May 8, 2007 issue
News Briefs
By Ron Podell
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The following are important news briefs
about important activities and events happening at Eastern
Michigan University.
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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: Human
Resources
requests that EMU students,
staff and faculty provide
updated contact
information in case of an on-campus
medical emergency. |
- Emergency contact information
needed: In case of an on-campus medical
emergency situation, it is vital to have up-to-date and
correct contact information on file with the University.
Students, staff and faculty will be able to add, remove
or update information for their emergency contact via
Self Service in my.emich. It's as easy as logging in
to my.emich and completing an emergency contact form
on the main menu under "personal
information." Faculty
and staff employees will still be able to complete an
Emergency Contact form at http://www.emich.edu/hr/hrforms/Forms/emcontact.pdf and
submit an updated form to your respective Human Resources
office. The staff HR office is located in Bowen Field House
and Academic HR is located in 202 Boone Hall. Change requests
will continue to be handled in person until June 30, 2007.
This information is considered confidential and will only
be able to be accessed by select individuals on an as needed
basis. For information, contact Craig Reidsma, 487-2275
or e-mail him at craig.reidsma@emich.edu
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- Alumni Awards Dinner
set for May 19: Seven accomplished Eastern Michigan
University alumni will be honored at the 46th Annual Alumni
Awards Dinner Saturday, May 19, Ypsilanti Marriott at Eagle
Crest. The evening will feature a reception at 6 p.m., followed
by a seated dinner and program at 7 p.m. Dr. Brendan B. Kelly,
John R. Heffron, Michelle M. Mueller, Richard W. Neu, Dr.
William E. Fennel, William Malcolm, and H. F. (Bud) Schimmelpfenneg
will be honored. Tickets for the awards dinner are $55
per person or $400 for a table of eight, and can be purchased
by contacting the Office for Alumni Relations, 487-0250.
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TAKE THE QUEST: Registration continues
to
be open for SUMMERQUEST, EMU's annual
pre-college
learning experience for high
school students entering
grades 10-12. |
- Register for SUMMERQUEST
2007: Registration is now open for SUMMERQUEST,
EMU's annual pre-college learning experience for high
school students entering grades 10-12. Students can choose
from two-week institutes (June 17-30) in forensics or
theatre or one-week institutes (June 24-30) in crime
scene investigation, health careers, pre-law, or technology
and African-American studies. Two-week
institutes cost $995 while one-week institutes cost
$595. For information, visit www.emich.edu/summerquest or
e-mail summer.quest@emich.edu
- Wait, Wait...Don't Tell
Me: 89.1 WEMU present a live taping
of NPR's "Wait, Wait...Don't
Tell Me," May 17, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor. Doors
for the taping will open at 6:30 p.m., with the show
to start at 7:30 p.m. The weekly game show is set for
a nationwide broadcast on WEMU 89.1 the following Saturday,
11 a.m. The week's news is the nominal focus of the game
show, but includes riffs on politics and pop culture.
Reserved seats are priced at $20 and $35. Tickets are
now on sale at ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster
outlets, including Macy's and the Michigan Union Ticket
Office. To charge by phone, call (734) 763-TKTS or (248)
645-6666. Special donor tickets also are available, which
include a post-concert reception with the show's cast.
For further information, contact WEMU, 487-2229, or go
to wemu.org
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ROAD REPAVING: The City of Ypsilanti is
repaving Lowell Street from Huron River
Drive to
West Forest Avenue. |
- City repaving Lowell
Street: Since May 1, the City of Ypsilanti
has been repaving Lowell Street from Huron River Drive
to West Forest Avenue. The lane closure for Lowell Street
will start at La Forge Street. EMU
campus traffic will be allowed to proceed to Ann Street
only. East Circle Drive and St. Johns Drive will be
closed at Lowell Street. Detour signs will be posted
to direct traffic for the duration of the project. Due
to the Lowell Street closure, access to the Sill Lot
will be via a temporary driveway from West Forest Avenue,
between the coatings research building and Sill Hall.
For questions, call the City of Ypsilanti Department
of Public Works, (734)
483-1421, or the EMU Physical Plant, 487-3591.
- Welch Hall now wireless: CT
has completed installation of wireless networking in Welch
Hall. More than 30 EMU facilities are now fully wireless.
For more information about wireless networking or for a
full listing of wireless enabled facilities, please check
out the EMU Wireless page at http://www.emich.edu/wireless/ For more information, contact Rocky Jenkins, 487-3145,
or Rocky.Jenkins@emich.edu
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LUNCH TIME: These EMU students enjoy
their
lunch at the food court in the EMU
Student Center.
The facility has new hours
for the spring term, through
June 30. |
- EMU Student Center spring
hours: From now through Saturday, June
30, the EMU Student Center spring term building hours
are: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.
to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. In observance
of Memorial Day, the Student Center will be closed
Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28. Food and
retail store hours at the EMU Student Center vary.
For more information, call 487-1157 or go to www.emich.edu/studentcenter
- Fulbright U.S. Student
Competition launches: The Institute of
International Education (IIE), in cooperation with
the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright
Foreign Scholarship Board, is pleased to announce the
launch of the 2008-2009 Fulbright U.S. Student Program
competition. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards
approximately 1,300 grants annually and currently operates
in 140 countries worldwide. Fulbright English Teaching
Assistantships are now available in 26 countries. Fulbright
grants generally provide funding for round-trip travel,
maintenance for one academic year, health and accident
coverage, and full or partial tuition. To apply, students
can go to www.us.fulbrightonline.org.
The campus application deadline is Sept. 17, 2007. For more information, contact
Carla Damiano, associate professor of German and Campus Fulbright Adviser, at
cdamiano@emich.edu
- Spring into fitness: Spring
into fitness with the Rec/IM's exciting new aerobics and
fitness schedule. Classes began May 7. Sign up today.
Aerobic memberships are available at the Rec/IM front counter
for $55. A valid membership is required to participate
in the aerobics and fitness classes. For questions, contact
Barb Figurski, 487-1338.
- My.emich downtime scheduled
May 11: everal administrative systems
including: my.emich, self-services related to class
registration, E-mail, EBill, Banner, WebXtender, ePrint,
Merit Dial-up, WebCT, the Library reference databases,
and other systems that require your my.emich username
to log in will be unavailable Friday, May 11, 6-11
p.m., while ICT conducts necessary system maintenance.
ICT apologizes for any inconvenience. For questions,
contact the ICT HelpDesk, 487-2120, or e-mail ict.helpdesk@emich.edu
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