September 7, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank The Pilot Program sometimes tips the scale in favor of Michigan when prospective students are deciding between a small liberal arts college and the U-M, observes Pilot Director Margaret A. Talburtt. Since its creation in 1962, the Pilot Program has combined the personal and academic advantages of a small liberal arts…
September 7, 1993
At a mid-afternoon press conference last Friday, President James J. Duderstadt announced he will recommend to the Board of Regents at its Sept. 24 meeting that M. Joseph Roberson be appointed as director of athletics. If approved, his new appointment will be effective July 1, 1994, for a three-year term, succeeding Jack Weidenbach, the current…
August 16, 1993
One of Parking Services’ goals is to prevent safety hazards by repairing damage due to salt and age before the damage becomes disabling. In the long run this is also a cost-saving strategy since deterioration spawns other deterioration in related components. While performing such repairs, Parking Services tries to minimize inconvenience to the campus community…
August 16, 1993
The new Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA) allows employees to take unpaid leaves, with job protection, for the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child; their own serious illness; or the serious illness of a family member. The law took effect Aug. 5 for faculty and all regular staff except those represented…
August 16, 1993
By Andrea O. Jackson News and Information Services “I wish to see a cooperative effort to help transform South Africa’s primary, secondary and higher education. We need to retain and help these young people achieve success,” said Z.M. Chuenyane, vice chancellor of the University of Bophuthatswana. Chuenyane was speaking to South African and U.S. educators…
August 16, 1993
By Ryan Solomon News and Information Services Combine the ability to quickly mobilize 400 of your coworkers who have big hearts with unlimited access to nearly all University buildings and you have the makings of a large humanitarian effort to help people who have suffered from the Midwest floods. Custodian Donald Paschel watched television news…
August 16, 1993
President James J. Duderstadt and head basketball coach Steve Fisher will be among those paying tribute to the U-M’s 400 custodians at a kick-off ceremony for Custodial Appreciation Week Aug. 30–Sept. 3. Thirty custodians will receive perfect attendance awards and another 50 will receive customer service awards at the ceremony scheduled 2–4 p.m. Aug. 30…
August 16, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank It will cost most U-M employees less to study at the University beginning this fall. The $600 cap per term on tuition reimbursement has been removed. Beginning with courses taken after Sept. 1, a full-time employee will be eligible for reimbursement of up to 75 percent of in-state U-M tuition and…
August 16, 1993
University horticultural staff have begun re-landscaping the front of Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library to improve safety for library patrons and staff and to conserve the stately trees flanking both sides of the entrance. University landscape architects developed the new design. Overgrown, woody shrubs surrounding the six Douglas fir and two Carolina silver bell trees will…
August 16, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services This fall, new students will have an entire week to get acquainted with the University, thanks to Welcome to Michigan ’93, a new program featuring academic welcomes, informational workshops, tours, open houses, social events and recreational activities. The program will kick off Thursday (Sept. 2), the day residence…
