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James Hilton, vice provost for Digital Education Initiatives, speaks during the Senate Assembly meeting at Palmer Commons Monday.
Senate Assembly looks at technology optimization Final meeting of the year focuses on IT overhaul, committee reports By ANDREW ALMANI Daily Staff Reporter
The final Senate Assembly meeting of the year took place Monday afternoon,
with discussion focused on optimizing information technology processes and status reports from Chairs of Senate Assembly Committees. The meeting began with a presentation from Chief Information Officer Laura Patterson, vice president for Information and Technology Services, and Dean of Libraries James Hilton, vice provost for Digital Education Initiatives. Hilton also has a position on
the Information Technology Council as the steward of Teaching and Learning and Knowledge Repositories. The duo introduced the NextGen Michigan project, which aims to optimize the investments the University makes in information technology. The University’s Information Technology Council established a strategic plan to provide tools and an environment that facilitates
innovation, engagement and integrative learning on campus. To accomplish this goal, the University has considered joining a consortium known as Unizin, which would consist of various educational institutions working together with information technology companies. Unizin would include other universities such as the University of Indiana and the UniverSee SACUA, Page 7A
Students identify most pressing concerns for new center By KRISTEN FEDOR Daily Staff Reporter
Discussions regarding upcoming renovations to the Trotter Multicultural Center were facilitated in an open town hall meeting Monday evening. Architects from Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company, representatives from Doers Consulting Alliance, LLC and University administrators were in attendance to gauge student input. The New Trotter is a student led initiative to update the existing Trotter Multicultural Center and eventually plan for a new building. When the Black Student Union announced their seven demands for increasing diversity on campus on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, updating the Trotter Center was one of their main requests.
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City council bans smoking in public areas With 9-2 vote, long-debated ordinance takes effect in A 2 By MATT JACKONEN Daily Staff Reporter
A smoke-free Ann Arbor is finally here — or at least one more free of smoke. The Ann Arbor City Council passed the long-debated smoking ordinance Monday night by a vote of 9-2 with only Councilmembers Jane Lumm (I–Ward 2) and Jack Eaton (D–Ward 4) voting against the ordinance. The ordinance now makes smoking near bus stops and within 20 feet of city buildings a civil infraction. Though the first draft of the ordinance contained wording that also made smoking within 20 feet of bus stops illegal, a late amendment by ordinance
sponsor Chuck Warpehoski (D–Ward 5) reduced the distance to 10 feet from bus stops. Warpehoski said after speaking with AAATA officials, it was agreed that a 20-foot buffer might prevent bus drivers from seeing smokers who are also waiting for buses. The ordinance will also prohibit smoking in certain areas of Ann Arbor parks at the discretion of the city administrator. Councilmember Stephen Kunselman (D–Ward 3) proposed an amendment to decrease the fine for ignoring any warning from a police officer to cease smoking in prohibited areas from $50 to $25. “Fifty dollars may be disparate to some of the (citizens) that may be most likely to receive the fine,” Kunselman said. He added that the fine for smoking a cigarette should not be higher than the fine for smoking marijuana, as smoking a cigarette is actually legal. See SMOKING, Page 3A
The original Trotter Center opened in 1971 as a space for Black members of the campus community, originally named the Black Culture Center. After it burned down in a 1972 fire, the space was relocated to its current home on Washtenaw Avenue in an old fraternity house. In 1981, it was renamed the Trotter Multicultural Center — named after William Monroe Trotter, a prominent civil rights activist — to expand the space for other minorities. Today, the center works in coordination with the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs. In January, the University announced it would be allocating $300,000 toward short-term renovations to the Trotter Center. Moving the space to a new location closer to Central Campus is also a long-term goal. Students engaged in multiple group activities to identify key issues with diversity on campus and how the New Trotter Center can help to target these concerns. Danny Sledge, a Doers consultant, led the discussion and spoke See TROTTER, Page 3A
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Margo Picken, a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, speaks during a Policy Talk on the Khmer Rouge Trials at the Ford School Monday.
Ford talk discusses history of Cambodian genocide After as many as 2.5 million deaths in 1970s, UN trial sought culprits By NEALA BERKOWSKI Daily Staff Reporter
In the last Ford School Policy Talk of the academic year, Margo Picken, a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, and John Ciorciari, a Public Policy assistant
professor, discussed the controversy surrounding the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge Trials in Cambodia. Public Policy Prof. Susan Waltz moderated the discussion, which was held in the Annenberg Auditorium an attracted a crowd of public policy undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and community members. According to Ciorciari, from 1975 to 1979, as many as 2.5 million people out of a population of 7 million died from starvation, over-work, disease,
torture and execution in the Cambodian Genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime. The Cambodian government and the United Nations agreed on an international hybrid tribunal in 2003 to look back at the crimes and try those most responsible for violations of international law and the Cambodian Genocide. “We’re talking about a time of intense human suffering as the Khmer Rouge, an ultra leftist organization born out of the cauldron of the Vietnam See FORD, Page 3A
Gubernational candidate pledges to reverse Snyder’s spending cuts By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter
Mark Schauer, the Democratic candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial elections, released a detailed policy plan April 16 highlighting his education plan that he hopes to implement if elected. The six-page outline states that Michigan must start to reverse Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget cuts to K-12 education in the upcoming years. Schauer’s policy note refers to the 2012 $930 million spending cut Snyder made in his first year in office. “It’s time to get our priorities straight, and stop balancing the budget on the backs of our students and hardworking school employees,” Schauer said in a press release. The education plan also See EDUCATION, Page 3A
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Prof. examines art through history
Tell me about the topic course you occasionally teach. The topic course that I taught was called Persuasive Graphics and it focused on graphic arts production in central and Eastern Europe during what was considered the Communist era in Eastern Europe: a period during which graphic arts worked in the range of fields and produced
graphic imagery, which subsequently developed toward more politically charged imagery. So the idea was to expose students to a certain graphic vernacular that developed over the course of several decades, culminating in what was a very politically charged message that essentially brought about political changes throughout Eastern Europe.
printing — woodcut as well as lithography — and I make images that sometimes work as singular images but sometimes as a series of images. And most recently I’ve been working on animated films that are based on my graphic images.
What work do you do as an artist when you aren’t teaching?
I’ve collaborated with other people who work primarily in animation to explore how to animate certain images that I’ve produced, or turned them into longer narratives and that’s what I’ve been able to explore in recent years. -MAX RADWIN
I’m a graphic artist; I work in printmaking; I make my own images. Oftentimes my own images explore different themes that I carry through many cycles and many years. I work in block
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BOSTON (AP) — Some ran to honor the dead and wounded. Others were out to prove something to the world about their sport, the city or their country. And some wanted to prove something to themselves. With the names of the victims scrawled on their bodies or their race bibs, more than 32,000 people ran in the Boston Marathon on Monday in a powerful show of defiance a year after the deadly bombing. “We’re marathon runners. We know how to endure,” said Dennis Murray, a 62-year-old health care administrator from Atlanta who finished just before the explosions last year and came back to run again. “When they try to take our freedom and our democracy, we come back stronger.” The two pressure cooker bombs that went off near the end of the 26.2-mile course last year killed three people and wounded more than 260 in a spectacle of torn limbs, acrid smoke and broken glass. But the city vowed to return even stronger, and the victory by Meb Keflezighi — the first
American in 31 years to win the men’s race — helped deliver on that promise. On Twitter, President Barack Obama congratulated Keflezighi and Shalane Flanagan, the top American finisher among the women, “for making America proud!” “All of today’s runners showed the world the meaning of #BostonStrong,” Obama wrote. The race was held under extraordinary security, including 100 new surveillance cameras, more than 90 bomb-sniffing dogs and officers posted on roofs. As runners continued to drag themselves across the finish line in the late afternoon, more than six hours into the race, state emergency officials reported no security threats other than some unattended bags. Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo won the women’s race in a course-record 2 hours, 18 minutes, 57 seconds, defending the title she won last year but could not celebrate because of the tragedy. Keflezighi, who did not run last
TOP LEFT: Ron McCracken of Dallas pays his respects at a makeshift memorial honoring to the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. BOTTOM LEFT: A police officer walks past a Boston Strong banner as Wellesley College students affix the banner to the barricades before the start of the 118th Boston Marathon. CENTER: Elite men runners leave the start line. TOP RIGHT: Boston Marathon bombing hero Carlos Arredondo cheers for runners near the finish line. BOTTOM RIGHT: A Boston Red Sox fan holds a sign supporting the Boston Marathon runners before a baseball game between the Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park.
year because of an injury, won the main event this year in 2:08:37. A 38-year-old U.S. citizen who emigrated from Eritrea as a boy, Keflezighi wrote the names of the three dead on his bib along with that of the MIT police officer killed during the manhunt. As he was presented with the trophy and golden laurel wreath, “The Star-Spangled Banner” echoed over Boylston Street, where the explosions rang out a year ago. “I came as a refugee, and the United States gave me hope,” said Keflezighi, who was welcomed by fans chanting “U.S.A.!” ‘’This is probably the most meaningful victory for an American, because of what happened last year.” At 2:49 p.m., the time of the first explosion, the crowd at the finish line observed a moment of silence — then broke into some of the loudest cheers of the day, with whooping, clapping and the clanging of cowbells. This year’s starting field of 32,408 included 600 people who were given special invitations
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for those who were “profoundly impacted” by the attacks, and almost 5,000 runners who were stopped on the course last year when the bombs went off. “Today, when I got to that point, I said, ‘I have to do some unfinished business,’” said runner Vicki Schmidt, 52, of Nashville. She added: “You can’t hold us back. You can’t get us down. Boston is magical. This is our place.” Some of the victims themselves returned for a ceremonial crossing of the finish line. “It was hard. It was really hard,” said Heather Abbott, who wore a “Boston Strong” sticker on the black prosthesis where her left leg used to be. “I was really nervous. I didn’t want to fall. ... I’m just glad we made it.” Tatyana McFadden, who was 6 and sickly when she was adopted out of a Russian orphanage by an American, won the women’s wheelchair race for the second straight year. Afterward, she spoke of Martin Richard, the 8-year-old boy who was the youngest of those killed in the explosions.
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Native American man’s skull turned over to tribe A skull that was apparently passed down through generations of a northern Michigan family has been turned over to an Indian group in a repatriation ceremony. The family doesn’t want its name known, according to Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Borkovich. He told the Traverse City Record-Eagle that the family gave the skull to his office in Sutton’s Bay Township in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. The skull had been in the family for years, Borkovich said. He said an elderly family member died and younger members didn’t want it. According to family lore, a family member was a mariner on the Great Lakes, the sheriff said. He said the family member stopped at Beaver Island, where a Native American offered him the skull, according to the story.
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Judge interviews experts in Detroit bankruptcy A former New York lieutenant governor was among the candidates interviewed Friday as a possible expert in the Detroit bankruptcy case. Judge Steven Rhodes said he wants a set of fresh, experienced eyes to offer opinions as Detroit tries to emerge from bankruptcy this year, and questioned Richard Ravitch and others Friday in court. Rhodes said during the proceedings that he expected to decide later Friday or by Monday, but a court spokesman said in a statement afterward that no timetable for a decision was determined. Ravitch, 80, has had a long career in public service and has been outspoken about financial risks faced by states and local governments. He told The Associated Press that many promises no longer are affordable.
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Clock ticking for states to adopt health exchanges For the more than 30 states that defaulted to the federal government under President Barack Obama’s health care law, time may be running out to decide whether to create their own staterun insurance exchanges. With the chance to apply for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal help set to expire in a few months, even Obama’s home state of Illinois is expressing little interest in taking the next step. The law’s disastrous rollout and lingering unpopularity have made it risky to raise the issue in a tense election year despite Obama’s announcement Thursday that 8 million Americans have signed up for subsidized private insurance.
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Gunmen detain three journalists in eastern Ukraine Three foreign journalists were temporarily detained by pro-Russia insurgents in city in eastern Ukraine on Monday. One Belarusian and two Italian journalists were stopped by gunmen as they reported in the city of Slovyansk, which has been occupied by pro-Russia forces for more than a week. Slovyansk is one of many cities in Ukraine’s Russian-speaking eastern region where insurgents are demanding greater ties with Russia. Dmitry Galko told The Associated Press that he and two Italian colleagues were taken in then freed some time later after a document check. —Compiled from Daily wire reports
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Ford sophomore Isa Gaillard voices concerns at a meeting with staff and artchitects Monday at the Trotter Multicultural Center to discuss present concerns and future expectations for the new center.
TROTTER From Page 1A to the larger issues of diversity and how the New Trotter Center could help in changing racial climate on campus. “This is the beginning of a process that is going to be sustained,” he said. “It is about much more than just a building.” Broad issues regarding campus climate were introduced in the large group dialogue to start the meeting. Multiple students reiterated feelings of frustration regarding the level of awareness about Trotter itself, and the work that they’re doing to improve it. They said the University, and overall student body, must acknowledge there is a problem and commit to making it a priority before a solution can be found. Students then broke into smaller groups, each one targeting a different issue intro-
FORD From Page 1A War, took power and sought to return Cambodia to what it called ‘year zero,’ which was a new, blank slate free from foreign inf luence and from the inf luence of the military in Cambodia and return the country to some soft of ultraMaoist agrarian model,” Ciorciari said. Ciorciari discussed the successes of these trials, while Picken brought up the failures that have occurred in the eight years since they began. Ciorciari said the Khmer Rouge Trials have been effective in their credibility, due process and implementation of very basic elements of fair trial. He added that the trials also benefit the Cambodian
SACUA From Page 1A sity of Florida, and would operate as a whole to negotiate with tech companies and express the unique needs of each institution. Several technological and service options would be established and made available to the members of Unizin. The University would have the autonomy to select which of these tools would be best implemented with CTools. If the University opted to join Unizin, it would be a threeyear process with a $1 million total cost. Unizin would be in part modeled after Internet2, a computernetworking consortium that the University is a member of, which consists of educational institutions, researchers, companies and government agencies. After discussing Unizin, status reports from selected chairs of Senate Assembly Committees were presented. The committee chairs included Annette Haines of the Faculty Perspectives Page, Sherrie Kos-
duced in the initial conversation. Groups focused on how the New Trotter Center could address these issues. Suggestions included relocating the center and including information about the center in campus tours to increase accessibility and draw more students into the Trotter community. Public Policy senior Fernando Coello, a member of the New Trotter core team, said the meeting was useful in allowing the student body to know who the consultants are and where they come from. Moving forward, students working on the project said they want to focus on engaging even more of the campus community in the upcoming fall semester. Engineering freshman Logan Pratt suggested providing information to incoming students at summer orientation as a way to build awareness of the Trotter Center.
