July 17, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass As chief financial officer, Robert Kasdin’s primary responsibility is to ensure the preservation of the University’s financial health, and it is, indeed, in good condition, he told the Regents at their meeting last week. To maintain that healthy status, he focuses his efforts in three areas: Tracking and managing financial performance.…
July 17, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Martin Options for higher football ticket prices for the 2001 season, the addition of premium seating to Yost Ice Arena and stepped-up fundraising efforts are among the elements the Athletic Department will use over the next several years to recover from three years of deficit budgets. A $2.05 million deficit is…
July 17, 2000
By Pete Barkey Health System Public Relations The University of Michigan Hospital has reaffirmed its position as one of America’s best hospitals according to an annual survey released July 7 by U.S. News and World Report magazine. The U-M Hospital in Ann Arbor ranked 11th this year, tied with the Hospital of the University of…
July 17, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Thomas Deegan (right) demonstrates the pediatric patient simulator for Ann Arbor Mayor Ingrid Sheldon (second from left) and others. Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services Both the public and the press got a sneak preview of the new facilities in the Health System’s Emergency Department that opened for business last…
July 17, 2000
By Linda Green M-Pathways In August, the University is introducing one common coding method, called the ShortCode. A ShortCode will represent a specific ChartField combination and make it easier for people who buy goods and services from prime vendors and internal University services units to conduct business. The ShortCode will replace individual coding systems currently…
July 17, 2000
From Facilities and Operations The renovation of Haven (left) and Mason halls is among the major projects slated for campus facilities over the next several years. The project will address infrastructure problems, and Haven Hall is slated for a 23-foot addition that will bring its outside wall in line with that of Mason Hall. Space…
July 17, 2000
The parapet around the top row of seats at Michigan Stadium is receiving a new coat of paint this month. Commonly referred to as the ‘halo,’ the short wall on the top edge of the stadium no longer features letters spelling out phrases from U-M’s fight song or icons of footballs, helmets and University seals.…
July 17, 2000
The Exhibit Museum of Natural History joined Huron River Day festivities July 9 by sponsoring ‘Bugs and Mugs,’ an activity station that helped visitors identify some of the Huron River’s smallest inhabitants—insects. Participants also examined some of the area’s wetland plant and animal invaders (non-native species). At left, Eli Godin, age 2, was intrigued by…
July 17, 2000
Unknown to most of the campus community is an oasis on the south side of Central Campus that is hidden amid the congestion of South and East University streets. A quick jaunt through the School of Education’s iron-gated tunnel entrance on East University brings a visitor into the secret world of sunshine, shadows, quiet and…
July 17, 2000
Detroit Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Burnley (center), a U-M alumnus, met with School of Education Dean Karen Wixson (left); Lester Monts, associate provost for academic affairs; President Lee C. Bollinger; and Provost Nancy Cantor July 12. The group explored opportunities for new partnerships between the U-M and Detroit public schools in the coming…
