Thousands of faculty, staff, and students, three U-M presidents, and astronaut Jack Lousma were all taught how to use computers by 'long-haired bespectacled techno-weenie musician philosopher' Jim "Griff" Griffin.  [more]

Jagdish ("Jack") Janveja, a project director in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, is using his passion for the university to help fund a public art tribute honoring the enduring work of U-M staff.   [more]

I still remember the car. It was the station wagon my dad drove to and from work when he was directing the university's sesquicentennial. Returning to the same spot 50 years later to retake the photo was an unbelievable...  [more]

"After 28 years of working here, one of my favorite passions is focusing on gratitude..." writes Mary Ceccanese, coordinator of the Office of Tax Policy Research.  [more]

I was 5 years into my career as an accountant with Financial Operations when we received our first computers.  [more]

“I was looking for a hobby, and I always said if they ever built suites, I wanted to work in them. So when it happened...I gave up my seats to come indoors. You couldn’t ask for a better hobby. Everyone here bleeds blue, just like me. It never feels like work.” -Dean Cook, Event Team Suite Supervisor, Athletics Department  [more]

Joseph Moffat, former staging and lighting supervisor at the University of Michigan Television Center, shared this video slideshow and other images of his memories of a career in television production at Michigan.   [more]

When you have been working in the Department of History for as long as Sheila Coley has, you are bound to make some history of your own. “Sheila is the rock-solid anchor in the wind and storm of teaching and learning in our department,” says Professor Katherine Canning.  [more]

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but even a thousand pictures cannot capture a lifetime of Michigan memories says 40-year staff member Mary Maguire Byrkit.  [more]

In addition to her work as a compliance officer for the U-M Prescription Drug Plan, Jan Katz is an award-winning literacy coach, change leader, Tai Chi teacher, cat trainer, and wastewater treatment operator.  [more]