The video editor, a Sony EditSystem-7, is a non-linear digital editor that will enable the college to produce high-resolution video footage with a variety of graphical effects.
The College of Engineering Center for Professional Development expects the video editor to integrate laboratory experiments and different groups of students into the classroom.
Classrooms involved in the upgrade will be wired with televisions and video cameras, allowing students to interact with others not present in the room.
The addition of the video system is part of a million-dollar project to extend the College of Engineering's long-distance learning capabilities. Both General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are involved in the program.
In an attempt to revitalize a half-mile, 160 acre stretch of Lansing cityscape, a group of students recently submitted design concepts to the Lansing City Council that would change the use and appearance of the land.
Most participating students are enrolled in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, although there are students from the School of Business Administration, School of Natural Resources and Social Colleges who also are participating.
The 23 students involved in the project were directed last semester by Robert Beckley, a professor of architecture and urban planning and the former dean of the college.
They also met with Lansing Mayor David Hollister and other important figures during the semester to learn about environmental issues and the concerns of city residents.
The students came up with six proposals for the project, ranging from "Grand River Heritage Park" to "High Tech Park." The end result will most likely combine aspects of each.
The task force's findings indicate that the University needs to change its current child care benefit policies, make child care more effective and affordable for students, staff and faculty and clarify many other existing care policies.
The task force was created in September 1996 to recommend a new approach to University child care in response to the growing number of women in the workplace and dual-career couples.
In the time since its creation, the task force has assessed the need for University child care services, the prioritization of resource allocations and students' concerns about the affordability and accessibility of child care.
The task force found that the University community - students in particular - has trouble finding high-quality child care services despite the University's six child care centers.
The task force's short- and long-term recommendations include establishing a University family database, increasing job flexibility and providing evening care options, among many others.
-Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Sam Stavis.
03-26-98
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