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Michigan-Louis Stokes alliance for Minority Participation program
Gerald Thompkins, associate dean for student affairs in Wayne State 's College of Engineering , was interviewed by WWJ reporter Greg Bowman for a story it aired on the Michigan-Louis Stokes alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP) program. Wayne State is offering The "Engineering Pre-First Year" (EPFY) program at the WSU College of Engineering, and those designed by the other alliance partners - Michigan State, University of Michigan, and Western Michigan - are part of an effort by these universities to boost the graduation levels of African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanics by 50 percent in 5 years. The MI-LSAMP is a five-year, $2.5 million program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the four alliance partners. Wayne State will receive $100,000 annually for the next five years.
Thompkins interviewed about MI-LSAMP program
Gerald Thompkins, associate dean for student affairs in Wayne State 's College of Engineering , was interviewed by Metro Networks reporter Alisa Zee, for story it aired on the Michigan-Louis Stokes alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP) program. Wayne State is offering The "Engineering Pre-First Year" (EPFY) program at the WSU College of Engineering, and those designed by the other alliance partners - Michigan State, University of Michigan, and Western Michigan - are part of an effort by these universities to boost the graduation levels of African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanics by 50 percent in 5 years. The MI-LSAMP is a five-year, $2.5 million program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the four alliance partners. Wayne State will receive $100,000 annually for the next five years.
Wayne State offers The "Engineering Pre-First Year" (EPFY) program at the College of Engineering
The station aired a story on the Michigan-Louis Stokes alliance for Minority Participation (MI-LSAMP) program. Wayne State is offering The "Engineering Pre-First Year" (EPFY) program at the WSU College of Engineering, and those designed by the other alliance partners - Michigan State, University of Michigan, and Western Michigan - are part of an effort by these universities to boost the graduation levels of African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanics by 50 percent in 5 years. The MI-LSAMP is a five-year, $2.5 million program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the four alliance partners. Wayne State will receive $100,000 annually for the next five years.
Editorial - Cities can't ignore recover zones
If an educated workforce is Michigan 's new mantra, we're in trouble. U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, is championing the Macomb university idea, but his first town hall meeting last week on the topic drew a lukewarm response in St. Clair Shores . Oakland and WSU are minutes away for commuting students.
Doctors: Grading us isn't best medicine
Dr. John Flack, chief quality officer for the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the principal investigator for Wayne State 's Center for Urban African-American Health, comments in a story about the Greater Detroit Area Health Council plans to issue public report cards for physicians by late 2007. According to Flack, the ratings system may penalize physicians that practice in urban areas like Detroit that have higher numbers of medically underserved and sicker patients. The Council says its system will tie together disparate ratings systems now used by insurance carriers such as Aetna and Grand Rapids-based Priority Health to form one regional, easy-to-use system.
In Focus: Larry Fobes on Leader on Leadership
Detroit Public Television's magazine and schedule booklet carries a profile piece on Larry Fobes, director of the Institute for Organizational and Industrial Competitiveness in the School of Business Administration , and the "Leaders on Leadership" program that he hosts on WTVS-TV. The weekly show, in which Fobes interviews prominent business and civic leaders in front of a WSU student audience, received a 2005 Michigan Emmy as best interview/discussion series. "It's fun to meet successful people, our students benefit from the experience, and the partnership between Wayne State University and Detroit Public TV showcases the best of both institutions," Fobes says.
The business list
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Will the flow remain steady?
A story about recent and planned construction in the Detroit area includes Wayne State . It mentions that "higher education institutions such as Wayne State University . . . plan to continue their building booms. WSU has, among other projects, an Engineering Development Center under way and a chemistry building renovation nearly complete."
Grad students compete to fill seats at WSU theaters
A feature story about Wayne State 's theater class, "THR 6550: Marketing the Theatre," discusses how Professor Anthony Rhine's class must devise and conduct the subscription drive for the university's theaters: the Hilberry and the Bonstelle. The stronger the campaign, the higher their grades. "Our friends on the other side of the footlights don't like to talk about it as product, but that's what it is," Rhine says. A photo of several students and Rhine is provided.
