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one building, began work on a
new recreation facility and orga-
nized a minority equity office for
students.
The board also finalized plans
for a new, state-of-the-art,
186,000-square-foot science build-
ing. The $39 million building will
be the first built on the campus
in 15 years.
"I never thought I'd be a bricks-
and-mortar president but when
you need buildings you do what
is required," Dr. Packard said.
Under her supervision, the
school also revamped the dormi-
tories. The residence halls had
seen an eight-year decline in the
number of students using them.
But by offering different types of
dorms such as an alcohol-free
dorm and an over-21 dorm, more
students have chosen to live on
campus.
As a result of the changes, stu-
dent enrollment has increased.
When she came from the Uni-
versity of Tennessee at Chat-
tanooga to take the position at
Oakland, enrollment was at

12,400; it is now up to 13,165
with some of the programs re-
quiring a 3.75 grade point aver-
age for admission.
"I think Oakland University is
a good program for an excellent
price," which is what attracts stu-
dents, she said.
But detractors criticized her
for micro-managing the univer-
sity, claiming she was too "hands-
on."
"She was widely criticized as
being too authoritarian," Mr.
Bricker said. "Because she was
not delegating, things were pil-
ing up on her desk."
"I think I was such a big con-
trast from the previous presi-
dent," Dr. Packard said. "On the
other hand, if you are going to get
a lot done and done well, every-
one has to be hands-on."
For now, however, she can
hardly wait to get her hands on
the computer teaching technolo-
gy study in Washington. After
the study concludes, Dr. Packard
plans to return to Oakland Uni-
versity to teach a course. ❑

Co-Op To A Degree
For Israeli Universities

JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER

T

he Detroit offices of Israeli
universities raise money
and increase community
awareness for their re-
spective programs.
While some board members
serve more than one organiza-
tion, the offices of Bar-Ilan, He-
brew University, Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology and the
Weizmann Institute of Science
do not collaborate on local efforts.
This will change with a March
5 event being planned to increase
community awareness regarding
some of Israel's institutions of
higher learning.
`The idea is to reinforce the im-
portance of an Israel program at
an Israeli university," said Isaac
Lakritz, executive director of the
east central region of the Amer-
ican Society for Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology. "It's not
about competition. We are all
working for the good of Israel."
The event, a Purim party at
the Detroit Science Center, will
include information on the four
universities and dinner. An Om-
nimax theater presentation of
The Journey Inside, a science fic-
tion tour through the electrical
pathway of an Intel computer (its
chips are developed in Israel) is
also slated for the event.
Organizers, which also include
the Michigan/Israel Connection,
hope to get across the message
that Israel's educational institu-
tions play a critical role in the na-
tion's technology-based society.

All four universities place a
strong emphasis on scientific re-
search and technology.
"When you have competitors,
it's best to work together," said
Dr. David Harold, the president
of the Michigan Chapter of the
American Friends of the Hebrew
University who also is a member
of the Technion board of direc-
tors. 'With competition, chances
are you have a lot in common. We
all have a product, higher edu-
cation and a university experi-
ence in Israel. This is a good
chance for us to do something al-
truistic."

"We are all
working for the
good of Israel."

— Isaac Lakritz

Gail Mondry, who is active
with Weizmann and Technion,
stressed that the event is not a
fund-raiser. Organizers, howev-
er, hope the long-term benefits of
the program will be an increase
in donations and that more area
students will choose to study in
Israel.
"With so many events, it's a
blessing to go to one function.
People want information but they
don't want to have to attend 20
dinners," Ms. Mondry said.
fl For more information, con-
tact the Technion office at (810)
737-1990.

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