Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 2 Issue 18
Sharon Vasquez wants to get something straight right off the bat: She is an educator who is a former dancer and not the other way around
It is the nature of scholars in the arts and sciences to question just about everything, and that is the goal of a Friday, Nov. 12, symposium.
Working and living on campus full time is not just for university presidents. Ron Peltier and Diane Wrightman, residence hall directors, South and North Residence Halls respectively, live on campus 24-7.
Criminology Professor Steven Stack is only mildly amused by the accolades he received from his research connecting high suicide rates to country music.
Final cuts are in, 100 films are lined up and The Detroit Docs International Film Festival will begin on Thursday, Nov. 11, with an opening gala at the Wayne State Welcome Center from 7 to 10 p.m. The party is free and open to the public.
A Wayne State engineering professor in India is working to improve that nation's transportation planning while acting as an ambassador and recruiter for the College of Engineering.
Robert Frank was named interim dean at the Wayne State University School of Medicine on Oct. 25. Frank, a faculty member of the School of Medicine for nearly three decades, succeeds John Crissman, who...
The College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts’ Department of Music plans these concerts in early and mid-November:The United States Air Force Winds, 11:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 12, Schaver Music...
Faculty, staff and students can learn about disabilities at a new research seminar series, "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Disabilities" by Wayne State University's Developmental Disabilities Insti...
Bertolt Brecht pits human virtue against the business of war in his epic masterpiece play, Mother Courage and Her Children, playing at Hilberry Theatre in rotating repertory Nov. 19, 2004, through Jan...
Round up family and friends for a visit with Anne Shirley, the indomitable heroine of LM Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables, at the Bonstelle Theatre Dec. 10-12 and 17-19. Performances are held...
Check out the Image Galleries of the 2004 Warrior Homecoming Parade and Cruise, Homecoming Office Decorating Gala and the Oct. 20 lecture by noted sports writer Frank Deford. The Oct. 23 parade featur...
If you're afraid to fly over the holidays, a Wednesday, Nov. 10, employee program can help. Fear of flying is the topic for Wellness Wednesdays, a free, monthly program of the Employee Assistance Prog...
A meeting about how to increase contributions to the 2004 Faculty/Staff Campaign resulted in a prompt donation from an uncommon prospect: an 8-year-old boy.
Ellen Dannin's work on collective bargaining was cited in the National Law Journal's Sept. 6, 2004, issue. Dannin, professor, Law School, was included in "Is This Labor's Precipice?" - an article writ...
Dora Apel, assistant professor, Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, wrote the book, Imagery of Lynching: Black Men, White Women and the Mob, publishe...
Nanua Singh, professor, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering, joined the editorial board of the International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management....
Chin An Tan, professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Fewer than 2% of ASME members ho...
Hayg Oshagan, associate professor, Department of Communication, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, was named a member of the International Association of Education in Journalism and M...
Matt Seeger, professor and chair, Department of Communication, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, with faculty from Anthropology, Medicine, Management Information Systems, Education a...
Carol Vernallis, associate professor, Department of Communication, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, wrote the book, Experiencing Music Video: Aesthetics and Cultural Context. Columb...
Crain's Detroit Business, 11/1"WSU planning hockey arena"By Sherri BeginWayne State is planning to include funding for a $17.1 million hockey arena in the $500 million capital campaign it will make pu...
Midway through the 2004 Faculty/Staff Campaign, university employees have generously contributed more than $3 million in gifts and pledges to Wayne State. With the campaign’s first year scheduled to c...
With the largest freshman class in a decade, Wayne State University’s total enrollment reached a 10-year high of more than 33,300 students. The total number of FTIAC (first time in any college) studen...
Get free health screenings including mammograms, eye exams, blood glucose tests and blood pressure checks from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov 11, at the Commission on the Status of Women's Health...
About 6,000 Wayne State University students and community members at an Oct. 26 "Vote or Die" rally on Gullen Mall screamed, swooned and eventually listened to celebrities tell them why it's important...
Take a look at what's happened on campus during the last two weeks. View photos from the Thomas Neville Bonner Memorial Garden dedication and Green and Gold employee basketball game....
Democrat Tina Abbott is the newest member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors.She received the most votes in the Nov. 2 election, unseating Republican Paul Hillegonds. Democrat Annetta Mi...
Learn more about business within the university and interact with the procurement team at the 16th Annual Minority Conference on Procurement, Thursday, Nov. 11 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Student Center B...
