4 Page 10 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 6, 1984 Computer depts. merge to boost progran By ANDREW ERIKSEN In an effort to step into the world of high tech and to strengthen computer programs at the University, ad- ministrators have merged two depar- tments. The computer and communication sciences department in LSA and the Department of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering in the College of Engineering officially merged July 1. They have taken on the new name Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS). The facilty reports to engineering dean James Duderstadt. However, the curriculum will merge both LSA and engineering students. The new department will have two divisions: Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Electrical Engineering (EE). "I see it as a welcome change," said Prof. Gideon Frieder, who will be the chairman of the Computer Science and Engineering division. Prof. George Haddad, the current chairman of the electrical and com- puter engineering department, will be the chairman of the new department and its electrical engineering division. THE NEW DEPARTMENT will still offer an undergraduate degree in com- puter science for LSA students and an undergraduate degree in computer engineering for engineering students. The department hopes to have new iquality course listings ready for the next winter term, said Frieder. The courses will remain the same-only the course numbers will change, he said. "The core curriculum will be the same . . . the electives will be dif- ferent," said Henry Pollack, LSA associate dean. The department is changing slowly to limit the number of problems for students. "We will try to minimize the negative impact for students," said Frieder, "and maximize the benefits." The new EECS department will even- tually be moved from East Engineering to North Campus when the new engineering building is complete. The ground was broken for the building in May and the project is expected to be completed by the spring of 1987. There is a plan to provide a suite of offices so that professors may have of- fice hours on central cam- pus-probably in East Engineering-and to offer academic counseling. Some professors 'will have to commute between North Campus and Central Campus to teach classes and hold office hours. LSA students majoring in computer science this fall will join engineering students in paying $100 each term to use the engineering computer network as a result of the merger of two University departments, said Pollack. CAROL L. FRANCAVILLA/Daily The $285 million Replacement Hospital Project will be ready for occupancy in January 1986. Hospital nears completion sTAEDTLER P*rs n1Uf0u 7-PEN PROMO ,d. p H . J *sa ~t Drs" ir*~d~ By NEIL CHASE It's called the Replacement Hospital Project, but the $285 million building going up behind the current Main Hospital is much more than just a replacement. The new building, which is expected to be ready for occupancy in January, 1986, is a state-of-the-art medical center which officials say was designed with two things in mind: Patient preferences and the flexibility to accommodate changes in medical technology. THE PATIENT preferences were determined through a survey of hospital patients. When they were planning the new hospital, officials asked patients what they liked and disliked about hospitals and incorporated many of the responses into the design of the RHP. As a result of the survey, half the rooms in the new facility will be single-bed rooms and the rest will be double. Also, the windows are lower than in most buildings so that a patient lying in bed can see out- side. University hospitals administrator George Zuidema said the major problem at the current 586- bed Main Hospital is its lack of flexibility. Because many of the upper floors are too weak to hold advan- ced medical equipment, the building is becoming useless although it is still structurally sound. TO OVERCOME this problem in the new facility, planners included interstitial spaces between floors which will hold much of the medical equipment and allow oxygen to be easily supplied to each patient room. Workers will be able to install and remove equip- ment and service the building's support system in these crawl spaces without disturbing patient areas. In addition to the single and double rooms, the over 800-bed hospital will have special wards which can be used for intensive care, coronary care, and other specialized needs. These wards can be arranged so that nurses may constantly watch a patient or provide a private room, depending on the patient's needs. RHP CONSTRUCTION has proceeded quite close to its original schedule, although the cost has risen from the original proposal of $210 million to the present $285 million. Most of the funding was raised through the sale of state bonds, and developer A. Alfred Taubman, owner of the Michigan Panthers football team, is conducting a drive to raise the final $20 million for the project through private donations. A six-week strike in 1982 by ironworkers at the RHP site caused minor construction delays, and last June the University regents approved the spending of $8.3 million from a reserve fund within the hospital budget to correct problems caused by fast-tracking - a procedure designed to save time and money by allowing one part of the building to be constructed. while another is still being planned. The Main Hospital and its replacement are the hub of the vast University Hospitals Medical Center, which has recently become best known for heart transplants and emergency services. Doctors recen- tly resumed the heart transplant procedure at University Hospital, treating a Detroit man and a 2- year-old girl, the youngest transplant patient ever. AMBULANCES AND the University's Survival Flight helicopter often bring severly injured patients from other Southeastern Michigan hospitals to the University for advanced and specialized treatment. The burn center treats victims of major fires and ac- cidents, and the numerous specialists in the hospital and the medical school see patients with a variety of rare and unfamiliar diseases. In addition to the Mair Hospital, the medical houses the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Holden Perinatal Hospital, and Women's Hospital as well as the Adult and Child Psychiatric Hospitals. Several buildings house medical faculty and classrooms. Officials have not yet determined what will happen to the Main. Hospital when the patients move out at the end of next year, but some speculate it will torn down while others say it may be converted to office space. The old St. Joseph's Hospital three blocks away became an office building for University Hospital administrators when St. Joe's moved to its new building. 28.95 While Supplies Last List $68.00 New program boasts outdoor fun for student th Anniversary 1934-1984+ MORE THAN A BOOKSTORE Main Store: Electronics Showroom: 549 East University Ave. 1110 South University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Phone:(313)662--3201 By MARLA GOLD For camping and skiing enthusiasts, the new Outdoor Recreation Center (ODR) at the North Campus Recreation Building (NCRB) is a great place to turn when studying gets to be too much and it's time for a little fun. The program includes equipment rental, clinics, wilderness trips, and a resource center which offers many maps and guides for biking and cam- ping. NCRB inherited the program after it had been kicked around other units of the University for a few years due to budget cuts. Mary Fran Grossman, the program director, is excited about the project. "I always felt a need for it on campus. There is no way for students to par-. ticipate in outdoor sports otherwise. We provide opportunities for students who didn't have the resources," she said. The rental of recreation equipment is probably the program's best feature, with fees about one-half the price of a popular campus-area store. TWO- AND four-person tents are $3.50 and $4.50 respectively, as compared with $8.50 per day at Bivouac on State Street. ODR also has great prices on cross-country skis, sleeping bags, stoves, canoes, and fishing gear. The program also offers price discounts on weekend and week rentals. Rental deposits range from $5 to $15, a drop in the bucket compared with the $35 deposit per item at Bivouac. 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