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September 8, 1992
Marina v.N. Whitman, vice president and group executive for the public affairs and marketing staffs at General Motors Corp., will be a distinguished visiting professor of business administration and public policy this year. Whitman will have a joint teaching appointment in the School of Business Administration and the Institute of Public Policy Studies. A nationally…
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September 8, 1992
Shirley A. Clarkson, director of presidential communications in the Office of University Relations, has joined the Office of Student Affairs as director of planning and communication. In announcing the appointment last week, Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen A. Hartford said she looks forward to having Clarkson “help us improve our communication with students. “I…
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September 8, 1992
Turner Geriatric Services’ Learning in Retirement program will offer its annual Distinguished Lecturer Series and a second lecture series titled “The Theatre” this fall at the Kellogg Eye Center Auditorium, 990 Wall St. The Distinguished Lecturer Series (10 a.m. on Tuesdays) begins Sept. 15 with David A. August, assistant professor of surgery, discussing “AIDS—Personal Dilemmas,…
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September 8, 1992
By Laurie Fenlason Office of University Relations Sandbox bullies, even as young as ages four and five, are likely to suffer long-term peer rejection and carry undeserved reputations as troublemakers if parents and teachers fail to act quickly, a U-M study suggests. The critical window for reversing anti-social behavior, according to the researcher, occurs during…
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September 8, 1992
Margaret Bradley-Doppes, associate athletic director, is seeking volunteers for a new mentoring program for women student athletes. In a letter to members of the University community, Bradley-Doppes states: “As you are aware, the first two years of college can be difficult. Many adjustments must be made in order to be both a successful student and…
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September 8, 1992
Two panel discussions, sponsored by the Center for the Education of Women and the Law School, that are part of the Campaign for Michigan kickoff activities, are open to the public. They will be presented 2:30–5 p.m. Sept. 18 in Mendelssohn Theatre. Panelists for “Women and Justice: Where Are We Now?” will address the disparity…
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September 8, 1992
Hispanic Heritage Month will be observed at the U-M-Flint Sept. 11–Oct. 2 with a series of programs featuring a former U.S. Justice Department official, scholars, artists and musicians. Grace Flores Hughes, one of the highest-ranking Hispanic Americans in the Reagan Administration, will speak on “The Power of Diversity in the Hispanic Culture” Oct. 2. Hughes…
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September 8, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle Immersed in academic study as well as athletics, Michigan’s women student athletes for years have still found time to volunteer in the community outside the University—hosting Special Olympics teams, collecting and packing food baskets and participating in bucket drives. But until this year, they volunteered as individuals or part of a…
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September 8, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass The appointment of three associate deans in the Office of Student Affairs will allow that unit to undertake a “thoughtful, deliberate shift” toward an organization that is committed to complementing, enhancing and promoting students’ lives outside the classroom. Dean of Students Royster Harper says the three new appointees—Richard Carter, Frank Cianciolo…
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September 8, 1992
Paleontologist James Madsen, an expert on allosaurus and other dinosaurs that lived in western North America during the late Jurassic Period 145 million years ago, will give a seminar at 4 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 10) in Room 1300, Chemistry Building. In the mid-1960s, Madsen directed the assembly of the Exhibit Museum’s standing skeletal reconstruction of…
