September 25, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass Establishment of an office that will be a central point for first-year students to receive information about the University has been announced by Lester P. Monts, vice provost for academic and multicultural affairs. The Office of New Student Programs —which will incorporate the University Mentorship Program, the Office of Orientation and…
September 25, 1995
By Jane R. Elgass Declaring that the status quo is no longer acceptable, President James J. Duderstadt called on faculty last week to accept a new vision for the University and to join in efforts to provide the U-M with the capacity to change itself as it faces the challenges of the rapidly approaching 21st…
September 25, 1995
A number of faculty members have received Faculty Career Development Awards and Faculty Awards for Research and Creative Projects from the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Multicultural Affairs. The purpose of the research and creative awards program is to support the intellectual, professional and scholarly productivity of African American, Asian/Pacific American, Latino/a…
September 25, 1995
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of periodic columns on questions about VCM, the new approach to budgeting that will be implemented July 1, 1996. Questions are welcomed from all Record readers and should be sent to: Jane Elgass, 412 Maynard St. 1499, 747-1841; fax 764-7084; e-mail:
[email protected]; or Robert Holbrook in…
Editor’s Note: This is one of several articles about the new “U-Choose” program. By Sue LoweBenefits Office Eligible faculty and staff members who fail to call the Benefits Enrollment Line (BEL) during open enrollment could lose as much as $1,000 in cash this year. These staff members will not lose any of their current benefits,…
September 25, 1995
Total expenditures in the General Fund of the University’s three campuses in 1994–95 totaled $798,286,000, a 5.3 percent increase over the previous year. Revenues totaled $798,326,000, an increase of 5.2 percent, said Farris W. Womack, executive vice president and chief financial officer, in his annual financial report to the Regents at their September meeting. The…
September 25, 1995
Michigan Terminal System (MTS), the University’s mainframe computer system, will become defunct July 1, 1996. A gradual shift in the U-M community over the past two years has allowed nearly all faculty, staff and students to explore options for services formerly offered on MTS, such as messaging, storage and conferencing. Changes effective Sept. 1 include…
September 25, 1995
Beginning Oct. 1 faculty members submitting proposals for sponsored research will be prompted by the Proposal Approval Form (PAF) to answer one additional question: Do they or other key investigators on the proposed project have personal and significant financial interests in the sponsor of the research or other outside entity that might benefit directly and…
September 25, 1995
University and city officials shared the podium Sept. 15 at the preview opening of the Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), located adjacent to the old city landfill. Ann Arbor Mayor Ingrid Sheldon noted that the publicly owned, privately run facility is the culmination of a lot of different efforts going back 20 years to volunteer projects.…
September 25, 1995
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A trio of U-M archaeologists have dug through the technical aspects of the video medium to give a new view to some old stuff. While their eyes are set on PBS, cable or the educational video market, the end product of their labors premiered on Ann Arbor’s Community…
