Central Michigan University's Portal, My Site and Team Site are getting upgrades.
Changes to the portal include enhancements such as blogs, surveys, wikis and RSS feed capacities to both My Sites and team sites.
“Essentially, once the portal changes and students go there, it will look a little different,” said Duane Kleinhardt, manager of Information Technology Communications.
Radio stations in America may soon be charged a fee to play music.
Last month, the Performance Rights Act, a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee by a 21-to-9 vote and currently awaits the House floor's approval.
In the last month, Stan and Rene Shingles had to make one of the toughest decisions of their professional careers.
Stan, the director of University Recreation Services, and his wife Rene, a professor in the physical education and sport department, were offered nearly the same positions at their alma mater, Illinois State University.
A new administration isn't the only thing being installed around Warriner Hall this summer.
New walkway lights are currently being installed around Warriner Mall and Washington Avenue by Wightman Hall.
Steve Lawrence, associate vice president for Facilities Management, said 67 new lights are being installed around the administrative building, bringing the total number of lights around campus to 1,347.
Today marks the 13th time the presidency of Central Michigan University has changed hands.
And interim university president Kathy Wilbur is prepared to take on that role.
“It's a tremendous opportunity,” she said. “I've been here for seven years, and during that time, I was very pleased to work with (Former University) President (Michael) Rao and work with other members of the community.
Mount Pleasant Director of Public Safety William Yeagley was chosen as Central Michigan University's next police chief following a national search.
Yeagley said he is both excited and humbled by the decision.
“It's an outstanding organization,” he said. “It's a weight on my shoulders, but I have great excitement.
The 25th annual Mount Pleasant Summer Festival took place last week at Island Park. From carnival rides to concerts, fireworks to tractor viewings, the city of Mount Pleasant had thousands of people attend the annual festival. On Sunday, the festivities concluded with a rubber duck race down the Chippewa River.
The 53 players on the football team from the state of Michigan will take part in a nationally televised game against a team they may have watched growing up.
CMU will play Michigan State at noon Sept. 12 in East Lansing at Spartan Stadium. The game was recently chosen to be shown on ESPN or ESPN2.
Kathy Wilbur may the president of Central Michigan University only temporarily, but she needs to use the position to move the university forward rather than keeping it running. She has an entire year to make her mark on the university and she should focus on helping the students.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid that students have to fill out to be considered for federal loans could be seeing some major changes by early 2010.
President Barack Obama announced plans last week to streamline the college aid application making it easier for students, specifically low- and middle-income students.
A championship can buy anyone in professional sports some job security, and Joe Dumars is living in that safe haven as we speak.
Architect of the 2004 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons, Dumars masterfully crafted his team.
He traded icon Grant Hill in a package that garnered a little known defensive specialist big man.
It's finally open.
After more than two years of construction, students are walking through the doors of the new Education and Human Services Building to attend class for the first time this week.
The four-story, $50 million building, which spans 137,000-square feet, is the new home for Central Michigan University's College of Education and Human Services and the Center for Charter Schools.
The 2009 Michigan Story Festival will receive $15,000 in support from the Michigan Humanities Council.
The funding is part of the Michigan Humanities Council's “Michigan People, Michigan Places
Our Stories, Our Lives” program, which awarded $151,581 to 12 organizations across the state.
Several events throughout mid-Michigan are set up for Saturday's July 4 festivities.
In Clare, the city's annual “Summer Fest” begins Thursday at Shamrock Park, 221 Wilcox Parkway, and continues until Saturday. Fireworks, concerts, airport plane rides and a free picnic are some of the events featured, Jennifer Heinzman, the city chamber of commerce manager, said.
Central Michigan University (also known as CMU) is a coeducational state university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan. Nearly 28,000 students are enrolled, of which approximately 20,000 are undergraduates, making the university the fourth largest in Michigan. CMU also has off-campus sites located in 15 states and 10 countries. CMU offers students their choice of 27 degrees through eight academic divisions.
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