Ibe lcicligan 0al Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, February 21,2011 michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY FACULTY Change to tenure up for public comment Michigan Student Assembly President Chris Armstrong speaks at the Anti-Bullying Action Conference at the Ypsilanti Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 19. The conference was hosted by MSA, the University's chapter of College Democrats and the Michigan Democratic Party's LGBT and Allies Caucas. PATROLLING CAMPUS POLICE 'U' seeks new DP Sexecutive direc tor WithMagee on leave Provost hopes a vote on the proposal will be made by spring By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily NewsEditor University Provost Philip Hanlon's proposal to lengthen the tenure probationary period for faculty is one step closer to becoming University policy. In an e-mail Michigan Daily acquired by EXCLUSIVE The Michi- gan Daily, Hanlon wrote to fac- ulty members on Friday that he will bring the proposal to extend the tenure probationary period from eight to 10 years forward today for public com- ment - a necessary step for any change in the University's Board of Regents' Bylaws. After two weeks of public comment, the proposed bylaw change could be brought before the regents for a final vote. According to the e-mail, Han- lon hopes to bring the proposal before the regents for a vote this spring. The proposed change would alter Regent Bylaw 5.09 and would allow any school or col- lege within the University a maximum of 10 years to grant tenure to faculty members. Decisions to alter the tenure probationary period would still be up to the governing faculty in any given school or college. All schools and colleges within the University currently have tenure probationary peri- ods between six and eightyears. Only the Medical School, Ross School of Business, School of Education, School of Dentistry and Taubman College of Archi- tecture and Urban Planning use the full eight years. In the e-mail to faculty members, Hanlon wrote that a number of issues. caused the University and Office of the Provost to consider lengthening the tenure probationary period from the current eight-year limit established by the regents in 1944. Specifically, Hanlon men- tioned the evolution of science, engineering and community- basedresearch,whichallrequire tremendous amounts of time and resources to undertake. He added that familial structures have changed- often making it difficult for faculty members See TENURE, Page SA After medical absence, current DPS director not expected to return By MICHELE NAROV Daily StaffReporter The University is now look- ing for a new Department of Public Safety executive director, according to a University job list- ing that was posted on Thursday. DPS Police Captain Joe Pier- sante was named interim public safety director after Ken Magee, the current DPS executive direc- tor, went on sick leave, according to University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald. Piersante was named interim director because Uni- versity officials initially weren't sure if Magee would return, Fitzgerald said in an interview on Friday. "We do not expect him to return to that position," Fitzger- ald said. "So that's why the posi- tion has been posted." He added that University offi- cials waited until they were cer- tain Magee wouldn't be coming back to post before listingthe job onthe University's website. During the public comments section at the University's Board of Regents meeting last month, former University Prof. Douglas Smith said he believes Magee is on leave because of sexual misconduct allega- tions. Smith requested access from the regents to documents detailing allegations against Magee - records Smith said he was previously denied based on attorney-client privilege. University President Mary Sue Coleman would not com- ment on Magee's situation fol- lowingthe meeting. At the time, Fitzgerald said there was no investigation into the matter. Fitzgerald said Friday that he had no comment about the See DPS, Page 5A CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION Recreational facilities get $1.6M renovation Revamp includes new machines, TVs and updated lobbies By BETHANY BIRON Daily News Editor Students hoping to shed a few pounds before warmer weather and shorter hemlines come may soon find an incentive to get in shape by using new campus gym equipment. The University's Department of Recreational Sports has start- ed facility renovations this aca- demic year. With a total of $1.6 million allocated for the project, the revamp includes 60 new car- dio machines, television instal- lations and the refurnishing of lobbies and locker rooms at the Intramural Sports Building, Central Campus Recreational Building and North Campus Recreational Building. The funding came from the University's vice president for student affairs and the provost's office. E. Royster Harper, the University's Vice President for Student Affairs, served as com- missioner of a yearlong recre- ational facility-planning study that will be released this month. The study will expose fur- See RENOVATION, Page SA UNIVERSITY OUTREACH Wolverine Express motivates high school students to pursue college Republican Gov. Rick Snyder speaks at the 2011 Clean Energy Prize award ceremony at Rackham Auditorium on Friday, Feb.18. The first prize was awarded to CSquared Innovations, a startup led by Rackham student Nick Moroz. Snyder encourages students to have passion, patience in startups St M By. Spe Nativ theS udents, faculty Saginaw High School recited a newly learned mantra -"The reach out to Trojans will go to college." As one of the facultymembers ichigan schools who is a part of the Wolverine Express program - a program KIMBERLY PAGEAU that brings University faculty, Daily StaffReporter staff and students to Michigan high schools to promote higher eaking in Ojibwe, the education - Margaret Noori, e American dialect of director of the University's aginaw tribe, students at Comprehensive Studies Pro- gram, led the high school stu- dents in the chant last month, hoping to encourage underrep- resented students like them to pursue a college education. Wolverine Express was cre- ated this past fall as a program of the Center for Educational Outreach in conjunction with the University's Diversity Coun- cil. The schools involved in the See COLLEGE, Page 5A 'U' students win $50,000 for Clean Energy Prize By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporter "It's kind of fun to be able to give a talk that doesn't have the word 'budget' or 'tax' in it," Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said to a large crowd on cam- pus just one day after announc- ing his state budget plan for the 2012 fiscal year. Snyder addressed a group of about 400 people in Rackham Auditorium on Friday at the award ceremony for the four finalists of the Clean Energy Prize business plan competi- tion. Created in 2008 by DTE Energy and the University, the Clean Energy Prize is a com- petition that grants $100,000 to college students across the state who present business plans incorporate clean energy. This year's winner was CSquared Innovations, which was started by University stu- dents who were rewarded with $50,000 at the competi- See SNYDER, Page SA WEATHER HI: 23 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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