The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 3A JACKSON From Page 1A sent to the school's community. He wrote that Jackson's passing was an incredible loss to the Uni- versity community. "Shaun has been a dedicated and beloved member of our com- munity, mentoring generations of designers and sharing his optimism and love of life with us all," Nadarajan wrote. "He was the model of an interdisciplinary design educator." One of Jackson's former stu- dents, Art and Design junior Tay- lor Ross, fondly remembers the professor for his numerous and long-winded anecdotes about his experiences in the industrial world. She said his real-world experience and gift as an educa- tor made him an extraordinary professor. "I learned more in his class than I have in any of my other classes,"Ross said. "Ijust learned a lot of valuable lessons from him .. he teaches students the value of working really hard.", Ross added that Jackson's drive to design products that were perfect and professional was highly influential on his stu- dents. "He always strived for excel- lence in all aspects of his life and it definitely rubbed off on his stu- dents," she said. Jackson even offered a indus- trial design drawing class on Sat- urday mornings after realizing there weren't enough courses on the subject offered at the Univer- sity. Art and Design sophomore Terence Harp spoke about his experience in Jackson's weekend class. "It was the best class I took, and it wasn't even for credit," Harp said. Harp said Jackson brought high-level designers as guest speakers and worked hard to make sure students would have the requisite design drawing skills for when they graduated and began to work in the indus- try. "Among the students, we all had been touched by him," Harp said. "He helped make a lot of this stuff happen in (the design program).". Professor Andersen said Jackson's work should live on in his contribution to the Art and Design program at the Univer- sity. "It is my hope that his legacy in bridge building between busi- ness and engineering and art and architecture be continued," Andersen said. "That'd be the best legacy." Nadarajan wrote that the school would notify students once plans were finalized for memorial services. REGENTS From Page 1A staying at the forefront of higher education. Regent Denise Ilitch (D-Bing- ham Farms) wrote in an e-mail interview that the regents plan to discuss issues such as afford- ability and access, the changing nature of how students learn, changes in health care at campus medical centers and the increas- ing competition for research dol- lars. "I look forward to more meet- ings that allow us to learn, exchange ideas and promote the virtues of the University of Mich- igan," Ilitch wrote. "It is vitally important to be an 'ambassador' of our great institution." University representatives also hope to glean insight into how UC administrators have coped with the economic catas- trophe that has crippled the sys- tem over the past decade. According to UC-Berkeley spokeswoman Dianne Klein, the state of California contrib- uted only 37 percent of the cost required to educate a student for the current school year. Nathan Brostrom, executive vice president of business opera- tions for the UC system, told the development officer. California has the second largest number of University alumni, second only to Michigan. It ranks second in terms of out-of-state financial contributions to the University. "California is just a very big area for U of M," May said. There are an unbelievable number of financially successful Michigan alums." May, as well as the two Uni- versity development officers cur- rently stationed in California, will not attend any of the actual meetings or seminars with the regents. Instead they will host two events to draw donors from across the state. The regents are scheduled to attend those events. "This presents an opportunity to reach out to people who care about the University and want this institution to thrive well into our third century," Fitzger- ald said. The trip, financed by non- general fund dollars from Uni- versity donors, will cost between $30,000 and $50,000, according to Fitzgerald. "This is a very small invest- ment for a very high return," May said. ONLINE EDUCATION A FOCUS OF TRIP JOIN THE DAILY! COME TO OUR MASS MEETINGS: TODAY at 7:30 p.m. Sun., Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. ALL MEETINGS ARE AT 420 MAYNARD STREET. CAR From Page 1A any innovative product faes when first entering a new mar- ket, Ghosn said. Innovators must instill a sense of familiarity into society with the introduction of a new invention before consumers can'trust and utilize the product. Ghosn added that Renault- Nissan must provide the addi- tional resources - such as easily accessible charging stations - necessary for consuming the electric cars before the product can become widely popularized. "This is kind of a de-bugging period," Ghosn said. "Where the de-bugging is not only linked to the product but to the environ- ment of the product." Ghosn told the audience that the world is prepared to accept the reality that electric cars will be more integrated into the global society. However, he added that governments must support the concept of electric cars as well. He pointed to the Chinese government's removal on Sunday of all official cars from the streets of Beijing amid alarming pollution levels as a sign that 'zero emission cars are a must.'" Ghosn added that as the car- to-inhabitant ratio increases to close to 300 to 400 cars per 1000 inhabitants, electric cars are becoming more imperative to improve pollution levels. "There is no way you are going to avoid this kind of tech- nology," Ghosn said. In 10 years, electric cars should represent 10 percent of the market, Ghosn said, fol- lowed by a progressive decrease in pollution levels. Ghosn said, in 2013, "without any doubt, there is going to be significant growth within the MLK From Page 1A growing commitment to racial diversity, to creating spaces for the University and surrounding community to engage in topics relatingto diversity," Ward said. Audience members watched a video featuring University alum Larry Brilliant, former execu- tive director of Google.org, the philanthropic arm of the search r giant. The video described King's visit to the University in 1962 and the impact the visit had on Brilliant, who is an advocate of the civil