University Wi-Fi network.
University
President
Mark Schlissel concluded
the ceremony, speaking on
the role Wi-Fi connection
plays
in
student
and
faculty
productivity
and
innovation.
“This project is actually
long
overdue,”
Schlissel
said. “And I’m very pleased
that I got to play a role
in helping bring it to
fruition. More and more
each day we depend on
internet access as our
tether and our lifeline
at
scales
that
range
from around the Diag
to literally around the
world.”
Schlisse
credited
multiple
generations
of
Central
Student
Government
leaders
for the completion of
the project. The project
was launched by former
CSG President Anushka
Sarkar,
and
current
CSG President Daniel
Greene, a Public Policy
senior, who was present
at the ceremony to see it
through.
Greene acknowledged
Sarkar’s dedication to
the project and said the
Wi-Fi improvement is an
example of the ways the
University is listening to
the needs of its students.
“The completion
of Wi-Fi on the Diag
highlights the University’s
commitment to meeting the
evolving needs of students
and
demonstrates
the
productivity of successful
relationships
between
student and administrative
leaders,” Greene said.
LSA
sophomore
Evan
Starr was working on a class
assignment under a tree
on the Diag following the
ceremony.
“(The Wi-Fi’s) been good
— better than last year’s,”
Starr said. “It encourages
you to be outside.”
Schlissel
said
many
Wi-Fi access points have
been concealed to preserve
the
aesthetics
of
the
campus. Coupled with the
increased internet speeds,
the Diag will become even
more active campus spot,
Schlissel said.
“With Wi-Fi connectivity
further
enhancing
the
learning environment, there
is no limit on lightning-
fast access to the world’s
information
no
matter
where you are on the U of M
campus,” Schlissel said.
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At the June Board of
Regents meeting, the
board, led by University
President Mark Schlissel,
voted to increase student
tuition rates for the third
year in a row. In-state
tuition increased by 2.9
percent and out-of-state
rose by 3.9 percent. Since
2002, tuition revenue has
increased by more than
135 percent. Compared
to last year’s rates, tuition
for Michigan residents
went from $14,826 to
$15,262 and out-of-state
student tuition went from
$47,452 to $49,326.
The Michigan One
Fair Wage initiative
would raise Michigan’s
minimum wage to $12
an hour by 2022 and
include tipped workers
by 2024. Currently, a
“tip credit” allows
employers to pay
workers who are
tipped as low as $3.38
an hour.
Compared to last
year’s report, OIE
saw a 27 percent
increase of reported
cases, rising from
218 to 277.
By 2021, the contract
minimum salary for
University
lecturers will increase
by $16,500 in Ann
Arbor, $13,700 in Flint
and $12,700 in
Dearborn. Equity
adjustments, or
one-time additions to
base pay, would also
increase by $3,000 to
$12,500. Equity will
differ for lecturers
earning more than
$80,000 annually.
While 2017’s
Hispanic/Latino
student population sat
near 6 percent, data
from the Office of
Budget and Planning
for 2017 shows the
percentage of His-
panic/Latino regular
instructional faculty —
which includes tenure-
track faculty,
non-tenure-track
faculty and lecturers —
was 3.97 percent.
University of Michigan
Regent Ron Weiser,
R, and his wife Eileen
Weiser donated $10
million Wednesday to es-
tablish the Weiser Diplo-
macy Center at the Ford
School of Public Policy.
Weiser, chair of the state
Republican party, began
working on the idea of
the center with Public
Policy Dean Michael Barr
last spring with the goal
of generating interest
in diplomacy among
students and providing
them with career services
in the field.
Head Football Coach Jim
Harbaugh named Brenda
Tracy,
a
sexual
assault
survivor and activist, as
the University of Michigan
football team’s honorary
captain this Saturday.
Tracy
was
sexually
assaulted by four Oregon
State University football
players
in
1998.
She
publicly
came
forward
with her story in 2014, and
has worked with athletic
programs
around
the
country with her campaign
#SetTheExpectation
in
1998.
#SetTheExpectation
is
dedicated to educating high
school and college athletes
and coaches about sexual
violence and working to
make them to be part of the
solution.
In August, Tracy visited
the
Michigan
football
team to share her story.
Shortly
after,
Harbaugh
invited her to serve as the
team’s
honorary
captain
for
the
opening
game
against Western Michigan
University.
“At the time the media
was overrun with multiple
news
stories
of
sexual
abuse
and
domestic
violence coming out of Ohio
State and as an advocate,
I was feeling somewhat
defeated, but after sharing
my story and my pain, I
left the team room that day
feeling
encouraged
and
inspired,” Tracy states on
her GoFundMe page.
In a press conference
following
the
game,
Harbaugh
expressed
his
and his team’s appreciation
for Tracy’s advocacy.
“We all learned so much
from Brenda,” Harbaugh
said in the press conference.
“I did personally and I
know all our guys did.
She’s amazing. Her story
is
amazing;
her
work
is
amazing;
what
she’s
accomplishing is amazing.
The guys really appreciate
her. Not just the level of
adversity, but what she’s
done with her life and how
she’s impacting anybody
that will listen.”
On
Sept.
4,
Tracy
announced
via
Twitter
she started a GoFundMe
campaign
with
a
goal
of
$25,000
for
the
SafeHouse
Center.
The
SafeHouse Center is a
non-profit
organization
located
in
Ann
Arbor
that
provides
support
for
domestic
violence
and
sexual
assault
survivors of Washtenaw
County.
Their
services
include
emergency
shelter,
counseling,
support groups, and legal
advocacy.
-JULIA FORD
ON THE DAILY: BRENDA TRACY SERVES AS HONORARY CAPTAIN