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Holland, MI 49423
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Monthly Bulletin
June 2011
Email: hasp@hope.edu
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
12:00 noon
Haworth Conference Center, Hope College
HASP Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon
Please plan to join your fellow HASP members at the Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon on
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at HAWORTH Inn and Conference Center. Annual reports from the six
standing committees are included in this bulletin. Please take some time to read this information.
Your 2011 HASP Review will also be available for you at the June luncheon. Deadline for luncheon
reservations is Friday, May 27th, 2011. Please call the office. No guests for this business meeting.
Our lunch will be a Gorgonzola Salad w/chicken, glazed walnuts, apples and dried cranberries. If you
require a special diet please contact the HASP office (395-7919).
HASP continues to grow in membership and opportunities for learning and serving Hope College and
our community. The Board of Directors works to acknowledge and celebrate these opportunities as
well as to discuss and implement policies and decisions that support them and secure a strong future
for HASP. A special THANK YOU to our retiring members for their insight, leadership, dedication
and support:
Gerald VanWyngarden - President
Bill Bocks – Member at Large
Charlotte Leaske – Member at Large
Eileen Nordstrom – Special Events
Ann Weller – Communications
Bill Mungall, Hope College Liaison
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank several committed office volunteers for their faithful
service and support: Erwin Gutsell, Ruth Kronemeyer, Lois Kronemeyer, Mary deForest, Jan
VerHelst, Rita Snow, and Bill and Judy Parr. Words cannot express my appreciation for your cheerful
willingness to help with any task.
It continues to be a blessing for me to serve as Executive Director to such a remarkable group and to be
inspired daily by your commitment to lifelong learning and dedicated service. I thank you for
supporting the addition of Amy Berarducci, Administrative Assistant, who helps me enjoy the work
even more! It is wonderful to have a faithful partner in the office. We look forward to another exiting
year!
Upcoming Monthly Programs:
July – Mary Rottschaefer, Critter Barn
August – Ben Reuschel, Appalachian Trail
MONTHLY MEETING PARKING:
Lot Z – behind Anderson-Werkman building is reserved
for HASP members (marked with orange cones), there are some available spaces in Lot U (for
Haworth guests, behind the Kepple House by Dykstra Hall), Pillar Church parking lot, street parking
where available, and the lot behind New Holland Brewery and 84 East where available. If you live at
Freedom Village, please consider taking their bus over.
MEMBERSHIP
HASP Annual Dues notices and renewals will be sent to you via mail in July. Our yearly membership
fee will again be $100.00 per member for the 2011-12 year. Please DO NOT send payments prior to
receiving your notice and renewal paperwork in the mail.
Our sympathy is expressed to member Janet Morrow and her family in the death of her husband David
who died May 9th, 2011. David joined HASP in October 2010 following a career as a Presbyterian
minister.
COMMUNICATIONS
Your 2011 HASP Review will be available at our Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon on June 7,
2011. Please see the Communications Annual Report included in this bulletin for further distribution
information.
THANK YOU to all the HASP members who contributed this year to make yet another memorable
and enjoyable collection of essays, poetry, memoirs, and artwork!
CURRICULUM
Do you have an idea for a HASP course?
HASP FALL 2011 COURSE PROPOSAL DEADLINE: All proposals for Fall 2011 offerings must be
received by the appropriate Curriculum Committee Sub-Committee Chairperson by JUNE 6, 2011.
Fine Arts- Barb Stegink (bstegink@yahoo.com)
Humanities- Judy Paar (parr.judyandbill@gmail.com)
Science & Technology-Ed Anderson (edanderson22@chartermi.com)
Social Sciences- John Buttrey (buttreys2@charter.net)
June courses:
For Cello Lovers – Monday, June 13
Evolution Wars – Tuesday, June 14, 21, 28
*Memoirs – Wednesday, June 15 and 29, 1:00 p.m.
Japanese Nuclear Crisis – Wednesday, June 15 and 22
Geography: Horn of Africa – Thursday, June 16 and 23
*Great Conversations – Thursday, June 16, 23, 30
End of Life Decision Making – Tuesday, June 21, 1:00 p.m.
Income Tax and Health Care Reform – Monday, June 27
Computer Experiences – Tuesday, June 28, 1:00 p.m.