rights movement. As a part of a medical committee for human rights, Brilliant trav- eled with King to march against the Vietnam War. Two audio clips were played of King speaking at the Great March in Detroit in 1963 and at the March on Washington same vision that electric cars should represent an important technology of the car industry and certainly something, which is significant portion of the cars offered on the market." The future of the electric car industry includes a fusion between zero emissions and vir- tual technology, Ghosn said. In an age when information-based technologies, such as music players and tablets, are an inte- gral part of people's daily lives, people become increasingly interested when those features can be added to more aspects of their routines. Ghosn also said new technol- ogy similar to that used in tab- lets and music players will make electric cars more interactive and appeal to the growing inter- est in information-based tech- nology. "There can be , a non-direct interaction between you and the car just by giving the car a lot of your basic information," Ghosn said. "It's going to make your car your companion." At the end of the lecture, Jack Hu, associate engineering dean for academic affairs, said he and Ghosn discussed creat- ing opportunities for students to intern for Renault-Nissan in multiple countries, such as Japan or Brazil. "He embraced that idea, and we will be talking about these opportunities," Hu, who intro- duced Ghosn, said. Jeanne Murabito, execu- tive director for student affairs for the College of Engineering, said she is excited to provide students with opportunities to experience international and real-world applications of what they learn at the University. "To work in, probably France and Japan, and to have those opportunities and to really be immersed in those compa- nies would be phenomenal," Murabito said. "We are expand- ing those opportunities to our students but at this point we haven't really developed any- thing with Renault and Nissan, so I'm thrilled about it." Engineering Prof. Elliot Solo- way raised concern to Ghosn that the education students are receiving is not sufficient enough to prepare them for the visions Renault-Nissan and the electric car industry are sug- gesting for the future. Ghosn said it is important to learn the fundamental con- cepts that apply to an industry, but "learning how to learn" to adjust to changing markets and realities is crucial to succeeding beyond completion of formal education. "Learning certainly does not stop at the university," Ghosn said. "Most of it will start when you are joining a company and when you are starting a career ... What we need are people who know that it's going to be a life long learning and who have the basics, the will and the personal organization." Rackham student Yiyi Zhao said Ghosn's points assured her that she is ready to pursue a career in autos. "The classes here - Michigan especially - are very helpful to help us prepare for the future industry," Zhao said. Engineering sophomore Sierra George said the gender imbalance was noticeable at the lecture as well as in the male- dominated industry. "It's intimidating in the sense thatIdon'tknow how it's goingto affect me," George said. "I don't know if it's going to be an advan- tage or disadvantage. I feel like I am going to have to prove myself more and stand out alot more." New York Times inJ though the system is o most prestigioushigher systems in the nation, puses are facing one of financial crises sincet Depression. MAY, REGENT SOLICIT DON' While the conditi been especially difficul fornia, public universit the nation, including th sity, have faced formid. challenges. More than decreased their higherE budgets this past year, one-fifth less per stud pared to a decade ago. To buffer agains declines in funding state of Michigan, a prix of the board's trip is t potential donors. "Our University has ingly become depende generosity and support to maintain our excelle will be cultivating the important relationship wrote. "We will be sh strengths of our Unive why it is important an while to invest in the U of Michigan." California is fertile g reaching out to donors, University alumni resi state, said May, the Un June that The regents will also have the 'ne of the opportunity to learn more about education massive open online courses, its cam- better known as MOOCs. The the worst University's MOOCs, currently the Great available for free on the popular Coursera platform, provide the opportunity for anyone around S TO the world with an Internet con- ORS nection to take a class taught by University professors. ons have Russell, the Google research- It in Cali- er, is a leader in Google's MOOC ies across programs who will meet with e Univer- the regents later this week. able fiscal He said MOOCs are still very 40 states much in a start-up phase, which education is currently characterized by spending extensive experimentation with lent com- different methods and revenue models. I future "I'm going to recommend from the places like Michigan do an mary goal investment in (MOOCs) and sort to engage of see where it takes them - kind of like an internal start-up - as a increas- way of exploring what's possible nt on the and then being able to move rap- of donors idly when they decide that they nce so we do or do not want to go farther se vitally with it," Russell said. s," Ilitch At previous board meetings, aring the some of the members have ques- 'rsity and tioned whether or not MOOCs ad worth- can yield financial benefit for Jniversity the University. In September, Martha Pollack, vice provost for 'round for academic and budgetary affairs, as 40,000 gave a presentation to the regents de in the about the University's role in niversity's Coursera and eventual avenues for monetization by charging for continuing education and pro- fessional courses. "Historically, once upon a time, universities were threat- ened by the introduction of low- cost printed books," Russell said. "They survived that. That seems inconceivable now. When we look back at this time 20 years from now, universities, I predict, will still be around and we'll have the same sort of'you're kid- ding' response. 