September 19, 1994
The Margaret Waterman Alumnae Group has announced speakers for its 1994 Town Hall Celebrity Series. CNN White House correspondent and U-M graduate Jill Dougherty will kick off the series Oct. 18. Art historian Marlene Barash will discuss “Kings, Queens & Courtesans—Great Art Inspired by Great Passion” on Nov. 16. Chef Henry Haller will share culinary…
September 19, 1994
Leadership Culture change training for leaders. Staff members holding leadership positions in the University should be exposed to the cultural aspects of quality improvement. The ability to change the institution’s culture toward a more mature quality approach will depend on how effectively it is initiated and articulated by leaders throughout the University. Leadership commitment. Accountability…
September 19, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Recent conversations between leaders in higher education and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials about the way funding agencies handle some costs for federally-sponsored projects are paying off for University researchers, according to the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR). Of primary concern early this summer were salaries…
September 19, 1994
Wayne Butler appointed to NCTE committee Wayne M. Butler, lecturer in English, has been appointed to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Committee on Instructional Technology. The committee is studying such emerging technologies as word processors, computers and video-discs and ways to integrate them into English and language arts curricula and teacher education…
September 19, 1994
A traditional pot pie luncheon that is expected to draw more than 200 supporters of the University’s United Way campaign is scheduled at 11:30 a.m. today (Sept. 19) in the Michigan League Ballroom. The University’s goal for the campaign is $1 million, $50,000 more than last year’s successful campaign. To record progress, a giant ther-mometer…
September 19, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services As a physicist, Martha Krebs places a high value on basic scientific research. As a national policy-maker, she recognizes that science must compete with other important social programs for increasingly scarce federal funds. As director of energy research for the U.S. Department of Energy, part of Krebs’ job…
September 19, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass Results of a survey on staff members’ perceptions of the work environment at the University show that the U-M “is polishing the status quo and needs to go beyond that to a ‘surprise and delight’ stage,” says Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr., who also is executive vice president for academic affairs.…
September 19, 1994
The latest survey of colleges and universities by U.S. News and World Report places the U-M 21st overall, two steps up from last year’s 23rd place ranking in the magazine’s “national universities” category. The U-M is one of only three public universities included in the top 25. The Sept. 19 issue of the magazine, which…
September 19, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank More than one-fifth of LS&A’s regular faculty of 936—204 in all—have been hired over the past five years, Dean Edie N. Goldenberg told the College’s faculty at their first meeting of the 1994–95 academic year. “We have attracted and continue to attract extraordinarily strong faculty colleagues to Michigan,” noted Goldenberg. Reflecting…
September 19, 1994
Vice President Farris W. Womack has announced that applications are being accepted for the 1995 Business and Finance Management Institute. Participants will be selected from the office and technical job families, primarily from Business and Finance units. A few will be chosen from other areas. The intensive course is designed to provide office and technical…
