https://archives.uwp.edu/files/original/2d54736109962ff6a6dd69ba5be0d4c4.pdf f2a2dff9d3c49b2444790b1973e6bae7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource University of Wisconsin - Parkside Ranger News Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of UW-Parkside Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Issue Volume 6, issue 29 Headline Used for newspapers, the Headline element describes the main article of the issue. Parkside accredited Masters Program Series Number The series number of the original collection. UWPAC124 Ranger News Text Any textual data included in the document 1 -,Weesday,Vol. 6pril 19, 197-. 29"I'm not afraid of death, I Justdon't want to be there whenIthappens ..Woody AllenAduJts increasecollege attendanceDiane JalenskyMike Murphy"An adult student, according to Community Student ServicesDirector Stuart Rubner, is anvone who has postponed, interrupted orextended their postsecondary education." The purpose of the.Community Student Services ((SS) is to provide educational andcounseling services to enhance the older student's learningexperience at Parks ide.In a recent interview with Director Stu Rubner at the C55 staffRangerwas interested in learning why adult students make-up anincreasing33lh%of Parkside's total enrollment population andwhywould adult learners (25 years and older) want to continue theireducation.Some 1727 (25 and older) adult students are presently enrolled inParks ide's academic curriculum. Of those 1727 students,approximately 110 of them will graduate this spring. These studentswho make-up a good percentage of the school's population includeblue and whitle collar workers, veterans, divorcedwomen,retiredpersons, homemakers, the handicapped, members of minoritygroups, and those who dreamed of having a degree solely for thesatisfaction ofit.There are a number of reasons why adult students would want tocontinue their education. According to CCS staff member ConnieCummings, "a lot of women are coming back to school. I think partof the reason is that families aren't as large as before:' Another staffmember, Sue Johnson stated, "women in the 25 to 35 age bracket isthe largest growing group." Cummings added, "last year 93% of thegrowth of university attendence was women.""Another reason, Cummings continued, is that the average personchanges their career plans at least five times during their life." Manypeople 'enroll in colleges to advance in their present job, to updatetheir job skills, to fulfill their avocational interests, or just for theirown personal enrichment."There is a great deal of self-awareness today," commentedRubner. "In the last five, six and seven years there has been thatgreat movement towards conscious raising, self-awareness andpersonal growth. People are really-for the first time-beginning to say'hey, who am I, what am I aoing and is this what I want,to do now?'You get, for example, people from American Motors who got intoone career area and say 'no I guess there are some things that I'mnot happy with. I want to do some other things with my lifeinstead.' Going back to school is one way to promote those kinds ofchanges.", •The Vietnam War had to do a lot with the self-awarenessmovement. "johnson commentec{" i'the country itself feels morerelaxed. The Vietnam War is over, and people are relaxing. They aretaking time to look at themselves and thinking about things theydidn't think about before because of turmoil." Rubner elaborated bycontin•• " on pa,.J2•r ramParkside accredited~asters ProgranlParkside has been fully accredited by the North CentralAssociation of Colleges and Schools to offer master's degreeprograms.The accreditation clears the way for the start of a master's degreeprogram in business this September at Parkside.Chancellor Alan E. Guskin, who was informed of the accreditationthis morning by North Central, said Parkside will immediately beginaccepting and processing application for admission to its firstgraduate program, the Master of Administrative Science (MAS) inbusiness."We are ready for it," said Guskin. "All indications have been verypositive since the evaluation team visited the campusInJanuary,and we've prepared accordingly.""Today marks the beginning of a new era in graduate educationopportunity for residents0'1this area," Guskin said "Ouraccreditation by North Central is for master's degree programsgenerally, not just in certain fields. The master's degree program inbusiness will be our first because it is tied directly to our missionand is the highest graduate program priority of those we serve."The North Central Association Executive Board of the Commissionon Institutions of Higher Education took the action at its annualassociation meeting in Chicago. North Central IS a regionalaccrediting agency covering 19 states and over 5,000 schools,including 807 colleges and universities.Graduate programs offered at all UW campuses must be approvedby the UW System Board of Regents, who already have authorizedthe business MAS at Parkside. The state of other master's programsana graduate work at UW·p is:.. an "entitlement to plan" request for a Master of Public ServiceAdministration program is being prepared for submission to theRegents.Ifapproved, that program could begin as early asSeptember, 1979.contin•• " o.p.,.J2Grants acceptedbyRegentsGrants