'How could they think this could destroy the uni- versity?"' Russell added that MOOCs have the potential to create a competitive market for teach- ing in which each institution can market its most prominent programs. The result, he said, would be a general rise in teach- ing standards. "The question is, 'How much brand loyalty do you have to an institution that is doing a poor job?"' he said. "I think quality will be the great leveling effect. We will see the rise of people who are currently unknown but are excellent and inevitably will have a rising of the standard of teaching everywhere." The future of MOOCs is uncer- tain, and Russell acknowledged that he expects rapid change and advancement in the next decade as the field of MOOC providers and approaches is narrowed. In the near term, Russell expects MOOCs to advance in both their ability to provide "community aspects of learn- ing" and interactive models. He added that social media will play a vital role in determining the success or failure of MOOCs. "You get this kind of com- munity effect among people who have never met and never will meet," Russell said. "In our MOOCs, that's surprising more than anything else. You get stu- dents from Pakistan helping out students in South Africa, stu- dents in South Africa helpingout students in Brazil, and students in Brazil helping out students in Ann Arbor. It goes in this virtu- ous circle." "The social media stuff is really important," Russell added. "Without them, I think it will be a quiet, lonely place in this class- room. With them, it's very inter- esting, very different." Amidst meetings with edu- cation leaders and donors, Fitzgerald said the regents will maintain a full schedule, despite the absence of an official Janu- ary meeting. "I don't think that there's really time to take a trip to Dis- neyland." The next regular meeting of the Board of Regents is sched- uled for Feb. 21. CSG From Page 1A assembly to hold only seven or eight more meetings before this year's elections in March. Proppe said he's been pleased with the productivity of the assembly, explaining it left less than $1,000 in last semester's leg- islative discretionary fund after starting with about $11,000. Some of the projects that the assembly funded - at least in part - included organizing a "Beat MSU" pep rally, forming a chap- ter of the Food Recovery Network and founding Optimize, social entrepreneurship group. Proppe said he doesn't expect the remaining meetings to turn into lame-duck sessions, adding that he's aware of multiple rep- resentatives who are working on projects presently. He added that attendees to upcoming meetings can expect to see very little, if any, "housekeep- ing" legislation, such as changes or additions to the compiled elec- tion code or operating procedures of meetings - all of which took place last semester. Nonetheless, he did say the election code could be looked at again before the March election. The new year will also see the introduction of stricter policies for representative attendance. From now on, representatives will have to attend at least one commission or committee meet- ing per week outside of the assembly meetings. Not attending a commission or committee meeting can result in an unexcused absence. Repre- sentatives are allowed six unex- cused absences per semester or they will be dismissed from their position. Roll is called at the start and end of each assembly meeting. "So, if someone were to be inactive for two weeks, they could be recalled," Proppe said. Still, recording the attendance at commission or committee meetings will rely on an honor system where representatives will mark their attendance on a Google Doc. "I think that's a really impor- tant part of being a CSG rep ... being active outside of these meetings," Proppe said. CSG president Manish Parikh, a business senior, said he has been pleased with the atten- dance of the assembly so far, but noted-one instance when sparse attendance nearly ended a meet- ing before it started. The assembly moved a meet- ing thatwas originally scheduled for the day of the presidential election to the previous night. Initial attendance at the meeting was far below quorum, Parikh said, but after assembly members were frantically called to come to the meeting, quorum was made seconds before the cut-off time so the meeting could be held. CSG vice president Omar Hashwi, an LSA junior, said he remembered the night as well. "This assembly is one that's very dedicated to their busi- ness because everybody had something that they're doing at the time that we called them," Hashwi said. "Some people just ran from North Campus down to Central just for this meeting." Proppe said meeting efficien- cy has been a goal. "I think probably my legacy as speaker will be going really quickly through meetings," he said. While Proppe said he aims to keep meetings lasting two hours, there is no official time limit to meetings. He noted that meetings last semester lasted more than three-and-a-half hours. two months later where he gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Ward noted that Detroi- ters were proud that King iden- tified his speech in Detroit as a major part of the civil rights movement. Elizabeth James, a program associate of Afroamerican and African studies, said the audio recordings were an essential part of the event. "We wanted to do something where we let Dr. King speak," James said. "We wanted to hear his voice." Lumas Helaire, assistant director of the Office of Aca- demic Multicultural Initiatives, said he enjoyed listening to the slow style of speaking King used in his speeches. "He is saying stuff that, espe- cially during that time, a lot of people didn't say," Helaire said. "It worked to his advantage that he spoke so slowly because you get caught up in waiting for the next word." "Your brain gets a chance to process what he's saying, and he brings you with him," he added. Audience members were later led around a room lined wall-to- wall with blown up black and white photos depicting Martin Luther King's legacy and the other events of the civil rights movement. One wall was made up of photos taken while King was visiting the University in 1962. Engineering freshman Dylan Kane said the photos gave him new insight into the events that occurred during the civil rights movement. "It was interesting to see some new perspectives I've never seen before," Kane said. "The professor was able to provide some close insight on exactly what was going on in those pictures." WE'RE ON THE WEBS. Facebook.com/Michigandaily Twitter.com/Michigandaily TWEET, TWEET.