October 19, 1992
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its October meeting. Rackham Building in Detroit to be leased to Wayne State The University will lease all or a large part of its portion of the Rackham Educational Memorial Building in Detroit to Wayne State University. The building at 60 Farnsworth…
October 19, 1992
The University’s eighth annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week, scheduled Oct. 25–30, offers a variety of free, public workshops for women and men in addition to its annual “speakout” on sexual violence. Sponsored by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC), the week is designed to raise the campus community’s awareness and understanding of the…
October 19, 1992
The U-M chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, launches its 1992–93 Ethics and Science Lecture Series this week. Alan R. Price, chief of the investigations branch and senior scientist and assistant director of the Office of Research Integrity in the U.S. Public Health Service, will speak on the “Impact of the Federal Government…
October 19, 1992
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services What new forms of society are likely to fill the vacuum created by the fall of communism in Eastern Europe? A free, public conference on “Utopian Revisions: Nationalism and Civil Society in Eastern Europe,” Oct. 29 and 30 in the Rackham Building will probe that mystery through lectures…
October 5, 1992
English Prof. Ejner J. Jensen will launch the Presidential Lecture Series on Academic Values with a lecture titled “Arresting Changes: Visions and Values in the University” at 4–5 p.m. Oct. 13 in Rackham Amphitheater. Jensen also is chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. The special 175th anniversary lecture series, focusing on academic…
October 5, 1992
Editor’s Note: A revised insert on the health insurance plans is included as an insert in this issue of the Record. It reflects a change in rates for retirees for United of Omaha only. From the Office of Staff Benefits The annual open enrollment period for health insurance will be Oct. 19–30. During this period,…
October 5, 1992
In a related event, the Michigan Quarterly Review has devoted its fall issue to the Middle East. The special issue was edited by Anton Shammas, novelist, journalist and adjunct professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Shammas is a Palestinian whose 1986 novel, Arabesques, written in Hebrew, won several international awards and was a…
October 5, 1992
From Travel Services The University and American Express have entered into a new agreement. Effective immediately, the University is sponsoring a dual corporate charge card program, enabling faculty and staff to use the Corporate American Express Charge Card and/or the First Banks VISA Corporate Card. There is no annual membership fee associated with either corporate…
October 5, 1992
Music lovers this year will hear more music and less coughing thanks to the distribution of free cough lozenges from the Warner-Lambert Co. Five flavors of Halls Mentho-Lyptus Cough Suppressant Tablets will be available in the lobbies of Hill, Rackham and Power Center for Performing Arts auditoriums before concerts this season. They are even wrapped…
October 5, 1992
By Nicole McKinney Record Special Writer When students sit glassy-eyed during music class, it may be because the teacher talks too much, say researchers at the School of Music. In music education, children tend to learn better from teachers who use non-verbal or a mix of verbal and non-verbal teaching styles, says music education Prof.…
