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TUESDAY, MAY 13
NOTES
AND QUOTES
On this date in 1914, world heavy weight
boxing champion Joe Louis was born in Lafayette, Alabama.
The hockey arena in Detroit is named after him.
Quote of the day: “I don't like money, actually, but
it quiets my nerves.” — Joe Louis
SPECIAL
NOTICES
BOARD OF REGENTS TO VOTE MAY 14 ON EMU'S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT:
Thomas Sidlik, chair of the Eastern Michigan University Board
of Regents, announced May 11 that the Board will have a
special meeting to consider the appointment of Dr. Susan
Martin as EMU’s first female president in its 159-year
history. Martin is currently provost and vice chancellor
of academic affairs for the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
The Board of Regents has scheduled the special meeting Wednesday,
May 14, 9 a.m., in 201 Welch Hall, on EMU’s main campus.
The meeting is open to the public. Martin would be the
22nd president of Eastern Michigan University. For more
information, call 487-2410.
WAIVER MESSAGE: All registered international students with
an "F" or "J" visa status will be billed
for student health insurance, unless you have received an "Approved" waiver
from Snow Health Center no later than 4 p.m., Tuesday, May
27. For more information, e-mail Pat Short at pshort@emich.edu.
TODAY
FOCUS EMU ON THE WEB: Susan Martin, provost and vice chancellor
of academic affairs at the University of Michigan-Dearborn,
will be announced as Eastern Michigan University's next president
May 14. Learn who she is. A business incubator to assist
high-tech, start-up companies will open in downtown Ypsilanti
in September. See what role EMU will play in this economic
development engine. The University has chosen a new e-mail
system that should be in place this fall. Discover what features
the system will offer. Also, discover who received EMU's
Outstanding Full-Time Lecturer Award. After a good run on "Survivor",
EMU's Erik Reichenbach created a monumental blunder that
sent him packing and prevented him from reaching at least
the final four. Find out what happened. And this week's "Why
I" is a lecturer in the School of Social Work. Guess
who it is. For these and many other stories, check out today's
issue of FOCUS EMU at www.emich.edu/focus_emu/
*SMOKE TESTS CONDUCTED ON SEWER LINE: The Ypsilanti Community
Utilities Authority (YCUA) will be conducting smoke tests
on the sanitary sewer line on and near East Circle Drive
today and Wednesday May 13. For more information, contact
Health and Safety, 487-0794.
ACADEMIC ADVISING WEBINAR: The Academic Advising Center
will present a webinar, "Making Career Advising Integral
to Academic Advising," today, 2-4 p.m., room 300, Halle
Library. For more information, call Toni Taylor, 487-3129.
BASEBALL HOMESTAND: The EMU men's baseball team completes
its five-game homestand today, against Oakland University,
6 p.m. For more information, call 487-1050.
LECTURES
AND MEETINGS
*WEIGHT WATCHERS SPRING SESSION: The deadline to sign up
for the Weight Watchers spring session has been extended
to Friday, May 16. This is the last extension. Five more
people are needed for the session to be confirmed. The sessions
will run for 12 weeks at a discounted rate of $135. The meetings
will be at noon in the media room, fourth floor, Pierce Hall,
beginning Friday, May 16. Please bring your check or credit
card. Bring a friend and join the EMU-at-work group prepare
for the spring and summer by attending these sessions. If
you are interested in joining, please contact Ann Elinski
at ann.elinski@emich.edu.
KEEPING EMU OFF THE BLACKLISTS: The Division of Information
Technology Policy Committee has a meeting scheduled Tuesday,
May 20, 8:30 a.m., Halle Library Auditorium. The open
forum discussion will provide an opportunity to answer all
questions about a proposed new information technology policy,
2.1 Auto-Forwarded Email. The policy confirms the authority
of the Division of Information Technology to stop auto-forwarding
of e-mail from any EMU account to an outside provider, which
is causing all EMU e-mail to that provider to be blocked,
because of spam being fowarded through the account. The draft
of the proposed policy can be seen at http://ict.emich.edu/policy under "proposed policies." For
more information, contact Arnold Barr, 487-2630, or e-mail
him at abarr@emich.edu.
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR: EMU faculty are encouraged
to apply for "The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning," a
faculty development seminar for fall 2008 and winter 2009.
For more information and applications, go to www.emich.edu/facdev.
The deadline to apply is May 15 by 5 p.m.
SEMINARS
AND WORKSHOPS
ACTIVITIES
AND EVENTS
SIT-DOWN SATURDAYS: The Sit-Down Saturday program provides
an opportunity for graduate and transfer students, and undergraduates
to talk directly with an admissions counselor about admission
and enrollment at EMU, Saturday, May 17, 8:30
a.m. to noon, second floor, Student Center. For more information,
call (800) GO-TO-EMU or visit www.emich.edu/admissions.
BLACK ALUMNI BLOOD/BONE MARROW DRIVE: The
Black Alumni Chapter is organizing a blood and bone marrow
drive. Come out and help save lives with your donation Wednesday,
May 21, 1-7 p.m., at the EMU-Detroit Northwest Activity Center
Ballroom (18100 Meyers, Detroit). Appointments for blood
donations can be made online at www.givelife.org (sponsor
code = emubaa). For more information, contact Caroline Sanders,
csanders@emich.edu,
or call (313) 342-2731.
