100 East 8th Street, Suite 270
Holland, MI 49423
(616) 395-7919
Number 308
Monthly Bulletin
April 2014
Website: www.hope.edu/hasp
Email: hasp@hope.edu
Office Staff: Kim Mendels, Executive Director; Amy Berarducci, Administrative Assistant
MONTHLY PROGRAM
Date:
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Time:
9:00 AM refreshments, 9:30 AM program
Place:
Haworth Conference Center, Hope College
Program:
The Changing Scale of Conservation
Helen Taylor, Michigan State Director, The Nature Conservancy
The April monthly program will be presented by the Nature Conservancy, an international organization
dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which we all depend. They currently have programs in 35
countries and all 50 states. Helen Taylor, Michigan State Director for The Nature Conservancy, discusses the
changing scale of conservation and the shifts in land protection strategies, from site to systems. She will
describe how land protection has become a conservation strategy at the landscape scale of the Great Lakes.
Helen Taylor has spent more than 25 years working on Great Lakes protection, policy and conservation. She
joined The Nature Conservancy in 1996 to lead its Great Lakes Program, and since 1999 has served as state
director of its Michigan Chapter. She also serves on the board of the Conservancy’s Great Lakes Project. Prior
to joining the Conservancy, she spent nine years working in the environmental policy field with a concentration
in Great Lakes issues, pollution prevention, waste and public involvement. Helen was recently appointed by
Governor Rick Snyder to serve as a commissioner and his representative on the Great Lakes Commission. The
Commission’s mission is to promote the orderly, integrated, and comprehensive development, use and
conservation of the Great Lakes basin water resources.
In March of 2003, Helen was appointed by Governor Granholm to serve on the Michigan Land Use Leadership
Council, and also was appointed by Governor Granholm to serve as a member of the Agriculture Preservation
Fund Board from 2004 to 2007.
Currently, Helen serves on the editorial board of advisors for Bridge Magazine, and the board of directors for
Sustainable Water Works. She also serves on the external advisory board of University of Michigan’s Erb
Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, the Department of Environmental Quality’s Water Use Advisory
Council and on the board of Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy. Helen holds a degree in
philosophy from Northwestern University, where she graduated with honors.
UPCOMING HASP MONTHLY PROGRAMS:
May 6, 2014 - Shakespeare Behind Bars - Curt Toftland, Program Director
June 3, 2014 – HASP Annual Business Meeting at NOON
MONHLY 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 lower level parking lot (which you CAN park in the spots
labeled “Pillar Church only”), street parking where available, and the lot behind New Holland Brewery and 84 East where available. The newer downtown parking
ramp is also a great option! If you live at Freedom Village, please consider taking their bus over.
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MEMBERSHIP
Membership Chair: Bonnie Cowie, dbcowie@sbcglobal.net
We wanted to remind you that there are application guidelines for the end of the HASP fiscal year.
Applications received between April 10th and June 10th will be held in the HASP office. The
accumulated applications will be sent to the membership committee on June 10th. Those members will be
introduced at the July monthly meeting. NO new members will be introduced at the June meeting.
New members who submit applications between April 10 and July 1 will submit $100. This will be their
membership fee for the year beginning July 1. They may sign up for summer classes. They may not,
however, attend the June annual meeting luncheon.
We welcome the following new members:
PAM BROWN
Profession:
Engineer
Education:
Hope College
Hobbies:
Singing, Dutch dancing, reading, gardening
Mentor:
David Brower
RON BROWN
Profession:
R and D Engineer
Education:
Southern Illinois University
Hobbies:
Woodworking, product designing, concrete processing, custom machining
Mentor:
David Brower
SIDNEY MATHEIS
Profession:
Physician
Education:
Bellarmine College; University of Kentucky Medical School
Hobbies:
Photography, reading, cycling, walking
Mentors:
Bill and Judy Parr
HENRY PLOEGSTRA
Profession:
Teacher
Education:
Calvin College; University of Chicago
Hobbies:
Travel, dining, classical choral music
Mentors:
Elton Bruins
JULIE SWEERS
Profession:
High school English teacher
Education:
Hope College; Western Michigan University; Michigan State University
Hobbies:
Writing and reading; drawing and painting; interior design and décor
Mentor:
Dennis Van Haitsma
MARVIN SYENS
Profession:
Manufacturing (operations)
Education:
Hope College
Hobbies:
Reading, genealogy, jogging, travel
Mentor:
Claudia Berry
New Member Orientation
There will be a new member orientation held on Wednesday, May 14th at 9:30 AM in the HASP classroom,
which is located in the Anderson Werkman building at 100 E. 8th Street, Suite 270. If you joined HASP
between the October 2013 orientation session and April 2014, or were unable to attend previously, you are
invited to join us and we will be contacting you prior to this date. This will be a great way to meet other new
members, walk through the details of the organization and ask your questions!
