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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 Whitaker to head Rice’s business school Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr., professor of business administration and former provost and executive vice president, has been named dean of Rice University’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration, effective July 1. “This is probably the most outstanding appointment of a business school…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 A memorial service for Susan S. Lipschutz, who had served as associate provost since 1993, will be held 3:30–4:30 p.m. May 5 in Rackham Auditorium. A reception in the lobby of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies will fo llow the service. Lipschutz died April 13 at…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 Cole will be general counsel for NCAA Elsa Kircher Cole, outgoing U-M general counsel, has been appointed general counsel for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In what is a new position for the NCAA, Cole will be responsible for management of all legal issues affecting the association, as…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 POLICE BEAT By Rebecca A. Doyle Part-time employee charged with falsifying timesheets A former part-time employee and student was arrested March 21 and charged with larceny over $100 and obtaining money under false pretenses. He was accused of altering his time sheet. At a preliminary hearing held April 2,…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 Michigan Radio exceeds fund-raising goal By Harriet Teller Michigan Radio Michigan Radio’s most successful fund drive came to a halt at 8 p.m. April 10, with a total of 2,240 area listeners calling in pledges. The station stopped the drive when the $155,000 goal was reached. Over the course…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 REGENTS’ ROUNDUP Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their April meeting. $7.2 million in gifts acceptedThe Regents accepted $7,206,078 in gifts received during March. The total included $4,350,390 from individuals, $2,083,342 from corporations, $490,946 from foundations, and $281,400 from associations and others. Faculty appointments…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 Honeyman to head CITI From the Information Technology Division Peter Honeyman, associate research scientist in the Information Technology Division (ITD), has been named director of ITD’s Center for Information Technology Integration (CITI). Announcement of his appointment was made March 27 by Jose-Marie Griffiths, ITD executive director and chief information…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 Geomery calls for large-scale use of distance learning By Jane R. Elgass Recent advances in technology and the development of asynchronous learning networks (ALNs) give real meaning to the concept of lifelong learning and mean that students no longer have to return to the classroom. The advent of ALNs…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Project aims to ease transition between high school, college level German By Melissa Kowalis News and Information Services “Sprechen Sie Deutsche?” Monika Dressler, lecturer in Germanic languages and literature, is hoping more students will soon be answering “Ja.” Dressler is working with Michigan hi gh school German teachers and…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 U-M engineering students to ‘float’ through NASA micro-gravity test flight By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Three U-M engineering undergraduates will get the ride of their lives this week when they experience near-weightless conditions in the same KC-135A research aircraft seen in the movie Apollo 13 and used…
