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Monthly Bulletin
March 2013
Email: hasp@hope.edu
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
9:00 a.m. coffee, 9:20 announcements and program
Haworth Conference Center, Hope College
“The United Nations: Where do we go from here?”, Gillian Sorensen
In this speech, Ms. Sorensen will address the strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations, the opportunities
the international body represents, as well as the challenges the UN faces in the coming years. Ms. Sorensen will
briefly frame the United Nations in history; speak about crucial current issues and their impact on the United
States; give an update on the UN’s current standing in peacekeeping, human rights, and development; and
discuss why the international body is of crucial importance to us all.
Gillian Martin Sorensen, senior advisor at the United Nations Foundation, is a national advocate on matters
related to the United Nations and the United States-United Nations relationship, addressing audiences as diverse
as Rotary International and the Air Force Academy; university students; staff and members of Congress;
journalists and leaders of civil society. From 1997 to 2003, she served as assistant secretary-general for external
relations under Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Prior to that, Mrs. Sorensen served from 1993 to 1996 as special
advisor for public policy on appointment by Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, where her duties
included directing the UN’s global 50th anniversary observances in 1995. She led the planning of conferences,
debates, documentaries, concerts and exhibits and the coordination of the UN50 Summit at which 180
presidents and prime ministers participated. She is an experienced public speaker and often represented the UN
as well as UNF in this country and abroad.
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 (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
NAMETAGS
As our membership grows, it is important to get acquainted with members we do not know. The membership
committee encourages you to wear your nametag to all HASP monthly meetings and also to HASP classes and
events you attend. Although paper nametags are always available for members at our monthly meeting, we
seem to be using more and more of these each month. HINT: Keep your nametag in your car or purse or near
your house keys. It will always be ready to take with you. Lost nametags may be replaced if you contact the
office or the membership committee. There is a $5 fee for replacement nametags.
We welcome the following new members:
EDWARD NOWAKOWSKI
Profession:
Marriage & Family Counselor
Education:
Sacred Heart Seminary, University of Detroit, Wayne State University
Hobbies:
Photography – digital and outdoor, gardening
Mentor:
Lou & Cory Pepoy
CHARLES TERRY
Profession:
Sales, Sales Management, Business Development and Senior Management
Education:
Stephen F Austin State University, University of Houston, Eastern Michigan
University, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Hobbies:
Nature photography, golf, fishing, managing stocks, rebuilding houses as general
contractor
Mentor:
Don Zenas
KATHY VANDER BROEK
Profession:
Registered Dietitian and college instructor
Education:
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Hope College
Hobbies:
Textiles, knitting, healthy lifestyle, advocating for underserved/underdeveloped
individuals
Mentor:
Norma Killilea
CURRICULUM
Opportunity Offered to Evaluate HASP Courses You’re Taking
On the morning of January 9, members and chairs of the Curriculum Subcommittees (Fine Arts, Humanities,
Social Studies, and Science Medicine and Technology) met with the Curriculum chair, several HASP Board
members and a former Curriculum chair to review the history of the Curriculum Committee, discuss and come
to agreement on criteria used to evaluate proposals, and share ideas on improving the proposal-to-coursepresentation process. Among ideas coming from that meeting was to develop and make available a HASP
Course Evaluation form.
If you have ever wanted to let a course coordinator, Curriculum Subcommittee chair, and Curriculum
Committee chair know your comments about the quality of a HASP course you are taking, now you can do so
by filling out a simple, half-page Course Evaluation Form. The forms are available on the counter in our
refreshments/library area. For each course that you wish to evaluate you can fill out a form and drop it into the
slotted box. Amy and Kim will see to it that the appropriate course coordinator, Curriculum Subcommittee
chair, and Curriculum chair receive copies of your evaluation. Your efforts to improve the quality of our HASP
courses are appreciated.
Judy Parr
HASP Curriculum Committee chair
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Please note that the entire winter curriculum calendar and course descriptions are available on our website for
your reference: www.hope.edu/hasp
March Courses:
Justice Dilemmas in US Health Care – Monday, March 4 @ 9:30 am
Plato’s Republic – Mondays, March 4, 11, 18, 25 @ 1:00 pm
Tomas Transtromer, Poet – Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 @ 1:00 pm
Hungary and Slovakia – Wednesday, March 6 @ 9:30 am
Cross Examinations: Jesus’ Death – Thursdays, March 7, 14 @ 9:30 am
Even Deadlier Sins: Short Stories – Thursdays, March 7, 14, 21, 28 @ 1:00 pm
Laura Ver Plank Film Series – Fridays, March 8, 15, 22 @ 9:30 am- noon
Christian Mysticism – Mondays, March 11, 18, 25 @ 9:30 am
Books & Writers – Tuesday, March 12 @ 9:30 am
What We’ve Seen at Hope College – Wednesday, March 13 @ 9:30 am
Writing Memoirs – Wednesdays, March 13, 27 @ 1:00pm (in Conference Room)
Nonfiction Books – Tuesday, March 19 @ 9:30 am
What’s New in Science (Aging Skin) – Tuesday, March 26 @ 9:30 am
Computer Experiences – Tuesday, March 26 @ 1:00 pm
Thinking of Submitting a Proposal for a Course in the Summer?
