If we want our state to be
amongst the most prosperous
in the nation, we have to be
amongst
the
most
educated.
Our students’ businesses and the
residents deserve this opportunity
to succeed.”
Schlissel also expressed his
gratitude
and
congratulations
to several groups and members
around
campus.
Referencing
the extreme cold that led to the
cancellation of two days of classes
this January, Schlissel said he
is grateful for the work of staff
members across all three U-M
campuses in maintaining facilities
and student safety despite harsh
weather conditions.
“Extreme cold creates special
challenges for the University, and
the staff responded,” Schlissel said.
“For instance, our buses ran their
normal routes to ensure that our
students and employees had safe
transportation, and some buses
served as warming stations on key
campus locations. Maintenance
teams proactively inspected pipes,
monitoring for breaks and leaks
and our custodians monitored
buildings for safety and assisted
students
in
numerous
ways.
I know that staff also on our
Dearborn and Flint campuses
worked diligently to support their
operations as well.”
Schlissel also congratulated
the 2019 Sloan Research Fellows,
awarded for being promising
young researchers, as well as the
24 students who earned Fulbright
grants, given to students to
study internationally. He then
introduced S. Jack Hu, vice
president for research, for the
annual research report.
According to Hu, the University
saw
their
highest
research
expenditures on record, with the
largest grants coming from the
federal government and industry
sources.
“Our
2018
research
expenditures reached a total of
1.55 billion — that is a record high,”
Hu said. “The federal government
remains the most significant
sponsor of our research. For
the eighth year, U of M ranked
first among all public research
universities in the U.S.”
Several building renovation
proposals were approved by
the Board of Regents. The first,
presented by Chuck Lewis of
Integrated Design Solutions, is
an $8.9 million renovation to the
Alumni Center.
According
to
Lewis,
this
renovation would add over 350
square feet and update existing
systems in the Alumni Center
and will be paid for by the Alumni
Association.
“The new west vestibule,
which is also an addition, is
designed to complement the
existing architecture, improve
the energy efficiency of the
building, and requires minimal
changes to the landscape,” Lewis
said.
The second proposal, a $5
million Bonisteel Boulevard water
main and road reconstruction,
was passed unanimously by the
board. A third proposal was then
brought to and passed by the
board to rebuild the University
Laundry Building, which serves
patient care facilities at Michigan
Medicine, and move it to an
alternative location. According
to Kevin Hegarty, the executive
vice president and chief financial
officer of the University, the
facility is over 50 years old.
“It is completely outdated,
worn
out
and
requires
replacement,”
Hegarty
said.
“The laundry service it provides
is critical to the operation of the
Michigan Medicine hospitals.”
President of Central Student
Government
Daniel
Greene,
Public Policy senior, spoke in
front of the regents to given the
Student
Government
Report.
Congratulating new Regents Paul
Brown (D) and Jordan Acker (D),
Greene said he looks forward to
working on policy points the
new regents stressed in their
election process.
“I’d
like
to
start
by
congratulating Regent Acker
and Regent Brown on their
recent
election
victories,”
Greene said. “The current
CSG administration stands
ready to collaborate on many
of the platform points you both
ran on, including addressing
campus
affordability,
with a specific focus on
housing
affordability
and
food insecurity, improving
equitable support across our
three campuses, and making
the
administration
and
regents more accessible to
students.”
Looking
to
discuss
campus issues such as even
distribution of resources, food
insecurity and workers’ rights
and challenges surrounding
the new felony self-disclosure
policy, Greene recommended
the regents consider making
several
endorsements
to
address these challenges. In
discussing equitable resource
distribution,
Greene
said
all three campuses need to be
treated and aided equally.
“If we, at the Ann Arbor
campus, truly believe in our
University’s
mission,
then
we
must
provide
equitable
support
for
our
Dearborn
and
Flint
campuses
that
disproportionately represented
lower-income
students,
Michigan
resident
students
of color and first-generation
students,” Greene said. “Our
school’s mantra, ‘Leaders and
Best,’ shall hold throughout the
entirety of our University of
Michigan academic system.”
Greene reflected on the aims
and highlights of CSG’s recent
State of the Students report and
said he hopes the board will
consider reviewing the issue
addressed in the document.
“The State of the Students
report is an opportunity to
highlight the accomplishments
of ongoing projects of the
current administration,” Greene
said. “I hope the Regents and
administrators will take the
time to explore both forms of the
report, as the few highlights are
only a fraction of policy interests
of current Wolverines.”
***
At
meeting,
10
speakers
addressed the board during
the public comments portion.
The speakers — who included
students, faculty and community
members
—
discussed
non-
agenda related items, including
the One University coalition,
ethical food purchasing and
claims of inadequate care at
Michigan Medicine.
Regent
Ron
Weiser
(R)
thanked all speakers at the
meeting for discussing issues
impacting the University.
“I wanted, on behalf of the
board, to thank all the speakers
for taking their time to come here
and share their views,” Weiser
said. “These are complex issues,
and it’s helpful for us to hear your
thoughts.”
One University
The One University campaign
is a coalition of students, faculty
and
community
members
committed
to
bolstering
resources on the Flint and
Dearborn campuses. LSA senior
Griffin St. Onge emphasized
the University’s duty as a public
university and the importance of
creating equity among the three
U-M campuses.
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