CAMPUS LIGHT-POST BANNERS GOING UP: The Office of Marketing
and Communications is waving some new flags — and
helping visitors and first-time students find their way
around more easily at the same time. In an effort to improve
branding and build signage identification, EMU began placing
354 full-color vinyl banners on light posts throughout
main campus and along Huron Street, Oakwood Street, Washtenaw
Avenue, College Place and Cross Street April 26. For more
information, call 487-2483.
HELP EMU SELECT A NEW WEB SITE DESIGN: EMU is developing
a new web presence that it plans to launch later this year.
This project includes a completely new design (look and feel),
along with new information architecture, additional multimedia
and interactive features, accessibility improvements, and
updated methods for coding and creating Web pages. The next
step in this process is to ask for feedback from the
university community. If you are interested in reviewing
our new designs and providing your comments, please visit:
http://webstage.emich.edu/webcomm/clickthrough/ and fill
out the questionnaire. For questions, please e-mail webcomm@emich.edu
EMU DAY AT COMERICA PARK: EMU Day at Comerica Park is scheduled
Sunday, Aug. 17. The office of marketing and communications
has tickets available for the Detroit Tigers baseball game
at 1:05 p.m. All faculty, staff and students are invited
to attend. Tickets cost $12 each (limit four) and are available
on a first-come, first-serve basis. To purchase tickets,
contact Sheilah Larnhart, 487-2483.
PARISH FEAST: This year's Holy Trinity Parish feast day
picnic is scheduled Sunday, May 18, following the 11 a.m.
mass at 511 West Forest. If interested in helping plan the
event, contact Eleanor Brundage at (734) 434-8161 or bebrundage@sbcglobal.net.
ARTS
AND ENTERTAINMENT
GRADUATE THESIS EXHIBITION: Patrick Green, an MFA candidate,
will exhibit his ceramics through Friday, May 16, Ford Gallery.
For more information or gallery times, call 487-0465.
ANOTHER GRADUATE THESIS EXHIBITION: Melissa Machnee, an
MFA candidate, will display her sculptures as her graduate
thesis exhibition through Friday, May 16, University Gallery,
Student Center. For more information or gallery times, call
487-1077 or 487-0465.
NEW FIBERS: The "New Fibers 2008" exhibition,
sponsored by the Fiber Arts Network of
Michigan, will be on display through June 12, University Art Gallery. The artwork
features textiles rooted in traditional processes and materials, to sculpture,
conceptual and installation art. The exhibition contains works selected by juror
Patricia Malarcher, the editor of the "Surface Design Journal." Malarcher
is a working textile artist who is recognized for her knowledge and understanding
of current fiber arts. A reception is scheduled Friday, May 9, 5-7 p.m., University
Gallery. For more information or gallery times, call 487-1077 e-mail Larry Newhouse
at lnewhouse@emich.edu.
ATHLETICS
REMINDERS
SOTL SEMINAR: The scholarship of teaching and learning
(SOTL) movement encourages faculty members to empirically
investigate student learning in their classes and make the
results of their inquiry public. Faculty will spend fall
2008 engaging in discussions of the SOTL literature, and
work with each other to design a SOTL project to be implemented
in a winter 2008 course. The cohort will produce an edited,
peer-reviewed book of their project reports. Faculty will
receive a $1,000 honorarium for participating in the project.
For a full description of the project, go to www.emich.edu/facdev/programs/sotl.html For
an application, go to www.emich.edu/facdev/programs/SOTL
App2008-09.doc.
DATA STANDARDS MANUAL UPDATE AVAILABLE: Faculty and staff
who use the Banner system should know and follow the data
standards defined in the Data Standards Manual. Version 2.0.8
of the Data Standards Manual, dated May 2008, is available
at http://www.emich.edu/irim/cmte_data_standards.php.
The Data Standards Committee consists of representatives
from all Banner application areas. The committee maintains
the Manual and approves any changes to data standards at
Eastern Michigan University.
"WHY I" FEATURE SUBJECTS REQUESTED: If you know of an interesting
faculty, staff member or administrator that you think would
make an interesting "Why
I" subject, please forward to Ron Podell at rpodell@emich.edu or
call 487-4400. The employee must have worked at EMU for at
least three years.
SCHOLARSHIPS
*WORLD COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS: A limited amount
of international travel support is available to full-time
faculty and staff. Special consideration will be given to
those who have not received a World College travel grant
previously. The deadline for the cuurent application/award
cycle is Wednesday, May 21. For application information and
procedures, go to http://www.emich.edu/worldcollege/travel_grants.html or call 487-2414.
WARREN SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE: The College of
Arts and Sciences reminds all students and faculty that the
Francis R. Warren Scholarship is still available. Applicants
must have: an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.4 in
the major; a FAFSA for 2008-2009; a minimum 12 credits in
Winter 2008; and 60 hours completed. Please review the requirements
and application at: http://www.emich.edu/cas/stu-scholarships.html and
apply if you are
eligible. For questions, call the College of Arts and Sciences
Dean’s
Office, 487-4344.
LINK TO OPPORTUNITIES: To find out about current scholarship opportunities, go to www.emich.edu/finaid/schols/schols.htm
The deadline to submit events for consideration for EMU TODAY is noon
the day before the event is to occur. For inclusion in EMU
TODAY, entries should be formatted in the EMU TODAY style
and forwarded electronically to emu_today@emich.edu.
Most events will only be able to appear for three days. For
more information, call the Office of University Communications
at 487-4400.