During February and March the HASP Curriculum subcommittees are meeting to consider proposals submitted
for summer 2013 courses. If you have an idea or proposal for a course, please let the appropriate Curriculum
Subcommittee chairperson know:
Fine Arts: Barb Stegink:
bstegink@gmail.com
Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 21 @ 10 am
392-7214
Humanities: Sue Bohlander:
hiker4625@gmail.com
335-3175
Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 5 @ 11:30 am
Science, Medicine, Technology: Norma Killilea killilean@comcast.net
Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 8 @ 11:15 am
392-6664
Social Studies: John Buttrey
buttreys2@charter.net
399-2887
Subcommittee meetings are scheduled for Wednesdays, February 27 and March 20 @ 11:15 am
—— Judy Parr, HASP Curriculum Committee chairperson
Historical Walking Tour Down Eighth Street course in April: The response to this course was excellent!
We were able to add additional tours. If you have signed up for this course, you should have received a postcard
in January stating the date you have been assigned, based on the order registrations were received. If you find
that this date no longer works for you, please let the office know as there are still members on the wait list.
Thanks!
HASP Classroom Art Display for March:
The work of HASP member Andree Keneau will be on display for this month for your enjoyment in the
classroom.
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COMMUNICATIONS
RELIEF IS IN SIGHT!! The highly acclaimed and anticipated 2013 HASP Review will contain NOTHING
about any of the Kardashians!! But a quick perusal through its nearly 200 pages will reveal many interesting
facts and talents including - Commuting to Hope on the Interurban; A poignant reunion of crew members who
served aboard the USS Hardhead submarine and amazing artwork from our talented membership. It is all due
for release on June 4. Stay tuned for more in the April bulletin.
SERVICE
Tulip Time Trolley Guides Needed
We need more Tulip Time Trolley Guides! The festival this year is Saturday, May 4th through Saturday, May
11th. Guides attend a training session in mid April. The training includes materials and extensive scrip 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.
In mid February, guides are sent a trolley schedule to mark the times they are available. A guide may wish to be
available one day or all eight days. How many runs do you want? Two? 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.
Sound interesting? It is more than interesting. IT IS FUN !!!
If interested, please contact Larry Lynn at 399-0799 or oldrun@aol.com.
Last year’s guides returning for 2013 need not reply.
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow, and achieve
their goals through education and mentorship. The organization is supported by the Small Business
Administration (SBA) and provides services at no cost through a national network of more than 12,000
volunteers with experience covering all business disciplines. Holland Chapter SCORE volunteers have helped
more than 800 local area entrepreneurs evaluate and achieve their business dreams and objectives over the last
seven years. If you would have interest in sharing your business experience and expertise with aspiring local
entrepreneurs, we would invite you to consider becoming a SCORE mentor. For more information please
contact Jack Ribbens (616-990-7605), Ken Koster (616-450-8536) or Don Cowie (248-990-5203) or visit the
SCORE web site at www.score.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS - All reservation forms are on the last page
HASP – Kalamazoo Discovery, Thursday, March 28, 2013
Enjoy the day with fellow HASP members exploring the Air Zoo and West Michigan Glass Society. The bus
will leave the new “Ray & Sue Smith Stadium” (previously referred to as Municipal Stadium) at 8:00 AM and
return approximately 4:30 PM. The Air Zoo experience includes a tour of the new space exhibit and visit to the
restoration building watching volunteers restore a plane. HASP member, Ralph Gutierrez, will accompany us
as he is a docent at the Air Zoo. Lunch will be at Theo & Stacy’s which will include sandwich (soup), beverage
and dessert. The afternoon at the Glass Society involves a glass blowing demonstration plus a hands-on project
in the infusion gallery. Interesting side note: Jennifer DiGiuseppe, Community Education Director, is a Hope
grad. The cost for this event is $50 per person. Please fill out the form at the end of this newsletter if you are
interested.
