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March 7, 1994
Authors Micheal O’Siadhail, Julie Ellison, Rei Terada and Jane Smiley will present their works in the Visiting Writers Series this month. Sponsored by the Department of English and Borders Book Shop, the series features fiction and poetry readings by more than two dozen writers. Most readings are free to the public. Those scheduled for March…
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March 7, 1994
Accounts Payable and Travel Audit will offer a series of seminars this week at the Michigan League and North Campus Commons. Seminar topics include: Failed Invoices and Invoice Payment Notices—A new invoice payment notice will be discussed. Participants will learn what to do when an invoice fails audit, resulting in a payment delay. Travel Reimbursement…
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March 7, 1994
The recently discovered and restored 1948 film Undzere Kinder (Our Children), the last Yiddish feature film made in Poland, will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday (March 13) at the Natural Science Building Auditorium, followed by a panel discussion. “Suppressed by the post-war Polish Communist government as ‘pro-Zionist’ and lost for over 30 years, Our…
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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…
