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May 22, 2000
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their May meeting. By Wono LeeNews and Information Services Appointments with tenure Tenured faculty appointments approved by the Regents included: Robert Fishman, of Rutgers University, will be professor of architecture, effective July 1. Mary N. Haan, of the University of California, Davis, will be…
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May 22, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Rape charge under investigation Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers are investigating a report that a female student was sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance on April 18. The woman, a resident of West Quadrangle Residence Hall, reported that she had met the man earlier in the evening at a bar.…
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May 22, 2000
Dusan Baic Dusan Baic, associate professor emeritus of biological sciences, died of cancer May 5 in Georgia. He retired in 1986 after being with the University 18 years. Baic held a B.S. from Realna Ginmzaija, Slav, Pozega and an M.D. from the University of Zagreb, where he served as assistant professor in 1953–61. After immigrating…
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May 22, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Little Daniel Little has been named chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn, effective July 1. His appointment was approved by the Board of Regents at its May 18 meeting, upon the recommendation of President Lee C. Bollinger. Little currently is vice president for academic affairs and professor of philosophy at Bucknell…
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May 22, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Cantor Nancy Cantor, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of psychology, and Donald S. Lopez Jr., Arthur Thurnau Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies and chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Cantor…
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May 22, 2000
Editor’s note: Theresa Maddix, associate editor of the Record compiled the following journal from her experiences on the Road Scholars tour. Alpine Township, is fighting to remain agricultural. Alpine Township Planning Director Frank Wash (left) discusses zoning with Urban Planning Asst. Prof. Aseem Inam. Behind Wash and Inam, bus driver ‘Dean’ talks with Lew Morrissey.…
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May 22, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Music Prof. James Dapogny. Photo courtesy School of Music Scholars and devotees of jazz have lamented its loss for 50 years. Its skeleton has been unearthed, and a musical artist at the University has reconstructed its body. In the late 1930s, major jazz pianist and composer James P.…
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May 22, 2000
By Britt Halvorson Do you have a high EQ? EQ has nothing to do with knowledge of start-up Internet companies or the functions of e-mail, but everything to do with your understanding of emotions. Emotional intelligence (EQ) was the focus of a Workplace 2000 program led by Janell Kilgore, a staff counselor in the Faculty…
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May 22, 2000
By Theresa Maddix ‘We all want to retire,’ Bernadette Davis told her Workplace 2000 audience. ‘It’s important to look at the long-term goal, even if retirement is 10, 20 or 30 years from now.’ Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle Bernadette Davis, senior individual consultant for TIAA-CREF, presented participants with four action steps in her Workplace…
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May 22, 2000
By Britt Halvorson Health is a continuum along which people move throughout their lives. Making incremental progress along the continuum toward reasonable goals is the key to achieving a healthier lifestyle, according to Jeanne Quinn. Quinn, a staff counselor in the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program, presented the workshop “Lifestyle Changes for Increased Energy, Vitality…
