Regents roundup for March 2025

Chancellor’s update

Chancellor Domenico Grasso provided the following university updates:

• This month, the chancellor was invited to give the keynote address at the University of Florida’s Quest program gathering.
• Extended an invitation to the Regents and executive officers to attend Soiree in the City on May 1 at Michigan Central 
• Shared UM-Dearborn’s medical school acceptance rate is 69%, above national averages which are in the 40% range; UM-Dearborn’s gaming program ranked in the top 50 nationwide by Princeton Review; College of Business’s undergraduate program ranked No. 3 in the state by Poets and Quants  
• Provided an update on spring commencement 

Reappointments of regular instructional staff and selected academic and administrative staff

Jie Shen, interim chair, Department of Computer and Information Science, CECS, effective Jan. 1, 2025 through Aug. 31, 2025 (also professor of computer and information science, with tenure).

Approval of the following committee appointments 

Citizens Advisory Committee

• Susan Dabaja, reappointment, four-year term, April 1, 2025-March 31, 2029.

• Russell Kavalhuna, reappointment, four-year term, April 1, 2025-March 31, 2029.

• Timothy Meyer, retroactive reappointment, four-year term, March 1, 2025-Feb. 28, 2029.

The 2025-2026 academic calendar was approved. There was a change to the Fall semester. The previously submitted calendar had six examination days and three study days. The corrected calendar has five examination days and four study days.

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View the Board of Regents meeting agenda.