Campus News
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December 9, 2013
Campus briefs
A roundup of news from around the university.
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December 9, 2013
University reminds employees about severe-weather policy
As the likelihood of wintry weather increases, campus leaders would like to remind the community about the university’s severe-weather policy for employees.
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December 9, 2013
Senate Assembly backs resolutions on shared services, consultants
The Senate Assembly on Monday approved resolutions that support suspending the Administrative Services Transformation project and call for faculty input when external consultants are hired.
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December 9, 2013
Senate Assembly — AST resolution
WHEREAS, we join with the University of Michigan Board of Regents and Central Administration in seeking to deliver excellent education at affordable cost in an era of sharply diminished state appropriations; WHEREAS, the administration of financial and human resources at the University exists to further the mission of the University by serving its faculty and… -
December 6, 2013
Coleman praises Nelson Mandela’s commitment to social justice
President Mary Sue Coleman issued a statement Thursday following the death of Nelson Mandela. She recalled the awarding of his honorary degree, in absentia, in 1987, and said he “was the embodiment of leadership, perseverance and humility.”
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December 6, 2013
In memoriam: Emeritus Professor of Botany William Anderson
William Russell Anderson, emeritus professor of botany, died Nov. 2 at the age of 71.
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December 5, 2013
Lesson Builder offers new way for faculty to use CTools
The ITS CTools Team has introduced Lesson Builder, a new way for faculty to build, manage and use course sites with easy-to-follow navigation and instructions for students.
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December 4, 2013
Taubman Health Sciences Library closing for renovation
With the renovation of the A. Alfred Taubman Health Sciences Library set to begin in the new year, the building will close at 11:45 p.m. Dec. 22. It will reopen in mid-2015.
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December 4, 2013
Performer, activist Harry Belafonte to give MLK Symposium keynote
Harry Belafonte, groundbreaking recording artist, actor and social activist, is the keynote speaker for the 28th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. He will deliver the traditional address at 10 a.m. Jan. 20 in Hill Auditorium.
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December 3, 2013
SACUA resolution — AST Process
WHEREAS, we join with the University of Michigan Board of Regents and Central Administration in seeking to deliver excellent education at affordable cost in an era of sharply diminished state appropriations; WHEREAS, the administration of financial and human resources at the University exists to further the mission of the University by serving its faculty and…