totalling 5104,721 plusthree gifts-in-kind were acceptedfor the University ofwtsconsm-ParksIde by the UW SystemBoard of RegentsFunds accepted Include afederal Department of HealthEducation and Welfare interestsubsidy grant of 535,150 for theUW-P library-Learning Center; afederal General Services Admin-istration grant of S30,461 for asurvey of Manufacturing firms InRacine and Kenosha by theUW-P library-Learning CenterArchives and Area ResearchCenter; Comprehensive Emplov-ment and Traming' Act (CETA)memes totalling 538,788 forhiring of limited term employ-ees; and a Wisconsin HumanitiesCommittee grant of S320 insupport of a series of programsfocusing onwtsconsmwomen.Gifts-in-kind include a vari-able volume supervane pumpand a fixed displacement pumpfrom Rexnord, Inc of Racrne foruse In fluid power and hydraulicsinstrucuon in the engineeringscience program and tenadjustable frequency mveetersand two half-horsepower. three-phase induction motors fromEaton Corp. of Kenosha for use Ininter-face With a rnim-cornputerin engineering science courses Indigital computer control andmini-computer applicationspages6&7onthe inside•••Premiere of 'To Fly'Hansen sets track recordFree classifiedsWilliam Windom Storypage 11page 4page 21·1.11 11111 Adults increase college attendance Diane Jalensky Mike Murphy "An adult student, according to Community Student Services Director Stuart Rubner, is anyone who has postponed, interrupted or extended their postsecondary education." The purpose of the · Community Student Services (CSS) is to provide educational and counseling services to enhance the older student's learning experience at Parkside. In a recent interview with Director Stu Rubner at the CSS staff Ranger was interested in learning why adult students make-up an increasing 331/1 % of Parkside's total enrollment population and why would adult learners (25 years and older) want to continue their education. Some 1727 (25 and older) adult students are presently enrolled in Parkside's academic curriculum. Of those 1727 students, approximately 110 of them will graduate this spring. These students who make-up a good percentage of the school's population include blue and whitle collar workers, veterans, divorced women, retired persons, homemakers, the handicapped, members of minority groups-, and those who dreamed of having a degree solely for the satisfaction of it. There are a number of reasons why adult students would want to continue their education. According to CCS staff member Connie Cummings, "a lot of women are coming back to school. I think part of the reason is that families aren't as large as before." Another staff member, Sue Johnson stated, "women in the 25 to 35 age bracket is the largest growing group." Cummings added, "last year 93% of the growth of university attendence was women." . "Another reason, Cummings continued, is that the average person changes their career plans at least five times during their life." Many people enroll in colleges to advance in their present job, to updat~ their job skills, to fulfill their avocational interests, or just for their own personal enrichment:. "There· is a great deal of self-awareness today," commented Rubner. "In the last five, six and seven years tbere has been that great movement towards conscious raising, self-awareness and personal growth. People are really-for the first time-beginning to say 'hey, who ~m I, what am I doing and is this what I want to do n~w?' You get, for example, people from American Motors ~ho got m1to one career area and say 'no I guess there are some things that I m not happy with. I want to do some other things with ':'Y life instead.' Going back to school is one way to promote those kmds of changes." 1 • The Vietnam War had to do a lot with the 2elf-awareness movement. 'Johnson commented, "the country itself feels more relaxed. The Vietnam War is over, and people are relaxing. They are taking time to look at themselves and thinking about things they didn't think about before because of t_wmoil~' Rubner elaborated by coatiaued oa po1e 12 J , I 7 "I'm not afraid of death, I ju t don't want to be th re wh n 1t happens" Business Grad Program Parkside accredited Masters Program Parkside has been fully accredited by the orth Central Association of Colleges and Schools to offer master's degree programs. The accreditation clears the way for the start of a master's degree · program in business this September at Parkside. Chancellor Alan E. Guskin, who was informed of the accreditation this morning by North Central, said Parkside will immediately begin accepting and processing application for admission to its first graduate program, the Master of Administrative Science (MAS) in business. "We are ready for it," said Guskin. "All indications have been very positive since the evaluation team visited the campus in January, and we've prepared accordingly." "Today marks the beginning of a new era in graduate education opportunity for residents of this area," Guskin said. "Our accreditation by North Central is for master's degree programs generally, not just in certain fields. The master's degree program in business will be our first because it is tied directly to our m1ss1on and is the highest graduate program priority of those we serve." The North Central Association Executive Board