January 18, 1993
Renovation projects for the 1239 Kipke Drive Building (formerly Associated Springs), recently acquired by the University, were approved by the Regents at their December meeting. “The acquisition provides the University with an opportunity to solve a number of immediate and long-range academic and administrative space needs,” said Vice President Farris W. Womack. These include: —Relocating…
January 18, 1993
Based on one study, the change in the law governing mandatory retirement is unlikely to lead to significantly later faculty retirements on average nationwide. A better predictor of relatively later faculty retirements is the mean SAT scores of their students and whether they work at a research university. “The better the academic life, the more…
January 18, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Mechanical engineering students get a taste of the real world in their senior design class, this year building 22 prototypes to prove out their design theories. The prototypes, many of which were co-sponsored by local industry, were on display in the atrium of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building last…
January 18, 1993
By Andrea O. Jackson Record Special Writer The Program in Film and Video Studies is presenting a Women in Film Series that features women producers and directors from the entertainment industry. Each artist will screen and discuss her films and filmmaking background at 7:30 p.m. on consecutive Saturdays in January and February in Angell Hall…
January 18, 1993
A number of colleges and universities nationwide are using a U-M-designed survey to help them comply with an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement. Title II of the ADA requires all public institutions with 50 or more employees to perform by Jan. 26 a self-audit of all programs and services to determine how accessible they…
January 18, 1993
By the Senate Assembly on University Affairs Because of recent confusion and misinformation about the University’s retirement furlough program, the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs offers the following reminder of some of the rules governing retirement furloughs: —The program applies only to faculty; no comparable program exists for staff members. —Faculty members receive their…
January 18, 1993
Approval of the final design and budget for the proposed Parking Structure Office Building (PSOB) on the Medical Campus was given by the Regents at their December meeting. To be built atop the proposed North Entrance Parking Structure (NEPS), the PSOB will have 170,000 gross square feet and is estimated to cost $43,270,000, according to…
January 18, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Employee charged with embezzlement A student adviser in the School of Nursing, who has worked at the U-M for 22 years, has been charged with embezzling more that $100. She was arrested and arraigned in Ann Arbor’s 15th District Court Jan. 5. University Police arrested the 48-year- old Ann Arbor resident…
January 18, 1993
The Mona A. East Book Endowment Fund has been established in honor of the late librarian who was affiliated with the University Library for 40 years. East joined the U-M in 1945 as a junior order librarian, searching book lists and handling gifts, duplications and filing. When she retired in 1985 she was assistant director…
January 18, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass A 1988 commitment of funds for programs and scholarships and the hiring of full-time coaching staff for women’s athletics is beginning to pay off, the Regents were told at their December meeting. “The Michigan tradition and model in athletics is very, very special,” said President James J. Duderstadt in opening a…
