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students and faculty. Coleman's
academics personal initiatives, such as sus-
tainability and entrepreneurship,
y PETER SHAHIN will strongly factor into the cam-
Daily Staff Reporter paign's goals.
"We haven't set any date firm-
University will launch its ly, but we're planning for and
ing capital campaign next talking about it," Coleman said on
niversity President Mary Monday.
leman said in an interview She added that the campaign
y. will likely take advantage of
man said the University its overlap with the impending
ning to commence its next bicentennial of the University in
fundraising initiative dur- 2017.
1 2013. While the launch "It's a wonderful opportunity,"
w is tentative, the cam- Coleman said. "We'll be having at
could potentially bring least a year, maybe 18 months, of
ons of dollars to support celebrations for the 200th anni-
:s and initiatives across versary, and so tying the cam-
s. paign to those celebrations is a
Michigan Difference, the tremendous opportunity for the
iversity capital campaign, University. I expect the two will
tween 2004 and 2008 and be linked."
$3.2 billion. The Universi- Coleman has previously stated
tial goal for the campaign she will retire from her role as
.5 billion. University president in 2014 and
ke the previous fun- therefore will not directly lead
g drive, the upcoming the bicentennial celebrations.
ign is expected to focus However;since fundraisingcam-
construction and renova- See CAMPAIGN, Page 3
Board to also vote
on upgrades to
Earl. V Moore bldg.
By PETER SHAHIN
DailyStaffReporter
At its monthly meeting on
Thursday, the University's
Board of Regents is set to
approve a host of renovation
projects across campus, rang-
ing from minor structural and
maintenance needs to large-
scale renovations of iconic
campus buildings.
Among upgrades the board
will consider is the mainte-
nance of existing structures
at Michigan Stadium, the Wil-
liam L. Clements Library, the
basement of the College of
Pharmacy, the North Campus
Research Complex and a tunnel
along South University Avenue
that serves the Central Campus
power plant.
Michigan Stadium, built in
1927, is in need of $6 million in*
paint and maintenance work,
Timothy Slottow, the Univer-
sity's executive vice president
and chief financial officer,
wrote in a communication to
the regents. He added that
enlargements to the stadium
in 1948, 1998 and 2010 have
weakened and corroded exist-
ing steel girders that are now
in need of repair or replace-
ment.
See BIG HOUSE, Page 3
FACULTY GOVERNANCE
SACUA inquires
into increase i
grievances filed
by 'U' faculty
SPECIAL VISITORS
Group-seeks
increased faculty
representation on
N search committees
ByAUSTEN HUFFORD
Daily StaffReporter
An uptick in the number of
faculty complaints filed under
the University's grievance pro-
cedure this year led to concern
among faculty members at Mon-
day's senate Advisory Com-
mittee on University Affairs
meeting.
Under the procedure, which
was approved in April 2011, Uni-
versity faculty have filed at most
one complaint in an academic
year. The program serves as a
tool for faculty to raise issues
with the administration of aca-
demic units and their leader-
ship.
The three grievances filed
already this year prompted
speculation at Monday's meet-
ing about whether the increase
in the incidence of little-used
procedure is an aberration or a
sign of unrest among faculty.
Social Work Associate Prof.
Karen Staller, SACUA vice chair
and the faculty grievance moni-
tor, said it is unclear whether
this increase is an anomaly or
the start of a trend.
At their weekly meeting,
SACUA members also discussed
a model for appointing faculty
members to executive search
committees, such as the search
for the next University presi-
dent, and methods of alleviating
low attendance at the organiza-
tion's gatherings.
In a typical year, there are
zero complaints filed by faculty,
but so far this year, there have
been three. Social Work Associ-
ate Prof. Karen Staller, SACUA
vice chair and the faculty griev-
ance monitor, said it is unclear
whether this increase is an
anomaly or the start of a trend.
The model faculty griev-
ance procedure was adopted
See GRIEVANCES, Page 3
Morgan Tall, a patient at the C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital, jokes with Michigan football players Joe Reynolds and
Craig Roh outside of the hospital's family center on Monday.
AROUND ANN ARBOR
Website
hopes to
simplify
search for
A housing
Student-launched
site draws 500
visitors in first day
By LYDIA KOEHN
For the Daily
Students still scrambling in
their search for housing next year
are in luck - a recently launched
website, A2Cribs.com, aggregates
available properties for local
house hunters using the Google
Maps application. The site went
live last Wednesday, and received
519 visitors on the first day.
Created by three University
students for their peers, A2Cribs
sorts its collection ofhousinglist-
ings by University term and unit
type, allowing users to search
a specified range of beds and
rent prices. Engineer seniors
Tim Jones and Evan Dancer and
Business senior Jason Okrasin-
ski make up the A2Cribs team.
The team's idea for the website
grew out their own frustrations
with stressful Ann Arbor rental
,See WEBSITE, Page 3
U'helps military
and service members.
The eight-week program is
focuses on mental specifically designed to help
military spouses prepare or
health support cope with the stress of mili-
tary deployment. It is open to
By MOLLY BLOCK individuals in any stage of the
Daily StaffReporter deployment cycle to provide
necessary attention and assis-
In honor of Veterans Day, tance.
the University is supporting Michelle Kees, the leader
military spouses and partners of HomeFront Strong, said the
during the deployment of their program began after the lead-
significant others through ership of the Army National
HomeFront Strong - a pro- Guard realized military fami-
gram aimed at providing sup- lies needed more resources
port to the families of veterans than were originally available.
families
The umbrella organization
Military Support Programs and
Networks sponsors HomeFront
Strong and similar programs
that offer assistance and sup-
port for families before, dur-
ing and after their significant
other's deployment.
"Manyoftheprogramsinthe
military mental hospital focus
exclusively on veterans or ser-
vice members and family mem-
bers are only seen from mental
health services in an ancillary
role," Kees said. "They don't
receive the spotlight, and with
See MILITARY, Page 3
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