of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education took the action at its annual association meeting in Chicago orth Central 1s a regional accrediting agency covering 19 states and over 5,000 schools, including 807 colleges and universities. Graduate programs offered at all UW campuses must be approved by the UW System Board of Regents, who already have authorized the business MAS at Parkside The state of other master's programs and graduate wor at U '-P i : ... an "entitlement to plan" request for a Master of Public Service Administration program is being prepared for submission to the Regents. If approved, that program could begin as early as September, 1979. continued on po1• J 2 Woody Allen Grants accepted by Regents Grants totalling S104,721 plu three g1fts-in-kmd were accepted for the University of Wiscon in-Parkside by the UW System Board of Regents. Funds accepted include a federal Department of Health Education and Welfare int rest subsidy grant of S35, 150 for the UW-P Ltbrary-learnmg Center; a federal General Services Admin-istration grant of S30,461 for a survey of Manufacturing firm m Racine and Kenosha by the UW-P Library-Learning C nter Archives and Area Research Center; Comprehensive Emplo~ -ment and Trarnrng Act (CETA) monies totalling S 8,788 for hiring of ltmited t rm mpfoy-ees; and a Wisconsin Humanities Committee grant of S320 in support of a s ries of programs focusing on W1scon m women. Gifts-in-kind m lude a vari-able volume sup rvane pump and a fi ed d1 placement pump from Rexnord, Inc. of Racine for u e in fluid pow rand hydraulic mstru t1on 1n the n in ring science program and t n ad1ustabfe Ir quency tn ert r and two half-hors pow r, thr • phase indu t1on motor from Eaton Corp. of no ha for u in int r-face with a mm1-comput r in engineering c1 nc cour m digital comput r control and mini-comput r applications. n t ·de ••. Premiere of 1To Fly' p 6 7 Hansen sets trac reco d pa e 11 Free-classifieds pa 4 William Windom Sto y age 2 VVednesday, April 19, 1978Windom:The·man beh'ind Thurber-,Mike MurphyandTom CooperWe first came upon William Windom in the Comm Arts theaterdirecting the lighting crew as to the proper spotlight procedure. Hewas garbed in what was to be his costume for the evening'sperformance, a leisure shirt under a pull over sweater, conservativeslacks and a pair of mocassins over red socks. It appeared merelyfrom watching him describe his stage movements, that this was farfrom his first production ofThurber.He new exactly what was neededas far as lighting and music cues and where he would be on the stagewhen giving these cues. He was a professional through and through .....,and the four or five technicians who observed his directions listenedwith absorbed obedience.When he had completed his stage directions, he motioned Tomand myself, suspiciously stated with camera and reporters notebookin hand and observing his movements with curious delight, to followhim to the green room for the interview.He appeared relaxed, amiable and inviting as he rested on thecouch. We were nervous, uncomfortable and slightly insecure as wesat on the edge of two opposite chairs, clumsily fumbling our pensfrom our pockets and snapping photographs in as candid a fashion aspossible.There was a moment of silence before the questioningcommenced. We were filtering the questions in our mind beforeletting them blurt out in an embarrassed, unorganized fashion. We /knew we didn't know what we were doing, but we sure in the hellweren't gonnaIet him know.Oneof our more intelligent decisionswas to avoid such pat and cliche questions as "What's it like to be astar" or "When did you get your big break", which we wound upasking anyway. Mr. Windom realized our initial awkwardness andattempted to initiate the interview by asking questions aboutParkside, Racine and Kenosha, all of which he seemed genuinelyinterested in. Responding quicklytohis jocular inquisitiveness wesatiated his curiousity in a commanding and expert fashion. Werealized, however, that the time would come when we would have todirect questions to him but we waited in re~pective patience."When did you begin your tour of Thurber?", I said to provoke ajournalistic atmosphere. Windom began talking of his affiliation withthe&9-70series MyWorld AndWelcomeToIt, a show based onThurber's writings. He described how it took him two years to buildup the courage to attempt a one man show of Thurber. Windom read,compiled, and organized ninety percent of Thurber's writings and issoley responsible for the production of the show.By early1972the show was together. He performed it to anexperimental audience of family and actor friends, which hedescribed as his most vicious and muderous critics. Now it was readyfor the road test. 