sur- veys are being distributed, one for a program in Human Ser- vices (Master's degree survey) and the other for a program for Industrial Management and Supervision (Bachelor's degree sm;vey). Wiesen said that he expects to get the data back around mid-March, then the RFPs will again be sent out to the schools with a response by early April. Then, said Wiesen, the schools will go through the discussion process and have these programs ready for 'de- livery by fall of 1997 or spring of 1998. According to Wiesen, they are likely to get someone to respond to the needs for the School of Education as well as Human Services and Industrial Management and Supervision. Wiesen added that this will probably be the way the Uni- versity Center begins to take shape, with at least four part- ners in addition to ACC. . PHOTO BY POLEMIC STAFF Associate Dean, Chuck Wies~n, works on ACC's Univer- sity Center Project. · courseworkandshouldbenear completing the choice process "What tnat should provide us is a real positive expansion in the opportunities for stu- dents here at ACC to look to perhapsstayingathomewhere family and friends Inight be and where current employ- ment might be," commented Wiesen. By Inid-April, ACC should have completed the choice pro- cess for the school that will deliver the Education , for the school delivering Hu- manServicescourseworkatthe Graduate level and Industrial Management and Supervision at the Undergraduate level, said Wiesen. Learn about AIDS March 11 • AIDS is present in Northeast Michigan BY HOLLY MACE STAFF WRITER On Tuesday, March 11, Phi Theta Kappa and the Nursing Department of Alpena Community College will be pre- senting AIDS Awareness Day. The pro- gram will be held from 7-9:30 p.m. in the Robert and Jacquelyn Granum Audito- rium in the Center building and is open to everyone, free of charge. According to Janet Walski, a member of both Phi Theta Kappa and the Nursing Department, the program came about for two reasons -- there is·a great need for it, and it is also the project of the year for Phi Theta Kappa. Walski said the Nursing Department joined up with Phi Theta Kappa because they wanted to do a project like this anyway but lacked funding. "AIDS is up in this area, as beautiful and blissful and protected we think we are," Walski said. "People need to know what to do about it and how to stop it from spreading any further than already has. We want to keep this area nice and safe, and the way to do that is through educa- tion." . There will be 5 speakers at the pro- grnm: Mr. Dick Howland, Vice-President of HIV/ AIDS Network and Direct Ser- vices (HANDS); , CatheyGoike,R.N., District Health De- partment #4, Health Educator and AIDS Coordinator; . Sharon Bryant, RN, representing the Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency, is the Ryan White funded case manager in our area; Reverend John Wallace, chaplain of the Cheboygan Community Memo- rial Hospital, will approach the prob- lem from a religious and parental perspective. His two sons died from AIDS, the second one last December; Mr. John Pugh, HIV positive speaker. Photogra&hy Pages 5 . 8 tl The program will also feature t:µe Troop Teen Theater, the Petoskey High Student Players who will perform skits about HIV, peer pressure, and sexually transmitted diseases. According to W alski, AIDS A ware- ness Day has been advertised not only in Alpena county but also in the counties of Alcona, Montmorency, and Presque Isle, and across the state in Harbor Springs, Petoskey, and Indian River. The program will be a frank discus- sion, said W alski, with time for those who attend to ask trained people any questions they may have. AU different age groups are encour- aged to attend, said Walski, who also added that most of the AIDS patients in this four- county area are 25-30 years of age, so this age group is especially encouraged to at- tend. "As much as you keep hearing it, people are. still getting AIDS, so we're not doing ".9LI'IJS is ·up in tliis area1 as beautiful and b[issfu[ and protected we tliink we are." - 'Wafskj - something right. Maybe by bringing this more to the attention of everyone, all differ- ent age groups, we might be able to do something,'.' said Walski. A ' -' ' ' Awards Page7 1'