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March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 Minority equity conference is this week By BernieDeGroat News and Information Services Achieving parity in enrollment, retention and graduation for underrepresented minority students in higher education will be addressed at the Michigan Department of Education’s Office of Minority Equity conference Friday and Saturday (Ma rch 15–16) in Novi. The…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Students trade sun & sand for hammers & soup pots By Carlean Ponder News and Information Services More than 300 U-M students will trade fun in the sun for hammers, soup pots and delivery vans by participating in Alternative Spring Break (ASB) projects ranging from building houses in Cla…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Nettles to head new national center devoted to Black educational issues By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services The College Fund/United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced Feb. 22 the appointment of Prof. M ichael T. Nettles as director of the newly established Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, the first…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Significant changes necessary for women to achieve equity in scientific, technical fields By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Significant changes by research institutions and the funding agencies that support their work will be necessary before women in scientific and technical fields can achieve equity with their male colleagues,…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Russel Award goes to Amidei, Brusati; Koenen’s lecture is March 12 Two faculty members—Dante Eric Amidei and Celeste Anne Brusati—will receive the University’s Henry Russel Award. The annual award is given to young faculty members for scholarly achievement and promise. The award will be presented March 12 in Rackham…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Dunn, D’Alecy head SACUA Selection of the next president will be one of the most pressing issues for faculty during the upcoming year, predicts Thomas M. Dunn, professor of chemistry, who will take over as chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), on May 1. Louis…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 MSRB III custodial staff reap benefits of teamwork By Jared Blank The enthusiasm radiating from the eight members of the Medical Science Research Building III (MSRB III) Self-Directed Work Team is a strong contrast, they say, to the punch-clock, fend-for-yourself mentality of the past. “When I come to work,…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Achenbaum to deliver Winkelman Lecture By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services W. Andrew Achenbaum, deputy director of the Institute of Gerontology, will discuss “Social Security: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” at the Leon and Josephine Winkelman Lecture at 4 p.m. March 12 in the Michigan Union’s Pendleton Room. Achenbaum,…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 CCRB incident under review Described by President James J. Duderstadt as “a series of unfortunate events,” a Feb. 17 incident involving a University administrator and officers from the Department of Public Safety is being reviewed. As of Record presstime late last Friday (Feb. 23), there was no word on…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 11 Faculty members are granted emeritus status by Regents Eleven faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their February meeting. Those retiring are Seymour M. Blinder, professor of chemistry; C. William Castor Jr., professor of internal medicine; Joseph A. Clayton, professor of dentistry; Richard G.…
