archive

  1. November 16, 1992

    Team participation worth the investment in time, effort

    Members of the first Quality Improvement Team in the Information Technology Division (ITD) to complete its work last week said they were “sad it’s over” and that it was “exciting being a member of a pilot project.” The team members work at ITD’s Network Operations Center on North Campus. The nine members, who have met…
  2. November 16, 1992

    Survey Research Center keeps tabs on pulse of the nation

    By Rebecca A. Doyle Telephone lines were unusually busy the past few weeks as pollsters called the American public to find out how they would vote in the presidential election. Now that the final tallies are in and Bill Clinton is preparing to take office, things are settling back to normal. But at the Institute…
  3. November 9, 1992

    Report offers statistical profile of persons of color over 10-year span

    By Jane R. Elgass A 10-year statistical profile of faculty, staff and students of color at the University has been released by the Office of Affirmative Action and the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA). The report “is designed to let the University community know in terms of numbers, where we are, what our accomplishments have…
  4. November 9, 1992

    Democrats Deitch, McGowan elected to Board

    Democrats Laurence B. Deitch and Rebecca McGowan will take office as Regents Jan. 1. Deitch and McGowan, elected to eight-year terms Nov. 3, will replace Veronica Latta Smith of Grosse Ile, who didn’t run for re-election, and Neal D. Nielsen. Smith and Nielsen are Republicans. Deitch, a lawyer from Bloomfield Village, earned a B.A. in…
  5. November 9, 1992

    Five staff honored for ‘indispensable contributions’

    By Mary Jo Frank Five staff members will be honored at the first Distinguished Staff Award ceremony and dinner Thursday (Nov. 12) in the Kalamazoo Room of the Michigan League. Those to be honored for unusual and exemplary service to the University and for outstanding achievements in their work are Cynthia A. Kabza, manager of…
  6. November 9, 1992

    School of Education gets first endowed chair

    By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services An endowed professorship in reading and literacy will be established at the School of Education by Jean and Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Walgreen, the retired chairman of the Walgreen Co., received a degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from the U-M in 1928. The endowed professorship, which will be funded…
  7. November 9, 1992

    Native American Month activities continue

    Commemoration of Native American Month continues today (Nov. 9) with a panel discussion on “Native Americans in Journalism” at 7 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union. Speakers are Paul DeMain, Oneida, editor of Indian Country and president of the Native American Journalists Association; Miles Morrisseau, Metis, editor of Native Beat; and Bud White Eye,…
  8. November 9, 1992

    Russian artists suggest alternative uses for political monuments

    By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services A neon sign above Lenin’s tomb could flash useful information bulletins for Russian citizens, as well as brighten up the monument. Miniature sculptures of the leader of the Russian revolution lend themselves to household uses, such as candleholders, to serve “an enlightened people.” Russian emigre artists Vitaly Komar…
  9. November 9, 1992

    Task force studies consequences of prohibiting mandatory retirement

    Now that faculty members can teach beyond the age of 70, what, if any, policy changes should be enacted by the University? The Ad Hoc Task Force on Mandatory Retirement, established by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs and Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr., is considering the potential consequences of a state law, which…
  10. November 9, 1992

    Allen is visiting fellow at Humanities Institute

    From the Institute for the Humanities Paula Gunn Allen, poet, novelist and short-story writer from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and one of the country’s most visible representatives of Native American culture, will be on campus for two weeks this month. She will be a visiting fellow at the Institute for the Humanities,…