The idea that the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. was alive and well at the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Monday was something no one would contest. With a turnout of over 400 volunteers in its 15th year, it was the biggest MLK Community Service Day the campus has hosted to date.
Big plans are in the works to give the University of Michigan-Dearborn's science and computing building a face-lift. The proposed $36 million renovation project, recently endorsed by MichiganGovernor Jennifer Granholm, would update science laboratories and computer facilities to better serve the growing population of students who study in science and engineering-related fields.
Beginning last Monday, an initiative intent on ending global warming took hold of University of Michigan-Dearborn. The initiative, Focus the Nation, is centered around "global warming solutions for America." According to the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to hold global warming to the low end (3-4 F), global emissions of carbon dioxide will have to peak in 2025.
In reference to the article titled "Spring break dates changed," that ran in the Jan. 15 issue of The Michigan Journal, incorrect information was presented. The dates for this year's spring break are the same and were never implied to have been changed. The dates printed for 2009 and 2010 are the correct dates that the University of Michigan-Dearborn will recess for spring break.
Consruction is almost compete on the foot washing stations that, last summer, the University of Michigan-Dearborn announced would be built. The decision received national attention and was debated as an issue of the separation of church and state. UM-D was accused of favoring the Muslim religion over others in the campus community.
The University of Michigan-Dearborn School of Management has been re-accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Fewer than 10 percent of the world's business schools have achieved accreditation from AACSB. "We are very excited and pleased," said SOM Dean Kim Schatzel.
The University of Michigan enrollment services has a message for graduating students: "get your applications to graduate in on time." Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment and Registrar Dr. Linda Brown said the university has seen an increase in late graduation applications in the past year.