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Names and Faces: Honored by WSU

Wayne State University\'s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts will celebrate the 29th annual CFPCA Awards (formerly Arts Achievement Awards) on Thursday with a 5 p.m. reception in the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery and a 6 p.m. ceremony in the Schaver Music Recital Hall. Among the honorees are alums actor Ernie Hudson, U-M Flint administrator Jack Kay and Detroit Symphony exec Stephen Millen. The Detroit Free Press is the recipient of the Dean\'s Community Service Award for its support of WSU, including the Journalism Institute for Minorities, the Robert G. McGruder Endowed Scholarship in Journalism and the Hilberry Theatre. This year\'s recipient of the Dean\'s Distinguished Service Award is Richard Bilaitis, professor emeritus of art and art history, former associate dean and interim dean of the college and founder and former curator of the University Art Collection.

Editorial - Make it easier for qualified nurses to come to Michigan

Michigan has a severe nurse shortage, and a move to ease the shortage is being opposed. State Rep. John Stakoe is sponsoring a bill to make it easier for out-of-state nurses to come to Michigan , but the proposed law is being opposed by the Michigan Nurses Association. The state estimates that it will be 7,000 nurses short by 2010. Several universities and community colleges are stepping up their nursing programs, but the state's nursing schools are turning out fewer graduates than they did a few years ago. It is irresponsible in a state with a relatively high unemployment rate to be unable to meet the demand for nurses.

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Michigan's Chamber of Commerce has announced plans to sue Saginaw Valley State University for using public monies to fund its PAC. The suit also objects to the use of payroll deductions to fund PACs. The Chamber has plans to sue other universities and public institutions, which use public monies to support partisan politics. The Michigan Campaign Finance Law specifically prohibits "public bodies" like Saginaw Valley from making contributions or expenditures to influence any part of the political process from nomination to election or on any proposed.

Some experts dispute danger of Teflon-coated pots, pans

An article reprinted from HealthDay about whether Teflon-coated cookware is hazardous to health, includes observations by George Corcoran, toxicologist and chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Wayne State . He is a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency advisory committee that issued a report earlier this month labeling one of the compounds in Teflon as a likely carcinogen. But he pointed out there is no need to panic. "Do I still use Teflon cookware, even though I've been on this panel for over a year and a half now?" he said. "The answer is yes."

State facing shortage of doctors

This article from the MSU magazine reports on a new study that found that the state of Michigan is facing a shortage of certain specialty physicians and will likely face a critical shortage of general practitioners by 2020. Of special concern are inner city and rural areas, which already struggle to maintain a sufficient physician work force. "While the medically underserved today are largely those on public health insurance and the low-income uninsured, the medically underserved of the future will include Michigan residents of varying means all over the state," said Dr. Robert Frank, dean of the WSU School of Medicine.

Carol Cain: Writers encourage kids to start businesses

Tom Watkins, education consultant and former special assistant to the president at Wayne State , was interviewed by Free Press columnist Carol Cain on the pre-taped Michigan Matters show. It was mentioned that his 2005 report dealing with e-learning reforms for Michigan is available on the College of Education Web site at www.coe.wayne.edu. The report Watkins wrote while at Wayne State also was mentioned in Cain's column today about the role of computers in instilling entrepreneurship in school age children.

EU envoy to U.S. to speak at Wayne State

The Detroit Briefs column on the Wayne County page notes that John Bruton, European Union ambassador to the United States , will speak March 7 at Wayne State on "Strengthening European and U.S. Relations." The speech will be at 2 p.m. in the Law School 's Spencer Partrich Auditorium. "Bruton's visit comes at a time when events in Europe are of great interest and concern to America ," said Fred Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.

U-M may loosen tenure rules

The University of Michigan Board of Regents is expected to vote this year on whether to allow the university's colleges to offer new part-time tenure opportunities and to lengthen the period to earn tenure from eight to 10 years. The change may help more women - who are underrepresented on faculty - to earn permanent teaching positions. Advocates say the extra time would allow faculty with significant personal obligations to complete the extensive research requirements needed for tenure.

Cooper finalizes plea bargain

Law professor and Associate Dean David Moran of the Law School is quoted in an article about a former Central Michigan University football player who is among the defendants in a homicide case. The player finalized a plea agreement Thursday to avoid trial as an accessory in the case. Moran pointed out that the defense often will agree to plead guilty to a lesser offense to reduce the possibility of a tough sentence. "There is a very good chance the attorneys -- defense and prosecuting -- have worked out what the punishment is going to be," he explained. Sentencing could depend on whether (the defendant's) cooperation could help the prosecutor's case."

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