October 17, 1994
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A $4 million federal grant, along with an additional $4.5 million from the U-M and other sponsors, will enable the University to play a major role in the national effort to develop new technologies and patterns of use for digital libraries—storehouses of information available through the Internet. Funding…
October 10, 1994
Dear Colleagues: Considerable progress has been made in teaching, research and international activities by faculty and staff at the U-M during the past academic year. Since we are beginning a new academic year, this seems like a good opportunity to pause and reflect on some of the achievements of the past year. My thoughts first…
October 10, 1994
Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of articles on changes in benefits. Open enrollment begins today (Oct. 10). It lasts three weeks this year, ending at 4:30 p.m. EST, Oct. 28. During this time period, staff members and retirees will see some important changes and innovations in their benefit plans. Active staff members…
October 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank LS&A will try a new approach to handling student cheating, assuming a proposal from the College’s Joint Faculty-Student Policy Committee is approved at the November LS&A faculty meeting. David Schoem, committee chair and assistant dean for undergraduate education, moved at the Oct. 3 faculty meeting that the section of the Faculty…
October 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank When people think of the American Red Cross, they usually think of two things, notes Patricia Van Volkinburg, director of the Division of Kinesiology’s Adult Lifestyle Program. They think about blood and swimming lessons. With all of the controversy surrounding HIV and tainted blood, the Red Cross has taken a black…
October 10, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Harvey P. Grotrian, director of the Office of Financial Aid (OFA), announced last week that he will retire, effective Jan. 31, 1995. Under Grotrian’s leadership since 1977, the OFA stengthened its programs for undergraduates, resulting in greater student ethnic diversity, increased enrollment of highly qualified students, and a…
October 10, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Servcies Frederick W. Gehring, the T.H. Hildebrandt Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics, will receive the 1994 Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Award for his contributions to graduate education and research. The award will be announced at a public lecture given by Gehring at 4 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 13) at…
October 10, 1994
IN BRIEF Q & A sessions explain new benefits Would you like to know more about the four new benefits being offered during open enrollment this year? The Benefits Office will be hosting question and answer sessions twice each workday throughout the open enrollment period, which ends at 4 p.m. EST Oct. 28. Sessions will…
October 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Plans to create a new career path within the research scientist track that would recognize some of the University’s top scientists have garnered praise and the unanimous endorsement of Senate Assembly. Vice President for Research Homer A. Neal outlined the proposed plan at the Assembly’s Sept. 26 meeting. Individuals on the…
October 10, 1994
To find out how procedures recommended by the Joint Faculty-Student Policy Committee in its “Review of the LS&A Academic JudiciaryÆ would work, Eugene W. Nissen, assistant dean for student academic affairs, used a modified version of the procedures toward the end of last winter term to handle charges against LS&A students. Instructors and students were…
