Chancellor Domenico Grasso provided the following university updates:
- Shared news of CASL dean selection and encouraged Regental approval
- Acknowledged the appointment of Paul Draus as director of the U-M Center in Midtown Detroit
- Recognized Vice Chancellor Casandra Ulbrich as a Crain’s Detroit Business Notable Leader in Fundraiser
- Expressed delight that 15 of our 16 athletic teams achieved a team GPA of 3.0 or higher this season
The following personnel appointments were approved.
New appointments and promotions for regular associate and full professor ranks with tenure.
- Dagmar Budikova, dean, CASL, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028, and professor of geography with tenure.
Joint or additional appointments or transfers of regular associate or full professors and selected academic and administrative staff
- Krisanu Bandyopadhyay, chair, Department of Natural Sciences, CASL, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 (also professor of chemistry with tenure).
- Natalia V. Czap, chair, Department of Social Sciences, CASL, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 (also professor of economics with tenure).
- Daniel R. Davis, chair, Department of Language, Culture and the Arts, CASL, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 (also professor of linguistics with tenure).
Personnel transactions for regular instructional staff and selected academic and administrative staff
- Camron M. Amin, change in title from professor of history with tenure, Department of Social Sciences, to professor of Middle East and Iranian Diaspora studies with tenure, College-Wide Programs, CASL, effective Aug. 28, 2023
University gifts of $10,000 or more
Sandra A. Cicirelli
$31,867 in support of the CEHHS Teacher Certification Scholarship Fund
Kresge Foundation
$10,000 in support of General operating support for the Stamelos Gallery Art Collections & Exhibitions
Virginia M. Sayles Estate
$20,326 in support of the Edward and Virginia Sayles Scholarship Fund
Templeton World Charity Foundation
$309,443 in support of CASL faculty Francine Dolins’ research: The Cognitive Foundations of Social Minds
View the Board of Regents’ meeting agenda.
