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  1. July 10, 1995

    VCM test model implemented

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 VCM test model implemented Effective July 1, a one-year parallel test period of the value centered management (VCM) budget model was implemented. The current budget system will be used for all real-time applications during the one-year period. The VCM model will be used for review purposes to give experience…
  2. July 10, 1995

    Endowment not affected by Common Fund losses

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 Endowment not affected by Common Fund losses The University may face up to a $1.5 million reduction in return on its investments due to unauthorized transactions by a money manager for The Common Fund. The Common Fund is a nonprofit membership consortium devoted exclusively to enhancing the financial resources…
  3. July 10, 1995

    Faculty, students responded to call during WWII

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 Faculty, students responded to call during WWII By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services From the peace rally on the Diag in 1940 and the creation of the University War Board shortly after Pearl Harbor to rigorous physical conditioning of male and female students and the enlistment of civilian…
  4. July 10, 1995

    ‘Docents’s Choice’ among summer fare at Museum

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 ‘Docents’s Choice’ among summer fare at Museum By Leslie Stainton Museum of Art Twenty years ago, 40 women and men began dedicating themselves to a mission to extend and educate the Museum of Art’s community of visitors. The docents started with fifth grade school children, visiting schools all over…
  5. July 10, 1995

    Federal appropriations process likely to be long one

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 Federal appropriations process likely to be long one By Jared Blank With the June 29 completion of a spending plan for 1996, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have begun the appropriations process. The 13 House appropriations subcommittees are expected to complete their work before the August recess.…
  6. July 10, 1995

    Classes begin day after Labor Day

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 Classes begin day after Labor Day With a change in the academic calendar, fall term classes will begin Sept. 5, the day after Labor Day, this year. In the past, they have begun on the Thursday following Labor Day. University offices will not be open over the holiday weekend,…
  7. July 10, 1995

    Thirty-four participate in Management Institute

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 Thirty-four participate in Management Institute Thirty-four members of the University’s office and technical staff committed nine weeks of Fridays and two weekends to participate in the 1995 Management Institute. The program was designed by Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Farris W. Womack to present a broader view…
  8. July 10, 1995

    Five from U-M win Newcombe Fellowships

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 Five from U-M win Newcombe Fellowships By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Five graduate students are among 40 doctoral candidates nationwide to win Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships for 1995, as announced by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Each fellow, selected from more than 500 applicants,…
  9. July 10, 1995

    OBITUARIES

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 OBITUARIES Webster Earl Britton Webster Earl Britton, professor emeritus of humanities, College of Engineering, died July 3 at Glacier Hills Nursing Center. He was 89. Britton held an A.B. from Randolph-Macon College and served for two years as head of the English Department at Norfolk Academy in Virginia. He…
  10. July 10, 1995

    Changes in parking ticket appeals, handicap permits began July 1

    The University Record, July 10, 1995 Changes in parking ticket appeals, handicap permits began July 1 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services University employees, students and visitors who wish to contest parking tickets issued to them by U-M parking enforcement officers must now appeal citations to the city of Ann Arbor’s Parking Violations Bureau,…