September 11, 1995
Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from Bob Samors’ column in the September DRDA Reporter. Samors is a government relations research officer in the Washington D.C. office. He offers his views on the current state of the federal research appropriations process. By Bob SamorsOffice of the Vice President for Research August is a great…
September 11, 1995
Editor’s Note: The following has been provided by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs as background for next Monday’s Senate Assembly meeting. The Responsibilities of Tenure: Should There Be Sanctions for Failure to Perform Adequately? At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 18th, a point/counterpoint discussion on the above question will take place. Two teams…
September 11, 1995
Establishment of the Gilbert R. Whitaker Fund for the Improvement of Teaching has been announced by J. Bernard Machen, interim provost and executive vice president. The fund is an outgrowth of a series of meetings on teaching issues over the past year between former Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. and a group of faculty. Applications…
September 11, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass The U-M is ranked 24th, down from 21st a year ago, among a listing of the top 50 “national universities” in a report compiled by U.S. News & World Report. In terms of academic reputation, one of a number of categories used to determine overall rankings, the U-M is up one…
September 11, 1995
By Sue Lowe Benefits Office Open enrollment will be held Oct. 16–Nov. 3. Benefit choices will be effective Jan. 1, 1996. The Benefits Enrollment Line (BEL) will be open for calls 7:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. each day except Friday, Nov. 3, when it will close at 4:30 p.m. All active and retired faculty and staff will…
September 11, 1995
Editor’s Note: See page 3 for the first in a series of articles on this year’s benefits program. By Sue LoweBenefits Office Open enrollment, a time for Univer-sity faculty and staff to enroll in or change their benefits, is Oct. 16–Nov. 3 this year. Nonbargained-for staff members will participate in the “U-Choose” benefits program, sometimes…
September 11, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass New faculty members were challenged by two University administrators at their recent orientation to take risks and to find creative ways to unite teaching and research. Addressing a luncheon group that filled the Michigan League Ballroom Sept. 1, President James J. Duderstadt recalled a conversation he had had with Harvard University’s…
September 11, 1995
Gardens’ docents schedule tours Matthaei Botanical Gardens docents have scheduled Conservatory and trail tours this month at 2 p.m. Sept. 17 and 24, focusing on “An Introduction to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens.” Gardens’ exhibits are planted to show their diversity in both natural and cultural settings. The tours will explore various ways one can appreciate…
September 11, 1995
By Sally Pobojewski The University of Michigan has received a $473,500 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to establish a program to improve recruitment and retention of women graduate students in engineering and the physical sciences. It will be one of the first programs in the country designed to meet the special needs of…
September 11, 1995
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The U-M is doing its part to guarantee that tomorrow’s engineers—the technical experts who design our cars, manage our manufacturing plants and create new bioengineered drugs and medical devices—are much more likely to be women. Just over 30 percent of the more than 1,000 first-year students enrolled in…
