News from around the university.
New Flint program meets health care reform demands
The UM-Flint has created a new interdisciplinary program to meet the rising demands of healthcare reform. The Health Navigator minor and certificate program will prepare students to connect patients to services to help prevent injury and illness. Health Navigators work in hospitals, health clinics, human service agencies and insurance companies. They work with patients to simplify the health system and health insurance, access services they need and are eligible for, and educate clients on overall health. The 18-19 credit-hour program is available as a minor, and as a certificate to non-degree seeking students. It begins in fall 2014 and can be completed in one to two years.
Faculty member elected to police committee
David A. Moran, clinical professor of law, has been re-elected to the Police Department Oversight Committee for a two-year term beginning this month. The committee receives and makes recommendations regarding grievances against any police officer deputized by the university. The six-member oversight committee is comprised of two student members, two faculty members (one senate and one non-senate faculty), and two staff members (one union and one non-union), who are nominated and elected by their peers for two-year terms. Moran, the re-elected non-Senate faculty representative, began his term April 1. For more information, go to the Police Department Oversight Committee website at hr.umich.edu/umpd.
Regents meeting set for April 17
The Board of Regents will have its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. April 17 in the Anderson Room, Michigan Union. To offer public comment at the meeting, sign up in advance at www.regents.umich.edu/meetings/publform.html. Public comments on agenda items will be taken prior to their consideration. Comments on nonagenda items will follow the regular business agenda. People with disabilities who need assistance should contact the Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the University in advance at 734-764-3883. For more about regents meetings, go to www.regents.umich.edu.
Best practice posters and presentations available
Now available to view online from the U-M StaffWorks 2013 Best Practices and Technology Conference, produced by Voices of the Staff, are more than 50 PDF files of posters and nearly a dozen presentations. Topics included communications, faculty and student services, finance, human resources, information technology, patient care and research. Posters were voted on by attendees. “3 Steps to Reduce Email Stress: Organize, Reduce and Manage” by Information and Technology Services colleagues Tom Amerman, Dima Tawakkol, Noel Hornbacher, Erin Dietrich and Derrick Skrycki earned top honors. The event also featured a panel discussion with university leaders. The posters and panel discussion are available at hr.umich.edu/voices/staffworks. The next StaffWorks conference is in 2015.
