University Administration
SACUA criticizes UMHS handling of child porn case
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
Following the recent announcement that the Department of Education and the Joint Commission will be launching a review of the University of Michigan Health System for its six month delay in reporting that a medical resident possessed child pornography, the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs used its weekly mee
Warner, head of newly opened hospital, to retire on April 4
BY ALEXANDRA MONDALEK
Shortly after the opening of the new C.S. Mott Children’s and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital last month, the leader of the complex announced she will be retiring on her 67th birthday.
At SACUA, Coleman discusses financial, academic future of the University
BY AARON GUGGENHEIM
At yesterday's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs meeting, University President Mary Sue Coleman addressed how the University plans to remain attractive to prospective and current students in the future.
Administration
Board of Regents approves athletic facility upgrades
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY PETER SHAHIN
The University’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a host of projects at its first meeting of the year yesterday, including renovations to Yost Ice Arena, Schembechler Hall, the Edward Henry Krause Building Auditorium and Northwood Apartments I, II and III.
GEO alleges GSRA was fired for advocating unionization
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY GIACOMO BOLOGNA
The ongoing fight over the right of graduate student research assistants to unionize continued to escalate yesterday as the Graduate Employees Organization held a press conference claiming that Jennifer Dibbern, a GSRA in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, had been unjustly fired due to her support of the GSRA unionization effort.
Board of Regents to vote on facility upgrades
BY PETER SHAHIN
In its first meeting of the new year, the University’s Board of Regents is slated to discuss proposed renovations to Schembechler Hall and Yost Ice Arena, totaling $23 million.
SACUA discusses plan to combat scheduling issues
BY KATIE BURKE
At the first meeting of the semester for the University’s leading faculty governance body yesterday afternoon, Martha Pollack, the University's vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs, shared a solution to alleviate scheduling problems for students with members of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.
Administration
Notebook: Regents approve design for Lawyers Club renovations
BY PAIGE PEARCY
After being interrupted mid-sentence by Occupy U-M protesters at the University’s Board of Regents meeting yesterday, University President Mary Sue Coleman didn’t hesitate as she continued to address the regents with a packed agenda.
Judge to rule if GSRAs can unionize
BY RAYZA GOLDSMITH
The Michigan Employment Relations Commission voted 2-1 Tuesday to let an administrative judge determine if GSRAs are allowed to form a union.
Administration
Slottow: Rising debt at the University not an issue
BY MARY HANNAHAN
Tim Slottow, the University’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, spoke about the state of the University’s financial health at the Senate Assembly meeting yesterday.
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