Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 2 Issue 2
Welcome to Life@Wayne ’s first themed issue, Investing in Ability , a look at the many ways Wayne State University accommodates people with disabilities
Lee Maschmeyer literally feels his way around Wayne State University’s computing environment...
Wayne State University’s Educational Accessibility Services (EAS) unit has undergone many recent changes to benefit students with disabilities …
Deborah Wright can’t hear the students who come to her for help. She can’t see them that well either. What she can do – like few others can – is understand and help them overcome their personal challenges …
Monica Smith has a message to spread about people with disabilities: Don’t make assumptions. Smith, a doctoral student studying political science at Wayne State University, presents her insight around the state as Ms. Wheelchair Michigan 2003 …
Wayne State University has a new resource to help people with disabilities live independently – The Blue Water/Wayne County Center for Independent Living opened in the College of Education last August …
As a mother of a son who has severe disabilities, Elizabeth Janks knows it can be difficult to integrate her son into the community.
Did-you-knows, disability etiquette tips and famous people with disabilities…
Professor Otto Feinstein died at his apartment on the Wayne State University campus on Dec. 30, following a long struggle with cancer. He was 73 years old, had been at WSU since 1960 and had been a me...
The University Library System plans to have one new adaptive technology workstation in each library for students with disabilities to use starting Monday, Feb 2. Workstations will be close to service...
Wayne State University’s Office of the Ombudsperson helps all students, including those with disabilities, in solving university-related problems. The office can help students cut bureaucratic red tap...
Wayne State University’s Detroit Radio Information Service (DRIS), through which print media are read aloud on a special WDET-FM radio channel for people with disabilities, plans to increase Internet-...
Members and friends of the Organization of Black Alumni of Wayne State University (OBA) will gather for an exciting evening of theatre, featuring a performance of Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round, at the Pau...
Jan. 31 marks the beginning of the 2004 Saturday Art Therapy Workshop in the Art Education unit of the College of Education. The workshop runs from 9 to 10:30 a.m. for 10 consecutive Saturdays. The co...
Shiffman Medical Library’s new educational series, the Fridays@Shiffman Learning Cafe Series, continues Friday, Jan. 23 at noon. This month’s session is titled “Introduction to PubMed.” This session i...
Listen up and down the radio dial to hear Wayne State University student recruitment radio commercials February through May. The advertisements encourage prospective students to enroll at WSU during t...
Look for Wayne State University to appear on billboards along metro Detroit freeways and major roads beginning in early February and ending in late April. The billboard reads “Get Wayne State! wayne.e...
David A. Moran, assistant professor, Law School, is among the “Lawyers of the Year” for 2003, as named by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. A profile in the publication’s Dec. 29 issue includes an extensive Q&...
Rosalind M. Peters, assistant professor, College of Nursing, in collaboration with John Flack, School of Medicine, and Karen Aroian and Jillon Vanderwal, College of Nursing, were awarded a three-year...
Joanne Sobeck, assistant professor, School of Social Work, was awarded a one-year grant from the Michigan Nonprofit Research Program for approximately $50,000. This grant, titled “A Study of Nonprofit...
Dear Editor:With all of the progress that has been made in promoting access to higher education, the obstacles faced by people with disabilities remain a great concern. The greatest roadblock still fa...
Dear Editor: Congratulations on another helpful issue of Life@Wayne. Within 10 minutes of reading the latest issue, I had e-mailed three stories to eight different people. As a WSU alumna and employee...
Dear Editor:What a fun publication! I love it!!You really feel part of the university with this new presentation, etc.Way to go!Elizabeth KraneOffice of Organization and Employee Development...
The editors of Life@Wayne recommend these Web sites for disability-related information:www.DisabilityInfo.gov: This US government site offers a lot of disability-related information about programs reg...
Sure the holidays are over, but always remember to shop the Wayne State University Press (wsupress.wayne.edu) for great gifts. As a WSU employee, you get a 20 percent discount and – even better – a 3...
Professors assigned to the university’s lecture halls better call the media services unit if they want to use the upgraded communications equipment recently installed in those rooms.To make sure the e...
The Princeton Review has named Wayne State University one of the best colleges in the Midwest in its 2004 survey. Look for more details in the next issue of Life@Wayne.The Princeton Review is a New Yo...
An address by John Podesta, White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton, launches the Academy of Scholars Senior Lecture Series for 2004.Podesta’s lecture, titled “Reshaping our Energy Fut...
Highlights from WSU Office of Public Relations media reports datedJanuary 5, 2004 to January 14, 2004...
New Bern Sun Journal (NC) , 1/14"Frozen in time"Jerry Herron, professor of American studies and director of the Honors Program, comments extensively about the influence of the TV dinner on A...
The New York Times, 1/9"Ice Age Ancestry May Keep Warmer and Healthier"Dr. Lawrence Grossman, a mitochondria expert at Wayne State, was quoted on the role of mitochondria in degenerating dis...
The Oakland Press, 1/5"Elephants' intelligence complicates captivity"Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Professor Motti Nissani is noted in a story about a series of experiments he con...
The Washington Post, 1/4"New twists in terror verdicts"Law professor David Moran is quoted in an article about the verdicts in the nation's first terrorist trial since the 9/11 attacks....
Baltimore Sun, 1/2"Return of Indian remains delayed"Anthropology professor Thomas Killion is quoted in a story about disposition of Native American bones stored in the Smithsonian and other...
Detroit Free Press, 12/29"Health care jobs are safe"Barbara Redman, dean of the College of Nursing, is quoted in a story about health care careers. Regarding nurses, she notes, "There&#...
