November 22, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass The University has made great strides since the implementation of the Michigan Mandate five years ago, but “we’re not doing as good a job as we could to reflect society,” President James J. Duderstadt told reporters at a briefing last week at which student of color enrollment statistics were released. Also…
November 22, 1993
Senate Assembly voted unanimously Monday to ask the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) to look into the broad issue of administrative pay. Following a recent announcement of 8 percent to 14 percent raises for top University administrators, Assembly Chair Henry Griffin said he heard comments from a number of faculty members concerned about…
November 22, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Armed with shiny shovels and a pile of ceremonial sand, University faculty, Regents and administrators “officially” broke ground for three Central Campus building projects last Friday afternoon. More than 150 members of the University community attended the groundbreaking ceremonies held under a tent on the Diag, which highlighted the East Engineering…
November 15, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Do you have windows that need washing? Carpets that must be cleaned before 7 a.m.? Special clean-ups that need to be done after construction projects are completed? Plant Department’s Building Services division has formed an eight-person team that responds to customer requests for custodial services not generally provided by Building Services.…
November 15, 1993
The Stratford Theatre Festival company’s residency on the Ann Arbor campus this week includes a number of public events. Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest will be presented at 8 p.m. Tues. (Nov. 16) and 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wed. (Nov. 17) at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. Also scheduled is…
November 15, 1993
Editor’s Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Human Adaptation and Accommodation, Enlarged and Revised Edition of Human Adaptation, by A. Roberto Frisancho, research scientist, Center for Human Growth and Development, and professor of anthropology. Human Adaptation: A Functional Interpretation has long been the standard for understanding the mechanisms of human…
November 15, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Five staff members were honored at the second annual Business and Finance Distinguished Staff Award ceremony and dinner Nov. 8 at the Oxford Conference Center. Those honored for unusual and exemplary service to the University and for outstanding achievements in their work were Judy Ash, administrative associate, Purchasing and Stores; Jimmy…
November 15, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass The University and community will receive “an extraordinary gift of education and culture” this week during the residency of the Stratford Theatre Festival company. The group’s one-week stay here is the result of a luncheon conversation Kenneth C. Fischer had two and one-half years ago with Anne Charles, the Canadian general…
November 15, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The Institute for Social Research (ISR) has received a grant of nearly $2 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to continue ISR’s National Drug Abuse Treatment System Survey through 1994. The survey, which evaluates the operations of a national sample of 550 drug treatment units, was…
November 15, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services After five and one-half days of battling electrical system problems, 110-degree temperatures, plagues of locusts, and an intestinal virus that sent several students to hospitals and clinics, the U-M solar car team crossed the World Solar Challenge finish line in Adelaide last Friday at 1:17 p.m. Maize &…
