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March 15, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services College students who take part in community service end up earning better grades than students who spend all their time cracking the books, a U-M study shows. The study, conducted by political science Prof. Gregory B. Markus, a researcher at the Institute for Social Research, is one of…
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March 15, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle “Community service used to be something I just did on weekends,” says Jennifer Bastress, a senior in the School of Nursing. “But it has become a way of life for me. It is very much a part of my education at this university.” Bastress has been involved in some type of…
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March 15, 1993
By Laurie Fenlason Office of Federal Relations It has a noble, if not catchy, name, widely-supported goals, a high-profile “czar,” its own White House office and considerable post-campaign momentum—and expectations—to drive it. All that’s missing from President Bill Clinton’s well-received national service plan are some of the particulars: who, where, when and, financially speaking, how…
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March 15, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Daybreak at the southeastern Kentucky farm is accompanied by a clanging cowbell, rousing volunteers from their warm beds and to a hearty breakfast. A full day of physical labor awaits them, ranging from repairing fences and hauling manure to accompanying nurses on their visits to remote and impoverished homes. Seventeen U-M…
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March 15, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass The concept of community service as a learning experience that is built into the college curriculum is a frequent theme of discussions in higher education today, spurred on by the initiatives that have been presented by the Clinton administration. The University already has strong programs in this area and hopes to…
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March 15, 1993
Editor’s Note: See related articles on pages 8–9. By Jane R. Elgass A nine-member task force has been appointed to create, within the next six to eight months, an action proposal related to community service learning. Appointed by Walter Harrison, executive director of University relations, and Maureen A. Hartford, vice president for student affairs, the…
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March 15, 1993
More than 4,900 University of Michigan students will be recognized for their academic achievement at the University’s annual Honors Convocation at 2 p.m. Sunday (March 21) in Hill Auditorium. The convocation speech, titled “Seeing and Believing: The Gains of Education,” will be given by Ejner J. Jensen, professor of English and chair of the faculty…
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March 15, 1993
The establient of the R. Jamison and Betty Williams Professorship of Engineering in the College of Engineering was approved by the Regents at their March meeting. “Mr. and Mrs. Williams have generously given and pledged $1.2 million to fund this professorship, which will provide funds to support the teaching and scholarship of a distinguished faculty…
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March 15, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Michael T. Nettles, professor of education, has received a $90,000 seed grant from IBM Corp. to begin development of prototypes of computerized, multi-media learning tasks in mathematics and science for elementary school students. The multi-media tasks will emphasize flexible performance assessments. “This project fits in with the national…
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March 15, 1993
The U-M Information Technology Policy Committee will hold a public comment session 4:30–5:30 p.m. Wednesday (March 17) in the West Conference Room, fourth floor, Rackham Building, to gather ideas regarding current and needed policy in support of the U-M’s electronic community. All interested faculty, staff and students are invited to share their comments with the…
