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  1. June 7, 1993

    Tecumseh vanpool has openings

    The Tecumseh vanpool now has a new driver and openings for riders. For information regarding prices, call Lisa Hagen, Transportation Services, 764-3429. For information regarding the vanpool’s schedule, call Ruth Ziegler, 764-3841.
  2. June 7, 1993

    Dartmouth taps Law School’s Bollinger for provost

    The appointment of Law School Dean Lee C. Bollinger as provost of Dartmouth College was announced by Dartmouth President James O. Freedman May 24. “Dean Bollinger has a distinguished record of achievement as teacher, scholar and academic administrator. Most of all,” Freedman said, “he is an intellectual who cares deeply about ideas and liberal education.…
  3. June 7, 1993

    Carillon series: a campus summer treat

    “Seven Mondays at Seven,” the 1993 Summer Carillon Recital Series, begins at 7 p.m. June 21 with a program by Ulla Laage, Our Saviour’s Church, Copenhagen, Denmark. All recitals will include original pieces for carillon, as well as transcriptions and arrangements of familiar works. Listeners will hear everything from Bach to Joplin to exciting modern…
  4. June 7, 1993

    Ballots are due June 18 in safety committee election

    Ballots were mailed in late May to bargained-for employees to elect a representative for a two-year term to the University’s Public Safety Oversight Committee. Mandated by state law, the committee receives and makes recommendaitons regarding grievances against public safety officers deputized by the Univeristy. The group is convened by Royster Harper, associate vice president for…
  5. June 7, 1993

    New IPPS flag reflects mission: ‘government based on learning’

    By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Margot S. Chazen, a graphic design student in the School of Art, has proven once again that the school is a rich source of fresh, in-house talent for U-M clients. Chazen’s client is the Institute of Public Policy Studies (IPPS), which last fall received authorization from the provost…
  6. June 7, 1993

    Welcome to Michigan ’93 seeks to ease transition to college life

    By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Students entering the University this fall will quickly become familiar with campus before classes begin, thanks to Welcome to Michigan ’93, an orientation week featuring informational events, social activities and recreational sports. Welcome to Michigan ’93, a new campuswide program beginning Sept. 2—the day residence halls are scheduled…
  7. June 7, 1993

    Maize & Blue in Texas; race begins June 20

    Twenty-one U-M students and their 650-pound, solar-powered car—Maize & Blue—arrived in San Angelo, Texas, last week to begin testing and training for Sunrayce 93. The race is scheduled to begin June 20 in Arlington, Texas, and conclude June 26 in Minneapolis, Minn. Maize & Blue is one of 36 student-designed solar-powered cars competing in Sunrayce…
  8. June 7, 1993

    Schwartz to head Pennsylvania’s School of Social Work

    Social work Prof. Ira M. Schwartz, a leading authority in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare and children’s mental health, has been named the dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Work, effective Aug. 1. Schwartz, who has taught here since 1987, is director of the Center for the Study of Youth…
  9. June 7, 1993

    Nominations sought for the Business and Finance Distinguished Staff Award Program

    Farris W. Womack, vice president and chief financial officer, has announced that nominations are being sought for the second annual Business and Finance Distinguished Staff Award Program. The program is designed to recognize exceptional service by business and finance staff members to the University and to the community. A committee of seven staff members from…
  10. June 7, 1993

    Group named to assist in internal search for associate VP for academic affairs

    Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. is seeking nominations and statements of candidacy for the position of associate vice president for academic affairs, currently held by Mary Ann P. Swain. Swain will become the provost and vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York at Binghamton in the fall. LS&A Dean Edie…