'Windom contacted an actor aquaintance, HalHolbrook, who had toured the country withMarkTwain for close tothree decades, and asked 'What the hell do I do now?" Holbrooksuggestedtwothings:1)don't wear makeup (Holbrook spends overtwo hours applying makeup for his show) and 2) get yourself a goodagent.Windom followed his advice, hired Holbrook's agent and he wason his way.Six years and approximately 165 shows later Windom is still touringThurber around the country with great success. He related a specificexcitement in stage performance. An actor who has acted in allentertainment mediums he illustrated an analogy which reinforcedhis preference for the stage. "Stage", he said, "is like dancing with agirl. Movies are like dancing with a dining room chair and TV is likedancing with a kitchen stool." Like many actors, Windom enjoys theone on one relationship an actor encounters with the audience intheatre.I'The ideal situation for me," Windom continued, "is a 10,000student college in a small town. Unlike UCLAwhere a hundred thingsare happe ing at once, a small college is more likely to go to myshow." If tickets weren't selling, Windom is more than willing to talkof Thurber at english or iournalisism classes to drum up business.Windom characterizes himself as a journeyman actor, in otherwords a part time performer. He entered into show businesswhile-inthe army during WWII. He had joined the- European touringproduction of Richard 111,playing the lead in an all G.1. cast. Headmitted that one of his major motivations for joining the productionwas to meet girls. After the army he continued to play Richard 111onBroadway for a year. From there he went to insurance for two years,articulatinga different form of acting.Windom got involved in television when it was still in its youngercommercial years. He holds an enormous variety of televisionperformances to his credit including episodes in Gunsmoke, BenCasey, and Star Trek. In 1963 he received the leading part in a seriescalledThe Farmers Daughterwhich ran until 1965.Continuing in television, and eventually film, Windom was)awarded his second leading role in a continuing series MyWorld and,,WelcomeToItfrom1969to1970.Here began his long runningrelationship with Thurber.Windom confessed a certain delight in playing diverse and taxing/oles. He especially enjoys playing the part of the "heavy" becausesuch a part is more flexible and fun.At this point in the interview Windom pulled his wallet from hisback pocket, withdrew a slip of paper and handled it to us. Hedescribed the disadvantages of being a widely exposed but relatively, unknown performer. He is often accosted by people on the street oran airport, who take to pointing their finger toward him and1muttering "Your'e ... Your'e ... Your'e ... " In such situationsWindom usually hands them the note he just handed us. 'Question - Aren't you a "Movie Star'?Answer - NoExplanation - A "Movie Star" is instantly recognizable by his nameor his faceQuestion - What is your name?Answer - .William WindomExplanation - Repeat: Windom.Question - Weren't you on that TV series with that blonde girl?Answer - YesExplanation - Her. name was lnger Stevens: The Series: "TheFarmer's Daughter"Question - Weren't you on that TV series with that little girl with thebraces?.Answer - YesExplanation - Her name is Lisa Gerritsen. The 'series: "Myworld ... and Welcome to it."Question - What have I seen you in lately?Answer - God knowsExplanation - I've guested on almost all NationalTVsince1961andwhat With re-runs and movies. . .'I AM AWARETHAT _A,.You never watchTV:B. You have friends in California.C.I look younger folder than I do onTV0:-You can't understand why I do all those mean roles orcommercials.E.You were in a school olav.continu.d on pag. 122Wednesday, April 19, 1978 CRe,nger Windom: / , . . . . The man beh'ind Thurber ' \ Mike Murphy and Tom Cooper We first came upon William Windom in the Comm Arts theater directing the lighting crew as to the proper spotlight procedure. He was garbed in what was to be his costume for the evening's performance, a leisure shirt under a pull over sweater, conservative slacks and a pair of mocassins over red socks. It appeared merely from watching him describe his stage movements, that this was far from his first production of Thurber. He new exactly what was needed as far as lighting and music cues and where he would be on the stage when giving these cues. He was a professional through and through and the four or five technicians who observed his directions listened with absorbed obedience. When he had completed his stage directions, he motioned Tom and myself, suspiciously stated with camera and reporters notebook in hand and observing his movements with curious delight, to follow him to the green room for the interview. He appeared relaxed, amiable and inviting as he rested on the couch. We were nervous, uncomfortable and slightly insecure as we sat on the edge of two opposite chairs, clumsily fumbling our pens from our pockets and snapping photographs in as candid a fashion as possible. There was a moment of silence before the questioning commenced. We were filtering the questions in our m1nd before letting them blurt out in an embarrassed, unorganized fashion. We ' knew we didn't know what we were doing, but we sure in the hell weren't gonna.let him know. One of our more intelligent decisions· was to avoid such pat and cliche questions as "What's it like to be a star" or "When did you get your big break", which we wound up asking anyway. Mr. Windom realized our initial awkwardness and attempted to initiate the interview by asking questions about Parkside, Racine and Kenosha, all of which he seemed genuinely interested in. Responding quickly to his jocular inquisitiveness we satiated his curiousity in a commanding and expert fashion. We realized, however, that the time would come when we