M-1 lot to close, Palmer deck to open

Pre-construction activities for the new Cardiovascular Center will begin this month on the Old Main Hospital site. In order to accommodate demolition activities for the Clinical Faculty Office Building at the construction site, 26 parking spaces at the north end of the M-1 parking lot will be closed Aug. 15. The majority of spaces in M-1 will remain open until the end of October.

There are several parking alternatives for M-1 parkers, including two new areas. On Aug. 18, 400 spaces in the new Palmer Drive parking structure will be open to blue permit holders. Access to the new parking spaces will be available through the Fletcher parking structure. In order to assist the increased afternoon traffic departing the Fletcher/Palmer structures, the Fletcher Street entrance/exit ramp will be a one-way exit from 4-6 p.m. each weekday.

To accommodate pedestrian traffic between the Central and Medical campuses, a new pedestrian bridge will open across Washtenaw Avenue Sept. 15. The second new parking area for Medical Campus employees will be a new North Campus Blue Crunch Lot. Beginning the first week of September, blue permit holders who park in Lot NC8 (corner of Fuller and Beal) 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. may be transported to their medical campus destinations via a free on-site taxi service. They will be returned to their vehicles at mutually pre-arranged times.
For detailed information regarding parking alternatives, consult the Parking and Transportation Services Web site at http://www.parking.umich.edu or call Parking Services at (734) 764-8291.

2003-04 Record publication schedule

The University Record will publish on the following dates in 2003-04: Sept. 2, 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec. 8, 15; Jan. 12, 19, 26; February 2, 9, 16; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 10, 24; June 7, 21; July 5, 19; and Aug. 16.

Catherine Street construction

A new utility tunnel and duct bank will be installed along the north side of Catherine Street beginning the week of Aug. 11. Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times along Catherine, shifted to the southern lanes. The north sidewalk will be closed during the five-month project and pedestrians are encouraged to travel to and from the parking structure via the elevated walkway over Glen Avenue. The Catherine entrance to the Glen parking structure will remain open; drivers entering the structure are encouraged to use the entrance on Glen to avoid construction along Catherine. As the project progresses east along Catherine, construction activity will be performed underground to keep open the intersection of Catherine and Glen.

Kresge Library honored

The Kresge Business Administration Library received a Center of Excellence Award in Service from the Business and Finance Division of the Special Libraries Association. The award recognizes Kresge’s success in leveraging technology to help bring quality services to all its constituents. The library’s recent efforts include working with faculty to determine content for course materials and setting up an online ordering system for students, and an online tutorial module to help incoming staff members learn at their own pace about library resources available to them.

Prostate SPORE grant funds available

The Comprehensive Cancer Center is soliciting applications for funds available from the Prostate SPORE grant. Support of up to $70,000 is available for a
12-month period for translational projects attempting to understand the mechanisms involved in prostate cancer development or to find a prostate cancer cure. Application deadline is Sept. 2. For more information, call (734) 998-6761 or e-mail jsmiller@umich.edu.

Telephone directories ordered

SBC telephone directories for the Ann Arbor campus, including University Hospitals and Health Centers, have been ordered for 2004. Individual departments were not asked to complete a request. Instead, 2004 directories were ordered based on 2003 numbers. Departments can order additional directories by calling (734) 936-0975 or e-mailing schenk@umich.edu.

Kindergarten openings at Children's Center

The U-M Children’s Center has openings for kindergarten, Sept. 2003-June 2004. Kindergarten meets 8:30-11:45 a.m. Monday-Friday, with options for early care 7:30-8:30 a.m. and lunch care 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Full-day kindergarten, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, also may be available. For information, call (734) 763-6784.

Partnership helps U-M-D transfer students

A partnership between U-M-Dearborn’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters and Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) makes it easier for students earning associate degrees in pre-professional biology and chemistry at HFCC to seek a bachelor of science degree at U-M-Dearborn. The agreement allows HFCC students to transfer up to 62 credit hours toward an undergraduate science degree at U-M-Dearborn.

Kindergarten openings at Children's Center

The U-M Children’s Center has openings for kindergarten, Sept. 2003-June 2004. Kindergarten meets 8:30-11:45 a.m. Monday-Friday, with options for early care 7:30-8:30 a.m. and lunch care 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Full-day kindergarten, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, also may be available. For information, call (734) 763-6784.


Partnership helps U-M-D transfer students

A partnership between U-M-Dearborn’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters and Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) makes it easier for students earning associate degrees in pre-professional biology and chemistry at HFCC to seek a bachelor of science degree at U-M-Dearborn. The agreement allows HFCC students to transfer up to 62 credit hours toward an undergraduate science degree at U-M-Dearborn.