LSA freshman Victoria Verellen said while it is important to continue the conversation throughout the summer, the priority should be to enact changes when more students are on campus to participate. “We don’t want to limit the voices that are heard by doing this work over the summer,” she said. Overall, core team members said they were pleased with the conversation and value consultants placed on hearing student input. Rackham student Maite Villareal said though the process will be long, she is glad the University is taking action. “We’re moving from the stage of things being a frustration and a conversation and an idea to a reality,” she said. Another town hall meeting will be held today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Trotter Multicultural Center.
students who study them, and the general public who are allowed to watch to learn more about the trials’ proceedings. However, transconditions in Cambodia make it difficult for many to view the trials, said Picken, who served as the United Nations’ director of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia from 2001 to 2007. Also, in the eight years since the trials began, only one person has been imprisoned. Cambodia also faces issues such as mass poverty and dangerous working conditions in the growing textile industry. Opponents to the trials argue that the money spent on the trials and the time and energy of the Cambodian government and United Nations would
be better spent solving these current-day problems. Rackham student Brock Redpath said he attended the event because of his interest in the Khmer Rouge Trials and its impact on students. “Some of the precedents that are set abroad can have ramifications on us at later times,” Redpath said. Though the trials have directly impacted those who involved in the genocide in Cambodia, Ciorciari said its effects reaches University students as well. “As for students here at Michigan, it has affected a number of them directly because they’re gone to Cambodia to work on them for internships or after they graduate, and they become a part of this solution which has to be multi-faceted,” Ciorciari said.
soudji of the Scholarship Task Force, Mika Lavaque-Manty of the Academic Affairs Committee, David Potter of the Student Relations and University Secretary Advisory Committees, Douglas Richstone of the Research Policy Committee, Sarah Stoddard of the Government Relations Advisory Committee and Robin Wilson of the Committee on University Values. Karen Staller, outgoing chair of the Senate Advisory Committee for University Affairs, delivered a speech detailing her experience with University President-elect Mark Schlissel, and discussed her experience with SACUA and the importance of central faculty governance in university administration. “Today, rather than summarizing on past accomplishments, I would like to focus on the future … in preparation for my meeting with the Presidentelect in March, he expressed that what he’s really interested in are two things: what issues most important to University faculty, and how might we best work together,” Staller said. “Mark expressed eagerness to
experiment with different ways of interacting with faculty and soliciting ideas. It was clear from the start that he mostly wanted to listen and learn.” Staller referenced the strength of the faculty senate at University of California, Berkeley, where Schlissel was a professor and dean. At UC Berkeley, deans’ offices have less power and faculty governance plays very central role. In contrast, the University of Michigan has a more prominent dean system, with faculty governance playing a more modest role. She also discussed the vitality of a central government that operates with consensus and unity. “Central faculty governance often concerns itself with a question that boils down to this,” Staller said. “When is the common good at stake such that it ought to trump unit-specific interests?” Before adjourning the meeting, Scott Masten, the incoming SACUA chair, expressed his and his fellow SACUA members’ appreciation for Staller’s work throughout the year.
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addresses the issue of public school improvement, taking aim at how budget cuts have forced cuts in art and music programs. In his release, Schauer suggested bringing back these “important” subjects to public schools, as well as hoping to implement plans to help teachers improve their skills and supporting yearround schools. The policy note also outlined a plan to put Michigan on the path to a universal pre-school. To fund his education policies, Schauer proposed a study to determine the cost of adequately educating a child in a public school. He will use this study as a guideline to determine how much money must be spent on K-12 students, suggesting possible changes to Michigan’s Tax Proposal A, a 1994 reform which shifted public school funding from property taxes to state
SMOKING From Page 1A There is now also an option for completing community service in lieu of a fine. Notably, all four of the city councilmembers running for mayor this fall voted in favor of the ordinance. Before Monday night, only Kunselman still felt strongly enough about his reservations to vote against the proposal. However, Kunselman said the lower fine along with the assurances of the “self-enforcing” nature of the ordinance from the variety of health officials at the last council meeting caused him to change his mind. The loudest criticisms came from Lumm, who still held doubts about the enforcement issue. She said any type of enforcement would be a waste of police officers’ time and noted that the claims of self-enforcement warrant the conclusion that an ordinance is unnecessary. “If it’s self-enforcing, why have it with any fines at all?” Lumm said. “If the … incidents are so rare, doesn’t that suggest the problem is a minor one and not one requiring an ordinance to deal with it?” Lumm added that council should not “punt” the decision of which parks to make smoke-free to the city administrator since it is a “big deal” for many citizens. Eaton echoed Lumm’s distaste for the ordinance by calling for educational reform rather than making smoking a civil infraction. “We are going to devote our police resources to enforcing what is primarily a public health question,” Eaton said. “Public health questions are better addressed through education, which is demonstrated in the population that (primarily) still smokes: the uneducated and poor. We need to educate them.”
sales taxes. With regard to higher education, Schauer proposed increasing financial support for state universities and community colleges and offering scholarships to students who dual enroll, are in technical training or doing college-technical coursework. Though detailed in its aims, the policy plan provided no clear funding plans. Emily Benavides, communications director for Rick Snyder’s campaign team, Rick for Michigan, called the policy plan a “campaign brochure” and said its vague wording and unclear budget planning demonstrate Schauer’s insufficient leadership skills. “What voters can take away from this proposal is Schauer demonstrating once again that he’s unprepared,” Benavides said. “He is not prepared to talk about implementation and following through on policy and that’s something that governor Snyder has been doing for the past three years.”
Eaton also agreed that the ordinance is “too broad in scope,” and expressed his concern with the disparate impact on the poor — whom he noted also primarily ride the bus. Councilmember Christopher Taylor (D–Ward 3) said the ordinance is primarily intended to allow non-smokers to create social norms that ultimately educate smokers and could prevent others from taking up smoking. “It is not a tremendous burden on people,” Taylor said. “It also, nevertheless, provides nonsmokers with the tools to help educate smokers in these areas as to what is appropriate in public space and what is not.” Sabra Briere (D-Ward 1) also spoke in favor of the resolution, and said that it simply “promotes civility” between smokers and non-smokers by allowing for more harmony through understanding. Jeff Hayner, an Ann Arbor resident and previous candidate for the open Ward 1 city council seat in 2013, said the City Council should consider adding a gum-chewing ban to the smoking ordinance due to the larger amount of used-gum litter versus cigarette butts. Besides the vote and discussion over the ordinance at the meeting, City Administrator Steve Powers presented the annual budget recommendations for the upcoming 2015 fiscal year at the start of the meeting. Powers recommended the city spend $98.1 million with $95.3 million coming from revenues and the $2.8 million difference from the unassigned general fund. However, the recurring expenditures match the recurring revenues. Notable additions to the budget include recommendations to hire three more police officers, another firefighter and an additional rental-housing inspector for tenant safety.
Stowaway raises security concerns Boy flew on flight to Hawaii in jetliner’s wheel well SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy found his way onto an airport’s tarmac and climbed into a jetliner’s wheel well, then flew for five freezing hours to Hawaii — a misadventure that forced authorities to take a hard look at the security system that protects the nation’s airline fleet. The boy, who lives in Santa Clara, Calif., hopped out of the left rear wheel well of a Boeing 767 on the Maui airport tarmac Sunday, according to the FBI. Authorities found the high school student wandering the airport grounds with no identification. He was questioned by the FBI and taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was found to be unharmed. FBI spokesman Tom Simon in Honolulu said the teen climbed into the left rear wheel well of the first plane he saw in
San Jose. “He got very lucky that he got to go to Maui but he was not targeting Maui as a destination,” Simon said. He passed out in the air and didn’t regain consciousness until an hour after the plane landed in Hawaii, Simon said. When he came to, he climbed out of the wheel well and was immediately seen by airport personnel who escorted him inside where he was interviewed by the FBI, Simon said. It was not immediately clear how the boy stayed alive in the unpressurized space, where temperatures at cruising altitude can fall well below zero and the air is too thin for humans to stay conscious. An FAA study of stowaways found that some survive by going into a hibernation-like state. On Monday, authorities tried to determine how the boy slipped through multiple layers of security, including wide-ranging video surveillance, German shepherds and Segway-riding police officers.
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ack when J. Edgar Hoover, that infallible defender of our constitutional rights, was playing dictator and spying on Americans as head of the FBI (not unlike the NSA), The Michigan Daily’s editorial page handed out the Edgar Awards annually to individuals and institutions best embodying his many admirable characteristics. Of necessity, we revived the tradition in recent years. And so, without further ado and to the delight of those smart enough to get our super awesome jokes, we present the 11th annual Edgar Awards: In an unprecedented three-peat, the Miley Cyrus “We Can’t Stop” Award goes to the Central Student Government presidential election for its candidates who were unable to stop suing the crap out of each other. They can’t stop! The CSG presidential candidates have shown tremendous consistency by suing each other in three straight elections. And they won’t stop! And so, for an unparalleled show of dependable comedic excellence, we award CSG its third Edgar award in three years. Truly amazing to snatch up a majority of ... er plurality ... no, majority ... uh, all of the awards. It’s their party, they can sue who they want to! The Heathcare.gov Award goes to sophomore forward Mitch McGary for breaking down when he was needed most. Michigan basketball was ranked seventh in the AP rankings at the start of the men’s hoops season, McGary and sophomore guard Nik Stauskas were poised to carry on in Trey Burke’s absence. Then McGary’s back took a big poop and let down millions of people across the country, condemning them to fandom death. Just like when the broken healthcare website condemned millions of people to actual death. Not really, but both were sad. The “Drunk in Love” Award goes to Mary Sue Coleman for her heavily slurred and relatively incoherent halftime speech during the Michigan-Nebraska football
game. This was obviously due to technical difficulties, yeah let’s go with technical difficulties … yeah definitely technical difficulties … because technology is hard. After being arrested for a DUI, Justin Bieber gave a deposition worthy of a two-yearold brat. “I don’t recall” became a frequently used phrase as Bieber forgot simple life facts, like whether or not he had been to Australia. So our Justin Bieber Amnesia Award goes to Stephen M. Ross for forgetting that the Business school is already named after him, and thus continuing to donate hundreds of millions of dollars to the school. Here’s to the Stephen M. Ross Stephen M. Ross School of Business! The “How I Met Your Mother” series finale Award goes to the graduating seniors. Because though we’d all love to believe in happy fairytale endings, our most realistic and most likely destiny after college is to hastily get married, then get divorced, then get pregnant and then finally grow up at the sight of our illegitimate love child. Well, that might be a bit dramatic, but we’ll probably get divorced — half of us do. Walter White’s Heisenberg ‘SAY MY NAME!’ Award goes to the University’s new President-elect, Mark Shlizzel … uh, Slissel … Schlesselle … um … whatever. Finally, we’d like to award ourselves — The Michigan Daily Editorial Board — The Polar Vortex Award for being a bunch of freezing, ice cold-hearted idiots hated by everyone who was stuck inside and bored enough to pay attention to what we were saying. Boy, that was one rough winter semester.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS Barry Belmont, Edvinas Berzanskis, David Harris, Rachel John,Nivedita Karki, Jacob Karafa, Jordyn Kay, Aarica Marsh,Megan McDonald, Victoria Noble, Melissa Scholke, Michael Schramm, Matthew Seligman, Paul Sherman, Allison Raeck, Linh Vu, Meher Walia, Mary Kate Winn, Daniel Wang, Derek Wolfe KRISTEN ANDERSON | VIEWPOINT
What about the color green? I don’t know at what point it truly dawned on me. As I recall, it was more an accumulation of little hints and tip-offs throughout my first year at Michigan before it finally hit me, without mercy. If I had to choose a specific point, it could have been when I realized I could never afford to move in with my friends the following year at Landmark. It could have been earlier than that, during Winter Break, when everyone was booking their plane tickets back home to places like San Diego and the coasts of New Jersey. Or it could have been later, when conversation began centering on which uncle or whose friend’s mom everyone was going to get in contact with about a summer internship. These were the sorts of characteristics of a color of people that I began to find myself in regular contact with. They all spoke a different type of language. They said things like “closed party,” “my cousin at Columbia” and “what’s FASFA?” When I return to my hometown in metro Detroit, I am vigorously reminded of the differences between my upbringing and the upbringings of my green classmates. For the first time, I compared my uniformed 1,000-square-foot home to the Snapchats in my inbox of faraway places with manicured pools and Congressmen neighbors. I started to resent the necessity of my school-year employment I had previously thought was the norm. I began to feel that I was entitled to a trip to Europe on my parents’ bill, because that’s what I was hearing from my greener counterparts. From these same people I hear, “Michigan was my fall-back school,” “I can’t go to Detroit, I’ll get shot,” or “The only thing decent in
this state is the University.” It’s degrading to students like myself, who owe their success to their father’s manufacturing job in the automotive industry and in-state tuition. Straddling two cultures, while at the same time questioning which one it is you actually belong to, is as confusing as it is domineering. Whenever I see my own elderly neighbors, my friends at home and favorite high school teacher, they all raise their eyebrows and make sure to ask me, “how is it going over there at the big school?” When I’m back in metro Detroit, I am distinguished by my accomplishments at Michigan. But when I’m in Ann Arbor, I am put down with subconscious comments. But I am now a rising senior, and am accustomed to socializing with students whose skin color is not just black, brown, yellow or white, but also green. Though my interactions with vibrant greens initially discontented me with the reflection of my own duller shade, today I know that it has increased my understanding of colors that are not just synonymous with race, but that are also propagated through income brackets. My experiences at Michigan sometimes dilute my perception of wealth distribution. But my studies at Michigan have taught me that even being a dull shade of green still means being exponentially more privileged than the vast majority of others throughout the rest of the state, country and world. Michigan students are black, brown, white, yellow, red, orange, gray, purple and green. But most importantly, we are all maize and blue. Kristen Anderson is an LSA junior.
