The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents approved
Dann Florek, star of television's "Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit," as the guest speaker for the Dec.
14 commencement ceremony.
Florek, who attended EMU from 1969 to 1975, has been an
actor for 15 years and has appeared in theatre, movies
and television.
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His television career includes more than 300 episodes
on numerous television series, including: "L.A. Law," "Law & Order"
and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." Since
1999 he has portrayed Capt. Donald Cragen on "Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit."
Florek's movie credits include: "Moon Over Parador," "Sweet
Liberty," "Angel Heart," "Hard Rain" and "Beautiful Joe."
He also has appeared in more than 50 stage and theatre
roles.
A native of Flat Rock, Florek is married to Karen Kosinski,
who also is an EMU graduate.
In other Regents action:
- The Regents approved a plan to build three new facilities
at the Parsons Center in Traverse City. The $2 million
plan includes a dining hall, classroom/lab and a six-room
lodge. The facilities will support classes, workshops,
seminars and retreats for programs including art, biology,
psychology and interdisciplinary classes.
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The Regents approved an escrow agreement between EMU
and the City of Ypsilanti that provides, in part, for
the construction of a pedestrian pathway on the University
House property. Work on the pathway, which will connect
Bellevue Avenue and Hewitt Road, is scheduled to begin
in January 2009.
- The Board approved the use of unlimited out-of-state,
athletic grant-in-aid tuition differentials (up to the
NCAA maximum allowable for each sport) for student-athletes.
This action will provide the opportunity for coaches
in every sport program to freely recruit prospective
athletes from outside Michigan and Ohio. This measure
allows student-athletes from other states to come to
EMU, but not pay out-of-state tuition. The fiscal implication
is an additional $13,395 to the University's scholarship
budget for every out-of-state, student-athlete (beyond
the current limit of 122) who enrolls
as as full-time student at EMU.
