Government Affairs News http://govaffairs.wayne.edu/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:14:16 -0500 PHPSimpl http://www.govaffairs.wayne.edu/community/fast_facts.2008.pdf Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.govaffairs.wayne.edu/community/wsu_arab_american_report_3-2007.pdf Wed, 09 May 2007 04:00:00 -0500 http://life.wayne.edu/article.php?article=476 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_Ambassador_Gateway_brochure_219274_7.pdf Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:00:00 -0500 http://nmaahc.si.edu/section/get_involved/view/76 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.scholarships.wayne.edu/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://govaffairs.wayne.edu/news.php?id=1227 Higher Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 On March 12, Senate Bill 1099, the 2008-2009 Higher Education budget bill was passed by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee. On March 19, the bill was passed by the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill was passed by the entire Senate on March 25. The House of Representatives will begin working on the budget in mid-April. Highlights of the bill include: A 3% across-the-board increase to all 15 universities (a $6 million increase for WSU) $225,617,900 total appropriation for WSU No floor funding No funding formula All scholarship programs held-harmless, including the King Chavez Parks Programs Although the Senate bill did not include a separate funding section for the University Research Corridor (Wayne State University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Michigan State University), Wayne State University still advocates for this important recognition of our unique research mission. Funding for the Morris Hood, Jr. Comprehensive Diabetes Center Senate Bill 1094, the 2008-2009 Department of Community Health Budget was also passed by the Senate on March 25. The bill includes funding for the Healthy Michigan Fund, which provides $400,000 annually for the Morris Hood program. Although the diabetes center was not specifically cut, the bill deletes $10 million from the Healthy Michigan Fund overall, with a stipulation that the Department of Health must decide which programs to cut. The Government Affairs team will vigorously advocate for full funding of the Healthy Michigan Fund in the final budget to ensure a full appropriation for the Morris Hood Comprehensive Diabetes Center. Funding for the Alternative Pathways to Learning Program On March 25, Senate Bill 1096, the 2008-2009 budget bill for the Department of Education was passed by the entire Senate. The bill includes funding for the Alternative Pathways to Learning program. Funding was maintained at the current year level, $100,000. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://govaffairs.wayne.edu/community/MLK2008.php Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.govaffairs.wayne.edu/gallery.php?id=227 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.govaffairs.wayne.edu/gallery.php Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0500 http://govaffairs.wayne.edu/news.php?id=1756 Two Wayne State University Chicano-Boricua Studies students present research in Washington, D.C.     Two undergraduate Hispanic students, Angela Gallegos (22) and Amanda Jacob (20) were selected by Wayne State University’s Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS) to participate in the Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy (SILPP) in Washington, D.C., a week-long conference, which ran from June 16 through June 20, 2008. This event is sponsored each year by the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (IUPLR). According to the IUPLR Web site, SILPP is an “educational program for junior and senior undergraduate students enrolled in the IUPLR’s member institutions that combine technical and practical experience in public policy and leadership training.”     Students from all over the nation, representing campuses such as UCLA, University of Arizona, University of Texas, Florida International University and University of Massachusetts, are required to present their own original research projects on topics of their choice regarding matters in the Hispanic community.  This year’s theme was public policy issues in education. Gallegos, a Communications major, conducted research detailing the disparities between urban and suburban public school systems in Southeast Michigan in terms of the educational and career development opportunities offered in suburban schools that are not offered by urban school districts. Her presentation was titled, “Urban Media Programs: An Overwhelming and Powerful Need.” (2) CBS Students     Jacob, a student majoring in Psychology, shared preliminary research on the assimilation of young Mexican-American women in her presentation titled “Assimilation: Positive or Negative? The Self-Concept of Mexican Women.”   In addition to presenting their own research findings, students had the privilege of listening to lectures given by renowned leaders of the Hispanic community, members of the National Council of La Raza as well as representatives from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.       Gallegos and Jacob also met with six-term congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX), in addition to many other networking opportunities while on Capitol Hill.     “Amazing,” says Gallegos, “I was never too interested in politics, but after this conference, I’m going to start tuning in to C-SPAN. “I look forward to returning to Washington,” she adds, “It just opened my eyes.”     Jacob says that it was exciting to see other young Latinos who are educating themselves in order to help others through their work. She states that she is excited to now “be part of a group of educated young people who can make the world a better place.”     For more information on IUPLR or its affiliates, or SILPP, please visit their Web site at: http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr. Information on the research conducted is available by contacting the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies at 313-577-4378. Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 11 schools and colleges to nearly 33,000 students.   Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0500