June 10, 2008 issue

EMU DAY IN LANSING: (above, from left) Gary Zajac, an Eastern Michigan University graduate student, and Gail Turlick, a 1998 EMU alumna, discuss the Pray-Harrold classroom project during EMU Day in Lansing May 14. The $57-million renovation project made Gov. Granholm's capital outlay executive budget recommendation earlier this year. Under Granholm's recommendation, EMU would receive $44 million in state bonds and EMU would contribute the other $17 million. Fifty-five members of the EMU community, including 13 faculty and 15 alumni, took part.

In total, appointments were made with 46 strategically important lawmakers to discuss policy and budget concerns important to the University. The three primary issues discussed were the Pray-Harrold renovation, the proposed 3-percent increase in appropriations to higher education, and start-up funding necessary to launch EMU's new Ph.D. program in nursing education. Photo by Babs Rambold

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