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HASP – Spring Fling, Thursday, April 18, 201, 5:30-7:30 pm, Macatawa Bank
The annual Spring Fling is a great time to meet and/or reconnect with fellow HASP members. The event will
again take place at Macatawa Bank on 8th Street (lower level). Remember to enter the rear of the bank where
HASP greeters will welcome you. There is no charge for this social event. However, please bring a plate of
hors d’oeuvres or something sweet to share. Refreshments will be provided (wine, punch, coffee).
Reservations should be made to the HASP office by April 11th.
HASP Office News
* Please remember that when HOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER, HASP
courses are CANCELLED! In the event of a cancellation we will put a notice on the office voice mail system
(395-7919) so always call first if you are unsure! We will also send out an email.
HASP Library
Thank you to Erwin Gutsell for spending many hours organizing the books into categories in our HASP library
and also constructing a shelf for more books!
The HASP Library offers a nice selection of books, DVDs, and a few CDs for your enjoyment. There is a sign
out binder in the library to record your borrowed items. Just a reminder to check your book shelves to see if
you have any HASP items that need to be returned. In order to make more room and in the change of
technology, we are going to store the VHS tapes rather than display them. There will be a list of these VHS
tapes in the sign out binder. They are still available for check out, just let the office know and we will get them
for you.
Hope College Events….
Hope Musical Showcase at DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids is Monday, March 4 at 8 pm. Tickets
are $10 and available at the Hope DeVos Fieldhouse 616.395.7890 or at the door that evening.
Please mark your calendars for April 12, 2013 from 2:30-5:30pm for this year's *Celebration of
Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance* held in the DeVos fieldhouse. This is a very
important event for many students as they present the results of independent work, done in collaboration with
faculty and staff mentors. In 2012, 222 students presented at this event.
HASP 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
2013 will be HASP’s 25th Anniversary! We are starting our monthly program meetings this year 10 minutes
earlier to provide us with time to remember our early beginnings. Below is THE HASP Service history written
by Elliot Tanis at our February 2013 meeting:
HASP Service to the Academic Program at Hope College
February 5, 2013
One of the Service Committee’s purposes is “To ascertain ways in which the knowledge, skills and
experience of the HASP membership can be used in the service of Hope College’s various programs.” And
HASP members have been doing this.
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In 1988-89 HASP members served as discussants in classes, interviewees for the Japanese students from
Meiji Gakuin University who were carrying out oral research projects, they established a Preceptor Program for
Hope pre-med students, they participated in Developmental Psychology, and more.
In 1989-90 our medical doctors continued their involvement, including Dr. Boersma participating for the
entire semester in the Senior Seminar on “Medicine and Morals.” There was more involvement with the
Japanese students from Meiji Gakuin University. Judges for the Model UN and participation in Developmental
Psychology continued and these activities still continue.
There were similar activities in the following years.
In April of 1995, President John Jacobson committed Hope College to apply as an adapter college of
what was taking place at Eckard College. HASP participated in a project through Eckerd College funded by a
FIPSE grant: Fund for Improvement of Post-Secondary Education. In November, 1995, a conference at Eckerd
College was attended by Alfredo Gonzales, John Hollenbach, and Lamont Dirkse who was then chair of the
Service Committee. One of the principal objectives of Eckerd College in establishing their Academy of Senior
Professionals was to enhance the education of their students by utilizing the extensive resources of its Academy
members, first as resource colleagues, and second, as discussant colleagues. At Eckard College (as well as at
Hope College) the college students have almost uniformly been enthusiastic about their benefiting from having
academy members participating, and what is appealing to the academy members is the extension and
continuation of their own liberal education.
Following that first conference Lamont Dirkse and his colleagues from HASP continued their fine work.
In the spring semester, 1996, 39 HASP members participated in classes that included Developmental
Psychology, Model UN, and Education classes. A follow-up conference at Eckard College in 1997 was attended
by Alfredo Gonzalez, Lamont Dirkse and Gene Jekel.
Here is a paragraph from the FIPSE Project Report: “The intent of our participation in this project was to
facilitate inter-generational learning between college students and senior professionals. As an organization, one
of our goals was to be involved in life-long learning experiences. HASP members represent a rich source for
educational enhancement, a living resource capable of bringing to the classroom different dimensions of life and
living. We are, in fact, a living library, representing many facets of the world of work, which can be tapped to
enrich the classroom experiences.”
In the fall of 1997 Gene Jekel assumed the role of “Coordinator for HASP Service to the Academic
Program at Hope College.” He developed letters that are sent to new Hope College faculty and First Year
Seminar faculty that are still being used.
