July 6, 1993
Theodore L. Spencer will be recommended to the University of Michigan Board of Regents at its July meeting as director of undergraduate admissions. His appointment, if approved, will be effective Aug. 1. Spencer has served as interim director since June 1992, succeeding Richard Shaw. “It is with a great deal of pleasure that I recommend…
July 6, 1993
Out of the night that covers me. Black as the Pit from pole to pole. I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.’ William Ernest Henley Citing Henley’s poem, Henry Johnson told those attending the Association of Black Professionals and Administrators Recognition and Awards program that preparation of one’s spirit, of one’s soul,…
July 6, 1993
Ted Spencer already has under development a number of new initiatives designed to strengthen the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the University’s recruiting activities. These include: Implementing continued strategies to personalize the recruitment process for prospective students. Reinforcing and managing significant, consistent empowering, one-to-one contact with prospective, admitted and enrolling underrepresented students. Implementing an on-line…
July 6, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Their messages were short, sweet and similar: salary, salary, salary. Chairs of the Committees on the Economic Status of the Faculty (CESF) for each of the U-M’s campuses urged the Regents at their June meeting to develop “appropriate “ salary programs for faculty this year. “CESF believes wholeheartedly that a salary…
July 6, 1993
By Jeffrey Mortimer College of Engineering Five staff members at the College of Engineering received awards for excellent service at a reception hosted by Dean Peter M. Banks in the atrium of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building (EECS) on May 27. This marked the second year in a row that the College bestowed…
July 6, 1993
Included in the Regents’ exploration of the University’s M-Quality initiative at their June meeting were presentations on the activities of three quality improvement teams: LS&A/Employment and Staff Development Quality Improvement Team, Work Safe/Be Well Team and Perscrutari Team in Anesthesiology. Barbara G. Murphy and Philip A. Smith, co-leaders of the LS&A team, noted that theirs…
July 6, 1993
By Michael Harrison Medical Center Public Relations The Medical Center and the Catherine McAuley Health System (CMHS) have joined forces to offer a residency program that trains physicians specializing in emergency medicine. A dozen recent medical school graduates will enter the new program in July. Residents will rotate between the emergency departments at U-M Hospitals,…
July 6, 1993
A reorganization of the two groups that provide overall guidance for the University’s M-Quality initiative has given the Executive Officers and others an opportunity “to focus on continuous improvement within the University as a way of helping all of us infuse this principle into other settings, into our units, and into the way we approach…
July 6, 1993
Members of the Council on Continuous Improvement are: Paula Allen-Meares, School of Social Work dean; Daniel E. Atkins III, School of Information and Library Studies dean; Peter M. Banks, College of Engineering dean; Robert M. Beckley, College of Architecture and Urban Planning dean; Giles G. Bole Jr., Medical School dean; Lee C. Bollinger, Law School…
July 6, 1993
The next program in the television series “Conversations with President Duderstadt” will air nine times later this month on Ann Arbor Community Access Television (Channel 9). “Conversations” focuses on strategic issues affecting the University in particular and higher education in general. This program will focus on the arts. Joining Duderstadt will be Paul C. Boylan,…
