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December 10, 1997
The University Record, December 10, 1997 Alumni and U.S. Coast Guard Band members Gregory S. Wirt (above left) and Victor V. Johnson (above right) will perform with the band in a free concert Dec. 14 at Hill Auditorium. Photos courtesy U.S. Coast Guard They’re coming back to Ann Arbor to blow their own horns. Two…
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December 10, 1997
The University Record, December 10, 1997 ‘Tis the season for vacation! No matter what winter occasion you celebrate, every staff member looks forward to at least a day or two of deserved holiday break. That means, of course, that many University services are unavailable or limited. Here’s a list of departments that will be closing…
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December 10, 1997
The University Record, December 10, 1997 By Jane R. Elgass Final figures are in on the Campaign for Michigan, showing a total of $1,415,162,693 in gifts, pledges and new bequests against a goal of $1 billion, the most ever raised by a public institution. The total includes $1,101,026,181 in gifts and pledges, against an $850…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 Incoming Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Kasdin (right) helps Chandler W. Matthews unwrap his farewell gift at last week’s Regents’ meeting. Matthews has held the post on an interim basis since Jan. 1997, after being called back from his first retirement. ‘We all love Chandler,’ said…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 Trouble-shooter, repairman and putt-putt golf course designer Bill Settles works on a stationary bike (above), and a stairmaster at Recreational Sports. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Kerry Colligan When I met Bill Settles, a machine mechanic for Recreational Sports, he was in the process of disassembling a stationary bike.…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 By Deborah GilbertNews and Information Services Her face on the giant teleconference screen in the Union’s Anderson Room was blocked by scrambled pixels, but the female college student’s slurred words were distinct enough. “I am not drunk. Why are you giving me a ticket? Why? I’m not drunk. Really.”…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 Simha Rotem, the University Wallenberg Lecturer. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Mary Jo FrankUniversity Relations One of Simha “Kazik” Rotem’s most painful memories is of the time he worked with other Jews to resist the Nazi invasion of his native Poland. While on patrol in the Warsaw ghetto, he…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 From the Office of University Relations Rose Bowl game tickets and tour packages are being made available to U-M students, faculty, staff and alumni with the Wolverines¼ clinching of the Big Ten football championship. We want students to have priority with Rose Bowl tickets. This trip to Pasadena is…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 By Kerry Colligan On Nov. 19, the Office of Academic and Multicultural Initiatives sponsored a viewing of “Race Relations in Higher Education: A Prescription for Empowerment and Progress,” a video teleconference broadcast to colleges and universities throughout the United States. In a friendly, but often one-sided discussion of the…
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November 26, 1997
The University Record, November 26, 1997 By Elizabeth H. HallBusiness Operations The Department of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health (OSEH) is looking for laboratories and researchers to participate in pollution prevention and waste minimization efforts. According to OSEH Director Henry D. Baier, the wide array of initiatives being performed within the University’s Pollution Prevention (P2000)…
