Vulnerable adult abuse training

Wayne State's Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), in partnership with other organizations, is offering training on vulnerable abuse for prosecutors, advocates and law enforcement officers to meet the needs of a growing aging population, and 54 million people nationwide with disabilities. Training sessions, titled "Understanding and Investigating Vulnerable Adult Abuse and Neglect: The Role of Law Enforcement," will be offered throughout the state until November. Participants will learn skills needed to identify adult abuse, obtain accurate information from vulnerable adults and determine proper measures to offer assistance.

August 29, 2005

Wayne Teacher of the week: Steven Saleh

Saleh, who has been teaching English for five years, is a graduate of Wayne State University , where he received his bachelors and masters degrees. "To read and write is a strategy. Learning is not a race. It's a journey," said Saleh.

August 29, 2005

On the Move

Jim McFarlin to information officer, Wayne State University College of Nursing. He had been managing editor at Zoo Media L.L.C. in Detroit .

August 29, 2005

Wayne State plans $26 million engineering development center

From the Associated Press Wayne State University is planning to add a $26 million engineering development center at its main campus before the end of the decade. Also planned are a new business school and a medical education center at WSU's medical school at the DMC.

August 29, 2005

Brief - WSU students get new dorm

Hundreds of WSU students will move into a new dorm today. The Towers Residential Suites is 11 stories tall with 900 beds. It features fitness facilities, study and social lounges and loft-style beds. The building cost $51.5 million. WSU has opened three new residences in four years to respond to students' requests for additional on-campus housing.

August 29, 2005

Brief - Mayoral candidates to hold two debates

Mayor Kilpatrick and Freman Hendrix will face off Oct. 17 at WSU.

August 29, 2005

Top campus crime - theft

Campus police at colleges across the state and the nation say theft of everything from bicycles to laptops is the top campus crime. They also say most of those crimes are preventable, if students lock their doors and watch their belongings. Recent crime stats over the past three years show assaults ranging from 20 at Wayne State to 82 at the University of Michigan . The story features a photo of Wayne State freshman Kevin Kotermonski, 17, of Roseville , attending a safety session August 12 at Wayne State University . The story also features a sidebar composed of tips from campus police departments at WSU, MSU and U of M. A related story, by Maryanne George, says alcohol is often a factor in serious crime, and students are not safe from assaults and rapes on the campuses of EMU, MSU and the U of M.

August 29, 2005

Corporate Achievement

Michael Duggan fired consultants who said cutting people and closing hospitals was the only way to survive, when he took over the top job at the DMC in 2004. "One thing that's clear is that Mike is a quick study," said Robert Frank, dean of the WSU School of Medicine, which shares faculty physicians with the DMC.

August 29, 2005

Health Care Heroes

John Flack, chief quality officer, WSU, DMC Harper University Hospital , led research into the root causes of high levels of hypertension in Detroit 's black community.

August 29, 2005

Tuition rises despite state funding

This fall, Grand Valley State University faced a 7.6 percent increase in tuition. Large schools such as the University of Michigan , Wayne State University and Michigan State University currently accept the highest funding from the state due to complex programs offered in dentistry, medicine and law.

August 29, 2005

Saving Detroit Schools

Detroit, the poster child for a troubled American city, has a central problem among many and that is its school system. But few citizens will run for the school board, and barely 20 percent of Detroiter's showed up for the primary Aug. 2. That's a civic disgrace that could kill Detroit . WSU's Kurt Metzger, the area's leading demographer, says that as it is, the only new residents moving into Detroit are "the newly wed and the almost dead."

August 29, 2005

Mayoral camps clash over debate plans

The two candidates say they've agreed to debate on Oct. 17th at Wayne State among other occasions.

August 29, 2005

Business Diary

Environmental Maintenance Engineers Inc., Livonia , was selected by Wayne State University to complete environmental renovation of Scott Hall.

August 29, 2005

Reporter's notebook

Major academic systems, such as WSU's School of Medicine and the U of M Health System give the region access to the latest medical research and development.

August 29, 2005

New WSU Residence Hall

Vicky Thomas interviewed President Reid on the opening of the new residence hall.

August 29, 2005

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Morning Co-Anchor Roberta Jacina noted that Wayne State 's Detroit Orientation Institute is now accepting applications for fall sessions to be held on three consecutive Tuesdays, Oct. 11, 18, 25.

August 29, 2005

Wayne planning research center

Both newspapers used parts of an AP wire story that mentions Wayne State 's plans to build a $26 million engineering development center on campus in the next five years. President Irvin D. Reid said he wants to speed everything from cancer diagnosis and treatment to detection of environmental hazards. The article mentions that WSU plans to open a new residence hall with street-level space for retailers "this week."

August 29, 2005

Tuition increase have college student scrambling to save money

An article about the methods college students are using to fund their education in a time of rapidly rising tuition includes a comment from Gabriela Perez, loan coordinator at Wayne State . She said that approximately 19,000 people applied for financial aid and that many were under the erroneous impression that the aid would cover the tuition, when that may not be the case. She suggested that students learn about tuition requirements in advance and create a budget. "Parents seem to be more concerned about how they're going to make ends meet," Perez said. "They're accepting loans on behalf of their kids and the debt accumulates."

August 28, 2005

Program allows retirees to SOAR

The Society of Active Retirees (SOAR), an initiative sponsored by Wayne State University that provides educational courses for adults 50 and older, is featured. A volunteer faculty, mainly retired and current Wayne State faculty members, along with former faculty of other local universities, presents 50 classes and lectures. Cultural field trips, a book club and social lunches are other programming options offered through SOAR.

August 28, 2005

Wayne State plans $26M engineering development center

Wayne State plans to add a $26 million engineering development center at its main campus over the next five years. Working with corporations and entrepreneurs, Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid told The Detroit News that he wants to speed research on everything from cancer diagnosis and treatment to detection of environmental hazards. "Our laboratories are equipped to build the research equipment we need on campus, "Reid said. Engineering Professor Gregory Auner also comments in the story.

August 28, 2005