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July 6, 1993
Included in the Regents’ exploration of the University’s M-Quality initiative at their June meeting were presentations on the activities of three quality improvement teams: LS&A/Employment and Staff Development Quality Improvement Team, Work Safe/Be Well Team and Perscrutari Team in Anesthesiology. Barbara G. Murphy and Philip A. Smith, co-leaders of the LS&A team, noted that theirs…
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July 6, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Their messages were short, sweet and similar: salary, salary, salary. Chairs of the Committees on the Economic Status of the Faculty (CESF) for each of the U-M’s campuses urged the Regents at their June meeting to develop “appropriate “ salary programs for faculty this year. “CESF believes wholeheartedly that a salary…
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July 6, 1993
Out of the night that covers me. Black as the Pit from pole to pole. I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.’ William Ernest Henley Citing Henley’s poem, Henry Johnson told those attending the Association of Black Professionals and Administrators Recognition and Awards program that preparation of one’s spirit, of one’s soul,…
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July 6, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass When it rains, it pours, it has been said, and that sentiment was likley echoed June 24 by organizers of the Recognition and Awards Program of the Association of Black Professionals and Administrators (ABPA). Geared up June 24 to hear a keynote presentation by Sen. Jackie Vaughn III, recognize 145 African…
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July 6, 1993
Editor’s Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Lifted Masks and Other Works by Susan Glaspell (1882–1948), playwright and feminist, edited by Eric S. Rabkin, professor of English. This is the latest title in our Ann Arbor Paperback series. “Rarely do we meet with a writer who lifts the masks of…
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July 6, 1993
Editor’s Note: These summaries of research projects were presented to the Regents at their June meeting by William C. Kelly, vice president for research. The material here was prepared for the Record by the staff of ResearchNews, a publication of the Division of Research Development and Administration. Getting Started: An Environmental Education Directory Teachers interested…
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July 6, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Twenty-one euphoric U-M undergraduates on the Solar Car Team raced on foot behind driver Deanna Winton on June 26 as she piloted Maize & Blue to a first-place finish in Sunrayce 93 near the Minneapolis Zoo. The race was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and General…
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June 7, 1993
Social work Prof. Ira M. Schwartz, a leading authority in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare and children’s mental health, has been named the dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Work, effective Aug. 1. Schwartz, who has taught here since 1987, is director of the Center for the Study of Youth…
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June 7, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Students entering the University this fall will quickly become familiar with campus before classes begin, thanks to Welcome to Michigan ’93, an orientation week featuring informational events, social activities and recreational sports. Welcome to Michigan ’93, a new campuswide program beginning Sept. 2—the day residence halls are scheduled…
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June 7, 1993
Ballots were mailed in late May to bargained-for employees to elect a representative for a two-year term to the University’s Public Safety Oversight Committee. Mandated by state law, the committee receives and makes recommendaitons regarding grievances against public safety officers deputized by the Univeristy. The group is convened by Royster Harper, associate vice president for…
