March 22, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Three U-M professional schools are ranked among the top 10 nationwide in their respective fields in U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” The results appear in the March 22 issue. For the first time the survey included the reputations of educational programs in four health…
March 22, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Today’s students need more than just the tools to land their first job. Universities need to prepare them for their third and fourth jobs too, LS&A Dean Edie N. Goldenberg told the Regents at their March 12 meeting. “We also need to think hard about how to instill the joy of…
March 22, 1993
John H. D’Arms, vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, says he is gratified to see the College of Engineering, School of Nursing and the Department of Health Services Management and Policy all ranked so highly by U.S. News & World Report. He also notes that…
March 22, 1993
By Kathleen Hulik School of Business Administration Sixty teams of School of Business Administration students are fanning out across the country—from Rochester, N.Y., to Santa Clara, Calif.—to study business processes on site as part of their master’s degree curriculum. Multidisciplinary Action Projects or MAP, the Business School’s revolutionary method of teaching M.B.A. students the nitty-gritty…
March 22, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank The Review Committee for the Department of Population Planning and International Health (PPIH) met for the first time March 18. John H. Romani, professor of public health administration who is on retirement furlough, chairs the review committee. Also serving: Sheldon H. Danziger, professor of social work and public policy; Albert C.…
March 22, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Before long, University faculty, staff, students and other affiliates may be able to access buildings, use libraries and computing sites, and even buy lunch using their University identification card. The University has set a goal of developing a single identification card to be used by all faculty, staff and students on…
March 22, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank George J. Brewer, Thomas E. Moore and Louise K. Stein will begin serving three-year terms on the Senate Advisory Committee for University Affairs (SACUA) May 1. The three were elected at the March 15 Senate Assembly meeting. Ronald J. Lomax was elected to a one-year term resulting from the resignation of…
March 22, 1993
Clarence K. Pott Clarence K. Pott, professor emeritus of Germanic languages and literatures, died in Holland on March 13. He was 86. Pott joined the U-M in 1944 as an instructor in German and was awarded the rank of full professor in 1960. From then until 1971, he served as chairman of the Department of…
March 22, 1993
Editor’s Note: Comments on the proposed changes in Regents’ Bylaw 3.07 should be made by April 2 to the Office of the General Counsel, Room 4020 Fleming Administration Building 1340, 764-0304. Proposed Revision of Regents’ Bylaws Section 3.07 (Proposed additions highlighted and deletions struck out ) Sec. 3.07 Approval and Execution of University Documents 1.…
March 22, 1993
The question of a future vote on whether University of Michigan-Flint faculty will be represented by a union is in the hands of the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC). Differences between the University and the Flint chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) on the make-up of a potential bargaining unit for Flint…
