An editorial was featured on a new $400-a-year fee that students are being charged in order to attend MSU's Eli Broad College of Business. Special fees assessed this fall at the university will be not be covered by the state's guaranteed tuition program, Michigan Education Trust. The trust covers costs assessed to all students and not special fees paid only by a few. The problem however is not with the program but with the fact that the university is finding more ways to collect money from students.

Aaron Tomchuck has been accepted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. The Westland resident will be honored during a campus ceremony this fall at Wayne State University in Detroit.

Lofty tuition hikes at state universities threaten to price Michigan \'s popular prepaid tuition savings program out of reach for many parents. The Michigan Education Trust board has decided to boost the contract cost for a newborn by at least 20 percent in the wake of double-digit tuition increases announced in recent weeks by colleges across the state. It\'s the largest one-year increase since Michigan became the first state to offer a tuition savings plan in 1988. The increase will put the cost of a MET contract at $8,400 per year of prepaid tuition and mandatory fees for an infant beneficiary. The cost for the enrollment period that ended June 15 was $7,028. The new yearlong enrollment period opens Sept. 1, and those who choose to make payments later in the year will see even higher increases. Granholm notes that fewer than 22 percent of Michigan adults have bachelor\'s or advanced degrees, which is 2 percent below the national average. The cost of college this fall will shoot up an average 11 percent at the state\'s 15 public universities, paced by Central Michigan University \'s 19 percent increase for incoming freshmen and an 18.5 percent hike at Wayne State University .

Saul A. Green of Detroit joined Wayne State University Law School , Detroit , as both university professor and director of the Damon J. Keith Collection of African American Legal History.

Robert McFall credits his desire to help others to time he spent volunteering through the ROTC at Churchill High School in Livonia . The 18-year old Westland resident returned to the camp for a second year. Previously he volunteered through ROTC at the Veteran\'s Hospital downtown where he would push patients in wheelchairs to church and then take them to eat. \"The camp was a great experience. I got the chance to help other people and it was fun,\" said McFall who\'s studying business finance at Wayne State University . \"They went bowling, got to go to the beach and went swimming. I will go back next year. It\'s fun to be part of something like that. It makes me feel good.\"

Cape Coral CPA James M. Wesolowski is sponsoring a free workshop, \"How to Start or Run a Small Business,\" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. Aug. 27 at the Cape Coral Quality Inn, 1538 Cape Coral Parkway E. The workshop is presented by Wayne State University \'s School of Business Administration . According to its Web site, Detroit-based Wayne State is America \'s eighth-largest urban university, with more than 33,000 students.

Michigan\'s community colleges should hold the line on annual tuition hikes. The schools are the best hope for students looking for affordable college classes. This year, the state\'s four-year universities refused to cut budgets enough to keep tuition hikes low. They hit students with increases of up to 19 percent, nearly six times the rate of inflation. As a group, university presidents decided to push the hikes, take the heat and then go ahead and force students to come up with the extra money this fall. The state\'s education safety net is wobbly, with universities blaming high tuition on uncertain state funding. Either way, many students are reeling. At Wayne State University , for example, students are primarily commuters; most hold down jobs out of necessity and more than a third are minorities. The school meets these conditions with cheaper tuition. But the school\'s urban role has been jeopardized by Wayne \'s 18.5 percent tuition hike, amid reported plans to raise tuition substantially higher over four years.

Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan in Detroit , named Bill Winkler to its board of directors. Winkler, who is assistant director of planned giving at Wayne State University , will serve as secretary on the Gleaners' board.

A recent study by the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS) warns that Michigan patients may be facing a shortage of physicians to choose from in the near future. The study showed that Michigan 's supply of active physicians likely will remain relatively flat over the next 15 years, fluctuating between 30,000 and 30,500 actively practicing physicians. Demand will grow, however, as Michigan 's older population increases, current physicians retire and young physicians strive to balance work and family. MSMS is working with Wayne State University , Michigan State University and the University of Michigan to gather more data including an analysis of medical education and medical education capacity in Michigan . Results are expected in 2006.

A story about the Michigan economy includes comments from state Treasurer Jay Rising, who cited a study by Wayne State researcher Kurt Metzger that found the state added more than 91,000 professional scientific and technical services jobs between 2000 and 2003. That was second only to California for the period.

Michigan\'s economy is \"stabilizing,\" but predicted growth for next year won\'t allow Gov. Jennifer Granholm and lawmakers to avoid difficult budget decisions in the weeks ahead. State economists Wednesday predicted that modest summer revenue growth since previous estimates in May will add about $69 million in fiscal 2005 and $67 million in fiscal 2006. The amounts are meager in the context of a combined $19 billion budget for discretionary state spending and aid to local public schools…Republicans also proposed a redistribution of state aid to universities that would punish better-funded schools in predominantly Democratic areas, Northern Michigan University and Wayne State University . Granholm opposes both cuts. Additional state aid could be used to pursue funding equity without cutting NMU and WSU, said Michael Boulus, a higher education lobbyist.

The GLIAC volleyball coaches have picked Wayne State to finish fourth in the South Division. The Warriors have five players back for the upcoming season. Findlay is picked to win the division title.

David Strauss, dean of students, is quoted in a story about how to ease students' transition from high school to college. Most colleges and universities have counseling centers that offer psychological support and free consultations for students because "administrators realize there is a serious problem on our college campuses," he said. The article gives tips from counselors and others at various area universities.

An article that offers safety tips for students on college campuses mentions WSU in the lead, as follows: "Whether students live on a compact urban campus such as Wayne State University, a fairly isolated expanse such as the University of Michigan or attend a local suburban community college, campus safety is an issue on the minds of administrators, students and parents." The article gives five tips on how to prevent becoming a crime victim.

In March, the ACLU filed suit on behalf of 21 couples who receive health care coverage from public employers. The group is contesting a legal opinion by the state attorney general that bars public employers from offering domestic partner benefits in future contracts. Among the plaintiffs is Peter Hammer, a Pittsfield Township resident who receives benefits from Wayne State University .

An article about actor and University of Minnesota theatre professor Ray Schultz notes that he earned master's and doctoral degrees in theatre from WSU. He is currently acting in the production "Take Me Out," produced by the Performance Network.

This article profiles Matt Kelly, starting goalie on the Wayne State men's hockey team. The article also featured a photo of Kelly.

A feature on former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer notes that his foundation awards $50,000 in scholarships to Western Michigan University and a like amount to Wayne State University .

During his morning show, Frank Beckman interviewed Dr. Emanuel Tanay about his new book on Holocaust experiences and identified the author as a clinical professor of psychiatry at Wayne State University .

Art DeMonte, executive director of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur\'s Quest said Tuesday that it is virtually certain the business competition will not take place this fall, and a second cycle of awards, usually held in the spring, will probably not occur as well. He said the organization\'s four major funding sources - including Wayne State University - \"have all declined to support the Great Lakes Entrepreneur\'s Quest this year.\" Judy Johncox, director of venture development at Wayne State , said she and other GLEQ board members are trying to get the program more permanent support. She said the board soured on searching for funding on a year-to-year basis, and wants to put GLEQ on firmer long-term funding if it is to survive. \"The enthusiasm for this program has not waned at all," she pointed out. "It\'s just a question of how we continue this program in a sustainable way."