Audubon: His Life and Legend – Wednesday, June 29
American Arts and Crafts Movement – Thursday, June 30
(* indicates course meets in the HASP Conference Room.)
SPECIAL EVENTS
(See LAST page for reservation forms for the following trips. Please make separate checks if
signing up for more than one event!)
UPPER PENINSULA ADVENTURE, Monday-Thursday, July 18 – 21, 2011
Join your HASP colleagues for an exciting trip to the UP. We will stay three nights in Manistique and
travel from there on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Points of interest:
FAYETTE HISTORIC TOWNSITE, once a bustling industrial community that manufactured pig iron
between 1867 and 1891, is located on the Garden Peninsula. Fayette offers visitors the unmatched
serenity of a Lake Michigan Harbor, white dolomite bluffs and verdant forests. This well-preserved
museum village recalls another time when it was a noisy, dirty company town with an immigrant
population that shared daily hardships, joys and sorrows. This stop will involve walking, some on
uneven ground if you are adventurous.
BIG SPRING, KITCH-ITI-KIPI, 200 feet across and forty feet deep, is Michigan’s largest spring.
Over 16,000 gallons a minute gush from fissures in the underlying limestone. We will travel across
the spring by means of a covered self operated observation raft.
SEUL CHOIX POINT LIGHTHOUSE PARK & MUSEUMS – Hundreds of years ago, Native
Americans and French fur traders traveled in canoes across the rough waters of Lake Michigan. On
one occasion, a group of French sailors were caught in a terrifying storm which forced them to seek
shelter. They landed on the rocky shore of a harbor and found refuge in the bay while waiting out the
storm. Before leaving, they named the harbor Seul Choix, which translates to “Only Choice.”
PICTURED ROCKS BOAT CRUISE – The crystal clear blue green waters of Lake Superior have
created masterpieces of colors and rock formations found nowhere else in the world. They are viewed
from the boat during the 2 ½ to 3 hour tour.
We will enjoy lunches in Mackinaw City, Fayette (picnic), Munising and, on the way home, at Legs
Inn in Cross Village, a delightful spot on Lake Michigan with interesting décor and specializing in
Polish cuisine. Dinners are in and around Manistique.
Cost of the trip is $280 per person (double occupancy), $377 per person (single occupancy) - all
inclusive except for three breakfasts and one dinner at the Three Seasons Café, adjacent to our motel,
The Gray Wolf Lodge. The Lodge has Lake Michigan access. There will be opportunities for sitting
at the beach or taking a walk. Manistique boasts a two mile boardwalk.
Leave time from the Municipal Stadium is 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 18, with arrival back in Holland
late afternoon on Thursday, July 21.
HSRT AND PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION, Tuesday, August 2, 2011
HASP members are invited to a theater reception hosted by President and Mrs. Bultman at the
Presidents home on 10th St. Hors d’oeuvres and sweets will be served. The Hope Summer Repertory
Theater’s production of “I Remember Mama” will follow at the the DeWitt Theater. The cost per
person is $20.00 due with your reservation. This event is limited to 46 people so don’t wait to make
your reservation!
VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE TOUR, Thursday, August 18, 2011
Here is your chance to get an inside view of Van Andel Institute. Enjoy a tour and experience a firsthand look at research and science education taking place at VAI. Your tour will include a visit with
Marcia Bishop, Associate Director of Van Andel Education Institute’s Science Academy. Marcia is a
former Superintendent of Holland Public Schools. Also, a member of VAI’s scientific staff will share
information on cancer and neurodegenerative research.
Founded by Jay and Betty Van Andel in 1996, VAI is committed to improving the health and
enhancing the lives of current and future generations through disease research and science education.
Van Andel Research Institute researchers work to translate discoveries at the molecular level into
effective therapies for patients with cancer and other diseases such as osteoporosis, Parkinson’s and
diabetes. The Education institute offers a full spectrum of training opportunities, supporting a
continuum of learning that extends from the elementary school to professional development level.
The bus will depart from the Holland Stadium at 8:30. Following the tour we will enjoy lunch at the
Watermark Country Club. The bus will return to Holland following lunch. Cost for the day is $35 per
person. Join your HASP friends for a great day of learning, eating and good fellowship.