Put on your game face
An opinion piece by Super Bowl XL committee members references a study released by Wayne State University last year titled \"Reality vs. Perceptions: An Analysis of Crime and Safety in Downtown Detroit.\" The study found that downtown Detroit \'s rate of serious crime is 26% below the national average and that the crime rate for event visitors is extremely low.
Big game will snarl traffic
A schedule of parking and shuttle service for Detroit commuters during Super Bowl week is noted in a story about transportation issues leading up to the big event. Shuttles will be operating during the Super Bowl at various locations around the city including Wayne State University at the Lodge Freeway and I-94. Parking is free except at Wayne State , where it costs $10.
WSU exec to chair national committee
Marguerite Rigby, assistant vice president for Alumni Relations at Wayne State , has been named chairwoman of the National Educational Alumni Trust (NEATrust) Executive Committee. She will lead the seven-member governing body of the NEATrust to improve the insurance programs offered to alumni associations nationwide.
Planning a Super trip?
The Super Bowl Park & Ride program is mentioned as a great way to avoid driving into downtown Detroit during the big game festivities. Wayne State 's parking facilities are noted as a central location for accessing the shuttle service.
State deal gives kids more cash for college
The governor and state Senate leaders have a plan to help students, beginning with the Class of 2008, who make it through 2 years of college with at least a 2.5 grade-point average. The New Merit Scholarship program would revamp the current plan to increase the money available for college-bound students to $4,000 from the current $2,500 -- with some college payments delayed two years. Under the new plan, both college freshmen and sophomores who passed the state assessment test while in high school would receive a $1,000 grant. They would get another $2,000 if they earn a 2-year associate\'s degree or become juniors at a 4-year university and have a minimum 2.5 grade-point average. Those who don\'t qualify through the high school assessment test would be paid the full $4,000 after they finish 2 years of community college, or reach junior year at a 4-year university.
ROCHELLE RILEY: Keep creative faith in city's youths
Sometimes we forget that it is here -- that massive unmined wealth of talent that Detroit has more of per capita than anyplace else in America , save L.A. or New York . So it shouldn\'t surprise that someone who lives more than 10,000 miles away is the one to remind us -- and herself -- of our gifts. Aku Kadogo, a Detroit native who now lives in Sydney, is a theatrical director and choreographer who has come back home to direct a Wayne State University Black Theatre Program production of \"The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God,\" a morality play about faith and ancestry that is based on a line from a George Bernard Shaw play.
Forgiveness heals friends' broken lives
The story features a Wayne State employee Damon Page, who was paralyzed in a childhood accident involving a gun and how he recovered and more importantly forgave his friend Derek Hardy. Hardy, is a Wayne State alum and former basketball standout. Page does data entry and helps physical therapy patients use adaptive technology.
BorgWarner retirees take hit
Following the lead of other cost-cutting U.S. auto parts suppliers, BorgWarner Inc. has told many of its retired hourly workers from a factory in Muncie , Ind. , that they will soon be paying more for health care benefits in part because of a downturn in SUV sales by Detroit automakers Ellen Dannin, a law professor at Wayne State University, said if the BorgWarner health cuts constitute a breach of contract, then the UAW could file an unfair labor charge with the National Labor Relations Board or pursue other legal avenues.
Ex-Wayne State president retiring from Temple U.
Former Wayne State University President David Adamany will retire on June 30 as president of Temple University , the Pennsylvania school says. Adamany became Temple \'s president in August 2000. Before that, he served as president of Wayne State in Detroit in 1982-97. From 1999 to 2000, he was chief executive of the Detroit Public Schools under a state reorganization of the school district.
In Michigan , a future where cars count less
It\'s Wednesday evening, and the west campus of Lansing Community College is humming with activity. In one lab, students test their electrical skills. In another, they learn computer-aided design. On the main level, instructors and regional industry officials are discussing how to nurture the next generation of manufacturing workers. It's a key question for America and, especially, for Michigan , as US carmakers pare domestic production. The Wolverine State , for its part, has Michigan State University in East Lansing , the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor , and Wayne State University in Detroit . Those institutions, coupled with the efforts of companies, could help Michigan build a leading position in fields such as energy, medicine, and environmental protection.