The newspaper ran a brief on the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Campus Health Center located in the Helen L. DeRoy Apartments Building on campus. An accompanying photo of the ceremony shows Nancy Barrett, provost and senior vice president; Barbara Redman, dean of the College of Nursing ; Mary White, nurse practitioner and manager of the center; and Jim Sears , associate vice president for Facilities Planning and Management.

Preservation Wayne is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The organization, which was founded by two WSU students, is headquartered in the university's Mackenzie House, once the home of the university's presidents. Saving that structure from demolition was the first cause pursued by the nonprofit group when it was founded. The article mentions that the group has had notable successes and failures, one of its most recent successes being "the dazzling restoration of East Ferry Street ."

Editor Matt Roush reports on his recent interview with Gov. Jennifer Granholm during which she cited fuel cells, hybrids, voice-activated controls and software, Global Positioning System technology and sensor technology as examples of technological areas that show promise for developing and keeping entrepreneurial and technical talent in Michigan . "We have a phenomenal university system and we need to foster that," the governor said, "but the challenge is, as a state, we are in the bottom third of people with a college education". She said that what is needed are programs that acknowledge that post-high school education and training are now the minimum requirement for success.

Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid has been honored as an "Entrepreneur of the Year" in the Central Great Lakes region of Eastern Michigan and Northwest Ohio for 2006. The award recognizes companies based on their operating growth during a minimum period of two years and on growth in employees, earnings and revenue. Judges also evaluate the entrepreneurs on their social and community efforts. Ernst & Young L.L.P. is the founder, producer and sponsor of the award program which was started in 1986. Sponsors include The Kauffman Foundation, Safford & Baker, Ultra Marketing, The Toledo Business Journal and Crain's Detroit Business.

President Irvin D. Reid is profiled among the honorees of the 2006 "Entrepreneur of the Year." According to the article, Reid wanted to take education and research one step further and has revolutionized the way a public university does business. He created TechTown as a foundation to generate more community involvement and to work with area businesses to encourage their success. Businesses can use the resources of the university, while the university can benefit financially from the successes of the businesses as well as see research being used. Reid's belief, the writer continued, is that a world-class research university needs to be a bridge between industry and academia. "Learning should not be divorced from doing," he said. A photo of Reid is included.

During the "Jim Harper and the Magic Morning Show," it was mentioned that Wayne State is donating baseball equipment to the U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Numerous items including bats, gloves, balls, bases, to name a few, will be made available to soldiers currently stationed in Iraq courtesy of WSU's Athletics Department.

The Engineering Society of Detroit will honor engineering executives, industry innovation and architecture at its 2006 Annual Awards Dinner Wednesday from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Roostertail in Detroit. Included among the award recipients will be Yang Zhao, a photonics expert at Wayne State University, and Professor Sean Wu, for his visualization technique for three-dimensional sound fields and sound sources.

Law Professor Robert Sedler commented in a story about the Bush administration defending the constitutionality of its domestic spying program in federal court. President Bush joins Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman in asserting that he has inherent powers under the Constitution, especially in a time of war, to conduct such surveillance. However, courts have ruled against the three former presidents absent a specific grant of such power by the Congress. Sedler said a historical analysis indicates that claims of inherent presidential power over domestic issues have been rejected.

Gary Sands, associate professor in the Geography and Urban Planning Department, commented about the city of Detroit's efforts to reduce squalor in rentals by requiring annual inspections and levying fines. Detroit is forcing more landlords to register with the city, boosting registrations of one- and two-unit rentals from 5,000 in 2003 to close to 19,000 today. And with registration comes a yearly inspection, a chance for the city to force landlords to keep up their property or face fines from $4,200 to $10,000. Sands said that the code enforcement, such as the one Detroit is now using, has worked to stabilize housing quality in other cities at the cost of higher rent for tenants.

