2 Thursday, June 26, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, June 26, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 11 Regents fund two new degree programs Students and faculty pushed for offerings in robotics and entrepreneurship By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily News Editor Starting next school year, stu- dents will have the opportunity to pursue degrees in two nontra- ditional disciplines at the Uni- versity - entrepreneurship and robotics. At the Board of Regents meet- ing June 19, the Regents and administration included funding for an undergraduate entrepre- neurship minor and a robotics masters and doctorate degree in the fiscal year 2015 budget. Though the approval of fund- ing is a recent development, students and faculty have been pushing for these new degrees for a while. The new entrepreneurship minor began with a partner- ship between Central Student Government and Thomas Zur- buchen, professor of space sci- ence and aerospace engineering in 2013. Zurbuchen and student leaders gathered input from all different backgrounds, majors and student organizations to understand what students would like to see from an entrepreneur- ial degree. Zurbuchen then brought together campus administrators from different schools and pro- grams to push for the degree. His goal was to give students of all different disciplinary back- grounds the tools they needed to not only form startups, but also begin to grow ideas and turn them into entrepreneurial iden- tities. "I think that an entrepre- neurial minor like this basically equips the student with the tool- set for taking an idea and doing it, but also enables a stage on which you actually do it," Zurbu- chen said. "In other words, not just about the tools but to actual- ly going forward and grow these ideas and learn how it feels to actually make an idea happen." The entrepreneurial minor will be located in LSA and is expected to open in January 2015. The program will have two core classes, which have already been opened for the fall semes- ter. The first is called Entrepre- neurial Creativity and is run out of the Psychology department to give students a feel for how to think in an entrepreneurial way. The second is called Entrepre- neurial Business Basics, an over- view on capital, management and marketing basics needed to form a startup. Former CSG president Michael Proppe, who was involved in the creation of the minor, echoed a similar sentiment to Zurbuchen. "What entrepreneurship can do is more of just starting a busi- ness, it's able to empower people to take their ideas and to put them into practice," he said. "It's really exciting to see that stu- dents are going out on their own and doing things and solving problems." The second two new degrees are a masters and doctorate in robotics, which have already accepted a handful of students for the fall. These degrees are headed by Dawn Tilbury, associate dean for research and graduate educa- tion, one of the advocates on an associate steering committee for robotics along with members of many other engineering profes- sors in different concentrations. Tilbury, along with other faculty members, said she felt a robotics degree would enable students to study robotics across many different engineering fields, instead of having to focus on one aspect of robotic engi- neering. The degree program has two new core classes: Mathematics for Robotics, a graduate level math course to introduce stu- dents to the basic math needed for the study of robotics; and Introduction to Robotic Systems, a hands-on class to expose stu- dents to different robotic system and sensory manipulation. Tilbury said the new robotic degree programs would appeal to students who are interested in a broader study of robotics instead of solely focusing on a particular robotic engineering field. "I think that the students who take the Ph.D program in robot- ics will have a much broader vision about robotics, instead of deeper vision in their disciplines, say mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering," Tilbury said. "The focus is on robotics instead of one of the disciplines." 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com IAN DIWNGHAM SIMONNE KAPADIA itfdi@michigandaalycom simkapa mchigandalycom CONTACT INFORMATION " O n ofice 2ou.s 734-763-24s9 opt.3 News Tips news@michiganaily.com LelerstotheEditor , ",",d'ily@nk '" ,daily.,,, orvstmichfgandaiyicom/letters PhntoDepartment photo@mkhigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Magazine statment@michigandaily com Advertising Phone:734-418-4115 Department dailydislay@gmati.com By DANIEL FELDMAN Daily Sports Editor You know the story by now. Michigan wasn't supposed to have as much success as it had last sea- son without sophomore forward Mitch McGary. It wasn't supposed to win the Big Ten regular-season title, it wasn't supposed to make the Elite Eight and it wasn't sup- posed to have an even more pro- ductive offensive team than its 2012-13 national runner-up squad. What seemed possible, though, was McGary returning for his junior year and raising his draft stock that seemed to fall last sea- son. But then McGary failed a drug test in March and would have faced a year-long NCAA suspension if he returned. So, he ultimately decided to enter the 2014 NBA Draft weeks after sophomores Glenn Robinson III and Nik Stauskas declared. With everything that unfolded, McGary can't be faulted for leaving Michigan early. But you can specu- late as to whether his short college career - 47 games, 12 starts - and his talent and athleticism will translate to a lengthy NBA career, or even a first-round selection. WHAT WE KNOW: McGary may not have played in as many games as he would have liked to in his Michigan career, but he made McGary a potential late first-rounder his minutes count. After starting just two games in the regular season his fresh- man year, McGary exploded on the national scene in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, averaging a double- double with 14.3 points and 10.8 rebounds. His play earned him a spot on the All-South Regional team and All-Tournament team. But then the back injury side- lined him for Michigan's first two regular-season games before he came back for the Wolverines' next eight. Those eight games were all McGary would play for Michigan before undergoing season-ending surgery. Now, the bulk of McGary's draft stock is built on his athleticism, strength and potential. Clearly, McGary has the resume of a player who could be a lottery selection. But his lingering back problems might scare away teams from tak- ing a chance on a player who could either playlike he did last March or sit on a bench for a long stretch like he did this past season. WHAT'S POSSIBLE: In recent days, a lot of news has circulated around McGary. From older mock drafts, McGary was projected