by the wayside in past years,
the
current
assembly’s
two
committees have put a particular
emphasis on obtaining this data
again.
However, the push to release
the data has sparked concerns
on campus, namely from faculty,
over potential biases and impact
on tenure. In October, the
Faculty Senate voted to delay the
public access of the numerical
evaluation data.
In response to the concerns,
CSG exceutives pointed to a
report released by the University
of Michigan Learning Analytics
Task Force, created in 2013 by
former Provost Phil Hanlon at
request of the Senate Advisory
Committee
on
University
Affairs. According to the report,
there is virtually no correlation
between
student
grades
and
perceived workload and biases
based on gender, race, ethnicity
or citizenship status in regard to
course evaluations. Chaired by
Physics Prof. Tim McKay, director
of the LSA Honors Program, the
task force was operated for three
years and consisted of faculty
members from several schools
and colleges.
Certain other parameters have
also been put in place regarding
the effects of the data release for
the instructors. Pitt said first-
year instructors will not have
their evaluation data released
publically.
Sarkar and Pitt said their
committees are the result of a
three-way partnership between
the CSG Executive Committee,
University
Provost
Martha
Pollock and the Faculty Senate.
“As Cooper and the rest of
the Executive Committee have
promised, students will now have
access to previously unavailable
information to improve their
course
selection
process,
including evaluation data, by
backpacking for the fall of 2016,”
Sarkar and Pitt wrote in a joint
e-mail.
Pitt also noted that along with
the course evaluation data, the
University is working on another
tool to aid in course selection. The
Academic Reporting Toolkit 2.0
is a website that aims to be a one-
stop shop for the course selection
process. Pitt said the tool will
contain information about not
only the professors who taught
the course and when, but also
the students who had previously
taken it — including their majors
and grades of an average student.
Pitt
said
CSG
executive
committee’s push for the release
of course evaluations stems from
recognizing the high cost of
University courses and wanting
students to be supplied with as
much information as possible
when selecting their courses.
“Students
are
paying
thousands of dollars for each and
every course that they take here,”
Pitt wrote. “Most are taking out
major student loans and many
are working between classes just
to be here. When we recognized
how little reliable information
there was to help students select
the courses that they spend so
much time and so many resources
on, we knew we had to make a
change.”
Pitt said during a CSG meeting
last
semester
that
releasing
course evaluation data will allow
students to form expectations
of courses without resorting
to third-party sources like the
website
RateMyProfessors.com.
In a later interview, he noted
that as an out-of-state student, he
and many others have particular
interest
in
accurate
course
information.
“Each course I take here costs
thousands of dollars and I’m
spending so much time and energy
to be able to be a student here
and it’s important that I can take
courses that actually contribute
to my growth and education,” Pitt
said. “I only have two sentences
to look at on the course selection
website, that doesn’t really give
me a basis from which to make a
decision.”
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Group hopes to
provide better
services for traveling
students
By MEGAN DOYLE
Daily Staff Reporter
On Sunday night, the Central
Student
Government
Detroit
Congress held a sparsely attended
monthly meeting in the Michigan
Union.
The
Detroit
Congress,
sponsored by the Commission
on Detroit Engagement, aims to
bring together various student
organizations and initiatives that
work in and with the city of Detroit
to collaborate and discuss Ann
Arbor’s connection to the Motor
City.
CSG
members
noted
that
attendance was down due to
sickness, as noroviruscontinues
to be present on campus. Three
student
organizations
were
represented at Sunday’s meeting:
Detroit
Revitalization
and
Business Initiative, Detroit Urban
Debate Education and Trotter
Multicultural Center organizers.
The
meeting
was
chaired
jointly by LSA sophomore Dylan
Bennett and LSA junior Rohin
Patel, co-chairs of the Detroit
Congress. Despite the low turnout,
Bennett said there are several
other student organizations who
have attended previous Detroit
Congress
meetings,
including
Detroit Partnership, JDs in the D
and Seven Mile Music.
Two of the three organizations
were new to the Detroit Congress,
according to Patel who said he
believes the lack of attendance
overall did not keep them from
having a productive conversation.
Sunday’s
meeting
focused
primarily
on
the
issue
of
transportation
difficulties
for
students traveling between Ann
Arbor and Detroit.
Several representatives voiced
concern that their organizations do
not have the resources to transport
people to and from Detroit.
Students who want to get
involved in Detroit are often
asked to drive their own cars to
downtown
Detroit,
attendees
said. They may also be asked
to pay for taxi cabs or Zipcars.
The organizations often have
the funding to reimburse their
members for their travel expenses,
but this places a financial burden on
those members to pay money out of
pocket before being reimbursed.
Currently,
the
University
runs the Detroit Connector, a
bus system that takes students
from the Central Campus Transit
Center to three different locations
in downtown Detroit which runs
four days a week.
