Campus News
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March 10, 2014
Six to receive honorary degrees at Spring Commencement
General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra will deliver the Spring Commencement address May 3 at Michigan Stadium, where she and five others will receive honorary degrees.
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March 10, 2014
Top accomplishments: Interdisciplinary Junior Faculty Initiative
President Mary Sue Coleman announced in 2007 a five-year, $30 million initiative to hire 100 tenure-track junior faculty members to increase the university’s focus on teaching and research across disciplines.
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March 10, 2014
Elections set for four SACUA seats, secretary
The Senate Assembly will fill three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, and the University Senate is scheduled to elect a secretary at meetings March 17.
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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.
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March 10, 2014
Top accomplishments: North Campus Research Complex
The development of the former Pfizer research facility into U-M’s North Campus Research Complex stands as a signature achievement of President Mary Sue Coleman’s tenure.
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March 10, 2014
President Coleman reflects on her time in the ‘best job in higher education’
Mary Sue Coleman will retire in July after serving 12 years as University of Michigan president. In a Q&A, she reflects on some of her memorable moments as the university’s 13th president and looks ahead toward retirement.
• Campuswide “thank you” reception set for Friday.
• A complete index of stories from the Record’s special tribute to Coleman, including key initiatives and top accomplishments during her presidency.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: Research
Under President Mary Sue Coleman’s leadership, U-M has seen a dramatic 77 percent growth in its annual research budget to more than $1.3 billion annually, greater than any other public university, and second among all universities.
