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Dust off those platform shoes and Members Only jackets. The 1970s and 1980s are back – at least for a day. Flashback Homecoming is this year’s theme for the events and activities leading up to the Oct. 27 football game. That means plenty of great retro music and, hopefully, plenty of great warm memories to share once you return to campus.
When all the reporters started calling last May, EMU criminology professor Gregg Barak was not surprised. A media specialist – he invented the term “newsmaking criminology” – he knew the surest way to get as much public attention as, say, a popular crime show, is to publish a survey about a popular crime show.
Robb Wilson is a rarity among enthusiasts of Detroit sports teams. How many fans across the state can say they personally witnessed such Detroit-based classics as the last game at Tiger Stadium, the first at Comerica Park, the opening of Ford Field and the 2006 Super Bowl?
Leadership 101: Student Government leader dives into new role
One day last June, Greg Jones, Eastern Michigan University’s new student body president, made a pilgrimage to Lansing along with about 20 other university student government leaders from across the state. They were lobbying lawmakers to spare higher education. Several young leaders spoke, but the Associated Press story that went statewide quoted only one person: Jones. Read more
Coach Harkema, California Bowl team honored
Jim Harkema again led an EMU football team onto the field this fall at Rynearson Stadium. Only this time, it was at halftime and not kickoff. Harkema and student-athletes from the 1987 California Bowl team – the last EMU football team to play in or win a bowl game – were honored at the Sept. 8 football game. Read more
EMU Travel Society sets sail for Holland, Belgium
Eastern Michigan University is again offering its alumni and friends affordably priced trips through its popular Alumni Travel Society program. The program is administered by the Office for Alumni Relations through partnerships. The next trip is April 13-21, 2008, and features the waterways and canals of Holland and Belgium. Participants will cruise the scenic ring of canals in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and admire beautiful arrangements of Dutch tulips and other flowers at the renowned Keukenhof Gardens. Read more
Alumni honor excellence in the classroom, lab
Six EMU professors will be honored Saturday, Sept. 22, by the EMU Alumni Association for excellence as educators. Winners of the annual Teaching Excellence Awards are nominated by either alumni or current students, and are chosen based upon their abilities as creative, inspiring and knowledgeable instructors. Read more