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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Reading and Learning Skills Center closes after 40 years of service The Reading and Learning Skills Center, a unit of the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA) for more than 40 years, closed June 30. After a review conducted by IHA administration, and consultation with a faculty committee during Fall…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 ABPAFS recognizes four U-M staff Four University employees were honored at the U-M Association of Black Professionals, Administrators, Faculty and Staff (ABPAFS) 11th Anniversary Awards Program held June 26. Dwight L. Fontenot, assistant director of the Comprehensive Studies Program, received the Outstanding Public Service award for “unselfish dedication in…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Forsyth to leave Medical Center, will head Iowa health service firm By Michael Harrison Medical Center Public Relations John D. Forsyth, president and chief executive officer of the U-M Health System, has been appointed president and CEO of ISAD Health Services Corp., which does business as Blue Cross and…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Nursing student connects patient with friends at home, school Without leaving her bed, bone marrow transplant patient Jillian Bouwens (left) was able to see and talk to her friends and teachers back home, thanks to videoconferencing technology. Jillian is pictured here with her mom, Debra. By Kristen Lidke Finn…
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July 9, 1996
Bole to leave Medical Center, will return to faculty Giles G. Bole will step down as dean of the Medical School, effective Aug. 1, to return to the faculty. Bole, who has served as dean for the past six years, has spent his entire career at the U-M. In addition to serving as a member…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 MQR summer issue out An essay on democratization in Russia by U-M history professor William G. Rosenberg highlights the summer issue of Michigan Quarterly Review (MQR). In addition to Rosenberg’s “New Russia” and the Democratic Predicament, other works by U-M writers include “Menace II Society: No Way Out for…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Griffiths named as new ITD executive director, CIO By Jane R. Elgass Jose-Marie Griffiths, currently of the University of Tennessee, will become executive director and chief information officer of the Information Technology Division (ITD). Her appointment to the post, effective Sept. 1, was announced by J. Bernard Machen, provost…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Visiting home for the summer? Watch for signs in elderly parents Gloria Gibson (left) and her mother, Grace, used the Family Care Resources Program to find information and programs that would benefit Grace’s heath. By Jared Blank Gloria Gibson was working on her Ph.D. in sociology in 1992 when…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Michigan Radio makes ‘most dramatic changes’ in its history Michigan Radio last week unveiled what it termed “the most dramatic changes in the station’s 48-year history,” according to Donovan Reynolds, director of broadcasting. The station is among the first nationwide to air a new midday news/talk programming package offered…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 13th constellation visible in July evening skies, astronomer says July’s evening sky brings Michigan skywatchers a view of the 13th constellation in the Zodiac, the band of constellations through which the sun passes on its yearly journey among the stars, according to U-M astronomer Richard G. Teske. “In mid-sky…
