4;1ie 13I1igan 01aitjj ( 1)N _ tI iI t )i7 I f ' X''\t( ) IEk S ( )Pl ,) ITrj( )l{ 1E 1,k-4,1114,i1)( )Me Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 4, 2012 michigandaily.com ELECTiON 2012 officials donate to presidential campaigns PAUL SHERMAN/Daily Javon Williams, an employee at Ben & Jerry's on South State Street, scoops ice cream to eager customers for the store's Free Cone Day yesterday. AC A DEM IC P ROG RA M S Art.& Design hires dean Gunalan Art, will be the school's their press release that Nadarajan's ernize and globalize the Sch( new dean. experience in a variety of fields of Art & Design during his tir Nadarajan to Nadarajan will replace Dean will be a valuable asset to the as dean. Bryan Rogers, effective July 1, University. "I hope to lead the Sch( replace outgoing pending approval by the Uni- "(University) PresidentMary of Art & Design in achievi versity's Board of Regents. Sue Coleman and I are very greater national and intern Dean Rodgers Rogers, who served as dean for pleased that Gunalan Nadara- tional prominence as an ec 12 years, announced his retire- jan will assume the leadership cation institution that tru By KATIE BURKE ment in September. A search of the School of Art & Design at exemplifies what an art sch Daily StaffReporter committee, chaired by Art & a time when the school and the could and needs to be in the 2 Design Prof. James Cogswell, University are committed to an century," Nadarajan said. The University's School of has since been looking for a interdisciplinary education for Nadarajan added that Art & Design announced yes- replacement for Rogers since students," Hanlon said in the intends to focus on resear terday that Gunalan Nadarajan, then. release. and interdisciplinary studies vice provost for research at the University Provost Philip Nadarajan said in the press his management of the schoo Maryland Institute College of Hanlon said in a University release that he hopes to mod- See DEAN, Page Regent Denise hitch to host fundraiser with President Barack Obama By TUI RADEMAKER Daily StaffReporter As candidates campaign for the 2012 presidential election, the University's Board of Regents and University faculty members have utilized private donations to sup- port their favored politicians. According to the Federal Elec- tion Commission, which both pub- licly list the names of campaign donors and the amount of money they contribute, officials from the city of Ann Arbor and the Uni- versity have donated to President Barack Obama's re-election cam- paign and the various campaigns of Republican candidates seeking the GOP nomination. Ann Arbor residents donated a total of about $323,000 directly to the 2012 presidential campaigns, according to the FEC. University faculty and staff donated about $76,000, while students donated $7,000, which includes residents and non-residents ofAnnArbor. University Regent Denise Ilitch (D-Bingham Farms) will also host a fundraising event on April 18 for Obama at her home in Bing- ham Parms. With the President himself expected to attend, ticket prices will range from $10,000 to $40,000. "When asked if I would host the event at my home for Presi- dent Obama, I agreed because I enthusiasti- cally support our presi- dent," Ilitch said in a statement to the Daily Monday. Ilitch has not yet donated to a 2012 presidential campaign, but has donated to previous cam- paigns, including that of President Obama in 2008, Hilary Clinton, former President George W. Bush and Rudy Guliani. University Regent Olivia May- nard (D-Goodrich) is also among prominent University officials who have donated to the 2012 campaigns, contributing $2,000 to Obama's re-election efforts. Though Maynard has financially See CANDIDATES, Page 7A ool ime gol ing na- du- uly pool Ust he rch sin I. 7A f S UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Chronicle .~ 0 rankings irk experts Newspaper: 89.7 percent of'U' students graduate in six years By PETER SHAHIN Daily StaffReporter Sometimes the quality of a university transcends the numbers, higher education experts say. Last month, the Chronicle of Higher Education, a lead- ing weekly publication on college and university affairs, published a report measuring numerous statistics for more than 3,800 universities across the United States. The Univer- sity received mixed reviews, ranking at the third highest six-year graduation rate of any leading public institu- tion at 89.7 percent, but with the highest cost per under- graduate degree in the state at $129,206. The report also noted that the University had the low- est number of Pell Grants per capita in Michigan with 15 percent of students receiving the federal financial aid. The school with the highest num- ber of Pell Grant recipients in the state was Wayne State University, with 43.5 percent of its student body benefiting from the program. In a statement to The Mich- igan Daily, University spokes- woman Kelly Cunningham wrote that an analysis of the Chronicle's report performed by Donald Grimes, senior research area specialist at the University's Institute for Research on Labor, Employ- ment and the Economy, found issues with the group's meth- odology. "Professor Grimes notes that the basic calculation of cost is misleading for any university with graduate pro- See CHRONICLE, Page 7A STUDENT GOVERNMENT As election remains in limbo, CSG still meets First meeting of new assembly delayed to April 17 By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily StaffReporter The delayed certification of the Central Student Government elec- tions has forced assembly members to convene past their expected term limits. Last night should have been the first assembly meeting with the newly elected representatives, but that will now be moved to April 17, when in its only meeting before sum- mer recess, the assembly will elect a speaker and vice speaker and resolve any loose ends from the election. While they already fulfilled the term they were elected to, the rep- resentatives had an eventful night of discussion to pass numerous resolu- tions. One passed resolution pledged See ASSEMBLY, Page 7A PAUL SHERMAN/Daily Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Lester Monts speaks at the ROTC Tri-Service Awards Cermony yesterday. ROTC members receive awards at ceremony More than 125 individuals honored at event By ALICIA ADAMCYZK Daily StaffReporter Cadets and midshipmen rep- resenting the three branches of the University's ROTC traded in their training gear and fatigues for pressed uniforms and pol- ished medals last night at the University's annual Tri-Service Awards Ceremony. About 400 ROTC students, veterans, faculty and fam- ily members attended the cer- emony in Rackham Auditorium. Forty-four different organiza- tions handed out more than 125 awards and scholarships to out- standing students of the four branches - the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force - which come together each year for a ball in March and the service awards in April. Engineering sophomore Joseph Poznanski, an Army cadet and recipient of the Amer- ican Legion Award for Military Excellence, said the event is held to honor the best and brightest of each ROTC branch. "Tonight is for accrediting See ROTC, Page 7A WEATHER HI 51 TOMORROW L . LO: 32 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. 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