Dingell donates archive to Bentley Historical Library
John D. Dingell Jr., who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from December 1955 to January 2015 — the longest congressional tenure in U.S. history — has donated the collected materials from his 59 years in office to the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library. On May 6, four days after being awarded an honorary doctor of laws at U-M’s spring commencement ceremony, Dingell was present at U-M to celebrate the arrival of his collection. It includes correspondence, bills that he introduced in the House, photographs and more.
CEW names internship program after Connie Kinnear
The Center for the Education of Women has named its graduate-level Counseling Internship Program The Constance M. Kinnear Counseling Internship Program to recognize the foundational support of Connie Kinnear. In 2011, Connie, along with her husband, Tom Kinnear, the D. Maynard Phelps Collegiate Professor of Business Administration and professor of marketing at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, initiated a Community Counseling endowment. It secured CEW’s ability to provide counseling services to non-U-M-affiliated members of the Ann Arbor community. It also catalyzed the support of numerous other donors, and Connie Kinnear has committed to further support through the Victors for Michigan campaign. The internship program is offered in conjunction with the School of Social Work’s MSW program.
Michigan Dining earns two industry awards for campus eateries
Michigan Dining, a Student Life department, announced that it received two Gold 2015 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards. They are presented by the National Association of College and University Food Services. After extensive renovations and their first year in operation, both Central Campus Dining at South Quad and Fireside Cafe in Pierpont Commons earned the top awards. The awards celebrate exemplary menus, presentations, special event planning and new dining concepts. More than 75 colleges and universities across North America submitted entries.
Faculty and staff help recycle 440,000 pounds of electronic waste
University faculty and staff, along with the local community, collected an estimated 440,000 pounds of electronic waste to be recycled at the annual e-waste event last month. More than 7,000 vehicles passed through the drop-off locations during the three-day event, April 23-25. Local businesses, nonprofits and the public filled 22 semi-trailers with broken and unwanted electronics. According to the EPA, e-waste is the fastest growing municipal waste stream in America. The effort supports the university’s commitment to sustainability known as Planet Blue.
Road projects continue on campus
East Madison Street between Thompson Street and South State Street will be closed to through traffic for street resurfacing until Thursday. Thompson Street between Packard Street and East Madison Street will remain closed to through traffic. Pedestrian traffic will be maintained along with local access to private residences in the work area. Through May 30 on North Campus, Huron Parkway will be reduced to one lane in each direction around the work zone between Plymouth Road and Hubbard Road. This is for installation and replacement of sidewalk ramps and road repaving. During milling and paving toward the end of the project, flaggers will redirect traffic. For more information, go to tinyurl.com/ldbr54t.
