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November 11, 2002
Q: Why did you choose to wait for this letter of inquiry? Why are we making this announcement today instead of during the summer? BM: We didn’t know what the contents of the letter would be. We didn’t know what the charges were going to be until Oct. 29. Is it your understanding that the…
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November 11, 2002
The University has announced the conclusion of its investigation into the men’s basketball program and improper monetary loans made by retired autoworker Ed Martin to four U-M players. In a Nov. 7 press conference, President Mary Sue Coleman confirmed that a meeting on July 26, between attorneys representing the University and attorneys representing Ed Martin,…
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November 11, 2002
Provost Paul N. Courant (far right) congratulates students selected as nominees to the Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarship competitions. A reception in honor of the students was held Nov. 1. at the Alumni Center. In addition to the nominees and their parents, the event included faculty mentors and members of the Provosts Council on Student…
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November 11, 2002
The way accrued vacation time and paid time off (PTO) are recorded is scheduled to change in February. Currently, vacation time and PTO accrued for the current month are given on the first day of the accrual month for staff paid on a monthly cycle and can be used during that month. Those paid on…
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November 11, 2002
It was more than the crisp fall Friday afternoon that drew students from the School of Music’s Musical Theatre Department to the Power Center Rehearsal Room. They gathered in anticipation of a special event: the opportunity to work with Andrew Lippa. Lippa, a 1987 graduate of the School of Music, wrote the music and co-wrote…
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November 11, 2002
The flora held at the U-M Herbarium is keeping up with the 21st century. Staff members at the Herbarium are in the process of digitizing their collection of approximately 1.7 million specimens of plants, fungi, algae and lichens, among others. The Herbarium is also generating a comprehensive database at the same time. Sandra Arruda, assistant…
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November 11, 2002
Members of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) have been expressing concerns for several months about a new prescription drug plan set to take effect next year. Last week, they had the opportunity to address questions about the plan to members of the Prescription Drug Program Oversight Committee (PDPOC), the Pharmaceutical Benefit Advisory…
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November 11, 2002
Martin, center, answers media questions, while Coleman and Krislov look on. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) President Coleman: …Numerous allegations about problems in the basketball program surfaced in the news media over a six-year period beginning in 1996. In March, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Ed Martin, and the subsequent…
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November 11, 2002
Ten projects from the U-M Medical School, College of Pharmacy, School of Nursing and seven U-M Health System (UMHS) departments are the first to receive funding as part of the annual Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs (EVPMA) Competition for the Collaborative Health Services Research Initiative to Improve Clinical Practices. The health research initiative, created…
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November 11, 2002
In 1817, the People of the Three Fires Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi donated the land that ultimately would be used to found U-M. To acknowledge the land grant, The History and Traditions Committee of the University has installed a plaque on the Diag between the chemistry and natural history buildings. Frank Ettawageshik, former tribal chairman…
