Wayne State in the news

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.\"

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.

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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.\"

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.

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.

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.

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.