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BAND
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in conducting from the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma.
Pasquale said he didn't expect
a promotion, which was first pri-
vately discussed about two weeks
ago after the Outback Bowl.
"I was shocked, I was in awe,
and I was exhilarated," Pasquale
said. "(It is) such an exciting
piece of information; I'll tell you
- I was just thrilled."
Pasquale added that because
he is close friends with Boerma,
the change in leadership should
be a "seamless" transition. He
does not intend on making any
real changes to the way the
band performs, which he said is
already quite respectable.
"The performance standards
are so high and the tradition and
legacy are so great," Pasquale
said. "I just hope that I can main-
taiA those while trying to incor-
porate a couple things that will
keep us current and modern."
Pasquale said he will con-
sider input from band members,
donors and the Athletic Depart-
ment as he takes his new post.
"In the past five years I have
relied heavily on the feedback
and guidance of our students ...
for their creative ideas and cre-
ative outlets," Pasquale said.
"The students here are smarter
than any I've encountered any-
where. The talent level on this
campus - the work ethic, drive,
and professionalism - sets all
kinds of standards. There is no
better place on earth, I truly
believe that. I am so excited to be
able to stay at a place I love."
PROVOST
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MT&D sophomore Gabrielle
Lewis, a board member on the
assembly, said the event marked
the first time any provost at the
University has visited and dis-
cussed these issues with the stu-
dents of the school.
Lewis said she hopes the stu-
dent government will allow oth-
ers to feel more confident and
willing to collaborate within the
University.
The talk with Hanlon and Vice
Provost Martha Pollack was also
the first event ever hosted by the
assembly. Jonathan Hulting-
Cohen, an MT&D graduate stu-
,dent and president of the CSA,
said the creation of the assembly
served as a reason to hold the
event.
"One of the main purposes of
the group is to connect students
and their ideas with the admin-
istration so that they could help,"
said Hulting-Cohen.
The new assembly hopes to
create more collaboration among
students within the school and
also with the University, he said.
It is composed of students repre-
senting each deportment in the
school and was created by Melo-
dy Racine, the school's associate
dean for academic affairs.
Hanlon and Pollack gave a
PowerPoint presentation out-
lining the priorities, pressures
and responsibilities the Univer-
sity faces regarding the budget.
Hanlon primarily spoke of the
University's strive for academic
excellence, access and afford-
ability for students in addition to
budget constraint.
"I know all of you are con-
cerned about the costs of higher
education, and we are too," Han-
lon said.
Hanlon said access and
affordability for higher educa-
tion have become a major policy
issue across the nation. Tuition
has gone up at universities due
LSA sophomore Jacob Swan-
son, a trumpet player, said the
marching band members in
attendance at a meeting Wednes-
day burst into applause after
Haithcock announced the new
band director. Swanson added
that Pasquale was "the perfect
choice" for the position.
"The fact that he was the assis-
tant director of bands makes it a
really natural and smooth transi-
tion because he had Dr. Boerma
to help him along with the tran-
sition," Swanson said. "He knows
the tradition of the marching
band, and I think he has a lot of
great ideas in store for making
it innovative and bringing new
qualities to the band to add on to
its already great legacy."
LSA freshman Matt Cloutier,
also a trumpet player, said he
wasn't surprised to hear Pasquale
was named director.
"He is incredible leader and
really does a good job with con-
necting with the kids," Cloutier
said.
Engineering sophomore
Elayne Thomas, a piccolo player,
said Pasquale will bring "a new
outlook" to the band. She added
that his previous experience gives
him insight into "how the band
runs and what motivates us."
"I knew that he would defi-
nitely make a great band direc-
tor and he would instantly adjust
to the position," Thomas said. "I
think he has more attention to
the details of music - more than
Dr. Boerma did - so I think that
will overall increase our sound
out on the field and when we're
sitting."
Pasquale will assume the new
position June 1.
to wages dropping, family size
increasing and decline in state
appropriations for public univer-
sities.
In 1960, the University
received S0 percent of its money
from the state; currently it
receives 17 percent, Hanlon said.
Hanlon added that the Univer-
sity has been making efforts to
aid this problem by prioritizing
certain efforts in building reno-
vations and lowering expenses
per year by $235 million.
"The School of Music, The-
atre & Dance is one of the gems
on this campus," Hanlon added.
"You guys are remarkably tal-
ented and you have an incredibly
creative energy to the c'ulture on
this campus."
