April 15, 2008 issue
News Briefs

By Ron Podell

• Student Center road trip giveaway
• Accomplished alumni to be honored May 10
• Sit-Down Saturday scheduled April 19
• Women's Association Spring Luncheon
• Halle Library has extended exam schedule
• Honors Exhibition at Ford Gallery
• Spring and summer tuition waivers
• New General Education course meets multiple requirements
• EMU hosts Teacher Job Fair

 

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

• Student Center road trip giveaway: The Student Center is giving away two prizes for a road trip to the Birch Run Outlets. Both prizes include $100 in Perry Ellis gift cards and a $25 gas card. Enter online to win at www.emich.edu/studentcenter. Winners will be drawn Thursday, April 24. Perry Ellis discount cards are available at the Student Center Information Desk, across from the second floor elevators. The cards are for $25 off a purchase of $100 at the Perry Ellis Company Store at Birch Run. Coupons are good through June 1. For more information, call 487-1157.

LITTLE BIG MAN: Earl Boykins, a member of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats, will be honored at the 47th Annual Alumni Awards Dinner May 10.

• Accompllshed alumni to be honored May 10: Seven accomplished EMU alumni will be honored at the 47th Annual Alumni Awards Dinner, Saturday, May 10, Ypsilanti Marriot, Eagle Crest. Earl Boykins, Marie J. Webber, Susan R. Bodary, George Eason, Louis M. Bitonti, Bruce Sanders and Daniel L. Raglin will be honored. The reception begins at 6 p.m., followed by a seated dinner and program at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $55 per person or $400 for a table of eight. Tickets can be purchased by calling the office of alumni relations at 487-0250.

• Sit-Down Saturday scheduled April 19: Sit-Down Saturdays provide an opportunity for graduate students, transfer students and new undergraduates to talk directly with an admissions counselor about admission and enrollment at EMU. Students are invited Saturday, April 19, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Welcome Center, second floor of the Student Center. For more information, call 800-Go-To-EMU.

• Women's Association Spring Luncheon: The EMU Women's Association Spring Luncheon is scheduled, Tuesday, April 15, noon to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $15. R.S.V.P. Judy Block by today at judy.block@emich.edu. For more information, call Judy, 487-0020, extension 2198.

Halle Library

• Halle Library has extended exam schedule: To provide support for completion of projects, papers and preparation for exams, Halle Library will extend operations on the two weekends prior to the end of the semester and each day during exam week. The schedule is as follows: Friday, April 18, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, April 19, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m; Sunday, April 20, 1 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Monday, April 21, through Thursday, April 24, 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m; Friday, April 25, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday, April 27, 1 p.m. to 1 a.m.; and Monday, April 28, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, call 487-0020, extension 2100.

• Honors Exhibition at Ford Gallery: Honors students and scholarship recipients from the art department will show examples of their work in this exhibition that recognizes the talent and dedication of these students, through April 25, Ford Gallery. Ford Gallery is open Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call 487-0465.

• Spring and summer tuition waivers: The deadlines for employee and employee spouse/dependents tuition waiver application submission for Spring Term 2008 is Thursday, May 8, and Summer Term 2008 is Thursday, July 3. Failure to turn in an application on time will result in the application being denied. Please submit them to Human Resources, 140 McKenny Hall. For questions, contact Karyn Jones, 487-1052.

• New General Education course meets multiple requirements: This fall, Eastern Michigan University’s General Education Program offers a new interdisciplinary course, PLSC/HLAD 390 – Poverty, Human Rights and Health. This new class is part of a two-course sequence that includes both an on-campus section, PLSC/HLAD 390, and an adjoining travel/study abroad component, PLSC/HLAD 391, to El Salvador in summer 2008. The travel/study component allows students a first-hand learning experience to meet community organizers and policy specialists working on poverty and health issues in a developing country.

MULTIPLE MEANS: This fall, Eastern Michigan University's General Education Program will offer a new interdisciplinary course, PLSC/HLAD 390 - Poverty, Human Rights and Health. This new class is part of a two-course sequence that includes a travel/study abroad component, PLSC/HLAD 391, to El Salvador in summer 2008.

The two-course sequence meets the general education requirement of Perspectives on a Diverse World, under the Global Awareness portion, as well as Learning Beyond the Classroom (LBC). Students may choose to take only the first part for three credit hours. Those who continue for the second part can earn an additional three credit hours and LBC credit.

PLSC/HLAD 390 addresses the extent and causes of global economic inequality as well as the effects of profound poverty on health, human rights, human development and the quality of individual life. Poverty is an important global problem of our time. It is connected to, or underlies, multiple problems and issues such as pandemics, regime instability, civil strife, terrorism and war. PLSC/HALD 390 is a prerequisite for PLSC/HLAD 391. For more information, contact General Education Director Chris Wood Foreman, 487-0439.

• EMU hosts Teacher Job Fair April 16: Eastern Michigan University will host the largest teacher job fair in Michigan, Wednesday, April 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Convocation Center. Approximately 525 recruiters are scheduled from 226 school districts to meet with graduating seniors and alumni hoping to secure employment. Recruiters are coming from as far away as Korea and as close as Michigan, said Barbara Jones, assistant director of career services. Jones anticipates at least 1,500 students will attend. Recruiters will have the option to conduct brief, semi-private interviews on location. For those who did not pre-register by March 31, the cost is $20 at the door. The event is open to the public. The complete list of participating schools can be reviewed at www.career.emich.edu/new/tjf/. For more information, call 487-0400.