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  1. September 17, 1996

    Svejnar will direct Davidson Institute

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 Svejnar will direct Davidson Institue By Keith Decie Business School Jan Svejnar, one of the chief architects of the Czech Republic’s economic reforms and a leading authority on the transition from command to market economies, has been appointed executive director of the William Davidson Institute at the Business School.…
  2. September 17, 1996

    U observes Pollution Prevention Week

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 U observes Pollution Prevention Week By Andrew Berki Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Protecting the environment is the focus of National Pollution Prevention Week, which is being observed in communities across the nation Sept. 16-22. It is a time to focus attention on strategies that prevent pollution, minimize waste…
  3. September 17, 1996

    Science Coalition works for university research funding

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 Science Coalition works for university research funding By Jared Blank To view Projected Federal Investment graph click here. Following the election of the 104th Congress in 1994, the U-M collaborated with a small group of Universities to form the Science Coalition, dedicated, they said, “to sustaining the federal government’s…
  4. September 17, 1996

    Participants in vision plan must re-enroll this fall

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 Participants in vision plan must re-enroll this fall From the Benefits Office For faculty and staff currently enrolled in the Vision Plan, coverage may end in December. However, coverage can be easily continued during Open Enrollment this fall. Anyone whose coverage began in January of 1995 has a two-year…
  5. September 17, 1996

    Works of William Morris displayed in Special Collections Library

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 Works of William Morris displayed in Special Collections Library A solid dark block of type is difficult to achieve when printing poetry. Morris’ solution was to print opening stanzas as paragraphs separtated by small leaf ornaments or numbers. Photo by Bob Kalmbach William Morris, a man who was at…
  6. September 17, 1996

    New graduate student instructors learn from CRLT program

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 New graduate student instructors learn from CRLT program Aurora Sherman (center), talks with a group of new graduate student instructors. By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Even award-winning graduate student instructors (GSIs) can have a bad first day of teaching. Peter Sherman, a zoology GSI and a recipient…
  7. September 17, 1996

    Five staff honored for excellence in service

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 Five staff honored for excellence in service Five staff members and one work team at the College of Engineering have received Excellence in Staff Service Awards. A five-member committee chose the winners from nominations submitted by faculty, staff and students. Each winner received $1,000 and a certificate. A plaque…
  8. September 17, 1996

    Improving HR process is one of M-Pathways’ first initiatives

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 Improving HR process is one of M-Pathways’ first initiatives This is the second in a series of articles on the M-Pathways Project. “Change is fun,” jokes Phil Smith, director of Human Resources Consulting Services, as he points to a complicated process diagram. Smith and more than 50 other University…
  9. September 17, 1996

    `Road to Freedom’ kicks off LGBPO’s 25th anniversary

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 ‘Road to Freedom’ kicks off LGBPO’s 25th anniversary “The Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay & Lesbian Movement” opened Sunday (Sept. 15) at the Michigan Union, and will be on display through Sept. 25. The exhibition, halfway through a nine-city national tour, is open to…
  10. September 17, 1996

    Boehm heads committee seeking director of the Office of Financial Aid.

    The University Record, September 17, 1996 Boehm heads committee seeking director of the Office of Financial Aid Susan Boehm, interim associate dean for student affairs at the School of Nursing, is heading the seven-member advisory committee seeking a director of the Office of Financial Aid. Among other duties, the director of financial aid is responsible…