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PSU fundraising: good start, but not enough

Wayne State is mentioned in a story about a fundraising campaign at Portland State University. The writer makes the point that "there is an apparent correlative connection between the size of a university's fundraising infrastructure and the size of their fundraising goals." The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with a 20-person infrastructure is targeting $100 million in private funds, while Wayne State, with a 61-person infrastructure is targeting $500 million. Universities throughout the country are turning to private sources to help relieve financial strain caused by cutbacks in state funding.

SBXL: 40 developments

A lengthy review of 40 top economic development projects in the Detroit metropolitan area includes projects at Wayne State. In 2004, the university launched TechTown in the 12-block area between the campus and the New Center neighborhood. Since 2000, the campus welcomed more than $170 million in new buildings, including the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, three new residence halls, a Welcome Center, a bookstore operated by Barnes & Noble, additions to the Law School and a new Recreation & Fitness Center. The newest residence hall, dubbed The Towers, just opened for the current academic year. A photo of the Applebaum College building and an interior shot of one of the TechTown laboratories accompany the story.

6 ways to boost region's image

This article examines possible strategies for making Detroit shine while it is in the national spotlight during Super Bowl week. Among experts offering their opinions is Hugh Cannon, professor of advertising in the School of Business Administration. "The story is there are people who love Detroit. What city has more rich cultural and social background?" he says. If reporters pay attention to local residents who are putting their hearts into comeback efforts, it could pay off in upbeat coverage, Cannon points out. "I think that's a beautiful story. Who cares about the warts?" Photos of Cannon and PR agency executive Marcie Brogan, accompany the story, which is on the front page of the Way We Live section.

SBXL: The Cadillac of spectacle

A story focusing on the Super Bowl as a venue for eye-popping new TV advertising includes a comment from professor Hugh Cannon of the School of Business Administration. "The Super Bowl has become an ad-fest," he points out. He cited one study that found that 58 percent of polled adults said they talked more about the ads the next day than they did about the game. Also commenting for the article was professor Jerry Herron, director of the Honors Program and professor of English and American studies at WSU. He refers to the game as "a unifier of American culture. It's the one event everyone seems to want to be part of, where everybody gathers around the water cooler the next day. How many people show up at parties to watch the presidential results?"

Ex-Enron CEOs go on trial this week

As the trial of Enron chief executives Kenney Lay and Jeffrey Skilling gets underway this week, former employees who saw their retirement savings disappear in the collapse of the company will be watching with great interest. As with any crime, the victims will have a natural desire for justice and vengeance, observed Stuart Henry, chairman of the Interdisciplinary Studies Department at WSU. But even if they get what they want, "it leaves an emptiness at the end of the day," Henry said. "It doesn't close the wounds."

Big deals: Arcadia sees Sun Belt as health care hot spot

The rapid growth of a Southfield-based home health care and medical equipment company is the subject of this article. Arcadia Resources has grown from $9.5 million to $95.9 million in its first 14 months of business. It acquires other companies, primarily through the issue of company stock and debt financing. But there are risks. "The risk is that someone has to turn a profit and get cash flow or the debt doesn't get paid and, worst case scenario, the company goes bankrupt," explains Randy Paschke, chair of the Accounting Department in the WSU School of Business Administration.

Wixom looks to new industries

Will the city of Wixom be able to cope effectively with the announced closing of the Ford assembly plant? If Ford abandons the plant completely, it could put a 12 percent dent in the city's tax rolls. However, the city has been attracting new industries that will help fill the gap, according to City Manager Michael Dornan. "Twelve percent is a significant hole," said Robin Boyle, chair of the Geography and Urban Planning Department at Wayne State. "A lesson that we've learned from large plant closures is that brownfield sites sit for a long time. From my experience, we're looking at a five-year gap.

2 cities' Web sites feature strikingly similar content

Jessica Litman, Wayne State University Law School professor, comments in a story about similarities between the Lincoln Park and Portage city Web sites. Litman says the issue is probably more of an ethics problem rather than legality because a government generally is immune from charges of copyright infringement and its writings are considered public domain. "If a city employee has plagiarized, the taxpayers of that city would presumably want to know," Litman says. "So whether or not it's a copyright issue, it could be an issue of good government."

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WWJ Radio did a live interview with resigning state schools Superintendent Tom Watkins Sunday morning, mentioning that he will be joining Wayne State University. Watkins declined to criticize Gov. Jennifer Granholm for pressuring him to resign. He said the state's focus should be on helping children to succeed in school. In response to a question about responsibilities of his new position at Wayne State, he said details are still being worked out and that he appreciates the opportunity the university is providing for him to continue working in the education field. A TV-2 news report also mentioned that Watkins would be leaving his post for a position at Wayne State.

How to make investors whole?

An Associate Press article that ran widely throughout the country and focusing on how the SEC can punish corporate crime without penalizing shareholders, includes comments from WSU law professor Peter Henning, a former SEC attorney. At issue is interpretation of a recent SEC statement regarding financial penalties to corporations for wrongdoing. The statement said the commission "is expected to seek penalties from culpable individual offenders acting for the corporation." But Henning says the statement is so general that it doesn't say much. "It's kind of what everyone knew already: If you cooperate, it's going to help you." He points out that the extent of wrongdoing and the time frame it covered are factors the SEC considers in recommending penalties.

Putting a spit shine on old pair of sneaker

Jerry Herron, director of the Honors Program and former director of the American Studies Program here, is quoted in an article about how Detroit is putting its best foot forward in preparation for the Super Bowl. The writer calls Detroit "a gritty working city with a checkered history that's busy trying to redefine itself." He says Detroiters are a little defensive about their national image. Herron points out that "Americans don't like poverty. Americans don't like things old. Americans don't like urban violence. We have all the problems that everyone else has that people like to pretend exist only in Detroit."

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