Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 3 Issue 29
Wayne State University has announced the appointment of Andrea Roumell Dickson, a veteran attorney and former shareholder in the Detroit law office of Butzel Long, as executive vice president and chief of staff, effective Sept. 5.
Jerrold R. Brandell’s latest book, Psychodynamic Social Work, published by Columbia University Press, has garnered rave reviews from colleagues in the field. Brandell, professor, School of Social Work...
The National Arab-American Medical Association’s (NAAMA) Annual Walk for Women's Cancer, in partnership with the Karmanos Cancer Center, is a noncompetitive walk taking place at the Detroit Zoo. It wi...
Starting in March and April of 2007, the School of Social Work will begin offering workshops to assist professionals in meeting the State of Michigan’s new continuing education requirements. Topics li...
The Skillman Foundation will give $10,000 to support the 2006 Children’s Conference, Promoting the Well-Being of Children and Youth in Urban America: Best Practices to Next Practices. WSU's Children’s...
Staff members at the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center (MHRFC) have devised a way for you to find an ideal workout partner. Teaming up with a partner via the new system will help keep you motivated and provide other benefits.
ClickOnDetroit.com (WDIV Local 4 Web site), 7/24 New Parking Pay Stations To Replace Meters New parking pay stations will be activated in the Wayne State University area to replace single-space parkin...
Oakwood Healthcare, Inc. (OHI) and the Wayne State University Physician Group (WSUPG) have formed a joint venture, called OHS/UPG Ventures (a non-profit corporation) to support the creation of clinica...
The Child Development Lab (CDL) at the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute is now accepting registrations for fall 2006 enrollment. The CDL provides care and learning for children ages 2 ½ up to kinderg...
The Office of Marketing and Communications has named Francine R. Wunder, APR, director of corporate and public affairs. In her new role, Wunder is responsible for promoting the university’s prestigiou...
Detroit Public Radio announces that Carl Allison, Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), has joined the station as its Development Director. Allison, who has fund-raising experience with other Detro...
When BASE Productions sought sports biomechanics experts for their new National Geographic full-length feature Fight Science , BASE turned to the Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, at Wayne State University.
The Wayne State University School of Social Work is accepting donations in honor of the late Maryann Mahaffey, former faculty member, professor emerita and retired Detroit City Council president. She...
Rob Fournier, director, Department of Athletics, announced that Wayne State University and Comcast Local have entered into an agreement that will provide coverage of men's and women's athletic events...
Wayne State University has created a new program to help workers displaced by the transitional economy enhance their skills, advance in their current job or begin a new career. The NewStart Program al...
As a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve Nurse Corps, Millie Jett is on assignment for two weeks and one weekend each year. Jett, manager, Human Resources' Organization and Employee Development, is a Weekend Warrior.
The Wayne State University Board of Governors approved a 2007 General Fund Budget of $489.2 million at its regular meeting July 26.
Wayne State University is increasing initiatives in Macomb County to meet the mounting demand for higher education in that area.
Mollika Basu, assitant editor, University Press, and Emily Pinneo, marketing and sales assitant, University Press, both received scholarship/grant money to attend workshops where they learned more abo...
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Tsveti Markova, MD, assistant professor, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, and director of the WSU/DMC family medicine residency program, was elected a member-at-large director for th...
The US Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the Nursing Practice Corporation, a nonprofit organization comprised of faculty from the Wayne State University Colle...
Just in time for the fall semester, a mini Barnes & Noble bookstore is now open at the Towers Residential Suites.
Charles K. Hyde, professor and author of several Wayne State University Press books was interviewed about his most recent book, The Dodge Brothers, Aug. 5, on the Book TV Bus as it made a stop at the...
