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…
August 16, 1993
Although students and their families will be vying for parking spaces during move-in the Thursday and Friday before Labor Day (Sept. 2–3), parking for U-M employees should be no different than normal, with one exception. The Triangle parking lot, bounded by Madison, Thompson and Packard streets, will be closed 6 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 1) through…
August 16, 1993
With students returning to the U-M earlier than usual this fall, traffic on nine city streets near Central Campus will be rerouted the Thursday and Friday (Sept. 2–3) before Labor Day weekend. In addition, the same streets will be affected Sunday (Sept. 5), if necessary. However, all streets will be open as usual Saturday (Sept.…
August 16, 1993
Medical Center researchers have been awarded a $9 million contract by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to operate a national kidney research data center on campus. The center moved to Ann Arbor July 1 from Washington, D.C., where it was operated jointly by the U-M and the Urban Institute. The United States Renal Data…
July 19, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services The country’s first master of science degree in survey methodology will be offered this fall through a joint program of the U-M, the University of Maryland at College Park, and Westat, Inc., a Rockville, Md., survey firm. The University of Maryland will award the degree. The program is…