HASP OFFICE NEWS
HASP Website: www.hope.edu/hasp
Several items have been added this year to our website. Please consult the HASP website to access
current contact information, our Constitution and By-laws, membership information book, current
curriculum calendar and course descriptions and monthly bulletins. You may also refer interested
friends and acquaintances to this site for additional information.
HASP summer office hours begin the week of May 30th. The office will be closed on Fridays.
HASP Presidents Annual Report to the Membership June 2011
The talented members of HASP represent many colleges and universities with 165+ Hope College
alumni. HASP promotes life long learning with opportunities to share with each other expertise in
many academic areas. Courses and activities allow the brain to stay sharp. Opportunities for
socialization make our gatherings a pleasant experience.
To coordinate the many activities of our members is the responsibility of the Executive Director, Kim
Mendels. This is a huge responsibly which she performs very well. However, with increased
membership and courses it became very evident that help was needed in the HASP office. Past
presidents have expressed a need for placing another person in the office. The new administrative
assistant is Amy Berarducci, chosen from a list of 71 résumés by the personnel committee with
assistance from the human resources department of Hope College.
This assistance provided time for Kim to work on a number of projects. A new booklet was produced
providing information for new members. It states the purpose for HASP, explains the operation of our
committees, and summarizes the operation standards as written in our constitution and by- laws. She
also placed the Board policy changes over the past years into one document and completed numerous
other goals as discussed in her yearly personnel review.
Thanks goes to all of our committee members and their chairpersons. Our Monthly Program committee
chaired by Paul Kleinheksel has provided excellent programs each month. The Curriculum committee,
chaired by Tom TenHoeve accomplished a great deal in fitting all the course offerings into a very tight
schedule. So many courses were proposed that double sessions were placed on Tuesday mornings in
the fall and more afternoon sessions were scheduled. The Communications committee chaired by Ann
Weller, Membership committee chaired by Mary deForest, Special Events committee chaired by
Eileen Nordstrom, and Service committee chaired by Gordon Stegink all deserve our special
THANKS.
Elliot Tanis via our Service committee has again served dutifully as our liaison with Hope professors
who often request access to HASP members as resources for their classes. Thank you Elliot!
Bill Mungall (who is retiring) and Mary Remenschneider deserve our appreciation for serving as Hope
College liaison members to our board. We appreciate the leadership of President Bultman and Hope
College for arranging a favorable lease for our classroom, office space and the use of Haworth Center.
Serving as HASP president this past year has been a very enjoyable privilege. HASP is a great
organization. It serves us all very well.
Gerald Van Wyngarden, President
HASP Treasurer’s Annual Report - Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011
My first year as your treasurer has been interesting and challenging. The best part has been working
with the Board and the staff. The challenging parts have been finding decent interest rates and
negotiating a new lease for our office and classroom.
HASP has had three CDs for several years. The money for the CDs was in part accumulated during
the years when the budget supported a minimal Executive Director salary as we were fortunate to have
much of the time and work of the position “volunteered” , and no salary paid to an Associate Director;
a position which has been vacated since 1998. This money was noted as Future Facilities Contingency
and invested. The interest from the CD’s has been used to support our annual operating budget. The
CD’s all matured in January of this year and the interest rates available were discouraging to say the
least. We (the Board) decided to retain two of the CD’s and cash in the third which leads to the lease
negotiation.
Our current lease ran for two years at a yearly rent of $8,000 plus a 5.5% draw from the HASP
Facilities Endowment Fund held and managed by Hope College. The endowment was created to
support our partnership with Hope and was funded by a campaign that began in 1996 as a three-year
plan to raise funds. Hope College manages this fund for HASP. By agreeing to transfer $80,000 to the
Endowment Fund on July 1, 2011, Hope agreed to extend the term of the lease to four years, reduce the
draw from the endowment to 4.5% and retain the monthly rent of $8,000. The market value of the
Facilities Endowment at March 31, 2011, was $209,603.00; up from approx $190,000.00 in June 30,
2010. The HASP Scholarship balance at March 31, 2011, was $38,092.00. I would like at this point to
thank the generous members who have contributed to our Endowment and Scholarship Fund this year
and I would also like to thank Tulip Time which contributes approximately $600 each year for our
work as Trolley Guides to our Scholarship Fund.
