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The following are news briefs about important activities and events happening at Eastern Michigan University.

EMU President Susan Martin

Martin
  • Henry Ford Community College outreach event: Join EMU President Susan Martin for an outreach event at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. The event will feature light refreshments and the opportunity to meet both college presidents. Friends and guests are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Alumni Relations, 487-025, or e-mail alumni.relations@emich.edu.
Howdy Holmes

Holmes

The Holmes family has operated the Chelsea Milling Co. for more than 120 years. Holmes is the fourth generation to work at the company. The company’s entire operation, from milling flour to mixing, packaging, warehousing and shipping, is based in Chelsea, Mich. Known for its 21 “Jiffy Mixes,” the company produces 1.1 million packages of its popular Jiffy Corn Muffin mix every day in addition to other products. Its recognizable blue-and-white boxes are shipped to all 50 states and foreign countries through the United States military. The company has also expanded its line by selling specially formulated products to restaurants and overseas markets.

For more information or for reservations, call 487-4140.

  • Student recruitment radio/billboard ads: EMU student recruitment radio ads are now airing on FM stations WDVD, WKQI and WDRQ. The ads also promote the Oct. 18 open house. The ads will end the week of Nov. 17. In addition, two CBS Outdoor digital poster boards will promote the Oct. 18 open house through the "10-18-08" approach. Nineteen more CBS Outdoor static poster boards, located along major roads, were placed to promote the open house. In addition, University Marketing has hired a social networking marketing company to promote EMU and the open house on the Web. Starting next week, CBS Outdoor will place 22 billboards along major freeways to promote student recruitment/retention/return to learn. For more information, call Ted Coutilish, 487-2483.
Explore Eastern

TAKE A LOOK: The next Explore
Eastern event for high school and
transfer students is Oct. 18.

  • Explore Eastern scheduled Oct. 18: The Explore Eastern program is a great way for high school students and transfer students to learn about EMU and how an EMU education can launch the path to their future. The next Explore Eastern event is scheduled Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Student Center. All students attending will be able to apply for admission, free of charge. One high school senior who enrolls at EMU will receive 12 free credit hours of in-state equivalent tuition. One transfer student who enrolls at EMU will receive six free credit hours of in-state equivalent tuition. To register, go to http://www.emich.edu/admissions/register/eereg.html
  • Annual security report available: A copy of Eastern Michigan University's Annual Security Report is now available. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Eastern Michigan University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning sexual assault, and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report by contacting the University's Department of Public Safety or by accessing the following Web site: http://www.emich.edu/publicsafety/current_yearly_crime_stats.pdf
Avenged Sevenfold

ROCK ON: Avenged Sevenfold
(above) and Buckcherry
headline a rock concert Nov. 21
at the Convocation Center.
Tickets are now on sale.

  • Faculty eFellows program: The eFellows program was created to support faculty in getting the resources needed to integrate technology into their teaching. The program has been continued for the 2008-2009 academic year for tenured or tenure-track faculty and full-time lecturers. Priority funding will be given to proposals that focus on projects that involve faculty-to-faculty collaborations; collaborations and partnerships between faculty and students to integrate technology into learning or research; redesign of face-to-face formatted courses into Web-enhanced courses that focus on specific pedagogical issues; or innovative projects that involve the integration of technology as learning objects or strategies to achieve the learning outcomes of a course that has been vetted into the General Education curriculum. Other outcomes also may be funded. The deadline for fall applications is Oct. 6. For detailed information and an application, go to http://www.emich.edu/public/itech/efellows. For more information, contact Debi Silverman, deborah.silverman@emich.edu, or call 487-2491.
  • Masters of the Road: Halle Library will exhibit "Masters of the Road," an acclaimed display of international vintage posters from the collection of Discount Tire. The exhibit will be open to the public through Nov. 23, in Halle Library. Bruce T. Halle, for whom the library is named, began collecting vintage posters advertising tires in 1982. Since then, he has amassed more than 325 color lithographs dating from 1888 to the mid-1970s, and printed in 17 countries. The display is in conjunction with the 10th anniversary celebration of the opening of Halle Library on EMU's campus. For more information, contact Heather Chasey, assistant director of development, EMU College of Arts and Sciences, at 487-0277, or e-mail heather.chasey@emich.edu
  • Access to chronicles: The Bruce T. Halle Library has established a campuswide license to the online edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. You no longer need a personal subscription to either publication. When on campus, go to http://chronicle.com and you’ll have access to all of the news, features, etc., in the Chronicle of Higher Education. For a quick summary of what you have access to, visit the Chronicle’s site map at http://chronicle.com/search/guide/. When on campus, go to http://philanthropy.com and you’ll be connected to the site and have access to all of the news/features, including The Nonprofit Handbook listing more than 1,700 of the most useful resources for charity leaders and fund raisers. For a quick summary of what contents are available, please visit The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s site map at http://philanthropy.com/free/sitemap.htm. For more information, contact Bob Kelly, 487-0020, extension 2232; or e-mail Robert.Kelly@emich.edu.
  • Continuing Education Scholarships available: Four Continuing Education Scholarships are available for students studying through Continuing Education. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in any of the programs offered through Continuing Education during the winter or spring 2009 terms are eligible. The application deadline is Nov. 1, 2008. Application forms are available at http://www.ce.emich.edu/