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May 24, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The University has entered into an agreement with Highland Park, Jackson, Lansing and Wayne County community colleges to encourage qualified underrepresented minority students to continue their education at U-M. The Mandate Encouraging Transfer Agreement (META) for Scholars of Color, signed by the participating institutions May 19, is an…
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May 24, 1993
The University affirms its commitment to supporting ongoing staff development for all staff members in a new Staff Development Philosophy statement. Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. and Vice President Farris W. Womack sent a copy of the statement and a letter to all deans, directors and department heads last week. Whitaker and Womack noted that…
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May 24, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle University computing users will soon begin moving away from reliance on one mainframe computer to accessing a web-like network of services that will be provided by several machines. The infrastructure that will allow the changeover from a mainframe to a distributed computing environment will be in place by September 1994, according…
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May 24, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Faculty and staff from all academic and career fields are being recruited to serve as mentors through the University Mentorship Program. Volunteering as a mentor is a “unqiue opportunity to build a relationship with three or four first-year U-M students while helping them to explore their academic and career interests,” says…
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May 24, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services The crisp, linear path of research, writing and defense that should be the doctoral student’s existence, says Gregory S. Carleton, really is “more like mushy cereal with soggy flakes dipping into various extremes of doubt and confidence.” Carleton recently earned his Ph.D. in Slavic languages and literature. Carleton…
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May 10, 1993
By Erica M. Spiegel Plant Grounds and Waste Management Ramen noodles, instant oatmeal, old sweaters, socks, toaster ovens, soap, canned spaghetti and carpets. These are just some of the items typically left behind during Student Move-Out. Now in its fourth year, the Move-Out effort keeps getting better. What started out as a student-initiated volunteer pilot…
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May 10, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The University, in partnership with the state of Michigan, will establish a Center for High-Definition Display Technologies at the College of Engineering, Gov. John Engler and President James J. Duderstadt announced last Monday. Research at the Center will help improve existing flat panel display technology, currently used in…
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May 10, 1993
From Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association/College Retirement Equities Fund TIAA (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association) has announced several enhancements to its long-term care insurance policy—Teachers LongTerm Care. The features have the effect of reducing the policy’s cost through dividends, increasing its benefits and making it available to more people. Teachers LongTerm Care, introduced in 1991,…
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May 10, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Although director James A. Winn acknowledges that in its first five years, the Institute for the Humanities has been “reasonably successful” in creating and nurturing discourse among departmental lines, he believes that “economic, institutional, and sociological forces still work to limit the growth of interdisciplinary scholarship.” Winn, who…
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May 10, 1993
—Coverage of all levels of care, from custodial to skilled. —Respite care, which pays a benefit for formal care giving, giving the family care provider some time off. —An integrated lifetime benefit maximum, which gives insured persons latitude in deciding how to apply their benefits between home care and nursing home care. —A one-time benefit…
