Police Blotter
June 6 — Damage to business property in Jones Hall was reported. A subject was arrested for possession of marijuana while walking through campus near West Circle Drive and Oakwood Street at 11:08 p.m.
June 6 — Damage to business property in Jones Hall was reported. A subject was arrested for possession of marijuana while walking through campus near West Circle Drive and Oakwood Street at 11:08 p.m.
At 2:17 a.m. June 6, devastation hit Dundee and the surrounding areas. An EF2 tornado touched down in the small town, bringing wind speeds of up to 135 MPH along with it.
Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin was elected to Ann Arbor SPARK’s board of directors at the group’s annual meeting in May. Leigh Greden, executive director of government and community relations at EMU was also named to SPARK’s executive committee.
Construction has begun to repair College Place between West Cross and Forest streets. During this time, the sidewalks are also being attended to.
May 29 — An altercation among players on the basketball court occurred in the REC IM at 10:09 a.m. Citations for disorderly conduct were issued and the case was closed May 30. A subject was arrested on Oakwood St. at 3:34 p.m. for failure to appear and driving with a suspended license. The subject had a bench warrant with EMU police. The case closed May 30.
Ted’s Campus Store and Theo’s, as well as the people who own them, have been staples on Cross Street just off Eastern Michigan University’s campus for decades.
May 25 — At 11:30 a.m., an individual attempted to sell books stolen from Halle Library. The case remains open.
Eastern Michigan University president Susan Martin and chief financial officer John Lumm held the first of four budget forums at the Student Center auditorium last Thursday. The forum, which gave an overview of the fiscal year 2010-11 budget overview, was open to all students, faculty and staff for the purpose of transparency and better understanding of EMU’s budget, budget processes and financial position.
The competition for the 2011-2012 Core Fulbright Scholar Program and the Fulbright Student Program officially opened May 1 and ends August 2 for the scholar program and September 15 for the student program. The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress and was named after Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, under whose legislation the program was established.
The College of Business has partnered with Crain’s Detroit Business to introduce “Business Education Minute.” Eastern Michigan University will be using Detroit’s Multimedia Services to make videos about how to be successful in business such as how to “communicate in a crisis” or use Twitter to keep clients updated about business.
A 21-year-old man who disappeared while swimming at Clean Water Beach in Milan died Sunday evening.
The Eastern Michigan University Autism Collaborative Center hosted the first of several state Senate hearings on autism Monday.
May 13 Disruptive juveniles were asked to disperse in Halle Library, one student refused to comply until further discussion from Campus Police convinced him to go elsewhere. May 14 A subject was caught attempting to sell numerous books to the Campus Bookstore that had been stolen from Halle Library.
Congressman John Dingell, D-Mich., held a telephone briefing with reporters last Wednesday to discuss the recent E. coli outbreak involving romaine lettuce.
All students, faculty and staff who travel to and from campus should consider the means of transportation they use, according to Steven Moore II, Eastern Michigan University’s energy and sustainability manager.
Last Thursday Eastern Michigan University administrators welcomed students and staff to the area just outside the Student Center for a campus picnic.
At least one out of 10 adolescent women have reported symptoms of an eating disorder at this moment.
The Eastern Michigan University Wraparound Project started servicing clients about a year ago, and as of today the project has 29 at-risk teen parents in the program.
Eastern Michigan University is now offering the first graduate-level certificate program in the country that specializes in the study of dementia.
About 100 incoming freshmen and their parents gathered at the Student Center for Fast Track, last Thursday. Fast Track is the first step of orientation for first-year students; the remaining steps occur in the fall. The program is a basic crash-course for freshmen and their parents, giving an overview on everything on campus from general education requirements to financial aid to housing. April Badon, admissions adviser and host of the event, helped the new students travel around campus, get their student IDs and meet with offices on campus, while their parents stayed back in the Student Center Ballroom for presentations on the EMU way of life. Departments like financial aid, career services and tutoring had booths for the parents to visit.