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leopatra’s image is mostly associated with dramatic eye makeup, shoulderlength dark hair and an elaborate golden crown, all adorning a face that could conquer powerful men. This image of Cleopatra has NIVEDITA been deeply KARKI ingrained in our brains through popular culture. This semester, I took a mini course in classical civilization titled CLCIV 125 — Cleopatra. What prompted me to take this class was the fact that Cleopatra was a pharaoh of Egypt and ruled an entire kingdom, but the only concept that I’d been brought up to associate with her name was immeasurable beauty. Her name ignited the image of a person whose face could mesmerize anyone. I consider myself a feminist. I’ve been writing my column for The Michigan Daily in my pursuit to attract female students to technology and entrepreneurship, and to call on the University to recognize the gender imbalance currently in place in computer science, my intended major. Thus, the perception of Cleopatra was one that perpetuated one of the ideas that I’ve been fighting all this time; the idea that in order to be powerful, to do anything of mass significance, a woman has to be beautiful. The idea that in order to be remembered in the pages of history, a woman’s appearance had to be able to charm and attract. There’s one important similarity that I’ve noticed between the history of technology and the history associated with Cleopatra, what we know has come through ages of documentation made by a single, like-minded majority: men. Specifically, Caucasian, European men. For women in technology, this has meant that their names have faded from the rich history of computer science (did you know the first ever computer programmer was a female?), and for Cleopatra this meant that the focus shifted from her work as a pharaoh to her relationships and her physical appearance. Among the texts I read in
my class, several cite Greekmale historian Plutarch’s work word-for-word. The problem is Plutarch associated Cleopatra’s political moves almost entirely with her looks. When mentioning Cleopatra alongside powerful Roman men such as Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, he uses the words “captivated,” “succumbing,” “brilliant beauty” and “evil ... love.” Plutarch’s work not only seemed to have influenced literary work, but also TV shows and movies including HBO’s “Rome” and “Cleopatra” starring Elizabeth Taylor. With the limited information available about her, this makes you question if we could ever really know the real Cleopatra. Though there’s no factual evidence for the kind of relationships Cleopatra had with the aforementioned men, Plutarch’s depiction takes away from what Cleopatra did for her kingdom as ruler. Seeing myself recognize these partialities, these singlegender accounts of history, I realize that I’ve become acutely aware of Cleopatra’s remarkable work as a ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty — a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great — Cleopatra was the last active pharaoh of Egypt. While being proficient in Greek, she learned how to speak the native Egyptian language and also picked up several other languages. As a result, Cleopatra almost never needed translators when conversing with non-Greeks, making her outreach more profound. Egyptian kingship culture was almost always influenced not just by the ruler’s administration of the country, but also by the his/her role in religion. Cleopatra was highly aware of this fact, and depicted herself as the New Isis, an Egyptian goddess. Egypt flourished under her rule, and with her adoption of the Egyptian culture, she comes across as a more personable and understanding ruler than any of her ancestors. As to her relationship with Caesar and Antony, what is important to mention is that
though Egyptian culture accepted women rulers, it also required them to be accompanied by a male counterpart. Much like her female predecessors, Cleopatra had to share her throne first with her father and later with her brothers. However, it was Cleopatra’s courage and will to protect her country that came across when she travelled to Rome to form relations with Julius Caesar. Later, after Caesar’s death, she went on to have relations with Mark Antony. When most think of Cleopatra they associate her image not with administrative power, but with immeasurable beauty and sexual charm. However, one must understand that had it not been for the Egyptian culture of a female ruler requiring a male partner, Cleopatra might have never had to form romantic relationships (if she didn’t want to, that is) with the Romans or Greek men in power. And if that was the case, who knows what kind of a Cleopatra we would’ve all known. What would Cleopatra be remembered for if our historical accounts of her were documented by a female historian? Would they have highlighted her work more? Been more empathetic? Not contribute to Cleopatra’s hyper-sexualization over two millennia? And this makes me wonder, had women documented the evolution of the tech and entrepreneurship industries too, would we hear of Grace Hopper as often as we hear of Steve Jobs? How different would things be for me as a girl pursuing computer science in college today? Would the dot-com boom from the late 1990s and the ongoing mobile apps revolution have stemmed from the wide interests of both men and women? Would male participants not have objectified women in Hackathon projects? Or would women and men both have objectified each other? It’s so strange that it’s hard to imagine such a reality.
These single-gender accounts of history create a biased view of how we perceive the past.
— Nivedita Karki can be reached at nivkarki@umich.edu.
DAVID HARRIS | VIEWPOINT
Hunting for more than eggs The two most sleepless nights of my childhood were a yearly occurrence. Fueling my insomnia was anticipation. One night, Christmas Eve, was for the surprises Santa Claus would bring, and the other was the night before Easter, for the hidden colored eggs I would soon search for. Both are exciting to a small child, but I took a particular fondness to searching for Easter eggs. It’s a completely ridiculous exercise and to this day I still have no idea what the meaning of an Easter egg hunt is, but it was the perfect activity for the completely ridiculous child that I was. Because in my mind, I was the best Easter egg finder there ever was. My strategies were methodical. My system was infallible. Every inch was scanned, every closet opened, every drawer checked, every room meticulously covered until the two dozen colored eggs had emerged. It didn’t matter where they were hidden: behind all of the soup cans, in the microwave or on top of a lamp twice my height, none of them could evade my egghunting prowess. Even outside of colored eggs, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to
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find things. Trying to find things is a lot of what education is. I discovered that when given an equation, I could find ‘x’ pretty easily, and before I knew it I was in college studying engineering, trying to find more things. But finding things is tiring. Eventually finding the eggs becomes a laborious task, done to prevent a forgotten egg from rotting away in its hiding spot. Some can live a fulfilling life of finding things, but as I went on I continued to think that maybe the “finding life” wasn’t for me. As the oldest of four siblings, I had mastered the art of pretending to believe in Santa and the Easter bunny. Even though they would leave out the best cookies they made for Santa, it was still slightly depressing to eat the cookies, tricking them into thinking it was the jolly old man. But far less depressing was hiding Easter eggs for my youngest siblings. Finding the most ridiculous spots to hide an egg was a blast. It was the same enjoyment I once experienced when uncovering the eggs was flipped, and scheming to find the craziest hiding spots and thinking of the laughter my siblings would have when they uncovered it. The same laughter of my own
childhood. The contentment in being the egg hunter had been replaced with that of the egg hider. Just like the eggs, one thing I’ve found out from my years of education is that I’ve always loved watching and helping others find things. Learning material is wonderful, but explaining it to others and watching them understand is much more enjoyable. I’ve spent much of my time at school volunteering with high school students as a tutor, a mentor and someone to help them not just find ‘x’ but their own path. And the chance to help them find these things, the chance to perhaps inspire them, is why I do it. The excitement of seeing my siblings find the Easter eggs, the lightbulb moment of a student when he or she figures out a solution, is why I want to teach. For now, I’m still on the path of an engineering degree that my application out of high school put me on. Perhaps I have more things to find for myself, but one day I’ll find my way back to the classroom, to teach students to find their own way. David Harris is an Engineering sophomore.
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I wasn’t just doing it for myself, but for my city, my family and my nation, and there’s no better motivation.” — Boston Marathon runner Shalane Flanagan said at a news conference after finishing the 2014 race. The 118th running of iconic American marathon took place one year after the tragic bombings in April 2013.
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Arts
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TV REVIEW
FILM INTERVIEW
Joyful ‘Parenthood’ finale By ALEX INTNER Daily Arts Writer
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Stars of franchise talk ‘Transformers’ Series newcomers on joining revamped ‘Age of Extinction’ By KAREN YUAN Daily Arts Writer
The “Transformers” franchise has three films, each directed by Michael Bay, and a TV series already under its belt, allowing for a sprawling storyline that can give room for new characters and plots. The enduring battle between Autobots and the evil Decepticons serves as a backdrop for a brand-new cast of characters in the upcoming fourth film, “Transformers: Age of Extinction.” Though familiar robots will return, including Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen), the next installment stars newcomers Nicola Peltz (TV’s “Bates Motel”) and Jack Reynor (“What Richard Did”) as Tessa Yeager, the daughter of a mechanic, and Shane, her love interest. Taking place four years after the events of the third film, “Transformers: Age of Extinction” is not a reboot but rather an extension of the plot laid out by the prior films. This time, Tessa Yeager and her father (Mark Wahlberg, “Ted”) make a discovery that draws the attention of Autobots, Decepticons and government officials. In a conference call with The Michigan Daily, Peltz and Reynor spoke about the opportunity to join an existing franchise. “I think that when you step into a franchise that’s already been established, there is that stigma of whether are you going to be able to live up to the expectations of people who’ve been, you know, diehard fans of the previous franchise and stuff,” Reynor said. But both Peltz and Reynor added that their excitement to work on the film outweighed any
anxiety. “I am a huge fan of Transformers, and the film and what (Bay) has done with these films is so mind-blowing,” Peltz said. Both actors have loved Transformers since they were children, which influenced their decision to join the new cast. “I wasn’t even aware of the existence of the cartoon series ‘Transformers’ until I was about 14 or 15, but I did have, like, a range of Transformers toys when I was really young. And I used to play with those all the time, and I have very vivid memories of them,” Reynor said. “I grew up with six brothers, so I was a huge - I am a huge fan of the ‘Transformers’ films and the cartoon, so it’s so exciting for me to just get the opportunity to audition,” Peltz said. As newcomers from smaller projects, however, the two still had much to adjust to in a big budget film. “Bates Motel” is a TV series now in its second season while “What Richard Did” is an Irish independent film. One of their major challenges was the interaction with CGI characters. “It was a big challenge to step onto, you know, such a monumental franchise like this, and have to try and react to something that wasn’t there. And you really have to rely on your imagination in that circumstance,” Reynor said. “You’re doing these scenes and you’re doing them against a pole, and then it’s either, you know, Optimus’s face cut out, taped to the top, or Bumblebee, and Michael always said, you know, ‘You might feel silly doing it, but you can’t hold back. You’ll have to completely go for it,’ ” Peltz said. Another challenge the two faced was the physical training that the film required. “Jack and I did what they call ‘boot camp’ the month before
filming, and we really got in good shape. And we did boxing and a lot of cardio,” Peltz said. “Physically and mentally and psychologically, it’s – yes, just kind of a hard process to go through. But we had a lot of support on it as well, you know, and it was all good,” Reynor added. Being able to guide the “Transformers” franchise in a new direction made all the challenges worth it. Peltz and Reynor stated that the fusion of the original films’ and the fourth film’s plots would appeal to both previous audiences and new ones. “This is just as much, if not more, action-packed than any of the three previous films,” Reynor said. “Again, you know, we’re revisiting some of the most beautiful cars in the world in this film, and, you know, people who are fans of the automotive industry are certainly going to want to reengage with the series at this stage.” And beyond its entertainment appeal, Peltz and Reynor explained that “Transformers: Age of Extinction” also says important things about the world we live in today. “This ‘Transformers’ is a little bit darker than the previous ones were maybe, and I think that it – I think that you’re going to see the Autobots in this movie maybe reflect a little bit of a sense of anger and resentment that might be something that we see in contemporary society, particularly in the United States,” Reynor said. The film gives out a lighter message too. “In this film, you see that I get separated from my dad, and at the end of the movie you just see it come together so beautifully,” Peltz said. “That really shines in this film. It has a really beautiful human element to it.”
TV REVIEW
‘Dangerously’ good ‘Years’ By GRACE HAMILTON Daily Arts Writer
“I had never heard of climate change,” said Nellie Montez from Plainview, Texas, now unemployed after the clos- A ing of a Cargill meatpacking Years of plant, which Living killed another 2,300 jobs with Dangerously it. Plainview Sundays at had been suffering from a 10 p.m. drought for the Showtime last three years and could no longer grow the wheat necessary to keep the plant alive. Montez was forced to learn something new. “Years of Living Dangerously,” a nine part Showtime documentary series that premiered on April 14, explores stories like this one across the world from Texas to Syria. The focus is our changing climate; the damage that has already been done and that which is yet to come. These stories are woven together to create what Showtime is branding as “the biggest story of our time.” The hope is that audiences will come to agree. The show is a remarkable combination of efforts. Executive producers include James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Hollywood actors like
Harrison Ford, Don Cheadle and Matt Damon help play the role of investigative reporters, along with today’s leading journalists, like New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. Each investigator takes on a different case, narrating their travels and experience, and the heart of the issue is poked at with more depth than the camera itself presents. The first episode follows three different stories, whose central issues range from politics to religion. These important variations underscore the near incomprehensible complexity of climate change and the reason why approaching it effectively has brought so many challenges. The series is taking a new approach to get people to pay attention. Whether it’s the stars that pull you in, the producers, an interest in the issue itself or just an attempt to get educated, this series will satisfy, providing both explanation and perspective. Powerful images, like praying and singing families in Plainview, an unprotected 86 thousand hectors of burnt forest in Indonesia and the unsettling signs of war crossing the Syrian border, are reminders of where we might find ourselves in the future. “Years of Living Dangerously” throws this reality directly in our face. At the same time, it also does an excellent job dispelling popular myths with sensitivity. That
God is the cause of droughts, for example, is a sentiment that echoes throughout the episode. This is an opinion shared by many Americans: climate change is a fallacy. Many of those who share this belief are introduced in the episode. Still, there are exceptions, such as the evangelical minister who preaches about the dangers of climate change. This minister is a powerful representation of the way that progress needs to happen in America. Faith and science aren’t necessarily incompatible and don’t have to be. Accepting the reality of climate change does not mean sacrificing other values and morals. Therefore, adaptation will mean more than changing our behavior, like recycling and cutting back on plastic; it means a radical change of mindset — or at least that’s what the showrunners are trying to get across. The changes necessary now are far more expansive than most realize and demand revision in our economic system and everyday life. What is happening in other parts of the country and world, whatever the physical distance might be, should be at the height of our priorities here today. It is pure foolishness, to borrow Friedman’s adjective, to believe anything else, and even more so not to act. That being said, if you are in need of reminder, “Years of Living Dangerously” will do so with care.
The bubble is a difficult place to be in. When the writers don’t know whether their show is coming back for another year, it leads them to B+ go one of two ways: end the Parenthood show on a huge cliffhanger that Season Finale dares the net- Available for work to renew streaming the series or NBC have a quiet finale that, while not providing complete closure, ties up enough loose ends that it doesn’t feel like the viewer is left hanging. “Parenthood” usually opts for the latter kind of finale, and this season was no exception. While these finales don’t set up much for the next season, they serve as reminders of the warmth and genuine feels that the show produces each episode. An interesting thing that the “Parenthood” writers typically do with their finales is throw in something completely unexpected in order to increase hype surrounding the final hour. This season, the twist involved the return of Haddie Braverman (Sarah Ramos, “Private Practice”), who, after only being mentioned on one or two occasions this year, returned home from college with her girlfriend (no doubt so that NBC could include shots of them kissing in the promos). While the storyline did feel shoehorned into the episode, it provided great trademark moments for Ramos and Monica Potter (“Boston Legal”), as she told her daughter she would accept her no matter what. The show didn’t forget about its other ongoing stories, providing payoff for some, yet not allowing them to completely close. Hank (Ray Romano, “Men of a Certain Age”) and Sarah (Lauren Graham, “Gilmore Girls”) finally kissed, the culmination of what had been
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a season of romantic tension. For everyone who didn’t watch “Men” — the critically acclaimed, canceled-too-soon TNT drama — Romano’s performance this season has been a revelation, as he switched from a sitcom star to a legitimate dramatic actor. As Hank struggled with coming to terms with his Asperger’s diagnosis, Romano gave a collected performance that perfectly embodied his character.
Here’s hoping we get another season with the Bravermans. We also got to see Joel (Sam Jaeger, “Eli Stone”) and Julia (Erika Christensen, “Six Degrees”) be happy in a room together. This has been one of the more problematic stories this season, but the finale left us on a natural moment to end. It’s not quite a reconciliation for the fighting couple, but it is a payoff that would be considered a
“happy” ending if the show were to end here. However, “Parenthood” isn’t necessarily about the overarching stories. It’s about the little moments in life. The montage that closed the show, set to a beautiful cover of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” conveyed the emotions purely off the strength of the cast. The sequence was a reminder of an earlier moment in the season, when Max (Max Burkholder, “The Purge”) told his parents about how the kids in his school make fun of him because of his disability. It was an incredibly sad and beautiful moment that perfectly embodied “Parenthood” ’s spirit. “Parenthood” ’s chances of returning next year are about 50-50. Though it often built on its lead-in and provided consistency in a tough timeslot for NBC, its stable number was undeniably low, while the show’s vast ensemble cast is extremely expensive to maintain. If “Parenthood” is canceled, it would be a damn shame. Audiences enjoy spending time with the Bravermans each week. But if it’s back for even a short-order final season, the little moments that “Parenthood” handles so well will be worth the investment for NBC.
