Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 3 Issue 33
The Wayne State University Board of Governors will have one new member beginning Jan. 1. Voters also returned one incumbent to a seat on the eight-member board at the Nov. 7 statewide election.
As in the past several years, the university plans to maximize energy savings during the holiday closure period. For the most part, the university will observe the holidays and holiday closure from...
It’s easy to find Mike Flynn. The Matthaei Athletics Complex facility coordinator is always smiling.
Visit University Press to finish your holiday shopping from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. Visit the University Press offices at 4809 Woodward Ave. for its annual holiday book sale. To celebra...
Local families have a unique opportunity to record stories of their family histories and get DVD copies of those video recordings. Their recorded stories might also be included in a documentary about...
Casandra Ulbrich, senior director of development, Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, has won an election to the Michigan Board of Education. At WSU, Ulbrich raises funds for a number of univers...
Michael P. Diamond, MD, the Kamran S. Moghissi professor and associate chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, and director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinol...
If you know a young woman in junior high school, she might benefit from this program. Wayne State University’s GO-GIRL (Gaining Options-Girls Investigate Real Life) program, designed to boost mathemat...
The President's Award for Excellence in Teaching Program provides recognition for faculty who have made outstanding contributions to teaching. This year, the award program will consist of six awards....
Seetha Shankaran, MD, recently was inducted into the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars. Election to the academy is the highest recognition that may be bestowed upon WSU faculty members by the...
Tim Bledsoe, professor, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ran a campaign to be elected for a seat in Michigan's Legislature in the November 2006 election.Although...
Tune in to WDET 101.9 FM at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, for Celeste Headlee’s interview with J. David Riva, editor of A Woman at War, on Front Row Center. You can also watch another interview with Riv...
The 2007 Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center (MHRFC) Mid-Winter and Spring Break camps utilize state-of-the-art facilities to provide campers with the most exciting day-camp opportunity in the D...
In November, community members participated in “Immigration: Interdisciplinary Perspectives,” a conference held at Wayne State. Sponsored by the Humanities Center, the conference addressed issues rela...
The Arthur Neef Law Library has piloted a Westlaw training module to instruct public patrons on using the database and how to do their own research. The program introduced the public to the Westlaw Pu...
The Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET) has launched the Allen Park Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital Archives, a new digital project that showcases the history of the Allen Park VA Hospital thr...
New plans for university renovations were approved at the November Board of Governors meeting. Improvement plans include campus elevators, along with changes to the Rackham Memorial building and Matth...
The Detroit News, 11/22, 11/23DMC deal will keep doctors in DetroitBy Sharon Terlep The Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center finally reached an agreement in its lon...
The Oakland edition of the Detroit Free Press on Nov. 12 featured Peter Lichtenberg, director of WSU’s Institute of Gerontology (IOG) and recipient of a statewide award from the Michigan Society of Ge...
Lisa Whitmore Davis was featured in the "People Making News" section of the Detroit Free Press on Nov. 22. Davis has been named development director for the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and He...
The Newman Center in the Student Center Building hosted an Ethiopian coffee ceremony as part of International Week Nov. 15. Check out the photos in the Image Gallery. The coffee ceremony is an integra...
The Office of Commencement, Dean of Students Office and the Wayne State University Alumni Association celebrated December graduates with a Dec. 6 gala at McGregor Memorial Conference Center.Two hundre...
University Mail Services relocated to the mezzanine level of 5057 Woodward (former Maccabees building)on Nov. 30. Regular mail services resumed on Friday, Dec. 1.For more information, contact William...
Wayne State University custodian Jesse Davis-Sumpter is celebrating her 28th year working for WSU.
Attend an art therapy clinic for children and adults. The clinic is a laboratory experience for graduate art therapy students, supervised by Deb Duranczyk, ATR, and faculty members who are registered...
Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University have announced the creation of the University Research Corridor, an ongoing alliance to work jointly to transform, stre...
Wayne State University’s Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS), the second oldest Latino undergraduate studies program in the Midwest, celebrated 35 years of excellence in Latino education on Nov....
Life@Wayne is dedicating this special issue to Wayne State University employees who are unsung heroes. They touch us and those who visit our university in countless, positive ways, usually without much recognition.
Betty Van Goethem, college recorder, Law School, who has spent more than four decades at Wayne State, has seen it all.
Linda Lewandowski continues to take on more responsibilities at Wayne State University’s College of Nursing.
Larry Herrick takes hard work to a new level at Wayne State University. Herrick, instrument designer, dean’s office, College of Engineering, is a metro Detroit native who uses his 20-year work experience to enhance students' education.
By the time graduation arrives, Wayne State University public relations students may have schmoozed with several top communication professionals. They typically have one woman to thank for those opportunities.
Andrea Lafferty is the first person to greet College of Fine Performing and Communication Arts’ Department of Music freshmen.
Jessica Killenberg found her career niche in a public relations course at Wayne State University.
Arnelle Douglas considers himself an “academic failure” for never completing his PhD in English, but his Wayne State University colleagues and many students couldn’t be happier that he didn’t.
Lisa Dillon loves her job.
Colleagues agree that Christine Ford is remarkable, in part, because she puts others’ needs before her own, despite her hardships.
Beverly Hunter goes beyond the call of duty.
David Barondess’s passion for teaching and commitment to his work are inspiring, say students and colleagues.
Check out the Image Gallery showing the Dec. 1 President's Holiday Celebration, which featured employees showcasing their talents. Hundreds of employees visited the Student Center Ballroom for dessert...
FedEx Kinko's is expected to open during the week of Dec. 11 in The Towers Residential Suites.Also in The Towers, Salon X and Pizzeria Venti are expected to open during the first week of January. Deli...
Dan Gilbert, majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA franchise and founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online home mortgage lender, has created an innovative Urban Entrep...
The Wayne State University Library System's Digital Dress Collection rolls off the computer screen and into a real display until the end of this year at the Detroit Historical Museum in Digital Dress:...
Laura McCloskey has been named director of Wayne State University’s Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute. McCloskey is a development psychologist with a doctorate in psychology from the University of Mic...
