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  1. October 18, 1993

    Collaboration among units will help keep focus on goals

    By Jane R. Elgass Even as he builds collaborative relationships with units across campus, Lester Monts is developing a team among three of the units that report directly to him—the Office of Orientation, the Office of Academic Multicultural Affairs (formerly the Office of Minority Affairs) and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT).…
  2. October 18, 1993

    Construction workers unearth bones near Randall Laboratory

    Construction crew members working on an addition to Randall Laboratory were surprised last Monday afternoon when they began uncovering human bones at the site. Department of Public Safety (DPS) Capt. James R. Smiley says by Thursday more than 20 skulls and other bones had been unearthed from about 24 cubic yards of soil. The bones…
  3. October 18, 1993

    Course helps managers assess their roles

    In any organization that undertakes quality improvement successfully, unit managers or department heads play a central role by establishing and supporting a work environment that allows staff to see clearly the goals of the organization, and to use resources both individually and in teams in the best way possible to accomplish those goals. At the…
  4. October 18, 1993

    Getting started with M-Quality: What individuals can do

    As the quality improvement approach evolves in the University, it will change the way many of us conduct our work. You may already be involved in some of the activities. If not, here are some suggestions for ways to begin to apply M-Quality principles to your daily work. Mission and goals If your unit has…
  5. October 18, 1993

    What you said about M-Quality in awareness survey

    Editor’s Note: The following are anecdotal comments made by some of the respondents to the M-Quality awareness survey “The U-M has thrown a number of concepts and ‘buzz words’ at employees over the past few years (diversity, communication, team-work, quality, customer service, etc.). While they’re important at the time of ‘implementation,’ they seem to fade…
  6. October 18, 1993

    Medical Center inaugurates mentor program with Huron High

    By Dosia Spaeth Medical Center Public Relations A unique mentoring program for high school students, now under way at the Medical Center, will focus on the “undiscovered, unprepared and/or unprotected” student. “A number of internships and other special programs are available for the most gifted and talented students. We are targeting students who might not…
  7. October 18, 1993

    Largest photo, library archive of Southeast Asian art to reside here

    By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services The University will receive the country’s largest photo and library archive of Southeast Asian art as a gift from the Southeast Asian Art Foundation in Hill, N.H. The U-M will acquire the gift over a two-year period, as stipulated by the foundation’s director, John A. Thierry. In addition…
  8. October 18, 1993

    Search begins for Law School dean

    The Search Advisory Committee for the Dean of the Law School met for the first time last Friday. Theodore J. St. Antoine, the James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law, is chair of the committee appointed by Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. Whitaker said the search will be national in scope and his…
  9. October 18, 1993

    M-Quality awareness pleases administrators

    By Jane R. Elgass University officials are surprised and pleased with the results of a survey that shows most staff members on the Ann Arbor campus are aware of M-Quality. Overall, survey respondents expect M-Quality to have a positive impact on their own department or unit as well as on the University as a whole.…
  10. October 18, 1993

    Monts stresses Universitywide collaborations on multicultural initiatives

    By Jane R. Elgass Lester Monts is a man with a mission—infusion of multiculturalism in all areas of academic affairs at the University—and he’s counting on collaboration with units across campus to achieve that goal. Monts is vice provost for academic and multicultural affairs, succeeding Charles D. Moody Sr., who was the U-M’s first vice…