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The most anticipated shows of the summer Courtesy of Netflix
By DAILY TV STAFF
24: Live Another Day FOX — May 5 at 9 p.m.
Spring has arrived in Ann Arbor. The sun is shining, the snow has melted and students are emerging from their dorm rooms to lounge in the Diag — at least until the stress of exam week banishes us all to our respective study spots. With the beautiful weather and the looming threat of finals in the air, TV might not exactly be your top priority. Luckily, it’s always our top priority. As we prepare to say goodbye for the summer vacation, The Daily TV/New Media staff is offering up a master list of the TV shows — old and new — that we’re most looking forward to in the coming months.
“24: Live Another Day” promises the return of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland, “Touch”) for another badass adventure framed around a 24 hour time period. In this case, it’ll be loosely framed, as this anticipated summer TV show is merely a 12-episode miniseries (versus the 24-episode seasons during the show’s initial eight season run). Even if the show doesn’t entirely capture the original format, it’ll surely capture the great action, tension and out-right cool moments that helped make “24” such a fun show to watch. -Joe Reinhard
Louie FX — May 5 at 10 p.m. It’s been a year and a half since the third season of Louis C.K.’s groundbreaking, heartbreaking, Emmy-winning “Louie” ended. After a string of winning episodes — including the three-part saga of Louie’s fictional audition for David Letterman’s “Late Show” and an impromptu trip to Beijing — C.K. ended the season needing a break. The actor-writer-director-producer-editor requested an extended hiatus to get some much-needed time away from work to reflect and restore creatively. And while it’s understandable that someone so heavily involved in every aspect of
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Every season I tell myself I am not going to watch “Pretty Little Liars” anymore. I quit. My questions are never answered and as the years pass I only become more and more confused. And yet, I can 100 percent guarantee that, come June 10, I will be glued to my television watching the season premiere of “Pretty Little Liars.” Even though I end up frustrated every time I watch, I have to watch. I have to know who A is and I can’t give up on the show until I find out. I have to know if Ezra is alive and if Ali is coming back to Rosewood. “Pretty Little Liars” has mastered the art of the cliffhanger, and it has mastered the art of scaring me half to death every time I watch. It is exhilarating. So even though watching “Pretty Little Liars” is a habit I should probably kick, I refuse to stop watching. No shame. P.S. Spencer is the best, no contest. -Jordyn Kay The Leftovers HBO — June 15 at 10 p.m. Any HBO drama premiere is notable, because of the clout that HBO has earned over the course of the past decades (with such dramas as “The Sopranos” and “The Wire”). On June 15, HBO is using the season finale of “Game of Thrones” to launch a new drama — “The Leftovers.” Not only is it a drama about what happens to Earth after a Rapture-like event, but it comes from the mind of Damon Lindelof. With “Lost” and his work on films like the “Star Trek” franchise, Lindelof has established himself as one of the most respected minds working in science fiction today. The idea behind the show is the perfect vehicle to explore themes similar to those he touched on in “Lost,” but in a deeper manner. On HBO’s end, convincing Lindelof to make his big return to TV on their network is a huge coup, guaranteeing them one of the most highly anticipated dramas of the summer. -Alex Intner True Blood HBO — June 22 at 9 p.m. Sometime during season five, between its religious allegory and
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The evolution of a leader Fifth-year senior Paras’ leadership helps lacrosse become competitive By MINH DOAN Daily Sports Writer
The referee had just blown the final whistle at Penn State in the Michigan men’s lacrosse team’s season opener, and Thomas Paras looked around at his teammates. Many of them wore grim looks on their faces after the eighth-ranked Nittany Lions completely dominated them, 22-7. Right then, the fifth-year senior midfielder, as a captain, knew exactly what he had to do. He called a playersonly meeting. The Wolverines had come into the season brimming with confidence. Not only did the first recruiting class have a year under its belt, but the team also felt it now had the talent to compete, something it didn’t have the past two years. “We had a lot of confidence going into the Penn State game,” Paras said. “But some days you just don’t have it, and that day we didn’t have our best game. I told them that we had to minimize the bad days we have because we knew we didn’t put our best effort. But I also told them not to be defeated and assured the guys this season was not going to go like the past two years.” But Paras has not always been the outspoken leader he is today. He used to be quite the opposite earlier in his life. As he grew as a leader, so did his influence on the team. *** Growing up, sports were always a big part of Paras’ life. His father was a huge baseball fan and co-owned a baseball facility. Naturally, Paras started out playing baseball, and later took up an interest in hockey, and he excelled at both. But in sixth grade, Paras attended a lacrosse camp at his future high school, St. Ignatius in Cincinnati, instantly falling in love with the game and immediately quit baseball. “I remember he came up to me in sixth grade and said, ‘I don’t want to play baseball anymore. Will you be mad at me? Because I really want to play lacrosse,’ ” said his father, Peter Paras. But even after dropping baseball from his regimen, it wasn’t until his freshman year, when he made St. Ignatius’ varsity lacrosse team, that he knew lacrosse was the sport he wanted to focus on. Even after choosing to focus on lacrosse, Paras didn’t give up on hockey, which affected his time on the field. He missed lacrosse training in the offseason and the first
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Fifth-year senior Thomas Paras has improved as a vocal leader as captain of the Michigan men’s lacrosse team.
few weeks of the season for travel hockey. Paras would continue both sports, but focus more on lacrosse. St. Ignatius was one of the better teams in northern Ohio, cracking the top 10 his senior year, and he had to focus on lacrosse to make sure the team was successful. Paras would end up captaining both his hockey and lacrosse teams his senior year, which is when he first found out he struggled taking on a role as a vocal leader, choosing instead to stay quiet and let his on-field play lead the team. And it was successful — Paras scored 210 career lacrosse points, the most in school history. “He’s a quiet leader, a leader by example,” Peter Paras said. “He’s not a loud, outgoing kid.” Not only did Paras end his high school career with a record-breaking point total, but he also earned U.S. Lacrosse All-American honors his senior year. And when it came time for a college decision, Paras had a choice to make. He had offers from Providence, Villanova and Harvard, and had even committed to Providence. But that was before he came to Ann Arbor. The minute he came to Michigan, he fell in love with it. He loved not only the culture, but also the club lacrosse team, which he met through Trevor Yealy, a family friend who was on the team. “We always thought he was
going to the East Coast, but he visited (Michigan) and fell in love,” said Paras’ mom, Ann Paras. “He loved the whole atmosphere.” And with a decorated and successful high school career complete, Paras packed his bags for Ann Arbor. ***
“(Our young guys) had to be leaders before they learned to be leaders.”
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John Paul’s team has improved over three years with Paras as a captain.
Walking onto campus as a student in 2009, Paras was like every other freshman: in awe at first, and then overwhelmed by the work not only on the lacrosse field, but in the classroom, too. “When you make the transition to college, you’re still in high school mode where you still think you can get away with studying the night before the exam and everything is going to come easy,” Paras said. As for lacrosse, Paras was behind a strong class of seniors that made up the attack for the Wolverines’ club lacrosse team. But during the team’s last Spring Break game at No. 5 BYU, Paras was given an opportunity that he would never give up. The team was in the midst of a 46-game winning streak that spanned three seasons. But for this game, Michigan coach John Paul had suspended a few players before the game, including several attackmen. Paras started the game on the same attack line as Yealy and ended up with four goals and three assists en route to a 13-9 victory over the Cougars. “That game was his arrival,” Paul said. “He had to step up as a freshman against one of the top teams in the country on the road. We won the game missing a bunch of guys, and Thomas was a big reason.” Seven games later, the winning streak was halted, but that didn’t stop Michigan from taking its third straight Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association title. Paras tallied 42 goals and 23 assists that season. The following year, due to personnel reasons, he changed from the attack to the midfield. “Paras had a team-first attitude,” Yealy said. “He said ‘no problem, I’ll be the guy, I’ll do it.’ ” The Wolverines didn’t win an MCLA championship that year, losing in the championship game, but they were recognized by Athletic Director Dave Brandon as a good enough team to make the jump to the varsity level. In 2011, Michigan lacrosse became a Division I program, and Paras was at the helm of
the ship. He was excited, but he didn’t realize how big of an adjustment it would be. *** Going into his junior year, there was something different for Paras. He left school as part of the club lacrosse team and came back to school as part of a D-I lacrosse team. And with the jump came new leadership responsibilities. The team struggled in its first year as a program, winning only one game. For the first time in Paras’ life, he had to lead a team that wasn’t constantly winning. “We had to make sure everyone was still enjoying themselves playing lacrosse when in the back of our mind, we weren’t having a successful season in the win-loss column,” Yealy said. “It was tough, if you ask anyone on that team, no one wants to be a part of a losing team.” The two, however, took on different roles as captain. Yealy, then a fifth-year senior, was more outspoken and took on the vocal captaincy while Paras stuck to leading by example, not only on the field, but in the classroom as well. “Thomas was the guy who everyone looked at saying ‘look at this guy giving his blood, sweat, and tears day in and day out and if he’s doing it, we better be doing it,’ ” Yealy said. “You get sick of the guy that’s always yelling and you see a guy like Thomas who works hard and doesn’t give excuses, it really pumps up the team.” Paras finished the year second on the team in points behind Yealy, and was also a recipient of the University’s Athletic Achievement Award. The following year, he wouldn’t have Yealy there to be a vocal leader. He would have to step up and play that role on his own. “He was captain young in his career,” Yealy said. “It took Thomas a while to find his vocal leadership and make sure guys were listening to him. I know he was hesitant at first. I think that’s the one hurdle he had to overcome as a leader.” Going into the first season that Michigan was allowed to formally recruit, Paras also knew he wouldn’t be the focal point of the offense. “As long as we’re winning and I can continue to help the team, points are points and we’re trying to win a conference championship,” Paras said. The team would end up winning only one game that season, another season of struggle, but Paras started to find his voice as team leader. “The unique thing about Thomas is he had to learn how to lead on the fly, not as a freshman,” Paul said. “He had See PARAS, Page 8A
“It took Thomas a while to find his vocal leadership.”
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Michigan baseball: Midseason awards By DAILY BASEBALL BEAT
well,” Bakich said.
Before the start of the Michigan baseball team’s Big Ten season, the Daily predicted which Wolverines would receive end-of-the-year accolades. Now, halfway through conference play, it’s time to reevaluate.
Pitcher of the Year: Evan Hill On a team that has struggled to find consistency, one thing is certain: Sophomore left-hander Evan Hill has been a go-to player who can pitch lights-out every time he takes the mound. At first glance, a 2-4 record looks meager, but a deeper look will show the lack of run support the ace has been given. Michigan has scored two or fewer runs in five of Hill’s 10 starts — putting up a goose egg in three. Hill has been the ace of this squad. Since beginning the year as the Saturday starter, he is now the Friday starter — a position given to the team’s best pitcher. Hill has held opponents to a team-leading .259 batting average and threw the Wolverines’ only complete game of the year. But his greatest impact has come in the form of pickoffs. Hill’s seven pickoffs are tied for the Big Ten lead. “In general, holding runners is something we place a lot of importance on,” said Michigan pitching coach Sean Kenny after Hill’s start against Illinois. “It’s something we place a lot of emphasis on. (Hill is) our best guy at it for sure.” If the first half of the season is any indication, Michigan has found itself an ace for this year and the future.
Offensive Player of the Year: Jackson Glines Regardless of how you measure a quality hitter, outfielder Jackson Glines has been the man at Michigan. Since transferring from Fresno City College last fall, the junior has led Michigan in batting average (.342), extrabase hits (18), RBI (26) and quality at-bats. His killer instinct at the plate has allowed him to hit nearly everything he sees. “Every week, he’s consistently having a very high percentage of quality at-bats of his total plate appearances,” said Michigan coach Erik Bakich. “He also hits a lot of line drives — that’s why we’ve nicknamed him ‘Gline Drives.’ ” In small-ball measurements, Glines leads the Big Ten with a .455 on-base percentage. Once on base, Glines’ 10 steals in as many attempts give him the best percentage in the Big Ten for any player with double-digit attempts and put him behind only sophomore infielder Travis Maezes for the team lead. By bearing down on the base paths too, Glines has put himself in position to score a team-leading 19.8 percent of the time he’s on base. Glines has climbed his way into the conference’s top 10 in 11 offensive categories, more than any other Michigan player. The versatility and ability to do it all at the plate is what makes the veteran the Wolverines’ midseason Offensive Player of the Year. Defensive Player of the Year: Cole Martin Bakich puts defense on a pedestal. No matter how many runs the offense scores or how many shutout innings the pitching staff throws, the game will be lost if the fielders can’t consistently make routine plays. But the leader of the Wolverine defense isn’t the person with the fewest errors or highlight-reel catches — it’s the one who sets the long-term tone for the team both emotionally and physically, catcher Cole Martin. The senior from Bay City, Mich. is one of the most consistent defenders on the team, carrying a .989 fielding percentage and committing just three errors on the season. These numbers have been important to see from someone leading an infield comprised largely of underclassmen. Many errors happen when a catcher throws to second to nab a runner breaking for a steal, but with the aid of a pitching staff that leads the Big Ten in pickoffs, the opposition doesn’t have many chances to run on Michigan. “He throws with a great and very accurate arm, so you don’t see a lot of teams even attempt a stolen base against him because they know he can throw very
Rookie of the Year: Carmen Benedetti A few games into the Big Ten season, the standout rookie appeared to be freshman rightfielder Jackson Lamb, who made two full-extension catches that saved two leads. But Lamb’s inability to produce at the plate has reduced his value, and the new recipient of the award is designated hitter Carmen Benedetti. Early in the season, Benedetti had a few stellar performances, including a .375 batting average with two RBI in the Princeton series. But his potential has surfaced most against Big Ten competition. In conference play, Benedetti leads the team with 12 RBI and is second in batting average at .326. His biggest asset is his ability to drive in runs on a consistent basis, especially in highpressure, late-inning situations. “Carmen has the knack for hitting the ball hard at least a couple of times a game,” Bakich said. “I think that’s something he’s probably done his entire career.” Benedetti provided a stellar performance in Champaign two weeks ago, going 6-for-11 with four RBI on the weekend. In the Wolverines’ 17-9 win over Illinois, he doubled three times. In the most recent series against Purdue, Benedetti provided the bang that broke a 12thinning game tied at six, doubling down the right-field line to score Glines for a 7-6 victory. If his recent performance in the conference is any indication, Benedetti will end the year as the team’s top rookie.
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Erik Bakich has the Michigan baseball team in fourth place in the Big Ten.