Now a few notes about the financial statement following. Hope deducted 4.5% from the Endowment
and then charged HASP for the additional 1% called for in the lease. That amount $2,083.00 is what
has caused the overage in additional rental/lease contingency. The rest is rent for the Knickerbocker
for classes too large to accommodate in our regular classroom. Equipment purchases were classroom
speakers, a new computer for the office assistant, and replacements for the DVD and CD player for the
classroom. All in all, it has been a good year for HASP. The increase in dues ($10 per member
effective July 2010) and course fees have supported additional office staff and our move to the
Haworth for Monthly Programs. It appears to not have had a negative effect on membership and class
enrollment which remains high. HASP is in a strong financial position and the Board and staff
carefully consider revenue and costs in order to remain viable for the future. We are grateful to our
members for their support which makes possible the array of programs and opportunities HASP has to
offer.
Jeanne Gerow, Treasurer
HASP Receipts and Disbursements
July 1, 2010 - May 10, 2011
Budget
Receipts:
Actual (5/10/11)
2011/12Budget
Lifetime Membership Dues
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,300.00
Lifetime Membership Dues Discount
(1,200.00)
(1,200.00)
(1,300.00)
Membership Dues
56,000.00
56,600.00
56,000.00
Mini-Course Receipts
18,000.00
19,722.00
21,000.00
Interest Earned
3,000.00
2,763.95
1,000.00
77,000.00
79,085.95
78,000.00
Salaries
32,298.00
26,939.90
33,273.43
Payroll Expense
5,200.00
4,566.86
5,381.62
Rent- Office/Classroom
8,000.00
7,333.37
8,000.00
Addl. Rent
2,000.00
2,683.00
1,000.00
Hospitality
902.00
768.87
902.00
Mini-course Expenses
1,200.00
979.65
1,200.00
Monthly Meeting
11,000.00
10,354.10
11,000.00
Monthly Program Honorarium
1,300.00
1,108.78
1,500.00
Orientation
350.00
158.70
Annual Luncheon
4,500.00
4,268.21
Gifts and Recognition
200.00
224.84
Postage and Delivery
4,250.00
3,573.92
4,250.00
Copy Costs
2,000.00
1,081.44
2,000.00
Supplies
1,000.00
1,166.58
1,200.00
Telephone
600.00
728.13
800.00
Repairs
200.00
105.00
200.00
Equipment Expense
1,000.00
1,315.09
Board Expense
800.00
750.75
800.00
Miscellaneous
200.00
138.95
242.95
Total Expense
77,000.00
68,246.14
Total Receipts
Disbursements:
350.00
4,500.00
200.00
1,200.00
78,000.00
10,839.81
Net Receipts less Disbursements
The fiscal year ends June 30, 2011 and HASP operates on a cash basis so future costs have not
been accrued.
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HASP Membership Committee Annual Report - June 2011
HASP membership has continued to increase this year and we are quickly nearing a
membership of 600. Orientation meetings for new members in April and October continue
to be very well attended and received.
May 1, 2010 - May 15, 2011
New Members 62
Resignations/Non payment of dues 49
Deceased 10
Total Membership May 15, 2011 587
We fondly remember those who have died since our last annual meeting:
Don Nienhuis June 8, 2010
Carl Hazelbauer June 17, 2010
Victor Maddox November 11, 2010
Richard Oudersluys November 20, 2010
Hal Franken December 13, 2010
Evie VanDorp January 23, 2011
Lars Granberg March 2, 2011
Ann Holland March 26, 2011
Elizabeth Gutsell April 13, 2011
David Morrow May 9, 2011
Committee members serving this year have been: Mary deForest, chair; Gerry Van
Heest, vice chair; Linda Gebben, membership secretary; Joan Heneveld, new member
contact; Connie Oppenhuizen, newsletter biographies, Jan VerHelst, orientation; Phyllis
Brown, Peg Van Grouw, ex-officio (HASP Vice President). Elizabeth Clark has recently
joined us and will serve as our recording secretary.
We sincerely thank Joan Heneveld who will be retiring from our committee in June, for all her hard
work and dedication.
Respectfully submitted, Mary deForest, Chair
HASP Special Events Committee Annual Report – June 2011
It was a busy year for the Special Events Committee. More overnight trips were added. We clarified
some items in our regulations and with the assistance of our Executive Director, established committee
membership terms. Members will now be rotating off on a regular basis. Four members are leaving at
the end of the current term. New members will join the committee in July. Ron South will take over
as chair in July. The committee is quite large, enabling us to share the load of event planning without
overburdening anyone. We now appoint a back-up chair for each event planned. The committee
attempts to keep a balance between day trips and overnights as well as cost.
