September 25, 1995
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of periodic columns on questions about VCM, the new approach to budgeting that will be implemented July 1, 1996. Questions are welcomed from all Record readers and should be sent to: Jane Elgass, 412 Maynard St. 1499, 747-1841; fax 764-7084; e-mail:
[email protected]; or Robert Holbrook in…
By Jane R. Elgass Declaring that the status quo is no longer acceptable, President James J. Duderstadt called on faculty last week to accept a new vision for the University and to join in efforts to provide the U-M with the capacity to change itself as it faces the challenges of the rapidly approaching 21st…
September 18, 1995
Executive Vice President Farris W. Womack has announced that applications are being accepted for the 1996 Business and Finance Management Institute. Participants will be selected from among office, technical and professional/administrative staff members, primarily from Business and Finance units. A few will be chosen from other areas. The intensive course is designed to provide office,…
September 18, 1995
President James J. Duderstadt will be the inaugural speaker in a series of presentations this fall that are designed to examine ways in which the University needs to evolve to meet the changing needs of society. “Changing in a World of Change: The University and Its Publics” is co-sponsored by the Office of the President…
September 18, 1995
By Jared Blank “Part anthropological study, part gripping oral history, part personal confession and part feminist cry of outrage” is how the Boston Globe described anthropology Prof. Ruth Behar’s 1993 book Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza’s Story. New York City-based Puerto Rican theater troupe Pregones will present a performance adapted from the book…
September 18, 1995
Editor’s Note: This is the first of several articles about the upcoming “U-Choose” program. By Sue LoweBenefits Office This year there are five one-time open enrollment opportunities waiting for faculty and staff members who are eligible for the new “U-Choose” or flexible benefits program. There also are some new benefit options and some new plan…
September 18, 1995
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Members of New York’s Pregones Theater, a Latino touring company founded in 1979, will conduct campus workshops, present lectures and give performances Sept. 20–24 during the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Theater director Rosalba Rolon and associate director Alvan Colon Lespier, both King/Chavez/Parks Visiting Professors, will head the…
September 18, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass “VCM is real, it’s on track for implementation July 1, 1996.” That’s the message from the three administrators in charge of the program, who noted last week that the University remains committed to full implementation of the new approach to budgeting that was formally introduced last January. “The decision to move…
September 18, 1995
From the Information Technology Division Individuals who installed the MacConnectivityKit 2.0 between June 6 and Sept. 12 are encouraged to check their computers and any disks used in these machines for the nVIR virus. This virus is not intentionally damaging or malicious; it’s only apparent effect is to say “Don’t panic” or to beep occasionally.…
September 18, 1995
Quick action averts car theft A 37-year-old male, not affiliated with the University, was charged with breaking and entering a motor vehicle, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, and attempted unlawful driving away of an automobile, a felony punishable by up to two years in prison, after entering and attempting to…
