WSU to name interim medical dean this week

This article noted that Wayne State\'s School of Medicine would name a new dean this week to replace John Crissman, who stepped down as dean last week. The article also noted that Crissman, whose five-year contract had expired, said he was forced out because he was unable to get the Detroit Medical Center to agree to extending his contract. Wayne State Senior Vice President and Provost Nancy Barrett was quoted in the article. \"We\'re at a critical time right now with the DMC,\" Barrett said. \"We just finished a round negotiating with them. We decided we wanted to work together on a strategic plan.\"

October 18, 2004

Nonprofits need to work together better

An editorial in Crain\'s Detroit stated surprise in the fact that Wayne State wasn\'t able to collaborate with WTVS-Channel 56 to find a new home in the city for the public television station. WTVS has announced that it is raising $22 million to finance a move to a high-tech building in Wixom.

October 18, 2004

Men's Hockey Allows Three Third Period Goals in 5-3 Setback

Sunday afternoon at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth, the Wayne State men\'s hockey team suffered its first setback of the season by allowing three third period goals in a 5-3 loss to visiting Clarkson University. The Warriors started quickly as junior defenseman Steve Kovalchik netted his first goal of the campaign on a shot from the blueline just 1:58 into the game. Kovalchik\'s power-play goal was assisted by freshman blueliner Mark Bradshaw.

October 17, 2004

Latino concerns challenge WSU

A profile article on Wayne State\'s Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies noted that there is tension between the university and Latino community that if not settled, could undercut efforts to boost enrollment of Latino students. The article also quotes Associate Provost Jack Kay. \"We need to find a way for the minds to meet,\" said Kay, who is also interim dean of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs.

October 17, 2004

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\"Leaders on Leadership\", a weekly series co-produced with the WSU School of Business Administration, featured Richard Blouse, Chief Executive Officer of the Detroit Regional Chamber. Larry Fobes (program host and member of the School of Business Administration) and the WSU student studio audience, questioned the guest about leading the largest Chamber in the country and aggressively dealing with economic development, public policy, global competitiveness, and leadership.

October 17, 2004

Ig Nobel awards help humanize scientists

Wayne State criminology professor Steven Stack was co-author of a study that showed that country music listeners face a greater risk of suicide than other people. He won the Ig Nobel in Medicine for the work. Their research, including analysis of country music lyrics, showed the major themes - travails of love, alcohol and finances - have all been linked to increase risk of suicide.

October 17, 2004

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Wayne State\'s Kurt Metzger was quoted in an article about Proposal E, on which Detroit voters will have the option of maintaining the CEO system of running the Detroit Public Schools or returning to the district being run by an elected school board. The article also compares MEAP test scores of students under the School Board-controlled system in 1999 and those students currently being managed under the CEO system. Metzger is quoted in the article on the validity of those comparisons ... \"I think if you looked at the MEAP scores of the fourth-graders in 1999, and then you say now we want to look at the kids who began their school career under the CEO form, I think that\'s as legitimate as anything else and more legitimate than a lot of other things.\"

October 16, 2004

Newsmakers, rainmakers

This page of appointments and achievements includes the appointment of Agustin V. Arbulu of Birmingham as chairman of the Board of Visitors for the WSU Institute of Gerontology and executive chair of the institute's capital campaign. A photo of Arbulu accompanies the write-up. Also noted: Richard Bernstein, attorney and member of the Wayne State Board of Governors, has been named to receive the Regeana Myrick Award given by the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Michigan. The award recognizes service to the community.

October 15, 2004

Presidential candidates seek 'educated' voters

The presidential candidates are not paying much attention to education issues in general, and black education issues in particular. This front-page story featured a photo of Michael Moore speaking to Wayne State students. Moore has been at the forefront of the nationwide effort to register young voters.

October 15, 2004

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Professor Jerry Herron, director of Wayne State's Honors Program, talked about the media's obsession with the flu vaccination shortage and how this phenomenon may relate to our pop culture.

October 15, 2004

Getting it straight

A Thursday article about the resignation of Wayne State University medical school dean Dr. John Crissman incorrectly said Detroit Medical Center chief executive officer Michael Duggan left the Wayne County executive job last year to head DMC. Duggan was the Wayne County prosecutor before becoming CEO of the medical center.

October 15, 2004

Fewer black students enrolled

Concerned about declining black enrollment, the University of Michigan is redoubling its efforts to increase applications from blacks in areas like Detroit. It is also developing targeted campaigns to reach out to high school counselors and families of minorities. Wayne State University and Michigan State University are noted as competitors in these areas. The number of black freshman enrolling at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor fell 114.6 percent this year. Black enrollment this year is at its lowest level in at least six years, numbering 350 students - down from 410 last year.

October 15, 2004

MEAP scores up across area

More high school students in Metro Detroit and the rest of Michigan are meeting state standards in reading, science and social studies, according to test scores released Thursday. A record number of students - 52,727 - will get state merit scholarships to help pay for college. Rich Gibson, former professor at Wayne State University, who was involved in the creation of MEAP, believes the tests are flawed because kids from affluent families are more likely to pass. "These kinds of tests consistently only measure ZIP codes and nothing of any significance other than that," he said.

October 15, 2004

The Network

Wayne State University presented its annual Corporate Citizenship Award to Delphi Corp. In 2001, Delphi donated $7.1 million of equipment to the Wayne State College of Engineering's Center for Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems.

October 15, 2004

A striking season

Staff writer Nicole Stafford reviews the Hilberry Theatre's 2004-05 season. "What we were looking for this year were individual pieces that each - in their own right - are really, really solid plays," said Blair Anderson, chair of the Theatre Department. A publicity photo of Amanda Rae Jones, who has a lead part in "Blithe Spirit", accompanies the story.

October 14, 2004

Junk the college, let direct democracy prevail

James Chalmers, associate professor of political science at Wayne State, wrote an op-ed article calling for an end to the Electoral College, which he wrote distorts our politics grotesquely. He gives the example of North Dakota's 633,837 voters having the same clout as Michigan's 10,790,985 voters.

October 14, 2004

Exhibit highlights work of black classicists

"Twelve Black Classicists: A Photographic Installation" is on display in Monmouth College's Hews Library through the end of October. Michele Valerie Ronnick, associate professor of Classics, created the exhibit, which was funded by the James Loeb Classical Library Foundation at Harvard University.

October 14, 2004

Dean of Wayne State medical school quits

Dr. John Crissman, dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine quit after the university declined to renew his contract.

October 14, 2004

Community negotiations begin with WSU officials

Members of the "Community Committee to Save CBS" (CCSC) met with Wayne State officials on Oct. 7 to discuss issues related to the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies. CCSC representatives indicated that the meeting was positive. In a sidebar piece, Jack Kay, CULMA interim dean, announced that Andre Furtado, assistant professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, will assume the duties of acting director of CBS on Oct. 18.

October 14, 2004

Crissman leaving WSU medical school; interim dean to be named

A brief notes that John Crissman is stepping down as dean of the School of Medicine on Friday. Wayne State Provost Nancy Barrett said in a statement that the school would name an interim dean pending a national search for a replacement.

October 14, 2004