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Oakwood goal: Raise presence through specialties, affiliations

Oakwood Healthcare System plans to expand its regional presence in a variety of ways, according to this article. President and CEO Gerald Fitzgerald said the Dearborn-based system plans to provide specialty and sub-specialty clinical services to independent community hospitals through its new affiliation with the Wayne State University Physicians Group and by forming new ties with hospitals and physicians. "If we're competing with Henry Ford Health System, Beaumont Hospitals and (St. John Health)," we need to have geographical presence," he said.

Detroit Orientation Institute sets October workshop dates

An item on the "Briefly" page notes that the next Detroit Orientation Institute is set for Oct. 17, 24 and 31. Major speakers will be Jerome Vaughn, senior news editor at WDET-FM; Kurt Metzger, director of research for United Way of Southeastern Michigan ; and Eleanor Josaitis, co-founder of Focus: Hope. Ann Cuddohy Slawnik, director of the institute, pointed out that it attracts a variety of attendees, including corporate and nonprofit executives and media representatives. "It's a great way to meet a lot of different people in three days," she said.

Detroit News, Associated PressLaptops required at WSU: Engineering students must have computers, either by supplying own or leasing from college.

Engineering students at Wayne State University will be required to buy or lease fully loaded laptops, as part of the university\'s new mandatory program. Mumtaz Usmen, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, said the program will be efficient for students and faculty. \"Students will be able to access the Internet in class and do work in real time during class discussions.\" Michele Grimm, associate dean for academic affairs, said computers are the required tool for engineers. \'It is imperative for the student to have continual access to computers as they progress through their education.\' Robert Kakos, director of the Engineering Computer Center, said the computers will be customized based on students\' course loads.

Wayne State study finds younger truckers may buckle up a little less

A \"recent direct observation study\" conducted by Wayne State\'s Transportation Research Group found that younger truckers may buckle up a little less than their older counterparts. During the study, 2,644 commercial vehicles were observed at 181 locations which included \"urban and rural locations in both peninsulas.\" It found that younger truck drivers (under age 29) were \"slightly less likely\" to wear a safety belt, around 70 percent usage, compared with 73 percent usage for truckers ages 30 to 59, and 74 percent usage for drivers age 60 and older. However, seat belt usage for passengers in trucks was significantly lower, the study found, at 53 percent. The study was funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation\'s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

Fighting workplace bullying

Researchers estimate that between 10 percent and 30 percent of employees have been bullied at work. Bullies lower workplace morale, resulting in absenteeism, reduced productivity and high staff turnover. In extreme cases, they can lead victims to react with physical violence. Business needs to get a better handle on dealing with the problem, according to Loraleigh Keashly, associate professor of communication at Wayne State and director of the Master of Arts in Dispute Resolution Program. Keashly worked with other researchers to reduce bullying among staff at 11 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in a recent four-year study. The study points up the need for more effective strategies to manage differences and address inappropriate behavior, she said.

Students battle book prices

As college students head back to campus, about 23 percent of them will turn to the Internet trying to beat bookstore prices, according to textbook-industry surveys, up from 16 percent in 2004. Students are turning to Web sites like SwapSimple.com, which allows students to trade books, games and DVDs for only the cost of shipping and a $2 fee. Amazon.com and Half.com, eBay\'s textbook store, are other lower-cost options. Both offer discounted prices on new and used books. Another option is available through a Web site launched this year called iChapters.com, which sells books published by parent company Thomson Learning one chapter at a time, for as low as $1.99 a chapter.

Parting thought: A bright future lights the path

A full-page photo showing Wayne State University students crossing a street appears on the back page of the \'Twist\' supplement. In this back-to-school issue the photo caption reads, \'Student guides lead new Wayne State University students on a campus tour during a daylong orientation at the downtown Detroit campus.\' Also noted in the caption are statistics about the current enrollment, attributed to the Office of Institutional Research.

NSA appeal going to conservative court: But 6th Circuit has mixed record, most say

An Associated Press story about the National Security Agency\'s warrantless surveillance program being declared unconstitutional includes comments by Wayne State law professor Robert Sedler. \"It is not a foregone conclusion that a conservative-dominated court is going to say, \"President Bush did this and we\'re going to uphold what he wants, there are many issues in this case. Conservative judges often have a very strongly libertarian streak.\"

Kathryn Frost, once Army's highest-ranking woman, dead at 57

Retired Maj. Gen. Kathryn George Frost, who was the highest ranking woman in the Army when she stepped down last year after a 31-year career, died Friday of breast cancer. She was 57. Frost was commander of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES, which operates the commissaries and post and base exchanges on military installations nationally and overseas, including Afghanistan and Iraq. She worked in Berlin on the staff of then-Gen. Colin Powell when he was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. She also worked as a White House social aide during the administrations of President Reagan and the first President Bush. Mrs. Frost is noted in the obituary as earning a master's degree in counseling from Wayne State University while on active duty with the Army.

Challenge promised over ruling in spy case

The Bush administration pledged to mount a legal challenge after a federal judge struck down a program that secretly intercepts the international phone calls and e-mails of thousands of people in the United States in the pursuit of terrorism suspects. Legal experts called the decision a major setback for Bush. \"It\'s a complete defeat for the Bush administration,\" said Robert Sedler, Wayne State University constitutional law professor. \"Virtually every argument they made was rejected.\" But he and others said Taylor\'s decision may face a chilly reception from the conservative U.S. 6th Circuit. No matter how the appeals court rules, Sedler said, the case is destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. He said both sides would ask the 6th Circuit to expedite its decision.

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