MT&D sophomore Ji Hoon
Kang said he attended the event
to learn about information that
is not at the forefront of his con-
cerns.
"I think (the budget) is very
important to cover just because it
raises a lot questions," Kang said.
"I'm very glad that I went."
However, MT&D sophomore
Elizabeth Raynes and MT&D
junior Elizabeth Williams said
they were disappointed with the
information presented at the
event.
"It was frustrating because
this was supposed to be for
MT&D, and all of the figures that
he gave us were very general and
based on the entire (University),"
Williams said. "I understand
that we're not the largest and
we're not the most expensive,
but I just didn't really feel like he
was trying to cater to us."
Raynes, an out-of-state student
who works a full-time job while
taking classes, asked Hanlon
about merit-based scholarships
for students in the school. She
was told to talk to someone in the
school's department.
"It's incredibly difficult to
come here to focus on my educa-
REGENTS
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president and secretary of the
University. The trip was also the
first official function for newly
elected Regents Mark Bernstein
and Shauna Ryder Diggs. Regent
Katherine White was the only
member of the board not in atten-
dance.
"We're very interested in
issues related to the future of
education, particularly public
higher education - the chal-
lenges, the opportunities - and
we have an opportunity in meet-
ing out there," Coleman said in
December. "They all have a per-
spective that is very interesting.
There is no way I could get those
people to come out here."
California is perhaps the epi-
center of the struggles facing
higher education. Over the last
decade, the University of Cali-
fornia system has faced' enor-
mous decreases in state support.
According to UC spokeswoman
Dianne Klein, the state of Cali-
fornia contributed only 37 per-
cent of the cost of educating a
student for the current school
year.
While the specific topics dis-
cussed were not made public,
Birgeneau said his time with the
regents and executive officers
covered topics such as prospects
for public universities across
the country, budget challenges,
streamlining administration
costs, competition for the best
faculty and financial aid for
SEARCH
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Administrators on the com-
mittee include E. Royster Harper,
vice president for student affairs;
Debra Kowich, interim associate
vice president and deputy gener-
al counsel for the Health System
Legal Office and Gary Krenz,
special counsel to the University
President.
Nancy Diehl, retired chief of
the trial division at the Wayne
County Prosecutor's Office, and
Ann Arbor Police Chief John
Seto come to the committee with
law enforcement experience.
Faculty members on the com-
undergraduates.
Birgeneau said Berkeley has
worked to combine its purchas-
ing with the University of Cali-
fornia, San Francisco in order
to save money on large orders,
among other administrative cost
changes. Overall, Birgeneau said
a "pessimistic" estimate was sav-
ings of $70 million per year as a
result cost-savings programs.
The issue of declining fed-
eral support for research fund-
ing was also a primary focus of
conversation. Birgeneau added
that he was "optimistic" about
the future of research fund-
ing in light of President Barack
Obama's inaugural address. Pri-
vate partnerships with industry
and foundations could also pro-
vide a new source of revenue,
albeit one much smaller than the
support that the federal govern-
ment gives for basic research.
"Federal money is important,
but we get a lot of money from
different foundations," Birge-
neau said. "I would say we are
trying to diversify our research
base in the same way we diver-
sify everything else."
The regents also met with Rus-
sell, who is leading the Google's
foray into "massive open online
courses." At the Sept. meeting of
the Board of Regents, some mem-
bers expressed hesitation about
the University of Michigan being
involved in Coursera, a MOOC
provider.
The University does not cur-
rently charge for the online
courses it provides, but Vice
Provost Martha Pollack told the
mittee include Chemistry Prof.
Mark Banaszak-Holl and Busi-
ness Prof. Kathleen Sutcliffe.
Lisa Connolly, project manag-
er in the Office of the President,
will act as Coleman's liaison to
the search.
University spokesperson Rick
Fitzgerald said the application
review process will begin imme-
diately on a rolling basis.
"They are going to move as
quickly as possible, but it's just
more important to pick the right
person than to stick with a strict
time frame," Fitzgerald said.
Fitzgerald said search com-
mittee members were selected
to represent the community-at-
large that will be affected by cam-
regents that instituting a fee ser-
vice for continuing education
and professional development
programs was an option for the
future.
Birgeneau said Berkeley's
main priority with MOOCs cen-
tered on providing "technol-
ogy-assisted education" to its
on-campus population as well
as some offerings for the general
public.
"We're doing this to improve
education, not to make money,"
Birgeneau said.
