The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com DARLOW From page 1 tions in Michigan. When California voters passed a similar initiative in 1996, public universities there saw a decrease in the enrollment of underrepresent- ed minorities - something Darlow said she doesn't want to see happen at the University. Even though yesterday was her first official meeting, Darlow has already begun meeting with cur- rent regents and administrators ADMISSIONS From page 1 one place to another and their sta- tus recorded by secretaries. Now admissions counselors can move applications electronically. Lucier estimates that the paperless pro- cess cuts about two weeks off each application's the turnaround time. But the time savings are even more dramatic for the top applicants. About 28 percent of applicants would be accepted no matter who reviewed their application, Lucier said. Their applications go straight to an upper-level admissions man- ager after their first review, skip- ping the secondary review. Lucier said how much the elec- tronic process accelerates admissions decisions forthe University'stop appli- cants came as a pleasant surprise. The University trys to notify potential students of their accep- tance and financial aid packages as soon as possible because it makes them more likely to attend or at to understand how the University functions. She received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and a law degree from Wayne State Uni- versity, where she later taught law. Although she lives in Ann Arbor, Darlow has no official ties to the University. She said her outsider status will add a fresh point of view to the board. She said her prior work as a corporate and non-profit lawyer will give her relevant knowledge and skills for the job, "Alums are important," Darlow said, "ButI think it's good to have a diverse group of regents." After Darlow decided to decided to run for the seat early last year, she began traveling the state and talk- ing to citizens about the University. Darlow left her position at Novi- based Varnum Law earlier this month to avoid conflicts of interest and to focus her attention on her new position. She said she doesn't know whether she'll continue to practice law. "I have every intention of giving this job whatever commitment of time it needs," Darlow said. least find out more about the Uni- versity. Notifying the top applicants early can even increase the number of highly qualified students who decide to attend. For instancethe yieldrate, or chance an admitted student will attend the University, increased by 3 percent for the Engineering School this year, Lucier said. He attributed this jump to noti- fying accepted students early in the year before they had heard from other schools. Those students who were admit- ted before the end of December were also the last admitted under the University's old affirmative action guidelines. On Dec.29, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a temporary injunction that delayed the imple- mentation of the affirmative action ban until after the University com- pleted this year's admissions cycle. After a week-long pause, the Uni- versity restarted its review of appli- cations on Dec. 10. On that date, the University said counselors would ignore the applicant's race. Through Dec. 31, 1162 under- represented minorities submitted completed applications to the Uni- versity. Of those, 628 applications were reviewed before the Univer- sity stopped considering race and 76.3 percent of underrepresented minorities were admitted. Of non-minority applicants, 62.5 percent were admitted during the same period. Not all of those who applied before the end of December had their application reviewed under the old admissions criteria. Only about 60 percent of the over 15,000 applications the University receivedinthatperiodwerereviewed before the end of December. Four hundred and forty under- represented minorities,who applied before the ban took effect, did not have their applications reviewed under the old system. In a December interview, Luc- ier said applications are reviewed strictly in the order in which they are received. BRANDON From page 1 much for him that he could not pos- sibly articulate everything. "If you review my life, it's kind of eerie how all roads lead back to the University," Brandon said. "It has changed my life - and all for the better." The University offered Brandon an athletic scholarship when he was a senior at South Lyon High School. Without it, he said, he wouldn't have been able to afford tuition. "It was a dream to attend the University while I was growing up," Brandon said. "But it was a goal that seemed unattainable based on the economic circumstances of my family. I'm reasonably sure that, had I not been provided that opportunity, I would have ended up somewhere else." Brandon vividly recalled his first encounter with former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler in 1969. After suffering a heart attack the night before the Rose Bowl, Schembechler was at home recov- ering when Brandon stopped by to discuss playing football for Michi- gan. Schembechler, as it turned out, was still dressed in his robe and pajamas when Brandon arrived. It didn't dissuade the future regent. "By the time he got done with me, regardless of the fact that he was laying there in his pajamas, I just wanted to know where I should sign," Brandon said. As a student and an athlete, Brandon had little spare time. But when he did get a moment to enjoy himself, he frequented College Inn Pizza and the Pretzel Bell, a popu- lar bar that closed in the 1970's. He also said Bimbo's, "a downtown beer joint with a ragtime band," was a favorite hangout. Brandon graduated from the University in 1974 with a bache- lor's degree in education. Bran- don has since risen to the top of the business world. He works in Domino's Farms Office Park, which stretches three-fourths of a mile. The complex seems more like a country club than a business compound. Brandon's experience with Domino's began when he was a football player living in South Quad Residence Hall. When his hungry friend suggested they order a pizza for delivery, Brandon didn't under- stand what he meant. "'What doyoumean?' I said.Ijust thought it was a miracle," Brandon said. "So the first delivered pizza I ever had was a Domino's pizza." As a member of the Board of Regents, Brandon said he has faced many challenges, the most significant of which was finding a' new president. He said he views selecting the right president to be the primary responsibility of the board. Brandon said tuition restraint has been difficult because the Uni- versity has lost a significant amount of funding from the state in the past few years. He said he feels the board has succeeded in keeping tuition down, though. "I still believe we've done a pretty good job of holding down the cost of tuition for our in-state residents as much as possible," Brandon said. "Out-of-state resi- Friday, January 19, 2007 - 7 dents pay a significant premium to come to school here, and that's just the way it is." Brandon said he was proud of the success for both the Campaign for Michigan and the Michigan Differ- ence Campaign, which he said will likely exceed its goal of $2.6 billion. Among the other accomplishments he cited was the improvement of facilities on campus. He noted that the board has invested wiselyin life science facilities, the Medical Cam- pus and the Ford School of Public Policy. "You can pretty much go around campus - the Arthur Miller The- ater - and there's just so many really important and impressive expansions and renovations going on," Brandon said. Brandon has devoted significant time and moneyto the University - especially to Mott Children's Hos- pital, which he credits with saving the lives of his identical twins in 1980. Brandon has made several large contributions to the hospital. His largest was a $2-million gift toward the construction of a new neonatal intensive care unit in the C.S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital, which is currently under construc- tion. In December, as Brandon pre- paredto leave the Board of Regents, he made one last gift to the Uni- versity: 28,550 shares of Domino's stock, amounting to $791,121. Although Brandon's term as regent ended in December, he said he plans to remain involved with the University. 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