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University Provost Martha Pollack speaks with SACUA members Monday in the Fleming Administration Building.
SACUA talks future deans, upcoming appointments Last meeting includes visit from Provost Pollack By ANDREW ALMANI Daily Staff Reporter
At the Senate Advisory Committee for University Affairs’ last meeting of the year Monday, the group discussed several upcoming dean appointments set to be
finalized at the meeting of the University’s Board of Regents Thursday. University Provost Martha Pollack addressed SACUA after an executive session was held with Regent Julia Darlow (D). Pollack shared information about her recommended appointments to fill several open administrative positions. Andrew Martin, vice dean of the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, has been
selected to serve as LSA dean, pending approval by the regents. His term would be effective July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2019. In addition to his position at Washington University’s School of Law, Martin is the founding director of the Center for Empirical Research in the Law, a Washington University research center focused on studying the methodology behind legal research. He is also a political science professor at the univer-
sity. “He’s very committed to ensuring that LSA become an even more welcoming, diverse and inclusive environment,” Pollack said. Astronomy Prof. Sally Oey, a member of SACUA, asked the provost whether she had any comments regarding Martin’s leadership style. “(His leadership style) is collaborative, very collaborative,” See SACUA, Page 3
Board will also approve nominee for chancellor of UM-Flint By SAM GRINGLAS and CLAIRE BRYAN Daily News Editor and Daily Staff Reporter
When the University’s Board of Regents convene for their monthly meeting Thursday, they will vote on an agenda filled largely with personnel items, including the appointments a new LSA dean ; the vice provost for inclusion, equity and academic affairs and the chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint. The regents will also approve academic appointments for University President-elect Mark Schlissel, who will assume the presidency in July. Washington University in St. Louis professor to be appointed next LSA dean
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North Campus, Ross to receive renovations Projects to improve infrastructure, provide new study and social spaces By YARDAIN AMRON Daily Staff Reporter
At their regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, the University’s Board of Regents is set to approve several improvement and relocation projects. These renovation plans include a new Athletic Department center, revamping the Ross School of Business and a series of North Campus projects. Business School to receive $135 million overhaul The regents plan to approve a series of renovations to various parts of the Ross School of Business, expected to cost $135 million overall. Among the areas scheduled for upgrades are the Kresge Business Administration Library, demolition of the Computer and Executive Education Building and the construction of an academic building in its place, and facade improvements. The project will add classrooms, offices and other study spaces, totaling to approximately 75,000 square feet of renovated space and 104,000 square feet of the new building construction. According to a communication
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Pending approval by the regents, Andrew D. Martin, vice dean at the Washington University School of Law, will serve as the next dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Martin’s term will be effective July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019. He will also receive a tenured appointment as a professor of political science in LSA. The position of dean was held on an interim basis by Psychology Prof. Susan Gelman who served from September 2013 to August 2014. Gelman replaced History Prof. Terrance McDonald, who stepped down in 2012 after nearly a decade in the position. A search advisory committee recommended Martin’s selection after an international search. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and government from the College of William and Mary and a doctorate degree in political science from Washington University in St. Louis. He later taught at Stony Brook University in New York for two See REGENTS, Page 3
to the regents by Tim Slottow, executive vice president and chief financial officer, the project will “create a unified look for the entire Ross School complex of buildings.” The project will be funded by donations and investment returns and is scheduled for completion in fall 2016. Ross students are invited to a forum to discuss what will go into the new building on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the business school. The New Building Student Communications Task Force, student representatives from the Dean’s Office, will lead the discussion Athletic Department seeks new operations center With the initial project approved by the regents in November, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will request approval for the schematic design of a new building to centralize many undersized functions housed across the Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus. The $6 million building will be funded completely by the Athletic Department, and will accommodate maintenance shops, offices, laundry, shipping and receiving and equipment storage across 18,000 square feet. Slottow and Athletic Director Dave Brandon recommended Niagara Murano, LLC to serve as the architect for the project. Construction is scheduled for completion in summer 2015. Temporary use for North CamSee RENOVATIONS, Page 3
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New chief will draw on experience to lead UMPD Neumann was one of eight original members of police department By JACK TURMAN Daily Staff Reporter ALLISON FARRAND/Daily
University Police Chief Robert Neumann, who previously served as a lieutenant, has been with the UMPD since 1985.
Neumann to face array of challenges in new post Officer hopes to build stronger relationships with student leaders By MAX RADWIN Daily Staff Reporter
One month after Robert Neumann was appointed the new chief of police for the University of Michigan Police Department, he was informed that his department would provide assistance for the security of the President of the United States. The details of what goes into protecting the Com-
mander in Chief are, for the most part, kept under wraps — University Police aided the Secret Service with perimeter protection to the President — but Neumann said that it went well overall. “We actually involved law enforcement from the region,” he said. “It’s very much a team effort whenever a president goes to a community.” Though helping protect the president is an arduous first task for a new chief of police, more challenges lie ahead for the 29-year UMPD veteran. Neumann has served with the University Police since 1985, and was one of the original eight officers hired
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by the University police in 1990. He became a lieutenant in 1999 after graduating from Madonna University. He also graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy and earned a degree from Eastern Michigan University’s School of Police Staff and Command. Now, one of Neumann’s biggest tasks will be leading a unit of the new Division of Public Safety and Security — comprised of UMPD, Hospitals and Health Center Security Services, Housing and Safety Services and University Security Services. DPSS was created after internal investigations See CHALLENGES, Page 3
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Robert Neumann, the newly appointed chief of police for the University of Michigan Police Department, is no rookie. Neumann, who first began his time on campus in 1982, the year he graduated from high school, has worked his way up the ranks to assume this position. “I was fortunate because I realized that before I graduated from high school,” Neumann said, “From the beginning, I knew what I wanted to do.” Previously a University Police lieutenant, Neumann was appointed as the new chief of police for UMPD in February 2013 after serving for the department since 1985. Neumann was chosen from a pool of over 150 applicants. After UMPD’s creation in 1990, Neumann was one of the original eight sworn in to serve, including five officers, two sergeants and one captain. After seeing the management styles of a variety of leaders over the years, Neumann said he hopes to run an efficient department that focuses on participation and involvement from all levels. He See CHIEF, Page 3
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