Ackerman preparing to
in role of
more students
By JERRY MICCO
Collegian Staff Writer
A personnel campaign
aiming to _ involve more
students in • the
Undergraduate Student
Government will be one of the
top priorities next year,
according to USG president
elect Grant Ackerman.
It is "for students who want
experience working in an
organization and who will put
in the time and effort,"
Ackerman said. -
Students filling out ap
plications for positions within
the various USG departments
will be called in for interviews
within two weeks, Ackerman
said. A "personnel com
mittee" will then screen the
students for the jobs ac
cording to their interests, he
said.
Student
A University Task Force on Student
Representation has been set up under
the direction of Raymond 0. Murphy,
vice president for student affairs.
The Task Force, which consists of
19 students from various student
organizations and - four fdculty
members, is headed by Mel Klein and
Rich Glazier, both chairmen of the
group.
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The purpose of the Task Force is to
examine the whole question of
student representation as it relates to
how the University is presently
governed, Klein said. In addition to
Ford fears 'miscalculation'
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI)
Former President FOrd
said yesterday he fears
"over-optimism and possible
miscalculation" by the Carter
Administration in arms
negotiations with the Soviet
Union may have serious
repercussions in relations
between the two countries.
"I believe the ad
ministration went to Moscow
too optimistic," Ford said
during a question and answer
session with a University of
Michigan , political science
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Afte'r Ackerman appoints
department directors, two
things will occur. First,
Ackerman, vice-president
Denny'Rupert and transition
coordinator Jack Webber
(12th-marketing) will sit and
brainstorm with all the
department heads about their
specific departments,
Ackerman said.
Then the department heads
will decide on departmental
goals, write out job
descriptions and the number
of people needed to carry out
its programs, Ackerman
said.
A "cross-over" workshop,
tentatively scheduled for the
23rd and 24th, will then be
held at either Stone Valley or
the HUB. This workshop will
involve the entire USG,
Ackerman said.
representation to be examined
examining student representation,
the Task Force will offer suggestions
as to how the quality of participation
for students in University matters
can be improved.
According to Klein, the Task Force
has been divided into two com
mittees: the internal committee and
the external committee. The purpose
of the internal group will be to
examine the interaction of specific
student organizations, he said, adding
that this will be done through four
approaches.
The first approach will be a
class. "There was too much
public rhetoric before and
after.
"There may have been
some miscalculation on our
part about what might hap
pen. I hope the either per
ceived or real relationship is
only a temporary one."
Ford's comment on the
SALT talks his strongest
criticism of the ad
ministration to date came
after a short lecture to
students on the campus where
the former chief executive is
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"Everyone will come
together and it will be a time
for the sharing of ideas,"
Ackerman said.
At this workshop, workers
from other 'departments will
attend meetings of other USG
departments, Ackerman said.
This is so all thi workers, will
know what goes on in other
departments besides their
own, he said.
A logistics workshop will be
given at the two-day work
session for people with an
interest in that area.
_Sub
jects scheduled to be covered
include the handling of bulk
mail, running mimeo
machines, running stencil
machines and advertising and
public service messages,
Ackerman said.
A few days before the
spending four days as a
professor.
The hour-long session was
the only one of 10 classes Ford
is scheduled to teach this
week that was open for press
coverage.
Ford said he felt "very
deeply" that a new' SALT
agreement was vitally im
portant, adding that he
closely watched prepara
tions for the U.S.-Soviet
meetings.
"Their over-optimism,
their rhetoric and the possible
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"cross-over" workshop,
smaller workshops will be
held for individual depart
ments to prepare them for the
larger workshop, Ackerman
said.
"If we run this transition
period right, when we assume
office on the 25th we should be
able to get right to work,"
Ackerman said.
Ackerman met with Rep.
Helen Wise (D-77th district)
yesterday to discuss a
proposal to prOvide in
ternships for interested USG
students.
Wise currently has a
student intern with her in
Harrisburg, but she wants to
try to talk all of the legislators
into having ' interns. These
interns will be drawn from all
colleges in the state who are
structural one, whereby the group
looks at just how the organization
functions, Klein said. The second
approach will be to see how the
organization works with other groups
in the University; the third will be to
look at representation in the group,
and the fourth will be to see what
services are provided for the students
by a particular group, he said.
The external committee will deal
with student organizations in relation
to the University, Klein said. There
are 30 areas which the committee is
going to pursue, and the goal of this
arms negotiations
miscalculation might have
serious repercussions in
relations between the Soviet
Union and the United States. I
hope this isn't true."
Ford said it was premature
to try to measure the impact
of President Carter's recent
statements on human rights.
"When I was president, a
number of protests were
made to a number of nations,
but done from the presidency
to the head of state," he said.
"The technique we used was
involve
committee will be to look at policies
of specific. groups and how they affect
the students, he said. The committee
also will recommend any changes
that it sees necessary for im
provement in the areas, Klein said.
The Task Force will present a
report on' its findings to Murphy by
April 30.
,Klein said the Task Force is still in
very early stages of organization, and
that it must determine the ap
propriate direction to pursue in
fulfilling the purpose for which it was
created.
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interested in such a program,
Ackerman said.
"I think it's a very good
chance for students to get
experience in Harrisburg,"
he said.
The USG will set up a
committee here to lay the
groundwork for the internship
program, and a possibility
for providing another intern
in the 77th district also is
being considered, Ackerman
said.
"What we really need are
people who want to get in
volved and make student
government work. I per
sonally believe there are
students out there who are
willing to put in the time and
effort to sophisticate the
whole operation," Ackerman
said.
simply different than Car
ter's.
"The technique is new. It
may be productive, it may be
harmful. Time will tell
whether the new tactic is a
better one."
About 300 students attended
the class in Rackham
Auditorium and applauded
the guest professor at both the
start and finish of the session.
Outside the building, ab - Out
20 students gathered to
protest his appearance.
Grant Ackerman (above), USG president
elect, said lie is aiming for more student in
volvement in next year's student government.
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Photo by Mark Frautach
Applicants for the various' USG department
positions will be interviewed within the next
two weeks.
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