April 13, 2009
Google co-founder and 1995 U-M graduate Larry Page will address undergraduates during Spring Commencement. The annual ceremonies return to Michigan Stadium, the traditional commencement setting, after last year’s commencement on the Diag due to stadium construction. Spring Commencement Commencement is at 10 a.m. May 2 in Michigan Stadium. The university will award undergraduate degrees and…
April 13, 2009
Deans and other administrators have a new tool to help them manage research space on the Ann Arbor campus: research space guidelines. The Biomedical Science Research Building opened in February 2006. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) The guidelines were implemented as part of the U-M Space Utilization Initiative, launched in 2007, to explore…
April 13, 2009
Provost Teresa Sullivan invites all members of the university community to a Provost’s Forum on Accreditation: Examining Key Topics and Opportunities The forum will feature reports from the accreditation working groups on: the learning environment; the knowledge environment; the role of service and engagement; and internationalization — the university’s special emphasis study for re-accreditation. Please…
April 13, 2009
Fall 2009 likely is far from the minds of those busy winding down the current semester, but as the registration season approaches, the university reminds faculty it is important to choose their texts early, to help students locate less expensive used books. Early textbook-adoption deadlines for fall 2009 are June 25 for local bookstores to…
April 13, 2009
Amid mounting stress for the nation’s unemployed, the federal stimulus program provides reduced premiums for those receiving health care benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, commonly known as COBRA. The U-M Benefits Office will send notices to the homes of affected faculty and staff with details of the requirements for assistance. “The American…
April 13, 2009
Presidential outreach impresses prospects, parents Kate Davy, currently dean of arts and sciences at Bentley University near Boston, has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UM-Dearborn. Pending approval by the Board of Regents, Davy’s five-year appointment at UM-Dearborn will begin July 1. In addition to her administrative position, Davy will be…
April 13, 2009
It’s a phone call that high school seniors always will remember, and one that leaves their parents truly impressed. President Mary Sue Coleman calls high school seniors who are still deciding whether to attend Michigan next fall. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) “Hello, this is Mary Sue Coleman, the president of the University…
April 13, 2009
As the winter semester course-evaluation period begins this week, those responsible for the transition to an online teaching questionnaire remind faculty and students that the success of the program hinges on their participation. The numbers Student participation was 62 percent in fall 2008 compared to 64 percent filling out paper questionnaires in class during winter…
April 6, 2009
Teaching safety is something that Tom Hart takes seriously as a heavy-equipment mechanic for the university and as a youth martial arts instructor. A university employee for more than 30 years, Hart has seen the things at the grease-spotted heavy-equipment garage change since his arrival in March 1979. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services)…
April 6, 2009
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