However, LSA junior Alexis
Lowe, the representative from
Trotter
Multicultural
Center,
pointed out that because the
Connector requires an Mcard,
Detroit residents cannot utilize the
transit system to get to Ann Arbor.
“Because we hold cultural
events at Trotter, I think it’d be
really beneficial for Detroiters to
come up here for that,” Lowe said.
Lowe added that this would fill
the Connector during hours when
it is less-used by University of
Michigan students. She suggested
implementing a small fee for use by
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Film screening
WHAT: Prof. Teresa
Satterfield will host a
screening and discussion of
the film “The New Latinos.”
WHO: Latina/o Studies
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
WHERE: Ann Arbor
Downtown District Library,
Multi-Purpose Room
Lecture on the
War on Terror
WHAT: Professor Amira
Jarmakani will host a lecture
on the representation of
Arabs and desert romances
in Western popular culture.
She will discuss this in the
context of U.S. imperialism.
WHO: Arab and Muslim
American Studies
WHEN: 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Angell
Hall, room 3222
Former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush
(R)
announced
Saturday that he will
drop out of the race for
the GOP’s nomination after a
flagging campaign, the BBC
reported. He came in fourth
in Saturday’s South Carolina
primary.
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Diversity
town hall
WHAT: The UM Library
will hold a town hall to
discuss how it can promote
inclusion, diversity, equity
and accessibility to the UM
community.
WHO: University Library
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Hatcher Graduate
Library, Gallery (room 100)
Bomb blasts in the
Syrian
cities
of
Homs and Damascus
Sundy
have
killed
more than 100 people,
the
BBC
reported.
The Islamic State has
claimed
responsibility
for both attacks, which
targeted areas populated
by Alawite and Shias.
3
Workout class
WHAT: Rec Sports will
organize a class that
combines zumba, yoga
and strength workouts, in
support of National Eating
Disorders Awareness Week.
WHO: Department of
Recreational Sports
(Rec Sports)
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Central
Campus Recreation
Building, room 2275
Art show
WHAT: Students, faculty
and staff of North Campus
will present their art and
poetry in this annual
showcase. Some works
will be published in the
Blueprint Magazine.
WHO: Maize Pages
Student Organizations
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 11:59
p.m.
WHERE: Duderstadt
Gallery
Biotrash talk
WHAT: Prof. Sarah
Hodges will host a lecture
on the contemporary
history of health care and
the afterlives of medical
garbage in Chennai, one of
the newest health hubs in
India.
WHO: Center for South
Asian Studies
WHEN: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: Tisch Hall, room
1029
Stress
workshop
WHAT: This workshop will
examine the cognitive and
emotional aspects of stress
and worry, and prescribe
evidence-based methods
for general wellness.
WHO: Mary A.
Rackham Institute
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
WHERE: Rackham Graduate
School,Earl Lewis Room
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Toledo resident Liu Hua leads protests on the Diag on Saturday
to protest the manslaughter conviction of Peter Liang, a former
NYPD officer who fatally shot Akai Gurley, a Black man, in
Brooklyn in 2014. Rallies in support of Liang occurred across the
country on Saturday. His supporters say that he has been made
a scapegoat for police brutality while other, often white, police
officers with similar cases have not been convicted.
Swiping right on
that potential suitor is
becoming more common
among American adults,
according to a new Pew
Research Center survey.
The national survey
of over two thousand
adults found about 15% of
American adults report
using online and/or mobile
dating sites, compared to
11% in early 2013.
A large part of this
spike in online dating is
connected to the increase
in dating apps like Tinder,
Bumble, Grindr and
Zoosk, especially with
high smartphone use
among young people.
This overall
increase is particularly
distinguishable in two
age groups: 18- to 24- year
olds and 55- to 64- year
olds.
In early 2013, only
about 10% of the first age
group reported having
used online dating; today,
the number has nearly
tripled to 27%.
The number of users is
growing across the range
of American adults. The
proportion of 55- to 64
year olds who use online
dating has doubled from
6% in 2013 to 12% in 2015.
The study also looked
into whether the outcome
of online dating sites is
the stereotypical one-
night-stand or if they truly
create relationships. 29%
of respondents reported
they know someone
who has married or
entered into a long-term
partnership with someone
they met via online dating.
The survey also said
college graduates and
users from middle-to-
high-income populations
are more likely to
know people who have
entered into a long-term
relationship that began
online. Nearly half of
the college graduates
know someone who has
entered into a long-term
partnership or marriage
with someone they met via
online dating.
Data also showed
digital dating has received
mostly positive reviews;
a majority of users agree
that it is advantageous
over other ways of meeting
potential partners.
80% said that online
dating is a good way to
meet people; more than
60% say that it allows
people to find a better
match and is much more
efficient and easier than
other means.
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Juried Art
Competition
reception
WHAT: The winners
of the Juried Art
Competition will
receive their awards and
showcase their work.
WHO: Center for
Campus Involvement
WHEN: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan
League, Hussey Room
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CSG Detroit Congress looks at
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