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Regent talks with CSG about search for president White discusses ideal candidate for MSC successor By BRANDON SHAW Daily Staff Reporter NICHOLAS WILLIAMS/Daily
Construction to repair pavement on South Forest Avenue will block traffic until Oct. 31.
City to repair S. Forest Ave. $1.3-million project will fix potholes, smooth bad pavement By MATT JACKONEN Daily Staff Reporter
Major changes are coming this fall to South Forest Avenue, an off-campus street known for its frequent potholes and downtrodden pavement. Last week, the city of Ann Arbor began construction in a roughly $1.3-million project to repair the street that has long been a nuisance and an eye-
sore for students and residents living and commuting in Ann Arbor. The project will include changes to the infrastructure of the road and an updated water main. Igor Kotlyar, the project manager for the South Forest Avenue construction, said the street was in very poor condition and won’t be completed until early November. “It was basically falling apart,” Kotlyar said. “It was really in need of repairs.” Kotlyar said the water main will be renovated to be more eco-friendly. The new system will redirect into groundwater rather than store it in the city’s storm sewer system.
Kotlyar said noise from construction shouldn’t trouble residents. “There is noise from the construction equipment working, but I don’t think there is any unusual level of noise,” Kotlyar said. “You introduce the construction equipment and take out the usual amount of traffic, and you will probably be on the same noise level.” Business School senior Joel Mitter said the construction has caused him minor problems. “They do the majority of the work during the day, but the times I’ve been at home, you do hear them doing construction and using jackhammers,” Mit-
ter said. “Walking to class can be a pain because there have been times where guys have told me I can’t cross the street.” Construction does inconvenience those living in the area that are looking to park on the street who are now forced to park farther away. Jim Kosteva, the University’s director of community relations, said he doesn’t believe the construction will significantly affect University operations. “The construction project on Forest will cause a slow down for University faculty and staff who utilize the Forest Street parking structure,” Kosteva said. See FOREST, Page 5
Who will be the next University president? It’s a question on the minds of many at the University, but few know exactly what goes into the search process. That’s why Regent Katherine White spoke at Monday’s University Council meeting, to inform the body on the upcoming search for the next University president. In an interview outside of the meeting, White stressed that she wasn’t speaking in her official capacity as vice chair of the presidential search advisory committee though did not make that clarification to members of University Council. The University Council — a governing board comprised of the heads of each of the colleges that make up the University, as well as the heads of prominent student organizations on campus — was created two years ago in the hopes of adding more student voices to the University’s existing legisla-
tive process. In an effort to gain input from students, faculty and staff, White said the Board of Regents has set up an e-mail address so that students and other interested members of the University community can comment and suggest nominations for University president. The address is hosted by Russell Reynolds Associates, the professional firm that was hired for the presidential search in July. White said it’s important to find a candidate who excels at development, a skill that she said University President Mary Sue Coleman possesses. “If you look at where we’re building, it’s athletic, it’s hospital, it’s dormitories, but if you look at the core undergraduate mission, all of the core, we need to find more money to raise money and invest there,” White said. “It’s harder because people want to give money for flashier things. So, that’s what we have to work on.” White added that a candidate’s research background and academic expertise will also be a major factor. “I want someone who’s got real merit, academic chops, to run the institution,” White said. “Even though we need other skills, I See PRESIDENT, Page 5
A BITE WITH PITE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH
FACULTY GOVERNANCE
Leaders SACUA details to give new agenda for Senate meetings input on search Orientation to replace guest speaker item
University Council forms student committee to advise Board of Regents By AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR Daily Staff Reporter
In an effort to increase student influence in the search for the next University president, the University Council brought forward a resolution to establish a separate student committee that would assist the presidential search advisory committee in its work. In 2001, when former University President Lee Bollinger announced his resignation, the University’s Board of Regents announced the creation of a committee that included two students. There are no students on the current committee even though Central Student Government President Michael Proppe sent an e-mail to the regents in early June requesting they include student seats in the committee — a desire that was reiterated at the board’s meeting in July, when the committee was announced. Proppe and CSG Vice President See LEADERS, Page 5
WEATHER TOMORROW
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While students may have had a summer break, University administration didn’t. The first meeting of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs held its first meeting of the academic year in the Fleming Administration Building Monday. The nine members of SACUA — the executive arm of the University —met under the leadership of Associate Prof. Karen Staller, the new chair. Much of the meeting was spent planning the procedures for the upcoming Senate Assembly meeting, which will take place in two weeks. In lieu of a guest speaker, SACUA meetings will now include a half-hour orientation for all interested. The change was proposed as a means to “bring everyone up to speed” according to Prof. Rex Holland, the vice chair, who suggested that the extra time be made open to all members. “Some of the discussion
over the summer was about changing the conversation and trying to engage people in faculty government,” Staller said. “It would give people an opportunity to discuss what topics they’d like to deal with this academic year.” Overall, members seemed receptive to the idea, though some expressed concern regarding the timeline and interest level. The general consensus was that better communication between the groups and committees would help set the upcoming meeting agenda and recognize issues that are playing in the University government structure. SACUA member Sally Oey was in favor of the new idea but conveyed hesitancy about people’s reactions to the event. “I definitely like the idea of having an orientation, but I think we should shift the presentation from this negative tone to something that’s going to modify how meetings have run in the past,” she said. “I think they would all benefit from an introduction.” Time did not allow for other remaining items on the agenda, including the MOOC Task Force, Holistic Benefits Review and Transparency, which will be deferred to next week’s meeting.
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LSA seniors Mike Perles and Fiona Clowney sampled ice cream during an ice cream social hosted by Program in the Environment in the Dana Commons Monday.
ADMINISTRATION
DPSS head will focus on strategy Following Jenson incident, new director to focus on communication By ADAM RUBENFIRE and TAYLOR WIZNER Managing News Editor and Daily News Editor
Eddie Washington, Jr. hopes to resolve serious communication issues that were revealed between University
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Police and security agencies on campus. Washington was recently appointed executive director of the Division of Public Safety and Security, a department created last fall. University Police Chief Joe Piersante served as the unit’s interim director. Washington comes to the University as an experienced security professional, having served as director of the Michigan State Police, as a homeland security adviser to the University and, most recently, as a senior
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security professional at Dow Chemical. He said he’s focused on instituting a blanketed security approach, with a focus on implementing administrative policies that will improve communication between departments. Drawing on his experience with the Michigan State Police, Washington said data and feedback is crucial to DPSS’s role at the University, describing the division as a “clearinghouse” where senior officials will be able to take conSee DPSS, Page 5
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