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PARAS From Page 7A to learn as a junior how to be a D-I athlete. In some ways, that’s more effective because he made more mistakes our first couple years and learned from those mistakes. I think that helps our young guys a lot because they had to be leaders before they learned to be leaders.”
the transition from club to D-I would be a process, but he wouldn’t trade it for any other college lacrosse experience. “It’s a little bittersweet knowing that my days here are numbered,” Paras said. “But I wouldn’t want to end it with any other team.” And it was on this team, the one that lost more than he had in his life, that Paras grew the most. He learned being a leader wasn’t just about working the hardest or being the last one to
“It’s a little bittersweet knowing that my days here are numbered.”
*** After his senior year ended, Paras had a choice to make. As a fifth-year senior, Paras could transfer to any program in the country and play right away. With his success on the field, he could have had the luxury of leaving to a more successful program. But Paras’ loyalty to Michigan didn’t waver. He knew exactly where he wanted to be. And as a leader, he always knew he had a responsibility to come back to the place where he had put so much work in. *** In that locker room at Penn State, Paras commanded the respect of the team with his talk. After three years of leading the team, he had finally found his voice. A week later, the Wolverines bounced back from the loss with a 20-7 win over Mercer. Paras had only one goal, but everyone felt his presence on the field. And a week after that, Michigan would beat in-state rival Detroit in a 14-13 overtime thriller. With his final season winding down, Paras has been trying to make Michigan’s most successful season even better. Looking back at his time at Michigan, Paras knew that
leave the practice field. He learned being a leader was speaking up and leading team meetings and making his presence felt by everyone on the team. “Leading by example is a policy because if you’re leading by example, you’re just doing what you’re supposed to be doing, that’s not leading,” Paul said. “Leading is influencing everyone else to do the right thing, and that’s what Thomas has learned. He not only has to do the right thing, he has to demand it from everyone else and show them the way.”
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For today, goodbye. For tomorrow, good luck. And forever, ‘Go Blue.’ After twelve years at the helm, the ‘U’s fourth longest serving leader passes the torch By SAM GRINGLAS Daily News Editor
For a brief moment last month, Mary Sue Coleman couldn’t find her words. After a year marked by lifetime achievement awards, honorary degrees and goodbye receptions, it was a Monday afternoon in the Michigan Union when Coleman’s voice noticeably wavered under the weight of oncoming tears. Coleman — who has been the University’s most influential voice for the past 12 years — will retire from the presidency in July as the institution’s fourth longest-serving leader. For months, Coleman’s departure has been tangible, especially within her inner circle. Colleagues in the Office of the President have noted each “last time” since September.
In March, a group of students decided to turn her fireside chat — a tradition Coleman started as president at the University of Iowa — into a makeshift surprise party. Students, too, were thinking about the end. At an event usually built around students having the chance to ask their president anything, many wanted to know about legacy and what’s next. Laughing, Coleman’s hands sprung into motion, her small frame inching to the edge of her armchair. The questions didn’t faze her. But before dozens of students spent nearly 30 minutes past the event’s official conclusion waiting to snap selfies with “Mary Sue,” the Midnight Blue student a Capella group gathered in the back of the Pendleton Room, set up to serenade the outgoing president with a song celebrating her impact on students. And then, for a second, the almost always-composed President of the University of Michigan struggled to find her words. “That was the most I’ve seen her choked up. And I think it
goes back to why students are so important to her,” said Kim Clarke, Coleman’s nine-year veteran speechwriter. “When I’ve seen her light up the most, it’s when talking about students. That’s where you see the energy.” Opening up By the time four o’clock rolls around on the day of a fireside chat, it’s the part of the afternoon when energy runs low and the rhythm grows sluggish. Clarke said Coleman sometimes bristles when it’s time to walk past the Cube and across Regents Plaza to the Michigan Union. But an hour later, in the company of a few dozen students, “she’s all amped up,” Clarke said. Perhaps Coleman’s fireside chats represent a larger philosophy of the Coleman presidency — one that many of Coleman’s closest advisers have said is rooted in inclusiveness and driven by students. “It’s been the most wonderful experience in my life and it’s largely because of students,” Coleman said from her seat at the
March fireside chat. “The students at Michigan are extraordinarily engaged in much of the life of the institution and that makes it a very exciting place to be. The students have made all the difference.” Erika Hrabec, the Office of the President’s chief administrator and the president’s key aide, said she is frequently surprised by how much Coleman remembers about people, even those with whom she’s had seemingly limited interaction. “She has a true interest in people,” Hrabec said. “Her style is one of inclusiveness.” Hrabec, who serves as the gatekeeper for commitments that make it on to the presidential calendar, said Coleman frequently stops to hobnob with students and staff, even if it means running a few minutes late to the next meeting. While habits like these may be rooted in Coleman’s passion for people, she has also wielded her interests not only to work donors, open access to the school’s library resources in partnership with Google and trumpet the
University’s mission across the country and the world, but also to make far-reaching decisions. “She really is interested in what people think at all levels,” Hrabec said. “She welcomes input. She has a superb leadership team and they are there for a reason. She has to rely on other people. She can’t carry the University entirely.” Gary Krenz, special council to the president, who frequently staffed for Coleman at meetings of the University’s executive officers, said from the beginning she was intent on developing her right-hand administrators to function in a team dynamic. “There’s a lot of exchange of ideas — and she’s in the fray,” he said. “Sometimes I think there are leaders who build the team and then they kind of step back and listen. That’s not her style so much. She’s engaged in the discussion and providing her own views. I think what’s fascinating is that all works very well. She developed a team that knew when she was expressing her views in that kind of a setting — that didn’t mean that was
her decision or the final word — it meant they were all in it together trying to think this through out loud.” But when it comes to tackling a new issue or initiative, Coleman is not the president who tosses around big ideas and leaves others to figure out their implementation. While Hrabec said Coleman provides leeway for her staff to carry out the projects they’ve been entrusted with, she is not one to ignore the mechanics of moving a task forward. “She’s a very goal-oriented person and she’s a get it done kind of person,” Krenz said. “She conceives of things often in terms of seeing the path of how to get from here to there. Other people I’ve worked for are more conceptual — they have the idea but they’re not as specific on the process. She has the process with the goal in mind.” If Coleman’s student-friendly persona and tendency toward teambuilding are driven by openness, her emphasis on the University’s own accessibility may have been formed with similar See COLEMAN, Page 7B
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Presidential initiatives driven by economy Dogged by budget challenges, a focus on alternative funding streams By YARDAIN AMRON Daily Staff Reporter
There were 12 presidents that oversaw more than 197 years of University history before Mary Sue Coleman was selected as the 13th president of the University in 2002. A dozen years later, she’s retiring and the classic, end-of-tenure question arises: Is she the University’s best president? According to James Duderstadt, the University’s 11th president, and former LSA Dean Terrance McDonald, the director of the Bentley Historical Library, presidential legacies are best determined by the times in which they took place. Follow the money The University’s most recent presidencies have largely been shaped by economic conditions. In 1960, the University’s General Fund — which pays for academics, admissions and services like museums, libraries and insurance — was financed with 78 percent state dollars and the rest student tuition and fees. Today, the fund accounts for $1.7 billion, or 27 percent of the University’s approximately $6.4 billion budget. For the next two decades, state support stayed relatively stable until economist Harold Shapiro assumed the presidency in 1980. At that point, state dollars accounted for 65 percent of the fund, and over the next few years, dropped 30 percent, mainly in a free-fall that resulted from the 1980 recession. Shapiro’s reaction was to embrace “smaller but better,”
choosing to focus on cutting costs and launching the University’s first major fundraising effort. In 1988, Duderstadt, a nuclear engineer, took over the presidency and found a less extreme economic backdrop. State funding levels continued to fall, but on a gentler slope. Student tuition and fees continued to rise until they surpassed state funding as the key contributor to the General Fund. Lee Bollinger succeeded Duderstadt in 1996. Duderstadt said Bollinger did not seem comfortable at Michigan and preferred the East Coast. After five years, Bollinger resigned to become president of Columbia University. “To put it bluntly, I think the place went into a nosedive for a while,” Duderstadt said. “And I think one of the challenges President Coleman faced was pulling it out of the nosedive and getting it back into leveled flight.” Coleman assumed the presidency in 2002 in the midst of a national financial crisis, popularly referred to as the dot-com boom and subsequent bust. “People can forget that almost the day that Mary Sue Coleman became president of the University of Michigan, the Michigan economy collapsed — also the national economy,” McDonald said. Add to that the 2008 recession, and it becomes clear why state funding has dropped another 30 to 40 percent since the turn of the century. Today, state funding is 16 percent of the General Fund; student tuition and fees account for 71 percent — an almost mirror flip from their percentages in 1960. The lack of state funding, however, has multiple aspects. It’s a toxic mix of economic turmoil and lack of state investment, and Duderstadt pointed to prison as a possible culprit.
“We spend $2 billion a year on locking people up right now,” Duderstadt said. “More than any other state in the Union, our prisons are more expensive and are locking up a higher fraction of our population. So for whatever reason, a series of decisions were made that prisons are more important than education in this state. Today even the Tea Party people are beginning to believe we walked ourselves out on a limb on that one.” Coleman responded to the financial hardship with a concoction of fundraising and expansion, quite a contrast to Shapiro’s “smaller but better” approach in the 1980s. “Her attitude always was we have to go forward in spite of these constraints,” McDonald said. “That is where a presidential personality can make a difference. There could have been a president who said, ‘we better stop building, we better drop five schools,’ or something dramatic like that.” In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Coleman said she understood the state could not supply the resources required for the University to remain competitive with its peer institutions. “We had to do much more in philanthropy — we had to be much more like a private institution while still being proud of our heritage of being a public university and so we had to confine those two better,” Coleman said. Coleman’s fundraising prowess can be argued as a central component of her legacy. She piloted two fundraising campaigns: First, the Michigan Difference, which raised $3.2 billion between 2004 and 2008, the most by any public university campaign in American history; and second, Victors for Michigan, which launched this past year with a $4 billion goal. “She’s easily one of the small-
est of handfuls of effective presidents in America with campaigns,” said Jerry May, vice president of development. “I mean lets face it, no public universities have had campaigns this big, and she’s led our campaigns and inspired donors.” Coleman also combated the lack of state funding by increasing enrollment and tuition. Between Winter 2002 and Fall 2013, the student body grew from 36,377 to 43,710. To compare, Duderstadt said there had been serious thought to reduce enrollment in select schools during his presidency. “The growth in the size of the student population — with a significant fraction of those coming from out-of-state students paying significantly higher fees — really was the key to plugging the whole that was left from the withdrawal of state support,” Duderstadt said. The economic environment could have had a really devastating impact on the University, but McDonald said Coleman strengthened the University over her tenure and set an optimistic tone. Context matters McDonald said Americans frequently make the mistake of confusing the context with the individual, and are tempted by a ‘Great Man’ theory of history. While a president sets the tone and can possibly damage the institution, he warned that there are much larger forces at play than any one individual. “Michigan is a notoriously decentralized organization,” McDonald said. “The president doesn’t hand down orders from the Fleming building. There are 19 schools and colleges run by their faculty and led by their deans and a lot of the good things that happen on this campus happen on this great decentralized level.”
For instance, a juxtaposition of the University’s expenditures under Duderstadt and Coleman is insightful not only for the two presidents’ priorities, but more so for what was necessary at the specific junction. Duderstadt focused mainly in the core academic units, renovating most of LSA, while Coleman upgraded more of the auxiliary units like
medical buildings, student residence halls and athletic facilities. Duderstadt compared it to the catchphrase ‘You play the hand you’re dealt.’ “This institution kind of shapes the presidency and the agenda of the president rather than vice versa.”
Diversity efforts stalled by affirmative action ban Students from CTE, BSU say Coleman could have done more By SHOHAM GEVA Daily Staff Reporter
University President Mary Sue Coleman gave a special address Nov. 8, 2006 on the Diag to a crowd of more than 1,700 students, staff and community members. One day earlier, Michigan’s voters outlawed the consideration of race in college admissions in a ballot measure that in many ways stemmed from opposition to the University’s practices. Today, the University remains embroiled in the legal battle over the constitutionality of that referendum.
Coleman told the crowd that diversity would remain a priority, both for her and for the University, and she would do whatever it took to maintain it. “I am standing here today to tell you that I will not allow our university to go down the path to mediocrity. That is not Michigan,” Coleman said in 2006. “Diversity makes us strong, and it is too critical to our mission, too critical to our excellence, too critical to our future simply to abandon.” Affirmative action policies at the University, along with diversity and climate, are not a debate Coleman started. When she came to the University in 2003, the University was already involved in the issue through two Supreme Court lawsuits filed against LSA and the law school’s race-conscious admissions policies under the former University President
Lee Bollinger. In the former case, Grutter v. Bollinger, the court upheld the University’s narrow use of race in admissions in the interest of creating a diverse class of students. The decision to uphold the case is part of what spurred the push to create and implement Proposal 2. But now, as she prepares to depart 12 years later, with the issue of affirmative action in Michigan is again before the Supreme Court, enrollment numbers for minorities at the University have fallen precipitously and student protests about campus climate are nearly a common occurrence. Her efforts before, during and after Proposal 2 have become a part of what she’ll leave behind. Beyond the numbers Today, Black students make
up 4.8 percent of the undergraduate population. Hispanic students comprise 4.3 percent. In the last two decades, Black enrollment peaked at 8.9 percent in 1996. When looking at Coleman’s legacy on diversity, it’s hard to ignore those numbers. However, Lester Monts, senior vice provost for academic affairs, said in the context of the legal constraints imposed by Proposal 2 and other measures enacted during her tenure, Coleman’s impact on diversity on campus can more easily be understood in her institutional support such as infrastructure or advocacy. “Her style is different from President Bollinger’s, her style is different from President Duderstadt’s,” Monts said. “But diversity and multiculturalism is such a part of University life that any president coming in has to embrace it, and put their own stamp on, and I think that’s what Mary Sue has done. I think that’s the infrastructure improvements. I think that’s the expansion of diversity to embrace the things that we’re doing globally.” Immediately after the passage of Proposal 2, Coleman established the Diversity Blueprints Task Force, which was charged with discovering ways to increase and maintain diversity on campus without affirmative action. More left to be done
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Students participate in a protest organized by the Black Student Union in front of Hill Auditorium on January 21. The speakers made seven demands concerning their campaign, Being Black at the University of Michigan, and gave University officials seven days to respond.