would have to direct questions to him but we waited in re~pective patience. "When did you begin your tour of Thurber?", I said to provoke a journalistic atmosphere. Windom began talking of his affiliation with the 69-70 series My World And Welcome To It, a show based on Thurber's writings. He described how it took him two years to build up the courage to attempt a one man show of Thurber. Windom read, compiled, and organiz-ed ninety percent of Thurber's writings and is soley responsible for the production of the show. By. early 1972 the show was together. He performed if to an experimental audience of family and actor friends, which he described as his most vicious and muderous critics. Now it was ready for the road test. ·windom contacted an actor aquaintance, Hal Holbrook, who had toured the country with Mark Twain for close to three decades, and asked "What the hell do I do now?'' Holbrook suggested two things: 1) don't wear makeup (Holbrook spends over two hours applying makeup for his show) and 2) get yourself a good agent. Windom followed his advice, hired Holbrook's agent and he was on his way. Six years and approximately 165 shows later Windom is still touring Thurber around the country with great success. He related a specific excitement in stage performance. An actor 'Who has acted in all entertainment mediums he illustrated an analogy which reinforced his preference for the stage. "Stage", he said, "is like dancing with a girl. Movies are like dancing with a dining room chair and TV is likf ... dancing with a kitchen stool." Like many actors, Windom enjoys the one on one relationship an actor encounters with the audience in theatre. "The ideal situation for me," Windom continued, "is a 10,(X)() student college in a small town. Unlike UCLA where a hundred things are happening at once, a small college is more likely to go to my show." If tickets weren't selling, Windom is more than willing to talk of Thurber at english or journalisism classes to drum up business. Windom characterizes himself as a journeyman actor, in other words a part time performer. He entered into show business.while~in the army during WWII. He had joined the European touring production of Richard 111, playing the lead in an all G.I. cast. He admitted that one of his major motivations for joining the production was to meet girls. After the army he continued to play Richard Ill on Broadway for a year. From there he went to insurance for two years, articulating ·a different form of acting. Windom got involved in television when it was still in its younger commercial years. He holds an enormous variety of television performances to his credit including episodes in Gunsmoke, Ben Casey, and Star Trek. In 1963 he received the leading part in a series called The Farmers Daughter which ran until 1965. Continuing in television, and eventually film, Windom was ' awarded his second leading role in a continuing series My World and , I Welcome To It from 1969 to 1970. Here began his long running relationship with Thurber. Windom confessed a certain delight in playing diverse and taxing roles. He especially enjoys playing the part of the "heavy" because such a part is more flexible and fun. At this point in the interview Windom pulled his wallet from his back pocket, withdrew a slip of paper and handled it to us. He described the disadvantages of being a widely exposed but relatively unknown performer. He is often accosted by people on the street or an airport, who take to pointing their finger toward him and / muttering "Your'e ... Your'e ... Your'e ... " In such situations Windom usually hands them the note he just handed us. ' Question -Aren't you a "Movie Star''? Answer -No Explanation - A "Movie Star" is instantly recognizable by his name or his face Question -What is your name? Answer -.William Windom Explanation -Repeat: Windom. Question -We_ren't you on that TV series with that blonde girl? Answer -Yes E~planation -Her name was l~ger Stevens: The Series: "The Farmer's Daughter'' , Question -Weren't you on that TV series with that little girl with the braces? -Answer -Yes Explanation -Her name is Lisa Gerritsen. The series: "My world ... and Welcome to it." Question -What have I seen you in lately? Answer -God knows Explanati~n -I've guested on almost~II National TV since 1961 and what with re-runs and movies. . . · I AM AWARE THAT -A.-You never watch TV'. B. You have friends in California. C. I look younger/older thao I do on TV o:-You can't understand why I d~ all those mean roles or commercials. E. You were in a school play. continued on page J 2 2 MORE INFORMATION DownloadundefinedFull Screen Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Parkside Ranger, Volume 6, issue 29, April 19, 1978 Description An account of the resource Student newspaper of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978-04-19 Subject The topic of the resource College student newspapers and periodicals Student publications University of Wisconsin-Parkside--Newspapers Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kenosha, Wisconsin Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Board of Regents of the University Wisconsin System accreditation chancellor alan guskin graduate students grants north central association of colleges and schools uw system board of regents