September 28, 1992
Faculty and staff who normally park in the Thayer Street structure were surprised this fall to find it still closed due to major renovation work. In the past couple of years, the structure was closed during the summer but reopened in September. Susan A. Kirkpatrick, manager of University Parking Services, says the University decided to…
September 28, 1992
From the Dance Department The Dance Department’s Fifth Annual Guest Artist Series will feature three visiting companies in October. The series leads off Sunday (Oct. 4) with “Dance & Film,” an evening of movement and film animation, created and performed by choreographer/dancer Lorn MacDougal and cinematographer/composer/dancer Alain Le Razer. The program offers an unusual and…
September 28, 1992
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services In 1977, Sara Duvall, U-M alumna and executive producer of the acclaimed film Fried Green Tomatoes, was a media specialist laboring in the workrooms of the Lincoln School district. “Then one day, I decided to make movies rather than show them,” she said, “and headed for the London…
September 28, 1992
By Laurie Fenlason Office of University Relations With federal funding significantly outpacing state support for the University, the direct impact of federal legislation on U-M programs and students is increasingly evident. A critical legislative milestone was reached in July when Congress passed the Higher Education Act of 1992, a compromise House-Senate bill crafted largely under…
September 28, 1992
Banyan Vines users on Central Campus and the Medical Campus now will be able to share resources, data and mail, according to local area network analyst Gale Boyajian. The two large local area networks have been combined. Before Sept. 15, the Central Campus Vines Network (CVN) and the Medical Campus Vines Network (MCVN) existed independently…
September 21, 1992
William Uttal authors book William R. Uttal, professor emeritus of psychology, is the author of The Swimmer: An Integrated Computational Model of a Perceptual-Motor System, published in the Scientific Psychology Series by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Uttal is professor of engineering at Arizona State University. Donahue recognized for student advising Craig J. Donahue, associate professor…
September 21, 1992
Nine faculty and staff received special awards at the Sept. 14 LS&A faculty meeting for their teaching or student advising. Teaching award winners: Chi-Keung Cheung, assistant professor of mathematics. Cheung received the Matthews Underclass Teaching Award for his “creative and innovative application of computer technology in the classroom, in particular for his long labors in…
September 21, 1992
The U-M has maintained second place in academic reputation among public schools cited in the latest U.S. News & World Report survey of colleges and universities. And while the University has dropped from 22nd to 24th place in overall rankings, U-M administrators “are gratified that the University is among the top 25 in the country,”…
September 21, 1992
Jorge C. Castaneda, visiting professor of public and international affairs at Princeton University, heads a list of prominent scholars who will help the U-M-Flint commemorate the Columbian Quincen-tennial Oct. 5–10. Castaneda, co-author of Limits to Friendship: The United States and Mexico, will deliver the keynote address 7–8:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Happenings Room on…
September 21, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass A progress report on the Michgian Mandate from 1988 to 1991 has been released by the Office of the President, observing the fourth anniversary of the University’s blueprint for diversity. The report highlights accomplishments that have been made in meeting the Mandate, described by President James J. Duderstadt as “a vision,…
