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  1. October 1, 1996

    CRLT forms can help teachers

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 CRLT forms can help teachers By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services What goes around comes around. At term’s end, U-M students, who receive grades in their courses, can, in turn, grade their instructors by filling out teaching evaluations. This term students will do it with updated questionnaires, developed…
  2. October 1, 1996

    In Brief

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 In Brief… Harris will speak on film growth of diamond Stephen J. Harris, of the physics and physical chemistry department at the research and development center of the General Motors Corp., will discuss chemical vapor deposition growth of diamond at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 11. The lecture, sponsored by the…
  3. October 1, 1996

    General Fund expenditures totaled $837 million in 1995-96

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 General Fund expenditures totaled $837 million in 1995-96 Expenditures and transfers in the General Fund of the University of Michigan’s three campuses in 1995-96 totaled $836,977,000. Revenues totaled $862,817,000, an increase of 6.6 percent, said Farris W. Womack, U-M executive vice president and chief financial officer, in the annual…
  4. October 1, 1996

    Jackson urges students to register

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 Jackson urges students to register “You don’t have to march from Selma to Montgomery as we did in 1965 (or) face the threat of death or jail,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson told a near-capacity crowd at Hill Auditorium last week. “All you have to do is do it. Knowing…
  5. October 1, 1996

    Peace Neighborhood Center offers haven for 1,200-plus each year

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 Peace Neighborhood Center offers haven for 1,200-plus each year Bonnie Billups (left), a volunteer at Ann Arbor’s Peace Neighborhood Center, counsels teenager in an after-school program. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Jared Blank Now in its 25th year, Peace Neighborhood Center (PNC) provides programming for residents of Ann Arbor’s…
  6. October 1, 1996

    Missing: part of 25,000-year-old rhino

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 Missing: 25,000,000-year-old rhino A 25-million-year-old rhinoceros skull and leg bone are missing from an exhibit case at the University of Michigan’s Exhibit Museum. Jennifer Jaworski, pictured above with a skull similar to the missing one, discovered the artifacts were missing Sept. 21. The theft is thought to have occurred…
  7. October 1, 1996

    U policy on drug-free workplace

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 U policy on drug-free workplace The Federal Government requires that the University annually publish its policy on the Drug Free Workplace Act. The acts, detailed below, are a good way to remind us about alcohol and drugs in the workplace, although alcohol and drug abuse is not a predominant…
  8. October 1, 1996

    A new look for the U Club

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 A new look for the U Club The U Club in the Michigan Union has completed renovations and sports a new menu as well as new decor, including napkins, tables and chairs. A wall mural designed by Mark Pomilio, graduate student in the School of Art and Design, was…
  9. October 1, 1996

    $3.5 million from Vlasic establishes first endowed deanship

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 $3.5 million from Vlasic establishes first endowed deanship By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The University has received a $3.5 million gift to establish an endowed deanship in the College of Engineering to be known as the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering. It is the first endowed…
  10. October 1, 1996

    Construction Update

    The University Record, October 1, 1996 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE A lasting legacy of the Duderstadt presidency will be the extraordinary growth of the Ann Arbor campus. Following $1.5 billion worth of new construction and renovations, new and improved buildings and facilities have sprung up on all corners of the ca mpus. There are currently more than…