Recap of the year’s events:
2010
3/31
4/29
5/12
6/24
7/19
7/21
9/16
10/13
Fair Oaks Dairy Farm Adventure
Ottawa County Parks Tour
Spring Fling
Chihuly Exhibit, Meijer Gardens
Mississippi River Cruise 3 nights, 4 days
HSRT and President’s Reception
Mystery Trip St. Joe
Stratford, Ontario Canada 2 nights, 3 days
2011
1/14 Calvin Series – Lunch at Boatwerks
2/19 Hope “Under Milkwood” play and Dinner at Maas Conference Room
3/11 Local Industry Tour – Haworth and JCI
4/13 Spring Fling
5/18 Gilmore Car Museum – Kellogg Manor House
6/8
Morton Arboretum Tour
Looking Ahead
7/18-21
8/2
8/18
9/13-15
Upper Peninsula Trip
HSRT and President’s Reception
Van Andel Institute
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Eileen Nordstrom, Chair
HASP Communications Committee Annual Report – June 2011
Committee members: Christine Broersma, Lorelle Eberly, Ralph Gutierrez, Mary Heideman, Jack
Hyde, Duncan McCune (Archivist), Mary Porter, Sally Shimp, Juliana Steensma, Mike VanDoornik,
Ann Weller and Cecil Williams.
Ralph Gutierrez and Cecil Williams joined the committee in the 2010-11 year. Sally Shimp, Juliana
Steensma, and Ann Weller are leaving the committee.
Christi Broersma will be chair in the next term.
HASP Review: The nineteenth edition of the HASP Review has been edited and organized by the
committee from essays, memoirs, articles, poems and artwork contributed by some 40 HASP
members. Monthly “prompts” intended to interest members in contributing appeared in the HASP
Bulletin September through March.
The committee is grateful for the assistance given by Executive Director Kim Mendels; her husband,
Kevin; office assistant Amy Berarducci; and the Hope College printing office in producing the
Review.
This year’s Review—at 115 pages and 65 entries—is somewhat smaller than the two previous years’
publications; however, it includes more artwork, acknowledging the scope of creative talent in HASP.
The percentage of contributors, compared with current membership, was 6.1 percent; in 2010 that
figure was 10 percent.
460 copies will be printed, allowing one copy per current mailing address, complimentary copies to
Hope officials, libraries, and new members who join HASP in the coming year.
Distribution: Continuing with the system established in 2010, unlabeled copies of the Review will be
distributed at the June 2011 Annual Meeting. Each household (same address) attending the Annual
Meeting is entitled to one copy. Before the meeting, labeled copies will be delivered to Freedom
Village and The Warm Friend. Remaining copies will be kept at the HASP office until August 31;
members who have not received a Review at the Annual Meeting or otherwise can arrange to receive
their issue or have a friend pick up one for them. After that date, unclaimed copies will be in the hands
of the Membership Committee and the Executive Director for distribution to incoming members.
Monthly Bulletin: When requested by the Executive Director, the committee will assist in production
of the monthly Bulletin that is mailed or emailed to each address.
Archivist: Duncan McCune works independently to create a record of the year’s HASP activities.
Ann Weller, Chair
HASP Monthly Program Committee Annual Report – June 2011
The function of this committee is to provide interesting and informative programs for our membership
on the first Tuesday of every month.
The programs presented for the 2010-2011 year were as follows:
July
Mary Schakel and actors--The Hope Summer Repertoire Theater
Aug
John Scholtz—Ottawa County Parks
Sept
Dr. William Howard Arnold—Nuclear Energy in the World
Oct
Kurt Dykstra and Al McGeehan—Mayors Past and Present
Nov
Larry Wagonaar – Michigan Historical Trust
Dec
Zeeland Madrigals – Christmas Musical Program
Jan
Andy Mellema – Remembering WW II
Feb
Bill Holsinger-Robinson--Art Prize Grand Rapids
Mar
Randy Thelan – Lakeshore Advantage
Apr
Elden Greig – Climate Change
May
Joseph Byrd – St. Francis of Assisi
June
Annual Meeting
Many good programs come as a result of suggestions from the membership. Any committee member
can be contacted with a program idea. The members are as follows:
Kathy Beal
Anita Brooks
Peter Deede
Terry Hofmeyer
Karen Michmerhuizen
Jerry Redeker
Paul Kleinheksel, Monthly Program Chairman
Dr. Ted VanderVeen
Al VerSchure
Mary Voss
HASP Service Committee Annual Report 2010 – 2011
The HASP Service Committee thanks all of the members who have volunteered in many different
ways with the Hope College community and the greater Holland area. The committee has adopted
several service projects, each with a group of volunteers and a leader who is a member of the
committee.
