Campus News
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March 12, 2014
Strategic Sourcing program exceeds projections, saves $16M
The initial wave of U-M’s Strategic Sourcing effort saved the university more than $16 million in fiscal year 2013 on six categories of purchased goods and services.
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March 12, 2014
Survey: Colleges want more guidance on handling student sexual misconduct
A new survey has found colleges and universities across the nation would welcome additional support and assistance in handling student sexual misconduct cases.
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March 12, 2014
Non-Senate faculty election underway for police oversight panel
The election for the non-Senate faculty representative for the U-M Police Department Oversight Committee now is underway.
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March 12, 2014
Changes to U-M retirement savings plan announced
University leaders have accepted the recommendations of two committees charged last fall with reviewing aspects of retirement savings and retiree health benefits, and paid time off at the U-M Health System.
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March 11, 2014
U-M makes strong showing in U.S. News grad school rankings
U-M maintained top-15 rankings in all five categories in the 2015 edition of the U.S. News and World Report’s list of the best graduate schools.
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March 11, 2014
Project to upgrade Wi-Fi on Ann Arbor campus
A substantial project to upgrade the Ann Arbor campus Wi-Fi network is underway to address an exponential increase in Wi-Fi connections and devices.
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March 10, 2014
Campuswide reception for President Coleman set for March 14
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a campuswide “thank you” reception for President Mary Sue Coleman, who is retiring in July. The appreciation will be from 3-5 p.m. Friday in the Rogel Ballroom of the Michigan Union. Actor Jeff Daniels will serve as emcee.
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March 10, 2014
Top accomplishments: Google partnership
President Mary Sue Coleman was a strong public advocate for U-M’s collaboration with the Google Books Library Project.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: International education
A major theme of Mary Sue Coleman’s presidency was aggressively building on U-M’s reputation for global engagement, boldly going abroad and — equally as important — bringing the world to her university.
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March 10, 2014
Science students look back on being mentored by the president
The U-M Mentorship Program matches several incoming freshman with a peer mentor and a faculty or staff member for their first semester on campus. President Mary Sue Coleman has volunteered as a faculty mentor through the program for the last 10 years.