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stand the legal constraints the University is operating under. However, they claim the University and Coleman could have done more to maintain diversity and alleviate the effects of homogeneity on campus. LSA senior Erick Gavin, the Black Student Union’s public relations chair, said in his experience, the administration and Coleman have focused on the bigger picture items, like Proposal 2, and less on ameliorating day-to-day issues. “That’s sometimes where we miscommunicate with each other, the difference between having wide-sweeping policy changes and having life-style, student affairs changes that help students grow and learn,” Gavin said. Public Policy junior Daniel Morales, a founding member of the Coalition for Tuition Equality and former chair of Central Student Government’s Diversity and Inclusion Commission, said campus climate noticeably deteriorated after Proposal 2 passed. The Coalition for Tuition Equality protested for the past several years about the tuition status given to undocumented students. “We could do more, and President Coleman frankly could have done more, when Prop 2 passed, to reinvigorate or kick it up a notch in terms of engaging these communities,” Morales said. “I know it’s really hard and I want to give her credit, but we haven’t kept it diverse and we’ve declined so much and we’ve become so much less diverse.” Monts echoed Gavin’s thoughts on the importance of bettering campus climate. “All of these (initiatives) don’t solve
all the problems,” Monts said. A voice for change In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Coleman said when she spoke in the Diag almost eight years ago, her focus was about affirming the University’s commitment to diversity. “I wanted our community to understand that as a University we very much value diversity and would continue to find legal ways to achieve diversity,” Coleman said. “That’s what we’ve tried to do and I thought it was a message that the community really needed to hear.” Sometimes, what that commitment to diversity has translated into is still a little murky. Coleman’s infrastructure represents a long-term effort — one that might not fully come to fruition until long after she’s gone. The outcome of legal action against Proposal 2 is expected sooner, in June, but there’s no guarantee that it will reverse its legal restraints. The impact of movements like CTE or #BBUM campaign isn’t clear, since both groups continue to negotiate with administrators about their respective issues. But in the end, the simple fact that she has been so open and so vocal about her support is what her legacy might be shaped by. “Mary Sue Coleman saying that diversity is something that she wants, I think puts on other administration’s radar, faculty’s radar, and even student’s radar how important diversity is,” Gavin said. “Can I say specifically what I think she’s done to make changes? I personally cannot,” he added. “I can say things that I think she’s pushed forward, that have enacted a lot of change.”
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University President Mary Sue Coleman sits down for an interview with The Michign Daily on March 31 in her office in the Fleming Administration Building.
Coleman leaves legacy of empowerment First female president brought more women to administrative positions By CLAIRE BRYAN Daily Staff Reporter
University President Mary Sue Coleman was named the first female president of the University of Michigan in 2002. At the time when she announced her retirement last April, seven of her 12 executive officers were female as well. While this combination brings the University to the forefront of changing gender demographics in higher education, Coleman does not define her presidency by this milestone. “I think these jobs are very hard and I think they are equally hard for men and women,” Coleman said. “When I look at some of my colleagues I don’t think there is a female way of being a president and a male way. I think there is much more commonality and more differences individual to individual then there is across
gender roles.” In a 2008 speech to the Women as Global Leaders conference at Zayed University in Dubai, Coleman said there has been drastic change over the last 40 years in the influence of women leaders. “I am proud to have been the first woman to lead the University of Iowa, and now the University of Michigan; I believe my leadership helps open the doors for women at other universities,” she said. According to the American Council on Education, in 1986, only ten percent of university presidents were female. Today, that number has risen to 26 percent. Lucie Lapovsky, the former president of Mercy College and the current president of Higher Education Resource Services, an organization dedicated women’s leadership, said the number of women presidents increases around one percent every two years. “It is really hard to pinpoint exactly what it is, but statistically there is something wrong in the system,” Lapovsky said. “There is no reason that there aren’t 50 percent women presidents. We have more college degrees and equal
amount of doctorate degrees.” University Provost Martha Pollack attributed the fewer number of women in top leadership roles to a “pipeline effect.” “I think overall, historically, there have been more men in academia than women and so then of course there is a pipeline issue as you move into administration roles, you are drawing from the faculty,” Pollack said. Coleman broke new ground in 2002 when she began her tenure as the University’s first female president. Today though, her status as a female leader is not particularly unusual among other Big Ten Universities. Sally Mason succeeded Coleman as president of the University of Iowa, Lou Anna Simon is the president of Michigan State University, Rebecca Blank is the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Phyllis Wise is the chancellor of the University of Illinois. In the University’s administration, Coleman created a strong executive team not by looking for gender, but by judging ability. “I have had great men provosts and I have had great women pro-
vosts,” Coleman said. “I have had men and women in all those positions. What you try to do is try to pick the best person. You don’t look and say I have got to have a woman for this position. You never do that.” The trend of female empowerment is increasing in other fields outside of academia, as well. When recently appointed General Motors CEO Mary Barra was selected as this year’s spring commencement speaker, Coleman said Barra likely doesn’t define herself as General Motors’ first female leader. “I know she probably downplays the symbolism of the role, but I do think it’s significant,” Coleman said in a March interview with The Michigan Daily. Moreover, the landscape is changing at the University. E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, worked with four male presidents before Coleman’s arrival. “There has been something easier, in some ways, about understanding complexity when I have been working with women,” Harper said. “I think it is because they just get human development,
and the ways in which students develop, in a fundamentally different way.” Harper said despite the growing number of women in leadership roles, gender continues to influence perceptions. “What your social identity is plays a role in how you lead and how people receive you as leading,” Harper said. In Coleman’s 2008 speech in Dubai, she acknowledged that the decisions of female leaders are often viewed through a gendered lens, but is also rooted in the general scrutiny received by men and women assuming a presidency. “Whether I am defending our policies or trying to hire a new football coach, I am subject to the most outrageous e-mails, letters and commentary on radio talk shows,” Coleman said. “I am ‘stupid’ … ‘ignorant’ … ‘unable to appreciate sports’ because I am a woman … and profanities I won’t repeat.” Cynthia Wilbanks, vice president for government relations, attributed the high number of female officers to the types of role models women have at the University, as well as programs through entities such as the Uni-
versity’s Center for the Education of Women. “I see an enormous sensitivity and outreach to develop leadership for both men and women,” Wilbanks said. “But I think there have been very specific programs developed to support women who seek leadership roles.” Lisa Rudgers, vice president for global initiatives and strategic communications, credited colleagues such as Harper and Wilbanks for paving the way. “I have never felt there were any barriers because I am a women executive officer, but I credit that in a large measure to those who came before me and who shoulders I stand upon,” she said. Coleman said is encouraged by the fact that currently many more provosts and deans are women, providing increased opportunities to assume leadership roles. “I think what has brought opportunity for women is simply being in the pool and being considered,” Coleman said. “They still have to be the best. No one is going to give you a job just because you are male or female, these days. I think Schlissel will view it the same way.”
President left lasting impact on leaders in higher education During her tenure, Coleman delivered speeches at venues around the country By KRISTEN FEDOR Daily Staff Reporter
When it comes to influencing higher education, University President Mary Sue Coleman is among the leaders and best. In speeches at universities and conferences across the nation, Coleman has touted the University of Michigan’s achievements as well as addressed higher education’s most pressing challenges, ranging from entrepreneurship to student engagement and financial aid. Lou Anna Simon, president of Michigan State University and a close colleague of Coleman’s, praised Coleman’s leadership among educators in a statement to The Michigan Daily. “Mary Sue Coleman is the kind of leader who can turn her vision into action, not just for the University of Michigan, but for all of us in higher education,” she said. “I know I’ll be seeking her advice in the years ahead.” It is this understanding of
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higher education that earned Coleman her role as chair of the American Association of Universities, a nonprofit organization of leading research universities from the United States and Canada. She was elected by the AAU to serve a one-year term in October 2011 after previously serving as vice chair. AAU president Hunter Rawlings said Coleman was selected in part due to her reputation as a strong supporter of federal funding for research. Institutions gain membership by invitation only, as determined by an AAU committee. The University was one of the 14 founding members of the AAU in 1900, only three of which were public institutions. At the time of Coleman’s leadership, the association boasted 59 members. As chair, Coleman headed the AAU executive committee, serving as spokesperson for the association. Additionally, she represented the AAU at meetings with national policymakers focused on the role of research in undergraduate, professional and graduate education. Rawlings said Coleman also focused on issues related to her support for affirmative action in college admissions and increasing college affordability.
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Coleman’s widespread influence on higher education also garnered recognition from the federal government and some of the nation’s highest officials. In 2010, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke appointed Coleman co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Coleman served on the council with fellow university administrators and entrepreneurs. The council advises President Obama on how to foster entrepreneurial growth and ways to stimulate the job market. Additionally, President Barack Obama chose Coleman to help lead the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, which launched in 2011. AMP focuses on investing in technology that will result in the creation of manufacturing jobs. Coleman represented one of six universities that worked alongside industry executives and federal government agencies in the partnership. And in March 2014, Coleman received the American Council on Education’s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her contributions to higher education. Time magazine named Coleman one of the “The 10 Best College Presidents” in 2009, citing the record-breaking Michigan Dif-
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ference campaign as one of Coleman’s outstanding achievements. Coleman has also received numerous honorary degrees from other institutions. Most recently, she was the commencement speaker for the winter graduation ceremonies at Indiana University and Michigan State University, where she promoted collaboration between Big10 schools. Though the campaign started with a goal of raising $2.5 billion from 2000 to 2008, over the course of the campaign from 2000 to 2008, it exceeded this expectation with a total of $3.2 billion raised. In October, Coleman announced the next fundraising campaign, Victors for Michigan, with a goal of $4 billion — the largest public university campaign goal in history. When Coleman travels to other institutions, she frequently emphasizes the importance of fundraising at public universities to offset pervasive declines in state funding. “It’s not the most important lesson – but it’s one most of the public institutions that I would compare with Michigan are doing as well because they understand they will have to do it if they’re going to garner the resources they need,” she said.
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The major overhaul in local leadership, both in the city of Ann Arbor and in the University, marks a new chapter in the city of Ann Arbor’s history. The city’s expanding job market, one of the cornerstones of Mayor John Hieftje’s (D) leadership, and the expanding tech sector are to some extent the result of having the University as a resource to the city. University President Mary Sue Coleman made science and technology commercialization a focus of her administration, one with significant indirect payoffs for Ann Arbor and the region. Throughout their relationship, Hieftje has frequently commend-
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ed Coleman’s dedication to connecting the University and the city in a positive way. He said this mission of furthering collaboration has been improved under Coleman compared to past University presidents. “In the last 12 or 14 years, we’ve been able to engage the University to a greater extent in working with things like technology transfer work that is happening at the University and transferring that work to the private sector and to companies that provide jobs for people and help the local economy,” Hieftje said. However, City Councilmember Sabra Briere (D–Ward 1) has a different perspective on the city’s evolving relationship with the University. “The distance between University staff and faculty and those of us who are not affiliated with the University at this time has grown rather than shortened,” Briere said. Briere said despite Coleman’s willingness to engage community
sity is undeniable. As Coleman prepares for retirement, she leaves behind an athletic department with almost unmatched revenue-generating capability, plans in place for adding the missing pieces to a world-class athletic campus and the framework for the continued success of Michigan Athletics decades into the future. “She shepherded this University into the 21st century,” Madej said. “Above all else, she understood how to be a leader.”
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Brandon cited the Stephen M. Ross Academic Center, built in 2006, as one of Coleman’s keystone accomplishments in that regard. Coleman’s time watching over Michigan Athletics seems to have come full circle. Just as dealing with a scandal marked the beginning of her career at the Michigan, the University’s permanent separation from former football player Brendan Gibbons in November appears to have marked the end. But while controversy still swirls on the surface, Coleman’s impact on athletics at the Univer-
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advice and input as I made decisions.” As the Athletic Department continues to innovate in terms of generating revenue and creating a sustainable model for future operations, Coleman continues to be supportive. The University hosted the Winter Classic in January and will welcome Real Madrid and Manchester United to Michigan Stadium in August in what’s widely expected to break the record for the highestattended soccer game in U.S. history. “Every time I’ve gone to her with those kinds of ideas, she’s been supportive and helpful and created excitement,” Brandon said. “For some people, change comes really hard. The safest thing to do is what you’ve always done.” Through it all, Coleman’s priority has been the balance between academics and athletics for all Michigan studentathletes.
