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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