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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Elise N.B. Erickson News and Information Services The Center for Community Service and Learning has released the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL), Vol. 4. The annual publication maintains a focus on community service learning in higher education, according to editor Jeffery Howard, director of the Office…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Rebecca A. Doyle First-year student Erica Mitchell finds the online campus accessibility map helpful in planning routes to classes and other campus activities. Photo by Bob Kalmbach Erica Mitchell wheels her way to some of her classes on campus, but is happy that she often has classes in…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services ‘An entrepreneur is somebody who doesn’t have the word ‘failure’ in his lexicom,’ Sam Zell told those attending last week’s 42nd Annual Business Leadership Award at the School of Business Administration. Zell, shown here with Business School senior Jeffrey Nzoma, is chairman…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services School of Social Work Dean Paula-Allen Meares (right) with Ann Lurie (center) and William Meezan, the Marion Elizabeth Blue Endowed Professor in Children and Families. Photo by Bob Kalmbach Child welfare expert William Meezan was installed last week as the School of…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Theresa Maddix “We don’t want institutions to just look different but to behave differently,” was a theme Provost Nancy Cantor and the provosts from Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of Illinois, Chicago, stressed, Oct. 6 in their presentation on “The Future of the Research University.” In…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass An eight-member committee has been appointed to study the question of whether the University should own stock in tobacco companies as part of its overall investment portfolio. Establishment of the committee was discussed with the Board of Regents last spring by Robert Kasdin, executive vice…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 Click here for U earned 13.4 percent on investment for fiscal year 1999. By Jane R. Elgass A superior return on investments, the status of activities in the life sciences and the likelihood of a major fund-raising effort were among the items highlighted by President Lee C. Bollinger in…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Mary Jo Frank Office of Communications In more and more University offices, the old style, once-a-year performance evaluation has become as rare as rotary dial telephones, Wang word processors and ash trays. By the middle of the next millennium, we may not even have performance evaluations in the…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass Senate Assembly members were apprised of their new Web site at their first meeting of the year on Oct. 4 and briefed on the major issues its leadership hopes to tackle. The new, “hospitable” Web site has two goals, explained Sherrie Kossoudji, chair of the…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass President Lee C. Bollinger addressed members of the Association of Black Professionals, Administrators, Faculty and Staff at their first meeting of the year last week. Most of the discussion focused on the admissions lawsuits. Photo by Bob Kalmbach “We are defending something that has deep…