In her column on Oracle Capital Fund's effort to support minority-owned financial firms in Michigan, Cain quoted Timothy Bates, Wayne State professor of economics. Bates conducted a survey in 2003 which looked at how minority venture capital firms did in comparison to mainstream firms, which concluded that from 1989 to 2000 the minority firms performed better. Bates said that his update of this research is a carbon copy.

A brief notes that Wayne State University has signed an academic and clinical care affiliation with Dearborn-based Oakwood Healthcare Inc. as part of a new strategy to expand connections with area hospitals and systems.

Wayne State and the Nederlander Co. are welcoming "Wicked" composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, winner of the 5th annual Sarah Applebaum Nederlander Apple Award for Excellence in Theatre. Schwartz will appear during a free question and answer session Tuesday, in Wayne State's Schaver Music Recital Hall. That evening, the national touring company of "Wicked" will perform at the Masonic temple in Detroit. All proceeds from the event will go to Wayne State 's Department of Theatre. All start times, contact information and prices were provided.

Wayne State was mentioned for sponsoring Saturday's "Race for the Cure," along with the University Cultural Association. Organizers say that as many as 25,000 people participated in the event to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

Livonia Public Schools officials will use three of its closed schools to rent and take in student overflow from other schools. The closures came as part of the district's cost-cutting program titled Legacy Initiative. Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University professor of education policy, says many school districts are becoming landlords. "For a long time, up until the 1980's, this notion of renting schools didn't occur to school districts. Then, they realized it's a good source of revenue."

About 1,000 people, including Gov. Jennifer Granholm, were present May 25 for the celebration of the Wayne First campaign, the university's first major capital campaign. Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid announced during the on-campus event that $320 million of the $500 million goal for the seven-year campaign had been raised. Susan Burns, vice president for Development and Alumni Affairs, was quoted several times in the story. Burns said there will be physical improvements to the university, with several new buildings and improved buildings. "The breakdown is approximately 20 percent for capital, 30 percent for endowment and 50 percent for programs, which includes scholarship support as well," she said.

Hal Stack, director of Wayne State's Center for Labor Studies, discusses the successes of the UAW and its president Ron Gettelfinger. Gettelfinger has pointed out during the UAW's 34th annual Constitutional Convention in Las Vegas that the union has recruited 41,000 new members in the industrial sector alone. "How many of these supply plants will stay in the U.S.? There's concern that many of those plants will move to China ," Stack said.

Detroit Free Press theater critic Martin Kohn selects Wayne State graduate Darrell Glasgow as his choice for Best Featured Actor for his role in "Take Me Out." Kohn said Glasgow is rapidly growing as an artist.

Wayne State University College of Nursing Dean Barbara K. Redman was interviewed by Renee Pruitt.

Nolan Finley, Detroit News editorial page editor, opines about Michigan's focus on preparing high school graduates for higher education. The state recently took a big step in addressing the preparation problem by adopting a tough new curriculum for high school students. However, according to Finley, two other important factors need to be considered - cost and focus. Only 54 percent of those who start college will graduate within six years. "The high college drop-out rate contributes to the state\'s shameful education deficit, and there are lots of reasons for it." Many students don\'t have a clue why they\'re in college; others would like to stay till graduation but can\'t afford the ever-rising tuition, and some lack the remedial skills needed to master the rigors of college courses. Finley concludes that parents, high schools and colleges must be more aggressive in directing children toward specific careers, matching aptitude and interests with real opportunities in the job market. Internships and job shadowing must be a bigger part of the high school schedule. Much more energy and resources should be targeted at making sure they stay in college long enough to earn a diploma," Finley writes.

Peter Henning, Law School professor and former federal prosecutor, commented about the expected candidacies of U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Murphy and Troy attorney Raymond Kethledge for the two open seats in the Cincinnati Federal Court of Appeals. Henning said Murphy has a good track record of "keeping things nonpolitical" and putting the right people in the right leadership positions, regardless of their political views. He also said that both candidates have the advantage of not having "long paper trails."