to the Miami Heat at No. 26, the Los Angeles Clippers at No. 28 or the San Antonio Spurs at No. 30. Meanwhile, the big man has only participated in one known workout - last Friday with the Milwaukee Bucks, who hold the first pick of the second round. Some media members have speculated that the reasoning behind McGary not participat- ing in workouts could be health- related, as evidenced by his refusal to take a pre-draft physical to run tests on his lower back. Others see the move to indicate McGary has a guarantee from a late first-round team totake him. The most recent rumor from ESPN NBA Insider Chad Ford predicts that McGary will land at No. 24 to the Charlotte Hornets. Sporting News NBA writer Sean Deveney reported Wednesday that according to a source, McGary "has been all but assured" that he will be picked in the first round. POTENTIAL LANDING SPOTS: The most likely landing spots for McGary are the Hornets, Heat, Clippers, Spurs and Bucks. Additionally, the Phoenix Suns have been mentioned as a potential destination because of their three first-round picks, including two late ones, No.18 and No. 27. Miami Heat: With LeBron James opting out of his deal and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh pos- sibly following suit, the Heat could have a very bare roster heading into the offseason. With upwards of $50 million in cap space avail- able and plenty of roster spots open on a veteran-heavy team, the draft represents a market for the Heat to improve in a number of areas. One place the Heat could look is the backcourt. With inconsis- tent play from Mario Chalmers, who will be a free agent this sum- mer, and Norris Cole, Miami could go for a proven college player like Connecticut's Shabazz Napier. At the same time, the Heat's frontcourt is thin. Miami has Udo- nis Haslem, but he's not getting any younger, nor are his minutes increasing. With speculation of Bosh, Wade and James returning to Miami, McGary could fill the rebounding void of the Heat. He wouldn't have to start, but McGary would supply much-needed youth and energy off the bench. San Antonio Spurs: Well, they're the defending NBA champions, Tim Duncan just announced he'll be returning for his 19th season and coach Gregg Popovich will be back as well. For a team that plays in a system that focuses on patience, selfless- ness and passing the ball to find the bestshot, McGarywould fitrightin. Unlike a place like Los Angeles or Miami, McGary could grow into his role, learning from one of the best in Duncan. Given the Spurs' depth, McGary would be able to learn the system at a slower pace, while still getting some minutes in blowouts or when Popovich decides to resthis starters. Charlotte Hornets: The Hor- nets' interest in Stauskas has been known for a while. But their inter- est in McGary has only recently been reported. The main reason behind the Hornets' interest is their lack of height. Despite being their start- ing center, Al Jefferson stands just 6-foot-10, a bit undersized for a center. Though they hope to resign forward Josh McRoberts to help Jefferson in the paint, it's stilley unclear what to expect from Char- lotte's 2013 first-round pick, Cody Zeller. PREDICTION: As tantalizing as it is to have Stauskas and McGary stay together in Charlotte, I don't see it happening. The Hornets can afford to wait to draft another big man until the second round and draft the best available player with their second first-round selection. That's why I see the next inter- ested team, the Heat, taking McGary. In that way, McGary will stillbe reunited with aformer Wol- verine - in the form of Heat assis- tant coach Juwan Howard instead. EDITORIAL STAFF Stephanie ,hennuda Managing Editor H,-,,0 CLIMATE From Page 1 issues by adopting climate change action plans. She cited several local impacts of global rises in temperature in her speech, including a rise in nat- ural disasters that could put basic city infrastructure at risk, emer- gency services that could become strained due to larger, more fre- quent storms and the general inconvenience of excessive rain. Similar potential impacts were also raised in the GLISA report. "Adaptation is about buildings, cities, families, employees, etc. It is incredibly local," Coffee said, "Local government is an early actor, and adaptation often comes from political motivations." Coffee also discussed nonprof- its briefly, and added that they shouldn't be the only sector con- sidered when it comes to solving climate change issues. Missy Stults, a University research assistant who helped with the event, said the over- all goal of the conference was to understand what lies ahead for the Great Lakes, especially in terms of climate change, and what that means for homes, businesses, and communities. "It's about what businesses do and why, and us making the busi- ness case for why taking action matters," she said. "It's about what local governments can do, and it's also about what you and I can do in our lives to make sure that we are prepared and reduc- ing our footprint. It's all scales, all sectors, and it's going to take all of us to do this." 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Still, Larkin's draft stock has improved since mid-season rank- ings thanks to a two-goal, two- assist performance at the IIHF Men's Under-18 World Champion- ships, in which the United States took gold. Larkin will be the only Wolver- ine present at the Wells Fargo Cen- ter in Philadelphia this weekend and will likely be the onlyincoming freshman drafted. Assistant coach Brian Wiseman will also attend the draft. Michigan had five players, including four incoming fresh- men - defenseman Nolan De Jong (Minnesota Wild), defenseman Michael Downing (Florida Pan- thers), forward Tyler Motte (Chi- cago Blackhawks) and forward JT Compher - drafted in 2013. Cap- tain and junior forward Andrew Copp was also selected bythe Win- nipeg Jets in the fourth round. A late commit to the program, goaltenderZachNagelvoorthasput himself in a position to be drafted. In place of injured sophomore net- minder Steve Racine, ' Nagelvoort became one of the best goaltendern'a in the NCAA and finished the sea- son allowing just 2.20 goals per game, good for 15th among Divi- sion I goalies. Nagelvoort's .929 save percentage placed him second only to Shawn Hunwick on the pro- gram's single-season record list. A single-game school-record 63 saves in a double-overtime loss to Penn State in the Big Ten Tour- nament perhaps solidified Nagel- voort's potential draft stock. He is currently ranked No. 21 among North American goalies. Sophomore forward Evan Allen is one of'Several North American skaters tied for No. 210 on NHL prospect rankings. Allen, a U.S. NTDP alum, tallied six points in 23 games played during his freshmanA campaign. If you en'oy writing 400 words in under alf in hour at 1:12 a.m. #rushTMD ack surgery.