Following my retirement in 2000 I was sharing an office with Lamont Dirkse and he asked me whether I
would be interested in taking over Gene’s position which he was in for the 4th year. As I recall, I was appointed
in the summer of 2001 for a 3-year appointment. Due to inattention on my part I was reappointed 3 years later
and 6 years later and 9 years later so I am completing my 12th year. It is time for me to be more alert.
I could tell you that during my tenure more than 20 Hope College Departments have used HASP
members. I could tell you that from 1994 to 2013, we have advertised for volunteers for more than 300 requests
and have provided more than 1500 volunteers. Or I had thought about drawing a neat graph but my wife
discouraged me from doing all of that. So instead I would just like to share a few stories of HASP volunteers.
2001-2002: One HASP member was a guest in “Business, Ethics, and Faith Integration.” The instructor
said he was very gracious and generous in sharing his time and stories with the students.
2002-2003: A HASP medical doctor met the entire year with Professor Allen Verhey’s class, “Medicine
and Morals.”
2003-2004: The highlight of the spring semester is that our then President, Louis DeGuiseppe, was a
model for an art student. (I think he was a clothed model!)
2004-2005: Professor John Shaughnessy was teaching a seminar course called “Practical Aspects of
Memory.” Three HASP members volunteered and all remembered to attend.
2005-2006: One of the most daunting requests came from Professor Amanda Barton of the Nursing
Department. She needed someone to accompany a group of seven pre-health professional students to Dulce,
New Mexico over spring break. This would mean flying to New Mexico and then driving the students about
three hours to the Reservation where they would be staying. This adult would help the students process what
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they were seeing and learning and help to deepen and enrich the spiritual and vocational exploration side of the
trip. Would you believe that there were three possible volunteers? The one who went with the group was Mary
Dood who was so excited about this opportunity before she went. And then when she returned she was ecstatic.
One of the student leaders wrote: "Mary was a wonderful asset to our trip. She was always there when we
needed her and was like a motherly figure to all of us. She even cooked most of our meals and made it feel a
little more like home. I think that she was the right person for the trip because she is such a giver. Also she was
very involved in our meetings and was willing to help." Professor Barton wrote: "This type of trip is a wonderful
place to use your HASP volunteers. Their wisdom and experience helps the students to process a powerful time
in their life when they are confronted with questions of vocation, calling, culture and the brokenness in the
world." This last statement can be applied to all HASP volunteers.
2011-2012: A professor who requested a panel wrote to the panel members: “It was wonderful indeed to
have you visit our economics class today. The panel was very successful and your comments were ‘just what the
doctor ordered.’ The feedback has been very positive, and you each made a very good and strong impression on
the students. Please know that your partnership with Hope College is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for
giving of your time and sharing your experiences so well.”
From Professor Jeanne Petit to HASP volunteers this past November: “I wanted to express my thanks to
all of you who agreed to be interviewed by the students in my Women's History class. Everyone agreed that you
are a bunch of ‘awesome women,’ and we so appreciate the time you gave. We had a very good discussion
about what you talked about, and the insights students gained from the interviews will help inform us during the
rest of the semester.”
Although I am the liaison between Hope professors and HASP volunteers, sometimes HASP members
get involved directly with a Department or a Professor. For example, Terri Holden was a nurse manager at
Loyola Hospital in the critical care department and worked with nursing students. She wants to keep current with
professional nursing and she loves nursing students. So she works with students in Hope's skills labs, has given
guest lectures and participated on nursing research teams. The Nursing Department is thrilled to use her
experiences and talents.
Developmental Psychology requests many volunteers each semester. Students are amazed by the
vibrancy and life experiences of HASP members. And HASP members appreciate their interaction with Hope
students.
There are still opportunities to volunteer this semester – Model UN and Developmental Psychology. If
you have questions about volunteering, talk to someone who has volunteered in the past. Who are these folks?
Please raise your hand if you have ever been a volunteer.
Thank you.
Elliot Tanis, February 2013
Special Events Sign Ups are on the next page…
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Kalamazoo Discovery
Thursday, March 28, 2013
$50 per person
Name(s): ____________________________________________________
Total Enclosed: $________________
Please choose (initial) from the menu selection below: (Meal includes a beverage and dessert.)
___________ Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato
___________ Chicken Salad
___________ Tuna Salad with cup of Soup
___________ Special Diet – Vegetarian/Gluten Free (please specify)
HASP Spring Fling
Thursday, April 18, 5:30-7:30
No charge for this social event
Name(s): ______________________________________________________________________
Please return by Thursday, April 11th.
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