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Tip Sheet: Employment - Wayne State pays young adults to get job training

A program conducted by Wayne State 's Word Processing Training Center in the Computer Science Department offers training and job placement assistance to young adults in Detroit - and pays those who participate. The program features hands-on computer training and familiarization with various software programs. Since its inception 24 years ago, the training center has been a source of qualified employees for more than 1,000 companies in the Detroit area. The next session begins Aug. 22. A phone number for more information and registration is provided.

Oakland U answers the call to match workers with jobs

This editorial lauds a new partnership between Oakland University and St. John Hospital System that matches nursing students with a training facility in the St John system. The article also notes that Oakland and Wayne State are partnering to allow Oakland students to complete their final year of a bachelor's degree and their first year of a pharmacy degree at WSU's new pharmacy graduate school. "These types of job-related partnerships meet the challenge issued by the Cherry Commission on Higher Education," the editorial states. "It calls for much closer coordination between the state's higher education institutions and state government to try to determine the job needs of the state and create training programs to match."

A sailor's advisory on marine forecasts

A bill in the U.S. Senate would prohibit the National Weather Service from issuing routine forecasts and related services, according to opponents of the proposed legislation. They contend it would prevent the NWS from issuing forecasts if private weather services could provide the same service for a fee. The bill's author says it is aimed mainly at clarifying NWS's role. Opponents say it is contradictory and unclear. "I'm not at all clear as to exactly what information the NWS would be prohibited from releasing to the public," Wayne State law professor David Moran told the publication Information Week. "How is the NWS supposed to issue to the public all its data without thereby providing a service that would compete with private entities?"

Vet in front row for Japan attack

Hugh Fergusan of Rochester Hills was the pilot of a B-29 that accompanied the bomber "Bock's Car" on its mission to drop an atom bomb on Nagasaki during World War II. The story mentions that he was studying at Wayne State to be a doctor when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, knowing that he might soon be drafted anyway. Historians debate whether dropping the bomb was necessary, since Hiroshima had been hit two days earlier. But "the plans were in motion to drop both bombs," pointed out Wayne State history professor Mel Small. A brief feature on the Channel 4 late-night news Saturday also mentioned that Fergusan is a former WSU student.

NMU board OKs budget

Northern Michigan University's board approved a preliminary budget Thursday that is about $1.4 million less than last year's budget. The $93.3 million budget for fiscal 2006 was developed based on Gov. Jennifer Granholm's funding proposal that calls for an $888,000 reduction for NMU. The budget does not take into consideration separate funding proposals approved by the state House and the Senate. Wayne State University and Northern Michigan are the only universities that would experience funding cuts under those proposals. A House-Senate committee is working on a compromise plan.

Wayne juries lack diversity

African-Americans are routinely underrepresented among prospective Wayne County jurors, prompting concern that courts may be accused of denying defendants a fair trial. About 42 percent of Wayne County residents are black, but only 27 percent of the jurors who report for jury duty are black, the court found in an ongoing voluntary demographic survey that started in March 2004. It\'s the second time in a decade that Michigan \'s most populous and diverse county is trying to improve the demographic mix of jurors in a region where race is often at the center of law enforcement concerns. Race is only one aspect of diversity, but it is a dominant concern in legal circles. The standard test is whether a clear segment of the public is fairly represented by those who are called for jury duty, said David Moran, a law professor at Wayne State University .

Twins play together and stay together

Brent and Steve Wisniewski intend to be double trouble for Wayne State University \'s football opponents. The twins from Madison Heights Lamphere High have joined the team as preferred walk-ons. Their former coach at Lamphere predicts great things for them. "They're dedicated, and that\'s what it takes to be a successful college football player,\" said Jason Charron, a former star quarterback at Wayne State . \"Whatever level you\'re playing, you have to spend the same amount of time in the weight room, watching films, practicing and in class,\" Charron said. \"Brent and Steve have the will to play. That\'s why they\'re going to turn some heads at Wayne State .\" The 3.0 grade point average students in high school plan to study engineering at Wayne State .

Peter Youngers, 1936-2005: One man's crusade against drunken drivers

Peter Yougners, an alum of Wayne State University and one of the founders of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), died in Seattle at the age of 69. Nearly 40 years ago, while on vacation in Michigan , Youngers witnessed a horrific traffic accident that ended the lives of three young children and transformed his own. \"It happened because of a drunk driver,\" he recalled in 2003. \"A few weeks later, I went to court. The man left the courtroom with his license in hand and six months probation. I vowed that day to spend the rest of my life avenging the deaths of those children.\" Youngers earned a master\'s degree in early childhood education from Wayne State .

OU tuition jumps 9.5 percent

Oakland University\'s board of trustees on Thursday approved a 9.53 percent tuition increase, bringing the tuition and fees for an incoming freshman to $6,122.75 annually, up from $5,590 the previous year. The board had considered a 15.2 percent increase that would have rolled fees into tuition, bringing the annual bill to $6,439, but trustees rejected it because they felt it was too high. \"I wasn\'t going to go 15 percent. These kids can\'t afford it,\" said Trustee Henry Baskins. \"The trustees were unanimous in wanting to hold the line as low as possible.\" Students said they were happy the board chose to go with the lower increase, but said it still puts a burden on them.

Average state university tuition hike: 11 percent

After a one-year reprieve from double-digit increases, universities are boosting tradition more steeply. The average annual cost of attending a state university is nearly $6,700, 11 percent higher than last year. The increases range from 7.5 percent at Saginaw Valley State to 18.5 percent at Wayne State . Spending plans approved by the House and Senate would give big increases to a handful of mid-size universities and significantly cut funding for Wayne State and Northern Michigan . The story ran on the AP wire.

Wayne State offers Detroiters free computer training

Young adult Detroiters can hone their skills on IBM or Apple computers, learn to surf the Internet and receive job placement assistance -- all while getting paid to do so, thanks to a free training program sponsored by the Wayne State University Word Processing Training Center through the department of computer science. The next computer training session begins Aug. 22. Classes are held Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Training Center , 2727 Second Ave. , near Wayne State \'s main campus in Detroit .

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