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While it may be true that Mary Sue Coleman’s tenure as the University’s 13th President began and ended with an athletic scandal, what she and the Michigan Athletic Department accomplished in the dozen years in between is nothing short of remarkable. Since assuming office in 2002, Coleman has witnessed the renovation of the University’s three most important athletic facilities — Michigan Stadium, Crisler Center and Yost Arena. She witnessed the football team lose to Appalachian State in 2007, was present for the men’s basketball team’s first Final Four appearance since 1993 and saw the hockey team miss the NCAA Tournament for the first time in living memory for most University undergraduates. “She was the perfect choice,” said Associate Athletic Director Bruce Madej. “She understood athletics. She understood academics. She understood University policy, understood working with a community.” When Coleman began in 2002, the University was embroiled in a scandal stemming from a series of violations committed by men’s basketball players, coaches and former booster Ed Martin. Led by Coleman, Michigan respond-
start with the positive-revenue teams’ facilities, either. Under Coleman, the Athletic Department unveiled a comprehensive plan to revamp South Campus, which will feature a new multipurpose indoor arena, a new indoor track stadium and a “Walk of Champions” connecting the facilities on an east-west axis. In honor of real estate mogul Stephen M. Ross’ $100 million contribution to the Athletic Department in September 2013, the new South Campus has been named the Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus. “Mary Sue is one of the most prolific fundraisers I’ve ever seen,” Brandon said. “But the reasons for that aren’t necessarily visible to a lot of folks … The donors know she delivers on her promises, is a good steward of resources and cares very much about quality and doing things the right way.” Even when the Athletic Department — namely, the Michigan football team and former coach Rich Rodriguez — ran into trouble with NCAA violations, Coleman remained a levelheaded, valuable resource to Martin, and later to Brandon when he took over in 2010. “It was always a conversation of ‘how can we provide more support for Rich,’ ” Martin said. When the time came to part ways with Rodriguez, Brandon said Coleman could not have handled the situation better. “She’s not a micromanager,” Brandon said. “She’s not a president who wants to be a partner in making decisions relative to athletic programs. … She was a very easy resource for me to access for
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ed swiftly, putting the men’s basketball team on probation for two years and declaring it ineligible for the 2002 to 2003 postseason. Most importantly, the University vacated the achievements of all involved players, including banners from Final Four appearances in 1992 and 1993. Though the University’s disassociation period with former players Chris Webber, Louis Bullock and Maurice Taylor ended in May 2013, Coleman has stood by the decision she made in the infancy of her tenure in Ann Arbor to not acknowledge the Final Four appearances. “I don’t think she was forced to make a decision,” said Athletic Director Dave Brandon. “I think the facts and circumstances led her to the decision she reached.” Following the aftereffects of a scandal she had no prior involvement in, Coleman and former Athletic Director Bill Martin turned their attention to a longawaited project: renovating Michigan Stadium to add luxury boxes and club seats to the country’s largest football stadium. “Her biggest contribution was overcoming the skepticism of some of our major stakeholders,” Martin said. “They were very fearful that we’d destroy, aesthetically, Michigan Stadium.” “I recall the various presentations we would make to regents, alumni groups,” he added. “Many felt it was much too risky. We had to do it because the infrastructure was literally crumbling. … (Coleman) was really instrumental, and I’m not sure it would have happened had I not had her support.” The facility revamps did not
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In 2005, University President Mary Sue Coleman implemented MHealthy, an iniatitve aimed to promote healthy living in the University community. Last year, 26,000 University employees participated in MHealthy programs, a testament to support the program’s success on campus. Sitting on the board of Johnson & Johnson, which has been recognized as a leader in employee wellness efforts, Coleman drew inspiration from the organization’s achievements. MHealthy aims to reduce the rising costs of health care for the University. These healthcare costs are increasing at a rate of 10 to 12 percent annually, an amount the MHealthy Five-Year plan refers to as “economically unsustainable.” UHS Director Robert Winfield, the University’s chief health officer, said MHealthy looks to stop this increase. “Eventually, it would be almost 7 percent of our total University budget,” Winfield said. “Our goal is to flatten that curve so that we don’t have these continual annual increases.” To implement MHealthy, Coleman appointed a team — The Michigan Healthy Community Steering Committee — to study what the University needed in a wellness initiative, and write up a plan. LaVaughn Palma-Davis, senior director of University Health & Well-Being Services, said the team formed a strategy by studying national wellness leaders like Johnson & Johnson. “We looked at who were the organizations across the country who were doing really well at this and getting results,” Palma-Davis said. “We used that best practice information as well as information that was in the literature to identify what were the key components that we needed to put in place here to be successful like they were.” In an October 2011 address, Coleman praised those who had participated in the MHealthy program. “So many individuals are now pushing themselves and pushing their colleagues to lead healthier lives.” Coleman said. “We’re moving in the right direction, which makes for healthier employees and lower healthcare costs.” The committee put together the MHealthy Five-Year Strategic Plan that would last from 2009 to 2013. Finally, they sent out a risk assessment survey to better understand the health risks University faculty frequently face. “It’s an online questionnaire that helps people to understand what
Despite dwindling state funding, ‘U’ maintained financial stability Federal lobbying, fundraising key focuses of growing financial resources By A LL A NA A K HTA R Daily Staf f Reporter
Though state a nd nationa l economic cha llenges dogged much of her tenure, Universit y President Ma r y Sue Colema n collaborated w it h policy ma kers, business sectors a nd private donors to mitigate f unding cuts Universit y f unds a nd avoid la rge t uition increa ses for st udents. In 2002, t he sa me yea r Cole-
ma n took of f ice, t he Michiga n state government bega n cutting f unding for public universities in light of a n economic dow nt urn caused by cha llenges in t he auto indust r y. A f ter yea rs of budget cuts by t he state, f unding took a ma ssive hit in 2012 when t he federa l government ’s stimulus appropriation cea sed, resulting in a 15 percent reduction in state universit y f unding f rom its orig ina l budget of $363 million. In 2002, state appropriations accounted for 34 percent of Genera l Fund revenues, but by 2013, t hey accounted for just 16 percent of t he f unding st rea m. In t hese times of economic
ha rdships w it hin t he state a nd federa l governments, Colema n made consistent ef for ts to lobby leg islat ures to keep f unding higher education, Cy nt hia Wilba nks, v ice president for government relations, sa id. Colema n, a long w it h ot her Big Ten universit y presidents, petitioned policy ma kers to keep f unding universities a s a priorit y on t he premise t hat college g raduates w ill help f ill vaca nt jobs a nd improve t he economy in t he long r un. “She made t rips to La nsing ever y single spring to ta lk about t he Universit y, to ta lk about t he need for invest ment, to ma ke t he ca se t hat ca se t hat ever y sector of societ y needed
to do its pa r t to ma ke sure it wa s spending w isely,” Wilba nks sa id. In 2011, for insta nce, Colema n w rote a n open let ter to President Ba rack Oba ma urging not only t he state a nd federa l governments to ma inta in t heir suppor t for higher education, but a ll sectors of societ y, including business leaders, phila nt hropists a nd pa rents, to collaborate to keep college af fordable. “A s a former college professor, you know t he rewa rds of seeing st udents g row intellect ua lly, exercise critica l t hinking, a nd beg in to shape t heir communities,” she sa id in t he let ter. “This t ra nsformative experience of higher lea rn-
ing cont ributes to t he overa ll wellbeing of our nation.” Tr ue to her word, Colema n reached out to ot her a rea s in sea rch of f unds for t he Universit y, including private donors. A s t he state economy bega n to recover, state suppor t for t he Universit y ha s risen modestly. This yea r, Republica n Gov. R ick Snyder increa sed universit y f unding by 6.1 percent, t he la rgest percentage increa se in over a decade. A s government f unding increa ses, Colema n’s ef for ts to collaborate w it h private donors w ill prov ide a solid foundation for yea rs to come.
health risks they have and how that might impact their health going forward, and encourages them to work on them,” Palma-Davis said. Palma-Davis said with the yearly health costs as high as they are, any help MHealthy programs can provide will be extremely beneficial. “It’s around $360 million per year that we spend on health insurance costs for our faculty and staff,” Palma Davis said. “If we can impact that even one percent, it’s worth it.” MHealthy attempts to decrease health risk levels to impact care costs. The program defines health risks as any conditions or behaviors that would harm one’s health, such as obesity, stress, unhealthy eating, smoking or lack of exercise. MHealthy classifies participants as low, medium or high risk based on their responses to an annual risk assessment survey. Winfield said there is a correlation between a patient’s risk level and their health expenses, along with their ability to perform their well in jobs. “The health risks determine absenteeism and health care costs,” Winfield said. “If you are high risk, your health care costs are going to be higher, and we also know that you are going to be absent from work more often.” The full results of MHealthy will not be determined until later this year, but Palma-Davis said it is clear risk levels have decreased since MHealthy began. More people are in the low risk level column than previously, and fewer people are in the moderate and high-risk level columns. MHealthy adopted a variety of programs to reduce risk factors among University employees. Since MHealthy’s launch in 2009, employees have been offered free wellness screenings. These screenings test blood pressure, cholesterol, weight measurements, glucose measurements and other factors. Combined with the risk assessment survey, these screenings allow MHealthy to give unique feedback to patients on what they need to be doing to maintain or improve their health. MHealthy Rewards gives employees an incentive to follow MHealthy’s recommendations. People are invited to choose what health improvements they wish to make, and if they follow through on these improvements, they can get $100 added to their paycheck at the end of the year. “That’s just another added little incentive to move some people,” Palma-Davis said. One of the most successful initiatives of MHealthy is Active U, a 12-week challenge that invites University faculty and staff to keep track of their daily physical activity. The program has a Maize Track, which requires 30 minutes of activity three days a week, and a Blue Track, which is geared toward beginners. “We do see that people who participate are increasing their days and their minutes of physical activity,” Palma-Davis said. “We have
gotten testimonials from people saying how much it helps them keep on track with their physical activity.” Palma-Davis said MHealthy aims not only to get individuals to increase their health, but to create a healthy University culture. PalmaDavis said the support of colleagues is one thing that helps people to maintain fitness. “My colleagues, they keep me going,” Palma-Davis said. “They truly do help encourage each other, and it’s fun. It does impact the culture.” In 2009, a few years after MHealthy’s inception, Winfield asked Coleman to end smoking on campus. “It’s the right thing to do, it’s good for our students, it’s good for our faculty and staff, you know that it would reduce health care costs,” Winfield said. “She was very supportive, and you now know we have a smoke-free campus.” In addition to making positive contributions in Ann Arbor, Coleman intended for MHealthy to be a model wellness program for other universities. “She called for us to demonstrate to the nation what can be accomplished,” Palma-Davis said. “That then put the emphasis on making sure we were doing what was making a difference.” And this goal may be achieved. The University is a leader within the Health Enhancement Research Organization, a national wellness group that conducts research and proposes health objectives based on evidence collected from partner organizations. A growing number of institutions are looking to implement wellness programs similar to MHealthy. Palma-Davis said schools are looking to the University for advice on how to do this. In addition to an annual HERO meeting, the University holds its own health conference that brings together over 30 universities. The University invites schools including The Ohio State University, Iowa University, Emory University, Michigan State University, University of Alabama, University of Kentucky and Columbia University. “It’s actually an exciting time because we’re getting calls every other week from other universities who have heard about what we’re doing and they want to learn from us because they’re getting started,” Palma Davis said. “There’s definitely a movement among universities to implement programs like this.” The University may be a model for other schools, but Palma-Davis said Coleman is the model for our University, as she lives the lifestyle she wants for our University. “She’s very active, and her husband is too.” Palma Davis said. “She’s been a great role model for all of us.”
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University President Mary Sue Coleman poses with her husband and grandchildren.
Before Coleman, former University presidents left to continue service in higher education Retirement to include board membership, travel and family time By KATIE BURKE Managing Editor
So you just ended your term leading a major public research university of international influence made up of a student body of more than 30,000 — what now? For University President Mary Sue Coleman, that question is becoming a reality as she prepares to step down in July. She will be the 13th to leave the office, following a legacy of presidents who have gone on to lead the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, serve as presidents at Ivy League universities and teach. Like presidents before her, Coleman has said she plans to stay in Ann Arbor with her husband. “We have lived in college towns our entire adult lives, and we love this community and everything it offers,” she wrote in an e-mail interview. “There’s simply no better place to be.” Coleman, 70, will retire in July, and with that will begin a major career transition. She has already moved into a condo and out of the historic President’s House at 815 South University Avenue — which has opened its doors countless times for student open-house events and trick-ortreaters. Though Coleman will not have to face the challenge of leaving the life she and her husband have created in Ann Arbor, as past presidents have, she does plan on traveling. “Our son Jonathan and his family live in Colorado, so we will travel there regularly,” Coleman wrote. “We also would like to see more of the country and the world. Global experiences never grow old, and we enjoy new cultures.”
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At a speech to the Lansing Economic Club in February, Coleman said she plans to stay active in retirement. “I won’t by lying on a beach anywhere,” she said jokingly. Coleman currently serves on the board of directors of Johnson & Johnson, which she first joined in 2003. Post-presidency, she will also co-chair an initiative of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences centered on the importance of public research universities. She will also serve on the National Institute of Health’s advisory council. The history of the past 13 presidents spans about 200 years, with each occupant of the office leaving a lasting legacy. University presidents have gone on to a variety of fields after finishing their tenure, some maintaining a presence in Ann Arbor while others never look back. Henry Philip Tappan was the first president of the University and held a vision of competing with peer European institutions. He believed a public university should not just provide education, but also adapt to popular needs. However, Tappan’s view conflicted with that of the University’s Board of Regents, leading to his firing in 1863. According to former University President James Duderstadt, who has written a book about University presidency, “The View from the Helm,” after Tappan’s exit from office, he retreated from the university culture to Lake Geneva. Tappan’s 12 successors did not fade so quickly. Under James Angell, who took office in 1871 and remained at the helm for a record 38 years, enrollment ballooned from 1,100 to over 5,000. However, by the time the University’s Board of Regents had accepted his resignation in 1909 — they had rejected it in 1905 — he had outlived his predecessors. Angell stayed on at the University until his death in 1916 as President Emeritus. The first and only University president to die in office, Mari-
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on Burton, assumed the post in 1920. He died five years later of heart difficulties. Alexander Ruthven became president in 1929 and was responsible for leading the University through the Great Depression and World War II. Duderstadt said Ruthven dealt with these national issues by converting the University into the more corporate structure it maintains today. Though his legacy of business partnership continued, he was forced to retire in 1951 after developing dementia. In choosing Ruthven’s successor, the University took from its rival, Ohio State University, and appointed Harlan Hatcher, a former dean and English professor. Hatcher’s administration nearly doubled enrollment, from 23,000 to 41,000, and oversaw the development of North Campus, and the Flint and Dearborn campuses. Though Hatcher ushered in an era of University progress, student activists of the 1960s did not appreciate his efforts. Hatcher’s term coincided with the founding of Students for a Democratic Society and the rise of popular student protests. Duderstadt said incidents like students photographing Hatcher’s wife while she was indecent occurred frequently. He retired in 1967 and did not return to Ann Arbor for about 10 years. “The students were mean to him,” Duderstadt said of Hatcher’s final years in office. The University again chose a president from the Big Ten community, appointing Robben Fleming, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin, in 1968. Fleming served for 10 years, leaving the office to head the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Harold Shapiro became the 10th University president in 1980, guiding the University through a time of national economic difficulty. He began his term just after the 1979 oil crisis,
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inheriting a public university in a state highly dependent on gasoline. “The only option we had was to get a little smaller and get better at the same time,” Shapiro said. “Whether I achieved it or not, my focus was not on the quantity of what we do but the quality of what we do.” Shapiro chose to leave the office in 1987, initially intending to return to teaching in the Economics Department; however, he ended up taking an offer to serve as president of Princeton University. At Princeton, Shapiro transitioned from heading a large administrative operation subject to a variety of political actors to a smaller institution with a closer relationship to the academic sphere. He served until 2001 when he stepped down and joined the Princeton faculty, teaching economics and public affairs. “I’ve always told myself, when I became president of the University of Michigan, that I would never retire as a university president, I would retire as a professor,” Shapiro said. Duderstadt took office after Shapiro left for Princeton, though at a relatively young age of 46 compared to his predecessors. Duderstadt worked to increase diversity on campus and grew and improved upon campus infrastructure. He left the presidency in 1996, but unlike those before him, Duderstadt stayed in Ann Arbor to continue teaching. Though his office is no longer in the Fleming Administration Building, Duderstadt maintains close ties to the University from his office in the Duderstadt Library on North Campus. A second former Law School dean assumed the presidency in 1996. Lee Bollinger developed arts and sciences programs as University president, as well as faced legal challenges surrounding affirmative action in admissions. He retired from office
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in 2001 to take up the post at Columbia University. “I don’t think (Bollinger) was interested in being president at Michigan for very long,” Duderstadt said of Bollinger’s tenure. “It was a stepping stone.” Coleman took over after Bollinger’s move to Columbia in 2002. Duderstadt, Shapiro and Coleman have all spoken about the transition from the presidency to retirement. According to Shapiro, the move out of the President’s House — the oldest building on campus — isn’t much different from moving out of any house. However, moving out of Ann Arbor was a different story. “We called the movers and they moved us out,” Shapiro said. “The hardest part was not only leaving the University but leaving town.” Shapiro still resides in New Jersey, but said he makes it back to Ann Arbor at least once a semester. In his book, Duderstadt reflected on life after presidency and the opportunities it can provide. “Fortunately, we can confirm that there can indeed be an active life after a university presidency,” Duderstadt wrote. “Furthermore, it is possible to have considerable impact built on the experience and external visibility gained during a presidency.” Duderstadt said the transition from presidency to retirement was a major shift from public to private life. “At a public university, we have a tendency to bury our history and pave over it,” he said. “That can be said of the presidents as well.” He attributed the change to the fact that he, like Shapiro, began his term at a young age, allowing them to retire at a relatively young and move on to other projects. “Harold left, I stayed,” Duderstadt said.
