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January 18, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank LS&A faculty will be asked to make some high-stakes curriculum decisions in the upcoming months, according to Michael M. Martin. They will be discussing such issues as adding a quantitative reasoning requirement for undergraduates, emphasizing writing and critical thinking in courses taken by first- and second-year students, and making sure that…
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January 18, 1993
Editor’s Note: These summaries of research projects were presented to the Regents at their December meeting by William C. Kelly, vice president for research. The material here was prepared for the Record by the staff of ResearchNews, a publication of the Division of Research Development and Administration. Liberalization and Its Limits: State Formation and State…
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January 18, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Five employees who were recently honored for 40 years of service agree that the University has changed dramatically since they were hired. They’ve changed too, taking on additional responsibilities since the days when they started out, working as a maid, an elevator operator, a draftsman and a file clerk, and “doing…
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January 18, 1993
Renovation projects for the 1239 Kipke Drive Building (formerly Associated Springs), recently acquired by the University, were approved by the Regents at their December meeting. “The acquisition provides the University with an opportunity to solve a number of immediate and long-range academic and administrative space needs,” said Vice President Farris W. Womack. These include: —Relocating…
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January 18, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass A Universitywide policy that clarifies regulations concerning the use of the Central Campus Diag and the North Campus Common has been implemented by Farris W. Womack, vice president and chief financial officer, and Maureen A. Hartford, vice president for student affairs. Preliminary work on the policy, which was effective Jan. 4,…
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January 18, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Mechanical engineering students get a taste of the real world in their senior design class, this year building 22 prototypes to prove out their design theories. The prototypes, many of which were co-sponsored by local industry, were on display in the atrium of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building last…
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January 18, 1993
Based on one study, the change in the law governing mandatory retirement is unlikely to lead to significantly later faculty retirements on average nationwide. A better predictor of relatively later faculty retirements is the mean SAT scores of their students and whether they work at a research university. “The better the academic life, the more…
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January 18, 1993
A number of colleges and universities nationwide are using a U-M-designed survey to help them comply with an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement. Title II of the ADA requires all public institutions with 50 or more employees to perform by Jan. 26 a self-audit of all programs and services to determine how accessible they…
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January 18, 1993
By Andrea O. Jackson Record Special Writer The Program in Film and Video Studies is presenting a Women in Film Series that features women producers and directors from the entertainment industry. Each artist will screen and discuss her films and filmmaking background at 7:30 p.m. on consecutive Saturdays in January and February in Angell Hall…
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January 18, 1993
Approval of the final design and budget for the proposed Parking Structure Office Building (PSOB) on the Medical Campus was given by the Regents at their December meeting. To be built atop the proposed North Entrance Parking Structure (NEPS), the PSOB will have 170,000 gross square feet and is estimated to cost $43,270,000, according to…