The regents also discussed
how to handle a presidential
transition. Coleman is set to
retire in 2014 and a search for
her replacement will likely begin
this year.
Birgeneau, who is set to step
down in'the middle of 2013, said
the charge of a public university
president is to assemble a compe-
tent leadership team, have solidi-
fied personal values, withstand
"buffeting" from state politics
and media and fundraise effec-
tively.
"I'm a strong believer in the
'no-jerk' policy," Birgeneau said.
Regent Julia Darlow (D-Ann
Arbor) noted that the sessions
with Birgeneau and others made
her appreciative of the Univer-
sity's efforts to contain costs. She
added that careful planning over
the last decade has positioned the
University's finances in a good
place.
"We've been timely in looking
at cost containment and making
some very significant changes
over several years now," Darlow
pus safety and security.
"They represent a broad spec-
trum of the University com-
munity as well as the broader
.community because this posi-
tion also would interact with
the broader community, so it's
a blend," Fitzgerald said. "It's a
little bit different from most of
the search committees which
include members of the cam-
pus community but this one is
broader than that because of that
reason."
The Spelman & Johnson
Group, an executive search firm,
will assist the search committee
in suggesting possible candidates
for the office. Fitzgerald said the
group is looking for candidates
said. "It's contributed tremen-
dously to the stability that we
have right now (and) in contrast
to what California has gone
through, we can be very proud
of what the University has right
now."
Birgeneau also spoke to the
regents about programs that Cal-
ifornia sponsors to defray costs
of attendance for lower- and mid-
dle-income students. California
currently pays the entire tuition
cost for a student whose family
makes a combined income of less
than $80,000 per year and quali-
fies for financial aid.
Darlowsaidshe wasimpressed
by the support that California
provides, but she believes the
University of Michigan is com-
petitive in the amount of finan-
cial aid it awards.
"My commitment here is to
the reduction to net tuition cost
- and I stress the word 'net' -
cost for middle and lower income
students," Darlow said.
In the University's 'Record
Update, Board of Regents Chair-
man Laurence Deitch (D-Bloom-
field Hills) saidthe meetings with
donors in California were impor-
tant to building long-standing
relationships with the University.
California has the largest alumni
population of any state outside of
Michigan and is the second-high-
est donor state.
"Our meetings with donors
are critically important to the
future of the university," Deitch
said. "There's a great deal of sup-
port here in southern California
for the University of Michigan."
within and outside the Univer-
sity.
DPSS was created in Oct. 2012
in order to develop a more inte-
grated approach to safety and
security and to improve effi-
cacy and consistency in incident
response procedures. Security
functions that were previously
embedded within different Uni-
versity vice presidential areas
were unified in order to achieve
this goal.
The comprehensive security
department just announced new
titles for the departments under
the division in the hopes that
new nomenclature helps commu-
nity members better understand
the different departments' roles.
FORD
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first day of orientation in 1931,
and by their senior year both
were starting members of the
football team. When the deci-
sion to bench Ward became clear,
Gerald was so "disgusted" that
he walked into Harry Kripke's
office, the head football coach
at the time, and quit. At Ward's
request, however, Gerald played
the game, taking his frustration
out on a mouthy member of the
opposing team and devoting his
tackle to Ward.
After a screening of the film,
speakers at the event - including
Steve Ford and Ward's grandson,
Buzz Thomas - shared their per-
sonal memories about growing
up under their fathers' influence.
Steve remarked that his father
rarelytold the story of his protest
against the racial injustice Ward
suffered. He attributed this to
the former president's modesty
and character.
Ward's great-niece, LSA senior
Melanie Ward, said she saw the
event on Facebook and decided to
attend because of her family ties.
"I had never met Buzz Thomas interest
before, and even though we're relatedf
not blood related, we're in the King Jr.
family, so I wanted to meet him," "It's
Ward said. "I can't really relate and see
to the athletics and what he went this one
through, but I can relate to his cal inc
diligence, his work ethic, his was kin
standards of excellence that have the pro
been passed on to my family." Lipowi
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grandfather, so it's really clear in preside
my family that whatever you're emotion
doing, you need to do it well," rifice th
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ed in attending the race-
event after Martin Luther
. Day on Monday.
important to look back
how far we've come, from
event that was very criti-
our time, even though it
d of a low blow, just to see
gress that we've made,"
cz said.
el like I got to know the
nt a lot better, and the
n that he showed, the sac-
at he was willing to make
hose kinds of people that
sake the change and keep
er strong."
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