Staff Spotlight
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June 7, 2021
Building facilities manager uses running, music to inspire
Joshua Burd, building facilities manager with Student Life Housing Facilities, runs 10 miles a day, many times on his treadmill, and ran four half-marathons in the same week to raise awareness for the Maize & Blue Cupboard.
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April 19, 2021
Longtime staffer taps into creativity for the birds
Sally Sivrais, research administrator senior manager at Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation in the Medical School, builds, paints and decorates birdhouses with stones she picked up from Lake Michigan and Lake Superior beaches.
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April 12, 2021
LSA staffer shares fitness journey on social media
Joe Coeling, human resource generalist associate in LSA, has turned to Instagram and, most recently, Twitch to share content about his physical fitness and to encourage followers to reach whatever goals they might have.
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March 22, 2021
Mcity business administrator’s hobby is blossoming nicely
Stop by Kasie Meszaros’ Brighton home, and you’ll likely depart with a bouquet of flowers fresh from her gardens. Stop by her booth at the Brighton Farmers Market too late in the day, and you’ll likely leave empty-handed. Meszaros, business administrator for Mcity, has discovered she has quite the green thumb and takes pride not… -
March 8, 2021
Staffer’s soothing piano playing at Mott calms nerves
Emily Wheeler, guest services specialist at the Division of Public Safety and Security, has spent many days off from her position to play mostly classical tunes at the baby grand piano in the lobby of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
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March 1, 2021
Carpenter uses ‘free time’ to remount elephant skeleton
Dan Erickson, properties carpenter/artisan in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and U-M graduate Brian Cressman worked to remount the skeleton of Iki, an Asian elephant that has been on display at Wayne State University for decades.
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February 22, 2021
Family’s cancer battles drive ‘Row to Nowhere’
Mike Psarouthakis and his wife, Lisa, compete for the Ann Arbor Rowing Club. Psarouthakis, director of the U-M Tech Transfer Venture Center and managing director of the Accelerate Blue Fund, and his entire family row.
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February 8, 2021
New Newnan adviser hopped on bike to explore area
When Heather Klein started her job as a coordinator of advising training and professional development at LSA’s Newnan Academic Advising Center in May, she explored the area on her bike.
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November 9, 2020
Tech Transfer staffer goes extra mile as ultra-marathoner
Drew Bennett, associate director of software licensing at the Office of Technology Transfer, competes in ultra-marathons, including 100-milers around the country.
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November 2, 2020
Central Power Plant staffer uses napkins as his art canvas
For the past four decades, Gary Bohas has been drawing napkin portraits of the celebrities he meets and strangers he sees and has collected more than 4,000 of these drawings.
