March 8, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services College of Engineering Dean Peter M. Banks and Albert B. Schultz, the Vennema Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Election to the Academy is one of the highest professional distinctions an engineer can receive. Academy…
March 8, 1993
Michael Morden Michael Morden, adjunct lecturer in philosophy at U-M-Dearborn, died on Feb. 26 in Miami, Fla., from complications following a scuba diving accident. He was 50. Morden joined U-M-Dearborn in 1988 and in recent years served on the Affirmative Action Committee and taught in the REACH Program. He also taught philosophy at U-M-Flint. “Michael…
March 8, 1993
Editor’s Note: This article begins a monthly series that will focus on national issues that affect higher education in general and the U-M in particular. By Laurie Fenlason Office of Federal Relations Presidents, chancellors and their designees from each of Michigan’s 15 public universities traveled to Washington, D.C., Feb. 23 to meet with members of…
March 8, 1993
A moratorium on student admissions to the Department of Population Planning and International Health (PPIH) has been altered to allow for admission of up to 10 new students. The change was announced in a March 1 memorandum to PPIH students and faculty and School of Public Health department chairs from Dean June E. Osborn and…
March 8, 1993
By Andrea O. Jackson Record Special Writer Is a scholar always an educator? No, not always, as many undergraduate students will tell you. Because of this, the University is making an effort to ensure that all new LS&A faculty already able to pursue scholarly research, also are able to teach that information well to their…
March 8, 1993
The appointment of Aaron B. Sanders as affirmative action coordinator at U-M-Flint has been announced by Chancellor Clinton B. Jones. He will be responsible for ensuring compliance with affirmative action policies and procedures in hiring and employee relations, handling complaints, and providing training for faculty and staff on affirmative action issues. Sanders comes to the…
March 8, 1993
Matthew Cardwell, an LS&A junior and coordinator of Advice, the course and professor evaluation publication for students, says that “generally, the criticisms we hear from students in the term-end evaluations are not big problems, but things that can be improved upon. Looking at the aggregate data for LS&A for the past three years, the most…
March 8, 1993
From the University Musical Society A two-year national search has culminated in the appointment of Thomas Sheets as music director and conductor of the University Musical Society (UMS) Choral Union, effective Aug. 1. “We are very fortunate to have Thomas Sheets heading our choral program,” says UMS Executive Director Kenneth C. Fischer. “His considerable experience…
March 8, 1993
Nine candidates are running for four seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). The election will be held at the March 15 Senate Assembly meeting. The top three vote-getters will succeed Ejner J. Jensen, Cynthia L. Marcelo and Roy Penchansky. The fourth-place winner will fill a one-year term resulting from the resignation…
March 8, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle A training session held this past weekend has readied six faculty members and approximately 25 students to hear complaints brought under the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities this term. The faculty members and students form a pool from which a panel of six students and a non-voting faculty chair will…