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CURRICULUM
Curriculum Chair: Judy Parr, parr.judyandbill@gmail.com
Courses
Please note that the entire winter/spring curriculum calendar and course descriptions are available on our
website for your reference: www.hope.edu/hasp
The Science, Medicine & Technology (SMT) Curriculum Subcommittee is meeting, as are other
subcommittees, to develop classes offering new information in science, medicine or technology fields for HASP
members. SMT members are interested particularly for those HASP members who have a background in
technology – or another area of science – to present or contribute to their classes. Please talk with an SMT
member or let Norma Killilea at killilean@comcast.net or (616)392-6664 or the HASP office at 616.395.7919
or hasp@hope.edu know if this might interest you.
Another session of Pipe Organs offered…Huw Lewis has graciously offered to teach another session of this
course on the same day, as it quickly filled to the limit for the AM. The 50 attending the AM session received a
confirmation email on January 9th. The additional session will be Friday, April 25th at 1:00 PM, off-site in the
Organ Studio in Nykerk Hall at Hope College. We have offered it to the members on the wait list, and still
have about 20 spots available. If you are interested in attending, please call the office 395.7919 or email
hasp@hope.edu. Spots will be filled on a first come first serve basis.
CLOSED Courses…The following courses are closed. If you have not heard from the office and you signed
up, you are in the course. If you are on a waiting list we will notify you:
• Let’s Talk About Death
MAKE-UP/RESCHEDULED courses due to snow days or presenter conflict:
Course
Make up Date
Making of a CD
TBD
Great Conversations
Tuesday, April 8th 1:00 PM
What’s New in Science – Tinnitus/Things to Consider When Seeking a Hearing Aid
Tuesday, April 22, 9:30 AM
What’s New in Science - Heart and Lung Transplants
Wednesday, April 30th 9:30 AM
April Courses: (*indicates course meets in conference room)
Eternal Tao, Part II- Wednesdays, April 2 & 9 @ 9:30 AM
Jesus’ Holy Week – Thursdays, April 3 &10 @ 1:00 PM
Lost Boys of Sudan- Monday, April 7 @ 9:30 AM
Books & Writers – Tuesday, April 8 @ 9:30 AM
Great Conversations – Tuesday, April 8 @ 1:00 PM (note it is on Tuesday, not Thursday)
*Writing Memoirs – Wednesday, April 9 & 23 @ 1:00 PM
Earth’s Changing Climate, Part II- Thursdays, April 10, 17, & 24 @ 9:30 AM
WWII – Monday, April 14 @ 9:30 AM
Our Criminal Justice/Injustice System – Monday, April 14, 21, & 28 @ 1:00 PM
Nonfiction Books - Tuesday, April 15 @ 9:30 AM
*Poetry: Harjo – Tuesdays, April 15, 22 & 29 @ 1:00 PM
Colorful Career of Carolyn Stich – Wednesday, April 16 @ 9:30 AM
Reflections of Hope College Seniors- Wednesday, April 16 @ 1:00 PM
Let’s Talk about Death – Thursdays, April 17 & 24 @ 1:00 PM
Geography of Europe – Mondays, April 21 & 28 @ 9:30 AM
What’s New in Science? – Tuesday, April 22 @ 9:30 AM & Wednesday, April 30 @ 9:30 AM
Encounters in Technology – Tuesday, April 22 @ 1:00 PM
What does a University President Do? – Wednesday, April 23 @ 9:30 AM
Pipe Organs at Hope College (off site) – Friday, April 25 @ 9:30 AM and 1:00 PM
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HASP Classroom Art Display:
New HASP member, Cindy Bender, is exhibiting some of her work in our classroom during March and April.
Cindy is an established artist whose paintings are in several area galleries.
Any HASP artist/photographer who wishes to show their work in 2014, please contact the HASP office or Mary
Porter at 335.2904 or m.porter95@yahoo.com.
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Chair: Lorelle Eberly, jakelorelle@sbcglobal.net
LAST CALL! Thanks to all who submitted writings for the 2014 edition of the HASP Review. But there is
still time (for all you procrastination type writers). Deadline is April 15 (sound familiar?). We now offer a new
incentive: you may submit your contribution listing only “Anonymous” as the author if you fear retribution.
But we also offer a Witness Protection Plan for those who fear but whose conscience tells them they have to
identify themselves. Contact any member of the committee (who, at the moment, are traveling incognito but
whose names are in a secret file in the HASP office).
SERVICE
Service Chair: Larry Lynn, oldrun@aol.com
Interesting Opportunities for Involvement with Hope Students
Here are two new and interesting requests from Hope College faculty. You may reply directly to the Hope
professors but please copy me on your e-mail: Elliot Tanis, tanis@hope.edu.
1. Professor Courtney Peckens (Engineering Department) sent the following request: The Hope College student
chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is looking for experienced engineering mentors to help with a
new project that the chapter is in the process of applying for. While the project is not yet determined, the
student chapter is focusing on water remediation, water distribution, and latrine design projects in South
America or Africa. Typical tasks of the mentor would include meeting with students during the design process
and reviewing documents prior to submission to the national organization EWB-USA; it is estimated that this
would require on average 6-8 hours of mentoring per month. While international travel is not necessary for the
mentor, it may be a possibility if he or she has interest in this. For more information please email Courtney
Peckens
at
peckens@hope.edu. You
can
find
additional
information
at
http://www.hope.edu/student/life/ewb/index.html about previous projects.
