Briefs

Updated 4:00 PM July 28, 2003

Briefs

Associate vice president for finance search
Timothy Slottow, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has launched a search for the position of associate vice president for finance (AVPF). The AVPF manages a financial organization that is directly responsible for central oversight of treasury and financial functions, including internal/external financial reporting, debt policy and implementation, cash management, risk management, financial analysis, procurement/supply chain management, accounts payable, billing/accounts receivable, tax management, payroll, sponsored programs/contract administration, indirect cost negotiation, student loans, enterprise-wide financial systems and auxiliary services (printing/copy centers, mail service, central warehousing/distribution).

Laura Patterson, associate vice president, Michigan Administrative Information Services, will chair the Search Advisory Committee. Other members of the committee are: James Bean, associate dean, administration, professor of industrial operations, College of Engineering; Brent Dickman, assistant to the dean, Law School; James Hilton, associate provost for academic, information and instructional technology affairs, professor of psychology; Elizabeth Hokada, director, University Investments; Deanna Mabry, assistant director, Plant Extension; Douglas Strong, associate vice president, Health System Finance; Jason Winters, executive director, Athletics Business Operations; Timothy Wood, senior director, Human Resources and Affirmative Action; and Ann Harmon, assistant to the associate vice president, staff to the committee. The committee welcomes nominations to Sally Carlson, Heidrick and Struggles, One California Street, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94111; phone (415) 291-5259; e-mail scarlson@heidrick.com with a copy to kmkelly@heidrick.com.

Coleman named vice chair of Big Ten council
President Mary Sue Coleman has been appointed vice chair of the Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents/Chancellors for 2003-04. Coleman, Penn State University President Graham Spanier and Purdue University President Martin Jischke also will serve as the executive committee for the conference.

MStores changes
As of July 21, several phone numbers for MStores will change. Customer Service will change to (734) 615-4900; Computer Procurement, 615-3300; Fisher Scientific, 615-6767, 615-6768 and 615-6769. In addition, the Vending Program has moved to the MStores site at 3580 Varsity Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-2286. The new phone number for Vending is (734) 615-8405.

U-M-Flint Faculty Technology Center
The Faculty Technology Center at U-M-Flint offers instruction in the use of state-of-the-art technology to scan negatives, slides, transparencies or a stack of pictures directly into PowerPoint or PhotoShop. The center also features a headset for voice recording and a Web cam for video-conferencing. A series of one-hour workshops will resume July 22 in Room 3107 of the William S. White Building. Sessions are limited to five participants. For more information or to register, visit http://ww2.umflint.edu/its/workshops/course.asp?Course_ID=FACTEC.

Regents 2004 schedule announced
At the July 17 Board of Regents meeting, regents approved the following schedule for 2004:

Jan. 15, Feb. 19, March 18, April 22, May 20* (*Held at U-M-Dearborn) , June 17, July 15, Sept. 23, Oct. 21* (*Held at U-M-Flint), Nov. 18, Dec. 16.

This information also is at http://www.umich.edu/~regents/meetings/2004meet.htm.

Also, the regents will not meet in August this year.

2004-05 Fulbright Scholarship Program
The Institute of International Education, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, has launched the 2004-05 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition. The program awards approximately 1,000 grants annually and operates in more than 140 countries. The grants provide funding for round-trip travel, maintenance for one academic year, health and accident insurance, and full or partial tuition. Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application and hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent by the beginning of the grant. In the creative and performing arts, four years of professional training and/or experience meets the basic eligibility requirement. The campus deadline is Sept. 22. For more information, visit http://www.iie.org/fulbright or contact Amy Kehoe, (734) 763-9200 or akehoe@umich.edu.

Registrar’s Office to move in August
Due to renovations in the LSA Building, the Registrar's Office on Central Campus will move Aug. 4 to temporary space at 413 E. Huron St. Telephone and fax numbers will not change. The office will be closed for the move Aug. 1 and will re-open at the Huron Street address at noon Aug. 4. North Campus Student Services is not affected by the move and will remain open.

Ford Motor Co. Summer Engineering Institute
On July 11, the College of Engineering celebrated the naming of the Ford Motor Co. Summer Engineering Institute. The college received a $2 million gift from Ford to support the institute. The institute's workshops, professional development seminars and networking opportunities help incoming, first-year students acclimate to their new environment and give them a head start in developing skills they will need to support their academic and professional careers.

ISR survey of Arab Americans begins
A landmark study of 1,000 Arab Americans and Chaldeans began July 10 in the Detroit region, conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR).

Since Sept. 11, "Arab Americans have confronted increased discrimination and suspicion as they re-examine their national, religious and ethnic commitments, and their trust in U.S. institutions," says U-M sociologist Wayne Baker, the principal investigator of the study with U-M-Dearborn Center for Arab American Studies researcher Ronald Stockton.

Major funding for the survey comes from the Russell Sage Foundation, along with seed money provided by U-M in Ann Arbor and Dearborn. Co-principal investigators of the study include U-M researchers Sally Howell, Ann Chih Lin, Andrew Shryock and Mark Tessler, and Princeton University researcher Amaney Jamal.

Lot M75 (Fuller/Mitchell) renovation
Renovation work in Lot M75, commonly known as the Fuller/Mitchell parking lot, will begin July 21. The project will be done in two phases and will include new curbing, gutters and asphalt. The first phase will be on the east side of the lot, closing approximately 300 parking spaces. Once the first phase area is re-opened for parking, the second phase will follow on the west side, closing approximately 110 spaces. Displaced parkers may find available parking in the following locations:

Lot NC78—gravel lot across from the Fuller/Mitchell parking area; Lot NC51—surface lot on the corner of Glazier Way and Huron Parkway; Lot NC46—surface lot on Hubbard, near Hayward intersection.

Lot NC51 is served by University buses and hospital shuttles every 10 minutes from 5:45 a.m. to 7 p.m., then every 20 minutes from 7 p.m. to 1:05 a.m.. Lots NC46 and NC78 are served by the U-M commuter bus every 10 minutes from 6:40 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The project will take 4-5 weeks for the first phase and 1-2 weeks for the second phase. For assistance in finding a parking alternative, call Parking Services at 764-8291.

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