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March 7, 1994
President James J. Duderstadt will formally accept the Holocaust Memorial statue for the U-M at a dedication ceremony beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday (March 13) in Rackham Auditorium. The program at Rackham includes musical selections performed by Marilyn Krimm and choir, and a keynote speech by Todd Endelman, the William Haber Professor of Modern Jewish…
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March 7, 1994
The 15th Annual Conference on the Holocaust, March 12–19, will address modes of communicating the experience and memory of the Holocaust intergenerationally. Planned by students, faculty, members of the Ann Arbor community and Hillel Foundation, the conference will include a 24-hour vigil on the Diag; lectures, discussions and films; and the dedication of the Holocaust…
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March 7, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will deliver the annual University Wallenberg Lecture and meet with students and faculty during a campus visit April 21–23. The Nobel Peace Prize winner and Buddhist leader will address issues of human rights, freedom and peace in a lecture at 7:30 p.m.…
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February 28, 1994
The Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) will sponsor Rape Prevention Month March 4–April 19. A number of activities are scheduled during the month, “each dealing with a specific area of sexual assault, but all designed to raise community awareness and understanding of the many issues surrounding sexual violence,” says SAPAC Director Debra Cain.…
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February 28, 1994
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services More than 300 scientists have won the Nobel Prize since 1901, but only nine of them—less than three percent—have been women. Why so few? According to Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, given the relentless discrimination these women scientists faced, the question should be “Why so many?” McGrayne, author of Nobel…
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February 28, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Today’s followers seek the basics in their leaders: honesty, vision, competence, inspiration and intelligence. Speaking recently at the 1994 Business and Finance Management Institute, Sally M. Johnson noted that the institute participants already are leaders or may become leaders in the near future. John-son is assistant director of personnel. Johnson’s session…
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February 28, 1994
An external review of the personnel department conducted by Fortunato Associates in 1988 showed that automation of the employment process was necessary. This recommendation was supported by a Medical Center task force, which conducted a five-year review of the Medical Campus Human Resources Department, and input from a variety of campus constituency groups and employee…
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February 28, 1994
Stephen Lee, associate professor of chemistry, will receive the Henry Russel Award, an annual award given to young faculty members for scholarly achievement and promise. The award will be presented March 15 in Rackham Amphitheater, followed by the annual Henry Russel Lecture given by a senior member of the faculty. This year’s lecturer is Elizabeth…
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February 28, 1994
How big? How many? How does it compare? These are a few of the many questions about the University that are answered in Facts About Michigan, prepared by News and Information Services as a reference source. The 155-page book contains information about the University in nine categories: Budget, Dimensions, Firsts, Gifts, Media, Rankings, Research Advances,…
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February 28, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Faculty at research universities such as the U-M are literally “creating tomorrow,” Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. recently testified at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education hearing. The U-M is developing society’s leaders for the future, and the ideas and technologies that will characterize that future, Whitaker explained. Also speak-ing…
