WSU celebrates national social work month

Wayne State's School of Social Work (SSW) will mark National Social Work Month in March with a memorial celebrating the life of Joseph P. Hourihan, SSW professor emeritus, an open house and an alumni awards luncheon. Details of the events are included in the story.

February 28, 2005

DMC names director of grants development

The Detroit Medical Center, last week, appointed Marilyn Wayland as corporate director of grants development. She was previously administrative director of research and education at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

February 28, 2005

Study: WSU's Economic Impact

This front page story by Antonio Vasquez reports on a study by Lansing-based Anderson Economic Group. The study contends that WSU provides a net benefit of just over $1 billion to the seven counties surrounding it. "The report confirms the significant role of the university in contributing to Michigan's economy and future work force," said Dr. Irvin D. Reid. "Our role as an educational partner with the state continues to be critical to the success of Michigan's economic future." The article features a photo of President Reid (by WSU photographer Rick Bielaczyc).

February 28, 2005

Wayne receives funds for disabilities evaluation

The Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) has been awarded a two-year, $85,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to implement and evaluate a program to prevent abuse of women with disabilities.

February 28, 2005

WSU presents Bernie Katz documentary

The film will be screened on March 6 at 2 pm in the Schaver Music Recital Hall on campus.

February 28, 2005

GM looks for plant leaders in new places

This article discussed the Production Management Leadership Program at Wayne State\'s College of Engineering. The new program was developed in conjunction with Don Wine, a plant manager of more than 1,800 employees at the Pontiac Metal Center in Pontiac. Wine is acutely aware of GM\'s need for well-trained plant supervisors, and helped develop the PMLP program with the College of Engineering to teach students how to be better supervisors.

February 28, 2005

EMU plans capital campaign

Eastern Michigan University plans to launch a major capital campaign to improve its infrastructure and fund scholarships.

February 28, 2005

NextEnergy reaps education grants

Wayne State is noted among Michigan's four universities that will receive between $44,000 and $50,000 in education grants to further their Alternative Energy Technology (AET) curricula. The awards follow 2003 Phase One grants totaling $750,000 to develop basic and advanced AET curriculum.

February 28, 2005

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The Organization of Black Alumni at Wayne State has expressed concern that a proposed state ballot initiative that would ban state funds for affirmative action programs at universities could jeopardize the Journalism Institute for Minorities program here.

February 28, 2005

WSU law school announces new scholarship

Wayne State University Law School has announced the establishment of a new scholarship in memory of alumnus Patrick J. Burkett. The endowed memorial scholarship will be awarded for the first time in 2005 to the top first-year law student in the Legal Writing and Research course and will provide funding for the second years of legal education at the law school. A photo of Burkett is included.

February 28, 2005

Granholm joins other governors in calling for Medicaid help

This Web news site for Booth Newspapers carries a story from the chain's Washington Bureau that includes the following: "A new study by Michigan State University and Wayne State University shows that a cut of $100 million in Medicaid spending in Michigan would translate into a loss of 6,300 jobs and $180 million in income for state residents." Governors of several states, including Michigan, converged on Washington last weekend to lobby for more federal dollars for Medicaid in the states.

February 28, 2005

Macomb Teacher of the week: Duane Starzyk

A story in the Macomb edition points out that Teacher of the Week Duane Starzyk, a physical education teacher at L'Anse Creuse Public School District, received his master's degree at Wayne State.

February 28, 2005

Names and Faces

"Bernie and Friends: A Potpourri of Musical Scenes" will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Schaver Music Recital Hall on the Wayne State University campus. All proceeds from the memorial event will benefit the Bernard Katz Memorial Scholarship in Piano or Voice through the Department of Music. Information on how to make reservations is included in this brief item.

February 28, 2005

Women's hockey falls on Senior Day

The Wayne State University women's hockey team concluded the home portion of its season with a 5-1 setback to visiting Niagara University Sunday afternoon. WSU sophomore Laura Monk scored her team-leading 13th goal in the defeat.

February 28, 2005

U-M to offer grant to needy undergrads

A new grant program to be announced by the University of Michigan today will give needy students $500 to $1,500 a year. Under the program, all needy undergraduates would be eligible to tap into $3 million a year in grants, in addition to other scholarships or loans they might receive. The grants will be awarded on a sliding scale, depending on household income. About $9 million in donor funds will be used to fund the program for the first three years. Special efforts will be made to raise a $60 million endowment to permanently fund the program, said Provost Paul Courant.

February 28, 2005

Foreign students

In an editorial, the Free Press lauds the State Department for relaxing 1998 rules that required college students from foreign countries to apply for visas every year, which discouraged many from studying in the U.S. Foreign students infuse $12 billion into the U.S. economy, the newspaper points out, among other benefits. And they also "provide valuable enrichment to their American classmates in the ever-shrinking world."

February 28, 2005

Spirited woman keeps going

A story about the volunteer activities of 79-year-old Betty Welsh of Dearborn notes that she is a retired professor from the WSU School of Social Work and is an advisor to the WSU Institute of Gerontology. Among her initiatives at the senior citizen housing complex where she resides is a program that modified the in-house television system to include broadcasts by the Detroit Radio Information Service, a service for the vision impaired that is provided by Wayne State's WDET-FM.

February 27, 2005

Young's son returns, maybe for good

A front-page story about Coleman A Young, Jr., son of the late Detroit mayor, mentions that he plans to finish work on his bachelor's degree at Wayne State. The California resident was at the university as the lead cast member in a new play during a preview at Manoogian Hall. He plays a man growing up in Detroit during his father's administration. The play will premier in 2006. Young Jr. told a reporter that he would like to move back to Detroit.

February 26, 2005

Oakland University to partner with Wayne State

Pre-pharmacy students at Oakland University will soon have an opportunity to earn a doctorate degree through the PharmD program at Wayne State University. Oakland students who complete a bachelor's degree in health sciences and meet certain admission requirements at WSU will be enrolled in the six-year pharmacy program. President Irvin D. Reid lauded the arrangements as an example of cooperation between two state-funded universities to make innovative use of financial resources during tough economic times.

February 26, 2005

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Professor Thomas Jankowski, identified only as "of Wayne State University," commented during a report on proposed changes by President Bush to the Social Security system. Jankowski cautioned against doing away with the system or making radical changes. "Let's fix it instead of scrapping it," he said.

February 26, 2005