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February 8, 1993
“New World Disorder: Dissolving Borders and Homeless Nations” will be the focus of a symposium featuring presentations by seven U-M scholars on Tuesday (Feb. 9). The free, public symposium, beginning at 3 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheater, is a joint effort of the University’s international area studies centers. Speakers and their topics are: —Donald S.…
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February 8, 1993
Senate Assembly Chair Ejner J. Jensen offered the following pros and cons of a faculty anti-harassment policy as the basis for discussion of the topic at the Feb. 1 Assembly meeting. PRO 1. Universities have a right and duty to provide an educational environment, a climate of civility, where all students can learn and live…
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February 8, 1993
At a Washington press conference that announced the financial aid recommendations, Sen. James M. Jeffords, R-Vt., ranking minority member of the Senate’s Labor and Human Resources Committee and author of the legislation creating the commission, characterized the report as a “bold and compelling document” that, if implemented, “would result in major changes in the way…
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February 8, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Senate Assembly will soon launch a new monthly “Faculty Perspectives” page in The University Record to improve faculty communications. Approved at last Monday’s Assembly meeting, the six- to eight-month pilot project was recommended by the Faculty Communication Committee. Committee Chair Elaine K. Didier said submissions will be written or solicited and…
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February 8, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass In 1986, the University had three systems for tracking investments that were maintained independently. All involved manual entry of data from the same originating source. Five-way reconciliations had to be done each month, making it difficult to fulfill reporting requirements on a timely basis. The challenge: Find a better way to…
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February 8, 1993
Robert L. Barbret, assistant manager for invested, auxiliary and plant funds, Financial Operations, who succeeded Chip Simper as a member of the team, says that the system is working well and already has had several enhancements. He also notes that the new system “eliminated the most repetitive aspects of investment accounting, making it possible for…
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February 8, 1993
The M-Quality approach is based on seven steps to take in analyzing a problem and seeking solutions. In many cases, these steps already are being taken by us in our daily work. 1. Define the project —Define the problem in terms of a gap between what is and what should be. —Document why it is…
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February 8, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank A listening ear and advocacy, when needed, are now available at the school and college level for faculty involved in University-related disputes. The role of the new faculty ombudspersons, dubbed ombuds, is to provide “faculty colleagues with access to a prompt, impartial and confidential means for resolving differences apart from the…
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February 8, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Homer A. Neal, professor and chair of the Department of Physics, will be recommended to the Board of Regents as vice president for research. If approved by the Board at its Feb. 18–19 meeting, the appointment will be effective Sept. 1. Neal will succeed William C. Kelly, who…
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February 1, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Help is at hand for parents of young children who find themselves in a bind when the children are ill, the day care provider is unable to work or some other emergency arises. Care in a Crunch, a program developed by the Family Care Resources Program, will provide parents with names…
