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WSU gets marketing accreditation

The International Advertising Association (IAA) has announced its accreditation of the Wayne State University School of Business Administration's marketing communications curriculum. IAA based its decision on a review of courses, faculty qualifications and resources available to students. In addition to receiving their WSU diploma upon earning their undergraduate degree in marketing communications, students will also receive an IAA diploma. Academic Associate Dean Richard Beltramini, a member of the marketing faculty, noted that WSU is proud to add this distinction to the school's credentials.

Strike worsens crisis gripping Detroit schools

This article about the teachers strike in the Detroit Public Schools system includes comments by Monte Piliawsky, associate professor in the College of Education . "It's always painful to downsize because there are fewer resources to have a quality enterprise," he points out. "But Detroit has no choice because at some point you have to balance the budget. The question is: What can you do to cut costs without interfering with the quality of delivery of services."

Business journal aims for niche

Ben Burns, head of the journalism program, comments in this article about the challenges facing a new Detroit business publication called DBusiness, which is edited by former Detroit News business reporter R.J. King. "The track record in this market for business magazines has been dismal," Burns observes. "The bottom line in terms of survivability has nothing to do with content; it has to do with the advertising base. That's going to be the concern. Who are the advertisers who will stick with it?"

Rouge to vote on rule changes

Union workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Rouge complex in Dearborn will vote this week on whether to accept work rule changes that the automaker and UAW officials say are necessary to secure future work at the site and to protect jobs. The proposal is controversial because some workers resent Ford's asking for changes to work rules outside the normal contract bargaining cycle. "I can see why workers would be opposed to it," said professor James Martin of the School of Business Administration and identified as "a labor professor" in the story. "It's gotten to be very tough to be a worker in the auto industry when all they ask you to do is to take concessions." He also pointed out that when factories can't be competitive they stand to lose work to foreign countries or non-union companies.

School strike law faces test

By not ordering Detroit school teachers back to work at a Tuesday hearing, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Susan Borman has come under fire by several local and state leaders who contend she ignored a state law outlawing strikes by public employees. On Tuesday, Borman questioned the constitutionality of the law and delayed a decision. Professor Robert Sedler, an expert on constitutional law here, said the judge's concern is legitimate and that "there are some serious questions about constitutionality." Meanwhile, Senate Republicans said yesterday they are working to close any loopholes in the 1994 law against strikes. Ari Adler, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema said he is not sure the Legislature can be any clearer regarding a judge's responsibility regarding rulings on public strikes. He said Borman may just be a "renegade judge."

Wayne State to honor Dr. Blanchard

Wayne State University will dedicate its newly renovated track on Sept. 9 in honor of Lowell "Pat" Blanchard. He was one of WSU's first track stars during the 1920s, when the school was still City College of Detroit. The 1926 alumnus also trained for the 1928 Olympics and graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1930. He and his wife Lucille have been staunch WSU supporters. "There is a remarkable history of athletic performance at WSU dating back to 1917 and Dr. Blanchard represents the start of that impressive tradition," said Rob Fournier, director of athletics.

Author of Lancet article on Haiti investigated

The prestigious British medical journal The Lancet is investigating complaints about a possible conflict of interest involving one of the authors of a recent article that found systemic human rights violations in Haiti despite the presence of a Canadian-led United Nations police force. The article's co-author, Athena Kolbe is a graduate student in the WSU School of Social Work. Critics contend that she used to be an advocacy journalist who wrote under a pen name and worked at a Haitian orphanage founded by ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Her report about human rights violations cannot be considered objective, they say.

Birmingham official to appeal tax ruling

Birmingham City Commissioner Stuart Sherman plans to appeal a state ruling that he owes more than $14,000 in back taxes because the city underestimated the true value of his home. An adjunct law professor at Wayne State University , Sherman said he respect's the State Commission's ruling that he owes the money but he disagrees with it. "Until now, I have not had an opportunity to present evidence in support of my position," he said. He plans to appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body.

Magnum P.I.'s Timeless Oahu

David Romas, identified as a full-time publicist at Wayne State University, comments extensively in a feature article about the 1980's television show "Magnum P.I." and the setting for most of the episodes at Oahu, Hawaii. Romas is the director of Magnum Memorabilia, an informal organization dedicated to collecting and distributing information on the CBS series which ran from 1980 to 1988. Among the 5,000 international fans Romas has corresponded with over the past 20 years, he is regarded as the Magnum guru.

Skillman provides $10,000 for Children's Conference

The Skillman Foundation will give $10,000 to support the second biennial children's conference, called "Promoting the Well-Being of Children and Youth in Urban America: Best Practices to Next Practices," to be held Sept. 28-29 at Wayne State's McGregor Memorial Conference Center. The conference, hosted by Wayne State University's Children's Bridge, will unite researchers, educators and students with care providers, policy makers and advocates to focus on best practices for promoting the well-being of urban children in the United States and on disseminating program models for next practices. Contact information and Web site links are provided.

Wayne State, Boston firm launch biotech startup in Detroit

Boston-based Allied Minds, a pre-seed investment corporation specializing in early stage university business ventures, has partnered with Wayne State University to establish GliaGen LLC, a start-up company which will develop new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies to treat neurodegenerative diseases. The newly formed company has exclusively secured platform technology developed by Leon Carlock and Maria Cypher, of the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics at Wayne State's School of Medicine. The technologies provide new tools for understanding neural disease processes, as well as cellular repair mechanisms.

Talent, not low taxes, drives growth

Lou Glazer, president of Michigan Future Inc., an Ann Arbor think tank, opines that states with a knowledge-driven and entrepreneurial economy, with the greatest concentrations of talent, will enjoy greater success in a prosperous economy. He points to the second state rankings from the Census Bureau which includes statistics on four-year degree attainment by state. Nine of the top 10 in this ranking are also in the top 10 in per capita income. All 10 have per capita incomes above Michigan's. "These rankings raise the question:" Glazer writes, "Which groups of states do we want to be like - those with low business taxes and, by and large, below the national average prosperity or those with high education attainment and high prosperity? The answer is clear: Michigan should be a high prosperity state." Glazer says the bottom line is that talent, not low taxes, matters most when it comes to a healthy state economy.

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