September 11, 1995
Establishment of the Gilbert R. Whitaker Fund for the Improvement of Teaching has been announced by J. Bernard Machen, interim provost and executive vice president. The fund is an outgrowth of a series of meetings on teaching issues over the past year between former Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. and a group of faculty. Applications…
September 11, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass The U-M is ranked 24th, down from 21st a year ago, among a listing of the top 50 “national universities” in a report compiled by U.S. News & World Report. In terms of academic reputation, one of a number of categories used to determine overall rankings, the U-M is up one…
September 11, 1995
By Sue Lowe Benefits Office Open enrollment will be held Oct. 16–Nov. 3. Benefit choices will be effective Jan. 1, 1996. The Benefits Enrollment Line (BEL) will be open for calls 7:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. each day except Friday, Nov. 3, when it will close at 4:30 p.m. All active and retired faculty and staff will…
September 11, 1995
Editor’s Note: See page 3 for the first in a series of articles on this year’s benefits program. By Sue LoweBenefits Office Open enrollment, a time for Univer-sity faculty and staff to enroll in or change their benefits, is Oct. 16–Nov. 3 this year. Nonbargained-for staff members will participate in the “U-Choose” benefits program, sometimes…
September 11, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass New faculty members were challenged by two University administrators at their recent orientation to take risks and to find creative ways to unite teaching and research. Addressing a luncheon group that filled the Michigan League Ballroom Sept. 1, President James J. Duderstadt recalled a conversation he had had with Harvard University’s…
September 11, 1995
Gardens’ docents schedule tours Matthaei Botanical Gardens docents have scheduled Conservatory and trail tours this month at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 and 24, focusing on “An Introduction to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens.” Gardens’ exhibits are planted to show their diversity in both natural and cultural settings. The tours will explore various ways one can appreciate…
September 11, 1995
By Sally Pobojewski The University of Michigan has received a $473,500 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to establish a program to improve recruitment and retention of women graduate students in engineering and the physical sciences. It will be one of the first programs in the country designed to meet the special needs of…
September 11, 1995
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The U-M is doing its part to guarantee that tomorrow’s engineers—the technical experts who design our cars, manage our manufacturing plants and create new bioengineered drugs and medical devices—are much more likely to be women. Just over 30 percent of the more than 1,000 first-year students enrolled in…
September 11, 1995
Oct. 2 is the deadline for applications for the third round of funding of the Career Development Fund for Women Faculty, which is part of the implementation of the Michigan Agenda for Women. The fund is supported by the Presidential Initiatives Fund and provides discretionary accounts of $5,000 each. Its creation recognizes the disproportionate share…
September 11, 1995
The Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1991 require the University to notify all employees and students of specific alcohol and drug policies and programs. The acts are part of the federal government’s nationwide effort to reduce alcohol and drug abuse in the workplace. The acts…