Tulip Time Trolley Guides
HASP volunteers (along with a few non HASP members) continued to act as guides on the Tulip Time
trolleys. They wore Dutch Costumes and wooden shoes on each 65 to 75 minute tour. This year we had
40 guides and 208 trolley runs. This year 25 runs had to be canceled due to lack of sales and/or
weather. Of the remaining runs, the vast majority were sold out. Coordinator Colleen Hill was more
than pleased with this year’s success. Of the 40 guides, six were new. In preparation, the guides
attended a training session in mid April where they were given training and script material as
reference. New guides were given additional training along with a practice run to complete the day.
Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra School Concert Ushers
On January 25, 2011 there were two performances, each with 780 children. 16 volunteers assisted. On
March 8, 2011 there were two performances, the first with 1700 fifth graders, and the second with
1000. Again, 16 volunteers assisted. The March 22, 2011 concert was cancelled due to lack of school
participation.
Service to Hope College
Thank you, HASP members, for volunteering to enrich the lives of Hope College students by
volunteering for Hope classes. During this past year requests were received for 24 classes and activities
from 13 different disciplines. Volunteers were provided for 22 of these requests. Names of 138 HASP
members were provided to Hope faculty. Several HASP members participated in more than one class
while some HASP members were not needed because there were too many volunteers. The names of
all of you who volunteered were sent to the appropriate professor who is then asked to correspond
directly with the volunteers.
Holland Museum/Cappon House
There was no action to report. We will discuss our continued participation with the volunteer directors.
We may redirect our effort to a more limited but more active level of volunteering.
Children’s Advocacy Center
This is a new undertaking for our committee this year. On February 11 we assisted at the CAC in the
cutting out of paper hands. These hands are available at many business locations around town. When
donations are made to the CAC the donor’ name is written on the hand and posted at the location
where the donation was made. HASP volunteers are not being used at the CAC golf outing this year.
On August 12, 2011 a group of volunteers will assist at the Millenium Triathlon in Grand Rapids. They
will register participants and distribute packets.
OAR, Inc
This is another new project for our committee. Our first activity with OAR was cancelled! However, 9
HASP volunteers are all set to have a Work Day in May, 2011.
As a committee we say “Thank You” for your willingness to participate in these projects, and invite
HASP members to become involved in these projects for the coming year.
Janice Fike, Elsa Hyde, Myra Karachy, Larry Lynn, Max Murphy, Gordon Stegink (Chairman), Elliot
Tanis
HASP Curriculum Committee Annual Report – June 2011
FROM PAST...
The HASP BY-LAWS describe the role and responsibilities of the Curriculum Committee as follows:
“The Curricular Committee shall conceive, initiate, promote and supervise seminars, mini-courses, and
study and discussion groups which address membership interests and needs."
The Curriculum Committee is composed of the Curriculum Chairperson, and the Sub-Committee
Chairpersons in communication with the Executive Director. The Chairperson is appointed by the
Board of Directors, acting upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee.
TO PRESENT...
Presently the 4 Sub-Committees are:
Fine Arts-- Barbara Stegink, Chairperson
Humanities-- Judy Parr, Chairperson
Science & Technology-- Ed Anderson, Chairperson
Social Sciences-- John Buttrey, Chairperson
Sub-Committees are responsible for specific areas of interest:
Fine Arts-- visual arts & performing arts
Humanities-- creative writing, foreign languages and cultures, literature, philosophy, religion
Science & Technology-- biology, chemistry, physics, computers, environmental issues, health,
medicine, transportation
Social Sciences-- anthropology, business/economics, education, history, law/justice, political science,
psychology, sociology
Sub-Committees meet periodically, as called by their Chairpersons, to generate, evaluate and
recommend courses to the Curriculum Committee for its action. Courses are offered during the Fall,
Spring, and Summer sessions. During 2010-11 approximately 40 HASP members served on the SubCommittees. All members are encouraged to submit course proposals and to lead classes.