Bothe Duderstadt and Shapiro stepped down at younger ages than Coleman. Duderstadt retired at 54 and Shapiro retired at 66. Though former presidents leave the office, and possibly Ann Arbor, they have continued to be a resource for the University, their predecessors and their successors. Coleman said she has benefited from the input of past presidents whom she has been able to be in contact with. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Robben Fleming, Harold Shapiro, Jim Duderstadt, and Lee Bollinger,” Coleman wrote. “All have brought unique experiences to the conversation. And each of them has expressed deep affection for Michigan and its continued excellence.” Duderstadt said he has hosted past presidents like Hatcher, Fleming and Shapiro, who have returned to Ann Arbor, attending football games and other campus events. In the capacity of being a resource to those who have come to the office after him, Duderstadt described the role of past presidents as being, “unseen and unheard, but available.” Shapiro echoed the sentiment, saying past presidents should be available for advice, but only when called upon. “Other than that past presidents should just get on with their life and get out of the way,” Shapiro said. Coleman said she does not anticipate being in high demand when University President-elect Mark Schlissel occupies the Fleming Administration Building next year. “I will always be available, but I also have complete faith in the Board of Regents and its commitment to hiring an outstanding leader for the University,” she wrote before Schlissel’s appointment in January. “Whoever is selected will clearly possess the qualities to be the 14th president of this great University.”
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Coleman and her husband, Kenneth Coleman, create the Mary Sue Coleman and Kenneth Coleman Student Global Experience Fund, and launch the President’s Challenge for the Student Global Experience program.
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Coleman authorizes the purchase of a 2.2-million-square-foot, 28-building Pfizer complex for $108 million that is now the North Campus Research Complex.
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Under Coleman’s leadership, Students reflect entrepreneurship flourished on twelve years Campus community learned to thrive in innovation culture By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily Staff Reporter
In her tenure as University President, Mary Sue Coleman has championed entrepreneurial spirit both on campus and off. Coleman has stressed the importance of innovation and student entrepreneurship, especially in recent years, and her efforts have seen great returns. The University’s knack for business has put Ann Arbor on the map as a hub of creativity and innovation, now being compared to other innovative areas like Silicon Valley. Under Coleman’s leadership, the College of Engineering pioneered the Center for Entrepreneurship, which was established in 2008 to pool the University’s resources and experienced faculty to guide young entrepreneurs. Since its inception, the CFE has launched a number of entrepreneurship-focused courses, in addition to co-managing the TechArb student startup incubator. In a March speech in San Diego, Coleman said entrepreneurship empowers young people to navigate the everchanging job market — a quality the University hopes to provide to its students. “We have reimagined our future,” Coleman said. “Entrepreneurship, disruptive innovation, technology virtualization and collaboration is making it happen now.” In March, the University implemented its newest program, Innovate Blue, which works with a host of University, local and commercial partners to power the proliferation of student entrepreneurial spirit in the greater community. Among these partners are the CFE, TechArb and Ann Arbor
SPARK. Coleman also helped create a University partnership with the city of Ann Arbor called Ann Arbor SPARK, a service that “drives the development of innovative technology startups.” The partnership has garnered $1.4 billion in new investments in Ann Arbor, and earned Coleman the Institutional Leadership Award from the International Economic Development Council March 27. At the ceremony, IEDC chairman Paul Krutko, CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK, presented Coleman with the award and commended her efforts to promote development. “Mary Sue Coleman is a proven leader who is creating economic opportunity in Michigan,” he said. This sentiment is one that is echoed by all of those who have worked to widen the scope, impact and application of student entrepreneurship at the University. CFE Executive Director Tom Frank said the combined passion for innovation displayed by Coleman and Dean of Engineering Dave Munson compelled him to move from his home in Silicon Valley in the summer of 2013 and accept the offer to work in the CFE. Frank identified the CFE’s three main objectives: establishing undergraduate entrepreneurship programs, running aggressive commercialization training programs like M-TRAC — which merges transportation innovations created at the University into the auto industry— and pushing community efforts to sponsor student startups. He said Coleman has been a strong proponent of all of these goals. “In my limited tenure, I can tell you that I’ve had the privilege of watching her speak on a number of occasions and the way that she evangelizes the importance of entrepreneurship has been a true catalyst for not only student organiza-
COLEMAN From Page 1B values in mind. Coleman, who was born in Kentucky and came of age in a South separated by segregation, began to understand the corrosive nature not only of division, but exclusion, when she moved to Iowa for junior high school. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, she said it was the University’s decision to fight for affirmative action before the U.S. Supreme Court, that partly led her to leave the University of Iowa presidency for Michigan. But despite the promise of expanded access, Coleman found herself on the Diag in 2006 after the passage of Proposal 2, the Michigan ballot proposal that banned the use of race in admissions, proclaiming the University’s commitment to diversity. For Coleman, these decisions are rooted not only in a belief in the value of a diverse student body, but also in a drive for connection and accessibility. “The other part is my strong feeling that we have to partner with other people — that you can’t go it alone and that universities have to open up to the outside community and bring other thoughts and advice in,” she said in an interview with the Daily. However triumphant the University’s win inside the marbled halls of the Supreme Court, the aftermath of Proposal 2 may also be etched as one of Coleman’s greatest frustrations — and failings — of her presidency. Black undergraduate enrollment has fallen to just over 4 percent since the Michigan voters banned the use of affirmative action in admissions. “I think you can never be satisfied and certainly I’m not,” she said. “It’s one of the things I’m disappointed about —
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tions, but for the external strategic partners that I look for to give our programs the rocket fuel they need to get to the next level,” he said. Engineering Prof. Thomas Zurbuchen, Innovate Blue’s senior counselor for entrepreneurial education, said this type of leadership was essential to the founding of Innovate Blue, which will tap into University, local and national resources to unite entrepreneurship education and practice in the real world. “It was clear that Engineering, Business and LSA started supporting that,” Zurbuchen said. “So what she then did was basically say, ‘Okay, let’s now push the button and go do it.’ So she was a really critical part of that campus life engagement of entrepreneurship. I credit her tremendously for that.” The University unveiled the new program at South by Southwest, a 10-day festival in Austin, Texas that promotes innovation, music, technology and film. Its development may have been driven by the administration, but Zurbuchen said a lot of time, effort and ideas came from student organizations as well. Innovate Blue is the first program of its kind in that it has paired with student organizations and outside partners to drive the entrepreneurship curriculum. One of these groups is MPowered, whose goal is to simply “expose students to entrepreneurship.” Engineering senior Chris O’Neil, the outgoing president of MPowered, said the University has been a key proponent of the organization’s success, fostering entrepreneurial spirit but staying hands-off enough to let students independently build “high-power, high-energy” events on campus. O’Neill said SpringFest was an event that reflected students’ ability to innovate — particularly with the inclusion of the MPow-
that we weren’t able to achieve as much as I’d hoped we would but I know people are committed and I know we’ll keep trying.” But despite the extent to which Coleman has worked to open her administration and the University she leads, there have been times the Fleming Administration Building has kept information and processes closed off from the public, the media and members of the University community. In January, after the Daily reported former kicker Brendan Gibbons had been permanently separated from the University, raising questions about the University’s promptness in investigating allegations and sparking criticism of the University’s transparency, Coleman remained largely silent on the issue, citing privacy protections, apart from a written statement. “Athletics has no influence over sexual misconduct investigations or the academic standing of student athletes,” she wrote. This incident is not the first that sparked controversy during her final year of her presidency. In the fall, a number of University faculty criticized Coleman and her administration for failing to be transparent and inclusive in the University’s decision to centralize 250 department-level employees in a shared services center — a component of the larger Administrative Services Transformation. Sustaining the future In a 24/7 job like a university presidency, institutional challenges frequently weigh hard on their leaders. If anything keeps Coleman up at night, it’s the task of funding a multi-billion dollar operation— an entity that has seen plummeting state support during her tenure. In interviews with multiple members of Coleman’s personal staff, preservation of the University’s fiscal health was listed
ered-sponsored “MTank.” Modeled after ABC’s “Shark Tank,” the event allowed student entrepreneurs to present their startup ideas to a panel of local venture capitalists. O’Neil added that an event like this is indicative of the growth of student interest in entrepreneurship at the University. “Over the past seven years or so, MPowered and the Center for Entrepreneurship have started to see a lot more people interested in entrepreneurship, see a lot more people taking risks and trying something new,” he said. “Honestly, a lot of them fail, but that’s a part of growth and the University is a really good place to do that — to fail and have the support of your peers and the support of the administration.” There is still a greater need to bridge the gap between University students, the administration and the Ann Arbor community, O’Neil said. However, with administrative bodies like the CFE, groups like MPowered and curricular programs like Innovate Blue, this goal is in sight, but takes time. Zurbuchen and Frank agreed with this sentiment, adding that entrepreneurship at a University level has the potential to affect the greater environment — as evidenced by Ann Arbor SPARK or M-TRAC. Zurbuchen said part of effecting this change has to do with interdisciplinary interaction, something that the budding entrepreneurial community on campus, coupled with the efforts of Innovate Blue and the CFE, strives to achieve. Overall, he said, entrepreneurship is a value life skill for all students to acquire. “If I ask any employer today, ‘What are you looking for in a future employee?’ what they will say is, ‘Leadership and an open mindset.’ So the ability to see what can be done, but turn these ideas.
as one of her top accomplishments. “I always, in the back of my mind, am worried about resources, and making sure that the University of Michigan has enough in the way of resources because what we do is costly,” Coleman said. “We give a personalized education here that I think is the very best education for young people, but we have to have the resources to do it.” This worry, too, is partly entrenched in the same frustrations expressed due to underrepresented minority enrollment: the struggle to open the University’s doors during a time when it’s becoming fiscally more challenging to do so. “I’m also worried about families not feeling that they can send a son or daughter to Michigan because of resources so we really have to have more financial aid and that’s at the top of my list,” Coleman said. When Coleman addressed the graduates of Eastern Kentucky University in 2012, she appealed to the legacy of her grandfather, Albert Wilson, who left his Kentucky farm to go to college, paving the way for Coleman’s father and eventually herself. In many ways, Coleman sees access to higher education not only as the key to a better life for succeeding generations, but as the bedrock of her own journey to the presidency. “A college education — the diploma you have worked so hard to earn — has a catalytic effect of geometric proportions,” she said. In November, Coleman launched the $4 billion Victors for Michigan campaign, the University’s largest fundraising effort to date, complete with a $1 billion goal earmarked for student support. The campaign, which will continue well into the presidency of University President-elect Mark Schlissel, is just one marker of the ongoing challenges that remain unconcluded at the end of
of presidential involvement University’s top leader held fireside chats, meetings with an array of students By EMILIE PLESSET Daily Staff Reporter
University President Mary Sue Coleman has become a campus celebrity. Throughout the 12 years of her presidency, she fostered personal relationships with students through monthly fireside chats and annual open houses at the President’s House to students in the fall. “She is very approachable and very kind,” said Business senior Michael Proppe, former Central Student Government president. “You can really just tell the intelligence and poise that she exudes. She has gone such a long way in making the University a great school.” Throughout her time at the helm, Coleman maintained a tradition of opening her house to students in the fall. In September, hundreds of students lined South University to tour her house and take pictures with her. “She takes a lot of time to engage with students,” Proppe said. “I think she is overall one of the most accessible university presidents in the country. Her commitment to taking the time to individually speak with students is definitely something that could be commended.” Coleman has also held periodic “fireside chats” to allow students the opportunity to ask her questions and discuss their experiences at the University in
a presidency. “She’s kind of a caretaker — we’re all caretakers,” Hrabec said. “This institution is so old it’s going to go on long after we’re gone — so for a moment in time, we’re caretakers.” Though Krenz deferred to define Coleman’s legacy, he said her longevity is significant, noting that the average university president serves 4.5 years, compared to Coleman’s 12. “The longer presidencies in this university’s history have been the most impactful presidencies and that’s not just because of the amount of time,” he said. “It’s because of the stability that comes with that kind of extended leadership. You need fresh blood, but universities are very dynamic places and to have the protective umbrella of a constant presidency is very helpful to an institution.” Legacy After 12 years, Coleman has left her mark on the University — on the campus landscape, on its coffers and on its community. But for a president so widely loved and well known, Coleman — who loves bicycling, Joni Mitchell and her cats Jerry and Betty — has often kept the personal, personal. While the joys of the presidency are often visible, moments of sadness and anger are harder to see. When a University medical transplant helicopter crashed in 2007, killing the entire team on board, Coleman said it was one of the most wrenching moments of her presidency. She attended all six funerals. “You can’t predict those sorts of things, but you have to be ready when tragedies happen that you can bring the community together,” she said. Legacies, like personas, are also hard to pinpoint. Characterizing a 12-year term as open or closed, triumphant or not
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke names Coleman co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Time Magazine named Coleman one of the top ten college presidents. Time applauded Coleman on her ability to fundraise as the University surpassed the $1 billion mark for research expenditures that year.
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enough is a task many of Coleman and her colleagues deferred. “Legacies are best defined by others,” she said in an interview with the Daily and again at the fireside chat, with the Pendleton Room’s portraits of the past staring down at her. Embracing the unknown In 1961, Mary Sue Wilson, then a high school senior in Iowa, came home to eat lunch with her dad. She arrived to a Western Union telegram, announcing she was a finalist in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. The daughter of a chemistry professor and a third-grade teacher, Coleman had been participating in science fairs since junior high. Now, she was the first Iowa student selected as a Westinghouse finalist. Wearing a pillbox cap and white gloves, Mary Sue traveled to Washington and met President John F. Kennedy in the White House. Fifty years later, she delivered the keynote address to the 2012 crop of what are now called Intel finalists. Those students had just met President Barack Obama, whose signed holiday card sits on a shelf in Coleman’s office. “If you had told me then that I would become president of one of the world’s leading research universities, I would have laughed out loud,” she said to the finalists. “The only thing I was sure of at age 18 was that I loved chemistry and maybe, just maybe, I would become a college professor.” Coleman, a biochemist by training, went on to proclaim the beauty in science and unpack the doors opened by discovery and risk-taking. “That leads me to my first piece of advice for you… I encourage you to embrace the unknown.” For Mary Sue Coleman, reaching for uncertainty, in the pursuit of possibility, inclusiveness and openness, is more than okay. It’s beautiful.
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The Colemans donate $1 million to the University to be used for International Studies.
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a comfortable setting. Coleman brought the practice of fireside chats from her time as President of the University of Iowa. She and E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, sit down with a handful of students once a month, a rare chance for students to get direct access to administrators. Kinesiolog y sophomore Kelsey Thome attended one of Coleman’s fireside chats last year and said she appreciated that Coleman took the time to visit the freshmen living on North Campus. “It was very intimate and very personal,” Thome said. “It was really like just sitting down and talking with her. I thought it would be more formal, but it wasn’t, which I really liked.” Proppe said during his time working with Coleman she was open to student input and took student ideas into consideration. When the Athletic Department made the decision to switch to general admission seating, Coleman readily listened to student concern and advocated the student voice. “She’s definitely a very helpful person,” Proppe said. “She cares a lot about the student experience and is willing to fight for students when she sees an issue.” Coleman’s campus presence and dedication to the students has earned her the love of the University community. “Everyone loves Mary Sue,” said LSA sophomore Paige Devries. “She really tried to get involved with the students. I think that’s something people will miss. I just associate Mary Sue with the University. She’s a presence on campus when she doesn’t have to be.”
Coleman launches the ongoing “Victors for Michigan” campaign that aims to raise $4 billion.
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Coleman’s presidency officially ends, and President-elect Mark Schlissel assumes office.
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