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October 10, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Harvey P. Grotrian, director of the Office of Financial Aid (OFA), announced last week that he will retire, effective Jan. 31, 1995. Under Grotrian’s leadership since 1977, the OFA stengthened its programs for undergraduates, resulting in greater student ethnic diversity, increased enrollment of highly qualified students, and a…
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October 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank When people think of the American Red Cross, they usually think of two things, notes Patricia Van Volkinburg, director of the Division of Kinesiology’s Adult Lifestyle Program. They think about blood and swimming lessons. With all of the controversy surrounding HIV and tainted blood, the Red Cross has taken a black…
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October 10, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass Reflecting on the Michigan Agenda for Women, President James J. Duderstadt told a group of women of color that “first we try to change behavior. If that doesn’t work, we’ll change people.” The president addressed the women of color at a Sept. 30 roundtable discussion sponsored by the Women of Color…
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October 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank LS&A will try a new approach to handling student cheating, assuming a proposal from the College’s Joint Faculty-Student Policy Committee is approved at the November LS&A faculty meeting. David Schoem, committee chair and assistant dean for undergraduate education, moved at the Oct. 3 faculty meeting that the section of the Faculty…
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October 10, 1994
Raindrops were falling outside Sept. 30, but the sun was shining in the Michigan League Ballroom as the Center for the Education of Women (CEW) marked its 30th anniversary. Co-founded by Louise Cain, who wrote the proposal for CEW, and Jean Campbell, the Center was the first of its kind on any American campus, one…
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October 10, 1994
Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of articles on changes in benefits. Open enrollment begins today (Oct. 10). It lasts three weeks this year, ending at 4:30 p.m. EST, Oct. 28. During this time period, staff members and retirees will see some important changes and innovations in their benefit plans. Active staff members…
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October 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank As dean of the U-M’s largest college, LS&A Dean Edie N. Goldenberg says she occasionally receives a letter of complaint from students or their parents. The 10 days before last Monday’s LS&A faculty meeting were memorable, Goldenberg told the faculty, because of the number and variety of positive comments she received…
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October 10, 1994
Dear Colleagues: Considerable progress has been made in teaching, research and international activities by faculty and staff at the U-M during the past academic year. Since we are beginning a new academic year, this seems like a good opportunity to pause and reflect on some of the achievements of the past year. My thoughts first…
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October 10, 1994
By Sage Arron The 34th Werner E. Bachmann Memorial Lecture, featuring Paul A. Wender of Stanford University, will be hosted by the Department of Chemistry at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in Room 1210, Chemistry Building. Wender’s topic will be “The Chemistry-Medicine Continuum: Synthetic, Biological, and Computer Studies on New Medicinal Leads.” Wender is the Bergstrom…
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October 10, 1994
Staff members from across the Uni-versity are being encouraged to attend the first all-University M-Quality Expo at the Michigan Union Oct. 20–21. Under a theme of “Creating the Future: Sharing What We Are Learning,” the Expo is designed to provide “a new way for all of us to learn about improvements and innovations in the…
