The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 12, 2001- 7 $100 milion spent on recruzting annually ADMISSIONS Continued from Page 1 receives from that area. Spencer compared it to a view of the earth from space - lights can be seen in the most populous parts of the world. "We try to go where the lights are," Spencer said, adding, "That does not mean to say we neglect any areas of the state or the country." Spencer said the University tries to make personal visits' to each in-state high school at least once every two years. He estimated the University spends about $100 million in recruiting every year. "There's never an 'i' we won't dot or a 't' we won't cross to identify students who will be success- ful at the University of Michigan, no matter what their background," Spencer said. "There may be some (universities) that do as much but few who do more." He added that counselors focus not only on geo- graphic diversity but on the diversity of interests and hobbies prospective students express in their applica- tions. "This is not a school of GPAs and test scores," Spencer said. Spencer said that 85 percent of accepted students have done community service, 50 percent play a musical instrument and 10 percent have started their own business. Another way the University recruits students from underrepresented areas involves the efforts of alumni. Alumni travel to college fairs at different schools in their communities to advise prospective students. They also have an effect on prospective applicants when they drive with a University of Michigan bumper sticker or fly a maize-and-blue flag outside their homes. "If I'm a kid and I see that, that's going to res- onate," Spencer said. Most students hear about the University because of its national reputation as a leader in many differ- ent areas, Spencer said. "We've always been a very, very popular universi- ty," he added. Joyce Williams, career center director at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, said students at the school are able to form their own opinion of the Uni- versity simply by living in the same city. The campus is close enough that students can take advantage of a number of experiences and events there. Williams said a University counselor visits the school and is available to answer students' questions throughout the year. Anne Young, counseling department head at Troy High School in Oakland County, said a University of Michigan counselor comes to her area for a college night every fall. "She is a very, very good spokesperson for the University," Young said. "U of M comes up a lot," Young added. "I think the school speaks for itself, the reputation of the University of Michigan." A lot of students at the high school have parents who attended college, which generally makes them more aware of higher education. Pat Cleary, a college counselor at Stuyvesant High School in New York City, said her students have usu- ally heard of the University prior to the application process, and students who have friends and family who attended the University create an additional net- work. More applications come to the University from Stuyvesant than any other high school in the country outside Ann Arbor. SOLOWAY Continued from Page 1 support you while on the path of learning who you are and teach you the skills you will need to interact with people throughout your life," wrote another student in a nomina- tion. About 520 students nominated various professors for the Golden Apple Award and about 15 of those nominations were for Soloway, said Engineering junior, Brian Netter. But the group of students that nominates the winner, Students Hon- oring Outstanding UniWersity Teach- ers, does not only consider the num- ber of nominations but also thequal- ity of the comments professors receive. "From engineers naming a profes- sor, that is quite a few," Netter said. "What struck me most was how inspired the students were to chal- lenge themselves." In honor of winning the Golden Apple Award, Soloway will give his "ideal last lecture" Jan. 22 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater and be awarded S1,000 cash. When Soloway was informed that he would get to give the lecture, he jok- ingly protested, "But I don't lecture." REGENTS Continued from Page 1 host events, which might defeat the pur- pose of a study break for some students. But Regent Rebecca McGowan (D- Ann Arbor) said she supports the pro- posal. "I'nf all for it. The time has come," she said yesterday. Regent Olivia Maynard (D- Goodrich) said she was also in favor of the proposal. "I'm not saying it's going to be a unanimous decision, but I don't think it will have any problem passing," she said. "Matt really did his homework." The proposed break would be Mon- day and Tuesday, Oct. 14 and 15 in next year's fall calendar. 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Classes would end Wednesday, Dec. 11, and the last day of finals is scheduled to be Friday, Dec. 20. The proposal would not affect the winter term. The regents will also be asked tomor- row to approve changes to the athletic bylaws proposed by University Presi- dent Lee Bollinger. The changes would modify the name of the Board in Control to be the Advi- sory Board on Intercollegiate Athletics. The plan has come under fire in the Senate Advisory Committee on Univer- sity Affairs. SACUA Chair Moji Navvab plans to speak to the regents and submit a letter expressing SACUA's concerns. "Basically, our concerns are that we do not want to dilute the faculty gover- nance in the board of control," said SACUA Vice Chair Jack Gobetti, a Dentistry professor, who added that the power of the two students and two alumni on the board would also be diminished. The Board in Control has a say in financial and academic matters in the University's athletic program. The Advisory Board on Intercollegiate Ath- letics would be purely advisory. The changes would give the presi- dent of the University the final say in athletic matters and would give the fac- ulty control over only those matters related to academics. The modified Board in Control would no longer have power over the athletic director. Gobetti said he feels the changes would leave open the possibility that. the athletic director could nominate fac- ulty members who might not put stu- dent athletes' academic interests first. "The athletic director, by nature of the beast, is looking at an athlete who happens to be a student," he said. UM STAFF & STUDENTS needed! You are needed for a study on the events of 9/l1. Earn $7 for 20 mi. email survey. Go to www.umich.edu/-~syrhee/911 UNIVERSITY CATERING hiring positive and personable people for wait staff positions. Will train. Varied shifts avail. Call 764-2142. WORK STUDY POSITION IN SCHOOL OF NURSING business and finance office. 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