2. Professor Marc Baer (History Department) is teaching a class on British and Ireland history since 1700. On
September 18, 2014, the Scottish government will hold a referendum on independence from Britain. The
question will be: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” On Wednesday, April 16th from noon to
1 in the Martha Miller Center rotunda on the ground floor, the students in this class will present three 10minute panels on this referendum. One panel will give the case for the Scots becoming an independent nation, a
second on why they should remain in the UK, and the 3rd on predicting the outcome. HASP members are
invited to attend and ask questions. For additional information, contact baer@hope.edu.
Tulip Time Trolley Guides Needed
More Tulip Time Trolley Guides are needed for festival this year that runs Saturday, May 3rd through Saturday,
May 10th. Guides attend a training session in mid April that includes materials and extensive script for narrating
the seventy five (75) minute tours. Guides are required to wear a Dutch costume provided by the Tulip Time
festival office if they do not have one of their own.
A guide may wish to be available two different days or more. How many tours do you want? Four? Six?
Would you like to do mornings or afternoons? In effect, you determine your own schedule. Snowbirds are
welcome. We will contact you in the south.
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Sound interesting? It is more than interesting. IT IS FUN!!!
For more information, please contact Larry Lynn at 399-0799 or oldrun@aol.com.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Special Events Chair: Jackie DeGroot, jackiedeg49@gmail.com
REGISTRATION FORMS FOR EVENTS ARE ON THE LAST PAGE!
April- Mystery Trip, April 24, 2014, 9:15 AM-4:00 PM, Cost: $30
This trip is full.
May – Whitecaps Baseball Game, May 29, 2014, 5:15-10:30 PM, Cost: $15
Take me out to the ballgame! Please join us for a night of Minor League baseball with the West Michigan
Whitecaps at 5/3 Ballpark in Comstock Park. The bus will leave the Ray & Sue Smith Stadium at 5:15 PM;
returning to Holland after the game at approximately 10:30 PM. This is a Thrifty Thursday ballgame, which
means there will be $2.00 hotdogs, Pepsi products and beer for those who want ballpark food as a treat. Cost of
the event is $15.00 per person. Deadline for signup is Friday, May 16. Please email Jackie DeGroot, event
coordinator, with questions, jackiedeg49@gmail.com.
June – Chicago, Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 7:45 AM – 8:00 PM, Cost: $73
Join us on Tuesday, June 24th for a day in Chicago! We will spend the morning at the Art Institute where we
will enjoy a docent - led tour of the highlights of the museum. There will then be time to visit other collections
that interest you or the newly opened René Magritte exhibit. Lunch will be on your own in the Museum Café
that offers a variety of sandwiches, salads, soups, desserts and beverages. On the schedule for the afternoon is a
75 minute architectural boat tour of the city that will take us past dozens of landmark buildings including the
Tribune Tower, the Wrigley Building, Marina City and the Willis (Sears) Tower. Dinner will be on your own
(fast food) en route to Holland after a delightful day in Chicago. Reservations must be made by May 23,
2014. Event Coordinators: Peter and Linda Walsh, 616.335.3701 or lindawalsh@mail2world.com.
HASP Office News
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Constant Contact Email Messages: We use a program called Constant Contact that allows us to send
messages to all HASP members concerning info that is relative to all, or notifications that we need to
make. The messages list HASP as the sender and the body of the email is a blue box with the HASP
logo at the top. If you are not receiving these emails, please look in your Spam box as everyone should
be on that list that has an email. Please let us know if you are not receiving them.
Parking for Monthly Program and courses: Just a reminder now that the snow is melting, the 7th Street
parking ramp is an option for parking. It is a short 1 block walk to the office for courses and a 2 block
walk to the Haworth. There is a sidewalk that runs right along the Raymond A. James building.
Hope College Events
HASP members invited to Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade is a social gathering dance for Hope College students and senior citizens on Friday, April
4th from 6-8 PM at Evergreen Commons. There will be food, fellowship, and dancing (only if you want to).
The theme is "The 50's".
Hope Alumni Weekend
Hope College will celebrate Alumni Weekend with events taking place Thursday, April 24 through Saturday,
April 26. Events will include reunions for 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984 and the Fifty Year Circle as well as
the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Awards, arts and athletics events, special Behind the Scenes
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Tours, and opportunities to connect with alumni, students and Hope’s new president, Dr. John Knapp. Learn
more at hope.edu/alumniweekend. Registrations and schedules are also available under the bulletin board in the
HASP office.
Special Event Registration(s):
Whitecaps Baseball Game
Thursday, May 29, 2014
$15.00 per person
Name(s): _________________________________________________________
Total Enclosed: $ __________________
Emergency Contact Name and Number: _______________________________________________
Chicago Art Institute and Architectural Boat Tour
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
$73.00 per person
Name(s): _____________________________________________________________
Total Enclosed: $ ___________________
Emergency Contact Name and Number: _________________________________________________
Your cell phone number (for day of trip): ___________________________________
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