During both Fall and Spring semesters over 100 class sessions were offered; for Summer 2011, 38
sessions are scheduled. Course enrollments since 2007 have increased over 10% (in spite of increased
course charges), totaling over 300 in both Fall and Spring semesters, and 200 in the Summer.
Operationally:
Increased enrollments necessitated implementation of double schedule times on Tuesday mornings;
additional staffing enabled more afternoon course offerings.
Written Class Guidelines are provided for Course Coordinators.
Some interdisciplinary courses have been instituted.
Attendance statistics are monitored; concerns on attendance drop-off during the length of courses are
addressed.
A balance in subjects offered each semester is regularly sought.
Course offering cost analyses are made by the Executive Director.
The HASP Conference Room new permanent video capacity is being implemented this summer.
Online course registration potential is being pursued.
TO PRESCIENCE...
A goal of life in our vast restless, shrinking arena is no longer being a "match to light the world," but is
now being a proponent of critical thinking on ponderable social ethics and high-tech applications in
ALL subject fields.
To comprehend the present we certainly must study the past. But, to pursue the future as an academic
academy, HASP curriculums should now move beyond the somewhat-static state of "comfort food"
programming; we should move into a more dynamic total-member interface with astute, challenging
"young turk types" and "gentile geriatric gurus," on piercing extant, and potential, matters of body,
mind and soul. Your input on endeavors to accomplish such a challenge is most welcome!
Respectfully submitted, Tom TenHoeve, Curriculum Chair
RESERVATION FORM
UPPER PENINSULA ADVENTURE – JULY 18 – 21
$280 (double occupancy) $377 (single)
Name(s)_____________________________________________________________
No. of people:____________________Check in the amt. of:____________________
Emergency contact name and #:
I can walk up one flight of stairs: Yes____ No______
Menu choice(s)
Picnic at Fayette
_________Chicken salad on croissant
_________Roast beef/cheese wrap
_________Turkey and cheese on wheat bread
Dinner at Three Mile Supper Club – includes soup, salad bar and NA drink
_________Broiled Fresh Lake Michigan Whitefish (baked potato)
______Plain ______Lemon Pepper ______Lemon Herb Seasonings
_________Chicken Parmesan (Chicken Breast, Mozzarella Cheese, Marinara Sauce)
_________8 oz. New York Strip Steak (baked potato)
Lunch at Legs Inn in Cross Village
Polish Hearty Lunch – Combination of Golabki (tender cabbage roll)
________ and (2) Pierogi (Polish style dumplings)
_________Pierogi – Polish style dumplings steamed on the grill and filled with
your choice of lightly seasoned ground sirloin, potato with Farmer’s
Cheese or sauerkraut with mushrooms
_________Legs Inn Burger - French fries, vegetables or Kopytka (mashed potato
Dumpling)
_________Grilled Chicken Sandwich – French fries, vegetables or kopytka (mashed
potato dumpling)
_________Larger version of house salad
NA beverage and dessert included.
Any special needs?___________________________________________________________________
RESERVATION FORM
HSRT AND PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION
Tuesday, August 2, 6:30 p.m., $20.00pp
Name(s) ___________________________________________________________________
No. of people: ___________________
Check in the amount of: ____________________
Emergency contact name and #:
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RESERVATION FORM
VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE TOUR
Thursday, August 18, 2011, $35.00pp
Name(s)______________________________________________________________
No. of people:______________________Check in the amt. of:__________________
Emergency contact name and #___________________________________________
Menu choice(s):
__________Hard Cider Pork Tenderloin - Perfectly slow roasted tenderloin topped with
A hard cider demi glace. Served with fresh vegetables.
__________Tuscan Salmon - Grilled Atlantic Salmon with a pesto cream sauce.
Served with a hash of artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes and black olives
__________Butter Basil Angel Hair Pasta - Angel hair pasta tossed with a basil sauce
And served with fresh vegetables.
All meals include: salad, roll, coffee, water and ice cream.
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