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Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
Central Michigan Life
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
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Medical school loses $100,000 contribution Rao paid in full; Kottamasu to pay in $20K installments By Jake May Senior Reporter
Nearly one-third of the once-$302,000 in medical school contributions is going elsewhere. Todd Anson, a 1977 alumnus and Mount Pleasant native, is changing his $100,000 contribution he announced in
February to go instead toward the renovation of Rose Arena and events center costs, said Steve Smith, director of public relations. He said the total contributions for the medical school are at $202,000. “I don’t think this loss has any significance at all when you look at the big picture,” said Dr. Cam Enarson, interim dean of the medical school. “I am not at all concerned and know the school is well on the right track. There isn’t any reason or cause for anyone to have
concern over this. “We don’t have a fundraising campaign in place at this point in time. That will follow in discussions with Board of Trustees and (Interim University President) Kathy Wilbur.” The CMU Board of Trustees approved the development of a medical school in September 2008 that would enroll students in courses by 2011 and open in 2013. A long process Enarson said his calm demeanor comes from the knowledge of other funding
May graduation apps due Sept. 15 Final audit needed for last-minute courses By Emily Pfund Staff Reporter
Central Michigan University students one academic year from graduating have a critical deadline approaching. In order to receive their audits in time to schedule any missing classes during the spring semester, seniors should apply for May graduation by Sept. 15. The applications can be picked up and dropped off at Undergraduate Admissions Services in Warriner Hall Room 123. “If they’re graduating in May, they need to get their application for graduation in now,” said Barbara Lindley, associate registrar for Undergraduate Academic Services. After sending in their applications, students will receive a graduation audit via e-mail. “We process audits in the order people apply,” Lindley said. “A lot (of students) have already received their audits because they applied in the spring.” Most seniors have been in for a pre-graduation audit, which shows students what they still need to accomplish in order to graduate and helps them avoid surprises when they receive their graduation audit, Lindley said. In addition to a pre-graduation audit, Lindley said many students already have a plan they have been following since freshman year to ensure they can graduate on time. After receiving their audit, students also will be e-mailed important graduation information, such as times, ticket-purchasing details and when and how to order caps and gowns. One opportunity to get a cap
methods medical schools usually take on. A budget has not yet been finalized for the medical school, but he is sure that once it is set, donations will not be the only funding necessary to start the project. Other income, Enarson, said comes from research efforts, faculty and staff income, gifts, endowments and additional support from the university. He said the school also must become accredited to attain some funds.
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$302,000 in donations was committed to CMU’s medical school in February. w Former University President Michael Rao paid his $100,000 donation in full before leaving June 30 for Virginia Commonwealth University. w Trustee Sam Kottamasu will pay his $100,000 over a five-year period. w CMU alumnus Todd Anson is transferring his $100,000 donation to Rose Arena renovations. w $2,000 in small donations without specific donors.
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Graduating in May?
w Deadline to apply for graduation: Sept. 15. w Applications: Undergraduate Academic Services, Warriner Hall Room 123. w Students will get a graduation audit shortly after they apply. w Pre-graduation audits, scheduled through Undergraduate Academic Services, can help avoid surprises when applying for graduation.
and gown is at the CMU Bookstore’s Gradfest on Oct. 26 and 27. At Gradfest, students can get a discount on their cap and gown purchase. Time to get a job Seniors also should start searching for their first job following graduation. “Hopefully, they’ve already registered with our eRecruitment site,” said Julia Sherlock, director of Career Services. On Career Services’ Web site, careers.cmich.edu, seniors can post a resume and profile which will be browsed by companies searching for new employees. Career Services also offers a series of career construction workshops throughout September to prepare students for the interview process and teach them how to market themselves to employers. These workshops culminate Sept. 25 with the career fair. Placement in their first job usually takes about six months in a good market, Sherlock said. “We’re in a market that’s transitioning. Michigan is changing from a manufacturing state to a knowledge state, and it’s important that students are flexible and not afraid to take chances,” she said. university@cm-life.com
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CMU Police Chief Bill Yeagley talks to university officials on his cell phone as two firefighters prepare to enter Dow Science Complex to contain the contaminated area Friday.
New CMU Police Chief familiar with jurisdiction By Jake Bolitho | Senior Reporter
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or Bill Yeagley, Central Michigan University may be a change of jobs. But not a change of scenery. One might wonder why the new CMU Police Chief made the decision to move from the Mount Pleasant Police Department to a smaller campus environment for essentially the same position. For Yeagley, a former CMU student, the decision made sense, even after working 31 years for the city. He has long taken note of how the CMU department operates and, so far, he has liked what he has seen. A chief | 5A
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Following their commitments
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Bill Yeagley, CMU chief of police, works at a desk Wednesday morning in the CMU Police Department. He was chosen for the position on June 30, but fully takes over today for Stan Dinius.
social networking
Survey: Facebook, Twitter may give perceptions of narcissism Some questioned believe users self-promote By Connor Sheridan Staff Reporter
Some might say popularity is a good thing. But is the current college generation obsessed with it? A recent survey indicated more than half of college students believe their peers use sites such as Facebook, MyS-
pace or Twitter in order to selfpromote. According to the poll published by Ypulse and an article from USA Today, 57 percent of the 1,068 polled believed their generation was more narcissistic than any to come before it. “On Facebook statuses, people tend to get carried away,” said Jordan Jensen. “A lot of guys take pictures with shirts off and girls with pictures in bikinis.” The China Township freshman said there is an abundance of self-absorbed pictures being posted to social networking sites.
Psychology professor David Acevedo-Polakovich said he believes the poll results are somewhat misinterpreted. “(The media) seems to be sort of jumping to conclusions,” he said. Acevedo-Polakovich said the poll was not actually measuring narcissism, but rather whether college students perceive their generation to be narcissistic. He said it is an example of a false widespread perception. “Research says that (Generation Y) volunteers more often and is more accepting than any
before it. They’re more altruistic than narcissistic,” he said. A developmental fad As for why college students and younger people have quickly adopted social networks while older generations rarely make use of them, he said it is another example of an age-old phenomenon. “It’s just developmentally what they grew up with,” Acevedo-Polakovich said. Just like the telephone, television and computers, the people who have grown up with the
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technology available to them tend to make much greater use of it. “Social networking sites are often (used as) an extension of themselves… like picking out clothes,” Acevedo-Polakovich said. Clarkston sophomore Ashley Remstad said people are using the networking sites to show off too much of their life. “People post fifty pictures a day. They get too involved,” Remstad said. studentlife@cm-life.com
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